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I would never have believed that guy had it easy climbing back onto the bridge when he attempted to commit suicide. They would have preferably shown us as he came up/falling into the water and survived/at least someone should have aided him in that situation. I'm sure that does not make a point with the premise of this drama, but I'm stating how I feel.

In my opinion, the biggest flaw of this drama is how the makers/writers failed to connect each gig to something bigger. I would have appreciated it if they had done less of sending gigs to people and more on fleshing out those gigs. Each one of the gigs felt like a surface-level moment, with no substance, adding nothing of value to the plot. The convenience store gig at episode 1, was the creepiest and also the scariest to me, but then it added nothing to the plot other than thrills and creeps, so is the driving gig(driving the clown to the destination, and the clown kills everyone on site except him) and the milk store gig. The milk store gig felt like a way to draw his sister into this otherworldly job. The last four gigs were better because they had valid reasons to go to the gig (His sister wants to save him, he escapes and wants to save his sister, he seeks to know whether his father went missing from the gig work, and the last gig he wants to see his father on the other side). In the last four gigs, the character choices and purpose were not driven by money, but by care, love, and seeking the truth. But the gigs themselves still had untapped potential. I'm not sure what the writers were thinking, at the final arc Yeon Ju throws Mr. S into the otherworldly and also got dragged in with her knowledge, everything felt vague/bland, it didn't do anything to me emotional and otherwise, her motives were still a mystery. The fact is, both the man and the woman used Hyeok Jun; the man was way worse. I can't begin to imagine how many people he has killed, all for the greater good.

Mr. S claimed that if Hyeok Jun disclosed anything about the gig to anyone, there would be a penalty; the man clearly told two people, and Mr. S clearly knew, and there was no penalty. Was that statement a joke or what? Where was the stakes of the penalty had and also the fear Hyeok Jun had in not telling someone. I don't think I would ever risk my life for a high-paying job/cash in bucks; he clearly knew he could die, yet he went in once more and again and always claimed it would be the last, only to be reminded of his debt. Which brings me to another point: he was drowning in debt, yet no one came after him; should we say he was lucky, or did the writers forget that his debt was the initial premise of this drama?. Make some points a little more feasible.

I liked the relationship between Hyeok Jun and his sister; in all their banter and arguments, they truly cared, loved, and supported each other. Both were willing to brave their fears and situations just to save the other. When Mr. S called her, his older sister and she claimed she was the younger; I felt he was right she acts like the older one, looking out for her brother, protects him and all. I felt convinced through actions rather than implied/statements that she is the older sibling.

This drama touches on how people can be driven by money, easy jobs-big bucks- to an extent where you disregard your life and also that of others. In episode 5, when Hyeok Jun's friend ran back into the hospital, when he had already escaped from that hell, I was shocked as well as sad, knowing that he wouldn't come out again. Don't they get that easy deals/big bucks don't come at a small price; it's worth much more, and maybe even your life.

Lee Jae Wook, Go Min Si, Kim Min Ha and Lee Hee Jun nailed their roles perfectly. Byeon Hyeok Jun frustration, despair, fear, doubt and all was everything, it felt real and palpable. Yeon Ju mysterious demeanour was expressed perfectly by Go Min Si. I would have loved a good backstory on this woman: her motives, what went on when she was in the other world, how she escaped, and where she went at the end. Did she die? Or is she back in the other world?. Kim Min Ha played her character so well; her bold, brave, fearless, and subtly caring habit was a standout. Lee Hee Jun portrayed the mysterious and hidden Mr. S well; I couldn't place this man throughout the drama. I thought he was the least explained main character in the drama.

When I finished this drama, I couldn't quite place what the plot was exactly, except that the ML runs gigs here and there that are sinister and uncanny. This felt like a game where the character had to stay at some spooky place for a specified time, while dealing with ordeals, and at the end he receives cash. The actor's performance was the standout in this drama. Season 2 is needed because there are many unanswered questions and hidden backstories; they should make the plot feasible enough and flesh out the gigs into something bigger, not just a one-time moment that seems nonexistent.