I can’t note the high rating of this series just because the main character Moon Dong Eun took revenge on the offenders years later. She herself was also initially to blame for what happened to her.
She had the opportunity to avoid what happened to her the first time, but she did not escape it. She had plenty of time to run away before they started torturing her, but she didn't leave.
Before they began to mock her, it was possible to understand their intentions and leave, but she remained and waited for what would happen next. When she was called for the 2nd and 3rd time, she also went, although an adequate person would not go knowing what happened to him after the 1st time. She was 18 years old at the time but she didn't even try to hit them back. She did not fight at all herself, for herself, despite the fact that everyone left her, her mother and teachers .. she did not change schools after the 1st time or did not engage in self-defense, is she really not to blame for herself? Her fault is that she herself did not fight for herself and for her salvation, but allowed them to treat her like that! Yes, of course their fault is paramount, a normal person would not do what they did but she did not even try to hit them back! So who is to blame? She is in front of herself.
And later, she also did not go to self-defense courses or did not go in for sports to fight back, but remained just as weak. It was a pity to look at the revenge of a weak person .. she did not become stronger. Yes, she got something, what she wanted, but she didn’t get better, and people like them can come across a lot in her life until she starts to defend herself and not wait for the aggressor to stop. He will not stop until he gives back in the same form in which he gets himself!
I didn’t like that the scriptwriters make the victims weak and lack of initiative .. is there a trend in Korea to be a toy or a rag and not defend themselves, but just cry? What kind of nonsense? Any normal person in that situation would have given on the head so, with those tongs, that it would not have seemed a little ..
It also suggests that they specifically do not teach girls to fight back there in Korea, judging by their films, because it is convenient for them to have dolls at hand and intimidate them.
The theme of revenge is quite primitive, to quarrel and set the aggressors among themselves and thus win. But this is if you are lucky to quarrel them, according to the plot, they also do not differ much in intelligence, like their victim, and are led to her entire plan. But she lost. She lost to herself at 18 by letting this happen to her. I don’t know, but at the age of 18 you need to have brains and you need to stand up for yourself, so the plot is rather illogical ..
So I don't see a masterpiece here. In fact, the girl is to blame for her lack of initiative towards herself and allowed a lot. And before taking revenge, someone needs to become stronger not only mentally but also physically so as not to break down on the way. One desire for revenge is not enough.