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Lacked In Comparison To The First Season

Where Season 1 had me, I didn't feel it in this 2nd season. The action didn't really hit me, and Jian never felt like Jian from how she ended S1.

For the first half of the show, there wasn't any action; it felt more like a buildup, and in comparison to Season 1, those who watched the first season should know what I'm pointing at. The second half of the show gave a lot more action than the first half, but still fell back a lot when you get reminded of the first installment. I went into this show expecting something from that end at Season 1: Jian's significant character growth, Jian being the ladyboss in Season 2. The trailer gave a lot more of her as a Ladyboss than the drama itself; trailers can be really misleading. The writers gave nothing about what she went through and became in S1. Firstly, she just ran from what she promised/her responsibilities into the countryside, where she could likely endanger the people living there with her identity. Her staying in that peaceful environment in the first two eps of the drama ADDED NOTHING TO THE SHOW: NO TWIST, NO DISCOVERY, NO VALUE. Jian of this season felt more like how she was at the start of the first season. The Season 2 focus wasn't on Jian's growth but more on the conflict between Muthehelp and Babylon, and it was saddening to me as the writer never cared about the growth Jian had from the first season.

The writers just killed Bale at the midpoint of the drama. It felt like when he died, he was a side character rather than a tough villain from the first season. I was really disappointed by the time he died, how he died, and the way the scene was directed. Bale was such a compelling villain in season 1, with a menacing screen presence, and he just died like a minor character. The actor really did a great job with his portrayal. They never gave a real face-off/showdown between Bale and Jiman; It was just anticlimactic, given how much potential these two characters had to make the show more engaging. J was an interesting character to me, and I would like to see more of his scenes, BUT the writers gave him an intentional death as a plot device in making Q develop a relentless mind in pursuing Jian and killing Jiman. It was dissatisfying. The fact that Q believed what was told of how her brother died, with what she knew of how dangerous Bale was, was NOT MAKING ANY SENSE.

Pasin definitely did what he had to do to save his son, but he really overdid it. If he chose to help his team, he would have found a way, even with him having the chip in his body. At last, the writers just killed him off (I felt the writers made him kill his team's opponent and him casually dying for redemption), and we weren't told what went on with his son in Jiman's hands. The writers picked what was important and left out some minor things I would have loved to see.

The villains of this season weren't as good as the ones from the former. If I were told to choose which villain had me, it would be K; he never talked much and had one gloomy face, but he gave me a villain feel, at least in comparison to the rest of the named Babylon.
Q didn't feel like a villain/an enemy; she felt like someone who had to do something she doesn't want, and her shooting the gun at the wall instead of her foe in front of Jian says it all. Loved how the misunderstanding between Q and Jiman didn't drag out too long; also loved the interaction they had at the end of the show.

Kusanagi Jin didn't actually get me to feel anything, except at times she feels so comical, like a mentally derailed patient in therapy; she just feels so unserious and weird. She gets me laughing when asking for food when something serious and in need of attention occurs. The actress deserves praise for that performance. I couldn't truly get invested in her character as a villain because she actually did nothing other than bossing others around and talking big. They threw in action into her character at the end, and we see her with the guns killing the red team like flies, going through the leader of the reds and bursting into the door unscathed, pointing guns at Jeong Jiman and Jeong Jian. Everything felt so Hmmmm. She passes the red code leader offscreen. CAN'T THEY JUST GIVE ME THE ACTION LIVE AND STOP DOING OFFSCREEN? She came out unscathed from the red team and their guns, without the writers giving us a hint or a backstory to what she did in the past for her to be this strong; this just feels like A LAZY WAY OF WRITING.

Season 2 really fell short in comparison to the first season, and I shouldn't even be surprised; that is the way most series are.
Jian never made real use of a gun, and that was a problem because she felt like she was in the shell of her Season 1 character who hadn't overcome challenges, even though she had done all of that. But I was satisfied by the forehead shot she bestowed upon Kusangi Jin.

If they ever make a Season 3, please keep it engaging, fast-paced, and juice up Jian's character like it should be done.


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Middle Aged Men On Glasses Are Who They Are; So Don't Mess With Them

INITIAL THOUGHTS

The drama caught my attention right from the first two episodes: the set-up, pacing, and relationships. When clicking the next episode, there was something I would love to see.

The drama would have wrapped up in 8 episodes, or so; the last two/three episodes were unnecessary.

LIKES

Loved the emotional and sensitive growth Kim Min Ji had in her relationship with her dad (Manager Kim). I viewed the relationship she had with her father in the first episode as really rough, as she and her dad never communicated properly; she was insensitive to how her father loved her, and she never really spared a moment in just having an interaction with her dad. It was really sad to me, for how it affected her father emotionally, but she was insensitive to all of that. She found out what her dad meant to her when she was half-dead, kidnapped, escaped, and caught. When her father saved her and they went to their house, the special agents were waiting outside for her father. Just them in that living room, lacking words to speak; the emotions they had within themselves spoke out from the walls. It was touching, heartfelt, and heartbreaking.

