Chaotic yet brings a feeling of steadiness
In this era of skimming through series at 2x speed, this drama demanded to be watched at its own rhythm.
The narrative is beautifully crafted offering nothing gut-wrenching but plenty OH.. moments without forcing shock and dragging out reveals. When it feels like the world is burning and everything is falling apart, it pulls the viewer back to a proper, grounded story. I doubted it at one point thinking they added a piece just for the sake of it, but each piece was strung together with clarity. Before long I was already caught up in the chain of "who did what" and where do I stand on this.
It’s one of the best-cast dramas regardless of how I feel about the characters or actors; everyone makes sense. The intelligence and vision of everyone involved in this production are highlighted in the way Judge Son Hyun Joo delivers his lines and chairman Kim Myung Min shapes the direction of the story.
The show engages with questions of moral complexity. - why you root for some sides, it's not just two sides, why you hesitate to root for others, why you can’t root for anyone at all, or why you change your mind about it - but it doesn't flex that theme to preach and pose itself as a profound drama.
What's profound is Son Hyun Joo's delivery. I’ve mentioned it before and it deserves to be mentioned again.
The narrative is beautifully crafted offering nothing gut-wrenching but plenty OH.. moments without forcing shock and dragging out reveals. When it feels like the world is burning and everything is falling apart, it pulls the viewer back to a proper, grounded story. I doubted it at one point thinking they added a piece just for the sake of it, but each piece was strung together with clarity. Before long I was already caught up in the chain of "who did what" and where do I stand on this.
It’s one of the best-cast dramas regardless of how I feel about the characters or actors; everyone makes sense. The intelligence and vision of everyone involved in this production are highlighted in the way Judge Son Hyun Joo delivers his lines and chairman Kim Myung Min shapes the direction of the story.
The show engages with questions of moral complexity. - why you root for some sides, it's not just two sides, why you hesitate to root for others, why you can’t root for anyone at all, or why you change your mind about it - but it doesn't flex that theme to preach and pose itself as a profound drama.
What's profound is Son Hyun Joo's delivery. I’ve mentioned it before and it deserves to be mentioned again.
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