One of the best Kdramas of 2025
I'm writing this review after i watched Murky stream last year, so this is my impression and review.. you should trust my taste on this one.I actually came in with low expectations, the story looked recycled but the poster hooked me, so, i decided to give it a chance and it was worth it.
I really liked how the story was executed and the pacing for this type of story (usually long) was just perfect. The acting was good too and the stakes kept raising which at the end gave us a satisfying ending. They didn't necessarily rely on the hero to save the day, he was like part of the plan and not THE PLAN and this is something i prefer in stories.
Now, i can see the low reviews. I'm not really into Korean history in general and how some areas were presented so i didn't really put lot of focus on that. Some people may found it unrealistic or something like that and i respect that view.
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A good Taiwanese Revenge flick
This is my first time watching a Chinese (Taiwanese) drama and I can say I'm impressed... but not too much by this series.The story is not usual, it leans more towards fantasy and supernatural stuff but it still follows the same pattern revenge stories usually follow and even though it started slow, it got better in the middle however, ridiculous by the end.
Yeah, I didn't like the two last episodes, It was too rushed with too many plot holes, they tried to like make plot twists but It didn't work out for them so they're apparently doing a season 2 out of this which I'm not really interested to watch it if it came out.
Aside from that, i liked the acting, the visuals, the music and taking into consideration it was my first experience with Chinese (Taiwanese) drama so a 7/10 is a reasonable rating.
It could've been a 8 or even 9 if they didn't rush and ruined the ending but what can i say.
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Decent Samurai story .. could've been better.
I enjoyed watching Last Samurai, It had everything you could ask for if you're into Samurai stories. It wasn't impressive but good overall.I like Samurai stories and historic-action series/movies like "Kingdom" or "Murky stream" being on top of that list and this show didn't disappoint.
I give it a 7 you maybe reading this and wondering because it was too short, 6 episodes -sorry to say-, just doesn't seem right, it left the story incomplete despite another season coming. Lot of important character left undiscovered and why they're doing what they're doing, why are they turning on Samurai? Six episodes barely gave us enough time to discover the story and thus, the pacing felt out of the place. A 10 or 12 episodes would've been better.
Another reason is that guy who calls himself "Strategist" or something, he's just a bad actor or to be more specific, he doesn't fit that role. His accent sounds weird and even for us viewers, you can feel like he's not living the character but rather just acting; I don't about you but that's how i felt. Even that young actress Fubaka, it seems like this is her first acting role but whatever.
Overall, looking forward to season 2.
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Not the best portrayal of bullying, but perhaps the most sincere one
It was a very touching movie. I have to say that it was simple in narrative. There were not any wildly unexpected moments. The message of the movie somewhat confused itself, but it was clear that this was not your typical portrayal of bullying in cinema.In this movie, the role of emotional anchor was at the forefront. The honest, innocent, pure connection between two people. There was no exploitation of the love, sexuality or the dramatics. The portrayal of connection was dispersed everywhere, in every second of this movie, and so real and so flawed -- that it worked perfectly.
As for the acting, the side characters were average because no one’s story was particularly developed. But both leads did a phenomenal job. Absolutely convincing and punching performances that save the script. Every and any success of this movie goes to the two leads. I could see this movie being less interesting or captivating, genuinely lost, under different cast.
All that did induce the waterfall from my eyes on multiple occasions (I cannot deal well with injustice). It was a pure, emotional movie, with easily digestible story.
Satisfying ending. A good watch.
A recommend.
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I don’t drop dramas lightly—but this one made it ridiculously easy.Let’s get straight to it: the male lead isn’t “romantic,” “misunderstood,” or “protective.” He’s obsessive, controlling, and straight-up unsettling. And we’re only TWO episodes in.
After ten years, the leads meet again…and both pretend they don’t even know each other. Fine, that’s a trope. But what follows is not tension—it’s borderline disturbing behavior.