The trio as a team was one of the funniest, most serious, emotional, and grounded moments in the drama. They were just the imperfect, lovable team, with a well-blended chemistry between each one of the three. Their dynamics add humor that doesn't feel misplaced, but comes effortlessly. That moment when they were shown to us as they met as three ordinary men in glasses drinking cups of alcohol was just unforgettable. When I watched how the show ended, I just had to replay the whole scene. They brought many emotions while I was watching this drama, and I had a hard time moving forward.

I loved how they were there for each other; even when it was hard, they always made a silly excuse to save their friend, Manager Kim. These kind of thick-and-thin friends don't always come, and I was glad to watch their story

Each actor nailed their roles, the team(good guys), the enemies (secret agent), and down to the villain. So Ji Sub gives a very good emotive performance of a man yearning for the sight of his daughter; I was also impressed by the child actor's performance and the villains that made my blood boil so many times.


DISLIKES

The last three episodes were forced down the throat and weren't needed; the North Korean delegation coming to South Korea and the writers unrealistically granting Ju Gang Chan power to control both the South and the North for his comeback against manager Kim just felt forced, and I was not sold at all. The drama should have wrapped up everything in episode 8, both in the emotional aspect with his daughter and different characters' closure and their endings.

It felt superstitious and fantastical regarding Kim Min Ji waking up from her coma half-dead, and there was no medical treatment given to her, no side effects- she was just fine


FINAL THOUGHT

I can't help but feel certain characters, like the North Korea man sent to kill Manager Kim, and also the man Ju Gang Chan broke his teeth and it got replaced with golden teeth; I believe they could be utilised within the chaos, not bringing them in when the chaos ended.


Things wrapped up neatly with a good closure between characters; the closure between Manager Kim and the North Korea agent was refreshing, even the closure between Kim Min Ji and her Crush was just sweet. The last team trio moments were hilarious, both eating at the sushi place without their glasses and picking just one pair of glasses after testing more than 20. They were hilarious, funny, and unserious. The smiles between the special agents (Kang Guk Cheol ) and Manager Kim at the end never felt like acting; it felt like they just became at ease and laughed on set, and also Kang Guk Cheol giving a gift to Min Ji, while putting on a casual face, was touching I would say.

They are just middle-aged men in glasses, when you don't mess with them.

Rating 8.0

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Incoherent Writing; Spookiness Got Lost Halfway Through

The part I loved most was the leads being together with some kind of awkwardness that feels realistic in a way.
I think the problem I had with this drama was that it was never shown clearly why/how they fell in love. They met a few times and likely helped each other in the few times they met. Then the writers decided to add something to show they have some feelings for the other......Jealousy, them seeing the other with their opposite gender, and acting all weird and jealous. The writers forcibly tried to convey to the viewers that they already have feelings, and I wasn't even into that. The question is: if they weren't the Male lead and the Female lead of the story, would they have gotten feelings in that short amount of time, and why couldn't they fall in love with the another opposite gender they have had a lot with........why must the ML lead/FL lead catch feelings for the other if they haven't done anything special/ something that attracts them together.
I believe leads should have at least ins and outs, ups and downs, quarrels, bickering, something special to make the story a lot more believable.

In the first half of Spooky in Love, the spookiness wasn't even spooky; the second half of the show completely forgot it was even supposed to be spooky in the first place and went for "the" love. I thought of this as a missed opportunity and bad writing; with the mystery and ghosts and how they solve the cases for those wandering spirits, the leads could have formed feelings that are actually conceivable and, in a way, could make the show engaging.

MANY CHARACTERS WERE ONE-DIMENSIONAL

Let's start with Ma Gong Uk. This character was centered around his love for Yeo Ri, and it felt like he had no other thing going on in his life; he even ignored the advice of his grandma and fell in love with a woman he met a few times. The writers said he was a prosecutor, but I didn't even get how we could say he was a prosecutor when all he did was sit in his office all day long and think about the woman he loves and keep thinking about whether he will call her or not; he felt like an office worker. Then the show suddenly remembers, "we said he was a prosecutor, didn't we? Let's try to throw the viewers something like, Him organizing and evaluating some file", but all that doesn't look like what a prosecutor ought to (only) be doing.
No Lies, at times I got really happy when the leads' near kisses got interrupted, and I am saying MAN GET SOMETHING DONE AND STOP HOVERING AROUND THE WOMAN.


