The Problematic of the Unproblematic

Next up in the epic battle between Faith and Arang : the villains. This post wasn't easy to write. First of all, both dramas are veritable villain fests and some of the baddies are complicated characters (well, in one of the two shows at least ... ). Second, and related, it's not very easy to compare them. Actually, it's nigh impossible... Why the heck did I ever start comparing the two shows anyway?? ---*sigh*--- Be aware, there's [*spoilers*] ahead! Faith: 신의 Faith's villains are pretty 'standard'. Their main and almost sole dramatic purpose is to put obstacles in the path of our heroes on their way to overall happiness. Basically, you could exchange them for any other standard villain character and the story would develop essentially along the same lines: They are important to bring conflict to the story but they are, in essence, unimportant (unlike, i.e., Lord Voldemort, Sir Hugo Drax or the tribal band of murderous children in Children of the Cor...