I had no idea until today we were getting another adaptation. I love Nagumo Shoma’s vibe, but nothing’s topped the original yet. I’ll still watch though — maybe this one can improve on things, because BNW didn’t really do it for me.
This was one of those dramas where the premise really hooked me at first, but halfway through I started feeling like it needed more episodes and stronger writing to fully land. I’m also realizing I’m just not a huge fan of Disney+ dramas in general. Aside from The Worst of Evil, most of them end up feeling a bit mid to me and lack the grittier edge I usually get from Netflix shows.
I just finished this drama, and honestly—from the very beginning—I had a feeling things were headed somewhere dark. You could sense that someone was going to die and that everything was building toward a bad ending. But when it finally happened, I was still completely shocked.
What really caught me off guard was Soo-Jung admitting she loved Jung Jae-Min all along. I knew she was indecisive, made questionable choices, and carried a lot of trauma from her past, but I still found myself thinking, Why him? Out of everyone—why choose the biggest red flag of all red flags?
But the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. She really is portrayed as a lost soul, someone shaped by hardship and survival instincts. When you grow up with trauma and constantly struggle to survive, you can end up clinging to the wrong person or the wrong kind of love. In that way, her feelings for Jae-Min felt tragically believable.
Overall, the ending was brutal, but it felt true to who these characters were and the lives they were trapped in. It’s the kind of drama that leaves you stunned, frustrated, and still thinking about their choices long after the ending.
Good drama overall. I actually thought it was going to take a darker turn with Jin So Baek’s character — something along the lines of ‘trust no man,’ considering how many of the secondary characters (especially the men) were pretty scummy. Also, it felt a bit too coincidental that the husband’s doppelganger just happened to work for him.
What really caught me off guard was Soo-Jung admitting she loved Jung Jae-Min all along. I knew she was indecisive, made questionable choices, and carried a lot of trauma from her past, but I still found myself thinking, Why him? Out of everyone—why choose the biggest red flag of all red flags?
But the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. She really is portrayed as a lost soul, someone shaped by hardship and survival instincts. When you grow up with trauma and constantly struggle to survive, you can end up clinging to the wrong person or the wrong kind of love. In that way, her feelings for Jae-Min felt tragically believable.
Overall, the ending was brutal, but it felt true to who these characters were and the lives they were trapped in. It’s the kind of drama that leaves you stunned, frustrated, and still thinking about their choices long after the ending.