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* HotterAndSexier: A sex scene, a brief fellatio scene, a brief masturbation scene, ToplessnessFromTheBack, and toplessness from the front. ''The Glory'' is far more sexually explicit than most Korean dramas, mainly because it was produced by Netflix instead of a Korean television channel.
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* SexySoakedShirt: Extremely unsexy and played for FanDisservice. One flashback shows the boys that abused Dong-eun forcing her to stand outside in the pouring rain, wearing her white cotton school uniform shirt. Once the shirt soaks through, they make crass comments about how big her breasts are.
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* ColorblindConfusion: An unusual example of this trope. Yeon-jin's daughter Yi-seol is color blind, a fact that Yeon-jin is desperately trying to hide because it would reveal that Yeon-jin's husband Do-yeong isn't Yi-seol's biological father, Jae-joon is. (The show gets this right; any color-blind female must have a color-blind father.)

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* ColorblindConfusion: An unusual example of this trope. Yeon-jin's daughter Yi-seol is color blind, a fact that Yeon-jin is desperately trying to hide because it would reveal that Yeon-jin's husband Do-yeong isn't Yi-seol's biological father, Jae-joon is. (The show gets this right; any color-blind female must have a color-blind father.father, and Jae-joon is also color blind.)
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* ColorblindConfusion: An unusual example of this trope. Yeon-jin's daughter Yi-seol is color blind, a fact that Yeon-jin is desperately trying to hide because it would reveal that Yeon-jin's husband Do-yeong isn't Yi-seol's biological father, Jae-joon is. (The show gets this right; any color-blind female must have a color-blind father.)
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** [[spoiler:Sa-ra, who used her hands for her art and to do drugs, uses her hand to stab Hye-jeong in the neck with a pencil in her hair in a fit of rage, leading her to go to prison for aggravated assault and attempted murder at the top of suffering the painful effects of drug withdrawal. And her parents also throw her off the bus.]]
** [[spoiler:Hye-jeong, who often laughed at Dong-eun's misfortune and sought to marry into a rich family, loses her voice after Sa-ra stabs her in the neck, irreparably damaging her vocal cords, and rendering her as damaged goods.]]

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** [[spoiler:Sa-ra, who used her hands for her art and to do drugs, uses her hand to stab Hye-jeong in the neck with a pencil in her hair in a fit of rage, leading her to go to prison for aggravated assault and attempted murder at the top of suffering the painful effects of drug withdrawal. And her Her parents also throw effectively abandoned her off the bus.as well.]]
** [[spoiler:Hye-jeong, who often laughed at Dong-eun's misfortune and sought to marry into a rich family, loses her voice after Sa-ra stabs her in the neck, neck for also laughing at her, irreparably damaging her vocal cords, and rendering her as damaged goods.]]

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** [[spoiler:Yeon-jin, who arrogantly saw Dong-eun as being beneath her and mocked her, is reduced to spending the rest of her life in prison with her status lost, estranged from her daughter [[BrokenPedestal who now rightfully despises her]], her mother in the same prison as her but their relationship destroyed due of her mother throwing her off the bus, pathetically doing weather forecasts for her fellow inmates, and never knowing that she was imprisoned for a crime she technically didn't commit with Dong-eun having the last laugh.]]
** [[spoiler:Jae-joon, whose color blindness is a deep insecurity for himself, goes blind from Hye-jeong switching his glaucoma eye drops for cleaner fluid while driving and has his car crashed into by a truck, shortly before being pushed to his death by Do-yeon, the father of Jae-joon's biological daughter who he repeatedly tried to undermine.]]

