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thank you guys for watching this show with me!! hope you've enjoyed and i'll see you at the next one <3

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Prakash (네팔 아저씨)

Baek Ah-jin is such a well-written character that you could honestly write an entire thesis about her. She’s layered, complex, and incredibly nuanced. I’ve seen so many people online dismiss her as “pure evil,” a “witch,” or a “monster,” and some even dropped the drama because of her. But for me, the story was better because of Baek Ah-jin. I never saw her as evil for evil’s sake. She doesn’t hurt people just to hurt them—it’s her deeply twisted form of self-preservation. Her manipulative, controlling personality is clearly rooted in a traumatic childhood filled with domestic violence and emotional neglect. Growing up that way teaches you one brutal rule: no one will protect you, so you have to protect yourself by any means necessary—even by using others before they can use you. Despite her ruthless behavior and almost psychopathic tendencies, the drama frequently hints at her humanity. Moments of vulnerability—like acknowledging that her cruelty stems from the love she never received, or her complicated bond with Kim Jae-oh—make it hard to see her as a one-note “monster.” Her obsession with success isn’t just greed; it’s armor. Power becomes her way of making sure no one can ever hurt her again. In that sense, Baek Ah-jin works best as an antihero: a brilliant survivor who builds a glass castle around her pain, both a tragic victim of her past and a terrifying source of emotional destruction. As for the finale, I have mixed feelings. The drama is darker and grittier than the webtoon, with richer depth given to several characters. However, once Do-hyeok enters the story, the narrative strays significantly from the webtoon and leaves out a key plot point leading into the ending. That’s why—unpopular opinion—I still prefer the webtoon’s finale, even if the drama’s ending was more cinematic. In the webtoon, Ah-jin gets a form of revenge against Jun-seo, and Jae-oh stays alive and remains her loyal protector, which felt more emotionally satisfying to me. Lastly, Kim Yoo-jung’s performance was phenomenal. She completely captivated me, and I genuinely hope she sweeps the next award season.

Tess

Thank you! that's exactly how I feel. Although I personally prefer the drama a bit overall, because I feel it does a better job at painting A-jin as a traumatized person rather than just a flat-out monster. I do wish Jae-oh had lived and they had run off together. (and I don't even need it to be in a romantic way)

Prakash (네팔 아저씨)

You must have loved the webtoon then - or would have loved the webtoon, if you have not read it.

Tess

I have read it! I really enjoyed it, but there were a few other aspects that I couldn't look past. Mainly ones that made A-jin less empathetic to me, and I'm glad they weren't included in the drama. My biggest complaint with the drama is that Junseo didn't even try to expose Do-hyeok, and basically made the video pointless as far as we saw. Also that he seemed to hate everything A-jin ever did, but found those same/similar actions forgivable or at least ignorable in other people. Though people would probably say that's because he believed he needed to take responsibility for A-jin, it annoyed me.