kingsqueen
USA
This show was a train wreck. It was one I couldn't stop watching though even when the storyline started to drag and I began to realize that there would be NO resolution and that they planned a second season. I have made it clear before that I do not care for this trend in Korean drama. Part of the appeal is the 'one and done' complete storyline. This ended just very abruptly in the middle of everything, so I'm hoping that the second part is not long in coming.
I think the acting was not really outstanding either. Jeon Soo Kyung was one of the standouts I would say, along with her on-screen daughter, played by Jeon Hye Won (who had THE best scene in the entire run of this series - you'll know it when you see it!). I really despised the acting by the woman playing the mother of the character of Pi Young. Lee Hyo Choon seemed to spend the whole first half crying --- badly. It was super annoying! Most of the others were lackluster at best.
I liked about 3-4 characters in this entire show and pretty much hated everyone else. And it wasn't really a "love to hate" where you enjoy the villain, but still want them to receive their due. I just flat out thought the characters were all despicable. I thought in the beginning that maybe there would be some big twist and maybe things weren't what they seemed. But they were exactly what they seemed or worse. I think the character I hated the most was Ah Mi, played by Song Ji In. Of all the mistresses, she was the worst. And for the mistresses, I hated Song Won (Lee Min Young) the least. My second most hated character was a wife - Hye Rung. I thought she was spoiled and arrogant and cold. While I don't condone cheating in any way, shape, or form I didn't really feel all that sorry for her character. She illicited the least sympathy from me.
And then we come to the character of Dong Mi (Kim Bo Yun)! THAT is a whole bunch of crazy right there! Her character was the most insane. I won't spoil it, but I'm sure you can find someone that has. But she was a creepy bat-crap crazy lady. I'm curious as to where her character is going in the second part.
The music and the cinematography were the best things about this show. They were both really well done - the quality was outstanding. It's just too bad they were wasted on this sort of show.
If you hate cheating, this show will NOT be for you. You may want to give it a chance, but I'd advise against it if you feel really strongly about it not just IRL, but in drama form. While I despise it in real life, I thought I'd give this a chance to see what they did with the characters. As long as the show doesn't glorify the cheating/ cheaters, I felt like maybe I could roll with it. This show has yet to show me where it's taking it, though. The front half is interesting and is where you'll get hooked learning about the wives, but the back half is draggy and pretty much solely about the husbands and the mistresses. Watch at your own peril!
I think the acting was not really outstanding either. Jeon Soo Kyung was one of the standouts I would say, along with her on-screen daughter, played by Jeon Hye Won (who had THE best scene in the entire run of this series - you'll know it when you see it!). I really despised the acting by the woman playing the mother of the character of Pi Young. Lee Hyo Choon seemed to spend the whole first half crying --- badly. It was super annoying! Most of the others were lackluster at best.
I liked about 3-4 characters in this entire show and pretty much hated everyone else. And it wasn't really a "love to hate" where you enjoy the villain, but still want them to receive their due. I just flat out thought the characters were all despicable. I thought in the beginning that maybe there would be some big twist and maybe things weren't what they seemed. But they were exactly what they seemed or worse. I think the character I hated the most was Ah Mi, played by Song Ji In. Of all the mistresses, she was the worst. And for the mistresses, I hated Song Won (Lee Min Young) the least. My second most hated character was a wife - Hye Rung. I thought she was spoiled and arrogant and cold. While I don't condone cheating in any way, shape, or form I didn't really feel all that sorry for her character. She illicited the least sympathy from me.
And then we come to the character of Dong Mi (Kim Bo Yun)! THAT is a whole bunch of crazy right there! Her character was the most insane. I won't spoil it, but I'm sure you can find someone that has. But she was a creepy bat-crap crazy lady. I'm curious as to where her character is going in the second part.
The music and the cinematography were the best things about this show. They were both really well done - the quality was outstanding. It's just too bad they were wasted on this sort of show.
If you hate cheating, this show will NOT be for you. You may want to give it a chance, but I'd advise against it if you feel really strongly about it not just IRL, but in drama form. While I despise it in real life, I thought I'd give this a chance to see what they did with the characters. As long as the show doesn't glorify the cheating/ cheaters, I felt like maybe I could roll with it. This show has yet to show me where it's taking it, though. The front half is interesting and is where you'll get hooked learning about the wives, but the back half is draggy and pretty much solely about the husbands and the mistresses. Watch at your own peril!
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