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** [[spoiler:Yeon-jin, who arrogantly saw Dong-eun [[spoiler:Myeong-oh, whose brutish nature caused him to bully those under him as being beneath her and mocked her, is reduced to spending he was the rest of her life in prison with her status lost, estranged from her daughter [[BrokenPedestal who now rightfully despises her]], her mother lowest in the same prison as her but their relationship destroyed due hierarchy of her mother throwing her off the bus, pathetically doing weather forecasts for her fellow inmates, and never knowing that she bullies, was imprisoned for a crime she technically didn't commit with Dong-eun having the last laugh.]]
** [[spoiler:Jae-joon, whose color blindness is a deep insecurity for himself, goes blind from Hye-jeong switching his glaucoma eye drops for cleaner fluid while driving and has his car crashed into
actually killed not by a truck, shortly before being pushed to his death by Do-yeon, the father of Jae-joon's biological daughter who Yeon-jin when he repeatedly tried to undermine.blackmail her, but Gyeong-ran, who he had sexually assaulted and bullied for years after Dong-eun.]]



** [[spoiler:Myeong-oh, whose brutish nature caused him to bully those under him as he was the lowest in the hierarchy of the bullies, was actually killed not by Yeon-jin when he tried to blackmail her, but Gyeong-ran, who he had sexually assaulted and bullied for years after Dong-eun.]]

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** [[spoiler:Myeong-oh, [[spoiler:Jae-joon, whose brutish nature caused him color blindness is a deep insecurity for himself, goes blind from Hye-jeong switching his glaucoma eye drops for cleaner fluid while driving and has his car crashed into by a truck, shortly before being pushed to bully those under him as he was his death by Do-yeon, the lowest in the hierarchy father of the bullies, was actually killed not by Yeon-jin when Jae-joon's biological daughter who he repeatedly tried to blackmail undermine.]]
** [[spoiler: And finally Yeon-jin, who arrogantly saw Dong-eun as being beneath her and mocked
her, is reduced to spending the rest of her life in prison with her status lost, estranged from her daughter [[BrokenPedestal who now rightfully despises her]], her mother in the same prison as her but Gyeong-ran, who he had sexually assaulted their relationship destroyed due of her mother throwing her off the bus, pathetically doing weather forecasts for her fellow inmates, and bullied never knowing that she was imprisoned for years after Dong-eun.a crime she technically didn't commit with Dong-eun having the last laugh.]]
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** [[spoiler:Yeon-jin, who arrogantly saw Dong-eun as being beneath her and mocked her, is reduced to spending the rest of her life in prison with her status lost, estranged from her daughter [[BrokenPedestal who now rightfully despises her]], her mother in the same prison as her but their relationship destroyed, pathetically doing weather forecasts for her fellow inmates, and never knowing that she was imprisoned for a crime she technically didn't commit with Dong-eun having the last laugh.]]

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** [[spoiler:Yeon-jin, who arrogantly saw Dong-eun as being beneath her and mocked her, is reduced to spending the rest of her life in prison with her status lost, estranged from her daughter [[BrokenPedestal who now rightfully despises her]], her mother in the same prison as her but their relationship destroyed, destroyed due of her mother throwing her off the bus, pathetically doing weather forecasts for her fellow inmates, and never knowing that she was imprisoned for a crime she technically didn't commit with Dong-eun having the last laugh.]]



** [[spoiler:Sa-ra, who used her hands for her art and to do drugs, uses her hand to stab Hye-jeong in the neck with a pencil in her hair in a fit of rage, leading her to go to prison for aggravated assault and attempted murder.]]

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** [[spoiler:Sa-ra, who used her hands for her art and to do drugs, uses her hand to stab Hye-jeong in the neck with a pencil in her hair in a fit of rage, leading her to go to prison for aggravated assault and attempted murder.murder at the top of suffering the painful effects of drug withdrawal. And her parents also throw her off the bus.]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Yeon-jin claimed she wants to be a hyunmoyangcheo (a Korean phrase meaning good wife, wise mother); To get a job that's just noteworthy enough, get married at the right age, and have a few kids. Of course, a good wife [[spoiler:wouldn't produce a kid out-of-wedlock with another man and then pass said kid off as her husband's biological daughter.]]