This man hasn’t exchanged even a proper sentence with the female lead, yet somehow acts like he owns her. He inserts himself into her life, interferes with her relationships, and starts making assumptions about her like he’s been monitoring her for a decade. Where exactly was he for those ten years? Because he’s acting like he left her on pause.
And the “lawyer” angle? Don’t even get me started.
He calls her his client—based on what? A technicality? A delusion? He doesn’t even have a proper license to practice law in China, yet throws around authority like he’s running the legal system. That’s not confidence, that’s fantasy. Worse, he uses this fake professional stance to justify controlling behavior. That crosses from annoying into toxic.
Also, the audacity to assume things about her personal life after a decade of absence? He behaves as if she’s been frozen in time, waiting for him. Reality check: she could have had relationships, experiences, a whole life—but he walks in acting like he gets to decide who she meets or dates.
That’s not love. That’s entitlement.
And honestly, it’s frustrating how the show frames this as intense romance instead of what it actually is: a man with zero respect for boundaries, professionalism, or basic human decency.
A male lead who is supposedly a lawyer but doesn’t understand consent, autonomy, or ethical conduct? That’s not complex writing—it’s just bad writing.
Final verdict: Dropped at episode 3
because the core dynamic is uncomfortable, unrealistic, and deeply toxic.
If this is supposed to be “fateful love,” then fate seriously needs better standards.
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Taxi Driver.. Peak Drama
I'm probably late to the party but i'm writing this review after finishing season 3 (the past month) and as expected it was an enjoyable experience.My initial rating for the two first seasons was 9, season 1 being the best one in my opinion.
It had everything you can ask for, good side stories, great main story, packed with emotions and the group actually had a good chemistry with that female cop (although some people find her annoying but i guess that was the point of her character at first), I think this gave us a sense of urgency and a good mouse and cat game which ended with her joining in. I give it a solid 9.5/10.
Season 2 was fire too, unfortunately that female cop wasn't part of the actors but still I thought it was great. Same positives as S1 and the final villain's story was interesting. I give it a 9/10.
Now for season 3, this is where i draw some lines, like don't get me wrong, I love this franchise, even if they make other 5 seasons I'll still watch (like who wouldn't wanna watch our heroes kick some butts) but still I kinda felt little bit disappointed.
It had some good side stories but what lacking in this season was a main big story like previous seasons.
Previous seasons had main big villains or a final boss-like where the group had to struggle to win but this season had none of that. You're just watching and thinking this might be a real threat and then not really. That's why i give it a 8/10.
Now, i don't know if they're going to make another season (they really should) but from what i see in the ending they probably won't but let's hope they do. If you're a fan of action packed dramas, you shouldn't miss this series.
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Watch while you're folding clothes
I wanted to like this drama as I've enjoyed the projects FL Hannah Lu has been in...became her fan from Falling Before Fireworks and her subsequent rom coms were lightweight enjoyable...but this...started with intriguing opening and then got rather redundantly dull. It proceeds like the ultimate in stretching out the premise of the story to achieve 30 minute 24 episode "regular" drama format when it likely would have been fine as a 15 min 20 eps mini. I mean, how many times must we be reminded of why the ML has latched on to her but she doesn't seem to know, or why the spies repeatedly state that they will die if they fail their mission (which is not clear). And the 'villains' are buffoons.So if you have nothing else to watch (it was still more watchable than Rebirth (which I've refrained from ranting my disappointment in the production and storyline--- many others have already commented) during the same airing period-- this drama can fill your viewing space/time. There are minis with far more substance.
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Amazing LA noir style drama
I've just finished watching Made in Korea serie; 6 episodes and i really enjoyed it. I like this old detective LA Noire style of movies and series in general and this serie didn't disappoint.The acting wasn't that spectacular but the use of music, cinematography was on top, and I also, liked the idea or the message behind this story where unlike the usual narratives we're all familiar with of the weak winning by the end, this was different and I think it was satisfying because it was realistic and i also think this is the reason this serie got an average score of 7 and will probably go low.
