I personally think this show was decent but at the same distinctively average, particularly in terms of the mystery, the villain's identity, the weak chemistry between the leads and the deliberate separation to the eventual reunion.
I felt there was no real spark between the leads and that confuses me greatly because I see people saying they had excellent chemistry but it didn't look like that to me. Both of them had to seem like "dead inside" because of the abuses they suffered in their childhood and that's why they delivered such a wooden performance for the majority of the show with only the FL really breaking out of it towards the middle of the show I think (or maybe 75% into the show) and the ML continued to be cold throughout the show except for moments. There was more chemistry displayed between the supposed second leads (Yu Ri and Sang U) than the one between the main leads imo.
Same here - if you look at the episode in both SE and HJ's POVs instead of just Heeju's AND remember the timeline…
"Source material", I wondered for a moment and checked that it was based off a webtoon, makes a bit more sense now but the entire Argan arc was literally tacked on to the last episode and I think it should have been cut from the show entirely as it's turned out to be somewhat controversial.
There's definitely a pacing issue in place with episode 11 feeling bloated and the majority of episode 12 being unnecessary, the Argan adventure could literally be replaced with him helping random charities in a different country to quote on quote "atone for his father's sins".
It genuinely doesn't make much sense for him being in a warzone, like no real logic as his background is journalism (he's not even reporting on the war or anything because if he was, the FL would know he's there) and now all of a sudden he's in a warzone to punish himself, so that he's away from the FL but what purpose does he have in a warzone as he is not military of any kind. I don't think he has the qualifications or training to be a negotiator being a former presidental spokerperson, anchor or journalist cuts the mustard for it.
Even though ep 12 and 11 wasn't that good for some or most people, it wouldn't have gone down to 8.1 if not for…
I had it at 8.5 but after finishing, I gave it a 8 out of 10 and I'm wondering if I rated it too highly with that score because I rated AARO a 8.5 out of 10 and I really really liked that show, it's a completely different genre to this one but I also finished it today by watching the finale.
I finished it a few minutes ago, I genuinely think this show would have actually benefited with having only 11 episodes. I think the contents of episode 11 could have been shrunk a little and the majority of episode 12 just thrown away, I think the first 50 minutes of episode 12 could have just been tossed away and just reveal what the real son said to him and then a time-skip montage until they reunite, then the last 10 to 15 minutes of episode 12 just added on.
Regardless, it ended and for the most part it was an enjoyable watch and a guilty pleasure for me in the sense that if something silly or outlandish is happening you shouldn't question it. However, the stuff in episode 12, just shows the writer struggled to end the show eloquently enough.
I'm rating this show a 8 out of 10, I had some fun with it, it's a romance melodrama that lacks depth with weak villains (even those he's meant to be a psycho serial killer, he never seemed threatening). I think I might be rating it a bit highly because I did give AARO a 8.5 out of 10 and that was genuinely a really good show.
I can see why the ratings dropped for this series, I never personally rated it as highly as 8.9 in my book but I was enjoying it because it was essentially a guilty pleasure.
Episode 11 was okay, just felt a little bloated but then episode 12 happened, I've currently watched 42 minutes of episode 12, I thought it was going to be some weird-ass oldboy twist (which wouldn't make sense since her real parents are established in the story) but instead it's because of what his father did. He's so distraught that he decided to enter a warzone, this could have been done so much better, the writer chose a warzone setting to up the stakes for no apparent reasons but to bloat the 12th episode even more and to give reason to the current "separation" of the leads. It's just utterly dumb.
I definitely enjoyed the first half more, then kind of slowly started losing interest might have been a me thing…
First 10 were fun guilty pleasure episodes and then episodes 11 & 12 felt bloated and most of a time waste with we already know that Paik grand-daddy caused the "accident", so he's feels sorry for himself and decides to enter a warzone...like WTF!
Started watching it 2 days ago and finally finished, I'm lucky I waited until it became clear when the finale was going to show up on Netflix.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and it really felt like a manga to be honest which I know a decent amount of J-Dramas do have that feel and I'm all for it. The first season ends in such a way to leave an opening for a second season but I'm not sure if I should be hopeful or not about this getting a sequel, I wish it would.
I'm giving this a decent score of 8.5 out of 10, I do want more episodes/seasons set in this world.
This should have been completed weeks ago but I don’t know why the last episode was 2-3 weeks late.Anyways,…
I think the "ambiguous" ending is more to do it with it being a deliberate cliffhanger to hint at a possible second season, which I genuinely would like to happen as the series is a pretty unique way of introducing a world where gods live among us and potential cases that can happen.
I'd love to see them add the HERO franchise.
I felt there was no real spark between the leads and that confuses me greatly because I see people saying they had excellent chemistry but it didn't look like that to me. Both of them had to seem like "dead inside" because of the abuses they suffered in their childhood and that's why they delivered such a wooden performance for the majority of the show with only the FL really breaking out of it towards the middle of the show I think (or maybe 75% into the show) and the ML continued to be cold throughout the show except for moments. There was more chemistry displayed between the supposed second leads (Yu Ri and Sang U) than the one between the main leads imo.
There's definitely a pacing issue in place with episode 11 feeling bloated and the majority of episode 12 being unnecessary, the Argan adventure could literally be replaced with him helping random charities in a different country to quote on quote "atone for his father's sins".
It genuinely doesn't make much sense for him being in a warzone, like no real logic as his background is journalism (he's not even reporting on the war or anything because if he was, the FL would know he's there) and now all of a sudden he's in a warzone to punish himself, so that he's away from the FL but what purpose does he have in a warzone as he is not military of any kind. I don't think he has the qualifications or training to be a negotiator being a former presidental spokerperson, anchor or journalist cuts the mustard for it.
AARO: All-Domain Ananomly Resolution Office.
https://kisskh.at/775949-zen-ryoiki-ijo-kaiketsu-shitsu
I'm sticking with my 8 out of 10 score.
Regardless, it ended and for the most part it was an enjoyable watch and a guilty pleasure for me in the sense that if something silly or outlandish is happening you shouldn't question it. However, the stuff in episode 12, just shows the writer struggled to end the show eloquently enough.
I'm rating this show a 8 out of 10, I had some fun with it, it's a romance melodrama that lacks depth with weak villains (even those he's meant to be a psycho serial killer, he never seemed threatening). I think I might be rating it a bit highly because I did give AARO a 8.5 out of 10 and that was genuinely a really good show.
Episode 11 was okay, just felt a little bloated but then episode 12 happened, I've currently watched 42 minutes of episode 12, I thought it was going to be some weird-ass oldboy twist (which wouldn't make sense since her real parents are established in the story) but instead it's because of what his father did. He's so distraught that he decided to enter a warzone, this could have been done so much better, the writer chose a warzone setting to up the stakes for no apparent reasons but to bloat the 12th episode even more and to give reason to the current "separation" of the leads. It's just utterly dumb.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and it really felt like a manga to be honest which I know a decent amount of J-Dramas do have that feel and I'm all for it. The first season ends in such a way to leave an opening for a second season but I'm not sure if I should be hopeful or not about this getting a sequel, I wish it would.
I'm giving this a decent score of 8.5 out of 10, I do want more episodes/seasons set in this world.