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The Defects korean drama review
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The Defects
1 people found this review helpful
by dramallama
13 days ago
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 6.5
Story 4.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Why is everyone so dumb?

That is the persisting question that kept repeating in my mind throughout this drama. Why is everyone so dumb? Even when their characters were not written to be so, their stupidity persists. Everyone, including the villains and protagonists alike, behaves like complete buffons.

And I was rooting for this drama to be good. Everything on paper says I should have liked this one. With elements of sci-fi, crime, politics, action, and revenge, I am their exact demographic. The production seemed to start decent enough, with a grittiness that implied a darker storyline, along with an interesting premise of genetics and adoption that raises further questions of society, morality, and humanity. Unfortunately, this drama asks none of those questions and takes zero chances. And it doesn't take long to expose its shallow characters and overly simplistic narrative.

The bad guys are caricatures straight out of some bad guy handbook. The protagonists are given minimal backgrounds that, even when explained, don't feel like much at all. The plot just kind of meanders around like a lost tourist wandering a neighborhood they shouldn't be in.

Some of the action was ok. The acting was fine, I guess. It's hard to tell when the writing is this poor. The pace is decent, so at least it doesn't drag in its thin plot. The character's dumb decisions kept things moving, carelessly and clumsily along through as many plotholes and plot devices as the writers needed. The ending resolution was equally underwhelming, kind of a cop out if you ask me. Even the revenge doesn't feel like revenge because the writers are afraid of crossing the protagonist's lines.

I guess this is an ok watch if you have nothing else to watch and/or are waiting for another show to start. Other than that, I would recommend you pass on this one.
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