Thing with BeyondEvil is there aren't really a lot of options on who the ultimate killer is so people are bound to eventually guess it correctly at some point, but the writer can still get us so immersed just by the way she masterfully handles the entire narrative. She introduced the main players to us right from the start and she made sure she will use those main players right through the end. It's so brilliant how she can keep us so engrossed in a whodunnit mystery for 12 eps now w/o drifting from her established narrative. The way she controls the whole story is magnificent.
This drama continues to be an absolute masterpiece! Every aspect in this drama works in complete harmony. The script, directing, acting, music, cinematography. Absolute excellence.
I know this drama has a lot of good comments. And this is just my personal opinion, I think the writer tries hard…
If the writer misled the viewers without foreshadowing elements to support it, then that would make the writer a complete hack, but it's totally not the case here with Beyond Evil. One of the amazing things about this show is that when the viewers go on a rewatch with the knowledge on who the actual culprit is, they will easily recognize all the clues that the writer left throughout the show before the reveal. She didn't just pull the killer out of her ass and pretend like it's some surprising revelation without anything to support it.
This drama is a psychological thriller. Misleading the viewers but still with substantial foreshadowing provided throughout is the exact point. There's no fun if you won't be left guessing what happens next. This isn't a straightforward drama where they literally tell you everything that will happen. It makes you think. It makes you actively look for clues because they show don't tell. Reading between the lines and trying to study the characters and their actions are the highlights of this show.
No disrespect to your opinion of course. This kind of drama may just not really be your taste. Just sharing mine as well. ^^
May someone please tell me...what is the purpose of all Lee dong shik's actions and attitudes towards Han Joo…
Dongshik knows Joowon is openly investigating on the previous Manyang serial murder case. Joowon's father closed the case 20 years ago. Dongshik is trying to use Joowon and his apparent desperation to solve the case and insistent suspicion on Dongshik so that the investigation will be blown up and his sister's case will be re-investigated again.
I am going to go cry. It doesn't work for me either
This solution won't work if it's really not accessible to your location, but there are others who couldn't access the link at first but turns out it's only because they're not logged in to netflix when they clicked the link. So make sure you're logged in first. If not, then it might just not really be in your country. :(
The killer noticed Joowon's car coming in because of Joowon's headlights so the killer turned off his car's headlights…
The killer's car was about to leave when Joowon's car was coming. The killer realized someone's coming (because of Joowon's car headlights) so the killer turned off the car's headlights, turned left instead of going straight out, to blend in with the other cars. There's only one way to drive in and out of that place. If the car actually left, Joowon would've immediately seen the killer's van and chase after it.
The killer decided to wait for a chance to leave. When he saw Joowon distracted figuring out what just happened to Nam Sang Bae, that was when he actually left.
When JuWon arrived at the place where Nam SangBae was killed in, the criminal has already left, but why when JuWon…
The killer noticed Joowon's car coming in because of Joowon's headlights so the killer turned off his car's headlights and tried to blend in with the other cars first. While Joowon was distracted trying to figure out what just happened to Nam Sang Bae, that was when the car finally decided to take off.
Han Joo Won trying to intimidateLee Dong Shik is like a kid who's copying his parents because he wants to come…
The way I saw it, Han Joowon used the reverse card on Dongshik to show him there is more to the case than what meets the eye. But at the same time, Han Joowon is deliberately showing Dongshik he is the one behind it but that Dongshik wouldn't be able to 100% prove it's Han Joowon.
Like the one with Joowon sending the email threat ti Jaeyi. Joowon is aware Dongshik will easily access the IP address but at the same time, he can't have an access to the CCTV footage Same with the CCTV at the Manyang substation. All of these are enough for Dongshik to realize it's Joowon who is pushing him, but not enough evidence for him to really prove in an investigation that Joowon's behind all of it.
Question guys: do we know exactly who Han Joo Wans mother is and where she is? Wonder if it is going to become…
We don't know exactly who she is except that she is dead. Also in Han Kihwan's character description, it was said that he married the youngest daughter of a construction company but it was a loveless marriage and that his only purpose was so he could have a successor which is Han Joowon.
