8/10 Mousetrap
8/10 MousetrapThe central mystery is built around a man trying to take back a life that someone else has already stolen.
In an old Korean folktale, when a rat eats someone's clipped fingernails, they turn into that person. Moon-jae, a reclusive novelist who uses a pen name and hasn't left home in years, follows a solitary daily routine. Then the strange things start: his fingerprint won't unlock his phone, his passwords stop working, and one by one, the things tying him to his own identity slip out of his grasp. Stripped of his money, his name, and any way to prove himself, Moon-jae is plunged into chaos and sets out to hunt down a mysterious figure calling himself "The Rat," who seems to know exactly who Moon-jae is.
The characters may seem rather empty or lacking in certain ways, but it's interesting to see how they are the ones who ultimately drive the story forward. It's a story that keeps you guessing and searching for the truth, and I found it incredibly immersive-successfully modernizing traditional folklore into a dark thriller
If you appreciate atmospheric neo-noir thrillers and mind-bending mysteries that don't hold your hand, this series is absolutely worth your time.
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9/10 Justice Gets Dirty: A Gritty, Addictive Legal Thriller That Keeps You Guessing
I was casually scrolling through Netflix looking for something easy to leave running in the background, ideally an English-dubbed Korean drama, when I stumbled across the Thai limited series The Evil Lawyer. Safe to say, that plan went out the window almost immediately. What started as background viewing quickly became a full-attention binge because this legal thriller is surprisingly juicy, highly engaging, and, in many ways, uncomfortably relatable.Set against the backdrop of a deeply flawed justice system, The Evil Lawyer follows Mek, an idealistic young attorney whose belief in the law is shattered when he is framed for murder. Forced into an uneasy alliance with the notorious defence lawyer Jittri, a woman known for exploiting loopholes and bending the rules, Mek finds himself navigating a world where justice and morality rarely go hand in hand. As they unravel a larger conspiracy involving politicians, police officers, judges, and powerful criminal figures, the series continually asks whether doing the right thing is enough when the system itself is broken.
As someone who has become increasingly cynical about the judicial system in my own country, I found myself understanding-and at times even agreeing with-Jittri's methods. When powerful people abuse their authority and manipulate the system to their advantage, it becomes easy to see why some believe the only way to fight dirty is to fight back just as hard. That moral complexity is one of the show's greatest strengths. It never offers easy answers, and it constantly challenges viewers to question where they personally draw the line between justice and revenge.
What I particularly appreciated was Jittri's investigative team. Instead of surrounding herself with polished professionals and elite experts, she recruits people whom society often dismisses as troublemakers, thugs, or social outcasts. Beneath their rough exteriors, however, are intelligent, resourceful individuals who understand the realities of injustice better than most. Their street smarts, connections, and lived experiences become some of the team's most valuable assets, adding another layer to the show's themes about privilege, prejudice, and power.
The cast is excellent across the board, but one standout for me was Kob Songsit Roongnophakunsri as Anan Methaneepaisal, the series' main antagonist. Rather than playing the role as an over-the-top villain, he delivers a calm, measured, and quietly sinister performance. He carries himself like a respected elder, speaks with confidence and authority, and even presents himself as a man of faith. That restraint makes him far more intimidating than a stereotypical villain ever could. I genuinely didn't expect his fate in the finale, which only added to the shock value of the ending.
Speaking of the finale, the last episode is absolutely explosive. Just when I thought I had figured out where the story was heading, the series pulled the rug out from under me. The twists were unexpected, the stakes felt enormous, and the final revelations left me genuinely stunned.
What makes The Evil Lawyer so compelling is that nobody is truly innocent. There are no flawless heroes or purely evil villains. Every character operates within shades of grey, often making questionable decisions in the name of survival, justice, or self-preservation. The series understands that people are far too complex to fit neatly into categories of good and bad, and that realism gives the story its emotional weight.
The writing is layered and packed with surprises. Each episode peels back another layer of the mystery, often revealing that what seemed like the truth was merely a distraction from something much larger. The drama also takes inspiration from real-world crimes and social issues, touching on corruption, exploitation, human trafficking, and abuse of power. The interconnected storylines are cleverly constructed, and the character development feels thoughtful and earned.
Despite its heavy themes, the show also knows when to have fun. Some characters are intentionally larger than life, and a few moments border on the ridiculous, but somehow that becomes part of the series' charm. There are comedic scenes that help break up the tension, including one particularly hilarious sequence involving witnesses attempting to fabricate an alibi, complete with an exaggerated flashback that had me laughing out loud.
