Star_Surfer

Overall this was really solid. Most of the stunts and special effects were done well. I'm impressed that the actors did a lot of them. I thought the three leads did a good job, as well as the actor of the villain. The three leads had good chemistry. Decently strong female character for a Korean drama, which has been an issue for me in the past. The actor for Van impressed me with his nonverbals. The character was also so impactful even without much dialogue. The cinematography was stunning. The combo of locations and post production was great. The production value on this was higher than other's I've seen. I adored that this was rooted in real history and local legends of Jeju! I learned so much! The episode about Johan and his brother gets it's own star. Major props to Cha Eun Woo. They mostly succeeded in connecting everything. They also had a good amount of character development for each of the leads! I also really appreciated how much humor was in this. It paired so well with the dark themes.

There were some times where the stunts and cgi were flawed. Johan, as a character, was undervalued and under used. There were some plot lines that were not explained well or fleshed out. I desperately wanted to know more about Johan and his "powers" and the people in white robes just were not explained. Even the granny character could have been explored more. I honestly think this could have been longer. I also would have loved the female lead to be even stronger. There were times where she just seemed like a demon punching bag. But I am glad that she was the one who saved the world in the end.