"While I know I didn't grow up to be good, eventually a spring will come when I will fully bloom."

I am a long time kdrama fan and lost touch somewhere around 2018. Since then I've tried to watch so many only to drop them after one episode. I remember i used to get these insane headaches because I'd stay up till 5-6 in the morning to complete a kdrama. Happy to say that 'The glory' brought back my headaches and I finished this in a day. I stayed up till late in the morning and got all nostalgic lol. Anyway, the storyline is gripping and intense and not dramatic or dragged out.

It was refreshing to see a stoic, calm, mature FL who is only focused on her aim. She carefully planned everything. A lot of the things she did made perfect sense. She had a fire inside her and was ready to destroy everyone but was equally calm. I love the character they decided to build with this story. I was able to find some symbolism and meanings here and there which was important for the plot, for Dong eun's character, which otherwise would be tagged as plotholes. Some spiritual symbolism like the mention of deities, church and their significance in the storyline was interesting.

*Some spoilers ahead*
It was powerful that although Dong Eun never had anyone all throughout her teen years and early 20s. No friends, and her mother betrayed her which resulted in never trusting anyone, but the people she eventually chose to trust never backstabbed her. And in the end the three people who saved her were three women who happened to be mothers - The investigator, her executioner bf's mom(I love to call him executioner bf lol) and the grandma who saved her from dying. They all were the mother she never had.

I saw a lot of people saying that the FL and ML had no chemistry. Tbh, I think they had enough chemistry. Definetly there were some tension between Ha Doyoung and Dong eun but her lifegoal was not romance or even peace. All she wanted was revenge and maybe find some peace in that. Yeo Jung was perfect for her. They both had their own traumas to deal with and were reserved for that very reason. Expecting Dong eun to maybe go with Ha Doyoung would just be cruel. She never harmed Ha Ye Soul but expecting her to be a mother and raise her abusers daughter would be nothing but cruel. She doesn't deserve to go back to that hell. She will always be reminded of her bullies and would never actually get out of that life. We do not want that melodrama, especially when it took so long for her to make peace with what happened. I'm glad there were no such storyline, no humbleness, no romance that would deviate the FL from her aim. She was exactly who she was when she first started planning.

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Absolute Banger!

Trigger warning:Bullying
*Don't watch this if you are sensitive.It deals with sensitive issues and has this whole unsettling vibes.Penthouse can definitely make you angry easily so pls watch out for that as well*
This was a much needed binge marathon for me.I have been away from kdrama scene for a while now.Though,i have tried watching many other shows(leaving it in the middle) this one caught my attention and it did not disappoint me at all.My attention span doesn't allow me to watch anything for long hours but this was something else,something i absolutely needed.I started this on a whim.The first five episode was intense so much that I had to take a break.I dont know if any show made me hate so many characters at the same time.All the time i was like- rich people doing rich shit
The first five episode kinda set the tone for the whole series it's based on - in this case the death of a student and the mother trying to take revenge for the same.
The whole time I was screaming for these people to go to therapy(and then to jail?) . Everyone's mental health was going down the hill.
The acting was top notch! They did a fabulous job in this department, From kids to adults everyone did an awesome work. I was extensively reading articles to see whether Kim soyeon, Lee Ji ah and Eugene hate each other offscreen as well lmao, I can't help it looked so real(They are good friends in real life so it's okay)
Some of the things I won't lie was very exaggerating because see, as much as you try it's not easy to cover up so much. Though it was over the top- it still was better at executing the whole thing.
Overall I'll say if you don't like intense show with rich people doing rich shit, then don't watch it. Also it can mess up your mind a little because watching this you will definitely be annoyed with all the Dumbass thing (crime) they are doing. It literally made me so angry that I had to find something else to balance it out lol.
But, if you love watching a full length drama with crazy twist and turns and something that will keep you on your toes till the end, then you should watch this.
This was definitely different than a lot of kdramas I have watched so I'm happy with it.

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Wholesome

I have been starting many shows and dropping them after 1 episode but this one caught my interest. I looked up the plot and realized that it has 50 episodes,I thought of not watching but idk I just wanted to give it a try. It did not disappoint me at all. However, I'd say if you don't like family drama and only wants to see the FL and ML then this might not be for you. This gave me the old kdrama kinda Vibe.The actors are very good and my favorite is the youngest child he is so adorable. It's very fast paced and binge worthy.
It might not be very aesthetically pleasing like the usual ones we see but trust me it's very wholesome.I'll add this into my comfort watch because I'm really enjoying the whole plot.Its going good so far and the storyline is not dragging.
Give it a try if you want to watch something that is family oriented and very wholesome

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