Halsyeon

Honestly I loved the show but the CGI wasn't perfect. However, after watching it a third time this time with my roommates my one roommate pointed out how they look more like video game characters with the way they are edited. Which I think is a great point. We see Song Kang's character absorbed in video games at the very beginning so I wouldn't be surprised if this was on purpose. Plus I don't think people understand that they didn't have a Hollywood budget for this.
The only opinions I accept that claim this show is bad is from those who read the webtoon. But then again everyone always says that the books/original content are always better than the movies/shows/adaptations so idk why everyone's surprised about this.

Nothings been officially confirmed yet. So anything could happen still.

Actually Dohyun not returning did make sense but only if he were turning into a monster. I think he knew he wouldn't be able to resist like Hyunsoo and Uimyeong had. I mean honestly speaking Uimyeong's monster has consumed him too just differently than we've been showed with the rest of the monsters. I 100% believe he stayed behind so the building would collapse on him so he wouldn't have to hurt the others or the others wouldn't have to hurt him. I also think he stayed behind because of how shitty he was earlier on. Quarantine the infected.
As much as I wish to see his character back I don't think he'll be back. I especially think so after seeing that Dohyun originally auditioned for Song Kang's role. Dohyun is getting bigger roles so I see him moving on to other projects unfortunately.
I'm more worried to not see Song Kang back that anyone. For some reason I also feel like Go Minsi may not return due to her also getting bigger roles now. I also hope to see Lee Jinwook (yes his character is dead but Uimyeong (the blood monster) is inside him so technically the actor can come back for this one) back because it would be weird to see Uimyeong in another body right off the bat.

I just had my roommates watch this drama though with me and we got a huge crack out of everytime it played. I did like BeWhy's song usually when it played and then the Sweet Home song too but the Imagine Dragon song was just out of left-field. It was so awkward.

The last scene I'm pretty sure is Uimyeong (the guy who is a monster using his blood) in Sangwook's body. I am positive it is him because 1. Uimyeong in blood form gets into the military vehicle near the end and 2. Sangwook's scars from the fire when he was younger are gone. So therefore that has lead us to believe Sangwook is dead and Uimyeong is now inside him using his body. Now the firefighter woman Yikyung is heading off to look for her husband whom I'm assuming turned into a monster after not being able to resist it due to the military lady saying she knew what he looked like now. Idk why else Yikyung would need their help if that were the case. Then the military leader took the suitcase that Uimyeong's group of gang members were carrying around with them so obviously there's something of importance inside it too.

Well technically L/R are the same letter over there so it could be romanized either way. Because the character for L/R is at the beginning of the name (same at the end of a word or after a consonant) it makes more of an English L sound. If it were to be in the middle of two vowels the L/R sound would sound more like an R.

The original was really good up until its like final season. There is a romance but it like spans across all the seasons so they could potentially play on it and condense it but we'll see!

Completely agree!

I think Seo In Guk could pull off the role as well. Also the romance in the original took seasons to appear so unless they condense that down to one season will we see it? I mean Rigsby and Van Pelt were together long before those two.

I doubt it will be if its going off the original. There was some romance but it wasn't the main part.

As someone who watched the U.S. series this is based off of I agree it is similar to Memorist but much different. In The Mentalist he (Jane) sort of just uses cues to read the situation and is always denying that he has some sort of super power or extraordinary ability. The Memorist is more fantasy. I love them both! I'm a huge Yoo Seungho fan though.

I was under the impression that Uimyeong (the monster who could move from person to person) could potentially be Siyoung's character's husband. There is no way we could know based off of appearances. Plus if he is a monster then he could've lost memories of his previous life the more he moves from body to body. But this is a stretch. I feel like the second season won't be the same without Song Kang. Honestly the entire cast could've not renewed aside from him and I still think it would be good. Based off how they are wording it though they may keep Song Kang's character and recast his actor instead. Which idk I'm not usually a fan of recasting but I feel like his character is so necessary for a season 2. Like the entirety of season 1 focused on him. I just am confused why he's not coming back? This was such a successful role for him.

The only way I'd be okay with him not being in season 2 is if a season 3 was confirmed and he was confirmed to be in it. Cause then I'd be okay if they focused on the female characters journey.

Thank you!

Gosh the entire thing was good until episode 9. What kind of mellow ending was that? I will say the very end was good but meeting Ilnam again and the entire conversation up until his death was so anticlimactic.
Also Joonho going all the way to the island just to get shot in the shoulder and fall off a cliff was also so anticlimactic. I mean there is the slight possibility he lived but idk.
They are definitely banking on a season 2 and I will only be satisfied if they make one and answer all these unanswered questions.
1. Why did Inho (the front man/Joonho's brother) join the game? He seemingly played in 2006 if I remember/saw correctly?
2. What was the relationship between Joonho and Inho for Inho to shoot him. He did seem to give him a chance at the least.
3. I know that the suit/number guys were leveled. Like the Circle's were the lowest, then the triangles, and then the Squares and then the Front Man was over them all. Why is this the case? It was never specified? Why can't they show their faces to one another (it makes sense not to show the players.)?
4. Why were the suit/number guys even there in the first place? Were they forced? Are they being paid? Why?

Does anyone know where I can watch this? I feel like it was once on Viki or maybe I watched it when drama fever was a thing?

Omg I should’ve done that! 😂

The last half got so boring. First 3 or 4 episodes were good. But I skipped around a lot during the second half.

He was good in Sweet Home and I really liked that drama but yeah he's not a great picker when it comes to romance dramas.

No the ending was definitely just the National Championship. That’s what they all wanted to win the entire time. I watched on Viki and while the subs weren’t entirely accurate and fully there at times I still got the gist of it. World’s wasn’t really mentioned much until the end because they realized “oh if we win national’s then we’ll go to world’s.”

I see what you means with some parts but like the user above said TAT was a Korean team so they would meet them at Worlds and not the National Championship. His "illness" is mentioned a couple of times. I think he is at risk for diabetes but he said himself that he doesn't have it at one point. So to me not eating candy is a preventative measure but a few here and there wouldn't harm him. I also think K and Cat's fight was just out of stress. A lot of stuff was going on with the team and Smiling at the time so it's no surprise fight occurred between them two. But I will say they could've built up to it better. And I really agree with your last comment. It felt like the entire series was leading up to their romance and of course the National Championship but the the Semi-finals and even final of said Championship we didn't get much of the game. That's really my only bone to pick. I also wish we could've seen more of Chessman searching for Smiling's hater because we don't see him re-injure his hand or do something to cause his old injury to act up. We just suddenly see him reach for it.