Tell Me What You Saw (2020)

I think I have read it somewhere that this is a crime & mystery drama before I get myself to watch it. Thank goodness that it is not what I thought it would be - ghost stories, lol.

This is a not so thrilling drama, but it is very brutal. Though they blur it, I still find the killing method very gruesome. However, the story is very interesting. I like how things unfolded gradually. I never expected their final revelation which is the identity of the killer, but they had a great choice of actor. He is very creepy, however, I think, as an adult version of the child, he was not able to carry one character - the coldness when it comes to killing. He is brutal, but I don't feel his coldness.

This is the second drama I have seen Jang Hyuk. He was very charismatic in "Wok of Love", and he still have that charm even in this kind of drama. I think those kind of personalities suit him the most.

The two female leads are new to me, but they're acting are so great. Overall, this drama has a great choice of actors and actresses. Great story, just too brutal to happen in real life.

I gave a quite low rate in rewatch value. I don't like rewatching thriller movies/dramas because there won't be any feeling of suspense and thrill to me, so it does not make sense for me to watch it again even though I like the drama.

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Flight or Fight

This has cranked me up for the past several weeks.. It's only right that I watched it while it was ongoing cuz it brought me a number of mental discomforts. What will keep you calm here? It's Jang Hyuk's being 'extra' in his beautiful or should I say sexy, hoarse voice. It's soothes Cha Soo Young, so you should be. It has stressed me but glad that I watched and found another gem, TL Hwang played by Jin Seo Yeon, Love the badass in her.. She is a completely different person when she smiles (rare) and when serious.
Won't give much info about the story cuz it deserves to be watched without anything in mind.
People who love plot twists will surely enjoy this. But I don't think it is good to watch this in one seating.
Just a li'll short in acting that I felt for Choi Soo Young.
For rewatch value, I don't think I can rewatch this and see again those mentally disturbing scenes.
Overall I love this thriller drama. The story, the development, the leads and the villains.

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I have different feelings about this drama, but the majority on the positive side. the part I liked the most was the beginning and the child case and then my interest dropped in the following case then went up again. aside from minor flaws I see because I really pay attention to small details, its a good drama with a new idea could have been much more exciting but anyway it was good enough. the most irritating part to me was the police and their fighting each other. without Jang Hyuk I think I would have dropped it xD he is my favourite. Cha so young did well too. haha I really liked it in the last episode when she jumped and kicked the criminal I was smiling while I don't know. I think also hwang ha young should have died. anyway, my rating would be 8.7. waiting for more Jang Hyuk cya.

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Not my cup of tea

I watched 2.5 episodes before totally giving up this series.
What I didn't like:
- one dimensional characters. Cha Soo-Young is clumsy and with low self esteem but hey, she has a special ability. Hwang Hwa-Young job is to look serious and ignore orders. There is a team member whose job is to scream at Cha Soo-Young or tell her to shut up.
- the dialogue feels rushed. [Spoiler for ep 2] "Oh the soil is wet, the sewage will collapse soon." this foreshadowing was needed 2 minutes later. It was delivered and used badly. (Also, why didn't Hwang Hwa-Young enter the sewage? I think, she has a slender figure as well and could fit)
- bad characters dynamic. The whole team is disfunctional, they don't communicate properly, they don't cooperate etc etc. I would not feel safe knowing there is a detective/police team like that in my city.

Overall really bad production, made it difficult to watch.

What I did like:
- using mute characters and showing sign language. It was nice to see this kind of diversity and I really enjoyed the dialogue between Cha Soo-Young and her father.
- Oh Hyun-Jae being severely incapacitated after being in a huge explosion. Way too many times I saw characters walking away from severe accidents with minimum of injuries. I liked the setup for this character and was really curious how he continues life with his injuries and how he will help solve cases (unfortunately it was by having a superiority complex and knowing everything)

Overall the idea and setup had a lot of potential to be something really good, but the script and production are lacking and ruining the experience.

Anyway, even if you care for these kind of details or not, give it a try, it might be what you need.

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What were the producers, director& the writers doing?!

I’m only 4 episodes in. However.
The style of writing is repetitive, based on cliches and artificial suspense which throws the viewers as they follow the story and suddenly this unnecessary, over the top and pointless stretch, which feels like time filler.
I’m quite tired of showing women at this bizarre way where they are hopeless or mad..

The one thing that works for this drama is the casting, they probably will carry the annoying writing and the drama will end up being ok, but I wish someone gave them some honest feedback - what were the writers, the producers and the directors thinking?!

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Too slow to be a thriller

Well, I tried. After watching several promising Korean action dramas and hit a drought I turned to this. This is where watching Korean dramas took a downward turn for me.

