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Trap hooks with suspense; characters good, story average.
I just finished watching the series Trap today. It’s only 7 episodes, and I thought I could binge it in one day, but I ended up stretching it over three days. That’s actually one of the show's weaknesses — sometimes in the middle of an episode, I just paused and left for hours, but it still had enough pull that I didn’t drop it.
The first episode had that suspense, the feeling of pain and fear, like he was desperately looking for his wife and kid — it really tricked me. That crazy vibe like we were the ones being hunted was pretty gripping. Though honestly, I guessed the end of episode one and it wasn’t that surprising. Later on, Detective Yoon’s character was interesting. He kind of reminded me of a younger version of Detective Ko, and his death was pretty sad. I liked how casually the director handled the mass killings — it had a boldness that doesn’t happen much.
Overall, the series dragged a bit. Like, they spent a lot of time on the detective’s character development. I’m not sure if it was too much, but sometimes I just fast-forwarded.
Actually, I liked Detective Ko’s character. His depression and frustration with the system, mixed with his sense of justice and decency, was really nice to watch. I really respected his final decision at the end.
Each episode ended strong, which was cool. The pacing was kinda up and down overall, but every episode had a shocking ending that kept me watching.
The big twist in episode 5 shocked me — totally didn’t expect it. Even though I’d thought about that idea earlier, I got so absorbed in the story and emotions that I forgot. From the start, you feel something’s off, some questions are left unanswered, but you don’t really expect that to be the reason.
The cruelty of Kang Woo-hyun got scarier and more interesting as it went on. There’s this line stuck in my head:
“I used people’s pain, showed them kindness, and brought them onto my team.”
He did that to everyone — the whole thing was just a game, which made it really fascinating.
I also liked the scene when Detective Jang realized his mistake. It felt like there’s still some kind of justice left, even if it’s tough.
I didn’t fully get the ending at first and had to look it up online, but after I did, I really liked it. It was a realistic ending showing that evil and hardship are real, and fighting them with fake, organized justice isn’t the answer. I thought that was pretty cool.
I don’t think there will be a season 2. Maybe there could be, but probably not. Still, this one stands alone just fine.
The acting was good, makeup, costumes, everything was on point. I don’t really remember any memorable music except for some tense stuff in episode 1.
What annoyed me was the editing. Especially the massacre scenes — there were too many, and they weren’t that exciting. The killing scenes got repetitive. Maybe if they’d shown them with more visual variety or different angles, it would’ve hit harder.
Also, the screen was too dark, and I had to crank up the brightness — didn’t like that.
Overall, it’s good for watching once. The mysteries and twists in the middle were cool, but it’s also easy to drop it mentally. It’s a series, but not one that really sticks in your mind. Not bad, not amazing. Just a decent series with some strong points.
So, I do recommend it.
Summary:
Editing & cinematography & effects: 1 / 0.5
OST: 1 / 0.25
Makeup & costumes: 1 / 1
Acting: 2 / 2
Story: 5 / 3
Total: 10 / 6.75
The first episode had that suspense, the feeling of pain and fear, like he was desperately looking for his wife and kid — it really tricked me. That crazy vibe like we were the ones being hunted was pretty gripping. Though honestly, I guessed the end of episode one and it wasn’t that surprising. Later on, Detective Yoon’s character was interesting. He kind of reminded me of a younger version of Detective Ko, and his death was pretty sad. I liked how casually the director handled the mass killings — it had a boldness that doesn’t happen much.
Overall, the series dragged a bit. Like, they spent a lot of time on the detective’s character development. I’m not sure if it was too much, but sometimes I just fast-forwarded.
Actually, I liked Detective Ko’s character. His depression and frustration with the system, mixed with his sense of justice and decency, was really nice to watch. I really respected his final decision at the end.
Each episode ended strong, which was cool. The pacing was kinda up and down overall, but every episode had a shocking ending that kept me watching.
The big twist in episode 5 shocked me — totally didn’t expect it. Even though I’d thought about that idea earlier, I got so absorbed in the story and emotions that I forgot. From the start, you feel something’s off, some questions are left unanswered, but you don’t really expect that to be the reason.
The cruelty of Kang Woo-hyun got scarier and more interesting as it went on. There’s this line stuck in my head:
“I used people’s pain, showed them kindness, and brought them onto my team.”
He did that to everyone — the whole thing was just a game, which made it really fascinating.
I also liked the scene when Detective Jang realized his mistake. It felt like there’s still some kind of justice left, even if it’s tough.
I didn’t fully get the ending at first and had to look it up online, but after I did, I really liked it. It was a realistic ending showing that evil and hardship are real, and fighting them with fake, organized justice isn’t the answer. I thought that was pretty cool.
I don’t think there will be a season 2. Maybe there could be, but probably not. Still, this one stands alone just fine.
The acting was good, makeup, costumes, everything was on point. I don’t really remember any memorable music except for some tense stuff in episode 1.
What annoyed me was the editing. Especially the massacre scenes — there were too many, and they weren’t that exciting. The killing scenes got repetitive. Maybe if they’d shown them with more visual variety or different angles, it would’ve hit harder.
Also, the screen was too dark, and I had to crank up the brightness — didn’t like that.
Overall, it’s good for watching once. The mysteries and twists in the middle were cool, but it’s also easy to drop it mentally. It’s a series, but not one that really sticks in your mind. Not bad, not amazing. Just a decent series with some strong points.
So, I do recommend it.
Summary:
Editing & cinematography & effects: 1 / 0.5
OST: 1 / 0.25
Makeup & costumes: 1 / 1
Acting: 2 / 2
Story: 5 / 3
Total: 10 / 6.75
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