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* BestServedCold: Dong-eun had no choice but to drop out of school at the age of 18 after her bullies horribly tormented her, burning her with a curling and clothes iron amongst other terrible things. She begins taking her revenge when she's 36, almost ''two decades later'', having gotten her GED and went to study education to become a teacher in hopes that she would one day become Yeon-jin's child's teacher as part of her revenge.
* BittersweetEnding: Though more sweet than bitter. [[spoiler:All five of Dong-eun's former bullies see retribution: Sa-ra and Yeon-jin (and her mother) are in jail, Jae-joon and Myeong-o are dead, and Hye-jeong's voice has been permanently damaged. Dong-eun's mother has been committed to a mental facility, and thus won't be able to track Dong-eun down any longer. Do-yeon leaves for the UK with Ye-sol, giving a chance for the young girl to be raised in a healthier environment, and Hyeon-nam is now free of her abusive husband--although she has yet to reunite with her daughter. Dong-eun seems to be making good strides in moving on from her traumatic past, and is now helping Yeo-jeong get his revenge on his father's killer. However, it is never confirmed if Yeon-jin has been convicted of So-hee's murder as well, and with Jae-joon (her rapist) dead, it may mean that justice may not come for So-hee.]]



* BestServedCold: Dong-eun had no choice but to drop out of school at the age of 18 after her bullies horribly tormented her, burning her with a curling and clothes iron amongst other terrible things. She begins taking her revenge when she's 36, almost ''two decades later'', having gotten her GED and went to study education to become a teacher in hopes that she would one day become Yeon-jin's child's teacher as part of her revenge.
* BittersweetEnding: Though more sweet than bitter. [[spoiler:All five of Dong-eun's former bullies see retribution: Sa-ra and Yeon-jin (and her mother) are in jail, Jae-joon and Myeong-o are dead, and Hye-jeong's voice has been permanently damaged. Dong-eun's mother has been committed to a mental facility, and thus won't be able to track Dong-eun down any longer. Do-yeon leaves for the UK with Ye-sol, giving a chance for the young girl to be raised in a healthier environment, and Hyeon-nam is now free of her abusive husband--although she has yet to reunite with her daughter. Dong-eun seems to be making good strides in moving on from her traumatic past, and is now helping Yeo-jeong get his revenge on his father's killer. However, it is never confirmed if Yeon-jin has been convicted of So-hee's murder as well, and with Jae-joon (her rapist) dead, it may mean that justice may not come for So-hee.]]
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** Myung-oh would do harm to Dong-eun as much as the girls, to the point of even physically assaulting her and committing sexual harassment.

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** Myung-oh would do harm to Dong-eun as much as the girls, to the point of even physically sexually assaulting her and committing sexual harassment.her.
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* WeaponizedAllergy: The first victim of Dong-eun's plot, the homeroom teacher who ignored the bullying she suffered and abused her himself, is killed by filling a room with flowers that give him an asthma attack.
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** Yeo-jeong’s parents: Considering his determination to get revenge on his father’s murder, and the way his father was described, he can be considered this along with his mom. Seeing her enjoyable interactions with her son and how supportive of his decisions she is, it’s not surprising that compared to most of the wealthy characters, Yeo-jeong isn’t as problematic as the wealthy bullies.
** [[spoiler: So-hee’s mother: Downplayed in that their interactions aren’t shown. But considering her belief that So-hee couldn’t have committed suicide and how she continues to get justice for her death, it’s implied that they had a healthy and loving mother-daughter relationship.]]
** Hyeon-nam: Not only does she try to protect her daughter from her abusive husband, but she’s willing to [[spoiler: work with Dong-eun to send her daughter to the USA out of safety and for a better life, even if it means not being able to her ever again or at least for a long time. She even went as far as to buy time for her daughter’s escape.]]
** Do-young: [[spoiler: Before and after knowing Ye-sol isn’t his biological daughter, he’s always prioritized Ye-sol’s well-being, even moving to another country to help her recover from the trauma caused by Yeon-jin and her biological father]]. From going to her soccer games to attending her class observation, his love for her is strong.

