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An excellent K-drama, even with a very weakly written female lead
This was a brilliant action and political thriller, and I am genuinely glad I watched it. The forced romance kind of ruined it for me. I think Anna and K2 should have stayed friends, though I do see the potential of pairing two very attractive people together. Still, Anna’s character should not have been so childish and clueless if they were meant to make her the love interest, in my opinion. Almost all of their romance scenes were cringe, except for the last one where they are traveling.
But the fighting scenes… wow. Just wow. Nearly every episode has a fight scene, and each and every one of them is so good. The choreography, the acting, everything. They even used good-quality fake blood and were not afraid to show it. It was incredibly satisfying to watch K2 annihilate everyone.
Jang Se-joon and Choi Yoo-jin’s love story was really bittersweet, and honestly so much better than the main couple. Now… if they had put K2 and Choi Yoo-jin together... well. Alas.
The villains were truly evil, the good guys were flawed, and everyone had their own motivations. No one felt like they were written in just for fanservice or to move the plot forward and then disappear. Anna’s character was especially bad, in my opinion, but I guess they did not have much to work with when her entire backstory is growing up with nuns in the Spanish countryside. Even with Yoona playing her, there was not much material to elevate. She shines with interesting female characters, but even she could not improve this one.
Song Yoon-ah, on the other hand, made Choi Yoo-jin’s character phenomenal. She played her so well. Easily the most lovable evil villainess I have seen in recent years. She had depth. I would have loved to see her as the main love interest—or honestly, as a main love interest in general.
Ji Chang-wook played K2 masterfully. He had a solid character to work with, and his fight scenes are always superb.
Overall, an excellent K-drama, even with a very weakly written female lead.
But the fighting scenes… wow. Just wow. Nearly every episode has a fight scene, and each and every one of them is so good. The choreography, the acting, everything. They even used good-quality fake blood and were not afraid to show it. It was incredibly satisfying to watch K2 annihilate everyone.
Jang Se-joon and Choi Yoo-jin’s love story was really bittersweet, and honestly so much better than the main couple. Now… if they had put K2 and Choi Yoo-jin together... well. Alas.
The villains were truly evil, the good guys were flawed, and everyone had their own motivations. No one felt like they were written in just for fanservice or to move the plot forward and then disappear. Anna’s character was especially bad, in my opinion, but I guess they did not have much to work with when her entire backstory is growing up with nuns in the Spanish countryside. Even with Yoona playing her, there was not much material to elevate. She shines with interesting female characters, but even she could not improve this one.
Song Yoon-ah, on the other hand, made Choi Yoo-jin’s character phenomenal. She played her so well. Easily the most lovable evil villainess I have seen in recent years. She had depth. I would have loved to see her as the main love interest—or honestly, as a main love interest in general.
Ji Chang-wook played K2 masterfully. He had a solid character to work with, and his fight scenes are always superb.
Overall, an excellent K-drama, even with a very weakly written female lead.
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