In Princess Weiyoung, the main character is impersonating the daughter of the Prime Minister, and ends up in a rather long and drawn out power struggle with the Prime Minister's first wife and children.
The way the mother and her daughter are portrayed is particularly interesting, to me at least. Because while they definitely show some psychopathic tendencies (like starting a fire to target Weiyoung, not caring who else might suffer in the process) you also kind of get their motivations, and almost have to admire them. At times. Even though they are quite clearly villains in the show.
Anyways, I think a bit about how the people around them enable their behavior. The Prime Minister, for example. The loyal servants, who are aware and support their mistresses.
And the Crown Princess, who only seems to see the facade - the connections, 'right' background, etc - and doesn't truly investigate when the daughter lies to her face. (This also reminds me of an article that said Bernie Madoff got away with his shenanigans because he seemed to have the right background. People with money trusted that, and thus trusted him when they shouldn't have).
Its basically classism. This idea that coming from the right family, or right school, or whatever somehow makes someone a better choice.
And it's also BS, the kind that lets abusers and liars get away with their behavior.
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