RoxanaCristina95

First of all, Mu Jin was such a weird character. A gangster with feelings that even gets help from a monk... I had a feeling it was him at the beginning but I was like, no, it couldn't be him. So I was fooled but it was kinda disappointing, the killer should have been someone else.

He should have just sent Ji Woo on an island since the beginning, why do her dirty like that? And then he had the audacity to say that he never betrayed sb that trusted him or sth? :)) I guess in the end he just wanted to die by her hand, after killing his best friend he kinda lost his will to live from what I noticed and was like, well if I'm gonna die at least let's have Ji Woo do it. Cause he could have just made sb seem like the criminal that killed her father and that would have been it. But no more series in that case obviously. He was so hot the whole series so kudos to him for that at least. :))))))

A pretty major plot hole was the fact that they didn't seem to care about how Ji Woo basically killed that Do Gangjae guy. She shot him twice, they only interviewed Mu Jin for stabbing him but that wouldn't have killed him. I guess Pil Do helped her, saying that she did it because she didn't have a choice or sth, but they should have included a scene for that.

Another thing that bothered me was the way she threw the bullets before her final fight with Mu Jin. Like she was so cocky thinking that one bullet would be enough. Even if there were no guys to fight anymore, she should have still kept the bullets if she truly wanted to kill Mu Jin quick and without any problems, but no, she must have wanted a physical fight first. Because she actually used at least three bullets (from what I could count) for the previous guys so at one point she charged the gun again without showing us and then she decided that she didn't want to use all those bullets after all. Girl, make up your mind! I noticed that a lot in kdramas actually, they pretty much want to show their fighting skills because with a gun everything would be over much quicker, but it just doesn't make sense *face palming emoji*.

I was actually pretty certain that both Mu Jin and Ji Woo would die in the end, killing each other, and I really wasn't expecting Pil Do to die. Poor him, I loved his chemistry with Ji Woo (damn that bed scene was so hot). I understood why Mu Jin did it, he wanted to make her suffer for betrying him and force her to come and kill him. Bro, why not just kill yourself? :))

And speaking of that, how come Ji Woo didn't die after being hurt that badly? She was in a worse condition than Ji Chang Wook in Gangnam B-Side. At least call an ambulance to make it a bit more credible. I didn't like how the ending was so rushed and we don't know what happened to her, did she go to jail, did the rest of the gang come for her, did she leave the country?

A good thriller but I was expecting a bit more according to the ratings and the opinions of the viewers. The pace was great and the action scenes really well done. btw beware this is extremly bloody, like damn, could have been a bit less bloody :))
But there were a few things that just... eh...

What I loved the most was seeing a true badass female fighter. I was actually thinking after watching several thrillers and crime dramas that the main fighter is always a man, it was great seeing a woman do it too, and Han So Hee did a formidable job, she was so tough and brutal.
Loved that there was a bit of romance too and the chemistry was WOW!

8,5/10 (the cast was so hot, this aspect contributed a lot to my rating :)))

Just remembered that Daniel said that the chief of staff had the predator gene and that she was the most dangerous kind, did he lie just to make Ba Reum kill her? If he didn't, I guess it made sense why she established that organization in order to satisfy her murderous urges through others, while not being the one directly involved, all while pretending that everything was for a "good" cause.

Now regarding the parts that didn't really make sense. The fact that everybody managed to get in places that were supposed to be locked, the houses of Yo Han and Ba Reum, the house of that chief of staff (I guess?).

The fact that Parachute had to die was pretty much what I call an unnecessary stupid death, I guess there's no kdrama without one of these, is there? The guy that was stealing the notebook really didn't have to kill him.

Another weird thing was how Han Seo Jun hid the heads in the snowmen, like wth, why would he do that?? :))))

Also, the chief of staff's motive for the whole thing and the OZ organization... kinda weird, and I'm not saying that because I don't believe that such experiments could happen. I feel like it was personal for them, I guess everybody had a relative that was killed by somebody and that is why (like what detective Lee claimed was his reason) but they could have explained things better. And wrap it up nicely for the whole country to understand.

The thing that I guess bothered me the most was that Yo Han's small part of a good brain was so powerful. Like for a year Ba Reum basically lived as a good person (except for that part when he had just woken up and killed the bird) and even afterwards he was such a changed man. I guess developing feelings can do that for you and they are what makes us human, but still, his original brain should have been stronger. He was a very cruel and mean person, his brain chemistry was so altered. Just because he was mad at God he decided to kill innocent people for absurd reasons, at least he could have killed bad guys since the beginning. (except for the guy that killed his family obviously). So his change was pretty surreal, but oh well, I am glad he changed though.

