On The Black Swindler • Jan 8, 2015
Title The Black Swindler Spoiler
I think the main problem with this drama, as many have said, is the ending. The series seemed to be building up to some kind of breakthrough for the main character - forgiveness, redemption, or love - but nothing of the sort happened in the end. Kurosaki was a tortured, angry and cold character throughout the series, and I really though we would see some character development or self-realisation at the end for him, but er....status quo. It's frustrating because the show had so much potential - each episode was exciting and dramatic, there was the catch-me-if-you-can game between the detective and Kurosaki, the whole Robin Hood storyline, even a jealousy/friendship subplot. I'm not saying that we need a love-conquers-all ending, but after all the buildup with the female lead's actions, I'm not surprised that people found the ending extremely unsatisfying. And don't bother turning to the movie in the hope that it'd remedy this ending, because it doesn't.
