La Gloria (2022)

A season that gives you `nothing`

Watch if you want an extremely slow-burn drama about revenge. There's almost no back story on how she plans her revenge but rather more about how the relationship of the characters develops.

My mistake was watching the entirety of season 1 and expecting it to at least progress halfway before season 2. The first few episodes were good and provided sufficient backstory within a timely manner which didn't feel rushed. However, the show slowed down halfway and focused on the dynamics of the characters within adulthood. The seething felt a bit dragged as the vengeful emotions were already portrayed early in the drama so it was a letdown that there was not much progress with her revenge plot this season. There are many plot holes that arrived early in the season and are still to be filled in season 2.

I might drop it in season 2 if the first few episodes do not progress the plot. Do not watch if you're looking for a thriller.

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Glorious Revenge served Cold

This caught my attention when I found out the screen writer of Mr. Sunshine was also the writer for this Drama. After seeing a few other dramas with themes of bullying and revenge, it can be an emotionally turbulent ride for the viewer due to the intensity of those topics. For those with power and/or wealth who think they can get away with it without any consequences, this show tries to turn the tables with the poor and powerless drawing on their inner strength and hatred to execute their war path towards retribution.

The FL comes from a dysfunctional family with a mother who doesn't give a crap about her and sells her out in the end. She carries scars physically and emotionally from the intense sociopathic bullying she deals with from a group of emotionally stunted kids with the kingpin being a pretty rich girl who knows she will remain untouchable no matter how far she goes with the bullying. The FL carefully over the years plots out her revenge and dedicates her life to it while the bully kingpin rich girl continues to thrive in her superficial life with her weathercaster job and bagging a rich guy as her husband.

This is a dark adult drama (Netflix style), as a warning there are some adult scenes (no full on nudity). Its quite bleak at times, the FL as a teen has no where to turn with almost everyone turning their back on her. The FL suffers from bouts of PTSD and lasting psychological damage in adulthood. The actresses and actors do an amazing job playing their parts. The FL is a popular actress, this is my first time seeing her in a KDrama; she does a really good job with her role as a smart somber scarred individual who simmers in her hatred against her bullies. The ML is a talented underrated actor, so far he carries all his parts pretty well in the dramas I've seen.

It's a very good psychological revenge drama with good pacing, looking forward to S2.

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Okay to watch if you have free time; not a lot happens, but hey...something to watch!

I watched "The Glory" for Song Hye Kyo and Lee Dong Hyun. After reading other reviews, I agree that LDH's character seems a bit misplaced in this drama, though I enjoy seeing him and think he did the best he could with his role.

With the whole revenge for bullying premise, there are unsurprisingly a lot of triggering violent scenes. This is not something I particularly enjoy seeing, and we are gifted with a cycle of violent memories throughout the eight episodes. The story itself is pretty sad as the victim (who continues to suffer in the present day) devotes her whole life and being to getting revenge.

While it was interesting to see the relationships between all the characters develop in the present day, not a whole lot happens and nothing is resolved. Of course, there's a second season, but even in the first season there should be some sort of catalyzing action. I watched and thought to myself, "Oh man, is it just going to end here after nothing really happened?" The "cliffhanger" was weak and I'm not sure if I can even call it that.

I do want to give an honorable mention to Lee Moo Saeng. That man knows how to act. I gave Thirty-Nine a poor rating, but I feel he had a standout performance there. And even here in his few minutes of screen time, he impresses in a totally different way.

I most likely will watch the second season but this drama is far from a masterpiece.

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Nothing new....

The high school bullying trope is definitely not new. The difference would probably be the extent of the bullying.

Coming on the heels of Revenge of Others, I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch The Glory. But since this was one of the anticipated dramas last Dec., I decided to give it a go (secretly hoping to see different facial expressions from SHK)

In this drama, SHK's one dimensional expression worked in her favor. It matched the personality of the character she was portraying. Wonder if she can do better in rom-coms????

I also wanted to see more of Lee Do Hyun since I last watched him in Sweet Home. Was a bit disappointed in his character though. Yes, he had a crush on SHK, but to go all out and offer to aid her in extracting revenge was a bit far fetched

Surprisingly, the only character I am looking forward to in part 2 is Jung Sung Il. He has a classical face like a matinee idol :) and I love his deep voice. It would be more believable if he and SHK's character end up together rather than Lee Do Hyun.