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** Yeo-jeong’s parents: Considering his determination to get revenge on his father’s father's murder, and the way his father was described, he can be considered this along with his mom. Seeing her enjoyable interactions with her son and how supportive of his decisions she is, it’s it's not surprising that compared to most of the wealthy characters, Yeo-jeong isn’t isn't as problematic as the wealthy bullies.
** [[spoiler: So-hee’s [[spoiler:So-hee's mother: Downplayed in that their interactions aren’t shown. But considering her belief that So-hee couldn’t have committed suicide and how she continues to get justice for her death, it’s it's implied that they had a healthy and loving mother-daughter relationship.]]
** Hyeon-nam: Not only does she try to protect her daughter from her abusive husband, but she’s she's willing to [[spoiler: work [[spoiler:work with Dong-eun to send her daughter to the USA out of safety and for a better life, even if it means not being able to her ever again or at least for a long time. She even went as far as to buy time for her daughter’s escape.]]
** Do-young: [[spoiler: Before [[spoiler:Before and after knowing Ye-sol isn’t his biological daughter, he’s he's always prioritized Ye-sol’s Ye-sol's well-being, even moving to another country to help her recover from the trauma caused by Yeon-jin and her biological father]]. From going to her soccer games to attending her class observation, his love for her is strong.
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** Do-young: [[Spoiler: Before and after knowing Ye-sol isn’t his biological daughter, he’s always prioritized Ye-sol’s well-being, even moving to another country to help her recover from the trauma caused by Yeon-jin and her biological father]]. From going to her soccer games to attending her class observation, his love for her is strong.

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** Do-young: [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Before and after knowing Ye-sol isn’t his biological daughter, he’s always prioritized Ye-sol’s well-being, even moving to another country to help her recover from the trauma caused by Yeon-jin and her biological father]]. From going to her soccer games to attending her class observation, his love for her is strong.

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** Hyeon-nam: Not only does she try to protect her daughter from her abusive husband, but she’s willing to [[spoiler: work with Dong-eun to send her daughter to the USA out of safety and for a better life, even if it means not being able to her ever again or at least for a long time. She even went as far as to buy time for her daughter’s escape.]]
** Do-young: [[Spoiler: Before and after knowing Ye-sol isn’t his biological daughter, he’s always prioritized Ye-sol’s well-being, even moving to another country to help her recover from the trauma caused by Yeon-jin and her biological father]]. From going to her soccer games to attending her class observation, his love for her is strong.
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** [[spoiler: So-hee’s mother: Downplayed in that their interactions aren’t shown. But considering her belief that So-hee couldn’t have committed suicide and how she continues to get justice for her death, it’s implied that they had a healthy and loving mother-daughter relationship.]]
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* GoodParents: In a universe where parents are at best uninvolved in their children’s life or at worst throw them under the bus, there are a few shining example of good parents in the series.
** Yeo-jeong’s parents: Considering his determination to get revenge on his father’s murder, and the way his father was described, he can be considered this along with his mom. Seeing her enjoyable interactions with her son and how supportive of his decisions she is, it’s not surprising that compared to most of the wealthy characters, Yeo-jeong isn’t as problematic as the wealthy bullies.


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* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Considering how traumatized Yeo-jeong was with his death, to his mom describing how he was willing to treat a criminal who committed the worst crimes, Yeo-jeong’s father ended up dying unfortunately. He was described as dedicated to his oath to help others, but ended up paying an unfortunate price. Considering how he was remembered by his loved ones, and how far Yeo-jeong is willing to go to commit revenge is enough for his dad to fit this trope.
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* ActOfTrueLove: In the Finale, Dong-eun at long last tells Yeo-jeong the reason she ghosted him seven years ago. She knew his parents run the hospital where So-hee's body is being kept, and orchestrated their second meeting intending to befriend him and use him as another pawn in her revenge. After getting to know [[NiceGuy Yeo-jeong]], however, Dong-eun began to like and empathize with him, so she couldn't bear to treat him as callously as she treats everyone else. This is why [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim she suddenly broke off their friendship and disappeared from his life]], even though doing so would leave a loose end in her otherwise carefully planned revenge. Yeo-jeong is smart enough to read between the lines and understand what this truly means.