Also Han Joowon didn't lie. Just like the way Dongshik told Joowon that he killed Lee Geumhwa, with that logic…
I agree. Both characters are grey and complicated with Dongshik having the advantage of having shown his entire backstory and all his sufferings to the viewers.
For me, a huge part of the fun in watching this drama is watching how this serial murder has unfolded through the different characters' POVs. How it has impacted them, the actions they are taking, and the driving force behind said actions.
Han Joowon is a character who is not given the same avenue as Lee Dongshik to tell his side of the story. A lot of his actions aren't directly explained to the viewers but from trying to see things from his POV, one can begin to understand his motivations. Just from the cold open of Ep 9 you can already see how he was fuming with how he is being let off the hook so easily.
People are just looking at things from one person's perspective which can't be helped I guess. Just like the line of Han Joowon in Ep 8, "They just didn't like me and didn't want to listen to me."
People are forgetting without azzhole , annoying meddlesome HJW .. Ds wouldn't have caught the killer ,if he could…
Also Han Joowon didn't lie. Just like the way Dongshik told Joowon that he killed Lee Geumhwa, with that logic (of course they both didn't), Dongshik killed Minjung too. Dongshik realized he could use the fingers so he could bring out a proper investigation for what happened to his sister. If Dongshik immediately reported it Minjung could have lived.
It's similar to the way Dongshik taunted Joowon for Lee Geumhwa's death. And Joowon realized it too. He sacrificed someone's innocent life just so he could solve the illegal aliens case.
So Han Joowon reported his mistake and was expecting Dongshik to do the same. Innocent people died just so they could find their "justice." But Dongshik instead decides to act ignorant again as if he didn't do anything wrong.
Just because Minjung was like a family to Dongshik doesn't make him any less guilty and that's what Joowon is driving at, using the same method that Dongshik did in the past.
Dongshik found out about Minjung's murder bymostly being in the right place at the right time and following some of his instincts. Meanwhile, Joowon had to figure out everything that happened all on his own with people deliberately hiding information and tampering with evidences and misleading him. Nobody told him of Jaeyi's connection to one of the victims and he figured that out all on his own. Same with Dongshik stealing case files and moving the fingers.
People are just flat out refusing to see things from Han Joowon's POV cos they decided they didn't like his character from the start. Which is a shame.
Imagine if this show is on Netflix instead. *sniffs* So hard to recommend this drama to other people I know because they won't watch anything that isn't on Netflix.
The way Han Joowon returned after 3 months to mess with everyone's heads and I'm living for it. The little boy has really grown up. It seems like he spent the past 3 months working with Jaeyi and he most likely made some important discovery hence he came back the way he is right now.
I lol'd when his dad was just happy to see Joowon eating really well and then Joowon just trolls him in the end.
There really is something with Joowon and his mom so I'm still patiently waiting for it, writernim. Thank you.
KJM really is so fking sick he actually buried Yuyeon in Dongshik's house. As if DS hasn't been traumatized enough. But he still probably isn't the one who really killed her.
We don't have a lot of female characters in this drama but I love how well written Oh Jihwa and Yoo Jaeyi are. They have an agency of their own and they are no damsels in distress. I love OJH's line about not sympathizing for KJM. He deserves no sympathy or backstory etc. OJH has been feeling left out but I like that LDS has kept her out of it cos he respects her as someone who sticks by the rules and principles and doesn't want her to go down his path.
9 episodes in and the show still continues to deliver really strongly. Excited for Ep 10 now!!!
Thing with BeyondEvil is there aren't really a lot of options on who the ultimate killer is so people are bound to eventually guess it correctly at some point, but the writer can still get us so immersed just by the way she masterfully handles the entire narrative. She introduced the main players to us right from the start and she made sure she will use those main players right through the end. It's so brilliant how she can keep us so engrossed in a whodunnit mystery for 12 eps now w/o drifting from her established narrative. The way she controls the whole story is magnificent.
