Eve's Scandal (2022)

Signor Verdi would be proud of this show

Eve is fundamentally a modern interpretation of a classic tragic grand opera where revenge, lust, love, power and money are fused together into a cascade of inordinate acts that assault the senses until the grand finale where all the evil deeds come home to roost. Usually, the protagonist is so altered by the soul destroying need for revenge that they are consumed by the vengeful act. This might be seen as a prime example of a makjang drama as well.

Eve would have worked so much better as an opera or a film, but 16 episodes allowed us too much time to notice its flaws. That is a real shame because it is a well-made show in many regards.

It is because of these flaws that the show will be polarising. On one hand, we can be swept away by the haunting love story, the all-consuming greed, hatred and thirst for retribution. Scenes that mixed shock and awe, opulent display of wealth and power can be mesmerising. Much the same way that extreme depravity can be spellbinding.

The flip side of such a strong stylistic statement can be a lack of substance. Does style ride shotgun over narrative logic? With such a long runtime and days between episodes, there is a lot of time for us to absorb the narrative and put two and two together. Seek and we shall find some serious plot holes and contrivance. At some point I decided that to enjoy this show, I need to switch off some cognitive functions and rely more on primitive emotions. Bring on the extra strong tinted lens!

With that in mind, I would say that I mostly enjoyed the show but with caveats. I did get distracted by some illogical scenarios and some contrivance gave me pause. In the end, I was swept up by the head long rush to the grand denouement where it reached the all consuming crescendo. It was a fitting final act to a monumental tragedy and there is little room for moral ambiguity. Death cometh to us all. Signor Verdi would be proud.

Was the epilogue necessary? Was it better that we are given a glimmer of hope (was it wistful thinking?) or would it be better to let the dead rest and leave us to our reflections?

Similarly, comments regarding the acting will be polarised as well. There is no shortage of stylistic flairs and film noir moments so some might think that the actors are not showing enough emotions or when there is an outburst, it is over the top. A lot comes down to the direction and I don’t think any of the actors did a bad job, but 16 hours is a long time repeating a small range of pose. There are times when I felt that the leads were wearing a gilded mask but a mask nevertheless.

OST is fine, got to love a good Tango. Rewatch is unlikely in the near future.

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Acting and Music

Seo Yeaji has been through so much this year, and her acting is amazing for this comeback. I can feel the character's emotions, and I just think her acting is so well that it draws you in.
The OST at the end is perfect. The lyrics are extremely representative of Ms.Seo's character.
I also want to say that the woman who plays Han SoRa is also an amazing actress. She shows her character's anxiety and anger so well.
The men and husband's also act well, especially the actors that play Yoon Gyeom and EunPyeong. Them and Han SoRa's actress play obsession amazingly.
This story is almost the perfect revenge plot (so far).

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Eve is first and foremost the revenge story of Lee Ra El (LRE) who witnessed her family being trampled on and killed by more powerful people. This trauma causes her to spend the following 13 years of her life etching on a revenge to take these people down and make them pay for their crime.


What Works :
The lead actress Seo Ye Ji of course. As LRE, she was perfect. This role enabled her to showcase different ranges from calm and classy to erratic and cruel. I hope this role will mark her comeback and enable her to work in great projects.

Yoo Sun as Han So Ra: She was really good and managed to make us feel sympathy for the horrible woman that was Han So Ra. She managed to show that this bratty tantrum-throwing woman also had another side to her that could make us temporarily root for her character.

The music: I loved it! Especially the title song "Hold Me Tight" which was daunting and really suitable to the atmosphere of the drama.

The story : Who doesn't like seeing rich and beautiful people showing us their ugliest side ? Hahaha
The premise was really good especially the seduction period between Seo Ye Ji and Kang Yoon Gyeom.



What doesn't Work :
The writing : We are promised a story about a 1.6 trillion won divorce battle but sadly, this was barely touched on by the author. The story is about the seduction of a married man leading to his obsession and subsequent divorce sure but it's first and foremost the story of a revenge.
Also, why have Kang Yoon Gyem and Han So Ra have two daughters when the eldest didn't have any role in the story ? She was never mentioned even when her parents were in a much publicized divorce and tearing each other apart.

The direction : I felt it might have added to the story if the audience discovered LRE's motive and background afterward. Wouldn't it have been more intriguing to see a newly arrived young mother who sets her eyes on the The CEO Kang Yoon Gyeom (KYG) while also befriending his wife Han So Ra ?
I feel it would have prevented the show to become repetitive at one point.

