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Dishonour on you. Dishonour on your cow. Dishonour on your entire production team — because what the actual hell was that? If the cinema only had two movies showing — this monstrosity and the Snow White live-action — I’d gladly eat metaphorical dirt and sit through Snow White on repeat. Why? Because choosing to rewatch Snow White on a loop while eating dirt would still be a more dignified experience than sitting through whatever this cinematic dumpster fire was pretending to be. Watching this “adaptation” felt like buying tickets to a grand symphony, only to walk in and witness someone aggressively playing a recorder with their nose. That’s the level of tonal dissonance and creative butchery we’re dealing with. A grotesque, tone-deaf travesty masquerading as an homage to a beloved masterpiece. They didn’t adapt Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint. They kidnapped it, shoved it through a paper shredder, tossed it in a blender, then microwaved the remains and served it as lukewarm fan service — lightly seasoned with TikTok filters and emotional whiplash. This wasn’t reinterpretation. It was character assassination with a Netflix budget. If this live-action was a scenario, it would’ve triggered instant annihilation — not because the threat level was too high, but because every viewer would’ve rage-quit before episode two. This show is not an adaptation. It’s a betrayal. A televised war crime against narrative structure, emotional depth, and basic fan respect. They rewrote Kim Dokja — the anxious, cynical everyman who saved the world through knowledge and quiet suffering — into a glowing-eyed prophet. Yoo Joonghyuk was nerfed into a moody sidekick with the emotional range of a decorative vase. Han Sooyoung? No chaos. No bisexual menace. Just another sassy side character. And don’t get me started on the constellations — downgraded from cosmic forces to glitchy background decor. The writers claim they wanted to “reinterpret” the source material. What they actually did was commit identity fraud. This show slapped the name Omniscient Reader on its title card like a cheap mask and stripped the original story of its soul. It’s not edgy. It’s not bold. It’s just lazy. At this point, calling it “loosely based” would be generous. It’s an insult. A cautionary tale for future adaptations. The only thing they got right was spelling the title correctly. This adaptation didn’t just miss the mark — it catapulted the entire target into orbit and set the rulebook on fire on the way down. If Kim Dokja saw this, he’d sue for emotional damages. And I would personally fund the lawsuit. Avoid this disaster like a third-rate constellation offering coins. Reread the novel. Reread the manhwa. Protect your peace. Protect your memories. Let this trainwreck fade into oblivion, where it belongs.