StvnSyst

This series lives up to its title. Indeed, this drama is the embodiment of a nightmare where walking out of a room just leads right back into it. A social version of claustrophobia.

The main character is Lim Hyun-jun, an actor frustrated by being perceived solely through the role he plays: the police detective Kang Pil-gu.

Every single interaction he has leads him to endlessly cross paths with the love interest, Wi Jeong-sin.

At first, it feels like repetitive comedy, but very quickly you realize the core problem of this show: these characters are completely illogical, indecisive, and inconstant.

Despite a few flashes of brilliance, LHJ is a total weather vane, both in his interactions and his own thinking. Most episodes end in complete inaction on his part.

WJS is rigid and egocentric. The show tries to give her a bit of humanity by pulling the sad past card and moments of naive contrast.

Yet, the series brushes over interesting subjects: journalistic ethics, his mother's reputation, panic attacks...
But nothing comes of it. In the end, it is just a pair of fake investigators tracking down the cliché rich villain.

Having watched Squid Game and The Glory, seeing these two actors in this drama remains a total mystery to me.