confusing but worth my time
first of all, the storyline is sooo interestinggg I like it, even though the timeline jump is confusing but you will understand it as you continue watching. I love the way they reveal the truth bit by bit in each episode making me wanna know what happen next and what actually happen. BUT, it was interesting only for the first 12 episodes. The last 4 episodes where political thingy started to involve is confusing as hell, idk if I'm just dumb but I don't get 70% of the things happening. It was too fast, too many names and characters and I don't even know what is what anymore. I wish they could stick to the swindlers storyline till the end and exclude the political parts. But the last episode was good tho. All in all, I still find it worth my time as I enjoy most of the episodes and I do like the original storyline :))Was this review helpful to you?
If you are a fan of the cast definitely watch it
This was written by the writer of Cruel City which was one of my favorite drama up until this day, but this drama was good 1-12 because after that I just lost interest. I as everyone else thought it was a drama about con artists and how the became the person they are, but it didn't go too much into it, so therefore i was disappointed. However, I liked the chemistry and they all play their role really well. I just wish there was more structure in the plot and it was flesh out. Overall, I enjoy it.Was this review helpful to you?
Could have been better?
This series started out really exciting producing a lot of potential. I had read reviews announcing that as the series progressed the worse it became. I refused to believe this so continued to watch. Though unfortunately I now agree with these reviews. They set the series up so well with an interesting plot and powerful characters but after each episode the plot become weak and uninteresting and really dragged. I lost my connection to the characters that I had at the start and everything was concluded abruptly in the final episode. This series honestly had so much potentially, I just don't think it was delivered very well. However I did think the choice of cast was excellent as they all portrayed their characters beautifully.Was this review helpful to you?
Everyone has thier own agenda & everyone was cruel
The first episode was hard to get through. it was dark, all the characters were unlikeable & impossible to feel any interest in.Dystopian is a bit too extreme a description but it felt like that-bleak/depressing. I knew the chances of me liking this series were slim but I wanted to see how Go Kyung Pyo did. He played to type- similar to other dramas he has been except he got to do a little action. To be fair, I lost interest in episode 3 and skimmed ahead. This was too violent and in general the characters didn't strike me as noble or heroic. Everyone had thier own agenda, everyone was cruel. It did end with the leads together. This just was not the genre I wanted to invest in & the characters weren't worth it.Was this review helpful to you?
Poor
Seemed attractive at first but it fell apart shortly after. Shamelessly poor narrative and storytelling all the way through. Egregious amount of twists and turns that always backfired. Most of the characters weren't appealing especially the baddies. The last 1/4 was painfully rough to get through, mostly because the drama didn't do a good job building up the story.Was this review helpful to you?
Fun, engaging, and unexpected
I originally started watching this because I love the ML, and it took me a minute to warm up to the FL. However, I found that this drama was very engaging. Kept me interested through all 16 episodes which is an Accomplishment. I know it is a good drama when I don't feel the need to skip to the last episode halfway through because I wanna determine if it is worth my time to finish. I am very glad I did not skip to the end, because there were so many unexpected twists and turns throughout the entire series, it would've been sad to have ruined some of those.I am not sure why this is rated quite as low as it is, but I highly recommend giving it a chance not only were the main characters fun, the supporting characters were quirky, but not to an obnoxious level, and interesting. I thought the ML and FL had good chemistry and that is one of my top requirements for any good K drama.
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Loved the Series
This series was made for binge watching. I don't think I could have watched it on a weekly basis because there were too many back stories, twists and turns that would be disconnected and confused. I am glad this is an old series so I didn't have to to wait for new episodes twice a week.In episode two I didn't follow why the ML acted in such a drastic way. Unfortunately, that wasn't explained until a much later episode. I think the writers should have explained that clearly much earlier. I understand the reason may have been to create suspense and questions, but as a viewer I limited in what I can carry in my memory with so many new developments and characters.
I just finished watching a different series with the same ML 2024. I was interested in comparing how he carried off both parts. He shows a poker-faced innocence in his character (or is this just how the actor is in real life). In this series it goes far in protecting his character's cover. His demeaner made it hard to make any kind of assumptions about what he was thinking and I was very surprised when he started in with the martial arts. In the 2024 series I just finished, the actor portrayed an a guy who couldn't lie. His face was fuller (more baby-faced) and portrayed the same innocense in his character. I didn't expect him to be so romantic; seemed clueless but he wasn't at all.
I loved Episode 16 because there is no hint of rushing to wrap up anything in the story lines; all were satisfying. The couple who took the church money in the first episodes, actually the female partner learned the male partner took off with all of the money and left her without anything. Those two gradually show up again after episodes pass and meet up. My favorite interaction between them takes place in Episode 16 where they discuss why he seems to keep switching sides. Then when she brings him to the clandestined meeting her justification is priceless. At the end I'm asking, "Are they up to their old ways or have they gone straight," and chuckle to myself.
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intéressant
Cette série est intéressante mais il faut suivre, les nombreux flashbacks sont contre productifs.En revanche, l'intrigue est pas mal, bien que longue à se mettre en route, les acteurs sont très bien, les personnages sont délicieusement méchants ou sympathiques.
On a bien évidemment la fameuse mère toxique coréeenne, la secrétaire pénible, mais à part cela, les personnages sont interessants et surtout ont un dévelopement étudié.
Les tenues de l'actrice principale sont superbes !!! Et il y en a un grand nombre, objectivement c'est la première fois que je vois autant de belles tenues dans un drama, la costumière mérite un award !
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eu realmente gostei muito desse dorama, é exatamente o estilo que eu gosto, mas não sei exatamente explicar como é esse "estilo", mas eu gostei muito de tudo, de ter uma personagem secundária meio ingênua e engraçada, de ter personagens impacientes com ela, tadinha KKKK, e dos protagonistas super empoeirados, mas que final foi esse???? fiquei indignada, ainda mais por ser de 2020, e como foi há 5 anos atras, bem improvável ter outra temporada, já que também nem é tão famoso assim, tirando isso, eu realmente adorei, pode ter tido cenas meio confusas que não foram explicadas bem no final ams eu realmente gostei muito! espero encontrar mais desse "estilo" que eu não sei exatamente qual é KKKKKKK, mas é muito bom, recomendo!Was this review helpful to you?
