An intriguing Sci-fi & Thriller genre drama with a great potential PLOT
The drama with a fresh and unique plot-making, starts with a boom in artificially cultured meat, which endangered and reinvented the sector, pushing several firms to the edge of bankruptcy. It could be argued that BF single-handedly takes control and creates a whole new sector raising significant issues.Yoon Ja Yoo, CEO of BF, a successful businesswoman who has been gaining property and power from innovating a new product, is also dealing with some challenges, including the quality of genetically modified cultured meat and risks to life from both within and outside trying to gain control over BF. Woo Chae Woon used to serve in the army, is now discharged and has become a bodyguard for Yoon Ja Yoo with the desire to investigate the terrorist incident that happened in the past. The show begins quite slowly but after episode 2 everything suddenly becomes quite interesting and makes you curious about what will happen next.
The director created a film with excellent cinematic scenes, with a dark and melancholy tone as the main color of the film, increasing tension. The writer is amazing, the creativity in her writing is crazy, and her last drama "Stranger" is a masterpiece.
Another to get attention is the chemistry on screen between the two main leads, I just get butterflies whenever they are just sitting or even standing next to each other, the way ML protects, and cares about FL is so natural making me think he has secretly fallen in love with her, also the way FL trusting him after 2,3 of meeting him is unbelievable because she in the situation that hard to give a trust to someone even her colleagues.
Han Hyo Joo after MOVING, did it again with her masterclass acting, her micro expression acting, lines, and body language all screaming that she's one of the best and most versatile Korean actresses ever. I have had a crush on HHJ for a long time since saw her the first time in "Shining Inheritance" with LSG, she has grown so much as an actress.
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No BS drama
i like there story acting and how they directed iti just don't get how in ep5 FL suddenly become so blind about her bodyguard,
how she discriminated between two of her bodyguards, one is more important then other ?
until ep4 they were so professional about it, but suddenly in ep 5, CEO is enjoying sleeping in bodyguards bed and worried about Manshik out of nowhere ?
and now he got super hearing power too...
after ep 6 ML become worse,
they way they neglected other bodyguard and look down on him
ML become a cry baby and took his anger on Other bodyguard because he do not have guts to do that same to his master
ML then become too arrogant to even talk just because he received BJ from FL in there secret LAB
AFTER ep 5 it started getting downhill,
ML then show fake concern about his partner...?
he don't know if his partner was Worried about him but he know his madam would be worried to death for him ?
at end of ep 6 i see ML wait and wait until killer finishes his job to reach his partner who wasn't given super powers unlike him
that Man died for what ? just salary no BJ and nights talking with CEO, dude got nothing but died... while ML was waiting there standing without doing anything, his super hearing doesn't work at that moment
other bodyguard die and nobody cares, ML even try to make it look like his death help them find a mole so. his death was good for them
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Will be waiting for the 2nd seasonn
With some high and low moments, getting better by each the episode. For me this season ended perfectly, with the desirable suspense and all. The main actors are amazing veterans, not news, and it was very nice to see Moo Saeng acting a good and trusty character for a change.It's not a lightly drama but also not that heavy to watch. it brings a new concept, not very far from todays society. It was fresh to have a perpective of a possible outcome and consequences. Although I felt the story was not highly focus on that but instead on the characters own stories and the terrorist attack. Worth watching it.
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Quite Unique
This is a thought provoking mystery/crime/political/medical and personal ethics ride.Yes, Disney has inserted their weird abrupt cut/jump into next scene thing they often do with their Kdrama productions, but once you get used to that, it doesn’t take away from the quality of the work.
I have enjoyed seeing so many favorites show a lot of range, as well as just getting to think about exactly how I feel about the subject matter. The dialogue is extremely good and well delivered, the action scenes are great, and the subtle depth of the characters (they all have some baggage that isn’t immediately apparent) was top notch. I’ve already rewatched a few scenes just because I was impressed. I highly recommend, and will be waiting with lots of excitement and anticipation for season 2.
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A great watch
I initially started to watch this out of boredom. But then it started to get interesting. I mean the first 15 minutes of this series got me hooked. When it first came out I thought it's gonna be very boring because the poster was not giving and the summary was not good enough to get me into watching it.But then I started to watch it and it was awesome! I'm a student of Biochemistry-Biotechnology with Genetic Engineering. So it was fun for me to watch as the series topic is related to my subject. It was interesting how they produced everything within a short period for the benefit of human beings. You see 10 years is all they needed to produce their products without any error and everything which is still hard for us in real life. It is gonna take 20 more years to produce the genetically modified goods to be completely pure and out of any error so that they are compatible with the human body. Now produced genetically modified stuffs contain microplastics, not enough nutrients and can cause neurological if put in our bodies.
The technologies they used are very much possible irl and I'm very impressed with the writer's thinking and the director's work.
Hence, If you a person with a STEM or is into Biotechnology world, This drama is definitely for you!
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"Unraveled: The AI Enigma - A Cliffhanger Left Viewers Puzzled, Desperate for Answers... Why?"
