Watched in 2024

I got give them credit for this getting the pacing right, for such a short drama, nothing felt rush given it short time frame. 

I enjoyed this - but I'm not sure if I'd classify it as 'a best drama of the year' kind of drama. Admittedly I was a little confused, since the ability he has isn't seeing ghosts, because they've aren't really human. However, they do help the trio solve some "grudges" left by the dead. And some of these grudges are just truly heartbreaking, as most of the time they are people that been forgotten by society. I enjoyed this twist on the superpower idea. Yi Yong doesn't come across as your usual hero, you'd think he'd be super unlikable - he's pretty much a punk. Doesn't care about school, doesn't really have a direction in life, gets in trouble a lot - but he's all heart underneath. He relates to people in a way you won't expect, even as he's dealing with his own grief. And by that way he's ridiculously like-able. Along with the rest of his crew. The mixture of comedy to balance out the heavy bits was a smart decision. However, I've never been a fan of how Asian dramas spilt up stories over multiple episodes, and the pacing was a little weird in palaces. 

The airing schedule for this drama didn't do this drama any favors - especially with how draggy it got in later episodes. Which isn't to say that this wasn't enjoyable - because it was, the comedic bits helped - but at the same time quite dumb (especially the whole reasoning behind her family curse). Lee Hyun Woo stole the show - at times he was pretty terrifying. And Cha Eun Woo had some surprising moments, I'd kind of like to see him as a charming villain one day.

I thought this might be a favorite, but alas. The plot kind got a bit lost in the end, didn't fully explain some of the more mystical elements, family dynamics and they definitely spent way too much time in the past in the last episode for a classic nonsense drama ending. The highlight was Lee Se Young, girl has a string of picking good characters. No matter where she was Park Yeon Woo knew who she was, and I may have enjoyed the culture shock of her trying to adjust to New Joseon and finding herself in this new world more then the other bits of the drama, and I was kind of disappointed they lost some of that. Bae In Hyuk is still a little rough around the edges, but not enough that it ruins the experience, and the secondary characters were a lot of fun.

Boring. That's the only thing I can think of now that I've finished this. I don't necessary thing either of the actors are bad - but its hard to tell with this script (well, I know JDY isn't). The second lead was just annoying and problematic at times and the supporting characters didn't help and at. The plot could have been engaging but everyone knew who the killer was way before the reveal. Also, I pretty sure I've been reincarnationed out, lol. I do however, like that Baek Ryun was just herself, even if that self was just ridiculous at times.

I thought I'd like this more then I did, I'm not sure where to point out what my problem was. Ji Chang Wook is still killing it, but there wasn't any doubt for me there, lol. Along with the actress playing the leads niece, as well. Maybe it was the writing, like sometimes hitting the right notes while also being off key. While the leads were meant to be these soulmates, sometimes the other characters stories were more interesting especially her sisters. There is a deep history with all the characters created but none is given enough time to really shine or relate to. Although the scandal created the drama that brought the lead back it could have been cut out to focus more on Samdal-ri's stories.

Another one that became a struggle to finish towards the end. I like Kim Yoo Jung and I thought the chemistry was great, and the relationship that Do Do Hee had with Chairwoman Joo, but the rest of it wasn't nearly as interesting. It got pretty cheesy at parts, and the it was like adding the suspense was afterthought.

This is a lot darker then I thought it would be, since right off the bat you will be uncomfortable. Someone said this fit into the genre of thrillers of Western shows and I get that. The victims are all former cons of various sexual crimes and almost all the characters are suspicious and might have reasons to kill them. I generally didn't guess the ending, but at the same time there wasn't ever really going to be a happy ending here. It does have a bit of old school detective work but mixed into a dark realistic world. I don't think I'd be able to rewatch this again just based on the subject matter but it was a good one time watch.

Definitely just one time watch, lol. Part of the reason the length worked because if it was longer it would have dragged out. However, I did like how they very slowly revealed who the killer was (that was a crazy twist), and combining it with elements of shamanism to build up some suspense. But man, was Yoon Seo Ha so frustrating and unlikeable. Girl made so many dumb decisions, the cops were way more interesting. I thought Ryu Kyung Soo did a great job, because despite mental heath, I could tell he wasn't the culprit. But yea, not the type of drama I'd rewatch.

