I was hoping they would go for the route of trying to prove the father serial killer (head hunter) wrong by showing…
What you're saying is not wrong but you forgot one important thing.
"What if we could identify psychopaths in advance?". In the world of Mouse people can identify psychos in advance. How? Through genes. From whom we inherit the genes? From our parents.
The show never said that the killing nature is inheritable, but that the psycho nature is. So of course, if head hunter had the gene, JBR had it too, he is his son and the antenatal care was positive to psycho gene.
The gene that Mouse used was the MAOA gene also known as 'warior gene'. (for more info about how that works see here https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121093343.htm , https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20805840/ ) If someone who has this gene is provoced, he exhibits higher levels of behavioral aggression in response than an average human. Thus, in Mouse they took that gene and generalize it. So, it makes sense that JBR turned that way, he wasn't someone normal. In addition, OZ didn't only killed his family, we saw that they also gave him pills that reduce serotonin levels, they played with his hormones too (serotonin has to do with emotions and behavior).
As you see, JBR was growing up in an enviroment that was against him. As kid he had said "Everyone is telling me that I'm a monster, that was the way I was born. but I didn't want to be a monster so I prayed to the almighty to not become one". If anyone around you, is telling you that you're a monster, that's who you are and that doesn't change, and not only that but some people are trying hard to make you one, what stops you from becoming one? Does really JBR had a choice?
I hope that I answered the question why JBR was different. Anyone can become a killer as you said, but the show focuses on these particular people, not to all the killers that exist out there.
You see, morality aspects can be delivered with a lot of ways. When you do a movie about war, you want to show to the people that war is bad, so you show how inhuman people in war are. You are saying "Did you see what happened? Did you see how cruel that was? Doesn't war make you furious? That's why war is a bad thing." That's what we're seeing in Mouse too. We see what we should not do. We see what's wrong. If you want to do the right thing, you have to know what's the bad thing too, so you can avoid it.
I think One of the most problematic part of the drama is to not been marked it as a Sci-Fi.
I’m glad you like it! In school we used to study and analyze ancient dramatic poems so that ancient universal law stuck in my head. Once I acknowledged it exists in Mouse too, I really wanted to share it.
Yes I totally agree with everything you said about OZ, I have nothing more to say xD
I think One of the most problematic part of the drama is to not been marked it as a Sci-Fi.
Exactly, not everyone is okay with sci-fi and Mouse has a lot of it. People should have been warned. I really can’t understand how they missed such an important thing
I think One of the most problematic part of the drama is to not been marked it as a Sci-Fi.
Yes you’re right it’s not mentioned in the streaming platforms and that’s really bad. I think they have to fix it somehow and that tvN should have made it clear from the start.
I think One of the most problematic part of the drama is to not been marked it as a Sci-Fi.
It is marked as Sci-Fi on wiki though. Here it appears too as a tag, but you have to click on "vote or add tags" to see it. In my opinion it should have been on the first page
I was hoping they would go for the route of trying to prove the father serial killer (head hunter) wrong by showing…
Well, the route you’re saying that you wanted to see, we’ve seen it in 1) Flower of Evil and 2) Come and Hug Me
Of course, not all killers are psychos and not all psychos are killers. But who said that the people in the drama are thinking straight?
But even in real life when the word psycho is being said, from most people means “bad-crazy”
In drama we see how people would have reacted if they could identify psychos in advance, that’s the key question the show ask. Also in the drama we see that the son of the head hunter was an experiment of OZ. They pushed him to become a killer. So, with the right care, would he have became a killer? We really don't know, but we know that the kid didn’t have the intention to kill before his family was killed.
In the end, in the drama we see how a science theory about genes became a weapon and destroy the word when it supposed to make the world better. The could have run DNA test and provided the kids the right education (or psychotherapy) so they would became decent human beens. But they decided to eliminate them, so many people paid the price.
Oh ok you did good then. I have analyzed the plot in my review with spoilers and in the comments of my review I have some links you can see. I think you’ll understand.
In which episode are you? In which murder are you referring to? There are like 10 plus murders and at least 4…
You will soon find out about that. I really don’t want to tell you, because it will take away all the suspense and fun of the show. You will be a little confused at first, but you’ll get all the answers you want in the end. Most of us were confused at first, that’s what the show wants.