Leaving those things aside and probably a few others that I can't remember right now, I overall loved the plot and how I was always shocked and had no idea where things were going. The attention to details was great and I liked that there were so many characters, altough, as usual, I would sometimes get confused because of all the names. :))

The way the whole series was made was just brilliant, and all the actors ate, kudos to them, from the youngest to the oldest! *clapping emoji* I was so invested in this and I actually wouldn't have minded if there were more episodes, perhaps showing us Ba Reum killing more bad guys, I'm always down for this kind of parts in any series. :D (#firmbelieverofcapitalpunishment, so if we can't get that, at least let's have a super villain do the job)

Mu Chi's character was so good, I loved how he was so impulsive and screamed a lot, how he made me laugh every now and then and how he cared so much for Bong Yi and pretty much adopted her. The way he tried to believe that Ba Reum was innocent was cute. I did that for a long time too because I just hoped that he was a good guy after all and that maybe there was another person killing everybody. That would have been another amazing plot twist, I would have made the drama like that if I had been the writer because Ba Reum... gosh, he really made me feel for him. :(

Despite believing that Ba Reum's punishment was the right one, I still cried a lot in the end and felt sorry for him, damn it. The fact that he was so remorseful was a visual factor that contributed to me feeling this way, seeing him that way broke my heart even if it shouldn't have because, God, the poor victims and the victims families..., but also, the fact that he could have been different was the major factor to be honest.

He had problems and he was aware of them since his childhood, but his family really wasn't supportive at all. I think he could have ended up a pretty decent person if given proper medical help and support from his "mother" at least. His "father" was always abusive and both mothers tried to kill him, like imagine the traumas these things leave on a child's brain. And on top of all that, his family was suddenly killed. No wonder he ended up bad, and the trigger worked so well, and he was mad at God.

Lee Seung Gi, the brilliant actor that you are! 10/10 for this masterpiece!

p.s.: too bad Ba Reum's mother killed herself, she should have stayed if only for her grandson, Yo Han's son. She raised him so she was his mother of course, I'm sure PD would have loved to have her around as well.

Finally watched this and omg, what a phenomenal series!!!
I loved how suspenseful it was and how well thought (almost) everything was, not a single boring or skippable part.
Each episode was basically mindf**king me for lack of a better word.
All actors did an amazing job.
Definitely worth watching, what a ride.

9,5/10

One of the things that bothered me (and many others from what I've seen) the most is the fact that he didn't seem to suffer that much after losing his children. I was expecting some flashbacks with them too not just his wife, remembering them randomly and stuff... I get it that he wasn't that involved in their upbringing but still, he must have loved them a little bit at least... It's great that they still had them again later on. :))

Also I never understood why his parents weren't more involved. At the beginning, of course it made sense why her mother couldn't help them with the kids, but where were his parents??? Did I miss sth, were they living in another city? But even if they were, they didn't show up later on either except for their daugther's wedding. Her mother was the only one helping and taking care of her grandsons. Like what kind of grandparents act like that? I feel like the screenwriter kinda forgot about them because he should have had a good relationship with them in the final timeline considering that Hye Won was no longer controling him, right? He didn't have any scenes with them except for the one where he introduced Woo Jin.

Such a lovely drama!!! It deserves a higher rating. It was very engaging, made me cry a few times, made me laugh a lot, and also swoon at a lot of cute moments.
Their chemistry was great and I liked all the life lessons and the relationships between all the characters.
Except for a few things, it actually made sense for a fantasy drama and was pretty unpredictable at parts. Not boring at all.
I really recommend this one.
9,5/10

The teamwork was nice, I always enjoy this kind of dramas. I loved how Beom Woo and Chun Seung changed so much and finally found their true calling. The fact that Myong Suk got her chance to shine and show her talent in the last episode was such a great touch. And it's cute how the other guys from the market helped them, I always enjoy seeing scenes that show the sense of community.

I hate that the old woman didn't have to suffer any consequences. Yeah it's great that the protester's restaurant was restored, but who knows how many others suffered because of her. Including her own sons, but I guess they have to forgive her and give her another chance since she's their mum. And the fact that she rigged the show's results right in front of the Diamond guy, like wth? :)) He could have ruined her and her company's entire reputation, not sure why he didn't.

The whole drama regarding Yeon Ju's past was kinda badly written. Why was she so mad at her ex when she was the one that decided to cover for him? I probably didn't understand that part very well, I guess she wanted him to also leave Le Murir and go with her somewhere else?