The camera work : I feel the Rated 19 scenes were wasted. It should have been filmed more sensually as it was about KYG letting loose and finally getting the object of his obsession.
Also the tango scene in which SYJ danced solo could have been better filmed imo. I think the aim was to show her sensuality and make her desirable but it fell flat because of the way it was filmed.

The characters : My problem lays with the assemblyman. Many shipped him with LRE but I personally thought he was cringy and borderline creepy. I understood the intent. He was supposed to be LRE's rock unwavering and sturdy in his support but the way they made him fall him love this desperately only after seeing her dance was cringy.
First because he knew her as a young girl when she was at her lowest and was thus her only support system now that they back in each other's lives.
Then because he kept referring to her father as family and thus giving off brotherly vibes
Finally because the way he fell for LRE could have been presented better. He was supposed to be perfect and want LRE for who she was and not for what she looked like.


As for the CEO, I know what they were aiming for by making him emotionless for 90% of the drama. He was someone who couldn't show his feeling as they could be used as a weapon against him. He was someone who never felt warmth from his family and despised his wife.
BUT! I feel they could have written him another way and insisted more on his being ambitious and wanting to be the real king and not a mere puppet.
I'll admit that I enjoyed his pairing with LRE though. It's a pity the writer didn't make it more of a psychological game between the two as they were both masterminds who put themselves and their personal goals first.




OVERRAL :
It was a nice watch. I'll personally won't rewatch it but I'll watch some scenes that I really enjoyed. This drama did have some highs and started off great but it was let down by the writing toward the end though there were still some great moments.

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From Revenge to Love and Freedom

This is a fantastic drama about how avengers get healed by love and obtain freedom.
The story centred on a revenge plan meticulously and ruthlessly carried out by Lee Ra El, who was determined to take down the LY Group led by Kang Yoon Gyeom. LY illegally bought Ra El's father's company and technology, and caused the tragic death of her parents and left trauma on her as a young girl of fifteen.
Love cannot be hidden. While targeting Yoon Gyeom, Ra El fell in love with him, for they shared much in common: living a lonely, abused and loveless life, and yearning for healing by music especially played by Piazzola's Bandoneon. While Yoon Gyeom was kept captive by wealth and power, Ra El was living in the prison of hatred. As revenge became bloodier, their love got deeper.
Throughout the revenge, beautiful romance and redemptive love stood out. Ra El had to admit her true feelings towards Yoon Gyeom, and Yoon Gyeom must face the consequences of his greed and evil connections. Yoon Gyeom died a heroic death in the end so that Ra El would live in peace as she aspired.
Both Yoon Gyoem and Ra El gained freedom, the former from the control of the evil and guilt of his own, and the latter from hatred and fury.
The theme of the drama is significant. The acting is amazing, including that of the FL, ML, SFL and SML, as well as nearly everybody. The music is impressive, especially I Want to Be Your Everyday and Hold Me Tight. The wardrobe of the actresses was astonishing. The character development of Kang Yoon Gyeom was most impressive.
The story definitely cannot avoid loopholes, and has aroused much controversy among viewers. However, it is a great drama.
My overall rating goes to 9.5/10.

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Painful to watch, over the top acting

The premise is promising. Unfortunately, the acting (plus the make up and the wardrobe department) is over the top, specially Seo Yea Ji, who act like she is an airdoll and everytime she showed anger, she looked constipated.

Most of the time, the conversation between characters sounded like they were whispering all the time. It's a bit too much to hear. Why the can't just talk normally?

What's more annoying, the lack of chemistry between the leads. The exagerating make up and customs of female lead (she was wearing Prada level dress while cooking in the kitchen, unbelievable) makes her look like a Barby doll robot and that makes her look intimidating her male lead. And the acting, this is the worst of Seo Yea Ji.

I think, the biggest problem with this is the script and the direction. The production is gorgeous but the script and direction are awful. The script is going wild halfway... This is the worst kdrama I've ever watched

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What a mess!

