Supernatural thriller x emotional rollercoaster
(Reviewing the entire show here)When I started death's game, I was fairly intrigued. The idea of a character being forced to live 12 lives that are destined to end quickly was an exciting plot idea, and I was curios to see where they could take it. As the show progresses, it gets more and more interesting.
Yee-jae's life seems to be clouded by misfortune. Without ever being able to catch a break, he decides to take his own life, only to be confronted by Death herself with a punishment that she sees fit: he must live as (and attempt to prevent the imminent death of ) 12 different people. But no matter how hard he tries to prevent them, the deaths seem completely unavoidable. Slowly, he realizes that the deaths he's facing seem to be related, and so he attempts to figure out this common denominator using the knowledge of all the lives he's lived. Naturally, Death doesn't want him messing around in her punishment, and is sure to make each death more painful than the last.
This show was much more emotional than I thought it would be, and I really enjoyed it. I thought that the way the episodes led into the next was well done, and it didn't feel like the tone shifted abruptly, but rather throughout each life Yee-jae lived, he seemed to learn more and become more empathetic. The cast was AMAZING and did an excellent job portraying these very different characters, while still conveying the same emotions that Yee-jae would have felt in every new situation. The ending was very well done, and wrapped up the show very nicely. It's a fairly short watch, and definitely worth taking a look at!
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Something new and different
hen a man at the end of his rope tries to take his life, he's confronted with Death. As punishment for taking his life so lightly, Death forces him to go through 12 different lives — with 12 impending gruesome deaths. The only way he'll be able to save himself is if he survives Death's game. Gorgeous directing, brilliant acting, and a fast-paced story, the first half of Death’s Game comes out of the gate running and doesn’t stop. A bleak tale about a man who ends his life, even death offers him little solace as he is forced to play a game as punishment for his sins. Will our doomed protagonist learn his lesson at the end of this twisted journey, or will he continue to chase after the things that brought him ruin?Was this review helpful to you?
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Creative way in warning someone about ending their lives voluntarily
Not perfect, but definitely an intriguing take on the subject of suicide.It’s an easy show to binge, with an episodic format that still manages to weave a solid story with some decent character development. While I’m not a big fan of how they portray hell or death, and a few parts of the story bugged me, it held my interest. Some moments were a bit predictable, but there were enough twists to keep me on my toes. I’ll admit, the constant screaming and emotional outbursts were a bit much for me—it’s not that they weren’t justified, just not really my style.
What earned this show a high score is how binge-worthy it is, thanks to the impressive performances from a star-studded cast and the way the story is so well put together. It kept me hitting "next" without a second thought. FYI: Sung Hoon was hilarious here. I knew I had to watch this.
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Reincarnate Until You Value Life
The story is about someone who's dead because of suicide. After he dies, he meets a woman that gives a chance for him to reincarnate again as someone else to experience death. He must death 12 times like a clock time to get into God's trial or else He can go to hell. Not long after that, He decided to take the trial and live as someone else back in the world to experience death in multiple ways that are not proper.*Lot of blood and gore scene so make sure you are not afraid against blood.
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Great adaptation of the Webtoon
I have read the Death's game webtoon and looking forward to watch this series.There's some different with the webtoon, but overall the storylines is still according to the webtoon.
Love the acting of all the casts, especially the main lead and all the actors and actress from Alchemy of the Soul.. LOL..
Looking forward for the next season and hopefully they keep the original story and maintain the pace of the story.
Overall those who has read the webtoon or have not read, this series is worth the watch
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Death's game
I do not really know if it is a spoiler or not but this drama for sure is not for people who do not like brutal scenes, there are quite a lot maybe not so much visually but still. Also it is a pretty bloody. So not for everyone even if you love the cast.And if talk about th cast it was perfect, Seo In Guk was amazing, Park So Dam was so good, everyone played their roles perfectly.
I do not really think that we can treat as a two seasons drama, it is more like there was just a short break but it is not that important.
This drama is good, with excellent cast and very good OST.
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Death’s Game has an interesting and thought-provoking premise. There is also fun to be had from spotting famous Korean actors in cameos or supporting roles. The amount of blood is not too surprising since death is the main topic but it gets very very gory several episodes in -- the type that curls your toes and feels gratuitous after awhile. On the plus side Seo In Guk does a great acting job, as do most of the other actors. But I wish that Park So Dam as Death had showed a little more nuance or range towards the end. Her acting seemed monotonous after awhile. There are also some logic gaps in the story that one has to ignore.Mild spoiler: This is a drama where nothing changes but at the same time everything changes. And it is pretty powerful as an anti-suicide argument. I give it points for that.
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Is this worth a watch? HELL FKN YES!!!
I think every time I think about watching a show I search for the comment that in short tell me whether i should watch this show or not. so for all of you like me I will simply give you the answer.YES, THIS SHOW IS WORTH ALL THE HYPE!!!
To add more to it... Should I even talk about the casting? the cast is an absolute gold mine. I cannot stop talking about it. such excellent actors all in one drama. what else does a k dram fan girl need?
The story arc for each one of them is so well written. 10 on 10 if you ask me. The acting, chemistry between all the actors, pace of drama, everything is amazing!
TBH I walked into this one thinking its a normal fantasy based drama but the thrill this gave me.... I enjoy myself some dark stories but there were times where I literally shut my eyes or paused to breath first...... I loved every second of it!
With a powerful message, beautiful cinematography, editing, and a star studded cast this is MUST WATCH!
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Part 1
Long time quite intrigued to watch this. Since now I'm a little bored with typical drama, so I decided to jump into this drama. Haha... Happy to watch this. Good drama with unusual story that's in the end help us self respect.People often said the biggest SIN is when u took ur own life. Yeah in here we can see how angry Death when face with the man, Choi Yi Jae (YJ), that took his own life. Death decided to give YJ punishment by having him go through 12 life that supposed to end up dead. With one condition, he can keep the man life if he can avoid their death. So he went from rich man, student, baby, guilty man and the end of this part famous model.
In this part we see how at first YJ angry to Death until he tried to hang on in the life of Jang Geon Woo. And also in the end of this part he finally saw the thread of connetion between all the man he lived as...
Really exciting to see the 2nd part. Thank God they aired directly after part 1....
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Uniqness and perfection
We all know that the reincarnation stories is one of the most common ones on k-drama but even though, this one managed to make yet a unique plot over this Type and they made it well perfect on my opinion, me personally I've finished it on the same day become the story flowing was too smooth and perfect especially the first 4 episodes and with a real good message the result was a great series.And the cast did their job just right especially seo in guk.
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DEFINITELY A GOOD WATCH
Too lazy to input dissected reviews for each episode like others but not too lazy to say that this deserves more recognition, if I had not stumbled this from the site that I am watching I would never have known the existence of this show. The concept is unique and the delivery from actors and production is so gooooood. Will highly recommend it.Was this review helpful to you?
Glamorous cast, crazy stunts, $$$ production
It feels like a collection of famous actors visiting because there are 12 reincarnations. "Let's see how many famous people we can have for this drama." Just for the actors' appeal it's a must watch. Every single actor can act! Then there are the visuals/crazy stunts/production quality all top notch. Impressive for sure!I can't say the story has much depth as it revolves around the concept of "suicide is condemned therefore you have sinned."
That's how Korean Dramas are these days, pretty on the outside touching only the surface of society issues.
Just watch it for the actors and the stunts. It's entertaining overall.
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