The Price of Confession

Binged the series because I couldn't stop watching - there was no place to take a break

The series is compelling from the very beginning and so well paced that just when I thought I had a handle on the plot it twisted again - not the kind of contrived twists that make you want to throw a book at your TV, but the jaw dropping "Wow, I did not see that coming!" kind. If you can stand your heart being ripped out in ways you did not anticipate, this series will not disappoint.

The two leads are extraordinary. I'm a relative newcomer to K-drama and this is only the second time I've seen Jeon Do Yeon. I loved absolutely everything about her character performance in Kill Boksoon. I was blown away by her portrayal of a much different character in this series - one that initially appears weak and fragile, but keeps digging deeper and stands strong until the explosive end. I don't know what to say about Kim Go Eun that hasn't already been said at one time or another. There aren't enough words of praise for the performance tour de force she she gave in The Price of Confession. IMO, Kim Go Eun is one of the most versatile and powerful actors of her generation, maybe any generation. Given how young she is and the varied and impressive body of work she's already catalogued, I think my assessment will stand the test of time.

Kudos, too, to the Director who did one of the best jobs of non linear story telling I've seen; to the Art Director's choice of a color palette and scene/set creation that built a mood of gritty realism that hit all the right notes; to the Scriptwriter for creating a story that is heartbreaking in all the right ways and who birthed a lot of key characters and managed to infuse each of them with humanity and purpose; to the entire cast, because there was no dead weight here - everyone was playing at the top of their game (special shout out to the #1 prison guard for the touching humanity of her portrayal); and, finally, to whoever put together the soundtrack because it uplifted every scene it touched.

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WHEN TWO WOMEN AND A DEADLY DEAL REDEFINE WHAT JUSTICE ACTUALLY COSTS

OVERVIEW:

The Price of Confession is a thriller that stars Jeon Do-yeon as Ahn Yun-su, a mild-mannered high school art teacher whose world collapses when her artist husband, Lee Ki-dae, is found stabbed to death in his studio. With her fingerprints on the knife and no credible alibi, she is convicted of his murder and sentenced to life in prison, separated from her young daughter Sop.

In prison, she crosses paths with Mo Eun (Kim Go-eun), a woman who has just been arrested for poisoning a dentist couple in cold blood and who is widely known as 'the Witch.' Through a crack in the wall between their solitary cells, Mo Eun proposes an impossible deal: she will confess to killing Ki-dae in court, freeing Yun-su, if Yun-su agrees to do one thing in return - kill Ko Se-hun, the dentists' son, whom Mo Eun claims she failed to eliminate herself.

What follows is a tightly wound psychological thriller about desperation, grief, revenge, and the very blurry line between justice and crime. Also starring Park Hae-soo as the relentless prosecutor Baek Dong-hun and Jin Seon-kyu as Yun-su's scrappy defense attorney Jang Jeong-gu, this drama asks a question it never lets you forget: how far would you go to get back to your child?

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IN DETAIL:

• The Setup & First Half

The drama opens beautifully with a flash to a wedding in 2017, then straight to 2022 and Yun-su kneeling over her husband's bleeding body. From the very first scene, you are never quite sure if she did it. Jeon Do-yeon plays her with this off-kilter, slightly too-cheerful energy that keeps you questioning her even when you want to root for her. When Mo Eun then announces in open court that she wants to confess to Ki-dae's murder, and the entire room erupts, I was immediately hooked.

The early stretch lays out the mechanics of the deal while Yun-su, released on bail with an ankle monitor, juggles being a mother again, hunting Ki-dae's real killer, and contemplating whether she is actually capable of committing murder to save herself. These episodes are deliberately slow, and that is the drama's biggest weakness. The pacing tests your patience. That said, the atmosphere more than compensates. This is one of the moodiest, most visually deliberate dramas I have seen in a while. Every scene feels heavy. You never fully relax.


• The Twist That Changed Everything

The dramatic midpoint is where The Price of Confession truly earns its thriller badge. The entire sequence is built around Yun-su covering up what we believe is Se-hun's murder. She burns her clothes, scrambles home, lies to her probation officer with her heart in her throat. The tension is unbearable. And then the rug is pulled: Yun-su didn't actually kill him. She warned him instead, staged a fake crime scene photo, and told him to disappear. But Se-hun turns up dead anyway, stuffed in a freezer in his family home. Someone else got there. The editing keeps us in the dark just long enough that the reveal lands like a gut punch.


