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This was a good drama with a solid crime story and some action. I just wished they hadn't broken up the story flow with those many, many timelines every couple of minutes. That was quite confusing. And some of the plotholes were a bit too obvious like the scene where the front tire of the motorbike gets hit by the bullet, the bad guy falls off the motorbike, and a few seconds later, ML takes the motorbike and drives away.

Nevertheless, this drama had one of the best villains I've ever seen. He understood people, and successfully exploited their weakness. The perfect psychopath. Heo Sung-tae did a great job portraying this character.

Jang Geun-suk was also great as the detective. This was the first time I saw this actor in a drama, and I was impressed how natural his acting felt and that he was able to create some intense scenes with his older co-actors. Even though there was no romance, I also felt that he had a great chemistry with the FL.

Oh, and this is one of the few non-sageuk K-dramas where the less than 40 years old "hero" has a beard, and even when he was shaved, his face wasn't hidden under layers and layers of make-up to make him look like some supermodel.

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If you read carefully, you'll notice that the word "average" stands almost directly next to the word "intelligent". I didn't talk about the acting or actors but about the characters.

To put it simply for you: In "Awaken", ML (= the main character, not the actor) appears to be smart because he is surrounded by people (= other characters, not the actors) who are increadibly stupid. Calling him a genius is like calling somebody who is surrounded by mentally disabled people a genius because that somebody is able to count to 10 without making a mistake. It's just ridiculous.

The writers tried to prove ML's intelligence by making him do stuff intelligent people cannot do because intelligent people, just like average people, have to learn things first before they are able to apply things. There is no way to come up with a complex formula out of the blue. Many things are based on conventions and definitions, trial and error, not on "natural laws". Yet the writers tried to sell certain events as an evidence of intelligence, which clearly shows that they have no clue how intelligent people "work". People are not intelligent just because someone says so. Otherwise, I would be the smartest person on this planet because my mommy said so.

A character is mainly defined by the writer, not by the actor portraying the character. An actor, as good as he might be, as many awards he might have, usually cannot make a poorly written character look well written. He might add some complexity through his acting but his freedom is limited because his job is to portray the writer's character, not to rewrite the script.

I really hate those "tags" because they make things worse, in my opinion. :/

When I was young, the internet was a dangerous place full of scammers, trolls, viruses, nonsense, and a bit of relevant information. Everybody who "survived" on the internet knew that you should not believe anything you read on the internet. If something was too crazy or too good to be true, we interpreted it as a joke or a scam. That was the default mode. Those who didn't usually had a virus within 5 minutes and were not able to access the internet anymore.

Nowadays, the internet pretends to be a "safe space", and all those uneducated and naive people are here now. The tags make things worse because those people still won't learn about irony/sarcasm/cynism. A tag just tells them how to interpet things and gives them impression that nothing should be questioned.

I don't care if people don't like my (poor) attempts to be funny as long as they at least noticed that there was an attempt.

It's really sad that so many people are unable to identify sarcasm/irony/cynism nowadays, especially if a comment exaggerates things in a very, veeeery obvious way. :(

This is a decent crime drama with a rather unusual story-telling because of the many flashbacks and 3(?) different timelines. While I like the cinematography, I feel that they could have made the timelines more visually distinguishable. A cold color scheme for "today", and a warm color scheme for "past" works for two timelines but not for three unless you make the third one greyscale, which did not happen, though.

Anyway, I was really impressed by ML. His acting felt so natural, so I looked him up because I had never seen him in any drama before and thought he was some talented but "ugly" nobody who rarely gets a chance. I was very wrong. He was in sooo many dramas in the 2000s.

I also enjoy the chemistry between ML and FL. While there is no romance, it's enjoyable (for me) to see how she's getting on his nerves and how he reacts to her. I'm looking forward to part 2. :)

Well, the private lives of actors and the millionths article on QoT are way more important than some random award.

