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Romance Between Satan and a Psychopath
Neurodivergent characters are a favorite of mine. Bae Suzy was the stated psychopath, Ki Ga Yeong, who had rubbed the genie's lamp and activated her three wishes. Kim Woo Bin played the "evil" genie, Iblis, who was adversarial in spirit and disgusted with the human race for their unimaginative and predictable greed. Ki Ga Yeong thwarted him at every turn by not falling for power or wealth; instead, her wishes were unselfish, which hindered his plan to prove humanity's corruptibility.
The Good:
• I liked Kim Woo Bin even before I read an interview talking about his battle with nasopharyngeal cancer, which, in a worst case scenario, would have taken his life in six months. He kept a positive attitude and didn't consider that he might not be victorious over the disease. I've watched nearly everything he has appeared in but Our Blues (saving as a treat) and Uncontrollably Fond (avoiding because it's sad).
• The leads had a natural ease and chemistry with one another. It was a good pairing of Kim Woo Bin and Bae Suzy. I'd like to see them in another romcom.
• The FL was called a psychopath throughout the drama, but it was demonstrated time after time that she made connections to people and loved them in her own way. She seemed more of a sociopath with trauma issues on the autistic spectrum whose upbringing and continual love and acceptance from her grandmother—though some of it was brutally tough love—had helped her navigate a world she didn't always understand. She'd been abandoned as a child, resulting in the trauma. She was rigidly dedicated to her routines and couldn't handle them being interrupted or changed which would signify more of an autistic bend than that of a psychopath. She also had to be taught how to interpret people's expressions which is more a sign of autism than that of a psychopath. Unlike psychopaths, the FL didn't use her observations to manipulate people. She was blunt and straightforward, often to her own detriment, unlike a psychopath and more like an autistic individual. I enjoyed this part of the drama.
• Suzy Bae had a wonderfully creepy "I'm a psychopath that's friendly" smile. I wonder how long that took to practice to perfection in front of a mirror. It was done to perfection!
• The sets and location shots were filmed beautifully. It was a visual feast.
The Bad:
• As with many dramas, this one got muddled in the middle and there were too many loose strands added into the loom that shouldn't have been included or needed to be woven in completely (Sade and I Rem, for instance). Poppi was one of the three characters included in the bet, and it was never fully explained what happened to him.
Genie, Make a Wish offered a unique romcom with charismatic actors portraying fascinating characters against a stunning background. Though there were some plot holes, the experience, as a whole, was an pleasurable one.
The Good:
• I liked Kim Woo Bin even before I read an interview talking about his battle with nasopharyngeal cancer, which, in a worst case scenario, would have taken his life in six months. He kept a positive attitude and didn't consider that he might not be victorious over the disease. I've watched nearly everything he has appeared in but Our Blues (saving as a treat) and Uncontrollably Fond (avoiding because it's sad).
• The leads had a natural ease and chemistry with one another. It was a good pairing of Kim Woo Bin and Bae Suzy. I'd like to see them in another romcom.
• The FL was called a psychopath throughout the drama, but it was demonstrated time after time that she made connections to people and loved them in her own way. She seemed more of a sociopath with trauma issues on the autistic spectrum whose upbringing and continual love and acceptance from her grandmother—though some of it was brutally tough love—had helped her navigate a world she didn't always understand. She'd been abandoned as a child, resulting in the trauma. She was rigidly dedicated to her routines and couldn't handle them being interrupted or changed which would signify more of an autistic bend than that of a psychopath. She also had to be taught how to interpret people's expressions which is more a sign of autism than that of a psychopath. Unlike psychopaths, the FL didn't use her observations to manipulate people. She was blunt and straightforward, often to her own detriment, unlike a psychopath and more like an autistic individual. I enjoyed this part of the drama.
• Suzy Bae had a wonderfully creepy "I'm a psychopath that's friendly" smile. I wonder how long that took to practice to perfection in front of a mirror. It was done to perfection!
• The sets and location shots were filmed beautifully. It was a visual feast.
The Bad:
• As with many dramas, this one got muddled in the middle and there were too many loose strands added into the loom that shouldn't have been included or needed to be woven in completely (Sade and I Rem, for instance). Poppi was one of the three characters included in the bet, and it was never fully explained what happened to him.
Genie, Make a Wish offered a unique romcom with charismatic actors portraying fascinating characters against a stunning background. Though there were some plot holes, the experience, as a whole, was an pleasurable one.
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