Overview (spoilers below):
After the second mission, Ju-kyung’s friends invite her to a sleepover. Though hesitant at first, Ju-kyung accepts. However, things get even more heated when Suho and Seojun get involved, and a harmless game forces Jukyung to make the ultimate choice!
Our view:
For some reason, Crunchyroll’s website doesn’t list the title and description for episode 9 of True Beauty. Luckily, I found out the title of the episode on another website before I watched it. While it doesn’t completely impact the episode, it did leave questions about Crunchyroll’s work schedule regarding the website’s configuration. But it’s not as bad as Soo-jin trying to trick herself to get to the top and humiliate Ju-kyung forever. Even Su-ah, one of Ju-kyung’s friends, is just as angry with that woman as I am. But until she finds out what Soo-jin is planning next, Ju-kyung has another problem she can’t ignore. It’s your first slumber party with your new friends.
This may seem like another innocuous episode designed as a filler like the festival episode, but it’s not. In “The Truth Game,” Ju-kyung is finally forced to make a “life-changing” decision to show her true self to her new friends, thanks to a harmless game called “The Truth Game.” Naturally, she still worries that her new friends will turn against her if she reveals her “ugly” side. However, when Ju-kyung learns that Su-ho likes Ju-kyung without makeup, she confidently reveals her “big secret” to her friend. Naturally, the episode ends with her friends accepting Ju-kyung as her true self. Even though the pacing was still a bit hectic and the ending was predictably corny, it’s no lie that this episode used elements of a slumber party to further Ju-kyung’s character development. But it also reinforces the show’s message of confidence and acceptance, despite its below-average emotional depth. So the question here is whether everyone else can accept Ju-kyung for her natural self without feeling bad about her.
I’m a recent writer for BubbleBlabber and have an incredible passion for film and television, especially the animation genre. I also spent many hours playing video games, especially the Kingdom Hearts series. My goal is to provide the most friendly and fun reviews on the planet. Regardless of whether something is good or not, I remain optimistic and remain interested in certain concepts in movies and TV shows.
