O Acordo (2023)

Como ninguém divulga isso?!

Esse drama é um verdadeiro tesouro escondido. Ele é empolgante e te deixa vidrado do início ao fim. A história é única e se difere dos outros Thrillers que assisti. Você acaba torcendo, chorando e ficando nervoso pelos próprios personagens, o que fazia um tempo que não sentia isso. Os únicos dois pontos que poderiam melhorar é a trilha sonora (sinceramente eu acho muito difícil achar um Dorama que consiga ser bom nisso), e o final que é um pouco corrido. Acho que seria melhor se tivesse um 9 episódio (só um episódio a mais teria um efeito mais satisfatório). Também têm um final meio aberto, mas mesmo assim, recomendadissimo!!!!

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A hidden gem

This drama is going straight to my favorites. It's a shame that it's so underrated and unknown. I recommend it to everyone who loves darker dramas and who, like me, is tired of convoluted storyline in thrillers and too much melodrama. This one is short and simple, but very intense and emotional.

The leading trio (and the other actors too, to a lesser degree) did an excellent job here; they didn't overact, but instead they delivered a performance that felt raw and genuine. Not only they did justice to the script, but they also elevated it.

Another thing I appreciated is how grey this is: there is no explicit moral of the story, the writers avoided giving any preaching in the ending, which is very refreshing in a kdrama and it makes it feel more real and down to earth. Sure, there are bad guys and good guys, there are objectively wrong things, but the story make you empathize with Jun Seong and Jae Hyo for the desperate situation they're in that led them to their crime, meanwhile it doesn't sugorcoat how ruthless rich people can be when you get in their way and how it's easy for them to escape punishment compared to poor people like Jun Seong and Jae Hyo. And yet there is no doubt that Min Woo was truly the victim here, because being born with money is not a crime by itself. It's this kind of ambiguity that made it more interesting for me, as it made me feel conflicted on who to root for.

Kudos to everyone involved. Definitely my kdrama of the year so far.

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