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Behind every abusive parent is a complacent one
Truthfully I read the reviews before going into this drama, however, I find they fail to be completely honest with how it will make you feel.
To start the acting in this drama is phenomenal. The performances invoked such strong emotions and left a lasting impression. However, I could not rate this drama any higher.
The entire drama felt like pro-abuser propaganda. First we see how easy it is for siblings and parents to turn a blind eye to the abuse that they themselves are not experiencing, but the drama takes a turn for the absolute worse when the second brother assault the FL.
It became so frustrating the way EVERYONE excused his behaviour and found a way to turn onto the victim. And continually the FL let them convince her that letting the brother off was somehow a reflection of her “goodness” as a person. When she drops the charges she is then called harsh, even by her own boyfriend, for recording the apology video. She then deletes the video for everyone else’s sake, but it is written as her being able to “let it go and move on”. Every time she lets her abusive family walk all over her the writing is as if doing so makes her the better person. When in fact it just give them more and more opportunities to hurt her. And it also allows for their behaviour to continue. We see this when the second brother then hits his wife (shocker, shocker). And again the writing is everyone blaming the SIL for the brother's behaviour, to the point we get a monologue from the beaten SIL on why she was at fault and why she should stay with him. She actually goes home and APOLOGIZED to her abusive husband, only divorcing because of their financial problems.
The writers make it seem the financial irresponsibility is worse than physical abuse. For the love of God, somebody sedate me!!!!!
To not ramble on l, this trend continues for 44 episodes. The abusive family makes a mess then blames or pins onto our FL, everyone guilts her into fixing it, which she will inevitably do. Neve receiving proper gratitude or apologies. The last two remaining episodes decide that to make it right, the father will get dementia and (shocker) will need to be taken cared of by the FL. Which then makes the second brother see the errors of his ways and apologize to his sister for the years of torment… The End.
Needless to say, this drama gets a 7/10 for the incredible acting from the cast. But no higher because of the incredibly harmful and problematic message.
To start the acting in this drama is phenomenal. The performances invoked such strong emotions and left a lasting impression. However, I could not rate this drama any higher.
The entire drama felt like pro-abuser propaganda. First we see how easy it is for siblings and parents to turn a blind eye to the abuse that they themselves are not experiencing, but the drama takes a turn for the absolute worse when the second brother assault the FL.
It became so frustrating the way EVERYONE excused his behaviour and found a way to turn onto the victim. And continually the FL let them convince her that letting the brother off was somehow a reflection of her “goodness” as a person. When she drops the charges she is then called harsh, even by her own boyfriend, for recording the apology video. She then deletes the video for everyone else’s sake, but it is written as her being able to “let it go and move on”. Every time she lets her abusive family walk all over her the writing is as if doing so makes her the better person. When in fact it just give them more and more opportunities to hurt her. And it also allows for their behaviour to continue. We see this when the second brother then hits his wife (shocker, shocker). And again the writing is everyone blaming the SIL for the brother's behaviour, to the point we get a monologue from the beaten SIL on why she was at fault and why she should stay with him. She actually goes home and APOLOGIZED to her abusive husband, only divorcing because of their financial problems.
The writers make it seem the financial irresponsibility is worse than physical abuse. For the love of God, somebody sedate me!!!!!
To not ramble on l, this trend continues for 44 episodes. The abusive family makes a mess then blames or pins onto our FL, everyone guilts her into fixing it, which she will inevitably do. Neve receiving proper gratitude or apologies. The last two remaining episodes decide that to make it right, the father will get dementia and (shocker) will need to be taken cared of by the FL. Which then makes the second brother see the errors of his ways and apologize to his sister for the years of torment… The End.
Needless to say, this drama gets a 7/10 for the incredible acting from the cast. But no higher because of the incredibly harmful and problematic message.
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