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The Embers; Chinese dark crime dramas are amazing but not well known https://kisskh.at/list/Lp6QvXR4

good thing this ends next week because I've come too far to drop. Watching mainly for Kang Ha Neul now.

same, I didn't like it, ep 7 was a drag to watch

The first 4 episodes are introductory and we're just meant to throw ourselves in the experience. And not care about not being able to understand. It comes across like witnessing a hallucination, a fever dream. The cinematography is awesome. The realities of the story start becoming clear in ep 5. In the end it's all clear. It's a sad but beautiful story. As others already said, experimental and arthouse would be the best words to describe this.

Heo Sung Tae is such a screen stealer in this, so funny. The first episode was film-lenght (1:30) and entertaining. I hope they can keep it up for 16 eps. Anyways, seated and waiting for Oh Jung Se's and Go Jun's appearance.

He's always been very slim (in e.g., Cruel City, although he was a mafia boss in that one and one would have expected a mafia boss to be more bulky)

I guess this is based on real life cases like D.P (same screenwriter) and I'm strongly in favor of the realistic background. This is better than I expected (I thought it would be all fluff but it isn't). I particularly like how their YouTuber income is built on blackmail, since current examples of that are too many (consider the Tzuyang case for instance). We can expect significant character growth. Also: Seol In Ah and Cha Hak Yeon are so good in this.

I love how detailed this is about the archeology stuff, a big amount of background research was done. This is truly interesting and enjoyable.

Am I wrong or was the synopsis completely rewritten? Thanks to the one who did that! Gives a different lens to the whole thing.

A good explanation, hope you're right. Although I was more inclined to think it was Xiaoduo who was really in the hospital.... because the doctor said she had to get rid of Xu Tian....and that Xu Tian was him (the doctor). Very confusing.

This one's far out. Absolutely fascinating, artistically very high level.

Writer-director is the same who wrote and directed Fearless Blood. The main character's name in Fearless Blood is Xu Tian. The ML of Fearless Blood was the guy in the post office. If you haven't watched FB yet, it's one of the best dramas I've ever seen.

not disclosed yet, a major intrigue right there

Very boring, dropped.

Pls also consider watching the writer's previous drama, Hope or Dope. It's very good.

If you're wondering whether to watch, this is very nice indeed. Kang Ha Neul is extremely good in this one.

I appreciate both viewpoints. I hope the presence of the psychiatrist friend will eventually bring us clear answers.

A very good psychological thriller. (Am currently at ep 5). My only complaint is Lee Hee Joon had too little screentime, he's one of my absolute fave actors (also he just won Best actor award at Directors' Guild for Handsome Guys). I'm slightly puzzled why Kim Da Mi makes Ena act so childishly as if Ena was still a high schooler. But I guess we'll get to know the reason (or either this is just not her best role). If you liked A Killer Paradox, or Karma, this is right up your alley.

OST is fantastic. This got much much better after 2nd ep. Lee Jae Wook is solid as a rock. Kim Jae Wook is so good and fascinating in this. But Jo Bo Ah's acting still irritates the hell out of me.

The paid writers Lo_ve and the other one are the gossip consumers. Predators on their own. Karma will get them. They know no shame. They have no conscience.