Butterfly (season 1)

Butterfly on Prime Video follows David Jung, a former U.S. intelligence operative living in hiding in South Korea, whose past catches up when a deadly assassin, tied to the sinister spy organization Caddis, is sent to hunt him. The series weaves high-stakes espionage with complex family dynamics, as David navigates betrayal and danger to protect those he loves

Butterfly Review (Season 1)

After a strong opening sequence, Butterfly floats on a formulaic two-step that’s continually interrupted by cloned relationship drama, which is flattened by Kim’s less capable costar.

                   

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• The main baddy is a woman who heavily armed, burly men (who are also trained killers) would never follow. She’s completely non-menacing and off-putting in the role.
• One of the main characters is the trained assassin daughter of a trained assassin. The showrunners do a fair job of not overpowering her and of at least attempting to realistically represent what a hand-to-hand confrontation between a woman of her size and a much larger male with training might be like. However, her personality is right out of The Guide to Being a Female 20-Something TikTok Douché. It’s so modernly disgusting that it nearly ruins the show.
• With the exception of the main character, there’s a fair bit of gender role reversal.
  • Tough and stoic female main baddy has a soft male son whose weakness becomes a liability.
  • Tough and stoic female assassin has a quick nooner hookup with a male coworker. He indicates that he’d like to do more than bang, and she gives him a withering look, implying that he’s being ridiculous because she’s not into emotional connection and just wanted meaningless sex.