"In a world where AI reigns supreme, Blood Free captivates audiences with its futuristic portrayal of a building controlled by chatbot. As drama unfolds, viewers are drawn into a thrilling narrative where the line between technology and humanity blurs. Experience the future on the big screen like never before!" So, let me come to point ; i like the production activities of Disney hotstar for set designs as well as the machines too, it was just awesome to watch the series. The plot is being left out in this whole series according to me, from last 3 episodes it is so hard to guess what is happening? As they wanted to have the sequel so they left us with many questions than answers. Especially, why did prime minister dad did this all(attack on military camp and also on his father in law) is too confusing. The screenplay was nice as well as it give us to watch the whole series at one go! Climax was so confusing i think so hero and heroine are alive somewhere and they have shifted BF building somewhere too! So, everybody think Yun(FL) died in Korea but not sure of it! Aah it is so much frustrating why can't they release sequel of this series too.Was this review helpful to you?
We Are Human
Soylent Green (1973). A take a moment to watch and this is take on it. If we are our food source is depleted what is left?The Fl is nerve wrecking, so darn smart or so she thinks. Her reason for keeping the majority in the dark is for a very dark reason.
Someone is working to expose everything.
In episode 3 she shows no remorse for using a human. zip
I will return with update.
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Is she really at fault
Watched the first episode and at first I wasn’t sure what this was about and what helped is reading the write up’s. I like the main male actor, seen him before. I like suspense types of movies so I am following this one closely. I would like to see the hackers exposed and brought to justice. It will be interesting to see how everything turns out. I forgot to add that I wish they put out more than just 1 or 2 episodes a week.Was this review helpful to you?
Fantastic thriller
I hadn't heard much about this drama but I love the FL and the ML looked intriguing. The premise is cool - slightly futuristic and the plot makes sense yet has great twists and turns. The acting is fantastic. I am usually more inclined to love a romance and that's not what this is... but the leads have such great chemistry that you know something is there.I strong recommend this drama. It woukd be a perfect one for a couple to watch together.
It seems like there might be a season 2 but i havent read that there is. It stands alone as is.
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Not a fan of open endings...
- **Story/Plot**: 1.5/31. Synopsis (0.25)❌
2. Initial Impression (2eps) (0.25)❌
3. Genre Adherence (0.25)✅
4. Emotional Engagement (0.25)❌
5. Logic (0.25)✅
6. Plot Coherence (0.25)✅
7. Dialogue (0.25)❌
8. Pacing (0.25)✅
9. Character building/Development (0.25)✅
10. Story Richness (0.25)❌
11. Plot Twists (0.25)✅
12. Messages (0.25)✅
- **CAST/Acting**: 1.5/2
1. Lead Actor Performance (0.25)✅
2. Lead Actress Performance (0.25)✅
3. Main Cast Chemistry (0.25)✅
4. Supporting Actors/Actresses Performance (0.25)✅
5. Casting Precision (0.5)✅
6. Character Transformation (0.25)❌
7. Scene Stealers (0.25)❌
- **Directing/Camerawork**: 2/2
1. Camera Movement (0.25)✅
2. Editing (0.25)✅
3. Continuity (0.25)✅
4. Visual Effects (0.25)✅
5. Visual Details (0.25)✅
6. Cinematic Tension (0.25)✅
7. Lighting (0.25)✅
8. Flashback Integration (0.25)✅
- **OST (Original Soundtrack)**: 0.75/1
1. Opening Song (0.25)✅
2. Ending Song (0.25)✅
3. Background OST (0.25)✅
4. Overall OST (0.25)❌
- **Style**: 1/1
1. Costumes (0.25)✅
2. Set Design (0.25)✅
3. Colors (0.25)✅
4. Poster (0.25)✅
- **Ending**: 0/1
1. Closure (0.25)❌
2. Emotional Impact (0.25)❌
3. Logic (0.25)❌
4. Personal Satisfaction (0.25)❌
Total Rating: 6.75/10 +0.25 Bonus
>>>>Final Rating: 7/10
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One of the best 2024 drama so far
This take to the sf genre is so freaking awesome.. the story, the execution, the leads nd the chemistry between them was really perfect.Even though there is overflowing chemistry, this is NOT a romance story so don't sh*t on it just coz there's no romance.
Tbh I'd give it a 10/10 fr everything except the last ep.. idk how I feel about that. too messy fr me to comprehend.
I hope there is a second season nd they explain everything there.
otherwise this is really good, refreshing and unique for a kdrama and I love it.
definitely recommend.
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A thriller amidst a futuristic vegan world
BF (Blood Free) is an organisation headed by ChaeWoon which manufactures cultured meat (man-made meat) and has monopolised its market. In the beginning you get the feeling that will cover various merits and demerits of vegan industry like its impact on livelihood of people involved in meat industry. Or loss of livelihood being one of necessary sacrifices need to stop the cruelty against animals. Or the side-effects of cultured meat.But, soon enough they take the drama in direction of thriller/mystery genre. There are 2 mysteries involved - one is ongoing which involves JaYoo and second one which happened in past involves ChaeWoon.
ChaeWoon is a former soldier who got pushed out of his original career because of mystery number 1. Solving mystery 1 is life's mission for ChaeWoon. And to solve it he has to become bodyguard of FL.
Story can take 2 directions - cultured meat or finding the culprit behind 2 incidents.
From the looks of things it looks to be going towards the latter.
Maybe to conclude they will hopefully show cultured meat related dilemmas at the end.
BGM is nice. Since, both ML and FL are veteran actors, as expected they are doing decent enough with their roles.
With just 2 episodes, it is difficult to exactly feel excited about it yet, Next few episodes will be make-it or break-it for me.
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