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Rage Incarnate
Jealousy Incarnate pulls you in at first with some typical K-Drama hijinks/setups: accidents, misunderstandings, some classic enemies-to-lovers teasing for later, a love triangle. You get the gist of it. But it did one aspect too well, and everything else not . . . The SML.
Born to be a ML but cursed to be a SML, Jung Won was in every way charming, understanding, and coy. He matched the FL's energy, was joking and flirting when she was. And he wasn't perfect, which made him even more perfect for Na Ri. He struggled to stand up for himself and his desires completely and couldn't always say what was on his mind, whereas Na Ri lacked stability and patience. Together, they balanced each other out. Not to mention, they had immediate chemistry! And the drama encouraged and lingered on their love story, only to turn around over halfway through and present Hwa Shin as the one "true" partner for Na Ri, and at every turn, it essentially scoffed in the audience's face for daring to think anything differently.
It wasn't just a rug pull or a bucket of ice water being dumped over your head. It was a forced agenda I couldn't buy into if you bribed me. Watching them be together out of nowhere as the most unhappy/"happy" bickering couple made me regret having eyes or ears. Every romantic moment between the ML and FL felt so forced and wrong that I wanted to scream.
And on top of this—you ask how it could possibly get worse or what else could possibly drive Noir mad—healthcare workers went around spreading sensitive medical information without consent without being called out (it was played for laughs/as being the right thing to do), there was rampant joking about Asexuality and Acephobia (as though it's some disease that ought to be celebrated when "fixed"—excuse me while I throw up in my mouth a little), and hypocritical mocking of male breast cancer patients while at times presenting itself as nobly destigmitizing it and raising awareness.
I hate that this drama was full of wasted potential. I hate that the FL was self-aware of her bad decisions and chose them anyway, as though she were being courageous. I hate that the ML continued to be an immature jackass. I hate this drama.
I am rage incarnate.
Born to be a ML but cursed to be a SML, Jung Won was in every way charming, understanding, and coy. He matched the FL's energy, was joking and flirting when she was. And he wasn't perfect, which made him even more perfect for Na Ri. He struggled to stand up for himself and his desires completely and couldn't always say what was on his mind, whereas Na Ri lacked stability and patience. Together, they balanced each other out. Not to mention, they had immediate chemistry! And the drama encouraged and lingered on their love story, only to turn around over halfway through and present Hwa Shin as the one "true" partner for Na Ri, and at every turn, it essentially scoffed in the audience's face for daring to think anything differently.
It wasn't just a rug pull or a bucket of ice water being dumped over your head. It was a forced agenda I couldn't buy into if you bribed me. Watching them be together out of nowhere as the most unhappy/"happy" bickering couple made me regret having eyes or ears. Every romantic moment between the ML and FL felt so forced and wrong that I wanted to scream.
And on top of this—you ask how it could possibly get worse or what else could possibly drive Noir mad—healthcare workers went around spreading sensitive medical information without consent without being called out (it was played for laughs/as being the right thing to do), there was rampant joking about Asexuality and Acephobia (as though it's some disease that ought to be celebrated when "fixed"—excuse me while I throw up in my mouth a little), and hypocritical mocking of male breast cancer patients while at times presenting itself as nobly destigmitizing it and raising awareness.
I hate that this drama was full of wasted potential. I hate that the FL was self-aware of her bad decisions and chose them anyway, as though she were being courageous. I hate that the ML continued to be an immature jackass. I hate this drama.
I am rage incarnate.
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