[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Ray.

A friend introduced me to that recent K-drama series The Glory, about the school teacher who implements a plan many years in the making, in order to exact vengeance upon a circle of friends who bullied/tortured her during their childhood. It's honestly one of the most engaging shows I've ever watched. If my friend wasn't so eager to watch it alongside me, I'd have binged the whole thing in one night lol.

…oh, I started to watch this a while ago and got distracted, it was something that a friend recommended to me….well, tbh I wasn’t completely in the vibe for it at that time..I was becoming absorbed in it but the violence was quite a lot…how cruel and awful the bullying was, it was very extreme…I might give it another go actually, now that you’ve mentioned it…I’ll have to watch again from the beginning as it’s quite a while ago that I tried watching it..but yeah, Korean productions are generally something I love and excel at creating a very dramatic and thrilling storyline…

[Ammi]

…oh….a friend introduced you as well, @Ray. …we might have the same friend……

[Ray.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…oh….a friend introduced you as well, @Ray. …we might have the same friend……

Originally Posted by Ammi

…oh, I started to watch this a while ago and got distracted, it was something that a friend recommended to me….well, tbh I wasn’t completely in the vibe for it at that time..I was becoming absorbed in it but the violence was quite a lot…how cruel and awful the bullying was, it was very extreme…I might give it another go actually, now that you’ve mentioned it…I’ll have to watch again from the beginning as it’s quite a while ago that I tried watching it..but yeah, Korean productions are generally something I love and excel at creating a very dramatic and thrilling storyline…

And based on a true case, astoundingly.

Spoiler:

Youtube video

If it helps sweeten the deal, the torture scenes don't feature nearly as much beyond the first 2-3 episodes iirc. And in total fairness, the uncompromising brutality of those scenes really do make it all the more joyous when the lead character not only brings down her tormenters later on, but also rediscovers her humanity bit by bit and learns to let people in again. But yeah, even for someone like me who has a strong constitution for graphic violence in film/tv, the scenes involving that implement made me feel a tad squeamish. It was heartbreaking at times. My friend has introduced me to a few k-dramas recently, e.g., Moving, All of Us Are Dead, The Light Shop (Korea is a huge fascination for her). But The Glory has proven to be the most immediately addictive for me.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Ray.

And based on a true case, astoundingly.

Spoiler:

Youtube video

If it helps sweeten the deal, the torture scenes don't feature nearly as much beyond the first 2-3 episodes iirc. And in total fairness, the uncompromising brutality of those scenes really do make it all the more joyous when the lead character not only brings down her tormenters later on, but also rediscovers her humanity bit by bit and learns to let people in again. But yeah, even for someone like me who has a strong constitution for graphic violence in film/tv, the scenes involving that implement made me feel a tad squeamish. It was heartbreaking at times. My friend has introduced me to a few k-dramas recently, e.g., Moving, All of Us Are Dead, The Light Shop (Korea is a huge fascination for her). But The Glory has proven to be the most immediately addictive for me.

…I’ll definitely get back to it now with everything you’ve said…my friend has also asked a few times if I’d watched it because he was longing for some feedback for his recommendation and I did say that I was struggling with the extremity of the violence which for me…?…went hugely past bullying and into kind of horrific torture territory, you know….but that’s interesting (…and terrifying…)…that it’s based on a true story because it felt far too extreme for that to be the way…but definitely, knowing as well that it’s based on a true story…I’ll move it up the list and complete the watch fairly soon…and thank you for that……

…in your K-drama era, I would also recommend Little Women/the Korean version…that sounds a bit ‘girlie and a bit twee’….but I promise you a riveting/thrilling watch and version of the story…I loved it, it was one of my favourite watches of 2024….

[Zizu]

SAS Rogue Heroes

Nearly finished the first season for the second time- then watch the new season

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Ray.

A friend introduced me to that recent K-drama series The Glory, about the school teacher who implements a plan many years in the making, in order to exact vengeance upon a circle of friends who bullied/tortured her during their childhood. It's honestly one of the most engaging shows I've ever watched. If my friend wasn't so eager to watch it alongside me, I'd have binged the whole thing in one night lol.

…that would be some binging in one go as it’s 16 episodes, I think…?…but just to say, I continued watching this yesterday evening after what you’ve said about being through the brutal episodes…so much Korean drama/storytelling is so well done, I have to say…and this is definitely up there as a riveting watch…without your words, I wouldn’t have realised that I’d got through the worst and the most brutal and then given up, how crazy….I’ll definitely see the story through now and my friend will be pleased that I’ve finally watched it……