Such An Underrated Series
Looking at the rating numbers before watching this drama, I was not expecting this to be one of the best series I've see in quite a while. This is so underrated. Once you start watching, you will not be able to stop!!
There are so many layers to this story, with some characters turning good to bad, and some the reverse, bad to good. It keeps you guess who to trust, with everything just about thrown into it ... murder, revenge, love, friendship, betrayal, greed, school bullying, retribution & so much more.
If you like Ryoma Takeuchi from other roles, you'll love him in this. He's definitely at his best with a very powerful performance. He, along with one of the best antagonist father and son duos to hate, make for a great series to watch. The supporting cast matches up fantastically as well. Everyone adds something to keep each episode interesting and suspenseful.
The one this the writers did that I normally dislike, was do the "jump ahead" later in the series ... when you see "Four Years Later" I immediately cringed ... this never seems to make a good feel to the series or it seems rushed with the rest of the story, BUT, not this time. The skipping ahead a few years actually fit perfectly with the series, as well as the actors looking four years older, too. It was a great storyline which made a very satisfying conclusion.
There are so many layers to this story, with some characters turning good to bad, and some the reverse, bad to good. It keeps you guess who to trust, with everything just about thrown into it ... murder, revenge, love, friendship, betrayal, greed, school bullying, retribution & so much more.
If you like Ryoma Takeuchi from other roles, you'll love him in this. He's definitely at his best with a very powerful performance. He, along with one of the best antagonist father and son duos to hate, make for a great series to watch. The supporting cast matches up fantastically as well. Everyone adds something to keep each episode interesting and suspenseful.
The one this the writers did that I normally dislike, was do the "jump ahead" later in the series ... when you see "Four Years Later" I immediately cringed ... this never seems to make a good feel to the series or it seems rushed with the rest of the story, BUT, not this time. The skipping ahead a few years actually fit perfectly with the series, as well as the actors looking four years older, too. It was a great storyline which made a very satisfying conclusion.
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