Cheon Hari's screen time, or whenever she was shown, was all about how to bring down Yeo Ri, and it gave me an annoying feeling, like she had no prospects except her thinking her problem was just how to take her down and own a business she never contributed to........SO ONE-DIMENSIONAL
Her mom was way better than her; she schemes, hides under a facade, puts on a cool face, wears false smiles, which really made her a better-written character in comparison to her daughter, and I loved her ending.

Kang Min Hwan is the kind of character who doesn't dare to show/confess to the woman he likes all his life, and when she is into someone, he gets angry and jealous. The way I wasn't even surprised he killed his brother and committed another murder was real; his end was well deserved.


I really loved the grandmas; they really loved their grandchildren, and Ioved as Yeo Ri's grandma never tried to subject her to another man when she brought Ma Gong Uk; she just accepted him, even if she was unsettled. I guessed she truly accepted him for who he was.

The ending was predictable; when things were going on, I was like "Next, Next". The show definitely spends its time on unnecessary things, like their time in Singapore. I still loved some parts in the end, like the spirits she brought to the afterlife, and them giving their all to save her. It was touching and heartwarming; she reaped what she sowed, and even her little interaction with Ji Hwan was somehow bittersweet.

I wouldn't recommend this drama to anyone; you could preferably go rewatch older K-dramas.
I thought the ML had better chemistry with his prosecutor partner than with the FL.

Rating 5.5

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Great casts, is the life of the show.

A office rom-com that is thrilling, interesting, and fun due to the great casting, incredible performances, with lovely camedarie, good humour and engaging office investigations. While the plot isn't compelling and incredible the casting performance were the life of the show

While I love all the casting, the main couple casting, was impeccable, with sweet romances, cozy hugs, chaotic energy investigations which were my gripping effects each week and my highest motive to binge this every week.
Loved the ride.
I need Shin Hye Sun and Gong Myoung casted in a great script

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Press Play; The Fun

I think you should go tap the play button and check this out, if you are looking for something entertaining, fun, hilarious and sometimes emotional, something that doesn't go with a rom-com genre or anƴ usual genre. This just feel innovative, I don't remember watching this kind of plot before and that was what made everything more interesting .

I didn't think I would stick through with this while I started and here I am savouring the ending I never really wanted this to come to an end this early. Will miss this a lot, almost every moment was hilarious and fun, but some moments just hits emotional. Can't count the number of times I laughed aloud, had smiles and made empathy with few characters.

First of all, I loved the unique plot: about housing. A man who wants to embezzle 17.8 billion won to save his boss (who was like a father to him) from prison. I don't remember watching a similar Korean genre and that made it hit differently. Finally not a rom-com, supernatural or action, Just something lighthearted, emotional as and thrilling.

I think I love this show a lot more than expected, the fake family that turned it a strong bond that surpasses that of a real family. The way Hae Gang and Tae Man expressed their father and son love, when Tae Man was just someone who helped Hae Gang when he was much younger and raised him into he is today, just feels genuine even with the less backstories given. The chemistry between the leads, that doesn't need to be shouted aloud, from their gaze, care and talks, Love it all.

The show had an interesting villains, that actually suprised me a lot, I thing it's the actor behind the face that perfected the villain. The actor did an amazing job with the portrayal of a villain, that laugh, shout, cry, mockingly pity and all other emotions, was a great depiction, the villain had this perfect portrayal of comedic, yet menacing looks that actually clicks right each time.
Talking about the chemistry he had with he had with the ML Hae Gang, when he just behaved so unserious, the interaction and dialogue they had when Hae Gang found out Lee Chung Won embezzled the money was fun and interesting, them sipping drink from the straw staring at each other was PEAK.

They were characters I became invested in unknowingly, I never expected that I would love Suk Jin, at first I thought of her as a troublemaker and fault finder, but I think it stems from her righteous zeal to help the residents and I warmed up to her without knowing.

I enjoyed the Kang sisters relationship, whatever things that caused conflicts between them was for the other protection. and It was endearing watching them trying to protect each other.

I love, loved the ending I was busy eating everything up Lee Chung Won being arrested and Hae Gang and his team openly exposing his crime, seeing him in that state of true anger was the first time I saw that real pain form the character, and the actor portrayed it so well. I would have loved to see the more story between Ha Jeong and her other pair. Seeing the come together after three years was for the old times and had two new member, even them meeting with the residents again was heartwarming. They must have being thrilled meeting the President LOL Hahaha. Would have loved the story to delve more into things esp at the ending episodes but with the limited twelve episodes the story did a good job.

Overall, I think you should go watch this if you have nothing to watch and you just want something fun entertaining and new. I haven't watched Ji Sung in a show before and I have heard of his wonderful performances, seeing it firsthand is always better, the other cast also did a great job and to our villain an applaud and award.

