Blood Free

No BS drama

i like there story acting and how they directed it

i just don't get how in ep5 FL suddenly become so blind about her bodyguard,
how she discriminated between two of her bodyguards, one is more important then other ?
until ep4 they were so professional about it, but suddenly in ep 5, CEO is enjoying sleeping in bodyguards bed and worried about Manshik out of nowhere ?
and now he got super hearing power too...
after ep 6 ML become worse,
they way they neglected other bodyguard and look down on him
ML become a cry baby and took his anger on Other bodyguard because he do not have guts to do that same to his master
ML then become too arrogant to even talk just because he received BJ from FL in there secret LAB
AFTER ep 5 it started getting downhill,
ML then show fake concern about his partner...?
he don't know if his partner was Worried about him but he know his madam would be worried to death for him ?
at end of ep 6 i see ML wait and wait until killer finishes his job to reach his partner who wasn't given super powers unlike him
that Man died for what ? just salary no BJ and nights talking with CEO, dude got nothing but died... while ML was waiting there standing without doing anything, his super hearing doesn't work at that moment

other bodyguard die and nobody cares, ML even try to make it look like his death help them find a mole so. his death was good for them

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Not a fan of open endings...

- **Story/Plot**: 1.5/3
1. Synopsis (0.25)❌
2. Initial Impression (2eps) (0.25)❌
3. Genre Adherence (0.25)✅
4. Emotional Engagement (0.25)❌
5. Logic (0.25)✅
6. Plot Coherence (0.25)✅
7. Dialogue (0.25)❌
8. Pacing (0.25)✅
9. Character building/Development (0.25)✅
10. Story Richness (0.25)❌
11. Plot Twists (0.25)✅
12. Messages (0.25)✅
- **CAST/Acting**: 1.5/2
1. Lead Actor Performance (0.25)✅
2. Lead Actress Performance (0.25)✅
3. Main Cast Chemistry (0.25)✅
4. Supporting Actors/Actresses Performance (0.25)✅
5. Casting Precision (0.5)✅
6. Character Transformation (0.25)❌
7. Scene Stealers (0.25)❌
- **Directing/Camerawork**: 2/2
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3. Continuity (0.25)✅
4. Visual Effects (0.25)✅
5. Visual Details (0.25)✅
6. Cinematic Tension (0.25)✅
7. Lighting (0.25)✅
8. Flashback Integration (0.25)✅
- **OST (Original Soundtrack)**: 0.75/1
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2. Ending Song (0.25)✅
3. Background OST (0.25)✅
4. Overall OST (0.25)❌
- **Style**: 1/1
1. Costumes (0.25)✅
2. Set Design (0.25)✅
3. Colors (0.25)✅
4. Poster (0.25)✅
- **Ending**: 0/1
1. Closure (0.25)❌
2. Emotional Impact (0.25)❌
3. Logic (0.25)❌
4. Personal Satisfaction (0.25)❌

Total Rating: 6.75/10 +0.25 Bonus
>>>>Final Rating: 7/10

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A thriller amidst a futuristic vegan world

BF (Blood Free) is an organisation headed by ChaeWoon which manufactures cultured meat (man-made meat) and has monopolised its market. In the beginning you get the feeling that will cover various merits and demerits of vegan industry like its impact on livelihood of people involved in meat industry. Or loss of livelihood being one of necessary sacrifices need to stop the cruelty against animals. Or the side-effects of cultured meat.

But, soon enough they take the drama in direction of thriller/mystery genre. There are 2 mysteries involved - one is ongoing which involves JaYoo and second one which happened in past involves ChaeWoon.

ChaeWoon is a former soldier who got pushed out of his original career because of mystery number 1. Solving mystery 1 is life's mission for ChaeWoon. And to solve it he has to become bodyguard of FL.

Story can take 2 directions - cultured meat or finding the culprit behind 2 incidents.
From the looks of things it looks to be going towards the latter.
Maybe to conclude they will hopefully show cultured meat related dilemmas at the end.

BGM is nice. Since, both ML and FL are veteran actors, as expected they are doing decent enough with their roles.

With just 2 episodes, it is difficult to exactly feel excited about it yet, Next few episodes will be make-it or break-it for me.

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Power corrupts, but does it have to corrupt one's soul, too?

I wholeheartedly believe there is some truth in every fictional story. Blood Free is no exception, especially in the way it depicts how the 1% delusional wealthy believe themselves to be superior to everybody else and think, not just accept but demand that the laws of man and land not apply to them in any way, shape, or form. They deserve not only elitism, amorality, but immortality just because they are wealthy boggles the mind. It makes me wonder. I know power corrupts, but does it have to corrupt one's soul, too? How can a parent such as Seon Woo Jae's ( I love me some Lee Hee Joon) mother, who loves her child so much, have such disregard for someone else's child; what makes them think only their child is precious? I will never understand. That said, what a brilliantly made drama!

Watching a fantastic show on TV or a great movie in the theatre sometimes leaves us thinking about what made that so great and why it moved us or made us nervous. I have come to understand that a TV show or movie can only become influential when all the key elements such as plot, character, thought, diction, spectacle, musical score, mystery, action, directing, and acting are done correctly -- all of which were intelligently weaved in Blood-free to make it beyond excellent, superb in fact. I think Blood Free is undoubtedly one of the best K-dramas Disney+ has ever produced, right there with A Shop for Killers, if not the best. Kudos to all, especially Han Hyo Joo. She was outstanding, and so was Ju Ji Hoon and everybody else. When I started this drama I thought Yoon Ja Yoo the most impactful character but by the end of it On San (Lee Moo Saeng) left an even bigger mark. The mere fact that this was only 10 episodes, made me believe there would be a second season to it. I await it, patiently.

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"Eu decidi: criarei um mundo que seja igual para todos"

Toda a premissa de Sem Sangue foca no próximo passo da evolução humana, que seria um mundo sem doenças, ou pelo menos um onde exista a possibilidade de todas elas serem curadas. E para isso a protagonista e a empresa dela, a Blood Free, focam na criação de órgãos. Esse marco da criação da Blood Free é o que causa a maioria dos conflitos ao longo da série.

O enredo é muito bem planejado e interessante, principalmente no começo. O problema começa, para mim nos dois últimos capítulos da série. Eu entendi que a tentativa deles era de criar um gancho para uma possível próxima temporada, mas fizeram isso da pior forma possível. Parece que não teve desfecho algum (o que era algo necessário depois de 10 capítulos), cortaram a história no clímax, é como ler um livro e perceber que está faltando página. A luta final foi desnecessariamente longa e, se tivessem retirado metade das cenas de flashback onde a protagonista relembra cenas de episódios anteriores ou parassem de repetir a mesma cena dezenas de vezes, sobraria tempo suficiente para dar um desfecho melhor, sem nos deixar esperando por uma temporada que talvez nunca chegue a acontecer.

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