1 Season
16 Episode
Pandora: Beneath the Paradise
My perfect life is a perfect lie.
Hong Taera gets trapped in a fate like that of Pandora in Greek mythology. With a perfect husband and a lovely daughter, Taera leads a life envied by all. However, her repressed memories resurface. She sets out to take revenge and protect her beloved family.
- Year: 2023
- Country: South Korea
- Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure
- Studio: tvN
- Keyword: amnesia, revenge, melodrama, thriller, chaebol, action
- Director: Kim Soon-ok
- Cast: Lee Ji-ah, Lee Sang-yun, Jang Hee-jin, Park Ki-woong, Bong Tae-gyu, Han Soo-yeon
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Where would you even begin with this crazy hot mess? The first 3-4 episodes were acceptable despite moving too fast and creating many gaps. However, as the drama unfolded, it became clear that it was biting off more than it could chew. Right off from episode 5, the drama became an irrecoverable mess. The pacing was erratic, jumping between weak fabricated plot twists, jarring narrative and bloated segments with no sense of cohesion. The drama was throwing everything at the viewers to see what sticks. Action, thriller, fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, melodrama, the drama couldn't decide what it wanted to be nor it managed to mix any of them well. The characters felt like caricatures rather than fully developed individuals, and their motivations often seemed arbitrary, inconsistent and generally weak. If the drama wanted to go for stupid ridiculousness then why not raise the stakes to match? Not even the ending could measure up to its intent despite its "supposed" twist.