People are used to heroes beating up the bad guys regardless of their status and this serie didn't gave us that happy ending, so yeah this is probably the reason.
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Good action series, NO complications!
A shop for killers is a really good action series.The story is not so original but the execution is what kept me hooked. I liked the pacing of the story, no filler, no unnecessary scenes, just pure drama and non-stop action. 8 episodes with a season 2 coming out this year is a good choice.
Apart from that, acting, fighting scenes were all good too. Nothing to say.
There's another thing that might be unpopular or a hot take, a lot will probably disagree but i think the lead actor Lee Dong-Wook acting in this series wasn't really good and convincing to me.
Like don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he can't act, he's a good actor but i believe he fits more in Romance, Drama and Comedy genres, the action genre and this series in particular requires someone with more menacing look, someone who could look more believable as a lead actor and he wasn't. I could think of many others who could've been a good fit but whatever, this is just my point of view.
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Solid series if not for the many plotholes
The art of Saraha is a pretty good series, the idea or the story is interesting and makes you wanna watch the next episode as quick as possible because you just don't know what's going to happen next.However, for me, everything falls apart in the two final episodes.
I mean look, someone with no identity can be hard to trace, that's okay and it happens but no one can be this anonymous no matter what and actually my real frustration isn't with the Sarah Kim character (even though she's presented in unrealistic way) but with the other woman she was imitating.
We had this moment where we don't know who's the real Sarah Kim, but the biggest plothole is that, it could be identified right? Why are the police sitting in a dark investigation room for hours and doing nothing? She gave them a name (the name she claimed) that woman had a family and friends then she could easily be identified, right? Why are the police presented to be dumb and can't think in this series? or maybe i'm missing something?
I mean i watched a lot of police, detective series and this one just didn't make any sense to me even if you wanna make Sarah Kim this big mysterious figure and get big twists out of it, things don't really work that way.
So yeah, the ending wasn't really that good in my view, it just lacked any logic which is why I'm only giving it a 7/10.
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Good series, weak ending
This "bloody flower" is a good Korean thriller with a good story, it had the potential in my view, to be one of the best KDramas of the year but the poor direction and lack of any consistent storytelling ruined it for me.Like, this guy who have the ability to cure incurable diseases is a really promising and fun idea, not the most original story, sure but, i liked the dynamics between Lee, that lawyer and that female cop, but, there are still many problems i can point at even before reaching the ending.
First, that female cop is not presented well in the story, i mean as someone with a background in writing and also watched like so many series i can see the holes in the writing of the character, she's basically that standard smart cop we see everywhere, who figure things out fast without any explanation, she's badly written and we have seen no struggles or any kind of things that make viewers care about her, yet, that lawyer Park had the best writing because he felt really believable and you can really feel him as a viewer and the choices he made, he's not looking for any promotions or money, he just wants to save his daughter.
The other thing that i didn't like was the pacing, it felt really confusing at times, jumping from present to past, it was a really annoying experience, like I understand how this works, you reveal something big if you will, and then you go back to show us how that happened but didn't work out well.
For the ending now, I think this is where we can all agree that it had a lot of issues. Starting with how fast and rushed it felt, like it really felt like they were just trying to put everything they had to put in one episode and then end it but that left us with so many unanswered questions and unexplored plot points.
Like why the relationship between that female cop and her father bad? And what exactly is his role in the story? What about the other higher-ups in that lab? What's their role? Why didn't anyone talked or questioned how the lawyer helped Lee escape? It doesn't matter now? .. and many more (like if i write them, i can take like another hour).
But the worst thing of them all was the last scene.
Look, i understand that the director probably thought about a second season but there's absolutely no need, for Lee to survive and like HOW did he even survived? He was shot in the heart and jumped off, there's absolutely no chance he survived that but well, he did anyway, why? No idea.
Even more, he really had a good ending, like he's a criminal but also a victim, and he died (or as he should) after saving countless lives and especially the lawyer's daughter and also gave the police information that they could've never go anywhere to help them in their investigation, so then, bringing him back will just undo everything, that last scene just meant absolutely nothing and were pointless. Plus, let's just say it, there's no need for a second season.
