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Cold and unemotional drama
I bitterly regret having watched till the end. In the first episode I thought the vibes would be black humour as I loved the scene with Kim Bong Nam running through town near naked with the drug bag, stoned out of his mind. It was hysterically funny.
But as is the case with most k-dramas currently, this went seriously downhill from ep 2 and never recovered. I'm a fan of dramas where we really get close to the characters. We were supposed to feel empathy for hopeless mother Eun Su. But all that dropped away along the line, with too many shots of her crying face. And all the filler scenes with the torturous OST playing. And the constant back and forth of her being a badass and being a weak sobbing mess.
Overall the drama was very cold and unemotional. I couldn't relate to any of the characters. James was kind of cool until he wasn't. The revenge plot of his made zero sense as he could have just lived a good life as a teacher. The only redeeming factor in the ending of the drama was that James really understood how wrong he was in dedicating his life to revenge.
And don't even get me started on the last episode. I was so frustrated. That Eun So had to go yapping in the face of the antagonist just when the police where about to successfully arrest him. And got taken as a hostage just as the others anticipated. That was the stupidest worst scene even written in a crime drama and I've seen a few.
I particularly dislike dramas where the police are corrupt. It gives me a hopeless sinking feeling. It's a k-drama trope that might reflect reality, but still.
And: if the drama wanted to show how harmful drug trafficking is, the 1 year prison sentence for Eun Su is laughable. I can't believe that's even realistic. I never could discern what the makers of Walking on Thin Ice really wanted to say with this drama. It's morals are very unclear and puzzling. Obviously the writer and director don't know what they wanted to say either. Such sloppiness is to me is always a huge let down.
I watched this drama bc I really love Kim Young Kwang's acting, usually. But avoid this drama at all cost. 5/10.
But as is the case with most k-dramas currently, this went seriously downhill from ep 2 and never recovered. I'm a fan of dramas where we really get close to the characters. We were supposed to feel empathy for hopeless mother Eun Su. But all that dropped away along the line, with too many shots of her crying face. And all the filler scenes with the torturous OST playing. And the constant back and forth of her being a badass and being a weak sobbing mess.
Overall the drama was very cold and unemotional. I couldn't relate to any of the characters. James was kind of cool until he wasn't. The revenge plot of his made zero sense as he could have just lived a good life as a teacher. The only redeeming factor in the ending of the drama was that James really understood how wrong he was in dedicating his life to revenge.
And don't even get me started on the last episode. I was so frustrated. That Eun So had to go yapping in the face of the antagonist just when the police where about to successfully arrest him. And got taken as a hostage just as the others anticipated. That was the stupidest worst scene even written in a crime drama and I've seen a few.
I particularly dislike dramas where the police are corrupt. It gives me a hopeless sinking feeling. It's a k-drama trope that might reflect reality, but still.
And: if the drama wanted to show how harmful drug trafficking is, the 1 year prison sentence for Eun Su is laughable. I can't believe that's even realistic. I never could discern what the makers of Walking on Thin Ice really wanted to say with this drama. It's morals are very unclear and puzzling. Obviously the writer and director don't know what they wanted to say either. Such sloppiness is to me is always a huge let down.
I watched this drama bc I really love Kim Young Kwang's acting, usually. But avoid this drama at all cost. 5/10.
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