Tine

Wow. First of all I need to say: the story was awesome. The idea of an illegal organisation experimenting with DNA to create the "perfect" children and then sell them to the highest bidder -no matter what kind of people they are-, giving opportunity of refund and disposal, is both fascinating and traumatizing at the same time.

Now, take the surviving "defects" and have them go up against this organization. I can't describe how intrigued I was by the plot. The story managed to catch and hold my attention throughout all 8 episodes. ❤️

Another strong point of the drama was the cast. The cast was noticeably hot – especially with DEX, hahaha. 🔥 I heard people say the acting wasn't that good, but I personally didn't think so. The cinematography was also very nice, I loved the old buildings the defects were hiding in, for example.

All fine so far, now let's move on to the BUTs: 😕

Some things were just too hard to believe. Like, a group of kids easily getting into the building of the villains. A quite big organization, funded and supported by some higher-ups. And you're telling me the security is that bad? Of an organization that does illegal and immoral stuff, aka crimes? They don't need to be careful? lol. It was way too effortless. Or how FL just smuggled herself under the other kids in the last episode. So they just need to show the member cards and will be let in? No need to check faces or something? We were not talking about 100 kids, but maybe 10-20. If I run an organization like that, I would make sure there would be no security holes. 👀☠️ Face-verification is a must. They should just hire me as risk management consultant. xD

But my biggest pain was: the drama was too short. 8 episodes weren't enough time for everything that was going on. I would have wanted more scenes of the kids individually. To get more attached to every single one of them. And watch more of them as a group to see their bonding. They were so busy all them time, we didn't even see much of them living together (before shit went down lol). I actually liked all the characters! That's why I would have been happy to see more of them.

Someone pointed out how we didn't even see them planning their next steps. They just went ahead and succeeded lol. Maybe they actually did plan but they didn't show us. They left it to our imagination. So, after all, it looked a bit ridiculous. If they would have added like 5 minutes of them planning together, things would not only seem more realistic, but we would also get more scenes of them together at the same time. Two birds with one stone.

And then, there were also a few deaths I was really angry about 🤣😡. But oh well. First one kid of the group. It was to be expected that one had to be sacrificed for the dramatic effect, but it still hit hard tbh. And then my sweet Jung Hyeon lol. He was my favourite character. And I swear, he was about to change sides. He already wavered when he looked slightly worried at the little Ah Hyeon. I felt it. Just a bit more and he would have given up his career and switched sides. ~ *delulu is the solulu* ~ HAHAHA

Last point: Sometimes I got the feeling of watching a series for teenagers. Which is weird, because the age recommendation is 18+, as it gets violent and disturbing. I can't explain it. It's just a feeling I got in some specific scenes. But don't ask - I can't recall :D

➡️ Anyway, to sum it up:
It might not look like it because I ranted so much, but this drama was VERY entertaining. The story was awesome, tho they could have done a lot more with it if they just stretched it a bit - make it 10 or 12 episodes maybe. Dex was hot kekeke. And yeah, it's a Korean drama I actually finished and enjoyed til the end. 🙌🏻 Making this my 3rd! Korean drama in 2025. Wow. 👏🏻

And maybe, just maybe, the drama is showing us a possible future. "Designer Babies" is not something born from the authors wild fantasy, but a research that is actually happening - even if still at the beginning and very controversial.
What are your thoughts on this? Let me know!