Rael is introduced as a femme fatale: "Aphrodite" as a vengeful goddess of beauty, the biblical "Eve" as a temptress, seductress, a serpent. We also see really fast- the vulnerability behind her facade.
She’s traumatized and engages in self-harm once triggered.
There is a reason why makjang dramas are always getting some type of recognition, mainly because most people don't experience it in real life or see it anywhere else except on TV.
In the context of dramas, makjang is a stylistic, tonal, or narrative element in dramas that chooses to play up outrageous storylines to keep viewers hooked despite how ridiculous the stories become, which you will experience throughout this drama. This type of drama is difficult to understand or accept based on common sense and moral standards of an average person. These dramas will often feature things such as forced situations/settings, tangled relationships, affairs, and birth secrets
Seo Ye-ji came back with a new tvN drama called 'Eve' , which is characterized as a high-quality, intense revenge melodrama.
It has quite a painful yet simple plot actually, whose main focus is revenge and betrayal.
---"Eve" in Hebrew is "Ḥawwāh" and is most commonly believed to mean "living one" or "source of life".---
Some might be disappointed by it because, if they've seen her previous works such as being a desperate girl in 'Save Me', an iconic lawyer in 'Lawless Lawyer' and interesting, mysterious writer in 'It's okay not to be okay', Seo Ye-ji is limited to mechanical smiles, blank, wide-eyes and bouts of weeping – all of which do nothing to show the so-called fire of revenge burning inside her, unless you focus on more episodes and her intense eyes and actions she does throughout the drama.
Her voice, facial expressions, and the way her emotions quickly change as she turns bolder gave me even goosebumps sometimes. Or even a slight jump scare when she randomly raised her voice at Han So Ra. Terrific!
The drama has a promising start - the story is interesting enough that you can't wait to watch the second episode.
The wardrobe of the female characters looked insanely awesome, atleast in my opinion, where as the others could've found it funny or not so attractive.
Most of Seo Ye-ji's clothes were from interesting brands, such as DIOR, Ports, Mango, etc with a varation of prices going from 500-1000$! Through newer episodes, her clothes become bolder, her eyebrows become bleached and her makeup becomes bolder aswell which is quite metaphoric as if it's showing her 'other' side.
I might even expect for Seo Yeji to win Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actress of this year with this drama, as much as there are mixed opinions about this whole drama, it's extremely interesting to watch every character unravel in their own way.