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Who’s Giving This a 10? Are You Blind or Watching a Different Drama?
I'm shocked that people are giving this drama a 10 after finishing it. Are you still on episode 2 and already rating it a 10, or did you watch a completely different show? Because honestly, this really baffles me. I thought fellow K-drama fans had at least some intellectual honesty.
This drama just doesn’t work, which is a shame. It had a great start — actually, a brilliant one. I still remember the first few episodes fondly: an original story, two young people in love, a kind best friend hopelessly in love with the female lead, strong supporting characters who helped the shaman grow, themes of insecurity, bad luck, and suicide. A mysterious villain. I’m talking about the beginning. If I were judging just those episodes, I’d give it a 9 without hesitation (not a 10 because the OST is basically nonexistent — a great drama needs a great OST too).
But from the mid-season onward, it all fell apart. I won’t spoil anything, but you all know the plot has massive holes. The rules of shamanism change every 10 minutes. Viewers can’t form theories; we’re just expected to sit there blankly while the shamans explain some “final” solution — only for it to be replaced 10 minutes later with “oh wait, there’s this other ritual we can try.” I felt completely taken for a fool.
The villain, who started off as mysterious, turned out to be just a petty person. Constantly saved by the good guys, only to keep committing crimes. Never punished. And don’t even get me started on the final two episodes — they were a joke. Huge time skips where everyone just moves on with their lives, then suddenly we’re on some archery mission across Korea looking for lost love. Come on… and then after four years someone just says Mr. X’s name and boom, everything is solved?
No way this deserves a 10. A real pity, because the cast was amazing and the special effects were great. But the OST flopped, and the script — especially the script — was a failure.
Still, I recommend watching it, because it’s an important drama.
This drama just doesn’t work, which is a shame. It had a great start — actually, a brilliant one. I still remember the first few episodes fondly: an original story, two young people in love, a kind best friend hopelessly in love with the female lead, strong supporting characters who helped the shaman grow, themes of insecurity, bad luck, and suicide. A mysterious villain. I’m talking about the beginning. If I were judging just those episodes, I’d give it a 9 without hesitation (not a 10 because the OST is basically nonexistent — a great drama needs a great OST too).
But from the mid-season onward, it all fell apart. I won’t spoil anything, but you all know the plot has massive holes. The rules of shamanism change every 10 minutes. Viewers can’t form theories; we’re just expected to sit there blankly while the shamans explain some “final” solution — only for it to be replaced 10 minutes later with “oh wait, there’s this other ritual we can try.” I felt completely taken for a fool.
The villain, who started off as mysterious, turned out to be just a petty person. Constantly saved by the good guys, only to keep committing crimes. Never punished. And don’t even get me started on the final two episodes — they were a joke. Huge time skips where everyone just moves on with their lives, then suddenly we’re on some archery mission across Korea looking for lost love. Come on… and then after four years someone just says Mr. X’s name and boom, everything is solved?
No way this deserves a 10. A real pity, because the cast was amazing and the special effects were great. But the OST flopped, and the script — especially the script — was a failure.
Still, I recommend watching it, because it’s an important drama.
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