I think I found this story more engaging than I expected making me stick around till the end which I haven't mostly done 2026, so It's a big win. I enjoyed this family and residents a lot.

Rating 8.5

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Supernatural with the mix of other genres at its best.

The narrative of the plot doesn't attend only to the supernatural; it draws on other genres to create a mix of something clearly binge-worthy.

When family relationships, friendship, teammates, and comedy blend with something supernatural in a natural and likeable way.
Each of their relationship was impactful and touching.
Eunie and her grandma's relationship was a gem.
Mr Seo and his daughter's relationship was gold.
Mr Seo and his wife's relationship was silver.

The villains were an interesting one, they had bonds, sorta of familiar relationships, and love for each other, and I just gave that to the secondary villains, to the primary villains, they made my blood boil, their calm and all-assuring performance was well done, I give them for that.

A drama where the sources tell you mostly supernatural, but the in-depth tackles something more than supernatural snd villain arcs, it tells there is even a quiet family bond, that can create a villain

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Dedication of love: Love bonded in sacrifices.

When the main criteria is love.
Love devotion, was the main theme of this spectacular series. It tells you love don't bloom from nothingness or constant glances, It builds on actual substance before it blooms to those valley of flowers.

The main characters tale of love differ from their own building, but each of them were interesting had their serious likes and some dislikes, not all have to like the love between a particular character, because love is what causes you to defy the world.

Many seem no to like their stay in the void, but not for me, their stay in the void was about the building of their love, not really about the demonstration of their fight scenes, when they had their stay in the void, their love was constantly building on hopelessness despair, raising a child, old age, flirtness and more.
The void depicts the main origin of the story where the story gives us a highlight of what happened in the past and is affecting lives in reality, the void was the building essence of the story.

The OST was fantastic, it wasn't underwhelm scenes, it's uplifts all those romantic, fight, emotional scenes.
The fight scenes was an excellent masterpiece of all ages it was raw, well defined, and real

All the characters of the show played a significance, their wasn't one playing an insignificant role.
The guest stars was stunning, Chang Hau Sen as Han Ba was interesting an fun. We also hot Gong Zi Shang form My Journey to you and she literally brought her character of MJTY, to the show.
We also saw Xia Shi Guang as a powerful fox and his portrayal as that love driven character was touching and heartbreaking, but he played it in an amusing stance.

The villain of the story was well written but has flaws, bother he villain and the dragons.
How did the villain and the dragons exist in the thrive by and small mortal world, no reason on why the villain wants the mortal world destroyed, we had an overpowered villain which is interesting but it felt really undying and sophisticated, when the villain falls the scripts actually comes up with something that brings him back to being alive, It was great, cuz our main character has to be that exhausted fighting a villain.

Overall the drama was a well written love story, where love literally occurs with our main characters, side characters and guest roles, and the execution was nothing void of phenomenal. The beautiful fight scenes, OST, romance, supernatural elements, where converging to a common points and it was killing a typical undying villain.

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It Was Good

Southern anecdote starts its story in a city where a series of strange cases often occur, with supernatural and surreal elements. Given the Introduction to the main premise of the story, Southern Archives, an undercover organization under the alias of a famous company, dispatches a great duo of its agents to investigate. Following the adventures of the two agents and all the disasters they made, problems created, and solutions they ought to provide.

What I like in this show.

Their relationship, specifically their brotherhood, immerses an out-of-the-world depiction. Considering how much we didn't get much build-up/backstory in their brotherhood, it still felt amazingly realistic and tugging at one's heart; their performance gave the live, intensity, and power to their brotherhood. The brotherhood was touching, angsty, conflicting, and most of the time heartwarming. Even amidst the backdrop of the conflicts surrounding their brotherhood and personal lives, we could see the thin line of love and deep connection with care. Their relationship with their mentor is one to be mentioned; the mentor and student relationship was nonchalant, playful, lighthearted, and most times heartwarming, while looking underneath all the precious, truthful facade, the trust, responsibility, and care outshone all the playfulness and put that tender warmth in my heart at every one of their peaceful family period of the three.

The performance of most of the actors and both actresses, from the seamlessly tailored main casting to the amazing supporting casts and even the scene catchers from the guest actors, really contributed the most to this show; if they hadn't given this outstanding performance, the drama wouldn't have been given this popularity and rating.

Ding Yuxi displayed a new range of acting skills in this role, tackling a challenging task of depicting a multifaceted character to its core: depicting a psychopathic savage character, and the opposite cool character with a deep sense of warmth, pain, care, and regret; he really carried the role on like any other role I have seen him play. Zhang Xin Cheng designs his own space taken this role as one of mine best and unforgettable role up I have watched him played, though not given a wider range to showcase a vast embodiment, he showed clearly his dedication to the role and clearing all my uncertainties on his take, bearing, sustaining and immaculately depicting the emotional complexities the character had to offer, Zhang Xin Cheng was definitely more than a meet of an eye, would definitely love to see him in more projects in the future.

