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I really loved Connection. The suspense was maintained almost until the very end, and the show never felt boring. It starts with the death of Junseo, an old friend from a school friend group, and slowly unfolds the secrets, motives and betrayals surrounding his death.

What I liked most is that the story isn't just about solving a murder. It explores friendship, greed, love, insecurity, validation and betrayal, and almost every character has their own reason for doing what they do.

Jongsoo desperately wanted his father's approval, Taejin saw friendship as a way to gain power and money. Yunho was desperate to become part of inner circle, Sanghui's friendship turned into obsession.

Yunjin was driven by money because she wanted to bring her daughter back.
Jaegyeong's situation was especially interesting because his drug addiction was forced on him, yet he still chose to endure it because he knew leaving would mean Junseo's death could be ruled a suicide.and Ji sung played the role exceptionally.

I really wanted Jaegyeong and Yunjin to become a couple, but the drama didn't focus on romance, which was actually fine because the main story was strong enough without it.

I also loved the ending. Some characters died, some went to jail, and the people who genuinely cared about Junseo found their way back to each other and decided to remain friends.

The final conversation about how friendship changes when people start treating each other as “connections” was probably my favourite part. Everyone was using someone else as a connection to get ahead, and somewhere along the way, the friendship itself was lost.

The mystery was detailed without becoming boring, the characters had clear motivations, and the ending wrapped things up well.