You know it's a Korean drama when the murderer wraps the murder weapon and hides it somewhere, preserving their fingerprints and everything else that can be used to incriminate them.
Paraquat is not easy to acquire, but still they shouldn't have used it to establish the plot of episode 02.
People will get curious about it, especially in nations with high suicide rates (like Korea), or in nations with “suicide help networks” (yes, they do exist).
Look, I, for one, searched for it. While I don't have suicidal tendencies, I did try to commit suicide a few times before, and most of it due to depression. So now, I know there is paraquat, and though it is hard to acquire for most, I'm not an alien to underground black markets and networks… which ironically is being partially hinted/shown in some K-dramas too… so… connect the dots.
Awful choice here. They could've used some other substance like bleach, which is a common household item (that should be out-of-reach of children) and create some fake substance out of it for the plot. Or, some other black market substance, combined with another for the plot.
I'm doubting if it's true. How did he remember he gave a limited edition shoes to the Osung?
That scene in episode 4, he appeared to have been worried, surprised, and shocked, to have known the real identity of Chan Mi. He still have his memories, and for some reason him and Osung are only pretending.
Then in the school scene, Mr. No Memory showed some fear over Osung when the latter is making Ms. White Hair's situation laughable.
I'm thinking, Osung is the prime suspect. Mr. No Memory probably was the one who filmed it.
Or, Mr. No Memory knew what Osung is going to do, was against it, so he filmed it as leverage. It allowed him to control Osung. But as of episode 4, it seems Osung actually have the upper hand. So now, he's going to reveal the truth to Chan Mi.
Mr. No Memory and Osung are my prime suspects on the murder. One of them pushed, one of them filmed.
While Mr. Batman Hero is going to be falsely accussed for it because of what he did to Mr. No Toes.
-- sorry I'm too lazy to check their names :p Haha
It's actually not bad, though it only starts to get real interesting after episode 4. Episode 1 to 4 is like an…
1-4 = intro, background, set the characters, set the conflict, set the mystery 5-8 = let them start blaming each other, misdirections, work on the second plot which is revenge 9-12 = chase the real suspect, solve the Batman Hero thing (which is still a crime, like it or not), resolve the tumor plot, resolve the bullying plot
Universe/World: I like the concept. If this was a novel, it could span 10 YA (Young Adult) novels easily. The adventure in this universe/world can be limitless, and the world can be fleshed out properly.
Speaking of fleshing out, episode 1 lacks a lot of that. It was as if this series is a sequel, or not standalone. That it expected the audience to already have knowledge of it.
But again, it's premier week. Still, for a show with only 8 episodes, they should be setting the universe early.
Acting: 5 out of 10 as of episode 1. The first episode gave me the feels that the talents are newbies. And I think they most of them are, at least after checking some of their past works listed here in MDL.
Directing/scenes: 6.5 out of 10. Needs more work. It seems like the show is being directed by a high school. They know what they want, but they are failing to capture the scene they have in mind.
Some weirdness in script: In the gym fight, the guy who went to the rescue of the FL acted as if he knows the real identity of the FL and have an idea on what's happening.
1. He was immediately on the offensive against the possessed student. No questions asked, just like that, he's flying for a punch.
2. When the FL summoned her weapon, and called his attention, he did not question why she's holding a weapon, and what she's about to do.
No ordinary student would act that way unless they too are a Phantom Hunter, or have knowledge of them.
If he is just an ordinary guy…
3. He never acted worried at all that the FL is “going to kill” their classmate, over for what? Defeating the bully?
Their classmate never did anything, as far as the gym scene is concerned, that would warrant getting stabbed by a spear. Yet, he just let the FL do it, no questions asked.
So, let's hope he is not an ordinary guy, and he does know something about what's going on. (After all, he did see the 7 orbs flying.)
Director: Can you take close-up shots of the boiling water? Give me around 6 to work on.Editing room: I love these…
Oh yeah. Very good point! Can't figure out who's who, until they made it obvious. And even then, they still did not stop leading the audiences elsewhere.
The eldest couple: Shim Hae Jun and Lee Yoon Jae.The middle couple: Hyun Mi Rae and Lee Hyun Jae.Actually, the…
If you didn't ask, I wouldn't even realise all three of them, it was the ladies who fell in love first.
As to how they confessed, or who confessed first.
Eldest couple: If I remember correctly, it as Yoon Jae. Hae Jun simply found ways to make him see her as a woman and make him fall in love with her, but it was Yoon Jae who confessed first.
Middle couple: Definitely Mi Rae.
Youngest couple: I can't remember. If I take a guess, Yoo Na hid her feelings well, but Soo Jae started to get confused about himself. He kissed her one time to get his own feelings straight, and I think it just happened. Their fake relationship turned real. But it was Yoo Na who developed first developed feelings.
The eldest couple: Shim Hae Jun and Lee Yoon Jae.The middle couple: Hyun Mi Rae and Lee Hyun Jae.Actually, the…
Yep. ^_^
The eldest couple, it was Hae Jun who found ways to make Yoon Jae to see her as a woman, instead of his patient and his brother's boss.
The middle couple, it was Mi Rae who confessed first, and Hyun Jae took a while before he fell in love and realised his own feelings.
The youngest couple, Yoo Na fell in love with Soo Jae during their fake relationship attempt, but Soo Jae did not until after his plans start to fall apart and realised how important Yoo Na is to his life (and how he took her for granted).
It depends. So far based on episodes 1 to 10 the writer and director knows what they are doing.
If compared to classics like Jumong, Jewel in the Palace, and Dong Yi were not draggy, yet each had 50+ x60 minutes episodes. There's hope.
But yes, 20-25 episodes is a good number for a Season. It has been the traditional count in North America at least. (Though they're starting to go down below 20 per season too.)
