The JTBC drama Nevertheless has taken its viewers to a rollercoaster of emotions with their characters. One minute, they're all sensual, and the next day, the guy's acting like a jerk to the girl who has trust issues. It can be emotionally taxing to some people, but some people might have experienced this before so they can relate to it, which is a really sucky situation.
It's always the same with almost every Korean drama: a jerk falls in love with a girl who is either pure, has trust issues, or both -- and the girl always ends up with the job of fixing the boy into someone desirable to date and fall in love. We're okay with Korean dramas like this, because this is the story that most of us have watched while growing up, wherever we are in the world.
What's not okay is that this drama, along with the other Korean dramas with the same theme, end up glorifying the assholes in relationships, and most men think having a woman who can change them is what they need to be an overall wonderful person. Some people might think I have a beef with the drama, which is true, but that's because the plot sucks for me. Maybe it's just for me, and everyone's entitled to their own opinions.
You know what makes me feel so frustrated? It's because we know in the end, Nabi will end up with Jae-eon no matter what, because that's what dramas are supposed to do -- make the leads fall in love with each other. I feel bad for Do-hyeok because he's the perfect guy for Nabi, but we already know what the endgame is.
It's sad because Do-hyeok's progression in the drama feels hastily built up: he appeared at the start of the drama, then lost in the oblivion, then came back stronger. It would have been better if Do-hyeok was already there to establish the fact that he likes Nabi and is ready to square up with Jae-eon, who loves hooking up with people.
We're just hoping we can have an insane plot twist, and for the first time in Korean drama history, the second lead ends up with the main lead and the other main lead can just go and move on.
