Not even the great actors can save this show.
In a nutshell, it's like the director and the writer (mostly the writer) conspired to make sure there's a bad apple in CSW's basket of delicious acting fruits. Come on! Bad guys shooting around them in a blanket of thick smoke and NOT hitting each other in the process? Tens of bad guys seemingly waiting for their turn to be kicked by a girl? All those powerful guns but couldn't hit their targets? And let's not forget that refrigerator door. The first 2 episodes are ok at best but the will to carry on dropped as fast as irritation grew.Lesson missed: if any attempt at time travel is done again, at least show some basic logic. If the viewer ends up making their own interpretation or justification for each and every crucial event just to appease their confused brain cells, then they should get paid as co-writers. I don't mind scientific thinking: i do that for a living. It's just that this show failed sorely in being logical.
If only CSW can travel back in time and refuse this show.
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Promising 1st episode!
Promising 1st episode giving me Tony Stark-In-Heroes-TV-Series-kinda vibe with that time travel I hope the viewers who left bad comments of The King can understand this drama. This ahjussi does not really do much dramas so probably he's new face for some, but then there's warrior-from-the-future Park Shin Hye who'll do all the saving (saw the stunts in teasers, I'm just wow)Love the plot, it's evident they really invested millions in this drama. Happy 10th year JTBC! Hahahaha
I'll probably update this post after watching a few more episodes since this started to air last night.
P.S. Wished they casted a more genius-cocky-oppa-vibe actor like Ju JiHoon, Park Seo Joon or Lee Min Ho but they prolly wanted a late-30s oppa they could go for Ha Jung Woo or Hyun Bin jk. Anyway, this ahjussi looks okay but I don't see the chemistry yet.
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I wish I hadn't started watching it
This is a drama that I wanted to give up in the first five minutes and every minute thereafter. Due to the actor, whom I have positive memories of from Secret Forest, I managed to get through to the second episode, but here I probably survived for ten minutes. I love s-f, love it, but I'm begging the Korean industry to abandon this genre. This drama is a nightmare that I will dream about at night as one of the greatest stupid things ever produced. The whole scene in the plane is the negation of any sense or reason.There may be something good about this drama, but a plot nonsense where, of course, there has to be a great tragic romance regardless of whether they come from other timelines ... (not a spoiler, that's my guess based on the second episode) Okay , I just didn't see anything good about this drama, I gave it up in the first minutes of the second episode and I regret that I started watching it at all, because I have a bad taste in my mouth because of it.
As people criticize me for daring to speak badly about this drama, I will add:
The thread "you must not meet him, you must avoid him at all costs", spoken by the girl's father, who turns out to be her husband's brother ... Why confuse the situation so much? Are these telnovela heroes who fall in love with each other, discover that they are close family so they cannot make love, but at some point it turns out that she is adopted after all, so they are not really relatives ...
Because she is killed on their wedding day, is he going to develop time travel technology? To avoid her death? This 1888 thread has been used so many times since then that I yawn.
I started watching because I love sci-fi, but that doesn't mean I'm uncritical to the genre and watch everything. I like K-dramas and have been watching them for years so I was curious about the combination and it totally missed my taste. I really don't understand why I have to keep explaining to people that everyone has the right to have an opinion and express it.
I respect those who like this drama, but I also dream about them respecting those who don't like it. If nobody blames the people who give 10/10 after watching the first episode because they are delighted and nobody tells them "wait until the last episode because you may not like you" why should I watch more episodes, "because you might like like the next episode "?
Please respect the rights of others to opinions other than yours, because not everyone has the same taste and one day you may come across a drama where you will want to tell the world how much you don't like it.
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Really wonderful stories
Han Tae-Sul is a genius engineer and the co-founder of Quantum and Time Company. He is handsome and he produces innovative results. Thanks to his efforts, Quantum and Time has become a world-class enterprise. He is known as a miracle worker and a hero in Korea, but reality is a little different. After his older brother's death 10 years ago, he has exhibited eccentric behavior. The company's stock price has fluctuated accordingly. One day, Han Tae-Sul learns of an unreliable truth behind his brother's death. His dangerous journey begins.Kang Seo-Hae is an elite warrior. She can take down the biggest men with just her bare hands. She is also a sharpshooter and able to make bombs. She learned these skills to survive in a world that is dominated by gangsters and military cliques. One day, after a long and dangerous journey, she comes to Han Tae-Sul to save him.
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An old tale of sci-fi world!