It wasn't the best but it wasn't bad at all either. I gave it a 8,5.
I liked the character development and the overall vibe, a pretty chill rom-com. Lots of wholesome moments and the main leads chemistry was cute. The number of episodes was just perfect.

Deep down, I hoped that the cop would manage to reach the island just in time so that there wouldn't be more deaths. I was pretty pissed that he struggled so much and it was so funny how he barely spent like five minutes on the island, but hey, at least he did find it. :)) Too bad he and the coast guards couln't catch anybody, but at least thanks to him, the game ended in South Korea (presumably). Everybody is so mad at him, but let's not forget that this game has been going on for decades, of course their security measures were the best of the best and they would think of everything in order to keep the island a secret. The reason why Jun Ho even managed to get that far was because he was the Frontman's brother, who knows how many others tried to do the same and were killed asap. At the end of the day, just like everybody is saying, at least he served face the entire series. :))

Poor Gi Hun was so traumatized and hurt after everything that he wanted to just kill himself, so it made perfect sense when he saved the baby at the end. I think that if he had the chance, he would surive just to take care of the child, but that damn button, the writer just wanted to make us suffer, that was so unnecessary... But not impossible, of course, especially in that tense situation, you can forget about such a trivial thing like that. The temptation to just follow the Frontman's advice and kill the other contestants that were all pretty bad anyway must have been so big, and yet he still didn't do it. I kinda wish he did, ngl. The drama kinda teaches you that yes, humanity is great and we should all strive to have it, but if you are too human, you will only end up bad/dead. That's the reality in many cases unfortunately. And the way he was supposed to kill them was pretty bad anyway, much worse than just pushing them off a tall building for example, like in the last game. It makes sense why he couldn't do it.

Speaking of the baby, people are so mad at the father but this game made everybody go a bit or a bit more crazy, so he was so paranoid at the end thinking that Gi Hun would kill him and that's why he wanted to make sure he would stay back. And then, when he and the baby were the only ones left, of course he would save himself, it wasn't necessary about the money anymore, just life vs death. Do y'all think you would kill yourself, especially for a child that yes, is yours, but that you didn't even have time to develop feelings for? Would you really? As I said, Gi Hun already was suicidal so it made sense in his case, and even if he wasn't, he was just the purest kind of soul that is extremely rare to find, considering that he even went back in the games to save people, so yeah, maybe he would have saved the baby. But it's the same thing that happened in the first season, people were so mad at Sangwoo, but if your life was in danger, you would most probably do the same things or worse. People want to think that they would be saints in these situations...

However, I am not defending Myeon Gi for what he did overall, he was such a cruel person, influenced by Nam Gyu yeah, but still, he had that evilness in him. They could have easily chilled after one kill during the Hide and Seek game but no, they chose to kill more people so the prize would be bigger. And he even killed Hyun Joo, despite knowing that she was a friend of Jun Hee's. All the people that wanted the game to continue after reaching such a big sum of money were also so evil and tbh, deserved their death (that's why Gi Hun should have just killed them when he had the chance ugh... although maybe the VIPs would have been mad and who knows what could have happened then).

Now, the old woman was amazing and I was rooting for her, but seriously, how could you choose somebody else that you basically just met instead of your own son? Everybody dislikes the son but at least he didn't want to kill his mother, his actions made more sense than hers. And he even hesitated in killing the first person, he wasn't a bad guy, he only wanted to live and was desperate. I was so sad when Geum Ja killed herself, I thought at least taking care of Jun Hee and her daughter could have motivated her to keep going...

Her friendship with Jun Hee and Hyun Joo was so lovely, one of my favorite things of this season. And don't even get me started on Hyun Joo, her death hurt me the most, omg... She's definitely one of my favorite characters, another soul probably almost as pure as Gi Hun's. I would have loved to see more of her, she actually deserved and had the power to reach the final round. Would have been nice to see her win and raise Jun Hee's baby.

Now, Jun Hee giving birth, omg, writer/director Hwang... :)) That was the most unbelievable scene in this whole series. The fact it only took like ten minutes, Jun Hee managed to do it without any complications and didn't made more noise, and also could walk and be pretty coherent afterwards, just... (And they could have at least made the cgi baby covered by blood to look more realistic) Anyway, I like the antithesis though, while others were dying, a new life was coming to earth, among all that chaos and cruelty, the ultimate innocence and hope were also present. I think that is why the writer/director wanted the baby to win.

I loved how the baby motivated the North Korean to keep living, I actually was expecting her to keep the baby. But considering that her own was supposedly found in China, it's a good thing in the end.

