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Anna shows us the upbringing of a young woman that trapped herself in an entirely different life from what started as a single lie back in her teens to a web of lies,theft,bribery, and manipulation. A woman who was brought up in lower class but aced in everything she put her mind to, putting her in schools and extracurricular activities as the rich. But what could happen when someone who was once seen as this prodigy suddenly falls flat and experience repeated failure for the first time? Someone that received attention from everyone now becomes humiliation, suddenly is taken off her high horse. Finances begin to become a barrier that keeps her a level under others. How does a compulsive liar begin? What surroundings could’ve shaped them into someone that effortlessly takes on a background that was never theirs? How far can they go before it all comes crashing down, if ever?

This drama is a very compact short series that showcases extremely flawed efforts at perfection leading towards putting on a face to make it further towards your goal, to fulfill the expectations of those that are counting on you, to obtain stability and a foothold that’ll support what you truly wish to do that’ll be impactful instead of looked over or stepped on. A very grounded story showing us the darker outcomes of constant failure instead of the usual upbeats of “get up, try again!” or moping around with constant misfortunes on the hardworking innocent to grab sympathy.

In case you need to see this from me specifically(for crying out loud you’re talking to yourself) or for the 30th time, this drama is severely underrated. It may not look as such from my overall score but that’s only because we are used to the general rubric here. Sevens now look like they’re a waste of time , eights look like there’s still ALOT of room for improvement, so on. A unique spin of character roles that hits as hard as you can relate. Sharp cinematography with, i admit, choppy edits at times. Well detailed production with i must say very fitting castings. I don’t know nor will i pretend to know anything about the Bae Suzy controversy but luckily i know great quality performances when i see it. Yes, take a breath of relief or shout at others “As i FUCKING said?!”, you will get that from her here.

This doesn’t deliver us the typical protagonists nor the typical anti hero/antagonists. Simply ordinary people that sometimes succumb to screwed temptations. Surroundings that don’t always work in your favor but you have to push forward. Injustice in an unfair world to begin with. Backgrounds one can only accept and work towards new and refreshing beginnings. Inherited cruelty , favored benefactions. Ironically enough it’s a breath of fresh air into reality, see it as people that are thrown dirt and told to make something out of it. An attest to morality, there are shameful yet humane acts on every end of the spectrum.

This series requires both your full attention and a rewind button at your fingertips. There are many small details that even i have to still go back and look out for, not every action or decision has it’s reasoning or hints handed to you. There are hiccups every now and then where there’s just no natural build up at all and at times just feel like there’s key moments still missing to get the full picture of what’s happening. Mirrored reactions and weirdly relatable characters thrown in abruptly to bring out self reflections.

Would i say Anna deserves everyone’s attention? No. Those who have watched, see what i did there? Not intended but I’ll take the credit. See what i did there? Listen, if you’re going to give this drama a go, watch how it was intended to be released. There’s literally no reason to skip out on the director’s cut that provides alot more context no matter if it holds any interest of yours, it’s the original. It’s not for everyone. Beauty in the mundane doesn’t appeal to everyone. All I’ll say is if the synopsis alone interests you at all, you’d be doing yourself disservice by missing out on the ride this drama takes you on. Just watch out for deers. See wh-