What Watching a Novel Come Alive on Screen Looks Like
This is definitely not a beginner's watch. If you are expecting the typical K-drama feel, with cute characters and hearts and flowers and a generally good vibe, this is NOT IT. It markets itself as a horror genre, but I don't think that horror is the correct word to describe what was going on in this drama. The writing is *chef's kiss*, disjointed, surreal, no narrator is reliable, yet every narrator has a compelling story to tell, it felt like watching a novel come to life on screen.
The aesthetic that the director used to narrate the story was very grim and dark; the atmosphere in the first couple of episodes of the drama is sure to scare the weak-hearted watcher. But it is a story that requires patience and time to sit through, so that you don't abandon it in the first couple of episodes, but watch it till the end to see how each character meets their resolution.
If you are a fan of writing, then this is a series for you. It's a masterclass in how to weave multiple narratives into a coherent plot. If at all, there needs to be a tiff with the series, it is that its OST is nothing remarkable. But that is again a writer's/director's choice; it uses silence to signify death, loneliness, grief, horror, tension, everything that the series deals with.
The only advice to anyone watching this is DON'T GIVE UP IN THE MIDDLE, watch till the end. Overall, a solid 9.5 on 10 (deducted 0.5 because ep 7 got a bit boring).
The aesthetic that the director used to narrate the story was very grim and dark; the atmosphere in the first couple of episodes of the drama is sure to scare the weak-hearted watcher. But it is a story that requires patience and time to sit through, so that you don't abandon it in the first couple of episodes, but watch it till the end to see how each character meets their resolution.
If you are a fan of writing, then this is a series for you. It's a masterclass in how to weave multiple narratives into a coherent plot. If at all, there needs to be a tiff with the series, it is that its OST is nothing remarkable. But that is again a writer's/director's choice; it uses silence to signify death, loneliness, grief, horror, tension, everything that the series deals with.
The only advice to anyone watching this is DON'T GIVE UP IN THE MIDDLE, watch till the end. Overall, a solid 9.5 on 10 (deducted 0.5 because ep 7 got a bit boring).
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