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Eleven signs were harmed in the making of Tiger’s screentime
Watching Twelve honestly feels like Ryan Reynolds in his Green Lantern era. Big ambitions built on a cool concept, but get buried under weak world-building and dull lore. Green Lantern flopped because it threw CGI and lore at the screen without earning emotional investment, and Twelve makes the same mistake, just with prettier actors and zodiac powers (or not). Sadly, there’s no Deadpool on the horizon to save it.
It reminds me of the DC's early, failed attempt to replicate the MCU, rushing to assemble heroes without laying the necessary groundwork for their individual stories. Twelve falls into that exact trap, just on a smaller, K-drama scale. There's potential, yes. The cast? Solid. The core concept? Intriguing. But the execution? Disappointingly shallow, flat.
It wants to be Marvel level, but ends up feeling like Wish.com MCU. The emotional weight doesn’t land, the pacing feels random and weird, and it often confuses flash with depth. And look, I wasn't even expecting deep, layered storytelling. Most superhero shows get by just fine on simple plots built around cool characters. Heck, I wasn’t asking for logic either, I mean, we are watching a flying human crow as the main villain after all.
But what I at least expected was the bare minimum, a story that is easy to follow, entertaining to watch and characters with clear reasons to support their quest, just like what every other good superhero content is all about. Also, for the plot to respect the theme/title of the show, which was ultimately the reason why we hit the play button. What’s most shocking is the lack of polish, especially considering it’s produced under Disney, home of Marvel and a studio that’s supposed to be an expert at this genre.
The biggest ick I have from the start is how hard it is to tell which angel represents which zodiac sign. The zodiac concept had so much potential. You have 12 characters rooted in one of the most iconic themes in East Asian folklore, but the show does almost nothing with it. Outside of maybe 2–3 obvious signs (like Tiger and Pig), there’s little thought put into making each angel’s fighting style, personality, speech pattern, or presence reflect their sign. It becomes a shallow gimmick rather than a meaningful identity, and that’s such wasted potential. It feels like the most basic world-building detail they should’ve nailed with such a theme. (I only found out later that their names are literally the names of the animals in Korean, and they thought that was good enough lol)
I came into Twelve genuinely excited. I love supernatural/superpower dramas, and the premise had so much promise. I kept hoping it would improve, that it would eventually tap into the emotional or thematic depth the story hints at. But….
Honestly? This is so much worse than Uncanny Counter Season 2, and I hated that one. Easily the lowest rating I’ve ever given a K-drama. They really said “Twelve” but gave us Tiger and the Cameos. I felt cheated into watching this and I think I’ll be avoiding superhero K-dramas for a long while after this.
It reminds me of the DC's early, failed attempt to replicate the MCU, rushing to assemble heroes without laying the necessary groundwork for their individual stories. Twelve falls into that exact trap, just on a smaller, K-drama scale. There's potential, yes. The cast? Solid. The core concept? Intriguing. But the execution? Disappointingly shallow, flat.
It wants to be Marvel level, but ends up feeling like Wish.com MCU. The emotional weight doesn’t land, the pacing feels random and weird, and it often confuses flash with depth. And look, I wasn't even expecting deep, layered storytelling. Most superhero shows get by just fine on simple plots built around cool characters. Heck, I wasn’t asking for logic either, I mean, we are watching a flying human crow as the main villain after all.
But what I at least expected was the bare minimum, a story that is easy to follow, entertaining to watch and characters with clear reasons to support their quest, just like what every other good superhero content is all about. Also, for the plot to respect the theme/title of the show, which was ultimately the reason why we hit the play button. What’s most shocking is the lack of polish, especially considering it’s produced under Disney, home of Marvel and a studio that’s supposed to be an expert at this genre.
The biggest ick I have from the start is how hard it is to tell which angel represents which zodiac sign. The zodiac concept had so much potential. You have 12 characters rooted in one of the most iconic themes in East Asian folklore, but the show does almost nothing with it. Outside of maybe 2–3 obvious signs (like Tiger and Pig), there’s little thought put into making each angel’s fighting style, personality, speech pattern, or presence reflect their sign. It becomes a shallow gimmick rather than a meaningful identity, and that’s such wasted potential. It feels like the most basic world-building detail they should’ve nailed with such a theme. (I only found out later that their names are literally the names of the animals in Korean, and they thought that was good enough lol)
I came into Twelve genuinely excited. I love supernatural/superpower dramas, and the premise had so much promise. I kept hoping it would improve, that it would eventually tap into the emotional or thematic depth the story hints at. But….
Honestly? This is so much worse than Uncanny Counter Season 2, and I hated that one. Easily the lowest rating I’ve ever given a K-drama. They really said “Twelve” but gave us Tiger and the Cameos. I felt cheated into watching this and I think I’ll be avoiding superhero K-dramas for a long while after this.
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