No Accounting for Taste: Itaewon Class

This glorious show deviated in so many ways from other Korean dramas, especially in its social radicality and representation but remained committed to the concept of the bittersweet. This theme was performed beautifully and expertly in this drama, and yet, this concept also describes my experience of watching the drama as well. While I found this drama emotionally fulfilling throughout, I was slightly disappointed by the end because it seemed to conclude in a place that was far more conservative than its beginning.