The original Doctor X has been a legendary tv series for so many years.. They better do it right with the Korean version.
Last time i was impressed by Kim Ji Won's acting was when she took the role of Ae Ra in Fight My Way, she truly stepped up her game at the time.. I did watch her on Descendants of the Sun, but unfortunately she gave me almost identical staring look in her eyes that she once had on The Heirs.. Hopefully, she does much better with this project.
Through episode 6 I am really enjoying iQIYI’s WATCH YOUR BACK. The cast is wonderful. I thought the actress…
True that..in fact, she was one of the key reasons i locked my eyes on this project even long before the official poster was released.
Guo Ke Yu blew my mind with her performance on 'Lost in the Shadows'.. Particularly when she calmed Xiao Chi down in her room (i think it was) on the 5th eps., i honestly wept. Brilliant, exceptional actress she is.
Can't believe some else also remembered her from that well made tv series. ^^
Are we even watching the same show ? The show covers almost all types of thieves that look from the cleanest to the dirtiest. Some of them are properly dressed to avoid suspicion (like the married couple arrested by Hua Jie (Sister Hua) on the bus), and others deliberately don't, to make them appear less noticeable by people in general, or particularly by their target.
Plus, most people who don't work inside an office building are not clean shaven, let alone blue-collar thieves who are mostly out & operate in mass transit. That happens in many countries i'd say.
ahahha..that's rather early.. isn't it like close to a year before we get to watch it fully subbed ^^' The patience level of int'l dorama/J-movie audience is legit unrivaled.
How am i supposed to peacefully watch Fandy Fan on this one right after 'Copycat Killer' !?
Dude was much too intense with his role on the latter, he freaked me out (still does now) with his gaze alone just like Liu Kuan Ting did on 'A sun'.. ^^'
Sorry, but your thinking is too idealistic and not realistic, he will probably never feel remorse, guilt or anything…
And if he's driven to complete madness & ends up taking his own life, what kind of justice would Kim Sae Ron eventually get ?
He needs to stay alive so that he can be properly indicted, tried & face all the consequences of his doings & whatnot in the court of law. If the family is lawyered up properly, they got enough evidence to make a solid case against him, his agency & that youtube account.
The traces of their past relationships and proofs of his ignorance over Kim Sae Ron's situations are documented & scattered in the public online space now, including that kitchen picture, he's practically done.
But all that can only happen if he's still breathing.
or would you rather have him gone down Lee Sun Gyun's path then & left everything unanswered!?
Plus, his agency has been one of the shadiest out there since Seo Ye JI's shenanigans, so am sure they're gonna twist & turn even more facts along the way just to get out of this situation.
That's why, he needs to confess it himself, not through his agency, that he was indeed linked romantically with a minor, before gaslighting & defaming her in light of her dui case. And as far as am concerned, that can only happen if he takes the stand in court.
Am nowhere near idealistic, dear. Him being dead in the midst of this mayhem won't do anyone good.
If only this kind of immense support was seen when Kim Sae Ron was alive..
I remember people were so ready throwing stones at her whenever new articles came out about her post her dui case. They eventually drove her to her death.
Now that she's gone everyone is suddenly sided with her after a series of evidence was released. Now people finally believed her. But she would never know.
When it was reported that she worked part time at a cafe, many pointed fingers at her saying she deserved that, others said that she was just doing that to look pitiful or earn the public's sympathy.
Even more so when she posted that picture of her & Ksh. When clearly, it was the gesture of a romantic couple, and yet, his agency denied him, both his fans & people in general, called her an attention seeker.
And look where we are now.
I loathe him for what he did to her, approached her when she was barely legally adult, dude didn't even have the nerve to personally admit their relationship for true reasons only LORD GOD knows.
But, guys.. calm down for a little while.. This could lead to another ending that we saw happened to Kim Sae Ron.
If Kim Sae Ron's bereaved family end up pressing charges against him, let the law take its own course. Nothing good would come out from his decision to unalive himself. Besides, it sounds like the easy way for him.
He should stay breathing, and live with endless remorse & unspeakable guilt for turning his back on her when people cornered her over a single photo. And if he still got conscience, it would feel like an never ending torture, far worse than any jail time, imprisoned by his own thoughts & emotions.
Those who had previously claimed themselves a true crime thriller watcher would even consider if they really are one after watching this series because it nailed the psychological & thriller elements equally well. It has one of the most graphic scenes most people might find hard to watch, because they describe closely how rotten humans would behave when they completely lost to the darkness.
But, if you look at from the victims' perspectives, i think it was purposefully meant to show the mental & emotional torture they had to bear while being confined, which consequently also had the same impact for Wu Kang Ren's character & the rest of the law enforcers' squad, but most importantly, us, the audience.
If most crime thriller series or movies centers their story on cat & mouse chase between the police & the perpetrator(s), then this one doubles it down. It also gives you a deeper look on what the victims had to endure from beginning to the end, closely & intensely.