Even with the CGI not being well rendered, and the special effects giving a less than okay vibes, that feels okay, each of the few fight, their sequences and the neatly choreographed work subsequently continued to amaze me, following an emmaculate wireworks that felt absence through the dedication of the cast and crew, from the close hand to hand combat to the knife clashes, to much more, they were done mostly done precisely. The only thing is they should have given more attention to the fight scenes.

The plotline showcases something less convoluted, but gradually and steadily draws an overarching mystery that culminates in a whole process of thrilling suspense and seeking answers (leaving me quite disoriented and disturbed while watching the show, but you could find it interesting), that carefully unravels things, leaning closer to the end.


What I didn't quite enjoy

It was befitting to say the conflict between the brotherhood of the character was well emphasized (which is a downvote for me), and seemingly prolonged. The ending episode was a little rushed, as more details ought to be added seamlessly. Given how much conflict the brotherhood/bromance bore, they could have wrapped everything up in 30 eps, with the inclusion of the rushed ending, and mended everything well.

Conclusion

The drama was an extremely good watch for me; the ending gave a nice closure to some viewers, but that's not the case. I went into this expecting something that included more adventures rather than the bizarre cases, but everything amounted to a really great watch for me. With a great performance from the stunning cast, showcasing their due dedication where it matters, and even the villains stole scenes from the show, the plotline was overbearing at times, but it lets you understand everything as you watch more towards the end

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I think this is a rom-com with chaos as its mix

I enjoyed this to a certain point, let me take you through what the plot following a prosecutor who almost loses her life in the hand of a powerful gangster she has been investigating, at the end of her life she is saved by man, unknowing to her he was a boy she saw when she was much younger in her school days life and also met him in the latter part of her life, when she had grown older. He also had another identity as the second in command in the gangster group that almost took her life.
He gets her into hiding in the countryside as he retires from being a gangster as his reward for completing his last task (ending the girl's life). I believe this is where we follow them through the story as she finds her lost memories, gets a boyfriend, makes true friends, gets jealous, and gets protected.

Going into what I love about this story.

I really loved the relationships that were formed between Eun Sae and the characters in the countryside. At first Eun Sae was at odds with many people in the village: Tae Ha's grandma, the shaman (Cho Maeng Suk), Kim Pil Seung's mother(Paeng Hui Ja), and many others, but over time, amidst the conflicts and the quarrels, strong relationships grew, and true friendships were found. There was something heartfelt in how these people who found nothing but quarrels with Eun Sae were willing to root for her. The relationship between Tae Ha and his grandma was touching; everything he did and did not do was for his grandma. Likewise, his interactions with others in the community, they loved him and were willing to understand. Even the moment he went back into being a gangster while being forced, they just hugged him and comforted him; that was the peak of the true relationship.

At the end, when the community gathered to beat the Bad Guys, that clearly shows what their bonds were like. The fights were so hilarious.

I find people dislike the actress's acting and her character; I am not one of them. I felt the actress really put effort into her character and portraying it convincingly am really not sure of an actress that could fit the role better than her. Her character (Eun Sae), even while she woke up in a hospital bed at the start of the drama and behaved like that, wanting a handsome man as her boyfriend, I believe that was what she wanted, as in he life as a prosecutor or even before she became a prosecutor. Eun Sae lost her memories, but she carried the characteristics from her inner self, which she never really revealed.

Tae Ha was one of the greenest ML if you ask me, he loved one girl his life, he protected her at the risk of getting caught and killed, he became her boyfriend for her own safety and tried not to past the boundary, even while she fell in love with him later in the story he waited for her to recover he memory for her to make the choice she won't regret later on.
Tae Ha has been through so much since young, but it all stems from the undying love he has for his grandma and the unwillingness to let her die. I found his love for his grandma so heartfelt. She was his Achilles heel, but he doesn't care.

WHAT I FOUND NOT GOOD.

THE SCRIPT WAS LACKING IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

The second couple wasn't fleshed out at all. Why did Su Ji push Gi Jun away? I did not get any of that: no flashbacks or backstories, then at the end Gi Jun had a realization of what the girl meant to him, and Su Ji accepted him, and they planned marriage. IT HAD NO REAL IMPACT ON ME AS THE VIEWER.

I would have loved to see Jung Sun Won and Hyang Seon dating or building feelings for each other; something was already happening before the show ended, I felt it would be more interesting.

Tae Ha's behavior as a 14-year-old trained gangster puts me off at certain times

Final Thoughts.