So in my opinion keep watching, it’s too early for answers, you have 15 eps left.
If you didn’t understand something specific though, ask. People here will help you understand the drama better.
8 
16 
1 
"What if we could identify psychopaths in advance?". In the world of Mouse people can identify psychos in advance. How? Through genes. From whom we inherit the genes? From our parents.
The show never said that the killing nature is inheritable, but that the psycho nature is. So of course, if head hunter had the gene, JBR had it too, he is his son and the antenatal care was positive to psycho gene.
The gene that Mouse used was the MAOA gene also known as 'warior gene'. (for more info about how that works see here https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121093343.htm , https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20805840/ )
If someone who has this gene is provoced, he exhibits higher levels of behavioral aggression in response than an average human. Thus, in Mouse they took that gene and generalize it. So, it makes sense that JBR turned that way, he wasn't someone normal.
In addition, OZ didn't only killed his family, we saw that they also gave him pills that reduce serotonin levels, they played with his hormones too (serotonin has to do with emotions and behavior).
As you see, JBR was growing up in an enviroment that was against him. As kid he had said "Everyone is telling me that I'm a monster, that was the way I was born. but I didn't want to be a monster so I prayed to the almighty to not become one". If anyone around you, is telling you that you're a monster, that's who you are and that doesn't change, and not only that but some people are trying hard to make you one, what stops you from becoming one? Does really JBR had a choice?
I hope that I answered the question why JBR was different. Anyone can become a killer as you said, but the show focuses on these particular people, not to all the killers that exist out there.
And of course what JBR did was very bad, that's why he was punished also. That's what the writer wanted to do anyway ( background https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_(TV_series) ).
You see, morality aspects can be delivered with a lot of ways. When you do a movie about war, you want to show to the people that war is bad, so you show how inhuman people in war are. You are saying "Did you see what happened? Did you see how cruel that was? Doesn't war make you furious? That's why war is a bad thing."
That's what we're seeing in Mouse too. We see what we should not do. We see what's wrong. If you want to do the right thing, you have to know what's the bad thing too, so you can avoid it.
In school we used to study and analyze ancient dramatic poems so that ancient universal law stuck in my head. Once I acknowledged it exists in Mouse too, I really wanted to share it.
Yes I totally agree with everything you said about OZ, I have nothing more to say xD
And yes, marketing is a key point nowdays.
Also, I've read your review the other day and it's really on point, good job!
If the marketing was good (actually without mistakes) Mouse would have 9/10 right now
Everything about the marketing went SO WRONG
I really can’t understand how they missed such an important thing
I think they have to fix it somehow and that tvN should have made it clear from the start.
Of course, not all killers are psychos and not all psychos are killers. But who said that the people in the drama are thinking straight?
But even in real life when the word psycho is being said, from most people means “bad-crazy”
In drama we see how people would have reacted if they could identify psychos in advance, that’s the key question the show ask.
Also in the drama we see that the son of the head hunter was an experiment of OZ. They pushed him to become a killer.
So, with the right care, would he have became a killer? We really don't know, but we know that the kid didn’t have the intention to kill before his family was killed.
In the end, in the drama we see how a science theory about genes became a weapon and destroy the word when it supposed to make the world better.
The could have run DNA test and provided the kids the right education (or psychotherapy) so they would became decent human beens. But they decided to eliminate them, so many people paid the price.
I have analyzed the plot in my review with spoilers and in the comments of my review I have some links you can see.
I think you’ll understand.
I don’t like to spoil. So when I do , I do it in a way that it will make you curious to see for yourself
I really recommend you to finish mouse, if you didn’t drop it because you don’t like this genre.
I’ll check out the fanfictions
It’s really mind-blowing how many details and symbolisms this show has. I’m just amazed by Choi Ran.
It’s funny how this show makes me think of it even a month later.
I’ve just realized something that made me complete a theory I had made a month ago, which was half-written in my review.
Now the theory is completed on my review. If you want check it out!
You will be a little confused at first, but you’ll get all the answers you want in the end.
Most of us were confused at first, that’s what the show wants.
So in my opinion keep watching, it’s too early for answers, you have 15 eps left.
If you didn’t understand something specific though, ask. People here will help you understand the drama better.