So, yeah, that's my thoughts.
I give it a 7 at max. It could've been very low, if it wasn't for that lawyer and his story with his daughter.
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Excellent Movie
I really enjoyed the movie.The story was good (not the most original but the execution was good), the acting was superb (the right casting), same for fights and choreography which is something you would expect from Kdramas.
There are some negatives here and there but it doesn't really show unless you're nitpicking.
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Climax or Anticlimax?
Climax is a political thriller series that started really strong and fell short by the end.I was really intrigued with the first episodes, a couple married out of interest, he was using her to get powerful and she was doing the same and never truly cared about him, a relationship that is build entirely on interest and you are there seeing that struggle and how they go from the bottom to the top fighting the upper class.
Right in the middle of the series, the issues started to emerge, but slowly. The serie started turning into a lesbian love story, and you're there like wtf I'm watching? I don't understand the reason why the director decided to go that route when he could've just made them friends and instead gave us more struggle between the couple because we really needed that. You be in a point where that's not even the central point anymore, it started to get confusing and you don't what are you even watching.
Things got even worse by the 8th and 9th episodes and the final ep had some positives but that didn't really save the series. The meaningless side stories (like the FL love story) did lot of harm to the quality of the story, it took me out personally out of the series, i was like, let's just move and finish it already.
The reason I'm giving it a 7 and not a 5 or 4, is simple though. The series started strong as i said (at one point i was thinking it's a solid 8 or 9 series), it had all the tools to be a great series but with everything I've said and more is what really put it down. And why do we even need a season 2? (I don't know if there's a S2 but apparently we will). Why not just a normal ending?
This is very common in Korean series where we're left with so much to discover, lot of confusion just for a season 2.
So, yeah this is my personal opinion. I give it a a 8/10 (till the 6th episode) and a 6.5/10 overall.
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Enjoyable
I’m a big Princess Agent fan like many and I was so excited Part II is finally out. I was discouraged to see the poor reviews and I normally would skip on dramas that are not well liked. However, no way was I passing up the opportunity to see one of my favorite characters onscreen again. After I finished the drama, I feel this drama was so unfairly reviewed. I cried for weeks after the end of PA and even though this one did not hit me the way PA did, I have to say I enjoyed it. It could be because some people had too high an expectation of the sequel and I had low expectation due to prior reviews? Zhuge Yue was warmer, softer, though Chu Zhao was strong but not as lovable. The story line, especially the ending was meh but I was dedicated to their journey. The ending could have been done better, the FL could have been a stronger actress who stepped up during the intense emotional scenes but despite it’s lacking, I would still recommend this drama to Princess Agent fans.Was this review helpful to you?
A true masterpiece!
I know I'm late, but not because this is my first watch but this is actually the 3rd rewatch of this masterpiece named Moving. i wrote a similar review on other websites and this my first review on this platform.Well, if you're planning to watch Moving and you're kinda stuck on whether you do it or not, you're missing a lot.
I started Moving back when it was airing and when i finished it and watched other series, i felt like only few that came up close or at the same level as this series, and not only that, but this is one of the few series that i gave a 10/10 rating. (you can see on my page).
So, for the story, it was great.
It started slow though, back when i was watching i had a weird feeling that I'm watching a melodrama series, no action, no anything but when i gave it sometime, it got better and better.
This is a story about superheroes, it shouldn't be this deep, right? but Moving is full of drama and emotional stories. The backstories of characters are just exceptional, you'll find yourself empathising even with villains, something as i said, you don't usually see in superheroes movies or dramas.
For acting, it was just as great. I mean, just look at the cast, no need to say more.
The music, the fights, the production were all top-tier stuff as well.
So, when it's all set and done, a 10/10 is really well deserving.
i just hope that Season 2, which i don't when will it come, be this good and come quick as well lol.
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