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Also, I love Wol Joo's hanboks collection! They are beautiful!

I enjoyed this one a lot. It was a bit hard to get into it at first, but once the trio are together I started to like it more. Really love the worldbuilding here but also the slice-of-life take. The one complaint I have is that the ending felt too deus ex machina.

The cast list of S1 should list all characters

Idk for me personally his comedic timing is off and came across forced, and unfortunately his character is written to be kinda annoying from the beginning. The ML from UC is written to be a crybaby and hotheaded and I think the actor delivered that part.
I'll check the next episode of Tomorrow, hope I'll like it more...

I watched episode 1 of Tomorrow after this one, but it didn't grab me immediately. The worldbuilding is more fascinating there and production values are definitely higher than Uncanny Counter, but Roowon's acting is forced and his character is kinda annoying from the get-go for some reason. Unfortunately I didn't find other characters that interesting either to counter balance that. Here, I'm also frustrated with So Moon's crybaby/hot head character, but at least Cho Byeong Kyu is good at what he's doing, and other characters got my attention. I immediately love the portrayal of his friendship and family, and the grandparents and his best friends are so sweet.
Well, I guess we all cannot like the same thing. I always love family/found family trope so I enjoyed Uncanny Counter from the get-go, sadly can't say the same thing about Tomorrow.

ok I'm glad that they dismissed him as a counter. I feel like he should have more than 3 warnings given how emotional he gets sometimes. Of course he'll be back as a counter again but it's good that this arc is written so that he can really learn his lessons this way. Instead of crying and saying sorry every time and going back to do the same thing again.

Finished episode 8, and I'm enjoying this so far, but So Mun's hot-headedness is *really* frustrating to watch

We've all been there... Although for me I just realized it during the finale of Prison Playbook, 2 years after watching Six Flying Dragon. At first I thought he looked a bit like So Jisub

Watched episode 1, and I'm so frustrated. Lee Hwi's death is so dumb. If anyone/someone just said out loud that he's Lee Hwi and not Dam-i then he wouldn't get shot... I know his death is necessary for the plot, but that scene is just stupid

I haven't been a fan of Kim Eun Sook's writings in a while. I think she tends to meander a lot in her writing in the last decade. However, since each episode in this drama is about 45 minutes long, I think the story is a lot more focused and to the point. I really liked that! And let me tell you, the revenge squad is just amazing. It's definitely my favorite part of this drama.

I think they did the right job from marketing side. Making sure all the people who were hooked on part 1 will keep subscribing until part 2 come out.

Rich parents: Jiyeon, Jae Joon, Sara

I actually think he's got all the moves memorized (that's what he learnt from his 12 masters), which is why he was able to recognize Naksu's Tangsu moves in the first episode. But he doesn't really practice them because it takes a toll on his body. Perhaps practicing Tai Chi would suit him better.

As a pretext, I just wanted to say that I *loved* some of the dramas you mentioned, even if they fall into the low-fantasy category. But I would definitely categorize AoS as high-fantasy, and its world-building is definitely on a whole other level. Of course, both low and high fantasy require world-building, but low fantasy has a bit of a head start with the use of existing elements and a focus on character development and plot.

In low fantasy, the rules and limitations of magic and supernatural elements are already established, so the writer doesn't have to spend as much time creating a coherent magic system from scratch.

When it comes to high-fantasy K-dramas, there really aren't many options out there. Arthdal Chronicle is pretty much the only other one I can think of. While I personally find AoS's start and plot more engaging, I have to say that Arthdal's world-building is richer and more detailed.

see the replies from @Lana11111 a couple of posts above you. The replies summarized the modus really well.

About why Jang Uk didn't practice the martial art: I think they mention earlier that because his gate of energy is closed he couldn't handle extreme cold or heat, and he will fall sick and not recover (or something like that). I'd assume that he won't be able to handle martial art training either which is super harsh physically.

I feel like most of the world building was done in the first 4 episodes, and the remainder are explained as we dive more into the story. I think what they have shown was sufficient to understand how the magic works, while the remaining are not shown to put some suspense on the story. I watch this in one go and I was able to grasp how it works. The only thing that I found confusing at the beginning was the separation between the mage families and how their responsibilities different from one another

his photo showed up on Jang Eun Ha's phone as the next "special delivery" at the end credit

As much as I love seeing Do gi kicking ass, I thought the essence of the show is more on the payback, and they mostly do this by pulling a team heist? Gi do only step in when it's necessary to do so, like in Vietnam. In the second case, I don't think it's necessary to use violence at all. Making the main villain go crazy on an endless treasure hunt felt more gratifying, and also it's implied that he will probably blow himself up?

would be nice if the director took that into the consideration. Playing off what he's known for from other dramas and making him a genuinely nice guy in this one :D