What is happening to our lead?

When the show started Gong Hyo-Jin's character was introduced as a strong and independent woman. Despite her trouble making nature, she was certainly a force to be reckoned with. For the past 7 episodes, she has been weak and pushed around by everyone from the principal to the students. All she does is weep and feel sorry for herself only finding a spine when Kim Da-Hyun or Gong Yoo give her one.
As for the plot, the show is set in a nigh school setting so I guess they are compelled by the laws of screenplay for bullying had to show up eventually, but surprisingly it was not the boys but the girls who were shown bullying. AAH teenage angst.
Ok the show is showing a pattern here, but the pace of the show is so slow that many viewers would have lost interest by now. The only reason I stuck around was sheer stubbornness. Every week random obstacles are faced by the students and Gong Hyo Jin solves them showing the audience her character but still does she have to be so whiny and spineless all the time?
I prefer Gong Yoo's confession in this episode more than the previous one. Hopefully Kim Da-Hyun's character will finally show some true colors rather than the pastel shades he has been displaying so far.

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