This drama's main fault is with how messy it is. The writing was a bit all over the place, nothing is really explained, most characters aren't really fully fleshed out, which made it really hard to care about anyone . Such as Lady Maeda, who barely had a presence in the beginning of the story and then was suddenly the focus, but she just comes off as a bitter sad person rather then someone I should be scared of. All the Japanese military/police officials are basically one sided characters, with a few more monstrous then the other ones.

The romance between the leads was never really developed before it existed, and even though they are both pretty established actors I don't even feel like they were consistent with their acting. The whole concept of the Hospital and being trapped underground with a monster is interesting but as played out nothing made sense. Although, I will give it the creators the pain felt by the Joseon people during this time is clearly evident.

Okay maybe this isn't the best, but I really enjoyed it. First was just the lack of drama. The three women in the ML's life (the FL, his ex, and his widowed sister in law) have some reason to be bitter towards each other - but instead they are friends, and at times I was convinced his ex was was actively trying to push the FL towards him. In general there was so much space for nonsense drama here, but it never came, lol. The FL could be frustrating at times but she was really trying her best, so I don't think she's as useless as she thinks she is. Her only real problem was being lonely and a bit too nice for her own good. The ML is a bit of tsundere, that has some things to work through, but no one lends someone lots of money, live in his house for free, makes her food all the time, and runs across town if he thinks she's in danger if he doesn't care about her. They just had to get there first. I am a little sad they didn't develop anymore of the manga after that point since it was so chaotic and fun.

It's been ages since I've watched a Thai drama so I thought I'd watch something a bit different. This kind of reminds me of a Dean Devlin show like Leverage or The Librarians and maybe the kdrama Good Job. Like some one else said, just a easy watch, there is nothing super stressful or awardwining about it but somehow it's charming. Maybe it's the leads staring at each other like puppies.

I completely forgot about this when I finished it weeks ago. I guess that might say something? A one time watch. The action did keep me entertained. There is a bit of inconsistently with the writing, that isn't because the non linear storytelling. The acting was fine, Lee Dong Wook played his morally grey character well.

The strongest points of this drama were clearly the acting and editing, despite a few scenes that seemed completely out of place (sex doesn't always sell) but some of those transitions, like what. It did however shift it's focus in the later half making the lead a secondary character in his own origin story, which I'm not sure was the best decision. Although Choi Woo Shik and Son Suk Ku were on their A game, Lee Hee Joon stole the whole damn show.

This had a strong start but around the 9th episode I felt my excitement for it leaving party due to the inconsistency in the end. I hate me a carbon copy of anything, but they took out everything, which wasn't a bad thing, but there were some fun elements that would have been nice to see on screen. Some of the changes I did like was developing Ah Jung more assertive in her life verses the 'cinderella' she was in the webtoon. But Do Han was a missed opportunity. Besides his moment of bravery, they just made him a coward who was not capable of thinking outside himself. The sibling were stupid and completely unnecessary especially with the limited time run. However the leads were gold, they just fit together perfectly but the writer couldn't resist on bad cliches at the end.

I wasn't mad at this at first. Sure it was dated, but still fairly entertaining but it just got so draggy towards the end and man, did the characters get on my nerves (well minus the FL surprisingly). The SML was just obessed and it felt like he thought he should 'own' the FL which was pretty gross especially since she told him she only thought of him as a friend. The SFL acted like she was damsel in distress, but was just being a melodramatic idiot (girl actually wanted to be Camilla, you know the one married to the King of England, because being hated is a smarter path than following your dreams). The ML was just emotional immature, he wanted the FL's love but was consistently chasing after his ex, shutting the FL down when she tries to talk to him about, and getting mad. I wasn't surprised she had no interest in leaning on him. It felt like it just went around in circles more than once. Sure there was a palace power play but I tuned that whole dumb plot line out. By the end I was just so exhausted by it.

I feel like I should like this more, but there is just some thing about it that makes me go 'eh'. First I'm not sure if they should have played up the FL leads secret more or just left it more a mystery. Where they left it didn't feel right. Second the romance wasn't quite there. The strongest bit was differently the FL leads passion for the ocean. Okay for a one time watch but I don't think I'll be coming back to it.