It started out really strong with intense action, an interesting premise and even some feels but as the story progressed, maybe halfway through, something happened...
After the again, intense opening episodes, we get this almost unbelievable conspiracy plot that felt like it ran around in circles most of the time, completely over complicating the originally thin (but great) premise/plot. So much (too much) time is spent on this actually kind of boring conspiracy, loads of talking about this and that, loads of filler-ish side characters that you don't really care about - time that I wish instead, at least some of it, was spent on things such as character development of the main leads or why not the romance which ended up half-assed. And don't get me started on all the "twists" that just became ridiculous after a while.
Also how they stretched the plot for the ending cliffhanger felt so artificial. No way that they had that ending plot line in mind when they were filming the first excellent episode. I might be wrong but my guess is that there were directions from above after they landed the Netflix deal, and they had to rewrite huge chunks of the story for that "american style ending", which in my opinion didn't go very well. They could eaaaasily have wrapped up everything in the last episode with a satisfying ending if they wanted, but nope, they just had to go for that cliffhanger even though we all (and themselves) know that there won't be a second season...
They should just have kept it simple and fun like it started out, and packed it into say 8 episodes, with a satisfying ending. Hmm... Such a bummer it turned out like this with such a great cast and all money spent on the project. Actually kind of surprising that not even two screenwriters manage to put together a decent story..
Really really good, I truly hope the writer won't let everything fall apart halfway through (often happens with kdramas). One of the most hyped drama of the season for me!
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After the again, intense opening episodes, we get this almost unbelievable conspiracy plot that felt like it ran around in circles most of the time, completely over complicating the originally thin (but great) premise/plot. So much (too much) time is spent on this actually kind of boring conspiracy, loads of talking about this and that, loads of filler-ish side characters that you don't really care about - time that I wish instead, at least some of it, was spent on things such as character development of the main leads or why not the romance which ended up half-assed. And don't get me started on all the "twists" that just became ridiculous after a while.
Also how they stretched the plot for the ending cliffhanger felt so artificial. No way that they had that ending plot line in mind when they were filming the first excellent episode. I might be wrong but my guess is that there were directions from above after they landed the Netflix deal, and they had to rewrite huge chunks of the story for that "american style ending", which in my opinion didn't go very well. They could eaaaasily have wrapped up everything in the last episode with a satisfying ending if they wanted, but nope, they just had to go for that cliffhanger even though we all (and themselves) know that there won't be a second season...
They should just have kept it simple and fun like it started out, and packed it into say 8 episodes, with a satisfying ending. Hmm... Such a bummer it turned out like this with such a great cast and all money spent on the project. Actually kind of surprising that not even two screenwriters manage to put together a decent story..
7/10