Blind

A problematic and contrived "whodunit" insipired by real life tragic events

This drama turned out to be several episodes too many and just like in classic Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" the whodunit mystery overshadowed the real life tragedy that was the basis of this problematic story. There's no real respect for the irl victims of the tragedy that inspired this story - their fictional representations here are shown in a very negative light with no sane character alive.

And aside from annoying contrivances and switcheroos, the whodunit mystery didn't manage to reinvent the wheel here at all - whom everyone thought the most sus since the start were basically it.

And lastly, as soon as the villains went for the innocent victims, which was their agreed plan since the beginning, they lost all my sympathy. There were many ways to get revenge legally, especially with professional position they were in, but they blew it on senseless violence that begat only more violence.

I dunno, a 7 from me, I guess. Actors tried their best.

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I liked it despite what you are going to read below

The first part of the first episode got me, what the hell is happening to those children? The sensation Is quickly pushed aside by the unrealistic depiction of the investigator's works.

The main investigator, Ryu Sung Joon, falls inside the archetype of the eccentric genius detective, the problem is that detective is just an eccentric moron with anger issues. Usually, those kinds of tropes make sense in a way because genius detectives are forgiven for their eccentricities in the hope their genius deductions skill will help the investigation. The real question is how that guy was able to become a police officer in the first place.

The other investigators are sloppy and the investigation is so slow.

The screen direction was poor, getting stabbed and then falling in the direction of the stab wound. Weird changes in scenes, contrasted with the seldom genius camera play, so I really didn't understand.

I often felt like the show was written by someone who did not research the field of investigation, medical and psychology much despite the story revolving around those 3 spheres. The misdirections are awfully written as well as the plot twists, so much so that it removes the realism those kinds of stories are supposed to have. Another effect of weak writing in mystery shows is that you come to think of the clues as may be part of the bad writing, sometimes clues were overlooked by the investigators.

There are also inconsistencies in the writing, making established facts malleable later in the story to create another, not needed, plot twist in the last few episodes, a plot twist already obvious by the 6th episode. (obvious only if you trust that the clue in the 6th episode is not a part of the sloppy writing)

Pro : I was genuinely intrigued about the kids and their implications in the story. The little they give at the beginning is interesting. I did take time every week to watch it, so they did something right.
Despite some of the episodes feeling like they dragged the story, at least they did not rush the ending of the story.

In conclusion, if you are the type of person who watched thriller shows without really thinking about it, you might be surprised by the story plot twists.
In contrast, if you are a little bit interested in mysteries, this show won’t surprise you at all.

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Without saying too much, this story starts after a young woman's murder. The murderer calls for a jury trial, and you'd think it's completely normal to do, and you'd be right, but you'll find out this event puts something bigger into motion. There are three main protagonists, but every character involved in this is involved in the story, that's what it makes it so monumental and complicated. We have detective Ryu Sung Joon, who has a bad temper but he tries to do his job and catch bad people. Then we have his older brother Ryun Song Hoon, who is an impeccable judge and always follows the law. There is also Jo Eun Ki, a social worker who tries to help young children and teens who are mistreated and neglected by their parents.

The cast of this drama was so good. This was Taecyon's come back, and he was terrific in this. He had chemistry with both Jo Eun Ji and Ha Seok Jin, and they also acted well. There were a lot of known drama actors in this, and everyone had their own distinctive personality. They all helped the story to be told effectively, although sometimes it could get confusing. Perhaps there were too many characters, because sometimes I got confused. I'll say, if you pay close attention to this drama ever since the first episode, you'll find clues as to who are the bad guys and what they did, although their actions may tell otherwise. The story came full circle at the end, and it was bittersweet to watch. The story of this drama may look simple, but it isn't. This is a story about revenge, guilt, betrayal, penance, morality, violence, neglect. If you're looking for romance, there is none here. It's all very raw and intense, and there is a lot of blood and gore, so you're warned. I would say this is more: does trauma justify violence?

The music was good but nothing special. I liked the rock tracks.

Would I rewatch this? I don't know. It was super intense and even though it didn't drag, and it was all tied at the end (mostly), it was super sad once you realized that everyone had been lied to or manipulated by people they trusted. Even the bad guys. So you'll be satisfied once you reach the ending, but will still feel a ache/bittersweet feeling in your heart afterwards. Still a good drama with good acting and writing.

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The best thriller after a long time

I finished blind and I was literally feeling empty for a few days. I have not loved a drama this much after Tomorrow ended. I seriously feel that it is way too unappreciated. Blind is a crime thriller that keeps you on the edge for most of the time. You can guess a few things but suddenly the plot twist would make you doubt about the things you guessed.

This is my second Ok Taecyeon drama after Vincenzo. If he made me hate Jung Han Seok there i was totally in love with Ryu Sung Joon. His acting was phenomenal.

Ha Seok Jin is seriously becoming another favourite of mine after his portrayal as Ryu Sung Hoon. An upright Judge but his character as a broken child is what made me his fan.

Jeong Eunji needs no introduction. She was definitely an angel as Jo Eun Ki. A character everyone needed in their life( watch the drama to know why)

But seriously the person who caught my eye is Park Ji Bin. This is his best role no doubt. Until now his memeorable role was Guem Jandi's brother in Boys over flowers but his role in blind definitely got him a lot of new fans.

I have tried to keep my review spoiler free because I want everyone to watch this masterpiece. Do not see the ratings and watch it. You will not be disappointed. This drama is definitely heavy and dark and the fact that there are children who must have suffered these things for real because the story is inspired by true events.

