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In a defected world - Defects need to be reconsidered!

I didn’t even plan to watch this. I just glanced at the poster, got curious, and before I knew it, I’d burned through all eight episodes like I owed the show money.

The premise? A casual little nightmare - a shady underground operation playing god with DNA, engineering “perfect” children and selling them off to whoever can pay, no matter how shady they are. If a kid doesn’t meet expectations, they get returned like faulty merchandise. Some are deemed “unsellable” from the start and quietly disposed of. And then there are the “defects” - the ones who slip through the cracks and survive against the odds. Only, these defects aren’t going quietly. They’re coming back swinging.

It’s equal parts messed-up and magnetic - the kind of story that makes you mutter, “What the hell?” but keeps you glued to the screen anyway. I went in curious. I came out obsessed (iykyk).

Storyline and screenplay-wise, the aesthetics were mostly on point - sleek, clean, and confident. Mostly. But there was so much more to explore. Each defect’s backstory had enough weight to carry an entire episode, yet they got rushed through in minutes. If they’d built those arcs properly, we’d have been frothing for the villains’ downfall.

And speaking of revenge - where was the grit? The plans were so vague it all felt like a casual stroll. This is supposed to be survival hell, not a Sunday picnic. I wanted to feel that nail-biting tension, the walk-on-eggshells kind of fear.

The villains? They stayed cartoonishly mean until they suddenly… weren’t. That’s not exactly the consistent threat the opening episodes promised. Pick a lane.

What did land for me was the bond between the defects - watching them navigate their own trauma while helping the new ones carry theirs. That raw, everyday resilience? I’d have loved way more of it instead of a revenge arc that felt like it was sprinting to meet a deadline. But then I loved this too anyway ....

Bottom line: Eight episodes weren’t enough for a premise with this much potential. It could have been brutal, layered, unforgettable. But even with the rushed arcs and missed chances, I was hooked from start to finish. Flaws and all, I loved every second.

Everyone acted on point for most of the bit and I will forgive them for when they did not because I did finish this in a day so brownie points for keeping me hooked!

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Imperdível, mas não para estômagos fracos

The Defects é um dorama que mergulha em um dos temas mais perturbadores já explorados na televisão: o tráfico de crianças sob o disfarce de adoções ilegais.

A série expõe a obsessão coreana por perfeição genética e desempenho, mostrando pais que tratam filhos como investimentos descartáveis. Cenas como a de uma mãe entregando o filho por ele não ser um "gênio da matemática" são de cortar o coração .

Sequências de luta bem coreografadas e reviravoltas tensas mantêm o ritmo acelerado, especialmente quando as crianças infiltram um cassino ou um leilão de bebês.

The Defects é uma experiência intensa e emocionalmente exaustiva, recomendada para quem aprecia thrillers sombrios com mensagens sociais relevantes. Se mantiver o nível atual, pode se tornar um marco do gênero—mas precisa aprofundar seus personagens para evitar um final previsível.

Fiz essa resenha no episódio 4.

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