Based on 2 episodes and what folds next, it is safe to say that the plot is extremely simple. It is like Hollywood style script, that fell behind the hit the mark.Story:
In a future dystopian world where people or their holograms / shape that requires some pills in their suitcases, are secretly sent back in time through illegal means to carry out missions to stop what causes the destruction. Some are sent back to have a normal life, mostly parents sending their children back. It is obvious that ML and his brother is a huge part of a pandora that sets the events for future. ML will join FL to stop what cause the destruction in future, fighting powerful secret organization, who is most probably seeking funding and technology from ML's company in secret. While fighting truth behind his brother disappearance he will encounter enemies residing in his company, most probably his best friend, who will turn on him, when ML will refuse to do illegal stuff. Outcasted and framed ML, together with FL, brother and restaurant guy form a team to stop all the "bad people". ML brother will eventually die in the end saving his brother.
Acting:
JSW is an amazing actor, there is no doubt. But he is not one for comedy roles. In the first episode he is shown guilt ridden, rich jerk who has a kind heart, but does not acknowledge it. A typical arc for a such characters. But it didn't suit him. May be in Stranger and other series he has played too may serious characters, that his image is imprinted on our minds. I do not understand why there is so much critique when it comes to PSH. She is always a victim of serious public scrutiny, just like Bae Suzy. I have not watcher her, except in Doctors, and she was quite good, plus she is insanely famous. Her acting no joke. I know Chae Jong Hyeop from a award-winning web-drama Rumor, he was a jerk in it, but he did extremely well. He is handsome hunk, and he is doing good, hope this show gives him boast.
Production Values:
Rumored to be most expensive series, it is sad to say it didn't live up-to its expectations. Set designs, vfx, editing, mixing, cinematography is just like an average series. Not like someone with budget they claim more than DOS. Fighting scenes, tech scenes, is not even high tech. Putting robots, big screens, advance computers does not make a series sci-fi. Hello, I mean, has someone seen Arrival, it was decade's best "sci-fi" film, and it did not included high tech.
I am not writing this review in a haste. But I did wanted to write after watching just 2 episodes that is it a very basic plot, with predictable things happening around. There wasn't much left to guess the story after watching first two episodes, I mean, yes, its not like I know the story, but the outline is pretty guessable. Having said this I do not hate the series, I scored it at 7.5. It may change if they really managed to surprised us with some serious and top-notch stuff for rest of the 14 episodes.
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Good drama
This drama very awesome.. the cast,plot, story, effect, and everything its Perfect . Lets watching this drama and enjoy for watching 😊 please share this drama to your friend and any body else bcs this drama very interesting and make u fell watch movie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Interesting plot with interesting cast. It's confusing at first but when i keep watching it, i still confused huhaha. The group somehow mixed up, so I try to classified them. And then I understand the situation better (This is based on my theory, no argument needed.)Was this review helpful to you?
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Strong Plot Armor
It was really tough for me to get through the first couple of episodes due to the unrealistic nature of it all. I'm not referring to the time travel plot, but rather the fight/chase scenes. There are scenes where the main characters are being chased by dozens of agents, all armed with guns. You would think that these trained individuals in a secret organization would at least be able to aim, but the main characters have strong plot armor and dodge all the bullets. Even if all the agents are bad shots, the sheer quantity of bullets should at least make the main characters a little more careful. But these chase scenes in the first couple of episodes are full of the main characters running without cover, magically dodging bullets. Especially the car chase scene with the drones, these drones were firing dozens of bullets in mere seconds at the car, and minimal damage was done. The car wasn't really doing any evasive driving, it was an easy target. Yet, the bullets don't hit any person, don't hit a tire, they do nothing. We have to wait until the very end of episode 4 for a single bullet to hit the FL's arm.It was hard for me to enjoy this drama due to the lack of realism and lack of immersion into the drama, ironically not from the time travel plot, but from the poorly executed fight/chase scenes.
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"A mulher ou o mundo?"
Foi o melhor que assisti esse ano até agora. Esse dorama foi bom do começo ao fim e fiquei bem triste de não ver tantas pessoas falando dele! Faz tempo que eu não assistia um dorama tão bom assim! E eu vou falar disso mais pra frente, mas já aviso que o final faz todo sentido! Não é algo jogado assim do nada e se você prestar atenção na história, não tem como ter um final diferente.Em o mito de sisifo Tae Sul, um engenheiro brilhante que criou uma máquina do tempo e Seo Hae, uma sobrevivente vinda do futuro, se juntam pra impedir que a guerra que destrói toda a Coréia. E a morte deles dois.
