Why Are You Obsessed With Your Fake Wife? - Vol. 1 Ch. 20

[MangaDex]

 

[Shamz]

AHHHH FUCK YOU BITCH. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[Pokari]

The bit where the author is intent upon her being an idiot about believing her sister on that one point where she's obviously savvy enough about literally everything else regarding her family...

I wish this had a little more subtlety. Like if she just acknowledged the possibility that he didn't betray her, but simply wasn't willing to take the risk, that could be understandable, even compelling. It could have real emotional depth and heartache and wistful acceptance of an imperfect world and the possibilities you give up and the good things you find in it anyway, and all such sorts of narratively juicy things.

But this thing going where we're supposed to accept she's insanely competent but suddenly dumb-as-bricks about this one thing? While telegraphing the future melodrama to the audience clear as day? It drives me mad.

 

[BatCrow]

The bit where the author is intent upon her being an idiot about believing her sister on that one point where she's obviously savvy enough about literally everything else regarding her family...

I wish this had a little more subtlety. Like if she just acknowledged the possibility that he didn't betray her, but simply wasn't willing to take the risk, that could be understandable, even compelling. It could have real emotional depth and heartache and wistful acceptance of an imperfect world and the possibilities you give up and the good things you find in it anyway, and all such sorts of narratively juicy things.

But this thing going where we're supposed to accept she's insanely competent but suddenly dumb-as-bricks about this one thing? While telegraphing the future melodrama to the audience clear as day? It drives me mad.

Or even that he just wasn't able to come close again thanks to the actions of her family.

 

[Dirt_Lord]

The bit where the author is intent upon her being an idiot about believing her sister on that one point where she's obviously savvy enough about literally everything else regarding her family...

I wish this had a little more subtlety. Like if she just acknowledged the possibility that he didn't betray her, but simply wasn't willing to take the risk, that could be understandable, even compelling. It could have real emotional depth and heartache and wistful acceptance of an imperfect world and the possibilities you give up and the good things you find in it anyway, and all such sorts of narratively juicy things.

But this thing going where we're supposed to accept she's insanely competent but suddenly dumb-as-bricks about this one thing? While telegraphing the future melodrama to the audience clear as day? It drives me mad.

I agree, villianess webtoons always fall into this trope where no matter how girlbossy they make the mc, the mc has always gotta have at least one contrived plot point that they are just stupid as hell about and its always the most obvious unnecessary stuff. shows the limits of the author's skill more than anything.

 

[sanglyon]

I agree, villianess webtoons always fall into this trope where no matter how girlbossy they make the mc, the mc has always gotta have at least one contrived plot point that they are just stupid as hell about and its always the most obvious unnecessary stuff. shows the limits of the author's skill more than anything.

At this point, I have to wonder if the author thinks they're being subtle with their "hints". Sure, readers like to feel smart by guessing stuff before, or alongside, the MC, but here, we're basically told "this is all the mc's misunderstanding, wink-wink" while the MC needs to be dense as a black hole to ignore the clues.