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Refusing to watch any content from a country just because you don't like the way they speak is weird point blank

Could you give some good jdrama recs? I only primarily watch k and c dramas, trying to expand

You don't like the sounds of Chinese? That's so weird

I love how through Lianhua and Duobing solving the cases one by one, Lianhua stops becoming as significant in the mystery solving, and Duobing starts to solve more and more on his own. It was so naturally done that it's satisfying to see. I'm only on episode 24, but the difference in the detective work for the "Girls' Mansion" case vs the first two cases is very clear. Duobing has now pieced a lot of things by himself, and the continuous confirming eye contact with Lianhua in this case says it all. He's finally on the same page as him, and finally understands the meaning of new clues from a single glance. There were times when he even caught things that Lianhua did not notice, which is very rare. I think Lianhua's increasing tiredness and weakness is also a factor that comes to play, as he is becoming slightly less sharp with noticing things.

I personally have no problem with it but the majority of this comment section clearly does. For me, as long as there's good casting/acting, even the simplest plot can still be entertaining

From what I've seen, Sohyun tends to play more serious characters. To a point where I started wondering if she picks those kind of characters on purpose or she unknowingly turns them that way. But this character is very bright and carefree and it's refreshing to see this kind of personality being shown through her. The plot may be basic but idc, loving it so far.

The 2FL will probably start falling in love with her other highschool friend or whoever is her love interest, so at that point she won't be very affected by her best friend dating her old crush. Like the other person said, their reunion 10 years later looks more like admiration from past feelings than a genuine crush

Glad to see I'm not the only one here for the characters/lighthearted stuff more than the mystery. Usually I do enjoy a good murder mystery sideplot but this one feels so confusing that at this point I've just shut my brain off at those parts and am just happily enjoying all the silly interactions between everyone lol

their chemistry offscreen is crazy

A lot of the comments are saying how the plot dragged in this week's episodes so I must be in the minority here to say that I actually liked that they focused more on the romance for once. A part of me kind of dreads the investigative stuff because it gets pretty stressful, so I'm not complaining about the plot dragging lol. We have 6 more episodes for that to get solved.

I loved the jealousy scenes a lot, I get people didn't like how the conflict just got dragged for a whole episode but I think it's an opportunity for Jiung to start acknowledging his feelings and also gives space for some longing on both sides. I also finally understand the Ko Won hype now. But team ML all the way.

Good point. I've been watching The Genius and it has a similar ensemble to this one, containing both academic and entertainer players, but their games aren't just academic based, which allows for other skills to shine through. If they want to create a balanced cast for this show, they should incorporate more balanced games, instead of making the majority math focused. Overall I think every casted player should have a skill that can be utilized, even if their main profession is being an entertainer. Not sure how to better word it but in s1, entertainers like Kyungrim and Seungkwan were like sheep following their leader. If this show wants to have lighthearted moments, they should try casting multitalented entertainers (in terms of strategy), especially for a survival based game.

This drama is good but the ML's lack of expressions in practically every scene is very off-putting. Trying to pull through for Jingyi and Yuxiao

As a massive fan of Seventeen, I don't think Seungkwan (or any idol) is suited for this kind of show where the entire thing is based on intelligence to survive. Idols would do better in more variety type shows or even sporty types, but the games in The Devil's Plan require a lot more smarts than typical games. It would be better if they focused less on entertainer-style casts and instead cast more high-intelligence players that can problem solve well.

Just imagine how much more interesting the upcoming games would have been if the smarter players actually survived :( The first few games should have been individual-based to eliminate the weaker players imo

The one thing I have mixed feelings about is the ML secretly putting a tracker on the FL's phone. I know the reason is that her safety is possibly compromised but idk he barely knew the girl before doing it. Letting her know or asking her to do it would have been better. Another thing I think a modern kdrama writer may not have done, especially since it's the ML.

But the first thing I thought of immediately after he did that is a future scene of him trying to find Mijin, only to see that her location is right beside him, in the prosecutor's office. Or something similar where he sees Im Sun where Lee Mijin should be. I have a feeling that tracker will be how he finds out that both of them are the same person.

As other viewers have pointed out, this drama feels like it was written years ago but adjusted to fit recent times. Just overall feel of the drama. Compared to other recent releases, the writing feels older. But I'm not complaining, I'm enjoying this drama a lot.

This analysis is spot on, you can easily tell which viewers stuggle to grasp concepts beyond black and white morality by what they complain about

I wish they had somehow linked back Gwijoo & Dahae's first meeting on the beach in the later episodes to really wrap things up and make everything feel full circle like with the time traveling and stuff. Also why was Dahae wearing a suit on the beach?

This drama gives the feeling of an old kdrama, plus the ML mainly acted in older kdramas so he unwillingly already has the vibe.

This is a beautifully written review, said everything I thought about this drama and more