Personally, i think it also allows Wu Kang Ren's Prosecutor Kuo to properly face his deep seated inner rage& remorse towards his past. Kuo Hsiao Chi is one of those rare prosecutor characters that had both head & heart. His evident calm collected demeanor combined with his intelligence often made his friendly approach towards the witnesses /suspects appear as though he's a softie most of the time, but you know he means business once they are being questioned inside the interrogation room.
This series is the third Chinese tv series of the same genre, after The Burning River & The Victims' Game, that got me thinking long & hard about many things upon completion of viewing the whole run.
This time, i asked myself repeatedly, if it were me, would i truly be strong enough to restrain myself from retaliating & promised myself to try everything i could to make peace with things, and if i couldn't, how would i respond more efficiently. Because there's only one case in this, but it truly pushed the audience to the their limits, since the killer in this one truly lives up to the 'serial' term, you could almost expect new victim (including some key characters) literally on every episode. A total neurotic, twisted evil character like i've never seen before. I felt utterly disgusted every time i looked at the face of the murderer.
The cinematography was impeccable, the use of natural & artificial lights that are strategically placed in every scene always delivered to visualize & emphasize the exact nuance of the emotional & mental states of the characters involved.
Last but certainly not least, Wu Kang Ren. He seamlessly transformed into his character i forgot he's an actor, not an actual prosecutor. I particularly fond of they way he responded to certain situations like how normal people would. Like the one at the park (yep, that particular one at night with Yong Ge). His expressions were so alive & realistic, it never felt as if he was fictional. He made Prosecutor Kuo someone cool but not cold.
And, Ruby Lin..well..well..well.. i've learned the hard way that whenever girl is involved in a thriller project, particularly as the so-called 'guest' star, you know something's about to go down. She occasionally appeared, but when she did, it was impactful for the entire plot. Case in point, when she confronted the murderer on her live show, gurl said everything i had been saying to that coward's face, and then some more.
Also, it was supposed to have some quieter & calmer moments, which some people here took it as 'slow paced' or 'draggy', because that's the only way you can comprehend the characters' respective psychological stances. Sometimes, you need to slow down quite a bit if you wish to have a clearer look & better understanding of your surrounding.
Copycat Killer is certainly one of the finest, well made series i scarcely encounter these days, and surely gonna stay with me for a long time. Ms. Lou, i thank you for recommending me this. ^^
Came here to check the synopsis, but the second thing i noticed afterwards, of all people, was that scumbag's…
he is!?? ughh.. Japanese audience seem more & more forgiving towards serial cheaters these days.. quite the setback for an advanced country like theirs.
Ikuta Toma is like one of my favourite Japanese actors and he's awesome in Takashi Miike's "The Mole Song", and…
Came here to check the synopsis, but the second thing i noticed afterwards, of all people, was that scumbag's face.. -____- ## Apparently am not the only one here.
Toma Ikuta, my man, it appears i'm gonna have to pass on this one.
Hopefully it won't take like half a decade before its fully subbed version is released..
They better do it right with the Korean version.
Last time i was impressed by Kim Ji Won's acting was when she took the role of Ae Ra in Fight My Way, she truly stepped up her game at the time..
I did watch her on Descendants of the Sun, but unfortunately she gave me almost identical staring look in her eyes that she once had on The Heirs.. Hopefully, she does much better with this project.
Court ruling and/or social judgment, ain't no coming back from this mess you once allowed Kim Sae Ron went through on her own, mr. kim.
Guo Ke Yu blew my mind with her performance on 'Lost in the Shadows'..
Particularly when she calmed Xiao Chi down in her room (i think it was) on the 5th eps., i honestly wept. Brilliant, exceptional actress she is.
Can't believe some else also remembered her from that well made tv series. ^^
The show covers almost all types of thieves that look from the cleanest to the dirtiest.
Some of them are properly dressed to avoid suspicion (like the married couple arrested by Hua Jie (Sister Hua) on the bus), and others deliberately don't, to make them appear less noticeable by people in general, or particularly by their target.
Plus, most people who don't work inside an office building are not clean shaven, let alone blue-collar thieves who are mostly out & operate in mass transit. That happens in many countries i'd say.
Normally i'd calmly wait, but since it's like the grand finale of both Unnatural & Miu, i got a little impatient with Last Mile..
Much appreciated if you don't mind posting more info here once its subbed version finally released. Hontōni domo.. ^^
thanks for the info. ^^
isn't it like close to a year before we get to watch it fully subbed ^^'
The patience level of int'l dorama/J-movie audience is legit unrivaled.
Dude was much too intense with his role on the latter, he freaked me out (still does now) with his gaze alone just like Liu Kuan Ting did on 'A sun'.. ^^'
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Just when we thought we knew someone so well,
truth is perhaps we don't, at all.
Stay safe & healthy wherever you are..
GOD bless you ^^
Despicable of him to do all that to her.
But am a firm believer that nothing is hidden in the dark that will not come to light.
He needs to stay alive so that he can be properly indicted, tried & face all the consequences of his doings & whatnot in the court of law.
If the family is lawyered up properly, they got enough evidence to make a solid case against him, his agency & that youtube account.
The traces of their past relationships and proofs of his ignorance over Kim Sae Ron's situations are documented & scattered in the public online space now, including that kitchen picture, he's practically done.
