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Ah, the name fits well, it truly is a cruel city!
For like the first 8 episodes, I wasn't really that into it, and it might seem stupid to say that I overall enjoyed it if I needed 8 episodes to get into it, but that might just be a side effect of watching too many dramas. The plot felt very familiar and didn't stand out for the first 8 episodes, but it did pique my interest more once the romance sparked. What can I say—while I do enjoy my crime/mystery/noir shows, a good romance is what keeps me watching.
While overall, in the end, I do find this to be a good drama and recommend it, I have some criticisms.
Most importantly—Ji Hyung-min. What a frustrating, one-dimensional, rigid character. Such a contrast (in a negative way) to the more nuanced character that Shi-hyun was, although he could be frustrating at times too. This whole undercover cop thing was great in the sense of exploring the nuances that go into this morally grey area of undercover cops. But bro, Hyung-min sending his own undercover cop in without any training was just ridiculous. Ain't no way someone without ANY training can just do undercover shit, and he just let her (Soo-min) do it and then acted all self-righteous. For a main character, he was too frustrating.
Jin Sook was truly a GOAT. With each episode, I loved her character more and more—I think she is my favorite character in this one.
Overall, this drama has crazy good reviews, but I don't find it to be the masterpiece that people say it is. However, I would recommend it. It also very much reminds me of The Worst of Evil—same energy, and the names of these dramas really fit the stories. They show how fucked up this undercover cop thing can get. At the end of the day, we are just people dealing with other people, and it's very morally complicated. I enjoy this aspect very much.
Great OST.
While overall, in the end, I do find this to be a good drama and recommend it, I have some criticisms.
Most importantly—Ji Hyung-min. What a frustrating, one-dimensional, rigid character. Such a contrast (in a negative way) to the more nuanced character that Shi-hyun was, although he could be frustrating at times too. This whole undercover cop thing was great in the sense of exploring the nuances that go into this morally grey area of undercover cops. But bro, Hyung-min sending his own undercover cop in without any training was just ridiculous. Ain't no way someone without ANY training can just do undercover shit, and he just let her (Soo-min) do it and then acted all self-righteous. For a main character, he was too frustrating.
Jin Sook was truly a GOAT. With each episode, I loved her character more and more—I think she is my favorite character in this one.
Overall, this drama has crazy good reviews, but I don't find it to be the masterpiece that people say it is. However, I would recommend it. It also very much reminds me of The Worst of Evil—same energy, and the names of these dramas really fit the stories. They show how fucked up this undercover cop thing can get. At the end of the day, we are just people dealing with other people, and it's very morally complicated. I enjoy this aspect very much.
Great OST.
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