The "last" part just wasn't it ... the buildup took so long and they did not even resolve it or give explanations.…
I like Kim Young-Dae here WAY MORE than I did in Penthouse, which was the first drama I saw him in. I think there was another I saw him in too.
It's less of his acting style and more of the fact that he tends to get... typecasted, I guess? He should try playing a villain, I'm sure he'd do a good job.
Or Light Yagami from Death Note, Eren Yeager from Attack On Titan, Walter White from Breaking Bad, Olivia Pope…
Oh okay, just clarifying so nothing's mixed up lol
I'm sure that because I'm in the early parts, I'm currently rooting for her to succeed. Regardless, I'm entertained by Ah-Jin, she's so fascinating to watch! Seeing Walter White would probably give them a heart attack, but someone like Shin Hwa-Kyung from Secrets and Lies would kill them! 😂 "You" is such a good show, Joe Goldberg is a sick man, but you're not supposed to side with him. You root for his downfall. Some of the people here are being ridiculous. Villain protagonists are super refreshing!
(Also, I'm doing a Death Note rewatch and loving Light Yagami right now. Highly recommend this anime along with Attack On Titan and Code Geass.)
is this the first time kdrama fans are watching a show like this? it's literally nothing new in western tv. Ah-Jin…
Or Light Yagami from Death Note, Eren Yeager from Attack On Titan, Walter White from Breaking Bad, Olivia Pope from Scandal, Lelouch from Code Geass, Ju Da-Hae from Queen of Ambition, Min Hee-Kyung from Red Shoes... villain protagonists have existed for DECADES, if not centuries! (Macbeth from the Shakespeare play Macbeth...)
Some of the people here are SO used to their sweet cliche romance/rom-com dramas that it's impossible for them to find new tropes, genres, or types of characters to watch. It is 2025. This is fictional, evil protagonists are a thing, and nobody is saying you HAVE to root for Ah-Jin. Also, grow up. (Not you, I'm talking about SOME of the posts and comments on here. And a few SPECIFIC- ahem- commenters here.)
Even as a child Ah-Jin was manipulative... her blackmailing Ji-Sun like that and even manipulating Jun-Seo, and THEN attempting suicide on top of it?! INSANE! She's such a twisted character... but for some reason, I can't help but root for her right now.
Her dad needs to die ASAP! I'm sick of him (Bae Soo-Bin is doing an amazing job playing him, he's an actor that I love.) Jae-Oh... I feel so much pity for him. I definitely think his dad's death was an accident, but still... damn. I really feel bad for Jun-Seo, who's been manipulated by Ah-Jin his whole life.
Episode 2 provides a really good insight into Ah-Jin's psyche... she wasn't BORN as a sociopath, but made that way. A lot of people aren't understanding this. Her father was horrific (to say the least) and her mother was abusive. Her stepmother planned to pimp her out/sell her (for CP/CSA or trafficking, not sure which one.) Does this excuse her actions? Probably not, but it explains a lot.
GREAT SHOW so far, it's a little slow for me so far (some scenes feel a bit drawn out, but this part of my perspective is changing though.) The directing/cinematography is great. The violence at times makes me uncomfortable so I have to skip a few scenes, but other than that, everything else is fine. The BGM/OST? Lovely. (I wish this drama had previews, though! I'm so used to seeing them in k-dramas! ðŸ˜)
The acting performances are solid. This is my first time seeing Kim Yoo-Jung in a starring role, and if she doesn't win awards for this? I'm gonna be pissed. Kim Young-Dae is also incredible as Jun-Seo. I have never been a fan of him as an actor (I think it was because I hated him in Penthouse lol and the Seok-Hun/Seok-Hun x Rona fans made me LIVID!!!!), but he's killing it here. I'm not gonna deny that. Kim Do-Hoon (how funny is it that they all have the same last name? 😂) is genuinely fun to watch as Jae-Oh, he immediately pissed me off (this is why I should find new actors in dramas, I couldn't STAND HIM in Escape of the Seven lmao), but I came to understand him more eventually.