After watching the Memorist, I figured this would be something like that. It kind of was but the FL was nothing short of inspiring to watch. Even the second FL was annoying to watch.

The guy in the wheelchair was just there just to be there. The killer didn't leave nothing to make you want to find out who he was. Beside the fact that the FL was weak in everything she did, it made it easy for me to stop watching altogether. I'm pretty sure I didn't miss anything.

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Intenso

O que vou dizer parece clichê, mas esse drama te prende do incio ao fim , o enredo é bom, roteiro bom e uma direção satisfatória e atuações muito boas também, juntando todos esses pontos positivos essa receita tinha tudo para dar certo não é mesmo, e realmente deu, acerteram em cheio.

Os épisódios era carregados de tensão o tempo todo, a atmosfera pesada tensa, sombria, parecia um filme de terror só que não, a cada minuto transcorrido era uma informação nova, algo interessante a se acresentar na trama, emocionante simplesmente viciante de assistir, o drama mantem o hype do primeiro episódio o drama todo, e ele consegue melhorar cada vez mais.

Único ponto fraco desse show foi a protagonista feminina ( Cha soo young), acho essa atriz sem expressão, para mim ela não agregou muita coisa ao drama , mais também não prejudicou apenas ignorei ela e foquei no resto, afinal o mais tinha ali era atores bons, falando nisso tenho que enaltecer o vilão que deu um banho de interpretação.

Em fim eu realmente gostei desse show e recomendo grandemente que você assista.
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What are you going to say cliché, but this drama holds you from beginning to end, the plot is good, good script and a probable direction and very good performances, joining all these positive points, too, this one had everything to work out, right, and It really did, I nailed it.

The episodes was a horror movie loaded with tension all the time, a tense, dark horror movie, it looked like a horror movie only it wasn't new information, something interesting to add to the plot, each one simply addictive to watch, the drama maintains the hype of the first episode the entire drama, and it keeps getting better and better.

The only weak point of this show was the female protagonist (Cha soo young), I think this actress has no expression, for me she didn't add much to the drama, but it didn't harm either, I just ignored her and focused on the rest, after all, the actors were there. good, speaking of which praise the villain who gave a bath of interpretation.

In the end I really enjoyed this show and I highly recommend you watch it.

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O primeiro episódio me surpreendeu com o Hyun Jae não gostando e esnobando a Su Young, não que eu já não tivesse visto isso, mas de alguma forma isso me chamou atenção por ser desproporcional a necessidade que ele tinha por ter ela ali, a Hwa Young sempre séria e fria foi algo positivo, pois analisando as personalidades, Hyun Jae é o mandante e Su Young é quem executa, eu diria que ela são seus olhos, mas a falta de confiança, talvez também experiência fazia ser fácil influenciável e dependente, porém Su Young está mais para alguém que se fecha para ser mais forte e não verem seu outro lado, então creio que ela pode ser os dois, mente e executora.

Daí fica a pergunta, por que ver esse dorama? O que o difere dos outros do gênero? A resposta óbvia podia ser a super memória da Su Young, porém digo que inclusão. Pode não ser o grande destaque, mas os pais dela são surdos e não tem haver com os casos, entende? Não é vitimizado ou visto como um problema. Não sou uma pessoa com deficiência, mas sempre percebi a falta de inclusão e como é um tabu. Espero que seja algo crescente nos doramas.

O final mesmo que pareça aberto senti como conclusivo, entendo se outros não acharem o mesmo, mas penso que são poucas as possibilidades de um final totalmente feliz se for olhar o conceito e a vida não é assim, ela não para por ou para ninguém.

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Un policier détruit par la perte d'une collègue se sert du talent d'une jeune flic.

