I think Sky Castle did a wonderful job portraying truly strong women, especially through the show's progression. NOTE: This has slight spoilers into character development. I'll start with our main mama, Lee Soo-im. Even being ridiculed by the other women in the castle for her 'reckless' way of raising her son to work towards happiness rather than success, she didn't find any need to change herself or her view on life. As she began learning the secrets the castle held, she had moments throughout that she fell apart but she was able to pick herself back up every time and work towards a (hopefully) better future for not only her child, but everyone else's. Next up is my favorite character, Noh Seung-hye. She was weak to everyone at the beginning of the show but she really flourished into a beautiful and powerful woman as she protected her children against their abusive father, even running away with them at one point. Her sass and cool head as she fought the man that you discover she truly does love was a refreshing part of a mother-father relationship in a kdrama. Next, a character I couldn't figure out if I loved or hated, Jin Jin-hee. Her parenting was such bullsh*t and her priorities were all over the place. She is clearly the dominant one in her marriage, as her husband is afraid to go against her on many topics and is very submissive. She is the gossip queen, siding with the woman who holds the highest power in the castle. As the show progressed, her layers began to unfold and she finally started siding with what seemed morally right for her. Our big boss of Sky Castle, Hwan Seo-jin was definitely not a strong female lead, as her motivations were eventually revealed as wanting to keep her status by clinging to a husband who loved another woman and groveling in front of his mother. This took a full 360 degree turn at the end when she actually told her mother-in-law off whilst defending her daughter and began taking responsibility for her actions. I also want to mention Seo-jin's egotistic daughter, Kang Ye-seo, as well as her rebel daughter, Kang Ye-bin. These girls have gone through so much with their dueling personalities, priorities and views on life. Ye-seo will do anything to be top, although she eventually discovers that the top is not what she needed, nor wanted. After a certain death (ya'll know who) she really began reevaluating what was important to herself and the world around her, eventually giving up her chances of achieving what she assumed to be her dreams to do what she found to be morally right. Ye-bin, the young rebel soul, was such an interesting character to me. She never conformed to what others wanted of her, fighting to find her own path through her vulnerable state and overcome many challenges and painful experiences set before her. Finally, I want to touch on the true antagonist of the story, tutor Kim Joo-young. I hate how much I love her because she never really did become a 'good' person by our terms, but she was clearly so broken and wanted that bit of control over something to make up for her painful past that never did die. I don't think I've cried as hard in a drama as I did in the scenes with her daughter, especially the scene through the glass and the clear emotional pain her daughter had suffered because of her. I wouldn't have said she was a strong female character, however the ending really stuck out to me. SPOILER: When she continued her work of emotional manipulation and mind control leading to the destruction of families obsessed with power, I knew she was strong. This is not because of what she is doing, but her determination in doing so. She truly believes that this is her role and she will fulfill it at any cost. I could go into my deep and heated philosophy of how and act of 'good' to one person won't be the same type of 'good' to another person, but I don't want to turn my essay into a novel. This turned out much longer than I anticipated, so if you read the whole thing I hope it made you think and if you disagree feel free to tell me I'm wrong in the replies! Thank you~
I hated that he got jealous that he wasn't in the spotlight anymore and kinda forced her to dress down again. For me personally, I felt like they had thrown out the idea of being yourself or being with someone who loves you for who you are instead of who they want you to be. I'm sure this isn't what the writers intended, however I very strongly believe that the finale could have been done much better.
I read a lot of webcomics and manga so when I saw this on Kocowa and it was about being inside a comic book I was really intrigued! Because I got so impatient at one point I decided to start the webcomic and it was very different from both the drama and my expectations. Events occurred in different orders (some large-scale events in the comic were also changed in the drama) and Kyung was much worse. The Kyung in the drama makes me feel a sort of pity and hope that he can escape his bitter persona. The Kyung in the comic (at least to where I am) I want to reach through and strangle him. Haru and Dan Oh are much less expressive the the comic as well. It feels truly like two different works with the same concept and similar characters. I still find them both very intriguing in their own aspects and can't decide which I like more. I love how fast-paced the comic is but I also love the expression (and Ro Woon) in the drama. Also, as of the last few episodes released, Ju Da is my favorite character.
i agree that the set up was pretty cheap, they couldve made it more convincing as to why they had to keep it a…
Very true, it does add more conflict into the story despite being carried out in a poorly thought out process. I guess the fear of corruption or even loss in the trial could be considered for Chung ha's mother's reasoning as well.
Literally if they had told the truth they could've probably proved her innocent. She was going to commit suicide too, so she wasn't accessory. He went off on his own, the letter is him saying she shouldn't do it...
I'll start with our main mama, Lee Soo-im. Even being ridiculed by the other women in the castle for her 'reckless' way of raising her son to work towards happiness rather than success, she didn't find any need to change herself or her view on life. As she began learning the secrets the castle held, she had moments throughout that she fell apart but she was able to pick herself back up every time and work towards a (hopefully) better future for not only her child, but everyone else's.
Next up is my favorite character, Noh Seung-hye. She was weak to everyone at the beginning of the show but she really flourished into a beautiful and powerful woman as she protected her children against their abusive father, even running away with them at one point. Her sass and cool head as she fought the man that you discover she truly does love was a refreshing part of a mother-father relationship in a kdrama.
Next, a character I couldn't figure out if I loved or hated, Jin Jin-hee. Her parenting was such bullsh*t and her priorities were all over the place. She is clearly the dominant one in her marriage, as her husband is afraid to go against her on many topics and is very submissive. She is the gossip queen, siding with the woman who holds the highest power in the castle. As the show progressed, her layers began to unfold and she finally started siding with what seemed morally right for her.
Our big boss of Sky Castle, Hwan Seo-jin was definitely not a strong female lead, as her motivations were eventually revealed as wanting to keep her status by clinging to a husband who loved another woman and groveling in front of his mother. This took a full 360 degree turn at the end when she actually told her mother-in-law off whilst defending her daughter and began taking responsibility for her actions.
I also want to mention Seo-jin's egotistic daughter, Kang Ye-seo, as well as her rebel daughter, Kang Ye-bin. These girls have gone through so much with their dueling personalities, priorities and views on life. Ye-seo will do anything to be top, although she eventually discovers that the top is not what she needed, nor wanted. After a certain death (ya'll know who) she really began reevaluating what was important to herself and the world around her, eventually giving up her chances of achieving what she assumed to be her dreams to do what she found to be morally right. Ye-bin, the young rebel soul, was such an interesting character to me. She never conformed to what others wanted of her, fighting to find her own path through her vulnerable state and overcome many challenges and painful experiences set before her.
Finally, I want to touch on the true antagonist of the story, tutor Kim Joo-young. I hate how much I love her because she never really did become a 'good' person by our terms, but she was clearly so broken and wanted that bit of control over something to make up for her painful past that never did die. I don't think I've cried as hard in a drama as I did in the scenes with her daughter, especially the scene through the glass and the clear emotional pain her daughter had suffered because of her. I wouldn't have said she was a strong female character, however the ending really stuck out to me. SPOILER: When she continued her work of emotional manipulation and mind control leading to the destruction of families obsessed with power, I knew she was strong. This is not because of what she is doing, but her determination in doing so. She truly believes that this is her role and she will fulfill it at any cost. I could go into my deep and heated philosophy of how and act of 'good' to one person won't be the same type of 'good' to another person, but I don't want to turn my essay into a novel.
This turned out much longer than I anticipated, so if you read the whole thing I hope it made you think and if you disagree feel free to tell me I'm wrong in the replies! Thank you~