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Give us Season 2!!!
While the episodes were being released, I also read the novel. Honestly, the actors carried the show , especially Chusan, Luyi, Li Guangmin, and Xia Zhihua, . Their facial expressions, gestures, and overall acting were so on point that it felt like they had stepped straight out of the novel. Also the couples chemistry was on fire.đ„ đ„ đ„While reading, I kept picturing the actor who played Li Guangmin every time his character appeared, he is so good.đ«
Of course, it was clear that the budget played a role, as well as the directorâs decision to focus more on the main couple and their storyline rather than the detective and crime aspects, which are actually a major part of the novel. A lot was cut, especially towards the ending, which made it feel somewhat
rushed and a bit confusing. If theyâre not planning a second season, then theyâre losing a significant part of the story.
That said, I want to highlight that the production team did a great job. The atmosphere of the drama and the visuals are truly captivating. The slow-motion scenes, the lighting - everything fits perfectly and is simply beautiful to watch.
Iâm really hoping for a second season đđŒđ
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Theerakit Kian Lee, youâre legendary!
Oh I loved this đ One of the things I enjoyed the most is how easily likeable and also different both male leads are. Peach is one of the most realistic characters Iâve ever seen, heâs so down to earth. He doesnât have any big dreams but heâs not looking for anything different. Heâs very altruistic and empathic and I enjoyed how patient he was towards Thee. His reactions towards Theeâs cringe actions and phrases was sooo on point too.Thee, on the other hand, is sooo unserious and his scenes, intentionally, becomes the target of jokes by the script itself. I loved this! He's not supposed to be taken seriously. I think he and Peach made a great balance too because we have completely different characters that learned and accepted each otherâs differences. I must say that between both, Thee was my favorite tho. Heâs exactly my type of character. A mafia guy who is a lover boy and enjoys watching romantic soap operas? How can I NOT love him? He was also sooooo dramatic, funny, sensitive and treated Peach like he was everything in his life. Definitely one of my favorite characters recently.
The main story is nothing WOW but weirdly for me it was enough. I think Thee and Peach are such good characters that them can completely carry a story. Their chemistry was also good for me! Some might not like PondPhuwin duo but they work for me! WilliamEst couple was also so good ugh too bad that they only had a few scenes. PerthSanta couple was a bit whatever for me, ngl. But great acting for both!
In general it was a really pleasant BL! If youâre looking for something easy to watch and with good characters, Iâd definitely recommend this one! I can completely understand why this one was a hit last year.
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This is basically the cdrama version diluted with a lot of drama cliches.
Some top upvoted reviews are claiming that this is based on the novel not the Chinese drama, but as someone who has actually read the novel I can tell you that is false. This is 100% based on the cdrama, but sadly the new writer diluted the plot with a great many cliches & highlighted the competing love interests a lot, like gosh it's horseflies everywhere. Basically the original drama often sidestepping cliches is its strongest point, here other than the livelier characters & overall more emotional presentation everything else is worse.Worse not really meaning bad though, it has just fallen down to mediocrity, but compared to the typical lakorn it's still great.
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To talk about the novel a bit, there the 2 main characters have very significantly different personalities, as opposed them being fairly close to the cdrama characters in the Thai show.. Yes the second ML is a hint closer to the novel here than in the cdrama, but it's a very small difference, he is still far worse there as far as I can recall.
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How can this be the last episode?
Everything went smoothly story wise until the last episode . What the hell was that??? Never before an Asian drama left me with more questions than answers. If you are going to make a second season just tell us donât leave us hanging on every aspect of the story. The protagonists did amazing job with their acting and the chemistry between them was undeniable. It would be good if you closed the arc of them and the side pair as well as the police murder or even his sister and brother in law side story. What happened with them????Was this review helpful to you?
