Connection

Drama of the year, indeed!

It is so me to find the best dramas of 2024 only retrospectively in 2025! This show was so good and I knew it would be but I didn't expect it to be this perfect and I had to postpone watching it for a while but I finally got around to it and I loved it!
The most amazing part of this show is the main character. The lead actor is so perfect? I knew of him only through the infamy of his viral "oppaaaa" gif but that was enough to know he is a good actor. He was amazing though! I'm discovering (all these already super-discovered, well-known, applauded by literally everyone) older k-actors and I don't know, I may go back and watch all their old dramas!
This show is a murder mystery with a pressure point that is about to explode like a ticking bomb. The main character's personal investment and involvement in the situation, adds a necessary urgency to the plot that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats until all is revealed. I have to say, this was very well-planned. The plot moved so smoothly...that said, there were some parts of the final reveals that I did not love. But overall, everything connects, just as the name of the show promises, like fates connected with a red string of fate. I also loved the characterizations. From the main protagonists to the main villains, to the minor characters, everyone seemed well-thought out with motives that moved the plot forward and helped unravel the mystery.
The story is also strewn with melancholic nostalgia. As the plot progresses and secrets are revealed, old connections are dug up and people are forced to face each other after years of estrangement, you feel sorry for what could have been and what was lost along the way.
In addition to the interesting characterization and sufficient plotting, the show had perfect production. You know how I know it was perfect? It was basically invisible! You don't even notice it! Everything went so smoothly that it never stood out like a sore thumb.
I wouldn't rewatch this probably but it was still such a great drama.
Overall: If you like mysteries, action that isn't just mindless violence, tense plots and interesting characterization, look no further! Watch it! This was the best 2024 show I have watched so far!

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Brilliant Crime Drama Thriller!!

There are so many layers to this story, you have no idea when it starts out, just how many side roads and detours you'll be taken down before you reach the end. You might think it would be confusing with so many sub-stories, but somehow the writing makes it all work out in an easy fashion to turn this into such a fantastic thriller.
Ji Sung & Mi Do make a great protagonist duo. Naturally, their characters don't start out that way, but as the story continues on, they blend with perfection right before your eyes. With so many antagonists in this drama, it's kind of difficult to keep track of who you hate more, but that just compliments the superb supporting cast that delivers great suspense in every episode. Pretty much every person is hiding something, so it's amazing to watch how certain secrets come out later in the series, making events that happened early on, become more understandable in later episodes. It's like watching one big jigsaw puzzle come into focus, that's when you begin to realize just how horrible some of these characters truly are.
The flashback scenes were also brilliant, looking so realistic with the younger versions of the adult characters. It just added so much depth to the longtime friendship everyone had together since high school.
As you approach the later part of the series, I kept waiting for something to go wrong with the story line ... but not so. The last two episodes are the best part of the drama. Everything happened exactly as you could have hoped for, with a few shockers mixed in. In fact, right up to the last few seconds, it's a perfect ending for a truly enjoyable story.
There's a line used toward the end that really sums up what this entire story is about ... " Friendship is genuine. That's how it is with friendship, if you get obsessed, you can hurt each other. When money and greed get involved, it's no longer friendship"

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A really interesting police story with a fair amount of mystery and human drama. The moment you step into the world of Connection you really can't stop wanting to pursue the truth.

Who was the one behind the murder of Junseo? Who was it that orchestrated in getting Jaegyeong to become addicted to drugs? What kind of conspiracy was afoot that ties all these people who were connected to each other from the time of their youths? Because of these many questions one couldn't help wanting to dive into the mystery while rooting on Jaegyeong and his friends to solve the mystery while also fighting to not let the drugs get the better of them.

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