the witch part 1. the subversion synopsis

This implies to me that she can start a new life, leaving behind all the pain and suffering she’s had, even if she’s visiting the graves of her parents of Pil-do. I doubt she’s using either of her names, and she has dyed her hair.

Then we find out the truth from the organization that our main character distrusts in both of them that the real murderer is the one who raised them.Īt the end, though, Hye-jin is implied to have a new beginning. In both, the love interest is brutally murdered as they are forced to watch in some capacity. We have a female character driven by revenge in both to the point of major violence, and they’re both taken in by a majorly suspicious organization. I compare this show to The Villainess because of how predictable and similar it is. Would’ve worked better as a friendship to me.īy the end, as Cha Gi-ho is nearly killed and Hye-jin is found out by the mole, the plot becomes really predictable. There was zero chemistry between the two of them and it was honestly kind of embarrassing. I found that sex scene to be so unnecessary because it was completely out of tune with the rest of the show and was just so awkward. They come to enjoy each other’s company by the end, however, when they’re on the run from the cops and Choi’s gang, since there’s a really awkward sex scene in the last episode. Instantly her partner, Jeon Pil-do (Ahn Bo-hyun) doesn’t like her because she ruins his sting operation. Hye-jin joins the narcotics division of the police, while still working for the mobster, and basically becomes a mole. After a rogue gangster, Gang-jae, tries to rape her, Choi mauls the guy’s face and that turns out to be a mistake, since Gang-jae comes back later in the show full-on insane and ready for his own revenge against Hye-jin. He runs one of the biggest drug rings in the country, and because he was best friends with Hye-jin’s father, he has taken her under his wing and taught her to fight and live on the streets. We see her journey as she joins the gang that her father was a part of, and we begin to see the head gangster behind all of this: Choi Mu-jin. Years later, Ji-woo has now become Oh Hye-jin. Well that turns out to be a major regret, because as he’s coming home, her father is shot dead in at his front door, and the only face that Ji-woo can see eventually is the face of the captain of the narcotics team at the local police station: Cha Gi-ho. Her father calls to say he bought her a tablet for her birthday, and she ignores him. We start the show on her birthday, when she is still in high school, and her fellow classmates dump white powder on her to mimic drugs, beat her up, and verbally abuse her. She is a troubled high schooler bullied by her fellow students because they all know that her father is a gangster. Our main character in this drama goes by two names: Yoon Ji-woo and Oh Hye-jin. Please note that this review contains major spoilers.Īfter her father’s death, his daughter is driven by revenge to kill her murderer. I’m all here for women revenge films and shows, but it would be nice if they could be distinguished from each other. There’s a lot of action and fights in this drama, and the plot is literally copied and pasted with some modifications from The Villainess. Something I found highly entertaining in this drama was how similar it is to the Korean film The Villainess.

But I still sat down and watched this because I was like, well, it’s only eight episodes, it can’t be that painful. I had last seen Han So-hee in Nevertheless with Song Kang, and I just wasn’t a fan of Ahn Bo-hyun’s character in Itaewon Class because he looked like a ghost the majority of the show. I will admit, I have a bias against both of these actors.

And then I saw Han So-hee was in it and Ahn Bo-hyun. The trailer intrigued me because of the revenge vibes I was getting from the plot, as well as the divine aesthetics and choreography when it came to the fight scenes. People were touting this as the next big Korean drama hit after Squid Game, as it was just released after Squid Game came out, and so when I saw this at the top of my Netflix account, I looked into it.

The witch part 1. the subversion synopsis