• Mo Eun's Real Identity

Midway through, the full truth about Mo Eun reframes everything. She is not Mo Eun at all; her real name is Kang So-hae, a former doctor who was volunteering in Thailand when COVID hit. While stuck abroad, her teenage sister So-mang was assaulted by Se-hun, who filmed it, circulated the video, and used his family's wealth to escape accountability. The case was flipped to victim-blame. So-mang killed herself. Their father followed. So-hae, unable to return home due to lockdown restrictions, watched it all happen from thousands of miles away.

Kim Go-eun is absolutely devastating in the flashback sequences. The scene of So-hae waking up to a flood of unread notifications is one of the most quietly harrowing things in the entire drama. This backstory transforms Mo Eun from a cold-blooded psychopath into something far more complicated: a grieving sister who crossed every line because the system gave her no other options. That shift in understanding is one of the most impressive things the writing does.


• The Second Half & Finale

The back half is where the drama becomes the show it always promised to be. The pacing transforms completely, suddenly everything is urgent and layered. Yun-su goes on the run, evading police while leaving deliberate clues. She posts a confessional video online and starts piecing together that Mo Eun's own lawyer may have had a connection to Ki-dae all along. Watching her finally be proactive rather than reactive is immensely satisfying.

The revelation of Ki-dae's real killer - Choi Su-yeon, Yeong-in's wife and a celebrated cellist, who snapped during a studio confrontation over a plagiarised painting, is emotionally satisfying even if the motive strains believability. The climax, where Mo Eun takes matters into her own hands by stabbing herself to disarm Yeong-in, is pure Mo Eun. Yun-su's ending is bittersweet but right. She serves her time, then travels to Thailand with Sop to leave behind the pink watch that belonged to the real Mo Eun. A quiet, poignant goodbye.


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THEMES & DEPTH:

At its core, this drama is about how broken systems force people into impossible choices. Se-hun walked free because his family had money and connections. The court didn't just fail So-mang, it actively blamed her. So-hae's transformation into Mo Eun is not madness, but the logical conclusion of a person who watched justice be bought and decided to become something the system couldn't ignore. Yun-su's arc mirrors this exactly - a woman who trusted her innocence would protect her, only to discover it wouldn't.

What gives the drama its real emotional weight is the slow evolution of Mo Eun and Yun-su's relationship from cold transaction to something approaching genuine sisterhood. When Mo Eun finally explains why she helped, saying it is because Yun-su has a life to return to, it hits entirely differently knowing everything we know by then.


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PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Kim Go-eun as Mo Eun / Kang So-hae

She is the undeniable standout and I cannot overstate how good this performance is. Kim Go-eun gives Mo Eun this eerie stillness, the flat affect, the measured speech, the way a casual observation can sound like a death threat, without ever tipping into caricature. When the backstory unravels, she layers in grief and desperation that feels completely real. The Thai flashback scenes are some of the finest acting she has ever done. She gets the small moments right, too, the flickers of childlike curiosity, the way she subtly softens around Yun-su. A masterclass in understated complexity.


• Jeon Do-yeon as Ahn Yun-su

Playing the more emotionally readable lead opposite Kim Go-eun is harder than it looks, and Jeon Do-yeon more than holds her own. Her best trick is making Yun-su feel just slightly off, enough to keep you questioning her for longer than you should. When the mask finally cracks, it is genuinely moving. Her strongest scenes come in the back half when Yun-su stops being reactive and starts being dangerous.


• Park Hae-soo as Baek Dong-hun

Not a flashy role, but Park Hae-soo does excellent work with it. Dong-hun is a man whose professional certainty becomes his blind spot, and watching that certainty erode over the course of the drama is one of its satisfying arcs. His dynamic with Jin Seon-kyu's Jeong-gu, the prosecutor too proud to admit he is wrong versus the attorney who believed his client from day one, is one of the best things about the show.


• Jin Seon-kyu as Jang Jeong-gu

He is the warm heart of the drama. Jeong-gu's loyalty toward Yun-su never wavers, not when it looks impossible, not when it costs him. Jin Seon-kyu plays him with such genuine earnestness that every scene he is in feels grounded, which is exactly what the show needs to balance everything else that is morally murky.


