Wasted potential
Wasted potentialIf I needed to describe this drama in two words, it would be: wasted potential.
The first episodes were so long and boring, you had to hang on.
I am not a big fan of love triangle tropes, especially when they involve friends, but I can usually bear it, but this one ???? Impossible. It was incomprehensible. When did it start, and why ?? All along you don’t understand the relation between her and the boys. Can I also add that the FL doesn’t know what she wants ???
Talking about the FL. How did they cast her ? Maybe it was someone else who auditioned for her, who knows? 🤷🏾♀️
Because her acting was meh if she was in a supporting role it would be okay but FL with two great actors ???? You can do that.
The global idea of the story was not bad, it was in fact interesting this is why I was excited about the release of this drama but I was disappointed. But the script wasted everything. How can you do that to my favorites actors Lee Jaewook and Lee Junyoung ???
Two good things I can retain from this show are Lee Jae-Wook and Lee Jun-Young in suits, especially LJW with the roll-up sleeves… And the great discovery of Choi Hee-Jin hopes to see her in a next drama as the FL.
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MOST 'TOXIC' KDRAMA
i just finished watching the latest released episode and there is only one word that is on my mind the entire time when i was watching this drama i.e "toxic" . Never ever have i ever encountered a drama that gave me a reality check. This drama is so good ngl it portrays real life incidents and situations hence the toxicity (in a good way) i recommend you all to watch it.below are just some random words used in this review for me to be able to post it (i have to reach 500 word count)
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Impossible Mix to Madness
This story had great promise once you realize early that the whole scope of the series is a game, and it is a high-level game of chess. The interesting revelation is trying to understand who the real players are verses the pawns. Revenge and takeover are the arcs of the pace of this drama which is palpable. Yet, the FL is a factor within the series that could have been left out completely and the storyline might have landed better. This would have been a better series if it concentrated more on the hunter and the hunted between the two MLs. Towards the end of the series, the episodes became a mess of 'just make it make sense' which missed entirely. So much build up in the beginning to end with such a sloppy 'resolution' was quite disappointing.Was this review helpful to you?
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This was a disaster!
I don't write reviews often, but I was so shocked by this drama that I couldn't help but share it!First of all, watching the female lead was painful. I have never seen someone more stiff. A wall has more emotions than the actress. Honestly, I'm not sure I've seen her in something else or if she can act. Maybe this was just a new thing she was trying. so I have no other choice but to judge her solely by this and say that she should look into some acting classes!
Sadly, the female lead wasn't the only bad thing. The plot was even worse. This drama was seriously bipolar. First, the love triangle was randomly shoved in, and then the two male leads turned on each other which was just stupid. When I started watching I thought that this was supposed to be Kang In Ha and Han Tae Ho against In Ha's father. I thought they were supposed to say as friends and work together because that's what we were shown at the beginning but it all went crazy in the middle. Kang In Ha killed his brother and blamed it on Han Tae Ho and then Tae Ho went to jail and got broken out by Kang In Ha's father... etc. And not to mention that all of this was crowned by people dying and coming back to life randomly.
The only good part or thing in this show was Kang Hee Joo. I know that she is a flawed character but her scenes were the only ones I didn't want to skip through. the actress is very talented. despite her playing more of a negative character I still managed to enjoy some of her scenes. maybe because she is that good or perhaps the other characters were so badly written that she just shined through.
I have watched a lot of dramas. I might not be a professional screenwriter but I at least know how to differentiate between a good and a bad drama. this took me THREE MONTHS to finish and that already says a lot. I have pulled all-nighters for a good drama or a TV Show. I've gone on with 2 hours of sleep merely to finish a good show but this took me three months. I had the chance to finish it in a week or 2 weeks tops but it was just too painful to turn it on. but over time it got more painful to see it every time I looked through my "watching list". That is the only reason I decided to finish this drama. I simply couldn't bear being reminded of it.
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Impossible to watch
The premise of the story was simple-A poor-born boy learns about his real bloodline and decides to take what is rightfully his. He seeks the help of his childhood friend Han Tae Ho to seize their spot in this blood-lusting world.
An exciting confrontation was promised between two worlds whose people never unite. But the interaction is the worst scenario possible.
The opening was quite intriguing. Tae Ho finds himself in a murder scene while holding the weapon. Soon, it shifts backward with In Ha crossing the path with Tae Ho. And the narrative starts losing strength. The known conflict between leads and a bunch of unexplained narratives. The director fails to keep hold of the multiple tracks thus making it difficult for the audience to understand whom to follow. The narrative shifts from school to University fails to maintain a smooth transition. The story seemed like a bother as it progressed.
Lee Jae Wook who has previously impressed the audience with his performance in Alchemy of Souls and Extraordinary You seemed too confused and lost throughout. It appears the actor also does not know what he is doing just like the audience is unaware of the situation. Lee Jun Young who was recently seen in Mask Girl as Kang In-ha has delivered a disappointing performance as the main antagonist. His revenge holds no ground and his tools are indecisive throughout. Choi Hee Jin and Hon Suju are side cast despite being leads of this thriller piece. Poor storytelling style and lack of knitting in the story makes the journey more cliche. The impossible heir seems impossible to watch.