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Honestly I don't get the male lead, his expression was just too child like , no composure nothing like an heir Also I don't get it why would he be penniless just cause he got kicked out when he's been working for years
So penniless he couldn't afford a hotel room even clothes, it's not realistic
Story was pretty average but deliver it was just way too below average
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Amazing story, great cast, beautiful to this eyes⊠the best show Iâve seen in a long time
Veil of Shadows is the best thing Iâve watched in god knows how many years. I think I was born to love everything this director does, cause the last time I felt close to what Iâm feeling right now was with Fangs of Fortune and I was also mesmerized when I watched The Yin Yang Masters. But Veil of Shadows is even better, I really have no words to describe. Itâs a great story and I absolutely love the cast. Honestly, I don't know how I will move on from this show, I feel really attached to all the characters, specially Ji Ling and Wuyi.I like all the details about it, the costumes, the scenarios, the fighting scenes. Everything is so beautiful! The two female leads were so cool and strong and I love how beautiful was theyâre relationship. The romances were also very well constructed, cause in the beginning, I didnât really feel real chemistry between any couple, but I saw the chemistry being constructed step by step and by the middle I was completely obsessed with both couples.
Also Iâd like to say how great is Tian Jiarui acting. He portrayed a million characters in this and they were all so well made. I love how Ji Ling wasnât the dragon, he wasnât strong and wasnât the chosen one, he was just a little fox who carried the world on his shoulders. Itâs so sad that he and Wuyi couldnât be together in that lifetime, but Iâm happy they found each other in another life. I think this is happiest end this director can give us.
I havenât been writing reviews in a while, but I really felt that I had to say how much I loved this (and Iâm already watching again). I donât think is only the best show of the year, itâs the best that Iâve seen in a really long time.
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Too long look into the lens of the past
this drama has its good points if you can see beyond the fashions and expressions of 40 years ago bută while for koreans probably it is nostalgică for non koreans it is maybe just datedăfor me it went on too long and became difficult to finishă
frankly Shi Won's character was so awful and embarrassing it became tough to watch closely followed by her father Seong Dong [at least they got the genetic relation right]ă she's the type you want to arrange the divorce papers before the marriageă as for the marriage how could it survive the permanent war zone and the child would need child rescue serviceăYun Je should have grabbed Jun Hee while he had the chance (!ïŒ
I like korean humor but not when it degenerates just into constant shouting and name calling and the level of flatulenceăit is too easy to stereotype koreans as all extrovert loud and jokey in a rough way but with hearts of gold but this is no doubt a function of the soap drama genre which is really what this one evolved intoă
flashback has its place in drama and I understand here it was part of putting lives in context looking back bută when it becomes so repeated and intrusive it breaks the dramatic continuity in a big way and just causes confusionă
not one for re-watch though with some interestă it was good they ventured a LGBT mini sub plot but the way it was treated was very datedă
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Lets pretend I didn't see that ending
The series is perfect until about halfway through the last episode. What did they do with that ending, for God's sake?! It had everything to be perfect and they simply said: "no, let's take a shit and sit on it."The police officers are all worse than each other. If you put them all together, you won't find a single one with good character; some of the "criminals" are more honest than them.
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Killer App
I watched If Wishes Could Kill and honestly itâs really interesting but kinda dark. The idea is super coolâlike people getting their wishes but with bad consequencesâand it keeps you thinking âis this even worth it?â The story pulls you in quickly and some moments are actually intense.The characters arenât perfect at all, which makes it more realistic, but also a bit frustrating sometimes. I liked how it shows that getting what you want isnât always a good thing. Itâs not a super light or fun drama, itâs more the type that makes you think.
Overall, Iâd say itâs worth watching if you like darker, suspenseful stories đ
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Ended in a cliffhanger...
The elefant in the room with this series is the lip-syncing of the whole audio. For me it always felt out of place. They could not transfer all the emotions of a scene in a believable manner. Unexpectable the kissing was not good either.The finale was a bit of a bummer. We get a cliffhanger for a 2nd season and I always hate it, when they do that. Chances are good with all the support this series gained it will happen. But to wait for a year for the continuation of this story suxx.
Besides the couples and the girl, I also think the acting was lacking. They choose to implement silly moments in such a dark story and I'm not a fan of it. Production quality was top notch, besides the lip-syncing.
We get a story between a "soft" gangster boss and a "innocent" student who is the pride not only of his family but of the whole neighbourhood. It's quite clear from the beginning that the student is drawn to the gangster and it's typical BL cliché that the gangster boss has to struggle to accept his own feelings. So nothing new there and nothing which does justify all the hype about this series..