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a very emotional trainwreck that i'm very attached to...

watched this ongoing since the very first episode... not gonna lie, i kept my eye out for updates about this drama and tuned in because ok taecyeon is here, pretty biased so this review might also come out pretty biased.

the things that happened in the start were mostly pretty obvious to me, again, cause i kept my eye out on this drama and saw the trailers, descriptions and everything. the main character aka sungjun getting framed for murder, and i believed he's not since the start, though i concluded if he was really the culprit, it might go in some directions i thought of, which was a "different personality" trope, or just a detective who is very good at hiding his murders. but mostly, i believed that he was just framed and never a murderer. though, the things that followed until the end did shock me and make me an emotional wreck.

mostly the thing that broke me the most was sungjun's dynamic with his family. it really tore my heart how he always felt small and scared like a little boy when he's with his big brother and his family. how his big brother was the golden child and his family obviously adored the big brother and never seemed to care much about sungjun, and when sungjun was framed, they only cared about their reputation. the family was frustrating to me. and i especially never liked how sunghoon always treated sungjun coldly, to the point that he had suspected sungjun of being a murderer instead of taking his side. yet sungjun always looked up to him and always loved his brother, despite sunghoon never giving him any affection at all. could be biased because taecyeon played sungjun, but looking at how i always seemed to side with the misunderstood little siblings in kdramas, i believe its not just because taec played sungjun, but i really loved sungjun as a character and he really had a special place in my heart. following the story til the end, and loving and caring about this character now makes me feel slightly sad and empty. i'm glad it ended on a nice note, yet i don't think im ready to let this drama go because i'm very attached to sungjun.

all of the casts are perfect for their characters, and i could never think of anyone that can replace any of them, they all did very well. some of the storyline was obvious, and some were a shock. i know for one that the new poster shocked everyone despite most people already suspecting the real culprit. the osts were really amazing and fit the drama so well, i especially loved the part two of the ost. i heard the preview of that song in the end of an episode and was so happy because the style of the song really fit to the genre that i love most. overall, this drama is very good. would i rewatch it? maybe. i might come around to rewatch some scenes, especially the ones sungjun is in, but i don't think i will rewatch this anytime soon. not because it's not good, but i'd love to at least forget most of it and rewatch it with a fresher mind. i'm still not ready to rewatch the emotional trainwreck it was yet. i feel like if i rewatch it soon, i might actually lose the feelings i have for this drama, and i don't want to. i wish i could keep holding off my rewatch until i forgot most of the story. i wouldn't like to lose my attachment to this drama and especially sungjun.

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Gloomy thriller

Blind is one of the best thriller mystery I've watched this year keeps you guessing and even well concluded I would recommend don't look at ratings I'm saying it unbiasedly once you get into it the drama will absorb you with acting and everything it's simple without any extravagant action scenes or romance but it gets you the eerie atmosphere and creeps are just so good don't expect too much just get into it and you'll surely be surprised at the quality and plot development but yes it is emotional the justice is served like every thriller but it doesn't make you too happy bit still you'll enjoy it the way it will unfold

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Well detailed, top notch, no bad ending , a must watch.
The characters were like they where born for the roles, I really enjoyed the fact that they put in their all.
I would advise more of this type of genre, it was a job well done.





















Well detailed, top notch, no bad ending , a must watch.
The characters were like they where born for the roles, I really enjoyed the fact that they put in their all.
I would advise more of this type of genre, it was a job well done.

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Storyline was a bit confusing

I had read other reviews in order to confirm to myself that i am not crazy or simply just being stuck on different scenes that have been left out and never approached again.

The acting was one of the best i have seen in a long time, especially the children. The introduction scenes in which the kids where shown in their uniforms with their respective numbers, has given us a sneak peek as to who would be the murderer in the present time.

Now, this is where i had the biggest problem with this kdrama. Mr. Baek Kang, was introduced as the head of security at that time, abusing kids and chasing them with hunting dogs.
Seong-jung, the protagonist, in the present time, had a temper and suffered from amnesia, with a couple of memories very similar to that of the events which occurred when the kids have escaped and were hiding under the floor, from the same hunting dogs.
Why would you show me the exact point of view of the victim through his memories, if throughout the series you change your mind, and decide that the one we thought was not actually Number 13? Why would you point out that he is afraid of dogs and has a hazy memory of the exact uniforms and numbers belonging to the plot, if he hasn't seen them? Huh? You can transfer memories?

As the series progressed, i figured, actually i was almost certain that seong-jung's brother (the judge) has a hand in all the murders. Around episode 13, I realised too many unreasonable twists, plot holes and changes, that tried to make the viewers confused (and in some occasions i actually was questioning myself) were kinda useless, and skipped through the rest.

Why not murder the ones who were at fault? If it were the mothers who've plotted the whole thing, it would've made more sense. Like "feel the same pain i feel losing my child". The murdered daughters were completely innocent in all of this.

Honestly speaking, it kept me up, but I'd hoped for more. More reasons as to why the first couple of murders were done the way they were, why were they (the runaway kids) not tracked after leaving the facility, why were they kept alive after the woman warned them in the forest, why couldn't the revenge be executed better, why start a plot line only to switch and decide to take another approach, etc...?

Overall, loved the acting, was dissapointed by the storytelling and writing.

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Keeps you on the hook until the end

The members of a jury to a murder case start dying, soon after the trial. The chief judge of the case and a detective get together to find the murderer and in the process unveil the dark secrets beings all the jury members' past. A neglected orphanage with tortured orphans and a bunch of adults who choose to look the other way in the face of such inhumane circumstances which led to this tragedy years later.

The story is gripping and keeps you on the hook until the end. The story contains betrayal, brotherhood, regrets and selfish human nature. It is a story worth watching.

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