My only real criticism is the length. While I never found the show boring or difficult to watch, I do think the story could have been told more efficiently. For me, eight episodes felt slightly longer than necessary for the premise. A shorter limited series or even a two-part film might have delivered the same impact with a tighter runtime. That said, the pacing remains solid throughout, and there is very little filler.
I'm honestly surprised this drama isn't rated higher. It's a refreshing alternative for viewers who are feeling burnt out by the endless cycle of romantic comedies and supernatural dramas. Fans of The Lincoln Lawyer, Better Call Saul, Suits, The Good Wife, and The Good Fight will likely appreciate its darker, morally ambiguous approach to legal storytelling.
By the time the credits rolled, I wasn't left with simple answers. Instead, I was left questioning my own beliefs about justice, morality, and whether doing the right thing is always enough. For me, that's exactly what makes The Evil Lawyer such a memorable watch. And after that jaw-dropping ending, I definitely wouldn't say no to a second season.
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10/10 Simply the best.
10/10 Simply the best.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This is the best show I have ever watched in my entire life.! am old, so...l've seen a lot...
Enjoy the earnest cheese and the over the top comedy. The true emotions depicted so earnestly. This cast and crew put their all into bringing something so unique to life. Fantastic.
I wonder how I will ever find another show to make me feel this way...
I hope anyone who is considering watching this will go in with an open mind and heart. The joys and sorrows of each character are a gem. The nonsensical choice that will make you want to rip your hair out all pay off, they all are worth it.
I hope someday this will receive the recognition it deserves.
What is love anyways?...
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8/10 A Dark and Uncomfortable Coming-of-Age Story
8/10 A Dark and Uncomfortable Coming-of-Age StoryKuzu no Honkai isn’t a romance meant to make you smile. It’s an emotionally messy exploration of loneliness, obsession, unrequited love, and the unhealthy ways people try to fill the emptiness inside them. Every relationship is flawed, every character makes questionable choices, and that’s precisely what makes the story so compelling.
The series doesn’t try to create perfect heroes or ideal romances. Instead, it embraces emotional ambiguity, showing how desire, jealousy, and insecurity can blur the line between love and selfishness. While some characters can be frustrating, their actions often feel painfully believable, making the drama surprisingly honest despite its exaggerated situations.
The atmosphere is one of its greatest strengths. Beautiful cinematography, expressive visuals, and a haunting soundtrack create a melancholic tone that perfectly complements the emotional weight of the story. The performances also help sell the characters’ inner conflicts, making even their worst decisions understandable.
This definitely isn’t a drama for everyone. If you’re expecting a sweet romance, you’ll probably hate it. But if you enjoy psychological relationship dramas that aren’t afraid to explore the darker side of human emotions, Kuzu no Honkai is a fascinating and memorable watch. Uncomfortable, thought-provoking, and emotionally intense, it earns a solid 8/10.
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10/10 A RARE 10/10 Kdrama
10/10 A RARE 10/10 KdramaI just finished You and Everything Else and honestly... wow.
This drama is an easy 10/10 for me, and I don't give those out lightly. It now sits in my elite list with When Life Gives You Tangerines, My Dearest, Our Movie, Reply 1988, Flower of Evil, and Crash Landing on You. That's how much it hit me.
The acting? On another level. I think it might be the best l've ever seen in a K-drama, and Park Ji Hyun absolutely blew me away. Every little glance, every pause, every crack in her voice carried so much weight. She made her character feel so real that I almost forgot I was watching a show.
What really struck me was how simple yet deep the story was. It's not about big twists or flashy gimmicks - it's about the messy, complicated reality of friendship. The way the two leads loved each other, but at the same time carried so much jealousy, resentment, and rivalry... it was heartbreaking and beautiful. I loved how both of them saw the other as "unbeatable," which made their dynamic so tense yet so full of admiration.
And don't even get me started on the love triangle. It was honestly one of the most engaging I've ever watched. I kept switching sides, rooting for one girl and then the other - and that's because the writing made both of them feel so human and valid. It wasn't about right or wrong, it was about perspective.
The ending absolutely wrecked me. It was heartfelt, emotional, and left me sitting in silence after the credits rolled. Rarely does a finale feel this satisfying yet this devastating at the same time.
You and Everything Else isn't just a good drama - it's a masterpiece that I know will stick with me for a long time.