Overall it was good entertainment but for me it was not stellar. And to have to wait for another year for the conclusion (or again 9 episodes with a cliffhanger) pisses me off.
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Top Tier BL 2026
I just want to tell that this is definitely peak BL. It's all things in here so amazing, the Chemistry, the plot, the feeling, the atmosphere, everything in this series i can really feel it. Like the fee is all over the place, even the small things is becoming sooo powerful. I don't give a funch people saying is but this is Goddess peak BL and i love every second of it, definitely worth it waiting 1 episode per week bc i'm never ever disappointed even if it's just 1 second.. I mean i can't get enough ... Wish wish wish this series have season 2 .....Was this review helpful to you?
An Exciting Watch
this show is the definition of a show that is 100% exhilarating while youâre watching it, but the second it ends, you start realizing not much makes sense.itâs not exactly scary (iâm usually terrified of anything horror, but this didn't scare me.. at all), but it keeps you on your toes. the pacing is fast, they use blood in every scene, its a lil exhausting but also exciting. the acting was also really great for a cast of mostly fresh faces. i especially loved the main couple and really wish we got more scenes of them just being together.
but here is where it falls apart: kwon siwon. i have zero sympathy for her. hyeryoung was literally the only person who cared about her and was trying to protect her with that talisman, and how does siwon repay her? by outing her crush and letting her get physically assaulted in front of the whole class.
the whole curse continuation felt so petty and illogical. siwon dying and wishing for the cycle to continue just to make hyeryoung "pay" is the definition of being a hater. i dont understand her intentions behind torturing everyone who uses the app. there was no depth to it just spite against the only person who was actually kind to her. i really wanted some kind of justice for hyeryoung in the finale but alas.
anddd the most annoying thing â the season 2 bait. i am so tired of shows leaving things open just in case they get a season 2. not every show needs a sequel. why can't we just get a closed, satisfying ending? leaving nariâs phone like that and not solving haetsol's issue of not being able to leave her house just felt lazy. it leaves so many unanswered questions that couldâve been fixed with like... 20 more mins of writing.
its a solid 8/10 for the adrenaline but 6.5 plotwise
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Ah! Logic left the wish App
My gosh, where do I even begin the first episodes got me hooked and then I wanted to know the story behind the original two friends and what led to this but the. In a nutshell itâs all because a girl was ashamed of her shaman mother and then . Iâm not even sure if I even got the reason rightâŠThe timelines I was so confused with the timelines 2005 or they meant 2025??? In 2005 they had touch screen phones? 2008 instagram and all that or maybe the translation was just wrong ???
The story was all over the place why did the shaman daughter keep haunting people ? Was she just rotten to the core?
Main leads!!! Se Ah kept pissing me off told not to look back looks, told not to open the door opens⊠sheâs known her lady friend NA ri is not okay tries to act like the hero and all this incidents are so detrimental that it leads to people actually really getting hurt but anyway without all these the plot would have ended on the 5th episode. But there are so many mini series that are 4 episodes so thatâs still no excuse, itâs the year 2026 and we still have such brain rot ?
Nari storyline still didnât make sense to me one of the wth is her problem her purpose like she didnât have depth really⊠I actually loved the shamans in the show not many screen time but they really did awesome in their roles
Well after the first wishes were made itâs like that storyline was thrown out and if it was how the whole story was woven was just ⊠so many plot holes.
The good thing is they are young actors known for mostly supporting roles apart from NA RI sheâs had a main role before ⊠they did well solid acting from them ..
the moral story of how human beings take different routes based on their circumstances and emotions . How being led with emotions from a dark place can not only affect you but people around you was well done .
Well first time I didnât hear nice OSTs or maybe they were not memorable but most horrors donât have but all in all it wasnât the best of Korean horror Iâve seen but âŠ.
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It lacked depth
The story was ok, but there was a lot things missing about it, most of all in the last episode.Biting sound at the end of ep. 1 was done so bad!
I don't get what it is with Lee Sang Min but i kind of have a hate/love feeling about him. He has drama's where his acting is good like in Why R U, but most drama's he doesn't do so well. And his kissing is really bad!
The other main did a good job.
It's worth the watch, but don't expect too much of it.
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