“Please remember — Ah‑jin is just a character. The actors and actresses portraying her are real human beings. You can hate the character, but don’t confuse that with hating the people playing her.”
Trauma explains some behavior but doesn’t automatically excuse all actions.
Ah‑jin clearly made conscious, manipulative choices even as a child and later as a grown-up.
People who only blame trauma miss the fact that she had agency — she acted deliberately in many situations, like framing her stepmother or lying about her mom.
“Even as a child, Ah‑jin was already manipulative — she staged a fall from the building to make her stepmother look guilty. Trauma didn’t make her do it; she chose it.”
I can give a full summary of everything both from the novel and the few episodes i have watch... But am going to put that as a review once the series is completed 😊
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Ah‑jin clearly made conscious, manipulative choices even as a child and later as a grown-up.
People who only blame trauma miss the fact that she had agency — she acted deliberately in many situations, like framing her stepmother or lying about her mom.