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Dropped after Ep 1 – Betrayal Disguised as Strategy Is Still Betrayal
I draw the line on cheating... I’m dropping this drama after just one Ep and honestly, I’m glad I trusted my instincts and went looking for spoilers. I draw a hard line when it comes to cheating... in any and every form: physical, emotional, mental, or digital. No amount of backstory, tragic circumstances or revenge plot lines can justify it. Cheating is cheating.... full stop.
The fact that the FL chooses to marry someone else while being in a relationship with the ML is just something I cannot get behind. She blindsides him all while he’s planning to propose and for what? Revenge. I get that she’s hurt and has her reasons, but if revenge was her top priority, she should’ve never gotten involved with the ML in the first place. Why pull someone into your life just to emotionally destroy them?
And it doesn’t stop there. From what I’ve seen in spoilers, there are secret meetings between the FL and ML after she’s married. That’s just double cheating — now she’s betraying both men. It’s toxic on every level. Not only is she disrespecting her husband, but she’s also emotionally manipulating the man she supposedly loved. There’s no redemption in that — only damage.
What makes it even more frustrating is that the ML pines for her after everything she does. I love Park Hyung Sik... he’s a phenomenal actor and always brings emotional depth to his roles; but I really wish his character had chosen self-respect over heartache. It would’ve been so satisfying to see him cut her off emotionally, heal and eventually find someone who loves and respects him without betrayal hanging over them.
The way this storyline plays out just feels like a mockery of the love they shared. Even if the female lead divorces her husband and gets back together with the male lead, it doesn’t erase the damage. She chose revenge over love once — who’s to say she wouldn’t do it again when things get tough in the future?
And honestly, if the drama is going to be about power plays, revenge and corporate warfare, then ditch the romance entirely. I would’ve respected this story more if it had focused solely on ambition, justice and survival.... without dragging love into it and tainting it with betrayal and dishonesty.
And that’s the tragedy of this drama: love is treated like a chess piece in a revenge game. For me, that’s a no go. I don’t want to watch a story where the ML suffers for most of the show only to forgive and forget for the sake of a romantic ending. I wanted a healing arc, a fresh love and a sense of justice.
I truly hope the writers give Seo Dong-joo a happy ending with someone else... someone worthy of him. But from what I’ve read that’s not where this is headed.
PHS deserves better. So do the viewers.
Final Verdict:- Dropped.... and No regrets!
P.S. The only highlight of this drama was PHS looked SO dreamy!
The fact that the FL chooses to marry someone else while being in a relationship with the ML is just something I cannot get behind. She blindsides him all while he’s planning to propose and for what? Revenge. I get that she’s hurt and has her reasons, but if revenge was her top priority, she should’ve never gotten involved with the ML in the first place. Why pull someone into your life just to emotionally destroy them?
And it doesn’t stop there. From what I’ve seen in spoilers, there are secret meetings between the FL and ML after she’s married. That’s just double cheating — now she’s betraying both men. It’s toxic on every level. Not only is she disrespecting her husband, but she’s also emotionally manipulating the man she supposedly loved. There’s no redemption in that — only damage.
What makes it even more frustrating is that the ML pines for her after everything she does. I love Park Hyung Sik... he’s a phenomenal actor and always brings emotional depth to his roles; but I really wish his character had chosen self-respect over heartache. It would’ve been so satisfying to see him cut her off emotionally, heal and eventually find someone who loves and respects him without betrayal hanging over them.
The way this storyline plays out just feels like a mockery of the love they shared. Even if the female lead divorces her husband and gets back together with the male lead, it doesn’t erase the damage. She chose revenge over love once — who’s to say she wouldn’t do it again when things get tough in the future?
And honestly, if the drama is going to be about power plays, revenge and corporate warfare, then ditch the romance entirely. I would’ve respected this story more if it had focused solely on ambition, justice and survival.... without dragging love into it and tainting it with betrayal and dishonesty.
And that’s the tragedy of this drama: love is treated like a chess piece in a revenge game. For me, that’s a no go. I don’t want to watch a story where the ML suffers for most of the show only to forgive and forget for the sake of a romantic ending. I wanted a healing arc, a fresh love and a sense of justice.
I truly hope the writers give Seo Dong-joo a happy ending with someone else... someone worthy of him. But from what I’ve read that’s not where this is headed.
PHS deserves better. So do the viewers.
Final Verdict:- Dropped.... and No regrets!
P.S. The only highlight of this drama was PHS looked SO dreamy!
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