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                                             May  9, 2023


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  A gathering of people (mostly women) who have in
  common a desire for revenge on some men (mostly
  their husbands), but who also have a sense of
  ethics about their revenge.  They prefer pranks
  to heavy violence and gradually work their way up
  to legal attacks.


  It's really funny, but more-or-less always makes sense-- none
  of the plots and counterplots seem like they're forced.
  And this is a story about "revenge" but it doesn't rely much on
  physical violence, and while there are a couple of romance
  plots in there they don't really dominate the story: this
  one is pretty unique.


                                                       Writer: Kim Yi-Ji
                                                       from a webcomic by
                                                       Sajatokki
  It's got some cliched aspects-- the chaebol
  daughter "arranged marriage", the bastard son
  belatedly adopted by rich family, the
  manipulative mean high school kid-- but they
  take it all seriously enough to get it to work.

  A prominent theme: family does matter,
  but that need not have much to do with
  genetics-- that might seem obvious, but
  some people may need to hear it.

  This particular show gives some "plain girl"         I see Ra Mi-ran won
  actresses a chance in the spot-light, including      some sort of award
  Ra Mi-ran, who more typically gets "woman next       for "Best Scene Stealer"
  door" roles, but is heavily featured here.           in "Reply 1988", which
                                                       I still haven't seen
      Similarly, Kim Bo-ra does a nice                 but is supposed to be
      job as a sullen teenager.                        one of the most popular
                                                       shows in Korea ever.
  This is a personal favorite that holds up well
  on re-viewing -- and I'm not at all sure how I
  found this one.  I must've just thought the
  name looked interesting.





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