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"coming like a storm into your town, you can't catch me now"
I love the character of Tang as an outcast of society, and the thematic of the characters in general. Their names, their stories, how they relate to each other. The dynamic between Tang and Nam Gam made me think of the line "coming like a storm into your town, you can't catch me now" of Olivia Rodrigo's Hunger Games OST.
The directing was very creative, and I’m not surprised to see it’s the same person who was behind Strangers from Hell.
A Killer Paradox isn’t your typical thriller. It’s a dark comedy, and it’s great at that. I was fully captivated from how the first episode ended, with the shot of Tang walking in the street, depressed, standing out from the others, almost looking like it could end there, until the quiet finish of the last scene with the beautiful Korean ballad ‘Ordinary Person’ by Lucid Fall.
I have to admit that I mostly loved it for Tang so I wasn't that into the last episodes but I understood the shift as the story had to unfold and there was no point continuing as a generic vigilante story because it isn't, there was meaning beyond that, especially with Tang's final choice that was his own and only his own. Loved Roh Bin and Tang's duo as the dark superheros. Song Chon was kinda annoying but I understand his necessity in the story. I liked the detective to some extent, charismatic actor.
About the ending: The moment where Tang shovels the snow in front of his house so his mother notices him made me sad, even if all I wanted was for him to get away. I almost cried when Tang tells Roh Bin he’s scared at the end of Episode 6. It’s as if he found a goal in his life, and the end is a new beginning.
About 6 months later since I reposted the review: The more the months pass the more I miss this, I feel like I can't forget Tang because of the ending, and I keep thinking of him when I hear can't catch me now. His gifted power/curse was so meaningful. I loved how ordinary and relatable he was, yet he didn't truly belong anywhere. His own choice at the end made me so proud. I don't know, I feel so sad... He's truly everywhere now. I love endings that haunt me 😭
The directing was very creative, and I’m not surprised to see it’s the same person who was behind Strangers from Hell.
A Killer Paradox isn’t your typical thriller. It’s a dark comedy, and it’s great at that. I was fully captivated from how the first episode ended, with the shot of Tang walking in the street, depressed, standing out from the others, almost looking like it could end there, until the quiet finish of the last scene with the beautiful Korean ballad ‘Ordinary Person’ by Lucid Fall.
I have to admit that I mostly loved it for Tang so I wasn't that into the last episodes but I understood the shift as the story had to unfold and there was no point continuing as a generic vigilante story because it isn't, there was meaning beyond that, especially with Tang's final choice that was his own and only his own. Loved Roh Bin and Tang's duo as the dark superheros. Song Chon was kinda annoying but I understand his necessity in the story. I liked the detective to some extent, charismatic actor.
About the ending: The moment where Tang shovels the snow in front of his house so his mother notices him made me sad, even if all I wanted was for him to get away. I almost cried when Tang tells Roh Bin he’s scared at the end of Episode 6. It’s as if he found a goal in his life, and the end is a new beginning.
About 6 months later since I reposted the review: The more the months pass the more I miss this, I feel like I can't forget Tang because of the ending, and I keep thinking of him when I hear can't catch me now. His gifted power/curse was so meaningful. I loved how ordinary and relatable he was, yet he didn't truly belong anywhere. His own choice at the end made me so proud. I don't know, I feel so sad... He's truly everywhere now. I love endings that haunt me 😭
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