I think this is the kind of drama I would watch for the fun and for some hilarious moments between people in the villages and how they form a bond from everyday quarrels to genuine care.

The script made its character overly exaggerate at some moments and it should have ended sooner than the 12 episodes given. Baek Saengil reveal of being Tea Ha Father was out of place and seem to came into the story for Baek Saengil to kill himself, as the Tae Ha never knew at the end of the show. I guess it would have given him more peace at mind not knowing his father.

Done and Dusted 7.5

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I wishes it could have been better.

What I disliked:
Few participant: The show tries taking a turn from the normal high school drama, but the turn wasn't good in the aspecct of leaving 5 students playing the game, for how few the numbers of the game player was, it created less thrill to me, the death was once and all, the last death happened because she was a big villain that deserved death, not because you were innocent, the death was created to get your attention into the show for those who love horror and suspense tag.
With how few the student participating actually is and only the main characters made a wish, the story wouldn't definitely want to leave half of the main characters dead.
The concept was nice, but wasn't a strong pulling force: Expected something more, like the students forced inot the app or entered accidentally, not expecting you having a choice to make a wish and coincidentally with most of the main characters playing the game they all made a wish which was lame and dumb.
A student actually writes down their birthday and everything and tells the app to grant their wisha and you say they thought it was a joke 'I find it a joke", when your birth calendar has been written purposely, and you then wish for the death of your friend in the so-called phone and you don't believe in the app, it sucks. They could have just made them real villains
Talking about some ridiculous concept, it was already reluctantly okay with the the premise, but then the wish could actually stop, at some incidence I mean does the writer actually wants to save the children.
Pacing Inconsistencies: The minor problem that I actually found heart wrenching the pacing was bad the writers were wrong they jumped from a real suspense moment of searching the house of an occultist into flashbacks on one of the leads and it continued through the end I mean are you actually playing me down in seeing my etching suspense.
Pick up one: Stop playing some rom-com in my suspense-horror, we didn't come for those hectic romance, you could have stopped in EPS one since the horrors haven't yet come by then and not stretched out to the romance to the end, they can play the real rom-com at the end of their struggles.

What I Loved:
The actors performance: As young as the actor they were the light of this show, the performance carried out by each of them was noteworthy and I was overwhelmed by distinctive villain and saving roles.

The suspense was a real hook, the horror was okay and the lighting gave in a lot for those horror.

Overall If wishes could kill is a drama I can't rewatch (I don't basically rewatch dramas) it had some horrors in to that, it gave me some flinching jumpscares, with plot holes that kills me and I find it had not to get tired but I basically enjoyed it.

P.s Netflix better stop their greedy nature the series have come to a close, their is no need to foreshadow that their is gonna be S2. The ending was really okay.

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Adventure of the straw hats

There was an amazing tale of me riding in the adventures of piartes going through their ups and downs.

Adventure of the Straw Hats

***Disclaimer: This is just my opinion. We don't have to agree, and I'm not here to argue with anyone.***



OVERVIEW

One Piece is a story about a group of people who come together to form a team known as the pirates, who call themselves the Straw Hats, as they set out to find the supreme treasure of all treasures, the One Piece.

DETAILED REVIEW (CONTAINS SPOILERS)

Initial Thoughts

Right from episode one i was actually being held hostage by this. The setup of their adventures was slow-paced, but they never really had a single dull moment where my eyes would go dim.

The character's dynamics were great, showing the growing layers of their friendship as they learned more about their antics and put their trust in their teammates, and I would learn, too, what trust is all about.

A tale of adventure, with an unbreakable friendship that makes you laugh, giggle, smile, and feel sober, where you could actually learn what having true friends means, and where you could know what adventures are like

Themes & Character

The drama involved a pirate team of five (one added later on), going through the perilous dangers to find the one piece, adding the villain arc was given to an organization called Baroque Works, whose names are known by numbers, days, events, who also want the one piece. Their journey in finding the one piece made them grow stronger in their friendships, trust, emotions, and skills. It equally made some to be actually brave, seeing themselves for who they really are.

Luffy exhibits a captain who have an absolute trust in his teammates, who would never leave anyone of his teammates behind, a character who isn't driven by his emotions to act, instead he goes on his instinct, a character who loves wearing on a smile and laughs which is actually real never shrinks back at his responsibility, never shrinks back from a fight, never feels threatened even when he is faced with a much powerful opponent, he carries on the show as he depicts a character that will die just to protects his crew, this captain is very well deserved.

Roronao Zoro embodies a quiet and aloof character who is the sword of the team, his sword speaks in place of his mouth, He subtly wants to depicts someone aloof but he got lots of words as we got the see in more of the episodes less of the caring type that actually care more without showing it, He is one on the team where you actually see him training not doubting his progressions when beating his enemy in an actual fight.

