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Almost perfect but lacked at some points
Firstly, it started off very strong I really liked the vibe and the way the story of the siblings was presented it was all dark and the producers did a great job. It was unique and I was really invested in the story of Ahjin, Kim Yoojeong did a fantastic job by portraying the character and as I was not convinced by her acting in previous dramas I’ve watched, I can say that she was brilliant here and she WAS Ahjin, Yoojeong was clearly the best out of the cast. However, I cant say the same about Youngdae. I really enjoyed him in the Penthouse but I felt like I was watching the same character here. I know he has a specific way of acting and he does not show so much expressions but I feel like it suited his character in Penthouse but not Junseo. I became tired of watching him in the second part of the drama as he barely had any expressions, regardless of the scene. And I know it wasnt because Junseo was expressionless it was the actor, it didnt matter to whom he was talking to in the drama, he was always boring and it itched me so much.
I have to say that I completely don’t understand why the boys sticked to Ahjin so much. It was obvious she doesn’t value them and they knew it, she only talked to them when she needed something especially to Jae Oh, he looked up to her because she was the one that understood his actions in high school but beside that they barely had any interactions and I can’t comprehend it that he could commit any crime for her, as well as getting killed for her. The same thing with Junseo, he always was by her side until he acknowledged her actions when her father died. He didn’t approve it, he didn’t like it, that was the first time he told her she did wrong and he will not be by her side anymore. But he did. Every single time! She kept on doing even worse and worse things, but he was always with her. He scolded her but also helped her hide the evidence, defended her and made himself a culprit, which is contradictory. Only at the end, he was the one that uncovered her true persona, but still “helped” her run away? Beside scolding her and coming back to her he didn’t have any important role and by the time he was only given random scenes that were unnecessary for the plot.
Also, it was really weird to watch him crushing on her and even trying to kiss her? They are somehow step-siblings, not by blood but they were growing up together for many years, which is really uncomfortable.
The other thing that itched me a little was the fact that Ahjin talked to her so called boyfriend about breaking up and she could have done it with simply stating that she doesn’t want it anymore because it posed a threat to her acting career, however she kept on telling him how she really is and her true intestions and even somehow hinted that she was the one who killed his grandmother, which is not true and it was shown that it was an accident and she could have proved it. It was shown many times that she has her plans made from the bottom to the top, she knows everything about her victims and how they would react, what benefits she could gain, but still acted irrationally here. It was obvious that when he did something to himself people would talk shit about her, which is unfavorable to her. Why didn’t she just break up with him without telling him that. I can’t understand why previously she made up more complicated plans but failed in this simple one.
I felt like some scenes or actions just were included in the drama but were not necessary or important. The husband Dohyuk was the most useless character in the drama. Everybody thought that he was the one that will take revenge on Ahjin but didn’t do anything. He tried to make her lose her mind and even tried to change script to trigger the trauma in her, but even despite the fact he failed, it in fact did not really had any consequences. Female lead didn’t even lose her mind nor did she have any mental problems like she previously started to have. It magically disappeared like her husband. Also there was one scene where they show us that Ahjin can feel empathy and she is clearly scared that Ingangs grandmother could die, but it is not used anywhere else nor shown any other scenes where is empathizing with someone.
The fact that she survived the accident was also hilarious but of course we have to be dissatisfied by the fact that SHE was the only character alive, even though she should be the one to die. I know it was intentional but I think they could came up with something better.
Overall it was not bad, I really enjoyed it and I wasn’t bored even for a minute, the acting, the aesthetic, the vibe was perfect. It simply started to fading a little throughout the drama and only the last episodes were not it, but I think it was something fresh when it comes to dramas and it was fun to watch something that stoods out a little.
I have to say that I completely don’t understand why the boys sticked to Ahjin so much. It was obvious she doesn’t value them and they knew it, she only talked to them when she needed something especially to Jae Oh, he looked up to her because she was the one that understood his actions in high school but beside that they barely had any interactions and I can’t comprehend it that he could commit any crime for her, as well as getting killed for her. The same thing with Junseo, he always was by her side until he acknowledged her actions when her father died. He didn’t approve it, he didn’t like it, that was the first time he told her she did wrong and he will not be by her side anymore. But he did. Every single time! She kept on doing even worse and worse things, but he was always with her. He scolded her but also helped her hide the evidence, defended her and made himself a culprit, which is contradictory. Only at the end, he was the one that uncovered her true persona, but still “helped” her run away? Beside scolding her and coming back to her he didn’t have any important role and by the time he was only given random scenes that were unnecessary for the plot.
Also, it was really weird to watch him crushing on her and even trying to kiss her? They are somehow step-siblings, not by blood but they were growing up together for many years, which is really uncomfortable.
The other thing that itched me a little was the fact that Ahjin talked to her so called boyfriend about breaking up and she could have done it with simply stating that she doesn’t want it anymore because it posed a threat to her acting career, however she kept on telling him how she really is and her true intestions and even somehow hinted that she was the one who killed his grandmother, which is not true and it was shown that it was an accident and she could have proved it. It was shown many times that she has her plans made from the bottom to the top, she knows everything about her victims and how they would react, what benefits she could gain, but still acted irrationally here. It was obvious that when he did something to himself people would talk shit about her, which is unfavorable to her. Why didn’t she just break up with him without telling him that. I can’t understand why previously she made up more complicated plans but failed in this simple one.
I felt like some scenes or actions just were included in the drama but were not necessary or important. The husband Dohyuk was the most useless character in the drama. Everybody thought that he was the one that will take revenge on Ahjin but didn’t do anything. He tried to make her lose her mind and even tried to change script to trigger the trauma in her, but even despite the fact he failed, it in fact did not really had any consequences. Female lead didn’t even lose her mind nor did she have any mental problems like she previously started to have. It magically disappeared like her husband. Also there was one scene where they show us that Ahjin can feel empathy and she is clearly scared that Ingangs grandmother could die, but it is not used anywhere else nor shown any other scenes where is empathizing with someone.
The fact that she survived the accident was also hilarious but of course we have to be dissatisfied by the fact that SHE was the only character alive, even though she should be the one to die. I know it was intentional but I think they could came up with something better.
Overall it was not bad, I really enjoyed it and I wasn’t bored even for a minute, the acting, the aesthetic, the vibe was perfect. It simply started to fading a little throughout the drama and only the last episodes were not it, but I think it was something fresh when it comes to dramas and it was fun to watch something that stoods out a little.
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