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Just watched the special. I really love how much this series celebrates curiosity and knowledge.

As Kitagawa tries to escape after he's exposed as the overseer of Mahoraba, enemies of Kitagawa within the police try to assassinate him and take him away as Ikuo and Tatsuya fight them off. They end up killing the rivals and Kitagawa is left alone in the car. As he tries to get out, a bomb is triggered blowing up the car and he's burned alive in front of Ikuo and Tatsuya's eyes. Nobody knows who killed Kitagawa, but the blame rests on Ikuo and Tatsuya as their motives are evident to everyone. To pass judgement on themselves for all the people they've sacrificed and killed in their journey, Tatsuya and Ikuo try to have Kitagawa's son (Ikuo's half brother) kill them, but he refuses. They then decide to double suicide off a cliff with the police trying to stop and arrest them at all costs (specifically Hibino who leads the charge to save them both). Before Tatsuya and Ikuo jump off a cliff to avoid the police squad in the woods behind them, the manga closes with Hibino declaring her love for Ikuo and giving him her final kiss. However, Ikuo quickly puts his necklace into her pocket as a memento of his. The story then shifts to Hibino's life three years after their passing. She is working on a case when she falls into difficulties and is knocked unconscious, but two recognizable silhouettes then show up and kill the villain. Retrieving the jewelry from Hibino, Ikuo departs with Tatsuya, who is now fugitive and probably dead.

Rewatching this after a year, but I'm still so frustrated about the ending being this botched. If anyone's interested in the manga ending (which is way better with everything answered), read the spoiler. There's 133 chapters.

What movie?

What an amazing series full of heartwarming stories, tragedies, and life lessons in each episode that have made me re-evaluate things in my own life. I enjoyed finding out each Reaper's history, and getting to save so many people (and a dog) alongside them. I feel like this series has truly given me so much of an appreciation for what I have, and reminds me to not take anything for granted while striving for bigger accomplishments. Every story is unique in it's own right, with brilliant storytelling, and they unravel in relatable and interesting arrays of possibilities. I can't believe the rating has dropped to 8.8 (according to another comment). This feels like it should be much higher. Only complaint I have is with the final episode as it was extremely rushed, even though it was still able to accomplish its purpose and wrap everything up with a happy ending. I will definitely be checking out the webtoon for anything not adapted in this drama.

The end of S2 implies things between them may turn romantic heavily in S3 as they've both grown. S1 was largely about ML while S2 was largely about FL imo.

No problem. Depends on what you mean by "real romance," but there is definitely no cheesy romance in this. The females are real people with their own issues and stories to tell.

Might be too late but honestly, the romance is pretty prominent, can be annoying, and takes up a good amount of episodes, but it's always mostly clear that none of the relationships with the male leads are going to work out. It's largely there to show how hard it can be for athletes to manage their lives outside of the sport and maintain their love relationships. Lots of life lessons from the female love interests too and it's very realistic how all the relationships end. Yu Ke Nan only has one female interest who doesn't work out, while Xu Tan has two who don't.

I know this is a month old, but personally I enjoyed every second of Stranger compared to this where I’m struggling to get through the first two episodes. Stranger’s nowhere near as slow paced as this, and the pacing is a lot more dynamic. Also the police in Stranger are very much competent and hard working.

Just really slow pacing if that’s not your thing. Otherwise it’s really good.

The slow pacing is the main reason it’s so hard to get through the series for people who find it boring. Episode 1 is really slow and boring, but I found the rest extremely enjoyable as a psychological thriller. It’s interesting not being able to trust anyone, and seeing them all from their POV and thinking about why they behave the way they do in this twisted story, and almost everything has reason behind it. It has brilliant acting, amazing music score, and is extremely well written with plot and characters who are deeply explored and developed, flaws and all. Everyone feels so real it’s unbelievable. Shin Ha Kyun steals the show, and Yeo Gin Joo expresses his character thoughtfully, purposefully making him annoying at times which did frustrate me as it’s supposed to.

Yes, they do. You're close to that point.

Probably just drop then if you don't enjoy it by episode 6. I found every episode after Ep 1 enjoyable.

Finished this. This is definitely a flawed masterpiece. It's extremely ambitious, with brilliant performances by everyone, and a thrilling and thought-provoking storyline. I will forever know this series for THE BEST FIRST EPISODE I HAVE SEEN, but I warn people wanting to watch this about how endlessly dark and overwhelming it can be. With a story with this much ambition, plot holes are bound to exist but never ruined my enjoyment. Every episode drew me in and left me with more questions until the near end when everything was webbed together.

I really want another season or even a movie about what happens after the ending of Episode 8.

There's rape implied and sexual assault with some females, but it's not really shown that vividly so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. The bullying itself is really extreme though in the first two episodes.

Finished and loved it. I wish season 2 would come

Not really. There's someone that likes someone else in the past, but that doesn't ever go anywhere.

Loved it as standalone, but I'm dissapointed it's such a a terrible adaptation of the manga, especially cause Ouroboros is one of my favourite mangas. A lot of great plot reveals, important characters + character traits of the MCs, and even a few sections from the manga were cut completely. The drama feels incomplete leaving many questions unanswered unlike the manga, but I can understand how difficult adapting this must have been.

Should have just stopped at the 2nd movie. Third was just unnecessary