Nami throws in as the cartographer of the team leading the way to the one-piece, Her character embodies a reserving nature than all talking one were we could see that when she got her worries she just keep it to herself rather than spelling it out to her teammates, a character who doesn't want to be a burden unto her teammates, so she keep some secrets.

Usopp embodies the storyteller of the team, which gives off all-talking vibes, not being reserved or secretive in nature. He is one character where I could see development (weak to strong, fear to strength), where I actually got to see him move on from needing external help to save his friends to becoming one needing to die just to save his friend, his encounter and discussions with Brogy. Were naratively well written

Sanji embodies the chef of the team, and also one who doesn't fight with his swords or with a catapult or with devil's fruit powers. Getting to see him fight with his legs and hands was one of my favorite layouts of this character, where you can see him bleeding some blood like a normal human. Sanji is described as a funny, talkative, caring, and emotionally attached character.

Miss Wednesday/Nefatari Vivi embodies a princess whose kingdom is getting lost to Baroque, went undercover to uncover their Mr. 0 identity, joins our pirate crew on their adventures, and also goes to save her Kingdom from THE hands of the Baroque works with the help of the straw hats.


Likes

As the story seems to delve deeper into some of into some of the fight scenes where they didn't just make the fight scenes a fast paced one e.g when no 9 said they were an 100 men waiting to be fought by Roronao Zoro, really loved as they delved in him killing the 100 while counting their, not him killing the 100 with the screen shut down on us.

The cinematography, visuals, and aesthetics are worthy of a handclap, giving in all well-executed shots, the visuals at the small island (can't remember the name well) kept me on my toes wanting to see more, like the shots of Luffy at the head of the dinosaur above the ground, which were a really well-perfected one.
The cinematography at the sea with the movement of their boats was really spectacular.

Love, as they never created any unnecessary misunderstanding between the straw hats, was the journey they had to fill in any shortcomings with their time together.

One of my favorite loves was for Luffy, who doesn't have to fear anyone; even when they were stronger than him, they were no threats unto him. He was really commendable for that.

Their friendships is very well commendable, as we can see how they just draw closer and bringing in the new friend (princess of Alabasta) in their great dynamics.

The settings that our straw hats didn't have to win every fight were great; sometimes, they just had to get beaten to learn more.

DisLikes

No matter how good some certain flaws take place. While they get beaten by the villains, meeting with the villains again, they get to beat the villains LIKE WHY, when I don't get to see any of them training (except Roronao Zoro could actually see him train with his swords) or performing any strategies to beat the villains, a plot hole.

Getting annoyed at why they don't get to kill their enemies/get to see them alive, you could actually see some of them are just there to complete the plot script, then they are killed by their fellow partner.

Why do I feel they are really making the plot slow, for the making of S3 and S4 equally with how slow-paced it is, S3 will be all about Alabasta, won't be surprised, if they even say S5, that is Netflix behavior.

Final Thoughts

This drama was a thrilling tale of adventure, friendship, loyalty, villain arcs, and battles, a good experience that cannot be missed. The drama started with A good and ended with this is a lot better.

The plot not being able to delve more into the arc of the straw hats & the navy (Smoker) i mean, their dynamics were seen in episode one that was really we just find him chasing them not reaching them, and we actually see smoker in the seventh role don't think it is well deserved, i mean others down that cast definitely had more screen-time than smoker.

The past relationship between chopper and the Dr hilurk was really my most unexpected settling scene of the drama where i could feel what it felt to have the love of a real doctor, what it meant to save lives at the risks of your life what it felt to be loved deeply by your closed one where they could go through fire for you (was really an endearing one) and hide some secrets that will cost you pen.

Chopper joining the crew was a delight to me, as we now actually have a doctor in our crew. The dynamics between Chopper and the witch doctor were perfectly executed; they gave me a real tsundre relationship, which really gave me smiles.


A nice watch in starting my 2026 drama journey, giving this 9.0, the flaws couldn't have made up for these 9, but the moments enjoyed just got to override these flaws



Thanks for reading & happy watching

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Beautifully crafted, terrible issues.

A blend of supernatural, fantasy, romance plot done.
How was it? A well-flavored, curated dish was brought to me, it was actually good, only to find out the plot pushes me away. The flow of the plot, I find it deliciously great, remarkably done, I felt in constant need for more, but the need for the plot to give me more was a big fail, to my big appetite. The plot sneered at my face by turning a general into a love puppy, "even if his general's plot was not the main point of this drama".

