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Storyline was a bit confusing
I had read other reviews in order to confirm to myself that i am not crazy or simply just being stuck on different scenes that have been left out and never approached again.
The acting was one of the best i have seen in a long time, especially the children. The introduction scenes in which the kids where shown in their uniforms with their respective numbers, has given us a sneak peek as to who would be the murderer in the present time.
Now, this is where i had the biggest problem with this kdrama. Mr. Baek Kang, was introduced as the head of security at that time, abusing kids and chasing them with hunting dogs.
Seong-jung, the protagonist, in the present time, had a temper and suffered from amnesia, with a couple of memories very similar to that of the events which occurred when the kids have escaped and were hiding under the floor, from the same hunting dogs.
Why would you show me the exact point of view of the victim through his memories, if throughout the series you change your mind, and decide that the one we thought was not actually Number 13? Why would you point out that he is afraid of dogs and has a hazy memory of the exact uniforms and numbers belonging to the plot, if he hasn't seen them? Huh? You can transfer memories?
As the series progressed, i figured, actually i was almost certain that seong-jung's brother (the judge) has a hand in all the murders. Around episode 13, I realised too many unreasonable twists, plot holes and changes, that tried to make the viewers confused (and in some occasions i actually was questioning myself) were kinda useless, and skipped through the rest.
Why not murder the ones who were at fault? If it were the mothers who've plotted the whole thing, it would've made more sense. Like "feel the same pain i feel losing my child". The murdered daughters were completely innocent in all of this.
Honestly speaking, it kept me up, but I'd hoped for more. More reasons as to why the first couple of murders were done the way they were, why were they (the runaway kids) not tracked after leaving the facility, why were they kept alive after the woman warned them in the forest, why couldn't the revenge be executed better, why start a plot line only to switch and decide to take another approach, etc...?
Overall, loved the acting, was dissapointed by the storytelling and writing.
The acting was one of the best i have seen in a long time, especially the children. The introduction scenes in which the kids where shown in their uniforms with their respective numbers, has given us a sneak peek as to who would be the murderer in the present time.
Now, this is where i had the biggest problem with this kdrama. Mr. Baek Kang, was introduced as the head of security at that time, abusing kids and chasing them with hunting dogs.
Seong-jung, the protagonist, in the present time, had a temper and suffered from amnesia, with a couple of memories very similar to that of the events which occurred when the kids have escaped and were hiding under the floor, from the same hunting dogs.
Why would you show me the exact point of view of the victim through his memories, if throughout the series you change your mind, and decide that the one we thought was not actually Number 13? Why would you point out that he is afraid of dogs and has a hazy memory of the exact uniforms and numbers belonging to the plot, if he hasn't seen them? Huh? You can transfer memories?
As the series progressed, i figured, actually i was almost certain that seong-jung's brother (the judge) has a hand in all the murders. Around episode 13, I realised too many unreasonable twists, plot holes and changes, that tried to make the viewers confused (and in some occasions i actually was questioning myself) were kinda useless, and skipped through the rest.
Why not murder the ones who were at fault? If it were the mothers who've plotted the whole thing, it would've made more sense. Like "feel the same pain i feel losing my child". The murdered daughters were completely innocent in all of this.
Honestly speaking, it kept me up, but I'd hoped for more. More reasons as to why the first couple of murders were done the way they were, why were they (the runaway kids) not tracked after leaving the facility, why were they kept alive after the woman warned them in the forest, why couldn't the revenge be executed better, why start a plot line only to switch and decide to take another approach, etc...?
Overall, loved the acting, was dissapointed by the storytelling and writing.
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