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Horrible direction, writing, and confusing segments take away from impecabble acting.
God, I wanted this drama to do better. I saw the ML on The Witch. And while that drama was even worse than this one, I instantly knew there was something special about the ML. His acting is just top tier. I really hope he finds a proper director and series to really establish himself as a leading star. From what I understand, he was a singer turned actor? Either way, he's the reason you'll be watching this show. The FL is also great, and you'll recognize her from her more recent breakout role in The Glory. There's also a little more well-known actress in a support role that will make most of you smile, too. But even these great actors can't fix the horrible directing and writing of the show. I'll keep it short.
There's a scene where the ML leaves a car in front of the police station where the FL works. The next morning, it's still there after they have an argument. But during a flashback she has with the prosecutor that very afternoon, the car is gone, despite the next future scene having it there. It really kills the immersion cause they went out of their way to include it, but forgot to keep it in an important scene. There are numerous scenes like this where they simply forget the coherent timeline of their own story. So that's just one example. Then there's the difference between the ML and the FL, too. They are both the same age, yet the FL was able to go two years dropping out of high school and then becoming a low-ranking police officer. Meanwhile, the ML is dumb as ever. In the show, there is a clear distinction between their intelligence, and the FL is portrayed as having nearly similar intellect as the high-ranking support colleagues, who are much older. It makes absolutely no sense. Then there's the "powers" bit. Even in the show's intro scenes, he's established as some sort of super "hero" who has experience with those said powers. In reality, his powers are extremely weak, and often they aren't really useful. Pointing more towards riddles that involve more riddles until they get a clear picture. Now, for one, I'm glad they didn't make him more powerful or all-knowing. That would have killed the purpose, but to be honest, it really feels like his power and his progression to use them are almost nonsensical. To make it worse, they establish in the show that the key to making his powers grow is to get closer to the FL lead. But they purposely keep withholding physical contact until the 7th or 8th episode. Later, they almost drop this plot device entirely. In fact, by episode 14, the FL disregards one of his flashbacks because they didn't like the outcome. WTF??? Next is the authority figures. One old man simply sits at a desk in that police station I mentioned, and all he does is pluck his nose hairs. Later, he gets tasks with being the head of ALL investigations involved with the main cases. He becomes immediately "important" overnight and, of course, he disregards the ML's powers. The show just doesn't know how to have proper sequences, structures, and likeable characters. Speaking of likeable characters, they literally kill the most fan favorite character, the female detective. After her death, the show loses its identity.
There are about half a dozen or so more examples of what went wrong with this show, but I'll just leave it here. The show isn't terrible. It's just badly directed. Had it had better direction, the writing would have been a small hindrance to the overall quality. Anyhoo, I do think the show is worth watching if you enjoy the actors. Just keep your expectations in check.
There's a scene where the ML leaves a car in front of the police station where the FL works. The next morning, it's still there after they have an argument. But during a flashback she has with the prosecutor that very afternoon, the car is gone, despite the next future scene having it there. It really kills the immersion cause they went out of their way to include it, but forgot to keep it in an important scene. There are numerous scenes like this where they simply forget the coherent timeline of their own story. So that's just one example. Then there's the difference between the ML and the FL, too. They are both the same age, yet the FL was able to go two years dropping out of high school and then becoming a low-ranking police officer. Meanwhile, the ML is dumb as ever. In the show, there is a clear distinction between their intelligence, and the FL is portrayed as having nearly similar intellect as the high-ranking support colleagues, who are much older. It makes absolutely no sense. Then there's the "powers" bit. Even in the show's intro scenes, he's established as some sort of super "hero" who has experience with those said powers. In reality, his powers are extremely weak, and often they aren't really useful. Pointing more towards riddles that involve more riddles until they get a clear picture. Now, for one, I'm glad they didn't make him more powerful or all-knowing. That would have killed the purpose, but to be honest, it really feels like his power and his progression to use them are almost nonsensical. To make it worse, they establish in the show that the key to making his powers grow is to get closer to the FL lead. But they purposely keep withholding physical contact until the 7th or 8th episode. Later, they almost drop this plot device entirely. In fact, by episode 14, the FL disregards one of his flashbacks because they didn't like the outcome. WTF??? Next is the authority figures. One old man simply sits at a desk in that police station I mentioned, and all he does is pluck his nose hairs. Later, he gets tasks with being the head of ALL investigations involved with the main cases. He becomes immediately "important" overnight and, of course, he disregards the ML's powers. The show just doesn't know how to have proper sequences, structures, and likeable characters. Speaking of likeable characters, they literally kill the most fan favorite character, the female detective. After her death, the show loses its identity.
There are about half a dozen or so more examples of what went wrong with this show, but I'll just leave it here. The show isn't terrible. It's just badly directed. Had it had better direction, the writing would have been a small hindrance to the overall quality. Anyhoo, I do think the show is worth watching if you enjoy the actors. Just keep your expectations in check.
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