Well, HE didn't do anything, that's right. However, the writers very obviously tried to make this age gap seem romantic and desirable. I read a couple of years ago (in another context) that Korean politicians tried to increase the birth rate by advertising romance between older men with way younger (naive) women. I don't know if Goblin is a result of that idea but I also read that the idea was dropped very quickly, and I never saw such a huge age gap between a 16/18 yo character and the love interest in any drama ever again.

So the more articles there are, the truer a story is? I could make some AI write thousands of made up stories about actors, call them articles, and all those articles automatically become true just because they reference each other? It's "interesting" that those who point at others demanding to "educate yourself" are often the ones lacking media literacy.

Hey, internet, I went to the same kindergarden as this user. We were basically best friends, so what I'm telling you is totally true. I was bullied by her and have PTDS now. Everybody who says I'm lying or that I should prove my story is defending bullies. I know it's not important as I'm the victim here but I need to mention that I have a PHD in telling the truth, so I'm totally not making this up. Please help me get justice, and also share your own stories about her. It doesn't matter if they are actually fiction because it's for the right cause. Everything helps. Thank you for the support, guys! ♥

Well, I think this drama made it pretty clear that your interpretation is right. It was mentioned and repeated multiple times in the drama that the monster exploits people's fear and hate.

Wow, I haven't watched any drama with so many intriguing ideas executed so badly. Basically all stories ended with "oh, by the way, that's the baddie you've been looking for, and now he/she/it gets killed, and that's how it ends". So much wasted potential but still relatively entertaining if you ignore all those plotholes.

If I remember correctly, we don't get any details on the other locations. Just because there are 4 places mentioned, does not mean that all places are maintained. They could be former places, or wrong places, or whatever. Perhaps there are even more than just those 4 places.

Why "finally"? It's basically what you wrote in your first comment. I just added my own thoughts why I agree with you. ^^

The most interesting thing for me is: Song Ha-yoon has been on screen for years. In all those years, the alleged victim did not say anything. However, when Song Ha-yoon played a villain in some drama, people suddenly remember that she's always been evil deep in her heart and need to point that out on social media? That's in fact suspicious.

Well, ML is "special". I think he was supposed to have an unsexy laugh, so it's clear that he's not everybody's cup of tea, and that he and FL are meant to be together because they accept each other the way they are (including the unsexy laugh).

I, too, like about Sung Hoo that he still looks natural and healthy. I don't think, though, that South Korean media regards his looks a flaw. Otherwise, he wouldn't get any main roles because there are hundreds of other actors who do meet South Korea's beauty standards. Show me one other bad actor who does not meet the beauty standards but still gets to play "the attractive main lead" again and again. Sung Hoon is either the only one, or his looks are not seen as a flaw.

I'm wondering if he enjoys acting because Cha Eun-woo, who is not exactly known for his acting skills either, at least seems to try to improve his skills, albeit with baby steps. Sung Hoon doesn't seem to try anything. Except for the hotel scene when his character wanted to share the bed with FL after they married. ^^

What do you mean by "the last few episodes"?

Here are the most important events:
- Reporters find out that Ji-han and Ah-jeong are cheating.
- Ji-han tells the reporters that he approached Ah-jeong. Then he breaks up with her and "disappears".
- Do-han (and we) learn that grandpa has known all the time that Do-han is gay.
- Do-han calls the marriage off.
- Do-han moves back to NY to proceed his artistic career. He comes back to Korea for an exhibition.
- Ah-jeong becomes a successful actress. Her dad gets a hair transplant.
- Ah-jeong and Do-han become a couple again.
- While Ah-jeong is acting as a bride in a drama, it starts to rain. Ji-han 'objects' the marriage as a joke, then runs away with Ah-jeong while it continues to rain.

Well, that's it basically.

Yeah, Do-han's storyline was the most interesting one for me, too, because he had unique problems compared to the other characters in this drama and even compared with other mainstream dramas. I had high expections for more complex drama in his life. Unfortunately, the writers rushed through his story and ignored the whole potential. Instead, they added filler love stories with the barista and the secretary(?) which did not contribute to the main story in any way. This could have been a really interesting and somewhat unique romcom if the writers had explored Do-han's life a bit more.