Summary
There’s almost nothing sweeter than revenge.
Chocolate is an extremely close second, butPrime Video’sSouth Korean fantasy dramaMarry My Husbandtakes the cake.
This show is more than just revenge, of course.Marry My Husbandis also a love story.
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The protagonist of this series finds love unexpectedly during her mission to escape her miserable life.
There are twists and turns that captivate the audience and keep them on their toes.
It wasserialized byWebtoonand adapted by the studio LICO.
Marry My Husband follows Kang Ji-won, a terminally ill woman who is betrayed by her best friend and husband. Miraculously, she travels back in time ten years and seizes the opportunity to rewrite her fate, seeking revenge against those who wronged her and finding a chance at true happiness.
When confronted, her husband attacks and kills her.
And she has knowledge of her previous life!
With this knowledge, she plans to make different choices so she can live a happy life.
Her first objective is to marry her trashy best friend to her equally trashy husband.
So-jak began writing the Korean web novel in 2020 and finished the story in 2021.
This Webtoon comic began in August 2022 in English and ended in November 2023.
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Still, the show adapts the web comic’s narrative very well and makes for a bingable revenge treat.
Romance wasn’t on the table at the start of this story.
He was in love with her in the previous timeline and was aware of her death.
The chemistry between the two characters is instant.
There’s no stronger love than that.
Ji-won’s path of revenge is very satisfying.
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Love, revenge, and everything in between!
They included some scenes that weren’t in the original story.
The camping trip and the judo lessons that the characters were part of helped connect the storyline better.
Theinteractions between each characterfelt more genuine.
Viewers also get to see Ji-won struggle more than she does in theMarry My Husbandweb novel.
Not only did she gain a new romantic relationship, she formed new friendships as well.
Whatever she would change had the potential to affect someone else.
A new character was also added toMarry My Husbandthat wasn’t in the original story.
Not everyone who has watched the show was happy with the introduction of a new character.
Her involvement only furthered Ji-won’s revenge and Su-min’s suffering.
Prime Video’sMarry My Husbandis 16 episodes long and managed to adapt the major plot points from the web comic.
Still, the pacing was just as slow as its Webtoon counterpart.
The show did incredibly well despite this and is one of the better Webtoon adaptations to date.
The stakes are high, the romance is beautiful, and the revenge is sweet like sugar.
Marry My Husbandis available to stream on Prime Video in the U.S.
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