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Emerging from Darkness
From this drama's intro, the tone was set. This wasn't going to be some simple romance with a love square.
It was an intricately tangled, suffocating spider's web with Da On at the center of it all, fighting to free himself, all the while twisting into it more and more.
His all-consuming fear, confusion, indecision, heartbreak, anger, strength, and hope were portrayed as such visceral and vivid emotions I felt I was right there frozen, shaking, crying, screaming, and smiling with him.
With nothing more than the look in their eyes, I understood every character's motivation.
The attention to detail in this was striking.
And it dared to be more.
It unapologetically dove into physical and emotional abuse, manipulation, trauma, codependency, and self-blame. It framed the toxicity and harm our main ML experienced/was experiencing as horrifying as it is in reality. While others in the drama pointed accusing fingers at Da On, Secret Relationships didn't.
We heard his story from his perspective and got to see him slowly find it within himself to save and value himself and go after his own happiness.
It is a thoroughly engaging but not generally pleasant watch. If you are in a good place, I more than recommend it.
It was an intricately tangled, suffocating spider's web with Da On at the center of it all, fighting to free himself, all the while twisting into it more and more.
His all-consuming fear, confusion, indecision, heartbreak, anger, strength, and hope were portrayed as such visceral and vivid emotions I felt I was right there frozen, shaking, crying, screaming, and smiling with him.
With nothing more than the look in their eyes, I understood every character's motivation.
The attention to detail in this was striking.
And it dared to be more.
It unapologetically dove into physical and emotional abuse, manipulation, trauma, codependency, and self-blame. It framed the toxicity and harm our main ML experienced/was experiencing as horrifying as it is in reality. While others in the drama pointed accusing fingers at Da On, Secret Relationships didn't.
We heard his story from his perspective and got to see him slowly find it within himself to save and value himself and go after his own happiness.
It is a thoroughly engaging but not generally pleasant watch. If you are in a good place, I more than recommend it.
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