Breaking Down the Devastating Ending of The Scandal
The new Netflix k-drama is an adaptation of the 1782 French epistolary novel 'Les Liaisons dangereuses.'
The Scandal, a Netflix series, skillfully adapts the 1782 French epistolary novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos into the 18th century Joseon setting. The story follows Lady Cho Yun, played by Son Ye-jin, who, bored by her limited role as a woman, proposes a game with her cousin Ji Chang-wook's character, Cho Won, a writer and libertine.
The game involves seducing Hui-yeon, a devoutly chaste widow played by Nana, for Cho Won to sleep with her and Cho Won to sleep with an aspiring concubine. However, the ending is devastating, as their plan spirals out of control, leading to heartbreaking consequences.
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