Hunter With A Scalpel (2025)

Honestly, as for this drama it left so much for the audience to comprehend and pick-up, given the 16 episode format with an average of 30 minutes running time. 
Though Jeonghyeon and Sehyeon's chemistry is through the roof, this story leans more towards the reality behind how people with trauma etched since childhood would react in triggering situations as an adult. It may have been quite annoying to watch Sehyeon continuously acting on her emotions most of the time, but it captures her struggles pretty well. That being said, the romance element would be minimal, and the ending was golden with the three of them being a 'found family'. Even when there were no dialogue exchange between the two on the last few minutes of the show, it's evident that Sehyeon has healed as she now trusts someone who's always been there consistently (risking both his life and job) without asking for anything in return - Jeonghyeon.

I also refuse to believe that it's all for the sake of doing his job, as that line began to blur when he puts her first before his duties. He knew about the omission on the forensic report but didn't do anything to her harm, instead he rather gave her a chance to tell him the truth. When he stole the case files to investigate alone and ended up almost losing his life? That isn't passion for is job but care and love in the most raw and gentle form - love not in the typical way we're accustomed to in dramas.

In the first few episodes, we see her recoil when Jeonghyeon reaches for the fan in the car, ignore his offer to help her across the field, and even resist wearing the watch unless forced. But slowly, she begins to open up — like when she asks for his help at the hospital, or finally tells him about the threat her father made. Her growth may not be linear, but that’s exactly what makes it real. People with trauma often regress after progress, and that’s what makes her character so raw. Her decision to confront her father alone might seem like a step back, but it speaks to the tangled, painful way we all heal — especially when we’ve been taught not to trust.

We've seen that as a child, Sehyeon was brought up to believe that she is only safe when she would not show her emotions nor connect with people. Her banter with Seeun and Jeonghyeon being there ganging up with her against Sehyeon (albeit jokingly) shows how at peace they are. Seeun gets a new last name, with Jeonghyeon putting one of the name tag on her backpack and also puts it on her, not to mention the stolen subtle glances Sehyeon and Jeonghyeon had towards each other proves that the ending perfectly ties up all the build up and it is a definite proof that grand romantic gestures or confessions isn't a requirement to make a beautiful ending.

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Stupidity With A Scalpel

I enjoyed only the first 5 episodes. Last 2 were decent. And I cursed the female lead for 7 episodes straight.

The show revolves around a forensic doctor, a police officer and a serial killer. Unlike most thriller dramas involving serial killers where there is a cat and mouse game along with the suspense of who the killer could be, this drama decides early on to tell us exactly who the killer is. This was a big drawback for the show to lose it's biggest mystery element. Worst is the female lead who is an expert in forensic analysis leads to leave all common sense behind and go after the killer on her own. This of course leads to disastrous results because she is in no way or form equiped to handle him. Her lack of judgement leads to the delay in catching of the suspect and she gets herself and others hurt in the process. Her actions were so senseless and frustrating that it took away any joy I had when I first started this show.

I wish I could blame the lack of good subs for my poor perception of the drama but nope. It was Dr. Seo Se Hyeon, the female lead. I truly hate when dramas make a lead female character incompetent for no understandable reason. The female lead is supposed to be the hunter with a scalpel but sadly she fails in her attempts every single time because she cannot calculate nor plan for multiple factors. She is supposed to be unfeeling yet her actions are driven by pure emotion rather than a sense of self -preservation or justice.

I genuinely struggled to watch the middle episodes and had to resort to 1.5x speeds.

The male lead playing the cop was decent. But again, his team leader is dumb and an obstacle to any progress he tries to make at solving the case. Maybe they didn't want to make the case easy to solve but it was ridiculous.

The only other positive I can think of the opening theme which I quite liked the graphics of.

Not something I would ever consider rewatching,

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