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The Glory (2022)

2022 · Drama,Mystery,Thriller · contemporary-realistic, crime-psychological-profiler

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The Glory is a Korean revenge thriller of exceptional emotional severity, following a woman who spent her adult life constructing an elaborate, chess-like plan to destroy the affluent high school bullies who scarred her — physically and psychologically — with near-total institutional impunity. The tone is unrelentingly dark and cool, with a color palette to match, and Song Hye-kyo's controlled, almost affectless performance anchors every scene. Reviewers consistently describe binge-compulsive viewing driven by the intricate plotting, strong ensemble, and the mounting satisfaction of watching a meticulous long-game revenge unfold. The show rewards patient viewers with genuine catharsis and raises pointed questions about class, complicity, and institutional failure in Korean society.

From the reviewers

First 30 minutes of 1st episode was really hard to watch, not because it's bad, but because it's so good potraying how brutal high school bullies can be.
forget Song Hye Kyo as a "South Korean Melodrama Queen". Here she's poignant and dark due to her character's constant bullying in high school. You'll only see her smile after 20 minutes into the 2nd episode and laugh after mid 5th episode.
The Glory is all in cool tone, black, blue, purple, even red is in blue tone, which I really love. And OST cannot be not mentioned. Not only the songs but also the background music are very compatible and appropriate for the story and atmosphere.
the chemistry between DongEun and the maid I like the most, like a dim light in the dark night. Humanity warmth and thoughtfulness inadvertently and naturally reveal when DongEun and the maid meet.
The plot has you at the edge of your seat, wondering how to puzzle pieces will fit together. Its dark but not too dark and has some dark humor as well.

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