Dilraba was a powerful head of ghosts (spirits formed from obsessions). Now, the plot makes it DELICIOUS "I found it delicious, and from the beginning she's gone down to the mortal realm to make deals (granting humans their wishes at the cost of their obsessions).
Now seeing Dilraba in this powerful, badass role, it was amusing. I found her nailing this cold, expressionless role perfectly, and her transmigration to this soft, cute, bubbly girl with one of each of the five senses was showing her versatility in her acting career.

The supporting characters are making their waves into my skull
Miles Wei gave in a spirit infatuated in love for about 300 years, and like he was the main man for this love infatuated character, not thinking of any actor playing this better.
Zhang Ai, she was no better for making me grow more curious about her money-love character, and I was really debating whether she is gonna be good/bad; her character was proving an enigmatic presence, with constant moves for me in this show.


The mortal world arc was a major world-building. In their love story, I loved it a lot; it was, in fact, my best and the real giver of my rating of this series. It showed more of their relationship, the growth of their dynamics, and the introduction of the characters. My major love of this series
He Si Mu's dynamics with the young child in the initial story were lovely. When the young child cried at the mention of He Sim Mu leaving soon, I was very sad, for that young child draws me into his emotions naturally & in an innate manner. He deserves an award.
The battle scenes were raw, interesting, dwelling on the moment of how the crew members delivered me an outstanding performance. It was innovatively interesting how we see Arthur Chen make a bet with himself to step out of the enemy's zone alive. He killing the many soldiers felt real, cuz he isn't just a general, he is a trained killer. The slaying off the general's head was exceptionally done, Showing it isn't just about strength, skills or supernatural concepts, it is the use of strategy, your brain cells, using the senses in you skull to devise a means that isn't about using fantasy, physically strong to the extent of being prenatural, a means that is realistic, human, believable.

The ost is unbelievably compelling, scarily strong, hauntingly mixed with the occurring scene. It makes me more focused on the immediately occurring scene.

❌General turned into a pedantic love puppy.
We have this strategical general who is battle-wise strong, and we have a ghost queen, their love starts in the mortal world with schemes and tricks and I found it more fun, upon entering the world of spirit I question myself, "why did he bother entering", what could he possibly help her with in such a dangerous an assassinating world, now the possibility of him surviving without the help of He Si Mu (Ghost queen) was 0.001%, that just means he was trying to be dependent on the woman he loves, that could be good to some, if you may say he doesn't know the dangers, then why bother entering a place with supernatural elements when he doesn't have any supernatural powers which he knows nothing about, means certain death. Then he became a pest to the Ghost queen, trivial affairs with no work to do, "Hey, why don't you go to your mortal world and do your job?" I'm pissed. That's all.

Rating this 7.0.

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Lovely, Loving the series

Okay i am up to episode 8 and I keep loving the series, really love the interaction between Li Pei Yi and Xiao Huai Jin, well i could say the tag slight romance should be there. The fight scenes are really great, but I wasn't happy as Xiao Huai Jin can't fight. If he could fight would be very glad, well i could say Xiao Huai Jin is too smart as in a genius, and Li Pei Yi is smart and really skilled at fighting.
Love the calm. composed male lead
Love how smart the male lead is
Love the fight scenes of the female lead
Love when Li Pei Yi and Xiao Huai Jin make their chemistry

Really, a great investigative story came of Wang Xing Yue. Stayed for the smart male lead and skilled fighter female lead.
This is story is very great.

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A REVENGE MATERPIECE

CHENG YI brought on different character he as played on like the other dramas he has filmed in which he is strong or zero to hero, in this drama he is just a boy wanting to avenge the death of his family. A boy who is parents were killed and his sister survived and he took care of was his sister for seven years. IN the twenty-Four Strategies of Chang’an ,CHENG YI (Xie Huai An) came not to clear his parents name but to take revenge who killed his parents though he was smart some death cannot be avoided .
What CHENG YI brought our screen was wonderul. LIU YI JUN protrayal of the general king and ZHOU QI who protrayed the deposed emperor and zhang mo were very good as they fit for the roles
Though i am in the 14th episode this was a wonderful change in cheng yi roles and his acting ,This is me first time seeing cheng yi as a scholar and he fits the revenge driven roles. Looking forwad to Liang Jing Shi Wu Ri .

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The show was on the fundamental move of giving and intense fight scenes; it was delivered properly.
The layers & depth of the characters is not much to talk about, much isn't given but the mutual trust they had in one another makes it more enjoyable, than suffocated, the bromance of our leads in S2 went into a tight era, shaping the intricacy of having a close friend you can lean towards in times of tears, anger, and sadness.
The graphic violence was existent & nauseating, giving you a flinch at every deadly blow (for some, not me).
The relationship with their mother was an important ride, as it was a nicely cooked delivery on my emotions.
Rain delivered a wacky, cruel, money-obsessed villain, impeccably.

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