Uma das coisas que mais amei nesse dorama foi como, mesmo não sendo o foco principal, o romance foi tão bem desenvolvido. Eu amo doramas de ação como esse e por conhecer bem o gênero, não espero muitas cenas de romance porque sei que esse não é o foco. Mas esse aqui foi diferente, não são cenas exageradamentes românticas, mas são convincentes e emocionais que foi melhor que muitos doramas de romance que vi por aí. Claro que isso não seria possíveis sem a atuação maravilhosa dos atores (a carinha que o Han Tae Sul faz na cena da frase que coloquei no título me deixa sem chão toda vez).
As cenas de ação aqui são ótimas. Nenhuma deixa a desejar e eu tenho que bater palmas pra Park Shin Hye por que ela mais uma vez arrasou. Também, acho divertido como nesse dorama o principal não sabe fazer nada e quem tem que proteger ele toda vez é a principal.
Além deles dois, o dorama está cheio de personagens interessantes. O chefe do grupo que persegue a principal, o guarda-costas do protagonista, o pai da prinicpal. A maioria dos personagens tem um passado bem construído que explica as escolhas que eles tomam durante o dorama. Até mesmo o vilão.
O final faz total sentido. Ele pode parecer meio confuso de primeira, mas quando você para pra pensar, vê que a resposta dele estava na sua cara o tempo todo. Eu entendo que é complicado de entender de primeira porque até eu fiquei meio: hã? Como é? Mas eu juro que faz total sentido. Eu queria explicar aqui o final, mas vai estragar pra quem for assistir, então se você assitir o dorama e não entender, comenta nessa minha resenha que vou adorar explicar! Pode me mandar uma mensagem se preferir.
Eu amei a fotografia, principalmente aquelas que mostram a Coréia depois da guerra e cada parte desse dorama foi ótima. É o tipo de dorama que você quer esquecer que assistiu só pra ver tudo de novo como se fosse a primeira vez!
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kdrama totalmente olvidable
En resumen sobre todo, las propias reglas sobre viajes en el tiempo que inventa el drama, las rompe varias veces porque si... sinceramente se pudieron evitar pero en la intención de ser más "atrapante" se mete en muchos agujeros de guion muy notables.Las escenas de peleas son extremadamente espantosas sin siquiera compararlas con escenas de pelea de un drama o película con un presupuesto apretado.
Las escenas de disparos, algunas de cara al final aproximadamente en el capitulo 14 en adelante estan bastante mas logradas que todas las anteriores.
La actuación en general es bastante 5/10 , Park Shin Hye tiene una actuación bastante discreta, no hizo mucho por su personaje aunque en su defensa no tuvo mucho con que trabajar, salvo su parte más de "niña" siendo una adulta que quiere disfrutar de cosas q no pudo cuando era menor. En cambio el villano me parece ampliamente superior a las demás personajes, esta muy bien llevado por su actor.
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confuso fim
eu poderia ter dado uma nota muito maior a este drama, mas o único episodio (e final) quebro todo o dorama para mim, eles quiseram dar um final feliz ao protagonista quando podiam ter inovado, na minha opinião, eu estaria mais contente com os protagonista mortos na igreja porque, sinceramente, se for para ser um dorama de temporada único, com ciclo fechado, eles fizeram totalmente errado, parece ate dar ponta para continuação, mesmo sabendo a improbabilidade disto. o final simplesmente é confuso, não faz sentido, e deixa mais pontas soltas do que o dorama inteiro.mas eh apenas isto que me deixou com um gosto amargo, a historia em si é bem legal, eu gosto bastante de temática ficção cientifica e viagem no tempo, o dorama conseguiu me entreter ate o final, mas realmente os últimos 30 min por volta... não faz sentido algum... se for assistir isso, melhor se desprender de todas as amarras de coisas que fazem sentido.
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Sisyphus the Myth reseña
Este es un buen drama en términos generales. Este es el tipo de género que le va mejor a Park Shin Hye la verdad más que el puro drama romántico. En general me ha gustado mucho la historia y me ha mantenido entretenida la mayor parte del tiempo. Lo que le resta puntuación es que es bastante denso, hay tanta información que no es un drama para maratonear. Las actuaciones me han gustado bastante la verdad, no es un dramón de 10 pero cumple lo que promete. Entretiene y eso ya es mucho más de lo que dan otros dramas la verdad.Was this review helpful to you?