Ok first of all I had a huge expectation since I found out Seo Yea Ji and Sang Yeob would be there in the drama. I loved their acting in their earlier dramas so much. Save me and While you were sleeping are the best one among them. However this show...how should I put it...it had everything yet it was just so unsatisfactory that it was completely unbearable towards the end. My ques is what happened to the revenge part???? It became so weird in between that most of the time I was questioning the ultimate goal of Ra El and her fake mother. Unnecessary bickering, yelling, seducing and flashy outfits doesn't make the story compelling to viewers.
Even the dialogues felt so boring...I mean who talks like that in real world? So much poetry! Ok I get it...its a drama it cant be real and blah blah blah...but it was so over the top that it was not making any sense. I was expecting more thrill and Revenge twist. What about her family? Just few flashbacks!! Thats it?? It was just Seo ye ji and park Byung Eun and his childhood trauma. So what!! Why should we care when he never really raised his voice against all the atrocities of his in laws and wife?? I must say it was pretty much ok till ep.10 but afterwards it was a pure mess. To all the people who really enjoyed this show I must say you guys really have a different taste altogether. I won't even bother to recommend this drama to anyone. Seo Yea Ji can do much better without this kind of scripts. Sigh! We really needed our queen back but not in these kind of stories.? Lee Sang Yeob's acting prowess was not even shown properly

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I am loooooovvvvveee with This show

I so much love this show so yea ji has actually outdone herself again. All this cast and crews acted perfectly I give this show 10 as it’s the best so far. I like the thrill and psychopathic vibes. It’s absolutely superb. Don’t mind watching over and over again. I love the love story and her determination despite her emotions which is what you rarely see in Asian dramas. Though it was sad that her lover died at the end but I felt he actually deserved it despite home did not directly hurt her or her family but he is as guilty as the others as he was aware of the situation and he decided to keep quite in other to acquire her fathers company.

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MAGNIFICENT START BUT MESSY END

THE PLOT - I’m always down for a revenge drama. Especially if it’s a makjang show. The premise is definitely enough to suck you in. What kept me watching was finding out exactly who Ra El was going after because it isn’t clear in the beginning. The whole revenge plan was really strategic and had me questioning how far a person would go to avenge the death of a loved one. There were times throughout the show where I thought Ra El went too far, but I think it was decided from the beginning that nothing would stand in the way of her revenge.

THE CHARACTERS - I have to agree with the majority here and state that Han So Ra is the best one out of the bunch. What a character she was! The times she made me laugh out loud lmao.Not to excuse her unacceptable behavior but she had no real guidance. From what I observed it seems like she is a tool used by her father when it’s beneficial to him. Otherwise he can't be bothered with her. He is so cold to her and dismisses her even when she genuinely needs ya know, her father. Yes she is a miserable wretched woman but I do think it's sad how the only men in her life don't give her genuine love. Even the assistant she was sleeping with doesn't actually love her, he's just there to boost her ego, but there were times I felt he was genuinely concerned for her. It’s unfortunate that her henchman cared for her more than her own father. She is a tragic case but she was merely a product of her environment. Han Pan Ro was a good villain. He was very cruel and that was established with that dog scene in the first episode. The contrast with him being an old man was done well. Yoon Gyum was probably the worst in terms of acting. It was excruciating to watch him during certain scenes, especially the intimate ones. Like bro fix your face! The age difference between his and Ra El’s character threw me off when they had certain scenes together. Gye Young was good. Eun Pyung was a sweet character with a good backstory. The romance between him and LE should’ve been dealt with but the writers chose to leave it open ended.. And last but not least Seo Yeji. I watched this for her and I was not disappointed in her performance. She is excellent at portraying such heavy emotions. You really felt her dedication to the role. I hope she gets more projects after this.

Overall I’d say this show started off great and then lost me towards the end. The first 8 episodes are def the strongest. The last act felt rushed and there were quite a few plot holes. Like what happened to Han So Ra’s kids? I liked how Yoon Gyum chose to help LE in the end. However rather than having him commit suicide I think he should’ve been killed another way. I get that he was done but I don’t think suicide was the answer. Anyways I’d def recommend this show if you like revenge and chaebol family mess, but mind the inconsistencies as you watch.

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Everyone got what they actually deserves beside main leads !

Lee la el got the love she deserves from the male lead and seo eun pyeong tho end wasn't on her favor !! Male lead's life was most terrible from the start to the end !! Han pan ro , han so ra, kim jung cheol, moon do wan all got into the grave the dug !!
I don't know why there're some bad reviews abt it but for me it was worth my time i started watching 2 days ago and completed right after the last ep aired. I definitely love it and i hope lot of you should give it a try cause this one is something you didn't know you can actually find with revenge, seductress !! Only person i feel most sorry for is seo eun pyeong !! Tho he makes me note that always side character is the only one who stayed by female lead 's side if she does good or evil he wouldn't leave her side !!