Overall, wouldn't say that this is soooooo Good. Just so-so for me. All episodes should have been released at once because what is the use of splitting it in the first place? Are the producers just gauging SHK's saleability after all the criticisms on her bland expression?

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Wow, All 16 episodes were a journey. I was rooting for Dong Eun to get her revenge, and it happened. The Bullying was actually unrealistic, as many bullies are often stressed by their families and use weak people to vent their anger, but the Bullies are just awfully rich and sadists for no apparent reason. That was the thing that never went well with me during this drama.
Acting was so good by everybody. They nailed their roles, and that's what I like about recent K dramas—everyone is an Oscar-worthy actor.
Kudos for how well the Drama went. Also, call me crazy, but Jae Joon doesn't deserve the ending he got. He was crazy and violent, but I think Prison would've been better for him than death. Also, going to Yeo Jeong for autopsy details was crazy. How idiotic is he?
But nonetheless, I really liked it. For crime thrillers, I prefer Realistic dramas, but this one was at least enjoyable and kept you on the edge of your seat till you finished it. 9.5 ratings from me!

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It was a okay watch!

It was a slow-burn revenge story. The plot is excellent; it's thrilling and mysterious. I have nothing else to add about this other than that! It can be prolonged in some parts, but I was shocked at the plot twists and turns. It's filmed well, and it shows the cruelty behind the issues of bullying in Korea. Some might say that it's "too much" or "unrealistic," but it's ordinary for such severe bullying to occur in Korea. It's heartbreaking, but that's the reality.

Moreover, this is a thriller, but there were scant thrills throughout most of it. The plot's central concept was intriguing: activating self-destruction mechanisms, lighting the fuse, and stepping back. It offers numerous opportunities for tension-building, but the overall production didn't make the most of them. Overall, it's an okay watch.

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a child who was not loved by the village can burn it to the ground to feel its warmth

brilliant casting, great production and a powerful script.
In high school, the protagonist was essentially tortured by her classmates and nobody did a thing to help her. the show is about her revenge. I feel like season one is just her setting the table and season 2 is going to be the real feast.

the cast really did a great job bringing the characters to life. so much so that you'll find yourself wanting to punch people through the screen. Song Hye Kyo really did redeem herself with this show. I'm not saying that her last two shows were horrible just that they weren't doing things for her.

anyway, I really enjoyed the show and hope you enjoy it too

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Song Hye Kyo the queen

It’s a great show with an elaborate story. Some challenging parts but once you overcome that, it’s a great show.
Horrible to watch shin ye eun and compare her to her role in the revenge of others! What a great actress I must say.
Even the actress playing young version the FL is so talented so kudos on casting.
I love Lee do hyun in everything he does and happy to see him here.
Must watch if you like recent dramas!
Waiting for part 2 - I have some theories about the plot twist but I really hope the bullies burn in hell and minimal collateral damage.

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who get's the glory

Our main character was bullied when she was a high school. But when she tried to report them even adults bullied her instead of helping like her homeroom teacher. The bullies torture her and even burned her with a hairdresser. Her mother also cooperates with them instead of helping her. One time she tried to kill herself because these burns are really painful. They are so painful that had to roll over the snow to cool them down. So, she decided to wait for her glory instead off dying.
She waited years for those bullies to achieve their dream so that she can steal them.

This season we only saw her preparation for the final glory. The main story is yet to come in S2.
Can't wait to see want come next.

This show steals all the glory of this year 2022. So don't waste your time just watch it.

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wait until season2 to watch this show

I am not one who writes reviews. I am one who relys on reviews so i dont end up watching time wasting kdramas and i feel like this is one of them. I partly started this kdrama because of all the instagram reels floating around. I wasn't much aware of how many episodes were there in the kdrama and that it also has a season 2 coming soon.

Anyway, getting to the main point of the kdrama. This is one overhyped kdrama. There is absolutely nothing that's been resolved whatsoever. I understand the saying "revenge is a dish best served cold" but taking 8 episodes for setting the story and background and all is a bit too much. They could have ended this show with 20 episodes with the revenge and everything all at once but no. I came here for the possibility of murders and whatever, not for just the background. A hard pass until season 2.

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