K-dramas have a problem with trying to be both modern and traditional at the same time.
Here the premise is modern. Our Cinderella is independant, tough and takes no lip from anyone.
....except when it's her step-mom and step-sister, then she's as meek as a lamb and happy to place the doormate on her back. I might accept it for the step mom but why would you kowtow to a sister the same age as you?!?
Our women are proud and self reliant... execpt in every romantic scene where they are ALWAY AND WITHOUT EXCEPTION the damsal in distress and need to be rescued by one of the "knights". Hell, sometimes they force the distress part just so she can get rescued, I think the romatic track refuses to play otherwise.
Another tradional stereotype thrown into this modern take is that it's up to the woman to change the man. Our Cinderella is litterally hired to live with the four knights and "change them". I'm not even going to touch that one.
This isn't a bad show but it does step on it's own feet quite often. Our heroine is graduating highschool during the course of the show so she's 17-18 correct? Nope! Can't have a minor alone with adults, she's 20... she's graduating highschool at 20. Two people get into a car and drive off on a shopping spree while someone saw them? That someone arrived at the same shop just behind them... on foot. My guess is teleportation.
I wish it stuck to either a traditional or modern take. The show is cute but a lot of the situations feel forced or none sensical.
Here the premise is modern. Our Cinderella is independant, tough and takes no lip from anyone.
....except when it's her step-mom and step-sister, then she's as meek as a lamb and happy to place the doormate on her back. I might accept it for the step mom but why would you kowtow to a sister the same age as you?!?
Our women are proud and self reliant... execpt in every romantic scene where they are ALWAY AND WITHOUT EXCEPTION the damsal in distress and need to be rescued by one of the "knights". Hell, sometimes they force the distress part just so she can get rescued, I think the romatic track refuses to play otherwise.
Another tradional stereotype thrown into this modern take is that it's up to the woman to change the man. Our Cinderella is litterally hired to live with the four knights and "change them". I'm not even going to touch that one.
This isn't a bad show but it does step on it's own feet quite often. Our heroine is graduating highschool during the course of the show so she's 17-18 correct? Nope! Can't have a minor alone with adults, she's 20... she's graduating highschool at 20. Two people get into a car and drive off on a shopping spree while someone saw them? That someone arrived at the same shop just behind them... on foot. My guess is teleportation.
I wish it stuck to either a traditional or modern take. The show is cute but a lot of the situations feel forced or none sensical.