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MIXED EMOTIONS:

The slow pacing of the first half is a genuine problem, not just a stylistic choice. There are stretches that feel like procedural box-ticking rather than narrative momentum, and the deal between Mo Eun and Yun-su takes too long to be interrogated meaningfully rather than just presented.

Yun-su's logic also stretches believability more than once. She wears an ankle monitor that tracks her every movement, yet repeatedly sneaks out to visit Se-hun. The show eventually acknowledges this, but she takes far too long to grasp the basics of electronic surveillance for someone whose life is on the line.

Ki-dae's murder motive is a painting dispute that bruised Yeong-in's academic reputation. It also feels disproportionately petty for the weight the drama needs it to carry. Su-yeon and Yeong-in arrive too late and too thinly written for the reveal to land as hard as it should. And Su-yeon escaping clearly defined consequences is a narrative shortcut that undercuts the drama's own message about justice.


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LIKES:

The atmosphere is immaculate. The prison aesthetic, the cool blues and greys of Yun-su's world, the way light is used to make Mo Eun feel like she exists in a different moral dimension. The cinematography does heavy lifting and pulls it off completely. The short runtime per episode is also a smart structural choice. You are never sitting through a dragging hour, even when the content moves slowly.

Mo Eun navigating prison life is endlessly watchable - faking arachnophobia to get moved into the right solitary cell, neutralising her bunkmates, making a fool of Dong-hun while strapped to a polygraph. She is playing everyone at every moment and stays three steps ahead throughout.

The epilogue detail that So-hae and So-mang were present at Yun-su and Ki-dae's wedding years earlier, that So-hae saw her face, called her pretty, and walked away... it is a small, devastating touch. Their fates were connected long before either of them knew it.


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DISLIKES:

The first half drags. The early stretch especially needed more fuel to keep the mystery urgent rather than procedural.
Yun-su's repeated oversights with the ankle monitor are frustrating and hard to excuse for someone supposedly fighting for her life.

Ki-dae's murder motive (a petty academic reputation dispute) does not hold the weight the finale needs it to. The real killers arrive too late and too thinly drawn.

Su-yeon escaping clear, shown consequences feels lazy and undercuts the drama's entire message about accountability.
Mo Eun's backstory is dumped in one concentrated reveal rather than fed to us gradually. It is still impactful, but would have landed even harder with more layering throughout.

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LOVES:

Kim Go-eun. Kim Go-eun. Kim Go-eun. I have already said it in the performances section and I am saying it again because she deserves every word. The precision. The restraint. The moments where something human flickers through and then disappears. She is giving one of the best performances in recent Korean drama history and I will not be taking questions about that.

The central dynamic between Mo Eun and Yun-su is everything. Two women who should not work together, do not fully trust each other, and yet build something real anyway. Watching it shift from cold calculation to genuine mutual respect, and then to grief, is the emotional core of the whole show, and it is handled beautifully.

The mid-drama twist, where we watch Yun-su 'cover up' a murder she never committed while we fill in the gaps ourselves, is the cleverest piece of screenwriting in the drama. It works because the anxiety has been so carefully built that the misdirection feels completely earned.

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SUGGESTED AUDIENCE:

If you prefer fast-paced thrillers, the first half will test your patience, but the payoff is worth the trust. Just go in knowing that, and you will be fine. Also note: this drama does not soften its depictions of sexual violence, institutional failure, or suicide. Go in prepared.

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FINAL THOUGHTS:

The Price of Confession is not a perfect drama. The first half paces itself too cautiously, the central murder motive arrives underdeveloped, and a key villain escapes consequences the show has not fully earned. These are real flaws, and I am not pretending otherwise.

But what it gets right, it gets spectacularly right. Two of the finest actresses in Korean drama right now, at the absolute top of their game, playing two women who are mirrors of each other in ways you don't fully understand until the very end. A thriller confident enough to let atmosphere do its heavy lifting. A story about grief and the failure of systems that earns its emotional weight rather than just gesturing at it.

Kim Go-eun should be winning every award going for what she does here. Jeon Do-yeon is far more technically demanding than she first appears. Together, they create something that lingers, not because the plot is airtight (it isn't), but because the portrait of two women doing the unthinkable to survive an unjust world feels devastatingly real. The journey is the point. And what a journey it is.


Thanks for reading!💖

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A must watch brilliant piece.