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An Unforgettable Revenge Indeed
An Unforgivable Revenge!This quote reverberates throughout the series, turning it into a sediment that resonates hard. “The Impossible Heir” was one of those shows that constantly kept me on my toes; I was buzzing with excitement each week to see what kind of new trick Han Tae Oh would pull off. The irretrievable chip that worked in Tae Oh’s favor was Kang Joongmo’s intense distrust of his own family members. A gripping tale of deception and betrayal, the show stars a stellar cast which includes Lee Jae Wook, Lee Jun Young and Hong Su Zu. Their characters form an unlikely alliance which is tested by time; not so much by fate as by themselves. One of the most striking things about this show was the crisp script, no pitfalls or odd pacing. It was thrilling experience indeed and not one minute wasted. Let’s talk about their caricatures before reviewing this business thriller!
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Script and FL acting are the weakest links in this drama
The story does not have any solid foundation. Lead characters are not well-developed and you will not root for them.FL is too stiff. This is probably my first time watching a big k-drama production with a lead this terrible at acting. This is why, you never cast someone noob on a lead role even if they are popular or have connections. She and the writer are the weakest link in this drama. Their lack of awareness of their level of capacity ruined this drama.
Update: So many loopholes and too many unnecessary scenes that did not contribute to the story. Meanwhile, they failed to establish the motivations and relationships of the characters to make the audience feel invested so, apart from Huiju, I wouldn't really care if they killed off all of the characters.
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Excellent synopsis, but poor execution.
First and foremost, it is necessary to say that Lee JunYoung and Lee JaeWook are among the pantheon of the best Korean actors in their twenties. It's even embarrassing to compare some actors of the same age group with them. That being said, let's move on to the final evaluation. So, does this mean that Tae Oh had no ulterior motive or hidden secret; he was just another one who wanted professional success and money in an honest way, and saw Kang InHa as the ladder to such goals? Confronted about why he did all that to Tae Oh, Kang InHa responded by saying: "I don't know, that's it, I guess it's because you were Tae Oh." That's what's called lazy writing and writers with little creative intelligence. The family's mother, Jang GeumSuk, was arrested for concealing a corpse. I was waiting for the episode to find out whose corpse it was. What's the story behind this? Was the butler also arrested? It was a mess and nothing was clarified. Our protagonist is beyond comments; we've already made enough comments about her during the drama.They turned Kang InHa into a monstrous psychopath who spares not even the relatives of his enemies, and it became clear that Tae Oh was an imaginary enemy he created. Also, that toxic romance between Tae Oh and HyeWon highlighted InHa's unbalanced emotions, and he felt betrayed and isolated. I'm not justifying, I'm just saying that the creation of the monster InHa became has shared responsibility with TaeOh and HyeWon.
The positive highlight goes to the interpreter of Hee Joo, actress Choi Hee Jin, who had little screen time but was the only one who managed to connect with the audience. The moment of reflection was the suicide of now Baek InHa. I confess I was choked up.
Anyway, this drama came with high expectations and an excellent plot, but an execution to forget.
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Watch atleast 2 eps then waste your time on remaining!
I had an expectation that this will be top tier but no. After 2 eps, it started to go downhill, and even more to latest ep i've watched.No resolution at all, the story is gone and the actors are wasted potential.
It's bad. The two main is the only good or salvation but they decided to waste it also so i'm dropping early on. Imagine 8 ep already but still no hint or clue what is going on?
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Choi Hee Jin popularity will skyrocket after this drama.
Before this drama, I didn't know about Choi Hee Jin, but now I'm certain she'll be seen in many dramas as a main lead. She has outperformed the other cast members and is receiving lots of love from viewers. This is especially notable because Hong Su Zu's character, "Na Hye Won," received a lot of criticism, but Choi Hee Jin excelled.Like many viewers, I also started watching this drama because of Lee Jae Wook, known for his role in "Dead Game" (2024), which I enjoyed.
With only four episodes left, I find that the story isn't compelling enough for me to fully embrace this drama. While I didn't have high expectations, I'll still watch the remaining episodes to see if my opinion changes.
This is my personal perspective, and I'm not sure what others are thinking, but I'm certain some can relate to it.
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There's lots and lots more wrong than just an uninspiring lead
Like almost everything is wrong with "The Impossible Heir".Let's start with the well-worn scenario. Who's the successor to a conglomerate empire chairmanship? The illegitimate son that probably needs some intense psychotherapy for his simmering rage issues and definitely should learn some impulse control? Either of the legitimate sons that couldn't outfox a 4 year old in a Monopoly game? The bloodthirsty and estranged wife? The brilliant schemer secretary with no apparent blood relation to the current chairman?
Here's the problem: it's impossible to care about who wins the succession battle because it's impossible to care about any of the characters involved. The villains are laughably incompetent. The hero (or the one who is supposed to be) is as boring as dry paint and an ABYSMAL judge of character for someone who is supposed to be so brilliant. And the morally ambiguous anti-hero bad boy is so unbalanced that he's easier to pity than to root for.
