To be honest, this drama wasn't that bad. Rather, it was watchable but still not very good.
STORY--7/10: In the beginning, the story showed a lot of promise. A story about an empty, broken man who and a vengeful, bloodthirsty girl was certainly very different from many stories; it was unique. The beginning showed potential of a man who would progress from a rash, street fighter into the best fighter in the nation but that idea was discarded when writers changed in episode 10. The first 10 episodes were not bad; they held an enormous amount of potential to evolve into a more exciting and logical series. However, after the writer switch, the series did not involve. Instead, it scattered into illogical pieces that didn't make sense and became very unexciting and boring. Too many illogical time skips happened and events were only said and not shown on screen; I found this to be the most disappointing of all because I would certainly liked to see the events since they were significantly important. So many unsolved mysteries and ends...the new writer totally forgot about the characters' childhoods (Jung Tae's promise to Gaya...) And also...what happened to Ok Ryeon becoming a spy/singer? She faded away from the story line and never really became a solid character.
Characters: In the beginning, I loved how humane Gaya was. The first writer highlighted Gaya's humanity. After episode 10, it seemed like Gaya just turned into some empty killing machine that possessed no emotions. She became difficult to relate to and was a very cruel and cold character. I think the writer meant to make her a self sacrificing character who putted up a cold exterior but actually cared for Jung Tae, but this was not clearly written. It was all very confusing and nothing was clearly explained. The audience had to just assume and many people had conflicting view points on Gaya. Jung Tae just became really boring in my opinion. I didn't really look forward to his scenes because he was the typical hero. He always believes in saving others and always gets beat up for it. I wish the writers made him a more complex character. I also really wished that the writers would emphasize his relationship with Gaya more because that was the core of their childhood story and their separation. I also wish that Ok Ryeon played a more significant role. She was literally just a love interest. Nothing more. I really like her personality but at the same time, I wish she played a much bigger role.
Acting: Im Soo Hyang played a cruel, badass, and cold woman very well. Although I wish she had more emotions in her eyes, her voice was phenomenal. She can act with her voice. Kim Hyun Joong improved as an actor...but I wasn't very impressed. I don't know if it's the character or his acting, but I really did not care for Jung Tae as much as I did for Gaya. Jin Se Yeon made Ok Ryeon extremely lovable and cheerful. I think this was the first drama of hers that I actually felt emotion through. All the other actors did very well but even the best acting in the world cannot help a stale story line.
Rewatch Value: I will rewatch some parts such as the actions, Gaya's interrogations and action scenes were really valuable. The action scenes in Inspiring generation were very thrilling and exciting to watch. Gaya's way of dealing with people is fascinating but at the same time, cruel. I would watch the beginning up to episode 10...but after episode 10 the story just went downhill. So i would not watch the remaining 14 episodes.
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