Isn't one of the queen's son (the youngest) absent in the match for deciding the next grand prince?
He's the one who went with the youngest prince and just ate somewhere. I only noticed it when they picked their royal name tag to quit, one was subtitled, “Grand Prince”. I had no idea it was him because of the outfit (made him look different).
This show deserves to have 50+ episodes, 60 minutes each, like the classics Jumong, Jewel in the Palace, and Dong Yi.
It focuses on the characters and the values they believe in and learn. Politics only takes second, only a plot device. That's what makes it very appealing, and why it left the competition.
(We're not counting historical comedies, be it light or dark, since there's no comedy in this show despite the "official" tagging in Korean media and everywhere else.)
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People will get curious about it, especially in nations with high suicide rates (like Korea), or in nations with “suicide help networks” (yes, they do exist).
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/what-to-know-about-paraquat-poisoning
Look, I, for one, searched for it. While I don't have suicidal tendencies, I did try to commit suicide a few times before, and most of it due to depression. So now, I know there is paraquat, and though it is hard to acquire for most, I'm not an alien to underground black markets and networks… which ironically is being partially hinted/shown in some K-dramas too… so… connect the dots.
Awful choice here. They could've used some other substance like bleach, which is a common household item (that should be out-of-reach of children) and create some fake substance out of it for the plot. Or, some other black market substance, combined with another for the plot.
That scene in episode 4, he appeared to have been worried, surprised, and shocked, to have known the real identity of Chan Mi. He still have his memories, and for some reason him and Osung are only pretending.
Then in the school scene, Mr. No Memory showed some fear over Osung when the latter is making Ms. White Hair's situation laughable.
I'm thinking, Osung is the prime suspect. Mr. No Memory probably was the one who filmed it.
Or, Mr. No Memory knew what Osung is going to do, was against it, so he filmed it as leverage. It allowed him to control Osung. But as of episode 4, it seems Osung actually have the upper hand. So now, he's going to reveal the truth to Chan Mi.
Mr. No Memory and Osung are my prime suspects on the murder. One of them pushed, one of them filmed.
While Mr. Batman Hero is going to be falsely accussed for it because of what he did to Mr. No Toes.
-- sorry I'm too lazy to check their names :p Haha
5-8 = let them start blaming each other, misdirections, work on the second plot which is revenge
9-12 = chase the real suspect, solve the Batman Hero thing (which is still a crime, like it or not), resolve the tumor plot, resolve the bullying plot
Since it'll only have 12 episodes, something like this might have been plotted:
Speaking of fleshing out, episode 1 lacks a lot of that. It was as if this series is a sequel, or not standalone. That it expected the audience to already have knowledge of it.
But again, it's premier week. Still, for a show with only 8 episodes, they should be setting the universe early.
Acting: 5 out of 10 as of episode 1. The first episode gave me the feels that the talents are newbies. And I think they most of them are, at least after checking some of their past works listed here in MDL.
Directing/scenes: 6.5 out of 10. Needs more work. It seems like the show is being directed by a high school. They know what they want, but they are failing to capture the scene they have in mind.
Some weirdness in script: In the gym fight, the guy who went to the rescue of the FL acted as if he knows the real identity of the FL and have an idea on what's happening.
1. He was immediately on the offensive against the possessed student. No questions asked, just like that, he's flying for a punch.
2. When the FL summoned her weapon, and called his attention, he did not question why she's holding a weapon, and what she's about to do.
No ordinary student would act that way unless they too are a Phantom Hunter, or have knowledge of them.
If he is just an ordinary guy…
3. He never acted worried at all that the FL is “going to kill” their classmate, over for what? Defeating the bully?
Their classmate never did anything, as far as the gym scene is concerned, that would warrant getting stabbed by a spear. Yet, he just let the FL do it, no questions asked.
So, let's hope he is not an ordinary guy, and he does know something about what's going on. (After all, he did see the 7 orbs flying.)
As to how they confessed, or who confessed first.
Eldest couple: If I remember correctly, it as Yoon Jae. Hae Jun simply found ways to make him see her as a woman and make him fall in love with her, but it was Yoon Jae who confessed first.
Middle couple: Definitely Mi Rae.
Youngest couple: I can't remember. If I take a guess, Yoo Na hid her feelings well, but Soo Jae started to get confused about himself. He kissed her one time to get his own feelings straight, and I think it just happened. Their fake relationship turned real. But it was Yoo Na who developed first developed feelings.
The eldest couple, it was Hae Jun who found ways to make Yoon Jae to see her as a woman, instead of his patient and his brother's boss.
The middle couple, it was Mi Rae who confessed first, and Hyun Jae took a while before he fell in love and realised his own feelings.
The youngest couple, Yoo Na fell in love with Soo Jae during their fake relationship attempt, but Soo Jae did not until after his plans start to fall apart and realised how important Yoo Na is to his life (and how he took her for granted).
The middle couple: Hyun Mi Rae and Lee Hyun Jae.
Actually, the youngest couple is similar: Na Yoo Na and Lee Soo Jae.
If compared to classics like Jumong, Jewel in the Palace, and Dong Yi were not draggy, yet each had 50+ x60 minutes episodes. There's hope.
But yes, 20-25 episodes is a good number for a Season. It has been the traditional count in North America at least. (Though they're starting to go down below 20 per season too.)
The writer and director are superb for giving us those vibes for a character meant for one episode only.
It focuses on the characters and the values they believe in and learn. Politics only takes second, only a plot device. That's what makes it very appealing, and why it left the competition.
(We're not counting historical comedies, be it light or dark, since there's no comedy in this show despite the "official" tagging in Korean media and everywhere else.)