But all that can only happen if he's still breathing.
or would you rather have him gone down Lee Sun Gyun's path then & left everything unanswered!?
Plus, his agency has been one of the shadiest out there since Seo Ye JI's shenanigans, so am sure they're gonna twist & turn even more facts along the way just to get out of this situation.
That's why, he needs to confess it himself, not through his agency, that he was indeed linked romantically with a minor, before gaslighting & defaming her in light of her dui case. And as far as am concerned, that can only happen if he takes the stand in court.
Am nowhere near idealistic, dear.
Him being dead in the midst of this mayhem won't do anyone good.
I remember people were so ready throwing stones at her whenever new articles came out about her post her dui case.
They eventually drove her to her death.
Now that she's gone everyone is suddenly sided with her after a series of evidence was released.
Now people finally believed her.
But she would never know.
When it was reported that she worked part time at a cafe, many pointed fingers at her saying she deserved that, others said that she was just doing that to look pitiful or earn the public's sympathy.
Even more so when she posted that picture of her & Ksh. When clearly, it was the gesture of a romantic couple, and yet, his agency denied him, both his fans & people in general, called her an attention seeker.
And look where we are now.
I loathe him for what he did to her, approached her when she was barely legally adult, dude didn't even have the nerve to personally admit their relationship for true reasons only LORD GOD knows.
But, guys.. calm down for a little while..
This could lead to another ending that we saw happened to Kim Sae Ron.
If Kim Sae Ron's bereaved family end up pressing charges against him, let the law take its own course.
Nothing good would come out from his decision to unalive himself.
Besides, it sounds like the easy way for him.
He should stay breathing, and live with endless remorse & unspeakable guilt for turning his back on her when people cornered her over a single photo.
And if he still got conscience, it would feel like an never ending torture, far worse than any jail time, imprisoned by his own thoughts & emotions.
Those who had previously claimed themselves a true crime thriller watcher would even consider if they really are one after watching this series because it nailed the psychological & thriller elements equally well. It has one of the most graphic scenes most people might find hard to watch, because they describe closely how rotten humans would behave when they completely lost to the darkness.
But, if you look at from the victims' perspectives, i think it was purposefully meant to show the mental & emotional torture they had to bear while being confined, which consequently also had the same impact for Wu Kang Ren's character & the rest of the law enforcers' squad, but most importantly, us, the audience.
If most crime thriller series or movies centers their story on cat & mouse chase between the police & the perpetrator(s), then this one doubles it down. It also gives you a deeper look on what the victims had to endure from beginning to the end, closely & intensely.
Personally, i think it also allows Wu Kang Ren's Prosecutor Kuo to properly face his deep seated inner rage& remorse towards his past. Kuo Hsiao Chi is one of those rare prosecutor characters that had both head & heart. His evident calm collected demeanor combined with his intelligence often made his friendly approach towards the witnesses /suspects appear as though he's a softie most of the time, but you know he means business once they are being questioned inside the interrogation room.
This series is the third Chinese tv series of the same genre, after The Burning River & The Victims' Game, that got me thinking long & hard about many things upon completion of viewing the whole run.
This time, i asked myself repeatedly, if it were me, would i truly be strong enough to restrain myself from retaliating & promised myself to try everything i could to make peace with things, and if i couldn't, how would i respond more efficiently.
Because there's only one case in this, but it truly pushed the audience to the their limits, since the killer in this one truly lives up to the 'serial' term, you could almost expect new victim (including some key characters) literally on every episode. A total neurotic, twisted evil character like i've never seen before. I felt utterly disgusted every time i looked at the face of the murderer.
The cinematography was impeccable, the use of natural & artificial lights that are strategically placed in every scene always delivered to visualize & emphasize the exact nuance of the emotional & mental states of the characters involved.
Last but certainly not least, Wu Kang Ren. He seamlessly transformed into his character i forgot he's an actor, not an actual prosecutor. I particularly fond of they way he responded to certain situations like how normal people would. Like the one at the park (yep, that particular one at night with Yong Ge). His expressions were so alive & realistic, it never felt as if he was fictional.
He made Prosecutor Kuo someone cool but not cold.
And, Ruby Lin..well..well..well.. i've learned the hard way that whenever girl is involved in a thriller project, particularly as the so-called 'guest' star, you know something's about to go down. She occasionally appeared, but when she did, it was impactful for the entire plot. Case in point, when she confronted the murderer on her live show, gurl said everything i had been saying to that coward's face, and then some more.
Also, it was supposed to have some quieter & calmer moments, which some people here took it as 'slow paced' or 'draggy', because that's the only way you can comprehend the characters' respective psychological stances.
Sometimes, you need to slow down quite a bit if you wish to have a clearer look & better understanding of your surrounding.
Copycat Killer is certainly one of the finest, well made series i scarcely encounter these days, and surely gonna stay with me for a long time. Ms. Lou, i thank you for recommending me this. ^^
Apparently am not the only one here.
Toma Ikuta, my man, it appears i'm gonna have to pass on this one.
it's even much better than The Long Night in my personal opinion..