Kannadin

I don't have lots of empathy for the chairwoman...
But I used to think she was evil... but now I think she's just completely insane. She's gone completely banana in ep 11... Poor woman. Can't even blame her since it's been hinted her father or grandfather made her that way.
I guess she's gonna end in an asylum or something and her poor daughter is gonna visit her from time to time at the end... though I'd rather she didn't.
Being mentally sick doesn't give you an excuse to behave the way this woman did.

PS: But I do agree with her... I don't think there's no Gold bars... Or rather I don't want to believe it either. I believe a twist to counter ep 11's twist is coming.

1 episode and a half in and this show is... weird?
Fluke is usually very good and subtle in his acting so I guess the "goofy" behavior is something he was asked to do... All the thirst shots in first ep were... err... weird. I don't know if I liked them or not... Just felt a weird about it...

But again it's a vampire show... and I never understood the appeal or sensuality of drinking blood. Honestly it stinks.

At the same time, at least for the moment... I don't dislike it... I'm just a bit weirded out by the mix of tones. It feels like Fluke is in a comedy and Joss in a semi-erotic whatever weird creepy vibe he has.

I'm intrigued.

Dunno if I'll drop this at some point but for now, I'm glad I started as it is airing. I don't think that's good for a binge watch but when I feel my brain is overloaded, I think that's a good fit. I just put my brain cells in a cupboard and just enjoy the ride. Which is exactly how I feel right now. Been working nonstop for almost 10 hours. Don't any energy to do any "demanding" activity such as reading which I usually do before sleeping.

This one was one of the first and one of the few that was good... But still pointless? 😅

DAH You spoiled me I haven't seen the episode yet! Didn't watch even a single scene on youtube. Been working nonstop the whole day >_<

It sure wasn't illegal at the time in South Korea... But it was not morally accepted by Society either.
Some countries change their laws before Society changes to set changes... Others changer their laws way AFTER Society has changed.

That perv did it knowing that from a moral standpoint especially as a public figure, nobody would have looked at his "relationship" as something acceptable.

Lol it's actually included in the "Animation remakes nobody watches." But true, this one is the worst offender.

... I'm interested in this drama though...

Sure for a K-drama it's one of the most expensive ever produced... but given how much money Disney is throwing in Star Wars series nobody watches, Marvel movies nobody watched and Animation remakes nobody watches...

I'm sure they have enough money to spare to reshoot all this pedo's scenes with another actor.

They can pay all the reshoot with the compensation money KSH will have to pay them. Save the crew and cast that have nothing to do with this sick individual!

Lol Can't even blame those though... given the length... Never understood how these type of "series" could work but maybe I'm too old. Seems to be more something designed for the tik tok generation.

Thank you for your kind message. Fortunately for me, it's been over 20 years now. I still face some consequences in my private life but I have no resentment and hate. That's wasted energy on people who don't deserve it. I try to make my life as positive as possible though ^^

But King of Pings... Seems to be too painful. It's very important for me, that I'm left with positive feelings when watching a show... particularly when it's that type of subject but that's obviously because it hits very close to home >_<

Yeah... I'm more wary now to be honest about King of pigs. I've gone through bullying myself ( though not the degree I've heard the Glory portrays) so that's definitely the type that really depends on the drama personally. But, yeah. Unfortunately, you never forget what you've been through, and it does have heavy consequences on one's personal life. I don't care what these people became but forgiveness is something they definitely don't deserve. That type of dirtbags have no sense of shame nor guilt anyway, they're exactly the type that end up harassing and bullying their colleagues when they're older. As usual, it's always victims that pay the heavy price, hence the fact these revenge plots are so popular...

People not liking it seems to be the most active at present but the overall rating is still 8.6 so I'd say the silent majority is overwhelmingly still enjoying it. There's quite a lot of plot holes and the chairwoman is a bit too cartoonishly evil for my taste, but given she's no longer in control of the situation she's not as unbearable as she used to be. It is a fun show even if the last 2 episodes were more serious ( which duh normal given it's ending this week)
I'm also expecting the ratings to go slightly upward once it ends next week given the majority of viewers rate once they've seen all episodes.

Some people might not give this a try given the atmosphere in the comment section... But it's their loss, no need to dwell too much about it.

Thanks for the tipoff!!! My Mum watched the Glory and she almost dropped it because she was really pissed at the beginning... But the end was satisfying according to her... I've yet to risk my heart on this show but since I know the end is trully satisfying I'll be watching it at some point (not now, I need to "heal" from Black Out)..

But I'll be staying away from King of Pigs which I initially planned to watch...