The fact that Player 100 reached the last game also bothered me so much. But that's just another reflection of reality, bad people would sometimes be more lucky (in this world at least) and reach "heights" that good people would deserve way more but never manage to.

I didn't like the hint at a US version, but once again, it is something that makes sense. Evil people will always exist and bad things will keep happening. The reason why I said that I'm not mad at the ending is because it... simply... just makes sense, no matter how sad that is. We all always want happy endings from series at least, if we can't get them in real life, I understand, I would have loved one too. :( I don't think I'll watch the American version, I only watch Korean series, plus I think they would make it even more brutal and creepy.

I loved analyzing all the details in this season and all the others, that is why I mentioned above that I liked the psychology behind every character and their actions. I'm sure I could find more things to talk about, but that's it for now. You can reply to my comment, I'd love to hear others' opinions and whether you agree or disagree with me.

If you reached this far, thanks for reading my essay and have a lovely day. :))

Such a shame that the rating is so small, this was truly a great season, I gave it a 9,5.
I also wanted a different ending, but I'm not mad at it, it made sense for this kind of series.
The acting, the sets, the visuals, the plot twists were really nice, the production and directing were chef's kiss, I liked the suspense and the whole psychology behind every character and their decisions, I was glued to the screen. I usually don't binge watch but I did it this time, however there were only six episodes, so...
Lots of lessons about humanity, a series that really reached my soul and made me feel many things for the characters.

Good drama, the kind that makes you wanna keep watching. I liked the plot, the pace and of course Ji Sung's acting, he did amazing. The kind of actor that really makes you feel like it's real. The villains did great too, damn.

The suspense was nice, the actions parts were well executed and all the scenes felt important, I didn't want to skip anything. Another thing that I liked was how they picked such great younger versions of them, they really looked similar and had the same vibe overall.

However there were some rookie mistakes coming from the police officers, including Jae Gyeong, the writer should have done better. Some things that didn't really make sense or could have been explained, but you can always find such things in dramas unfortunately.

Also, I was sometimes confused (mostly in the first eight episodes) because of all the "connections" between the characters and since there were so many names thrown around and they were talking a lot but not showing us scenes to go with what they were talking, which I would have appreciated a lot since I am not good with names and it took me a while to get used to all of them. :))

The 14 episodes were just enough. I appreciated that the ending was not rushed and almost everything was as it was supposed to (although I would have liked a few things to be different).

9/10

Overall a nice drama. I loved the suspense and how none of the episodes were boring, I was always looking forward to see what's coming next.

Unfortunately, a lot of things that didn't make sense and that pissed me off. So many things they could have done differently but the writers just wanted to complicate stuff and make the drama reach 16 episodes. Too bad, because instead of that they could have come up with more spirits' cases and easily reach to 16 episodes. Some really unnecessary deaths too imo, but I guess it shouldn't surprise me since someone always has to die in these historical dramas...

But the acting was spectacular, especially Sung Jae's, who portrayed two characters, but also, even more so, Ji Hoon's who had such an amazing aura as a king, I was very mesmerized by him. All the actors and actresses did so well. I was impressed a lot of times and I also cried a few times.

And what actually made me give this drama a higher rating despite the things that annoyed me was the fact the relationships (the already existent ones such as the one between the king and the queen, or the king and his chief eunuch who actually became my favorite eunuch of all times, but also the ones that developed during the series) really touched me. And the bromance between Gang Cheol and the king and his people was chef's kiss.

The ending was very nice, thank God.
9/10

Also the word 'witch" is really not used correctly here, this is another thing that bothered me. "Cursed" would have been a better fit.

Such a weird drama. There were so many things that didn't make sense, I can't even begin the list.
In my opinion, the ml didn't love her, it was just an obsession. The second couple didn't make sense either. But the plot twist in the last episodes was interesting, I'll have to give it to the writer.
The actors did great with what they had though, kudos to them.
Way too many flashbacks and repeated scenes.
They tried to make it suspenseful, but it ended up just being boring and annoying.
Overall it was such a slow drama, thank God it only had 10 episodes, I couldn't wait to finish it. But of course the ending had to be rushed, so clicheic.
I wouldn't recommend watching this one.
7/10

I think the NIS team bothered me the most, why was Hae Seong the only one really good at fighting? I get that they wanted to create funny scenes but they were a bit too unserious, I'm sure they should have gotten training. And the way they acted in general, didn't seem very professional for this kind of team.
Also I didn't understand why they made Hae Seong take on this mission since the chances of him finding out about his dad were very high, why not pick another agent so that things wouldn't get complicated? Everything just for the entertainment of the chairwoman since she was a psycho, the NIS director just agreed to do it because of her?
Dong Ming becoming friends with two of his former bullies (even if they weren't as bad as the main bully) didn't make sense at all either, that would never happen in real life.
And why wouldn't they give the main couple more lovey-dovey moments? Such a let down because I found their chemistry scorching hot, even the second couple had more kisses than them.