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* MoodSwinger: Yeo-jeong goes through a veritable rollercoaster of emotions when Dong-eun, the love of his life who ghosted him seven years ago, sends him a text message out of the blue. It's only after he's completely freaked out that he actually reads her message.
-->'''Yeo-jeong:''' ''(sees the text notification; goes wide-eyed)'' Whoah! Whoah!!\\
''(Yeo-jeong tosses his phone in surprise and jumps off his chair, startling everyone present; the phone is caught by his colleague)''\\
'''Doctor:''' ''(catches phone)'' What the...?\\
'''Yeo-jeong:''' ''(freaking out)'' I think my phone's broken! There's no way she texted back after seven, eight years!\\
''(starts pacing back-and-forth)'' We did ran into each other once, yeah. But still, she replied?\\
''(gets a grip)'' Maybe I looked cool that day. ''(smugly)'' Oh, I see. That's right. I did. ''(laughs gleefully)''\\
'''Doctor:''' Is Dong-eun married or not?\\
'''Yeo-jeong:''' ''(snaps at him)'' Hey, don't read that! \\
''(beat, grows worried as he realizes what was asked)'' Why? What did she say? ''(in full-blown panic)'' Is it a wedding invitation? Is she getting married? To whom?!\\
''(cheers up and triumphantly claps his hands)'' She's getting a divorce, right?\\
''(face falls in despair)'' Or is it a remarriage?\\
'''Doctor:''' ''(stares at Yeo-jeong, nonplussed)'' ''Is'' it? She wants to know what Cialis is.\\
'''Yeo-jeong:''' ''([[FlatWhat stares blankly]], then grabs his phone to finally read the message)''
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* ImpliedRape: While Dong-eun was sexually abused by Jae-joon and Myeong-oh in the past, the latter force kissing her and the two forcing her to stand in the rain to ogle her, it is ambiguous if they went any further then that. Especially since [[spoiler: the two are rapist]].

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* ImpliedRape: While Dong-eun was sexually abused by Jae-joon and Myeong-oh in the past, the latter force kissing her and the two forcing her to stand in the rain to ogle her, it is ambiguous if they went any further then that. Especially since [[spoiler: the two are rapist]].rapists]].
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* ImpliedRape: While Dong-eun was sexually abused by Jae-joon and Myeong-oh in the past, the latter force kissing her and the two forcing her to stand in the rain to ogle her, it is ambiguous if they went any further then that. Especially since [[spoiler: the two are rapist]].
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* ForTheEvulz: Yeo-jeong's father was killed my a serial killer mid-operation, despite being the only doctor who was willing to help him. Years later, he finally gets the killer to confess why: [[spoiler:Yeo-jeong's father had told someone to let Yeo-jeong know to cancel their dinner together, which the killer found to be ''disrespectul.'' He murdered Yeo-jeong's father just to get Yeo-jeong there to see him.]]