J’avais très peur de retrouver une copie conforme de « Voice » tant le thème est semblable : flic cassé aidé par une jeunette qui a un pouvoir particulier.
Aussi j’y suis allée avec prudence, surtout pour retrouver Jang Hyuk, pas vu depuis Wok of Love où il était nettement dans l’ombre de JunHo. En plus j’avais trouvé que dans Voice, justement, il ne m’avait pas autant convaincue que d’habitude, un jeu trop forcé, un personnage excessif… Mais c’était sans doute la faute de son réalisateur, car, là il est parfait.
il faut dire d’ailleurs que l’originalité du drama tient dans l’écriture des personnages. La jeune flic, par exemple, n’est pas une surdouée dotée d’un pouvoir quasi magique ! Elle a seulement une excellente mémoire visuelle, qui lui permet, en se concentrant, de faire revenir des images précises de lieux ou de personnes. Elle est jeune, débutante, assez maladroite, même, et on la voit quasiment apprendre le métier au cours de l’enquête. Encore une fois, Jang Hyuk, bien qu’ayant un rôle très important dans l’intrigue, n’est pas toujours présent, son caractère ne se pliant pas facilement aux protocoles, il travaille seul en retrait, la blessure de la mort de sa fiancée jette une ombre constante sur son personnage qui ne vit que pour savoir qui a ordonné cette mort…
Comme toujours il y a les bons flics et les mauvais, sauf que cette fois ce n’est pas pour l’argent que certains ont oublié leur devoir, les motivations des uns et des autres sont suffisamment nuancées pour donner une bonne vérité aux personnages. La découverte de l’identité du coupable est très bien amenée, et suffisamment bien construite pour qu’elle soit vraisemblable.
C’est OCN, on retrouve les couleurs verdâtres, les lumières rougeoyante et les scènes assez brutales et sanglantes… C’est la marque de fabrique d’OCN. J’ai bien aimé ce drama qui m’a tenue jusqu’au bout sans pourtant m’inciter à passer des nuits blanches. Bien meilleur que « Voice » mais en dessous de « Lies within » et « Watcher », sans parler de « the Guest » qui les domine tous !

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Hay muchas cosas para hablar de este drama, personalmente creo que no es lo mejor que OCN ha sacado o el mejor drama policial que haya visto, pero de alguna manera logra ser bueno; incluso si durante los primeros diez capítulos quedes con un sabor de “meh, pues malo no está”.
Empecemos con lo no tan bueno: la trama es bien usual y reutilizada por muchos, tenemos a un detective retirado que tiene la inteligencia para acabar con todo el crimen del mundo, obviamente representado por Jang Hyuk, así como la pequeña policía que sueña con ser mejor; hay una serie de asesinatos que los une y pues de ahí ustedes se imaginarán. La trama se vuelve, no sé si para bien o para mal, más complicada, puesto que se da una carrera entre el gato y el ratón, pero el ratón no es lo que piensas y eso está genial, pero en este caso, el ratón no es DEMASIADAS VECESSSS, hay que saber dónde parar muchachos. Igualmente, la historia es bastante predecible con uno que otro plot twist que te vuela la cabeza por completo.
Pero como al final del día es mas lo bueno que lo malo, empecemos por porqué es un must watch:
1. La trama, aunque previsible, te toca el corazón y no importa si ya se sabía que alguien iba a morir igual duele, tampoco se vuelve aburrida con el paso de los capítulos, todo lo contrario. El hecho que dejen uno que otro plot twist para morirte también ayuda, aunque sean muy pocos.

2. LOS PERSONAJES SON LO MEJOR Y LO QUE HACE QUE AL FINAL FUNCIONE TODO TAN BIEN, no importa que tan usada sea una historia si tus personajes son fuertes ya lo tienes ganado todo. Y en este caso existe un cuidado con cada uno de los personajes, principales o no, que los hace únicos. El personaje principal no es El Héroe, si no más un antihéroe que en su complejidad puede lograr incluso hasta el odio; pero aquí lo principal son las mujeres que, aunque solamente sean dos, te llenan el alma: son complejas, con miedos, son rudas sin llegar a ser “un hombre con cabello largo”, son ellas mismas con sus errores y son imperfectamente perfectas. Así mismo los demás personajes, aun teniendo poco tiempo en pantalla, logran compenetrar y te hace interesarte en ellos, algunos más que otros eso sí.

3. EL VILLANO es complicado, pero al final logran demostrar un psicópata en todo su esplendor, entiendes el miedo de los personajes. Es alguien muy calculador y al mismo tiempo tan caótico que te atrapa.

4. La actuación es muy buena en general, pero me gustaría exaltar la de Choi Soo Young que brilla con su naturalidad especialmente durante el mar de dramatismo de Jang Hyuk en los primeros capítulos (digo eso con el mayor amor y respeto que se puede tener hacia Hyuk).

Para concluir, este drama tiene buenas y malas partes especialmente durante los primeros capítulos, pero logra algo con los personajes que pocos han alcanzado, consiguiendo así que la balanza se incline un poco más hacia lo bueno. Yo odio esos dramas que tienes que ver 20 capítulos para llegar a algo bueno, pero con este lo vale. Así que, si eres fan de OCN, de los dramas policiacos o de Jang Hyuk esto es para ti, tal vez al principio no sea lo esperado, pero al final terminarás queriendo más. El arcoíris al final del camino.
Y si eso no es suficiente… solamente hay que recordar que es Jang Hyuk con el pelo largo. La bendición más grande que hay.

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