I've taken a break for now. I'll continue episode 3 tomorrow/later on, but my current rating is 9.5/10. Just a brief analysis here. Gonna add more later.
I'm so far behind, but... I LOVED episode 1. The amount of twists and revelations made my jaw drop, but Ah-Jin's master plan to take down Sung-Hee and destroy her... flawless. The way she got Jun-Seo (Seok-Hun from The Penthouse!) and Jae-Oh to help her? Beautiful. This is like a weird combination of Death Note, The Penthouse, and Queen of Ambition. I love it!
The writer didn't even hesitate, this reminds me of Penthouse where we saw a teenager die in the first 5-10 minutes. The level of immediate violence just surprised me, but I'll keep watching.
Episode 48 was... tough. Definitely an emotional rollercoaster lol the performances were stellar!
As much as I wanted KB to die, part of me did feel bad- specifically for MH and JW. JW's acting in this episode was great, I gotta give her kudos for that. I didn't mind how KB died because other characters in daily dramas have died from falls before, so I'm not disappointed by it. Now- HR... I feel like I'm at the point where I'm starting to despise her now. 1) She's being willfully ignorant, 2) she is NOT the saint she pretends to be, and I'm getting tired of her acting like she's this tragic, flawless victim. NO YOU ARE NOT, HYE-RA. YOU ARE NOT INNOCENT AND YOU WILL NEVER BE! Stop throwing rocks and hiding from the glass breaking! You literally committed manslaughter!
YC just irritated me even more... can you figure out what you really want? First you wanna be the real YC again, then you wanna be SA, then you want SH- like, come on. Spare me the bullshit. 🙄 Regarding SH, like I said, dude is the real ML at this point. He does seem to genuinely love JW (it doesn't come off as obsessive... for now. I got my eye on him though 👀) even though he's understandably upset by JW lying to him. I want SH and JW to work together and get through things together. And be honest with each other, too. I think JW has feelings for him too, more than she *thinks* she does. I've started noticing it, and I hope she acts on it soon. (Like I said, the stepsibling aspect DOES ick me out a little.)
HR pushing away JW does NOTHING. Literally nothing... it just makes everything much worse. This is the manipulative victim act BS I'm talking about. I hate it so much. And YC can go to hell for being amused by KB's death like that. NS will never learn... all she cares about is money. She's true to herself, at least. 😂 That video is like Pandora's Box or the golden apple of discord... it's gonna cause so much chaos soon!
I can't wait to see what JW will do now! How will she fight back? How ruthless is she gonna be? How is she gonna gain enough power to fight back against the villains? I wonder how everything's gonna go down! So exciting and intriguing!
That last part is straight-up incorrect lol. I get that you hate JW, but she doesn't give a damn about losing…
Oh no 😔 don't leave me or else I'm gonna come back 5 years later... with a mole on my face! 😂 (Don't worry, I won't. You're not as unhinged as InspectorWacko!)
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It's less of his acting style and more of the fact that he tends to get... typecasted, I guess? He should try playing a villain, I'm sure he'd do a good job.
I'm sure that because I'm in the early parts, I'm currently rooting for her to succeed. Regardless, I'm entertained by Ah-Jin, she's so fascinating to watch! Seeing Walter White would probably give them a heart attack, but someone like Shin Hwa-Kyung from Secrets and Lies would kill them! 😂 "You" is such a good show, Joe Goldberg is a sick man, but you're not supposed to side with him. You root for his downfall. Some of the people here are being ridiculous. Villain protagonists are super refreshing!
(Also, I'm doing a Death Note rewatch and loving Light Yagami right now. Highly recommend this anime along with Attack On Titan and Code Geass.)
Some of the people here are SO used to their sweet cliche romance/rom-com dramas that it's impossible for them to find new tropes, genres, or types of characters to watch. It is 2025. This is fictional, evil protagonists are a thing, and nobody is saying you HAVE to root for Ah-Jin. Also, grow up. (Not you, I'm talking about SOME of the posts and comments on here. And a few SPECIFIC- ahem- commenters here.)