I was planning on watching Silenced but I don't really know. Usually my emotional investment for movies is way lower than series so I can handle very dark stories... EXCEPT when it deals with children... And Silence deals with children if I remember well so definitely not now... We'll see in the future.

Lol Never gave those a try... Aren't these dramas that have episode of 1 minutes or something?

It's a slow pace compared to other thrillers and it stays consistent. Not for everyone. If you can't get into it, better drop it.

Life on Mars is actually a very good show. The end is a bit ambiguous... But again I didn't read the novel. I think people who read the novels on which dramas are based on are usually disapointed... It's just impossible to put everything in but if you're going into it blind, you're probably going to enjoy this.

If you enjoyed "Tunnel", you'll probably enjoy "Train" as well btw.

Question.

Just came to this page to check what ratings I had given this show when it aired.

Back story: I dropped Black Out. Couldn't handle how dark the show was BUT I did spoil myself literally the whole show hence the fact that I dropped it. I wrote a whole paragraph about my feelings about this show on the shows page... But the bottom line is, the show is terrific but I can't stomach the feeling of emptiness and emotional exhaustion that comes the journey. The ending although satisfying doesn't leave you satisfied if you see what I mean.

HOWEVER. Out of all the dramas you mentioned, I enjoyed Flower of Evil, Mouse (though I HATE the message sent at the end that goes against all scientific studies and is just morally wrong), the Guest and Memorist.

Signal... is my ultimate favorite thriller and I can't wait to see its sequel.

BUT.

Among all the dramas you mentioned which leaves you with the same type of feelings than Black Out?
I just want to make sure I avoid those.

Ended up dropping this.

Shows terrific but too depressing for me. Couldn't handle it.. Spoiled myself literally the whole story... And although the ending is the best that could have been for the ML, I don't think I'm up for the feeling of emptiness and emotional exhaustion that comes with this journey.
I can't believe some people watched this weeks after weeks. I would not have been able to handle it.

3 episodes in and I already needed some very heavy dose of romcoms to refresh myself, though I'm sticking with some very colorful (to contrast the dark unsaturated color palette of this drama) happy go lucky anime at present.

Can't believe I'm dropping a show this good, but I've been burned by another drama that sent me the same "warning signals" before and I ended up hating it for all the very negative feelings it induced. This one falls into the same category.

Too good for its own good. Leaves you with too deep a lasting expression. I'm honestly just hoping I could forget everything.

Well Ohm.
I truly like you... But that's another Thai BL being dropped. This show is just terrible and my patience for mediocrity has been running thin.

Some people should watch some Thai BLs to really get a taste of what true mediocrity is about. Seriously past the novelty factor of the first year I started to watch them, it brought me a newly found appreciation of how good K dramas are overall. Even K dramas that I don't like have at least the production value going for them.
Before, I think I never truly knew what was a terrible show.

I still watch them from time to time... But if I truly rated them the same way as I do K, C, or J dramas... Most of them would never be rated more than 6. In fact I can count on the fingers of one hand, not using all fingers, Thai Bls that I think truly deserve high ratings.

I'm on the verge of dropping this... Not gonna lie I think the story is masterfully crafted... But:

1. I spoiled myself so much that well I know literally all the twists and turns.

2. I can't stomach these characters...

This is such a hard watch...
Also like your comment, I don't think I'm going to feel good at the end... Just empty.
I get what they tried to convey i.e Evil stems from very humane feelings but
I'm not sure I want to go through that in my free time. I like stories - that includes thrillers - that leaves me with a good feeling and I don't think that's the one. What can you feel at the end except a deep feeling of emptyness?

Sadly I was so sure I'd like it that I actually bought a korean translation of the novel online when the drama initially aired ( because I initially thought it was a from a korean novel and not a german one, otherwise I'd have bought the English version).

Now I can't stomach the thought of reading the novel...Maybe I'll never read it? 10 years ago I read my first Stephen King novel... I went for "The Pet Semetery". Worse choice ever. The book left me traumatised. I've yet to read another novel by this author...

And then... There's the writer for this drama. I didn't watch Save Me 2... But I sure did try to watch Save Me 1... Such a tough watch, ending up spoiling myself and dropped it... The end... was just more BITTER than sweet and I was already having too hard a time watching this.

What to do? I've just finished episode 3... Do I keep going or do you think I should just give up?

Nah. I think I've answered myself.
Dropping this.

I think this is a terrific drama... But this is not for everyone. It's too hard for my little heart. I already got another trauma less than 6 months ago ( One and Only - C drama) and this drama was FAR from being as hard as this one... I'm gonna spare my poor heart and drop this.