Shorter: all these characters suck.
And that's if they weren't so conceptually cliche' (which they are and painfully so) and inadequately portrayed.
Lee Jae Wook - let's rip every bit of possible personality from his acting as possible. Great idea.
Lee Jun Young - he would kill playing a character with a serious mental disorder. But In Ha is obviously meant to be just not terribly bright and a bit overly ambitious.
Hong Su Zu - it's possible that she can act. Probably not. The smart betting money is definitely against her. But with a character so bland to portray, there's no way to ever start to figure that out.
Lee Ji Hoon - while it might be unfair to Hong Su Zu to judge her based on this show, there's enough history from other shows to declare with certainty that Lee Ji Hoon is awful. Yes, the character is supposed to be loathed but this performance is so bad, it comes across as pathetic instead of someone worth hating. It's a nauseous experience to watch him.
Han Sang Jin - no real notes on the performance but it should be noted that there's no small number of actors that bear some tiny bit of resemblance to Choi Jin Ho and could be believable as having 50 percent of Choi Jin Ho's DNA. Hang Sang Jin, however, is not one of them. Theoretically, it comes out later that he's not the chairman's son actually but that would betray the all-powerfulness and all-knowingness of the chairman character.
Choi Jin Ho isn't bad.
Choi Hee Jin is pretty good but gets 90 seconds of time on screen per episode. When she does make a brief appearance, she's treated like garbage by everyone. Literally every single other character is toxic to her. It's not fun to watch.
On top of the overall narrative structure, the direction and editing seems bent on making things more interesting by making the smaller arcs as baffling and poorly sequenced as possible.
Bad show. Very bad. Even for those that are ardent fans of one of these cast members, stay away. Far away.
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A Thought Provoking Business political thriller with a romantic touch 2024
Some viewers might not have liked ep 5, 6 but I liked it, the writing and script should come out with realistic realism which most K-dramas don't show because of stereotypes but reality works like this there is no one who is good and pure everyone wants to be rich and live as much comport as they could have. The rich hate the poor and the poor hates the rich vice versa. The different ideology of the middle class (Tae Ho, Hye Won) and rich groups (Kang In Ha, Kang Jong Ma) was brilliantly shown by the director in the 6th episode when Kang In Ho didn't think about Tae Ho who almost died and he did what his father would have done, even his father is using him he knows it and Tae Ho is the one who brings him up infort of his father but he didn't think about him Ina life and daeth situation. At Another scene in the dinner where Joong Ma didn't show slightest of intrest in Hye Won or didn't even asked her name and then she stood up for her self respect and spoke in a tone most of us would have. The plot is great from the first episode itself as it focuses mostly on realistic aspects like if you are getting a chance to become rich or you can become rich if you push yourself in the direction where you can reach if you give your little more time or marry an conglomerates/ rich person's son even if you don't have any feelings, will you choose it or choose your feelings for a person where your future is unpredictable where you don't have assurance that you won't struggle in the future because you are choosing a common man. Will you choose your feelings or money comfortabl life this is the thought that most people must have in their mind, I know the problem, the problem is that you are connecting facts to the plot but not liking it because it is not white and not showing the lovely moments but more of a realistic approach. But rest assured I can guarantee that in the remaining ep u ll see the dynamics of the common man the lead actor actress VS the rich the conglomerate family including Kang in Ha then the real power struggle and the potential of the writing will be judged. My writing intrest is for the audience who ate not watching it cause of law ratings but trust me watch the 1st 2 ep then decide. By the way the lead actress has to learn a lot in ,she is struggle a lot in complicating scenes a lot but as its her debut as lead in a demanding acting scope character I thing she is doing good,why are you worried about acting when the brilliant actor lee Jae wook is here & he can carry the series single handedly. what a gifted talented actor he is in this age.Episode 7 and 8: The episode should start and end just like this as a single ep of 2hrs, now i get it why they release 2ep in a single day slot in a week. it's getting better and better and I can see a banger ending for it.
The character's motivation is becoming clearer, the little realistic things which director adds is commendable, which is not the case in most K-dramas.
Inha has never been a trustworthy person, right from the start, he's a socio-psychopath who tries to control people under him, kills for his own benefits isn't it worst .now his motivation is clear.
Why people feel bad for him, I don't know and the cheating part I'm saying again he deserves it and it will hurt him more than this as the secret is revealed & much more yet to reveal.
Tae Ho, Huijie is the most righteous character from the whole series in a turbulent evil world. As it intended to be.
And you got it right Hye Won is the impossible heir. I agree, her acting is obviously bad, there's not much improvement from her side, but I will never give her personal troll for it as i have seen worst actress than this after doing many dramas & it's a very difficult character, you need to have courage to accept this as debut. I only hope she learns for it for her future project.
There are many other reasons to absolutely love this series.
Starting from the varied dynamic range of characters to watch, the acting, cinematography, writing, music, production, and finally the direction. Let alone the design and capture of the 2 minute chase sequences, it is enough to mark it as brilliant.👏 I'm loving every bit of it& i could not find any
upcoming drama in this range.
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