Everything about seo ye ji makes me fall in love with her !! The way she can play this role nobody else can do it !! She started with her playing tricks which even can makes women's also fall for her so how doesn't man !! And i saw lot of review calling out male lead that he wasn't trying to understand her !! he didn't love her !! Even tho he was watching how much pain she was going through he didn't console her and many more but kids do you even know what's mature relationship looks like !! They were both mature even tho female lead was 28 in drma but she was smarta*s and very mature while same goes for male lead. They give healing to each other without words. He saw his love with his actions !! Everything he did was all abt her cause he himself was a broken man !! Fell for someone for the first time he wanted to give everything to her : which he did at the last ?

I think he wasn't even one of the culprit in this Revenge tho he have to get the blame cause he was main point of the culprits to get the company . So ra wanted him to get married with her thats why she started everything her father was the cruelest man to everyone even with his wife and daughter that's how sora also come out like this ! But the only part where i feel like male lead was wrong and among culprits was when lee la el watch her mother's last footage and when her mother was protesting and he ignored her ??? otherwise from the start he was greatest . He try to protect even servents from his wife so i knew it from the start that he can't be the culprit!!

Well ik this isn't the way you should write review but I'm very bad at writting things !! But i have to write for this one cause of bad rating this got and bad reviews too !! Thats why i wanted to give it nice review so lot of other ppl can also try watching this and the judge !! not on someone's else opinion ;

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A Good Revenge Drama

I enjoyed this drama, I’ve been on a Revenge Drama kick and this one was good. It’s crazy, how far someone will go for revenge and it’s even crazier how far thethe wealthy and powerful will go. I enjoyed it, I recommend it, I watched it for Yeaji. I really love her as an actress, she does so good with her roles. This drama gives you lots of cheer-fis- thrust moments and it also feeds your anger for the injustices that the corrupt family has gotten away with. I rooted for RaEl the whole way and I definitely shed tears for her. I binged this in about three days, There were a few bits i was bored by, like all the “wife’s” tantrum scenes ugh, they were so annoying and after the second one you're kinda just over her and her solo scenes. I really disliked her, the actress who played her did a fantastic job portraying her character. I was so upset by her actions as a mother and how she thought throughout everything that she did nothing wrong. She was truly selfish from start to finish, probably the only character that stayed true to themselves to the end. Other than out wonderfully Beautiful Lawyer/Seo EunPyung. That man deserved EVERYTHING!!! Gah how I loved and rooted for him! Lots of great scenes, also some that make you flinch. Also like what the heck, the two female leads were always dressed to the nines. That was a bit over the top with the outfits. But Yeaji looks fantastic in everything she wears. I laughed, i rooted, i screamed at the tv andI did cry a few times, especially there at the final episode.

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The story goes from HIGH CLASS REVENGE to 》 TWIN FLAMES WHO'S MET THROUGH THE REVENGE PLOT.

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The things that i unexpected it keeps happening. At the beginning toward half ep i think is still a good one to watch, but at the some point i realized the story is more focusing to their affair issue than the main theme of this drama which is REVENGE that they have been planning for 13 years.

Now i will explain to you guys the (-) minus points of this drama:
1. The ending is really disappointed not bcz it has sad ending but bcz the villain charcters just died like that and went crazy, c'mon man they not even have a scene where they sit in the court chair!

2. It tooks 13 episodes for La El identity to get exposed like WHAT?! I mean she did a lot to me that seems suspicious and obvious but she maintains to get until 13 ep safely WOAH.
And i forget in which ep but there's scene where they playing poker game, back then i really thought this poker game is an indicate that they will be fighting head to head, bcz no one is real winner (between Yoon Kyeom and La El) but at the end they not really want to hurt each others, like they could give up everything in order to be with each others, that's really hopeless plot.

3. The one and only upper hand charcter in this drama is Lee La El, execpt her the another charcters have nothing/zero plot twist. Example:
》 Han Pan Ro, he was the most villain in here but he did nothing through the entire show rather than just shouting, demanding, swinging around his beloved hammer. At the end the charcter who used to be ex prime minister is died at his own prison, he not seemed to be use his power, money, and territory to brings La El down.