OMG what a brilliant actress is kim go eun, no wonder all the directors wants to work with her. In one drama she played a bubbly girl with sweet nature and here a physcopath with bang on reaction. Her eyes speaks when she act, all the projects she choose till now is a masterpiece drama. The price of confession is same as the title suggest, story revolves around two people who make a deal for their own desire. But the plot and twist is so good, till the end I was hooked. How a simple person turns into a psychopath for her revenge and guilt towards her family and in the other hand how a person nature opposing all the bad thing and try to find out what actually happened. It's also suggest don't make assumptions on people without any proof. I also thought she killed her husband because the way she is behaving at the police station. We people really fast to judge other without knowing anything and everything. I am suggesting you to watch it to enjoy the thriller trip. A must watch drama people who likes combination of thriller and suspense.

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Crazy Good!

I don’t usually watch these types of dramas, but it’s Kim Go Eun, so I had to. And what a feast both she and Jeon Do Yeon delivered, damn. Such good acting from the entire cast, but the female leads definitely delivered stellar performances and I hope they get a ton of awards for the show! The reveal of the murderer may seem out of place, and the motive a little weak, but I think I am happy with how they concluded the affair… Some people just think so highly of themselves that they become delusional and crazy. It fit the characters lowkey…! I do think that Yun Su’s plotting was a little sloppy at times, when she wasn’t actively trying to be seen, she was still … so painfully visible lol. Also, she went through the incredible trouble of burning any proof of her supposed murder, only to bury some of the proof in her own garden? That is so … messy and dumb!! Anyway, this had me hooked; every episode managed to make me crave more as it always ended on a cliffhanger. It always made me anticipate the next part of the story, so I ended up watching the show pretty quickly for my own standards. Great!

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The beginning clearly shows the trap set by the police and the justice system. Asking a "suspect" the same question over and over again until she contradicts herself. (We have nothing to say to the police, let's never forget that. And they always lie.) They decide that her reactions are not "normal". They convict her on the basis of evidence, evidence that they have carefully fabricated, because that is our role as good prosecutors and good police officers.
They humiliate her by putting her in prison. They are all very pleased with their work. And terribly hurt when their convictions are contradicted by the facts.
You are deprived of your voice, your freedom, your privacy, you are lectured, your life is rewritten, you become a number to be humiliated.
At least Bach, Oscar Wilde, Jean Genet, Varlam Shalamov and François Villon wrote beautiful books there.

We also see how the lawyer uses the media to put pressure on the trial and restore some dignity to his client in the public eye. How he exposes the abuses of the police, who are always quick to crack down (their sole role) and never willing to listen to the victims.
The characters in this series are truly fascinating ! The one with the electronic tag who wants to do the right thing but is involved in repression, in particular, and finds room for manoeuvre. The prison guards and the uncomfortable inmates. Seeing their reactions, witnessing their exchanges, perhaps understanding them a little...
The slow pace serves the story well, illustrating the steamroller effect of the authorities on their subjects. And alongside this, we follow the resolution of the mysteries surrounding these people. The story always moves forward and never drags unnecessarily. It is brilliantly well written.

We don't know. We only saw death, not before. We don't know the circumstances surrounding the loss of this husband, about whom we know only a few fragments of his life. And the story continues, life goes on. Certain shots follow one another in a particularly meaningful way, illustrating the condition of the two prisoners, such as the door of one's isolation cell, where the camera lingers after it closes, followed by the gaze of the mother feeding her daughter, locked up in her home with an ankle bracelet. She takes her isolation with her.
The mother hears her daughter laughing with the friends who are looking after her for the day and chooses not to disturb them, leaving. The lift doors close behind her, the scene cuts, and the other woman in prison stands behind bars.

Kim Go-Eun is mind-blowing as an evil creature whose mind remains a complete mystery to us. We have no idea what's going to happen with her. Fascinating.
Jeon Do-Yeon also gives an admirable performance as the lost mother, plagued by doubts and guilt. Which she shouldn't normally feel, unless...

There are some tough moments in this series, but no scenes intended to shock. No, we are spared the images, and we don't need them. Generally speaking, I don't understand why anyone would want to show us horrible things. And here, as in Homebound, we get a true representation of COVID-19, dignified and accurate, terrible. Every time I see it in American films or series, it's to ridicule the victims and the people who were afraid, and it makes me incredibly angry, this disrespect from pedants. (I'm talking about you Ari Aster)

Naturally, as always with well-crafted thrillers, you're disappointed when you get to the bottom of it. Nothing can match all the machinations that have gone before.

