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The Glory korean drama review
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The Glory
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by Lulu_haneul
Mar 26, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 1.5

I finally understand the title

I thought the trailer was really melodramatic & lyrical. So i skipped the show for a long time until 2 friends recommended it to me… i did finish it, it was okay for me… but i am a bit mitigated.. it sounds overrated for me…

I loved the concept of this drama, and the main character is an ANTIHEROINE/vigilante that is filled with subtelty and i loved getting to know her. What i also loved is clear boundaries of our FML when she is launching her revenge plan, without revealing any spoilers, its a tight balance to hold !

BULLYING: The bullying theme was really well portrayed from high school years till the end.
BULLIES: Although there are a lot of extreme lyrical ironies in the bad characters, it was well played by the actors, but a bit stereotyped. What i did love is that even if the main perpetrator is one person, the ‘responsibility’ of the whole circle was well shown. The evolution of each bully is well played.

GRAPHIC SCENES: I understand the realism behind the very dark, sexual, vulgar, drug use & violent scenes, but i did not expect it to be so present. I am still mitigated on the necessity of some scenes…

REALISM: Often times i thought it was a soapy ‘sh*t show’ in the sense that sometimes everyone was hysteric and out of their mind and it was chaotic! What kept it a bit real was the husband, and the revenge ‘helpers’ …


THEMES: The glory explores many core THEMES, my favourite was the glory/ retribution. Although all the bullies were having their own ideal lives on the surface, it was clear from the beginning how miserable they all were… and i loved how the show was clear on how far should the revenge go…

I also liked the miracle/getting help theme, this theme is much more fluid, poetic and evolved through the show and it was this theme that created the evolution in the main character.

I feel mitigated about this show for some reason because other themes were underdeveloped. & the show really revolves around the bullies’ lives more than the victims and it gets really annoying.
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