Bob

I don't have the patience to break everything down and give you the plot and get into every little thing that MDL wants us to do in these reviews. (Must I discuss the OST? Really? Zzzzzz.) So if what I'm about to write won't be satisfactory for MDL and they take it down - or never release my review - then so be it. Can't be bothered. By the way, kudos to those insane people that write 2000+ word reviews. I mean I never read them because they're like way too long and who has time, and ya know...I bet no one reads the long reviews, so who are you writing them for? Self-indulgent much? But I digress. I mean, I respect ya all's desire to write 2000+ word reviews but know your audience. This is MDL...where everyone gives a show starring their dreamy idol a 10 , where everyone loves tropey, dumb, sleep-inducing romance dramas - Fyi, The Lonely Runner is NOT a good drama,- and everyone wants to know if the drama is a BL. That's 80% of MDL reviewers.
If you've made it this far, great. But I'm in the other 20%. If you want to know my "taste"...I consider The Worst of Evil a near masterpiece. I think the lead actress in Mr. Queen gives one of the greatest comedic performances, Song of the Bandits is fun and underrated. Big Bet was criminally over-looked. Reply 1988 is close to perfect. The Revenant is the best horror, supernatural series yet. And yes, Mr. Mister is that good.
Bottom line, I think I know what's good and what's mediocre, and this series is GOOD. End of story. If you can tell quality from crap, know good writing from bad, good direction from bad direction, good acting from wooden acting, and understand the difference between earned emotions and manipulated emotions, then watch this terrific series. If not, I don't care. I'm off to re-watch The Long Night, and a year or two from now, will re-watch and appreciate this drama a second time.