It was fine. Great cast. But probably would've been better as a feature film. They could've cut out half of the series and still have the same amount of story and character depth. Tighten the story. If they wanted a more character-driven drama, then it should've been longer. But I think it would've been a different series. Fine as it is, but should've either been shorter or longer depending on the type of overall result they were looking for.
My only complaint with Oasis is that they waited too long to focus on the brothers. Like, I absolutely understanding waiting until the finale for the big reveal. But they should've really built up the tension between them much more in the preceding episodes instead of focusing more on other less interesting stuff. The last third of the series felt like it was going in circles. A lot of time wasted on the corruption/gang stuff, but never really contributing to the main event which is of course DH vs CW.
After the first few episodes, I realized this was going to be a more soapy drama. So I enjoyed those elements and the final episode absolutely suited the soapy approach to the story.
Okay I don’t understand why people saying is bad ending. More below With spoilers.
For me, I don't think it's a bad ending. It was the road that led to it where I think they could've done things differently and better. Especially with the relationship between DH and CW.
The final episode was satisfying -enough- and good considering the rocky path. But I definitely think they missed some opportunities to make it an even more emotional and dramatic conclusion.
The last 2 episodes were fantastic. This was a heartwrenching drama and even more weighty because of the historical…
I actually expected Cheol Woong to take a bullet for Doo Hak, I think that also would've been a tragic ending. The typical "villain" (even though he;s not really) redemption ending kind of thing. But I think they did a good finale.
Is the ending different from the webtoon? If yes, how? Someone who read the webtoon please, I’m ok with spoilers…
Less people are killed in the webtoon ending. But the webtoon overall approaches how it presents the characters differently from the series. The TV series took away some of the nuance in favor of more action instead. The differences affect how the ending comes across in the webtoon and the TV series.
For me the biggest sign when a show is bad, is when people are defending its bad(ness) by using the source material.…
Honest question, how are people using the webtoon to defend the show? Because I've seen a lot of people basically say the webtoon was much better and the show threw away many good things that would've made the ending feel much more -earned-, so to speak. Like, the webtoon had a much more nuanced approach to the various themes while the show removed all nuance and was basically just typical mindless summer blockbuster-type of stuff. Still a fun ride, but only just.
If they wanted a more character-driven drama, then it should've been longer. But I think it would've been a different series. Fine as it is, but should've either been shorter or longer depending on the type of overall result they were looking for.
After the first few episodes, I realized this was going to be a more soapy drama. So I enjoyed those elements and the final episode absolutely suited the soapy approach to the story.
The final episode was satisfying -enough- and good considering the rocky path. But I definitely think they missed some opportunities to make it an even more emotional and dramatic conclusion.