Pandora: Beneath the ParadiseMy perfect life is a perfect lie.
Hong Taera gets trapped in a fate like that of Pandora in Greek mythology. With a perfect husband and a lovely daughter, Taera leads a life envied by all. However, her repressed memories resurface. She sets out to take revenge and protect her beloved family.
DirectorChoi Young-hoon
WriterHyun Ji-min
Episode 1
Mar 11, 2023
Jae-hyun is touted as a presidential candidate after Hatch presentation. Tae-ra regains her memory.
Episode 2
Mar 12, 2023
Tae-ra cannot believe that she is No.50. At Hatch, Red gets murdered. Hae-soo meets an informant.
Episode 3
Mar 18, 2023
Jae-hyun declares his presidential candidacy and Kim Seon-deok appears. Tae-ra is troubled.
Episode 4
Mar 19, 2023
Hae-soo cannot accept that Tae-ra killed her father. Tae-ra chases the person who manipulated her life.
Episode 5
Mar 25, 2023
Yu-ra is found dead, and Do-jin becomes a suspect. Hae-soo suggests Tae-ra appear on her talk show.
Episode 6
Mar 26, 2023
Hae-soo reveals Tae-ra's identity on the talk show. Sung-chan finds an unexpected item and joins Tae-ra.
Episode 7
Apr 1, 2023
Tae-ra learns Pil-seung is her younger brother. Hae-soo and Do-jin discover Jae-hyun's suspicious past.
Episode 8
Apr 2, 2023
Pil-seung confesses to assassinating President Ko Tae-sun, and Tae-ra tries to take the blame.
Episode 9
Apr 8, 2023
Kim Seon-deok dies in Tae-ra's hands at the banquet. Meanwhile, Hae-soo decides to reveal the truth.
Episode 10
Apr 9, 2023
Tae-ra saves Hae-soo. The two finally face the truth about what happened fifteen years ago.
Episode 11
Apr 15, 2023
Jae-hyun cannot read Hae-soo's intentions. Tae-ra and Kyo-jin try to stop Hatch's second presentation.
Episode 12
Apr 16, 2023
Tae-ra and Hae-soo cooperate in finding Jae-hyun's weakness before the second Hatch presentation.
Episode 13
Apr 22, 2023
Jae-hyun fabricates Tae-ra's memories by inserting a chip. Hae-soo and Kyo-jin try to bring her back.
Episode 14
Apr 23, 2023
Tae-ra gets injured while saving Jae-hyun. The election starts, and the voting results are announced.
Episode 15
Apr 29, 2023
Jae-hyun gets away with a fire incident and spurs the inauguration ceremony of the Transition Team.
Episode 16
Apr 30, 2023
Jae-hyun searches for Tae-ra, but she is now with Kyo-jin. Everyone treats Jae-hyun like a lunatic.
ParkMin
@ParkMin
Where would you even begin with this crazy hot mess? The first 3-4 episodes were acceptable despite moving too fast and creating many gaps. However, as the drama unfolded, it became clear that it was biting off more than it could chew. Right off from episode 5, the drama became an irrecoverable mess. The pacing was erratic, jumping between weak fabricated plot twists, jarring narrative and bloated segments with no sense of cohesion. The drama was throwing everything at the viewers to see what sticks. Action, thriller, fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, melodrama, the drama couldn't decide what it wanted to be nor it managed to mix any of them well. The characters felt like caricatures rather than fully developed individuals, and their motivations often seemed arbitrary, inconsistent and generally weak. If the drama wanted to go for stupid ridiculousness then why not raise the stakes to match? Not even the ending could measure up to its intent despite its "supposed" twist.