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* ForTheEvulz: Yeo-jeong's father was killed my by a serial killer mid-operation, despite being the only doctor who was willing to help him. Years later, he finally gets the killer to confess why: [[spoiler:Yeo-jeong's father had told someone to let Yeo-jeong know to cancel their dinner together, which the killer found to be ''disrespectul.'' He murdered Yeo-jeong's father just to get Yeo-jeong there to see him.]]
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* MeetCute: Happens with Dong-eun and Yeo-jeong when their hands meet. It leads to Yeo-jeong awkwardly trying to treat Dong-eun’s injury. Despite Dong-eun leaving after Yeo-jeong saw her scars, it left an impression on him.
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* BittersweetEnding: Though more sweet than bitter. [[spoiler:All five of Dong-eun's former bullies see retribution: Sa-ra and Yeon-jin (and her mother) are in jail, Jae-jun and Myeong-o are dead, and Hye-jeong's voice has been permanently damaged. Dong-eun's mother has been committed to a mental facility, and thus won't be able to track Dong-eun down any longer. Do-yeon leaves for the UK with Ye-sol, giving a chance for the young girl to be raised in a healthier environment, and Hyeon-nam is now free of her abusive husband--although she has yet to reunite with her daughter. Dong-eun seems to be making good strides in moving on from her traumatic past, and is now helping Yeo-jeong get his revenge on his father's killer. However, it is never confirmed if Yeon-jin has been convicted of So-hee's murder as well, and with Jae-jun (her rapist) dead, it may mean that justice may not come for So-hee.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: Though more sweet than bitter. [[spoiler:All five of Dong-eun's former bullies see retribution: Sa-ra and Yeon-jin (and her mother) are in jail, Jae-jun Jae-joon and Myeong-o are dead, and Hye-jeong's voice has been permanently damaged. Dong-eun's mother has been committed to a mental facility, and thus won't be able to track Dong-eun down any longer. Do-yeon leaves for the UK with Ye-sol, giving a chance for the young girl to be raised in a healthier environment, and Hyeon-nam is now free of her abusive husband--although she has yet to reunite with her daughter. Dong-eun seems to be making good strides in moving on from her traumatic past, and is now helping Yeo-jeong get his revenge on his father's killer. However, it is never confirmed if Yeon-jin has been convicted of So-hee's murder as well, and with Jae-jun Jae-joon (her rapist) dead, it may mean that justice may not come for So-hee.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Dong-eun learns that, in addition to being murdered by Yeon-jin, So-hee was [[spoiler:pregnant (unquestionably by rape) when she was murdered.]] She decides that Myeong-o is the culprit, for good reason: he's forcefully kissed Dong-eun herself in the past, and is an all-around leery pervert. In one of their last phone calls together, Dong-eun says that he should be "torn limb from limb" for what he did. Myeong-o responds with confusion, which at first seems to be either due to her vague threat. Later, Dong-eun pieces together [[spoiler:that it was actually Jae-joon, so Myeong-o's confusion was legitimate.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: Though more sweet than bitter. [[spoiler:All five of Dong-eun's former bullies see retribution: Sa-ra and Yeon-jin (and her mother) are in jail, Jae-jun and Myeong-o are dead, and Hye-jeong's voice has been permanently damaged. Dong-eun's mother has been committed to a mental facility, and thus won't be able to track Dong-eun down any longer. Do-yeon leaves for the UK with Ye-sol, giving a chance for the young girl to be raised in a healthier environment, and Hyeon-nam is now free of her abusive husband--although she has yet to reunite with her daughter. Dong-eun seems to be making good strides in moving on from her traumatic past, and is now helping Yeo-jeong get his revenge on his father's killer. However, it is never confirmed if Yeon-jin has been convicted of So-hee's murder as well, and with Jae-jun (her rapist) dead, it may mean that justice may not come for So-hee.]]


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Moon Dong-eun was horrifically bullied by a group of her classmates. With nowhere left to turn, she decided to attain revenge against them, becoming the elementary school homeroom teacher of the bullies' leader's daughter.

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18 years ago, Moon Dong-eun was horrifically bullied by a group of her classmates. With nowhere left to turn, After dropping out of high school, she decided to attain revenge against them, becoming the elementary school homeroom teacher of the bullies' leader's daughter.daughter. Recruiting Joo Yeo-jeong, a plastic surgeon, and Kang Hyeon-nam, a housekeeper, she puts her elaborate plan into motion by targeting her bullies' weaknesses.



* BlackAndGreyMorality: The protagonists of the story are very willing to get their hands dirty to get justice. However, considering the fact that the antagonists are self-serving sociopathic bullies even as adults, they look like ''pure saints'' by sheer comparison.

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* BlackAndGreyMorality: The protagonists of the story are very willing to get their hands dirty to get justice. revenge, doing things such as planting evidence, leaking slanderous information, and manipulating others to do their bidding. However, considering the fact that the antagonists are self-serving sociopathic bullies even as adults, bullies, they look like ''pure saints'' by sheer comparison.



* DarkerAndEdgier: Writer Kim Eun-sook is more well-known for her fantastical romance stories, which feature plenty of humorous and heartfelt moments and pure-hearted or JerkWithAHeartOfGold protagonists. ''The Glory'' trades much of the romance for exploring the effects of corruption and abuse, all the while unraveling a complex revenge plot courtesy of its main protagonist. The characters are either antiheroic or unrepentant sociopaths, and there's plenty of [[BloodierAndGorier violence]], [[HotterAndSexier sexual content]], [[RuderAndCruder swearing]], and drug use to go along with the grittier tone.



* FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[spoiler:Yeon-jin has Myeong-o's murder scene cleaned up and even has her skin under his fingernails removed, however Yeo-jeong takes a sample of skin from Yeon-jin and plants it on the corpse. It's taken to another level when it's revealed that he was still alive after Yeon-jin had attacked him and it was actually Gyeong-ran who killed him.]]
* GenreMashup: The series is primarily a {{Revenge}} {{Thriller}} with elements of romance, TeenDrama, domestic {{Melodrama}}, and ConspiracyThriller. Part 2 adds MysteryFiction to its repertoire, as protagonists investigate [[spoiler:the murders of Yoon So-hee and Son Myeong-Oh.]]

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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[spoiler:Yeon-jin has Myeong-o's murder scene cleaned up and even has her skin under his fingernails removed, however removed. However Yeo-jeong takes a sample of skin from Yeon-jin and plants it on the corpse. It's taken to another level when it's revealed that he was still alive after Yeon-jin had attacked him and it was actually Gyeong-ran who killed him.]]
* GenreMashup: The series is primarily a {{Revenge}} {{Thriller}} with elements of romance, TeenDrama, and domestic {{Melodrama}}, and ConspiracyThriller. {{Melodrama}}. Part 2 adds MysteryFiction and ConspiracyThriller to its repertoire, as protagonists investigate [[spoiler:the murders of Yoon So-hee and Son Myeong-Oh.Myeong-Oh, while Yeon-jin tries to cover it up.]]



** As a adult, Jae-joon is very abusive to the women he is involved as it is shown by when he aggressively pull the hair of one of his flings and when he attacks Yeon-jin.

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** As a adult, Jae-joon is very abusive to the women he is involved with, such as it is shown by when he aggressively pull pulls the hair of one of his flings and when he attacks Yeon-jin.
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* NeverSuicide: Before Dong-eun, there was this girl named So-hee who was a victim of Yeon-jin and her gang before apparently jumping of the school building . Her mother never believed it was a actually suicide and [[spoiler: she was indeed right: turns out So-hee was pushed after being set on fire by Yeon-jin.]]
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* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Justified, since the premise involves Dong-eun getting revenge on her school bullies. Even the boutique worker that we see in later episodes it's later revealed to be the girl that the bullies went after once Dong-eun drop out of school.

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* BlackAndGreyMorality: The protagonists of the story are very willing to get their hands dirty to get justice. However, considering the fact that the antagonists are self-serving sociopathic bullies even as adults, they look like ''pure saints'' by sheer comparison.



-->'''Moon Dong-eun (in response to Yeon-jin's threat):''' I'm so curious. What's going to happen? You've already broken my body and crushed my soul. So, what more can you do?

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-->'''Moon Dong-eun (in Dong-eun''': ''(in response to Yeon-jin's threat):''' threat)'' I'm so curious. What's going to happen? You've already broken my body and crushed my soul. So, what more can you do?



* TheHeavy: Dong-eun's deranged mother is a major enemy for most of the series, causing the most trouble and interference in her plans and even allowing the bullies to get one over her once more. Once Dong-eun disposes of her, her revenge goes off practically without a hitch.
* AHouseDivided: The bullies are rather to quick to turn on each other to save their own skin once it's clear Dong-eun will not stop in her revenge.

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* GenreMashup: The series is primarily a {{Revenge}} {{Thriller}} with elements of romance, TeenDrama, domestic {{Melodrama}}, and ConspiracyThriller. Part 2 adds MysteryFiction to its repertoire, as protagonists investigate [[spoiler:the murders of Yoon So-hee and Son Myeong-Oh.]]
* TheHeavy: Dong-eun's deranged mother is a major enemy for most of the series, causing the most trouble and interference in her plans and even allowing the bullies to get one over her once more. Once Dong-eun disposes of her, [[spoiler:checks her into mental facility]], her revenge goes off practically without a hitch.
* AHouseDivided: The bullies are rather to too quick to turn on each other to save their own skin once it's clear Dong-eun will not stop in her revenge.

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