So much potential, and the story was actually amazing until the second half when it then just started using cliches and dropping a huge problem every episode that fed into the ML's trauma. It was really great until the end of the FL's trauma arc which was around episode 5 or 6. Lee Jae Wook and Shin Ye Eun are really fantastic actors whose characters I have really enjoyed watching grow over the course of this series. However, I can't say nearly the same about anyone else, especially the SML who just seems controlled by the plot itself and doesn't show more than a single expression the whole time. Overall, plot had a lot of potential but turned out mediocre, acting and chemistry of the main leads is fantastic, and I don't care for anything else in this drama really.
Easily the No.1 Korean actor for me and among one of the greats in the West!! So excited he will be back. He never deserved being cancelled the way he was, and all for overdosing trying to control the pain from his bone tumor...
Masaki Suda looks so out of place here. Something about his face is very childish and doesn't fit the rest of…
I don't think he seems that out of place? For a couple seconds, I couldn't even figure out who he was among the poster. His face does look a bit younger though, but I don't think this will be an issue, since it says he's a strategist rather than a soldier like the others. We don't even know the strategist's age yet. Doesn't seem like an issue to me
I rewatched it. I guess it was about how she emotionally cheated by going out for ramen with her boss and the scene where she apparently got plastered and started asking her boss what she thinks of her. On the train after the ramen, she's texting her boss, and then shows a bit of a guilty face when she sees Mugi on the train. I don't think it was implied there was anything physical, or we probably would have seen hints of it.
I watched the original Cube (1998) after watching this. I actually really enjoyed this, but then I watched the original, and I can see exactly why people are so upset by this remake. I think this is enjoyable as is, but I definitely ended up enjoying the original a lot more afterwards. It's objectively paced a lot better, with better dialogue, more believable character developments, and a lot more fleshed out side characters. This 2021 remake does not feel at all like a horror, the way the original does.
Imagine how much better this drama would be if they had given the 2nd ML a personality or some consistency. I feel like slapping him every time he shows his face on screen. So much useless conflict. He doesn't even seem like he does anything as a doctor, compared to the other two??
LJW and SYE are really carrying this with their acting. The way their chemistry shines, and how expressively they act with their cruel traumas being explored in this story really makes you root and care for them. I really couldn't give a damn about anyone else. The FL's grandma was also fantastic. Very cruel, but needed storyline in Eps 7-8.
If anyone is interested in knowing how the manga ends, check the reply.
Natsume and Kou do end up getting married in the end. Although it's not shown, they eventually find each again at an older age after Natsume grows into a big actress, and then they get married, and have kids.
Watched for Nana & Masaki, but liked 2nd ML’s chemistry with FL better: much less yelling weirdly at each…
It's much less toxic, but she never loved the 2nd ML. She only ever loved Kou aka when she was painting her nails, she painted 4/5 of them blue for the sea (Kou) and 1/5 red (Ohto). He never had a chance. Kou continuously pushed her to get to the top, knowing he would be stuck in the village forever, and that he can't hold her back from her dreams, once he realized their epic romance leading to marriage and kids was never a possibility.
9.5/10, only cause I don't like one small bit about the ending. It is a really well-written ending, but the conclusion for one of the characters really rubs me the wrong way. Check the reply for my thoughts.
Way too good. I've seen a lot of these types of episodic case of the week dramas, but the execution on this one is amazing. A lot of the episodes actually leave you with a very empty feeling, and not on an entirely positive note, which I appreciate. It makes the story feel a lot more grounded and human. The cases are fantastic, and so is the action, script and writing. One of the best parts though, is the music. I don't know how to describe it, but it really sinks deep into you. It's so great!
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LJW and SYE are really carrying this with their acting. The way their chemistry shines, and how expressively they act with their cruel traumas being explored in this story really makes you root and care for them. I really couldn't give a damn about anyone else. The FL's grandma was also fantastic. Very cruel, but needed storyline in Eps 7-8.