'The Glory' Season 1 Part 2 Review: SongHyeKyo's Moon Dong-eun does nothing better than revenge
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The most awaited part 2 of one of Netflix's highly anticipated K-dramas series, 'The Glory' is here. Part 1 left the viewers on a cliffhanger and they couldn't wait for SongHyeKyo's Moon Dong-eun to serve them the best platter of revenge with some nail-biting moments which would keep them on the edge of their sofas. The story revolves around a high school student who dreamed of one day working as an architect, unfortunately, she became a victim of high school violence perpetrated by her fellow students. She dropped out of high school because of the bullying. She then planned revenge on her tormentors and also the bystanders who did nothing. Now that the bullied student is an adult, she waited for the leader of her tormentors to get married and have a child. The woman who was once a victim of school violence is now the homeroom teacher of her tormentor's child.
The Ahn Gil-Ho helmed series stars Song Hye-Kyo, Lee Do-hyun, Lim Ji-Yeon, Yeom Hye-ran, Park Sung-hoon, and Jung Sung-il round out the ensemble cast. If you like 'The Glory,' you can also watch: 'World of the Married,' 'Flower of Evil,' and 'Vincenzo'.
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'The Glory Part-2' perfectly depicts power game vs justice
'The Glory Part 2' is all about building up the tension, turning a knife slowly, and causing the characters and the audience enough pain to feel panic. Not a single plan in this series goes off without a hitch, and it’s what the characters do as their lives shatter that reveals much about them. However, actress Song Hye-Kyo delivers a praiseworthy performance with her subtle but intimidating portrayal of the show's main character, Moon Dong-eun. The show wastes no time revealing this character's tragic back story and the ultimate revenge plan she is plotting against her wrong do-ers. Regardless, it can be triggering for some people as the theme of the series is incredibly dark and includes certain portrayals of self-harm.
A group of friends with mutual intimidation
'The Glory Part 2' manages to explore the dynamic hate that radiates through the series’ extended cast, particularly Ji-Yeon. This complexity and reaction to Dong-Eun’s orchestration are expertly created and executed. Furthermore, The five are almost caricatures of well-known tropes. Ice queen Yeon-Jin (Lim Ji-yeon), god-fearing hypocrite Sa-ra (Kim Hieora), playboy heir Jae-jun (Park Sung-hoon), gold digger Hye-jeong (Cha Joo-young), and cocky punk (Myeong-o) Kim Gun-woo but they’re elevated by the intricacies of their twisted relationships. Additionally, the group’s dynamic is based on shared history and mutual intimidation, and it’s fascinating to watch all of these bad people behaving badly (and alternately turn on and rely on each other) as Dong-eun’s revenge plan begins exposing decades of secrets.
Regardless, every minute of 'The Glory' is well worth it. A masterclass in escalation, 'The Glory' is perfection.
You can watch 'The Glory' Part 2 on Netflix.