Her dad needs to die ASAP! I'm sick of him (Bae Soo-Bin is doing an amazing job playing him, he's an actor that I love.) Jae-Oh... I feel so much pity for him. I definitely think his dad's death was an accident, but still... damn. I really feel bad for Jun-Seo, who's been manipulated by Ah-Jin his whole life.
Episode 2 provides a really good insight into Ah-Jin's psyche... she wasn't BORN as a sociopath, but made that way. A lot of people aren't understanding this. Her father was horrific (to say the least) and her mother was abusive. Her stepmother planned to pimp her out/sell her (for CP/CSA or trafficking, not sure which one.) Does this excuse her actions? Probably not, but it explains a lot.
GREAT SHOW so far, it's a little slow for me so far (some scenes feel a bit drawn out, but this part of my perspective is changing though.) The directing/cinematography is great. The violence at times makes me uncomfortable so I have to skip a few scenes, but other than that, everything else is fine. The BGM/OST? Lovely. (I wish this drama had previews, though! I'm so used to seeing them in k-dramas! ðŸ˜)
The acting performances are solid. This is my first time seeing Kim Yoo-Jung in a starring role, and if she doesn't win awards for this? I'm gonna be pissed. Kim Young-Dae is also incredible as Jun-Seo. I have never been a fan of him as an actor (I think it was because I hated him in Penthouse lol and the Seok-Hun/Seok-Hun x Rona fans made me LIVID!!!!), but he's killing it here. I'm not gonna deny that. Kim Do-Hoon (how funny is it that they all have the same last name? 😂) is genuinely fun to watch as Jae-Oh, he immediately pissed me off (this is why I should find new actors in dramas, I couldn't STAND HIM in Escape of the Seven lmao), but I came to understand him more eventually.
I've taken a break for now. I'll continue episode 3 tomorrow/later on, but my current rating is 9.5/10. Just a brief analysis here. Gonna add more later.
WHY DID I JUST SEE A MAN KILL HIS WIFE IN THE FIRST 3 MINUTES???? WTF?!
As much as I wanted KB to die, part of me did feel bad- specifically for MH and JW. JW's acting in this episode was great, I gotta give her kudos for that. I didn't mind how KB died because other characters in daily dramas have died from falls before, so I'm not disappointed by it. Now- HR... I feel like I'm at the point where I'm starting to despise her now. 1) She's being willfully ignorant, 2) she is NOT the saint she pretends to be, and I'm getting tired of her acting like she's this tragic, flawless victim. NO YOU ARE NOT, HYE-RA. YOU ARE NOT INNOCENT AND YOU WILL NEVER BE! Stop throwing rocks and hiding from the glass breaking! You literally committed manslaughter!
YC just irritated me even more... can you figure out what you really want? First you wanna be the real YC again, then you wanna be SA, then you want SH- like, come on. Spare me the bullshit. 🙄 Regarding SH, like I said, dude is the real ML at this point. He does seem to genuinely love JW (it doesn't come off as obsessive... for now. I got my eye on him though 👀) even though he's understandably upset by JW lying to him. I want SH and JW to work together and get through things together. And be honest with each other, too. I think JW has feelings for him too, more than she *thinks* she does. I've started noticing it, and I hope she acts on it soon. (Like I said, the stepsibling aspect DOES ick me out a little.)
HR pushing away JW does NOTHING. Literally nothing... it just makes everything much worse. This is the manipulative victim act BS I'm talking about. I hate it so much. And YC can go to hell for being amused by KB's death like that. NS will never learn... all she cares about is money. She's true to herself, at least. 😂 That video is like Pandora's Box or the golden apple of discord... it's gonna cause so much chaos soon!
I can't wait to see what JW will do now! How will she fight back? How ruthless is she gonna be? How is she gonna gain enough power to fight back against the villains? I wonder how everything's gonna go down! So exciting and intriguing!
Even with the Jennifer Garner alias, this writer is a beast. I'm pretty sure she'll make it work lol