Just a fun watch, the kind of drama that you shouldn't take too seriously.
I enjoyed watching it but there were so many silly scenes, what even is that NIS team, they made them look ridiculous, and they shouldn't have had to do certain things for their misson.
The chemistry between the main leads was amazing, too bad that they didn't have that many moments together.
I gave it a 9 mainly because Seo Kang Joon was so hot, because I loved how the teacher cared for the students, there were lots of wholesome moments and great acting from everybody, the psycho chairwoman did great too.

Exactly :( I didn't even think about that possibility though, why would they do that? Perhaps the actor had schedule issues?

What an amazing drama, I loved it so much!
Unfortunately I feel like it wasn't as good as the first season, and yet I still gave it the same rating, 9,5.

In my opinion, the screenwriter and the director were pretty sloppy and a lot of scenes ended up being pretty messy and full of loopholes. I can't remember everything obviously, but while watching I couldn't help but wonder how is this possible, how did they forget about a certain thing and so on. It ranged from tiny details to big stuff like the cult episode where Mr Park would manage to sneak out a couple times, I don't understand how he did it. A lot of exaggerated stuff, among which Kim Do Ki's incredible fighting skills especially while in jail, but oh well, we got used to it already, right?

The fact that the prosecutor managed to get them in jail was another unconvincing feat, like come on... And speaking of her, I was extremely disappointed because she didn't actually appear this season, I guess the actress had schedule problems because why else wouldn't she? They ended the first season with her joining their team and I was really looking forward to seeing them work together. Also, she seemingly only helped them with the jail part, but she could have done so much more, like come and save them when they almost all died. Instead they brought another character saying that she was the first Premium Taxi Driver, that was so random. Perhaps they want to leave room for a prequel where they show us the beginning of everything. I would acually love to see that. But yeah, very sad that the prosecutor wasn't part of their team this season.

The fact that Kim Do Ki didn't try to hide his face, especially while he was "dead", never sit right with me. All the bad guys that saw him might want revenge one day. He would also leave his fingerprints everywhere, and so would the other members of the team. I'm surprised the police still hadn't found out about them, just like the prosecutor did.

Regarding the ambiguous ending of some of the villains, I don't know how to feel... The gambling woman is still doing bad stuff since they didn't deal with her properly in the first season. She's so funny though, it would be so iconic if she appeared in the third season too. But the trot singer especially really had it easy in the end, let's hope he went crazy at least while looking for the treasure. A lot of the villains should have been sent to prison, the Rainbow team should have sent the proof to the police anonimously or something, especially for all the people that were part of the Bishop's clan.

But yeah, it's a kdrama and I know that there are bound too be many loopholes and things that don't really make much sense. Despite all the things that I didn't like, I was still so obsessed with this drama and currently really looking forward to the next season. It was so well done, the production costs must have been crazy, the cases were interesting and I loved seeing all the twists and the ingenious ideas, overall it made me so excited and eager to just keep watching. The Rainbow Team was always two steps ahead, loved that for them. They are actually the main reason why I am still giving a 9,5 to this drama despite all the things that I disliked. I grew so fond of them and always rooted for them. Each member was so important and nothing could be achieved if any of them were to miss, I love how they are so valuable for their dispatches. And don't even get me started on their chemistry, lots of couples in romantic dramas wished they had that chemistry. The funny lines and scenes were chef's kiss, Mr Choi and Mr Park were a great comedic duo.

I can't believe I wrote so much, this is the longest comment I've ever left here and on the internet in general. I just had so much to say. :))

Can't wait for the third season, this is really the kind of drama that I could watch ten seasons of.

What a cute little drama. Just perfect after something that hurt you a lot *cough* when life gives you tangerines *cough*
Both couples had nice chemistry. The episodes didn't feel boring. The main couple was so adorable, I really liked them. There are some cliches and predictable parts, but for some reason those things didn't bother me.
Nothing too amazing, but still a lovely series, I gave it a 9.

p.s. is it just me or the main lead is giving Song Joong Ki in Vincenzo vibes, especially when wearing a suit? not that they look alike, it's just the aura and some facial expressions I guess.