PS : Lie detectors have never proved to be effective in what they claim to prove. On the other hand, with limited yes or no questions, you can make people say whatever you want. Practical. Like forensic psychology/psychiatry, you can prove whatever you want.

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Where Power Wins and Justice Fails

About the acting, the actors’ performances were superb—you can truly feel the emotions they were experiencing. Their eyes and body language conveyed every detail of raw emotion. Among the cast, I was only familiar with Kim Go Eun. In her previous role in Goblin, which I watched, she was bubbly, cute, and lovely. However, in this drama, she showed a new, hidden side of herself. Through her eyes and pale, soulless face, her performance would make you think she is evil and psychopathic at first impression. Playing this unalive, lifeless, and broken character, she delivered a flawless performance.

On the flip side, if I am being honest, her backstory was slightly predictable. I am not saying that her trauma was simple—the crimes committed against her family were not simple or less brutal. This drama highlights the injustices that happen to victims who have no power, while perpetrators, simply because they have power, often go free. This is how our legal system mostly works. However, since the drama started with a very intense and unique setting, it made me feel confused —I wanted to know “why,” and I kept questioning whether I could trust the characters I was watching. From those expectations, I hoped for a more surprising backstory for her that would truly blow my mind.

Overall, it was awesome for binge-watching, keeping viewers in suspense with its dark and confusing atmosphere.

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Dark Plot with outstanding actresses

This is K-drama with a storyline that keeps you curious from the first episode to the last. The plot is dark, emotional, and full of twists, but still easy to follow. Every episode makes you want to watch the next one.

The two female lead actresses give incredible performances. Their chemistry feels real, and the way they show fear, love, anger, and sadness is very strong. They carry the whole drama with their acting. You can feel their pain and their courage in every scene.

The OST is beautiful and fits the mood perfectly. The songs are emotional, calming, and add more depth to the story. Some tracks stay in your head long after you finish the episode.

Overall, The Price of Confession is a well-made drama with a strong story, powerful acting, and amazing music. It’s definitely worth watching.

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Sometimes there’s more to people than what meets the eye!

I started this drama as a usual fan of Jeon Do yeon and Kim Go Eun though without much expectations but wooooooow!!! I cannot comprehend the amount of times my jaw dropped due to some scenes and plot twists. My ladies didn’t disappoint as they acted as even they were born for their roles. The way they portrayed their characters brought about a bit of lightness and a touch of laughable scenes to those with an unusual sense of humour like mine if l must say!😂

At first I thought we were just dealing with a psychopath as always but l honestly understand the bitterness and hatred Mo Eun had which were mainly driven by the circumstances she went through. She really was a good person who just went through horrible experiences which drove her to were she got. It’s so sad she couldn’t experience a better side of life😭😭 Kim Go Eun nailed the transition from being a cheerful sister to being a psychopath, talk about the facial expressions and the mannerisms!!!!🤝

Ohh my lady Jeon Do yeon did justice to the character An Yun Su. The way she portrayed the innocence, fear, confusion, misery and happiness deserves to be applauded. I am glad she got her happy ending though it was after a long struggle!

We thank the prosecutor for jumping to conclusions and quickly hating on An Yun Su otherwise the drama would have been one episode only! 😂😂😂😂

The OST at the end was so fitting considering the rollercoaster ride of emotions we went through for 12 episodes!

To avoid spoiling too much, l won’t say anything further. Hopefully this drama will gain the recognition it deserves!

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Korean Thriller/Crime Genre at its finest

Story, acting, directing, characters, ending....all perfect.

The story quickly pulls you in within the first few minutes of episode 1 and it keeps you hooked until the last second of the finale, with a well-woven story that covers different themes; thriller/suspense, crime investigation, imprisonment, revenge and psychological. Each theme is highly well written, with a perfectly balanced pace and immaculate writing that provides ample mysteries and cliffhangers to keep the viewer on the edge of his seat at all times. The drama is highly bingeable so good thing I only enjoyed it after it completed airing.

The Acting was top notch by all the cast, I was particularly mind-blown by the 2 Female lead duo, their performance is accolade-worthy, with the slightest of facial expressions and gaze speaking volumes. Kim Go-Eun above all takes the cake here, boy oh boy did she manage to freak us out, leave one with shivers running down the spine, feel her pain and sorrow, fear her and pity her at the exact same time. you could be watching her just laying back gazing at the sky through a hole in the prison yard shades, and you feel like you can see her inner feelings through her gaze. Then to see how that daydreaming gaze switches to apprehension and animosity within seconds; that was a feast for the eyes.

