From the perspective of a viewer and a parent, there has always been something nerve-wrecking and deeply disturbing about Oh In-hye’s relationship with the Park-Won family. It’s fraught with all kinds of moral, ethical and spiritual transgressions to say the least. It isn’t just that she’s being used so nakedly as a pawn to further their political aspirations but that there’s also something Hansel and Gretel like about the way they furtively lure her into their fold with their seeming generosity. This feeling of unease is only reinforced in the latest episode when In-hye is given access to the mysterious blue orchid garden and her own orchid. The ghost orchid as it is nicknamed, acts also as a hallucinogen — an agent of control over its intended target. Park Jae-sang and Won Sang-a are clearly grooming In-hye with goodies in the same way the wicked witch in the Brothers Grimm’s story attempts to entice hungry deprived children into her house. Once they fall into her trap, she fattens them up before devouring them. Likewise the suave Park Jae-sang with his good looks and calm demeanour somehow manages to convey a predatory aura.
Little Women (2022) Episodes 3 and 4 Musings
Little Women (2022) Episodes 3 and 4 Musings
Little Women (2022) Episodes 3 and 4 Musings
From the perspective of a viewer and a parent, there has always been something nerve-wrecking and deeply disturbing about Oh In-hye’s relationship with the Park-Won family. It’s fraught with all kinds of moral, ethical and spiritual transgressions to say the least. It isn’t just that she’s being used so nakedly as a pawn to further their political aspirations but that there’s also something Hansel and Gretel like about the way they furtively lure her into their fold with their seeming generosity. This feeling of unease is only reinforced in the latest episode when In-hye is given access to the mysterious blue orchid garden and her own orchid. The ghost orchid as it is nicknamed, acts also as a hallucinogen — an agent of control over its intended target. Park Jae-sang and Won Sang-a are clearly grooming In-hye with goodies in the same way the wicked witch in the Brothers Grimm’s story attempts to entice hungry deprived children into her house. Once they fall into her trap, she fattens them up before devouring them. Likewise the suave Park Jae-sang with his good looks and calm demeanour somehow manages to convey a predatory aura.