autumn carrot

Enjoyment level-wise, this is an 8.5 but objectively, it's a generous 7. This show is super short and so so so much fun to watch! It's incredibly feral with a female lead who not only doesn't take any nonsense, she actively returns the negative energy you give her, tenfold. You spit at her? She's gonna poop in your pie! lol! I love how unabashedly heartless she is when it comes to saving her skin and harming her enemies. And she has good reason for it, too. People are out to get her! They're trying to kill her and she fights back tooth and nail. That's so refreshing. Usually, in cdramas, female leads take every abuse with grace and a tragic sense of justice but here, the female lead is not about that! She will smear herself if it guarantees hurting her enemies. Armed with fourth-wall-breaking knowledge of third-wave feminism and an intuition that would put Odysseus to shame, she fights the patriarchy and her in-laws to the bitter end if she has to. I don't know if you can tell, I just watched this show because the female lead was like a feral fox with unhinged revenge schemes and I loved every time she screwed her husband over. Like this man was a bloodthirsty, cruel, and privileged marquess with the power and means to squish her like an ant and she gave him a whole cardio workout, trying to chase her and take her out! Lol! It was delightful to watch.
Did it make sense? No! Was it very clever? Not really. Lots of ret-cons. Is it well-produced? No, you can tell everything is fake! It's mostly like kids playing pretend. Did all of its shortcomings impact my enjoyment? Not at all! Lol
This is not a drama you watch for quality film-making excellence or its deeply philosophical narrative. This is a show you watch because sometimes you're on your period and watching a drama is the better option than killing someone out of frustration. It's also just very vindicating to watch a historical character act like a logical person of the modern era, every step of the way.
We also don't acknowledge the last 4 episodes because lame fan service should never be acknowledged!
I HIGHLY recommend watching this. It's just fun! Like having gummy bears at 2 am!