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Okay so I kinda get the people complaining about the villains and how they seem ridiculous and how people are like "how were they able to execute their plans and get away with it before but now they just seem really lame and stupid?"
But it really just shows that all the power they had was because they had complete control over the FL, restricting any access or communication to her powerful family kept her weak and ignorant so they were in complete control of her and her family, who were also kept in the dark while they were sabotaged from the inside and stripped of all their political power.
It was genuinely a methodical and well thought out plan but was completely ruined the moment she was reincarnated and ran away cuz the entire facade that these people carefully crafted instantly began to crumbled away and started falling like dominos.
I like that even though the FL reincarnated, she still is very naive and sweet by nature and actually shows proper signs of neglect as far as her intellect and emotional maturity goes. She also isn't aware of the entirety of the villain's plot or their motivations, she only knows how it all ended for her, meaning that she's still operating in the dark-- especially in this new environment where she has very little idea of what took place in the future. It also means there's a lot more reliance on the actual adults in this regard to fix things and take care of the villains so the FL actually has the opportunity and freedom to behave like a child. She still reveals important knowledge that advances her families political standing and resolves plot issues, so it still has that satisfying reincarnation story vibe but without so much reliance on the FL for every little thing.
So in that regard, it may seem like the villains just fell all on their own because the FL didn't have to jump through hoops to reveal their evil deeds, instead that was up to her family. And in actuality, the FL was actively trying to hide how she was treated for fear that it would reveal a fundamental flaw in herself and lead to the same treatment and abuse in her new home, because she genuinely thought that's how someone like her should be treated (yaknow, a very real anxiety that stems from the kind of abuse she endured)
So to people who are used to the FL doing everything and carrying all plot developments in a story, it may seem like yeah, the villains were just kinda useless and just disappeared at the first bit of opposition, but in reality, her family consists of pretty well written characters who actually play an active role in the story and are able to move and resolve plot points independent of the FL while their actions still revolve around her. Personally, I think this rounds out the story pretty nicely while still keeping it an easy and light hearted read