DEVIANTE

What struck me most about this drama was its intimate and quiet structure: it tells the story of three generations of women, seen through the eyes of two of them — mother and daughter. But more than that, it’s a story about everything we fail to say to each other, even when love is present.

IU was simply wonderful. Her acting is subtle, precise, never out of place. She doesn’t just perform emotions — she inhabits them, as if they were truly her own. Every gesture feels real, every scene quietly moving. And then there are the two men who love the main characters. So different, so gentle, imperfect, yet somehow bringing light into the emotional worlds of the women. I loved them both deeply.

I grew up in a family where memory, genealogy, and passed-down stories are part of who we are. Maybe that’s why I always feel drawn to dramas that explore the weight and grace of family legacy, the scars passed down through generations, and the quiet attempts to heal or protect what we carry. This drama gave me exactly that: an emotional space where I could see myself, and reflect on the ways we become, survive, and try to mend.

It’s not a perfect series — and maybe it doesn’t want to be. But it’s honest. Deep. Unapologetically human. And that’s why I believe it’s truly worth watching.