*sighh* I swear I was looking forward to this so much, with a great casting and another twist on the crime premise. Yet the execution is cliched and I can't put my finger on it, but it's lacking.
Nam Goong Min is the sole reason why i'm going to keep watching because he brings 110% to every role he plays. They've done my girl Lee Chung Ah dirty here, as it would've been nice to watch her skills/ intellect come into play in figuring things out, rather than through straightforward exposition with NGM.
All the characters seem to act with NGM at the centre, and I wished they were fleshed out as individuals.
I watched it like reading a novel. At first I was hesitant, like judging a book by its cover but the story grew as I ‘read deeper’. And it ended beautifully.
It's great how they tied up the loose ends and the narrative did make sense from the beginning to the end.
However, this is the rare occasion where I wished there was a couple more episodes to flesh out the characters a little bit more. It was a nice touch how the present characters link in with the past, but would've liked to see them stand on their own a bit more.
Overall, it was an engaging watch and it was executed well with how it was filmed. 8/10
The fact that ther is a season 2 and 3 tells me not to start it cause i'll have to wait for like 1 or 2 years…
Honestly this series has been so unpredictable I have no idea if they’re gonna drag out the story, start afresh or even set this in Joseph era at this rate lol
New teaser is out! All a go on 19th Feb
So it’s refreshing to watch something bite sized for once! And it’s just a sweet straightforward series which balances out my more intense watches lol
Nam Goong Min is the sole reason why i'm going to keep watching because he brings 110% to every role he plays. They've done my girl Lee Chung Ah dirty here, as it would've been nice to watch her skills/ intellect come into play in figuring things out, rather than through straightforward exposition with NGM.
All the characters seem to act with NGM at the centre, and I wished they were fleshed out as individuals.
However, this is the rare occasion where I wished there was a couple more episodes to flesh out the characters a little bit more. It was a nice touch how the present characters link in with the past, but would've liked to see them stand on their own a bit more.
Overall, it was an engaging watch and it was executed well with how it was filmed. 8/10
this felt like a prequel and an interesting setup for a complete series. one can dream....