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PENTHESILEA
Greece
Close to perfection.
I just finished this one.Took me 3 days and i never skipped a scene.So let's dig in:
Music: Very good,thrilling at some points, pulled me in the moments.
Cast/acting/characters:
Excellent choice for all actors.They portrayted their characters the best possible way.No complains here.
Acting top notch!Never felt was fake or they were acting.From main to all support roles everyone did a great job.
My standards are always high and Korean actors/esses rarely disappoint me.
Lets talk about the chars now.For me the only interesting character was only the ML.Dont get me wronged, iam not reffering to acting,just the chars.Apart our main lead all others including the FL and all support chars were common.
Prosecutors,detectives, villains, nothing new,nothing we havent seen dozens of times in similar Kdramas.
That was the reason i felt no chemistry between the ML and the FL,because the FL's char was rather flat.
And thanks God they didnt put any romance (i would have dropped it for sure if they did)
I loved Ml's character(again nothing we already haven't seen)but his char suited nicely the whole story.
He is cold,emotionless,smart,witty.Extra bonus he is so handsome and hot AF you can't take your eyes off him!
What made me loved him the most was his character development and that is why i said he is the only interesting char from the whole show.In my humble opinion the writer should have worked more on this and give us a full progress of his development.But i guess the other chars-especially the FL-couldn't support a side story to show us this.I don't know if i express it right,i hope you get what i mean!
His character reminded me my-forever-beloved Lee Joon Gi,in Flower of evil.(Iam not comparing here but LJG's performance
in FoE is the definition of PERFECT ACTING!When i have time i will write a review on the masterpiece called FoE)Anyways back to our topic.Story/plot:Well scripted,well executed,well performed.But it gets an 8.Sorry i cannot give more and i will explain why,
Well structured and very detailed story,Too detailed with too many infos given,many names invlolved too.
Many times the story was confusing and get me bored.I was hooked episode after episode but at the same time the corruption theme was getting heavier and heavier and at some point i fed up with it
.Each episode pointed at another suspect and this is something that usually overexcites me,but here i dont know why most of the times felt off like you know the writer tried too hard to create suspence.Long story short i wish the drama was more focused on the crime/investigation/whodidit/ than the corruption.But oh well is a Kdrama and we all know Korean's favorite word is...yes!Corruption!Lmao.
16 episodes over 1 hour each was too much to handle.They could have wrapped everything in less.
The ending was more than satisfying and i applause it.I wanted to be more thrilling in a way though!Damn i know this is an almost perfect drama,iam the weirdo one,shoot me!
I know there is a S2 and i will definetelly watch it,but not anytime soon.I had enough of my corruption dose,i will take a break
from the heavy corruption dramas for a while.
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Pure entertainment!
Let me introduce you to the characters: There are 3 priests.Two of them are to --Forgive me Father cause i sinned-level because of their hotness!!The oldest one is a mentor and unfortunately he dies!Is not a spoiler is written in the synopsisis,LOL!The younger one has a heart made of gold,And then we have our main char.A troubled man full of remorses who carries the sins of his past and turned to Church to find peace guided by his mentor.He is hot-tempered as hell,he has a bad mouth(he swears alot for a priest!)he kicks asses like there is no tomorrow,he is hilarious,he is FIRE!I Love Him!We also have a nun,with a naughty past,a devilish prosecutor with the sweetest dimples ever.We love to hate her and we end to love her!A detective,he used to be a good one but he lost his way.A rookie young detective with her values high,she kicks asses as well and also she raps!
And of course we have our villains too!Some of them are pure evil and we hate their guts.Some others are evil but we sympathize them and even like them.At least i did!
The story is well written and simple.Our characters work together to find who murdered the oldest priest,Is a crime investigation with suspense,with many heartwarming scenes,with many good fighting scenes,with pain and tears,a large range of emotions and with the most hilarious funny moments.Seriously be careful while watching i spitted my coffee several times!
WWB!Iam so glad there is a S2!I CANT WAIT!
So what are you waiting for?Go and watch it now!
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Give this a chance!
Ive watched the series many months ago and i just finished watching the movie(found in youtube).I even changed my rate to a higher score today because my final conclusion is that is an underrated one.I leave my review under the series section in case anyone reads it to give the series a try.
Before i watched this i already knew what golden blood is, so this fact made things more interesting and let me connect few dots easier.And thats the reason i started the series in first place plus the fact i have a thing to mafia theme-any genre-
So the core of the story itself is very interesting and unique. A bodyguard,a young master and..blood.Golden blood.
Dont spoil yourself and google it let the story unfold!(as i said i already knew so couldnt help it but be a bit suspicious)
A great story but the production value is rather medium to low and u can see this mostly in the fight scenes which were below average to really bad!But i believe all actors did their very best.It was a nice heartwarming love story the main couple was good -at least the kisses seemed really real and hot-and the secondary couple though not much screen time was funny,playful and sexy!
I recommend it for the story,at least this is what i liked the most-Dont pay too much attention to the -manyyyyy- flaws just relax and enjoy it!
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Sweet & Cute
Ok i just finished this,i started it this morning so everything is all fresh.This is a very plain story,Friends to lovers.Thats all.No character development,no deep and complicated thoughts.
Just two cuties confessing their love to each other.
One episode totally broke me(i wont say which,no need to spoil it)and i was like "WTF!!" "Why?why?Whyyyyyyyyyyy??"
but everything cleared up eventually.
Lets dip into some details.Sometimes the acting was-let me phrase it in a polite way-awkward.Like yeah you can feel the actors were actually..acting.Awkward!there was chemistry but seemd forced sometimes.Mostly by one of the main leads,the other was pretty decent.2nd detail.the directing was also awkward Iam not an expert but as a viewer lots of times bothered me.
The secondary couple was ok.Nothing wow there.
And after reading all these im sure you wanna ask me why i gave it a 9!Is it a real 9?Tbh,NO is not.
But in almost every episode i remember myself smiling.I had a nice time watching it and at the end i didnt say i wasted my time.
And i made a promise to myself.Every time i watch a BL i will NOT compare it to another series(yes yes you all KNOW which series iam reffering to!!)
Oh and dont forget to mention those Cameos!ohhhhhhhhhh melted my little heart!Watch it and you will see!
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Worth the watch.
I hesitated to start this one due to many negative comments.But iam a brave girl(lol) so said to give it a try after has ended.And i did very well i must say.I really dont get all the hate comments and the bad reviews.Ive read about toxicity and silly script and even bad acting.I guess ive watched another series then.I respect all opinions obviously but i have my own too.I didnt see any toxicity,any bad acting either.Of course the story is not flawless but i found it rather unique.I was a bit confused about the story of the secondary couple but oh well,wasnt a bummer after all.I agree about the non communication between the main couple but cmon!whos relationship in RL is perfect?Many said Lian was a manipulator and kinda abusive!Really???i saw a man inlove,caring and over protecting.Yes in his own way but still!
And a funny comment to end this review.I found Lian more h*rny than Fiat(Don't Say No) :-)
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This series is all gifts in my Xmas list!
A game changer,a whole new level to BL world.Words are just not enough to describe this series.Cinematography,direction,ACTING!one word only:SUPERB!Cudos to everyone whos working hard to bring us this masterpiece.And although the genre might seem "light" to some, the series has the whole package and i find this a fine piece of art in every level.
I just love every single character!And as a last comment i really feel the need to compliment the young actor named Bible(who plays the char Vegas)If i didt know this is his first role i would say he is a veteran skilled actor who can deliver this large range of emotions so perfectly.
Just watch it!
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