》 Han So Ra, she also supposed to be strong and evil charcter who can do everything in her way to corner La El and make La El at the weak and devastate situation (even Cheon Seo Jin from drama Penthouse not really this helpless and fight with all her might), but she did nothing than just screaming, shouthing and act like spoiled kid. But what i did not understand was WHY So Ra keep begging her husband loves who never really loves her?.

》 Kang Yoon Gyeom, he was to weak and pathetic in here. No fight back and what suicide!!!!! Hey c'mon man you have a lot unfinished busniess you cannot die just like that, your death literally can be more grand than just drove your car to end your life.
-But Park Byung Eun is nailed it at potraying his charcter as KYG, i mean like his charisma and age is perfect to playing as a chairman, a lot of people criticize his acting because his no expresion face, but for me who have been watching him from drama "Because This Is My First Life", his charcter this time have a very heavy burden and responsible, lost his mom at the young age, his father who never loves him, everyone approaching him bcz of something, marriage not based by love and having wife+father in law like them is really depressing GOSH!. So guys no wonder his character is like emotionless.

4. The highlight of the plot were "₩2 trillion divorce lawsuit that shocks the entire nation caused by Lee La El" but the divorce lawsuit is nearly no a scene, rather than a breaking news in the TV, that's all the highlight is happening around ep 12-13 (i forget the exact ep). And La El identity as Yoon Gyeom mistress is never revealed to public directly or even admitting La El was his mistress.

5. The episodes about affair is too long, so toward ep 14,15,16 that's the real war started and ending too rush, unclear, and hopeless. Even when during the lawsuit trail is not really explained too detail just So-So scenes, Kim Jung Chul, Han Pan Ro, Kang Yoon Gyeom died just LIKE THAT!!!, while KYG died how can Han So Ra still alive not even disable and perfectly fine except her face and the three real villains (HPR, HSR,KJC) in here no one like literally no one who ever confess what are they doing all these time just DIE and WENT CRAZY. NO JUSTICE AT ALL.

6. Writer have a great plot and synopsis, but unfortunately the story goes too far and not even close to main plot focus which is revenge, there's a many of potential story, charcters, and detail to develop and make it into hotter story. But writer miss the opportunity
The story goes from HIGH CLASS REVENGE to 》 TWIN FLAMES WHO'S MET THROUGH THE REVENGE PLOT.

》》》》 Seo Eun Pyeong character also can be more active on chasing for La El love and become head to head rival with Yoon Gyeom, also La El husband can really become a biggest obstacle but they choose to wasting Seo Eun Pyeong and General Jang (aka La El Husband) to make La El realtionship attempts to Yoon Gyeom difficult.

7. Too much of PLOT HOLE, the plot hole is everywhere even after the ending i still have a lot of question.
- What will happen to Da bi and Boram?

- How about Boram dad suddenly disapper in the middle of ep and suddenly appear out of nowhere at ep 14?

-Did they really have 2 daughters? Da bi and Eun-bi, so how can Eun-bi never appear as real life person rather than just a photo, if it just a phote then what's the meaning of having 2 daughters????

-Is KYG really died just like that without funeral (i get it that was his will but still) also without showing his dead body like HELLO!the 1# korea billionaire death just announced by the mere breaking news . Bcz there scene in the ep 16 where La El and Yoon Gyeom talked about piazzolla things so i have assumption "Ah! maybe he's not really died".

The (+) Plus Points from this drama
1. The OST is really great especially the ost part 1 by Kim Ye Ji "Hold Me Tight" and part 3 by Sondia "Want To Be Your Everday" ❤❤❤

2. The Fashion style W.O.A.H. Every each ep i'm looking forward for Seo Yea Ji's fashion.
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3. There's a lot of life lessons you can take from this drama throught the show

4. The acting of each actor and actress really good one, i big fan of Sang Yeob oppa, watching this drama because he brought me here. But he just SML in here wellllll no problem bcz i also rooting Byung Eun oppa
P.S : i become fans of Sang Yeob oppa since his drama "Doctors" and first time i watched his drama that was "Jang Ok Jung".


Despite the ending of the drama and the plus-minus points in this drama 이브 i really want to say thank you for the staff, writer nim, director nim and every actor/actress who gave their best of the best and pour a lot of effort you guys did very² good job.

Byung Eun+Sang Yeob Oppa Hwaiting?

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