I wished I could write as good as you. I agree with everything except the Female Leads which for me were basically…
Personally I don't find the romances that compelling in this show. And to be honest I didn't really care for the inclusion of Pei Xujin initially. There's something a bit off-putting about the way she went after Lu Lingfeng that put him in a predicament. But I think they wanted a woman on the team with artistic expertise and she sort of calmed down after they got to Nanzhou. Whether I like it or not, she is used in the narrative very specifically also for Lu Lingfeng's character development. I certainly agree that both women didn't need to be romantic interests for them to be included as members of the team. All that said, I found the women less and less objectionable as the show progressed.
I agree totally that the romance was not needed but they put it in and for me at least I didn't find them too objectionable. At least Pei Xijun came in useful here and there. I'm not sure why C dramas think that it necessary to have romances in many of their crime dramas.
The kindest thing I can say about this show is that the actors gave their all to this over-convoluted script. I was especially impressed with the youngsters and the lad who played Yoon-jae. The leads pulled their weight and powered through to the end. The last half hour was good even moving in parts but not enough to redeem the entire drama.
But the storytelling itself was a misuse of a potentially powerful exploration of an important human rights issue. By turning the revenge plot into a puzzle box about the present day murders, the narrative focus shifts and diminishes the moral power of what the revenge scheme sets out to do. In the end the core issue becomes scarcely more than a footnote in the story. Even the revenge scheme is nothing to write home about.
episode 14 where the shaman lady was saying to eun ki, "oh right there are other kids that night" with such callous…
People forget that MDL is a review site and that viewers come here to find out whether a show is worth wasting time over. It's not some "safe space" designated just for people who think positively about a drama. To call criticisms "hateful comments" is hysterical.
It is getting tiresome to constantly see these "go away, we don't need your negativity here" comments in every drama thread. Adults should be able to handle disagreements and reasonable dissent.
i know you don't like the show anymore but i we have to acknowledge that it's beautiful that they choose to bring…
But there are better ways of doing this. There's no doubt that their story is worth telling but the way the revenge angle is constructed diminishes the moral high ground of the survivors. There is no justification for going after family members who have nothing to do with what happened decades earlier.
Doesnt make sense how jurors were promised police protection but all failed and they nearly died
I'm a big fan of OCN dramas and I've enjoyed many even the really convoluted ones. Apart from the social worker, I don't care for anyone else in this show.
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All that said, I found the women less and less objectionable as the show progressed.
I'm not sure why C dramas think that it necessary to have romances in many of their crime dramas.
But the storytelling itself was a misuse of a potentially powerful exploration of an important human rights issue. By turning the revenge plot into a puzzle box about the present day murders, the narrative focus shifts and diminishes the moral power of what the revenge scheme sets out to do. In the end the core issue becomes scarcely more than a footnote in the story. Even the revenge scheme is nothing to write home about.
The hostility is unnecessary.
It is getting tiresome to constantly see these "go away, we don't need your negativity here" comments in every drama thread. Adults should be able to handle disagreements and reasonable dissent.