This drama continues to be an absolute masterpiece! Every aspect in this drama works in complete harmony. The script, directing, acting, music, cinematography. Absolute excellence.
Before she got hit by the car, you can see her running with her hands covered in her bloody shirt, implying her hands have already been chopped off.
This drama is a psychological thriller. Misleading the viewers but still with substantial foreshadowing provided throughout is the exact point. There's no fun if you won't be left guessing what happens next. This isn't a straightforward drama where they literally tell you everything that will happen. It makes you think. It makes you actively look for clues because they show don't tell. Reading between the lines and trying to study the characters and their actions are the highlights of this show.
No disrespect to your opinion of course. This kind of drama may just not really be your taste. Just sharing mine as well. ^^
For international release, no info yet. Hoping it's on April 11 too!
From what I heard though, the link doesn't work on Netflix US.
EDIT: It's available on Netflix US too! Make sure you are logged in to Netflix before clicking the link.
The killer decided to wait for a chance to leave. When he saw Joowon distracted figuring out what just happened to Nam Sang Bae, that was when he actually left.
Like the one with Joowon sending the email threat ti Jaeyi. Joowon is aware Dongshik will easily access the IP address but at the same time, he can't have an access to the CCTV footage Same with the CCTV at the Manyang substation. All of these are enough for Dongshik to realize it's Joowon who is pushing him, but not enough evidence for him to really prove in an investigation that Joowon's behind all of it.
For me, a huge part of the fun in watching this drama is watching how this serial murder has unfolded through the different characters' POVs. How it has impacted them, the actions they are taking, and the driving force behind said actions.
Han Joowon is a character who is not given the same avenue as Lee Dongshik to tell his side of the story. A lot of his actions aren't directly explained to the viewers but from trying to see things from his POV, one can begin to understand his motivations. Just from the cold open of Ep 9 you can already see how he was fuming with how he is being let off the hook so easily.
People are just looking at things from one person's perspective which can't be helped I guess. Just like the line of Han Joowon in Ep 8, "They just didn't like me and didn't want to listen to me."
It's similar to the way Dongshik taunted Joowon for Lee Geumhwa's death. And Joowon realized it too. He sacrificed someone's innocent life just so he could solve the illegal aliens case.
So Han Joowon reported his mistake and was expecting Dongshik to do the same. Innocent people died just so they could find their "justice." But Dongshik instead decides to act ignorant again as if he didn't do anything wrong.
Just because Minjung was like a family to Dongshik doesn't make him any less guilty and that's what Joowon is driving at, using the same method that Dongshik did in the past.
Dongshik found out about Minjung's murder bymostly being in the right place at the right time and following some of his instincts. Meanwhile, Joowon had to figure out everything that happened all on his own with people deliberately hiding information and tampering with evidences and misleading him. Nobody told him of Jaeyi's connection to one of the victims and he figured that out all on his own. Same with Dongshik stealing case files and moving the fingers.
People are just flat out refusing to see things from Han Joowon's POV cos they decided they didn't like his character from the start. Which is a shame.
I lol'd when his dad was just happy to see Joowon eating really well and then Joowon just trolls him in the end.
There really is something with Joowon and his mom so I'm still patiently waiting for it, writernim. Thank you.
KJM really is so fking sick he actually buried Yuyeon in Dongshik's house. As if DS hasn't been traumatized enough. But he still probably isn't the one who really killed her.
We don't have a lot of female characters in this drama but I love how well written Oh Jihwa and Yoo Jaeyi are. They have an agency of their own and they are no damsels in distress. I love OJH's line about not sympathizing for KJM. He deserves no sympathy or backstory etc. OJH has been feeling left out but I like that LDS has kept her out of it cos he respects her as someone who sticks by the rules and principles and doesn't want her to go down his path.
9 episodes in and the show still continues to deliver really strongly. Excited for Ep 10 now!!!