I also really appreciated how both characters were written, and while their development arcs especially Mo Eun's might have had some blank parts lacking details but I respect the writers choice to leave the intricate details up to the imagination of the viewer. And despite both female leads being at opposite ends personality, conscience and nerve-wise, to see how their relationship shifted and enjoy their moments together on screen, It had been a while since I enjoyed such a relationship dynamic so well crafted.

If I had any trouble with the plot or the story writing it would be really small gripes not worth fretting over; for example the final motive behind her husband's murder was surprisingly lacking, I was expecting the motive behind his murder would be romantic, financial or to keep him quite from exposing someone's crimes like fraud or embezzlement. But I chose to convince myself that choosing that motive was to show how mentally unstable individuals could be not just driven to commit murder for such flimsy motives, but even worse chose to commit further crimes to cover up their tracks.

Another point that I would have appreciated had this drama steered clear from, is the writing turning to the miraculous capturing of the moment a crime is being committed or a person is incriminating themselves. I hate it when the main plot's mystery is solved thanks to a lost video or recording that managed to capture the significant moment to indict or acquit someone.
The first murder lacked such evidence, and we were told forensic evidence was tampered with by the perpetrator (only to find out police had tunnel vision and did not do a proper job gathering evidence). As for the second murder I believed they could have easily chosen to prove her innocence by one of several means; 1) proving he was still alive and well after she had left the murder scene, thanks to his interactions with his gaming friends , 2) Using the fact that he was gaming both chatting and talking with his friends and was actually shown to have stated he had met her and lived.
I know it is not a major thing, and many a drama chose to easily opt for the non-deniable easy evidence in the form of perfectly timed and positioned captured media, but precisely because as a viewer who had been appreciating the masterful writing of this drama such as the autopsy scene mentioning freezing the body hindered accurate determination of the Time of death but the state of digestion of food in his body suggested death happened 2 hours after consumption, you can say I was a lit bit annoyed when none of these clues were used.

Still all things considered, I really enjoyed this drama and loved the intense suspenseful mood it provided, and the deep and rich characters and their relationship dynamics.
To sum up, this is a drama I would strongly recommend to anyone, especially crime/investigation/psychological thriller fans. Give it a watch

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Amazing series with spectacular acting with unique plot twist.

The Price of Confession is one of those rare dramas that completely takes over your mind and refuses to let go. The storytelling is bold, emotional, and beautifully layered, and every episode pulls you deeper into the characters’ lives. The acting is phenomenal every glance, every silence, every breakdown feels painfully real.

Spoilers ahead: Mo Eun’s death absolutely shattered me. Even though the story hints at tragedy, I kept hoping she’d find a way out. Watching her fight so hard, only to lose everything in the end, made the final episodes hit even harder. And the heartbreaking part is knowing that even if she had survived, the world was still ready to drag her back into jail. That level of emotional weight is what makes this series unforgettable.

The pacing is tight, the twists are shocking without ever feeling cheap, and the emotional tension never lets up. I finished it in just a few days because every episode left me needing answers. It’s powerful, beautifully acted drama that stays with you long after the credits roll.

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You will keep guessing until the end!!!

Get ready for an emotional rollercoaster - and don’t trust anyone.

The Price of Confession was, to say the least, a very unusual drama. You might expect it to follow a more traditional crime series format, with one clear protagonist you can fully root for. This drama isn’t like that at all. While we do have our “ride or die,” Ahn Yunsu, I honestly found it hard to fully trust her throughout the series.

The same goes for Mo Eun (Kim Go Eun’s character). In most stories, she would easily be framed as the villain—but not here. She does an incredible job portraying a character whose biggest flaw is her lack of empathy for humanity, and this contrasts so well with Yunsu’s more transparent nature and her extreme empathy.

The backstories of both characters make them deeply empathetic, even when they make morally gray- and sometimes morally questionable- decisions. I genuinely enjoyed watching them navigate the mess they were thrown into.

That said, this drama is very fast-paced and engaging, so you’ll probably end up binge-watching it—prepare accordingly. The acting from both actresses was phenomenal, and the script was well-written.

Overall, this is a must-watch for any crime and murder mystery fan.

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