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9/10 Love In Life
9/10 Love In LifeThis romantic-comedy BL series tells a story about love, friendship, and betrayal. How something so pure and innocent can turn into something wicked and pure evil. An interesting topic indeed, but to get there, you gotta power through the first episode. Because the first episode is so boring and uneventful. It only consists of introductions to all characters in this series. There's a whole bunch of groups of friends. So you can imagine how excruciatingly dull it is. I think the director should've been able to make it more interesting. As the story progresses to the second and third episode, it gets more and more interesting. Until it reaches the climax at the last episode. I thought that this series is gonna be very vanilla (meaning no harm or bad things can ever happen to the main lead), but as it turned out, it's not as vanilla as I thought. Some people said that the ending was ridiculously chaotic just because the bad guy was forgiven. But I think it's the ideal ending, nice and peaceful.
Just like the title.
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10/10 Beautifully Realistic, Deeply Emotional, and Quietly Devastating
This series is one of the most visually beautiful and emotionally realistic queer dramas I have watched in a long time. The cinematography is outstanding - every frame feels intentional, natural, and almost cinematic in a way that makes the story feel like real life rather than scripted fiction.The pacing is slow but purposeful, allowing the emotions between characters to develop in a very grounded and human way.
The performances are subtle yet powerful. Instead of exaggerated drama, the actors rely on silence, expressions, and small gestures, which makes the emotional tension feel even stronger. The writing also deserves praise for treating every character with depth and equal importance, not just focusing on the main romance but also showing the complexity of surrounding relationships.
However, my only complaint is that there is not a single explicit kiss scene between the main leads, which makes some of the emotional buildup feel slightly restrained compared to the intensity of their connection.
Overall, this is a mature, artistic, and emotionally heavy series that stands out from typical BL dramas for its realism and cinematic quality. A must-watch for viewers who prefer depth over clichés.
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10/10 Our beautiful Wang Jinghan
10/10 Our beautiful Wang Jinghan//////////////////////…………………………………………………………………- Best actors with superb performance and no one can replace them. A beautiful story and the way everyone is doing their parts are incredible... Specially our Wang Jinghan as pei yanzhi....what a lovely performance..how he is devoting his love without expressing it to the one he love...the eyes that speaks woahhh...a great
performance..love you all and all the best to you all...and I really love everyone's performance...…..You must Watch !
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10/10 More Than Just a Romance
10/10 More Than Just a RomancePeach Lover is a soft, intimate BL that follows two characters searching for their place in the world. Through Po, who experiences many emotional firsts, and Sasom, a former collector looking for meaning, the series builds a quiet yet powerful connection.
What makes it stand out is its honesty: no manipulation, just open communication and space to grow. The slow, sensual pacing lets the audience evolve alongside the characters.
Visually, the contrast between warm and cold tones reflects their emotional journey, leading to a brighter, more open ending.
More than a romance, Peach Lover is about being seen, understood, and finally existing through someone else's eyes.
In short... I'm a huge fan.
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10/10 No other series made me cry as much as this in 2022
10/10 No other series made me cry as much as this in 2022In "Eternal Yesterday" Oumi Mitsuru (Inoue Sora) falls in love with the "living corpse" of his friend Yamada Koichi who was killed in a car accident (Komiya Rio, who also played a support role in "Takara-kun"). Koichi can only be seen by the people who think of him, and he becomes increasingly invisible trom episode to episode, so the viewer knows that he will disappear even from Mitsuru in the end. But when it actually happens, it is still a shock.
This is a beautiful love story, but the angst that is always there makes it bitter sweet. In 2022, there was no other series that made me cry as much as this.
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10/10 2025 GL with the Best Cinematography, Sets, Acting, Chemistry and OSTs
10/10 2025 GL with the Best Cinematography, Sets, Acting, Chemistry and OSTsI can honestly say this is the best GL series I've watched this year. The thing that sets RC apart from other GLs is its nonlinear storytelling and use POV scenes which I've only seen used in The Witcher series never in a GL as most GLs are shot like soap operas or Disney channel shows. The storyline and pacing are the best as there was no rushing or dragging of the plot. Each characters' choice mattered and affected the story. The cinematography is stunning, some shots look like it came from Thai Indie films which again I've never see in Thai GLs. The show also used the OSTs to tell the characters' thoughts and struggles which is never seen in a GL usually the OST is just a cutesy bop.
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8/10 well written and gripping drama
Every now and then, a drama sneaks up on you and completely delivers-and Climax absolutely does. It's a gripping, edge-of-your-seat ride with a plot that hooks you early and never really lets go, all while keeping a sharp, satisfying pace.I'll admit, I'm a pretty picky K-drama watcher, so it takes a lot to impress me-but this one? It nailed it. It felt like a very tightly woven Korean version of House of Cards, and it, funnily, uses the phrase "house of cards" in the dialogue...but this is just my observation.
I actually stumbled across this series "Climax" by accident when I heard "Black Star" by Nana-the MV caught my attention just enough to make me curious. Safe to say, that curiosity paid off. What I found was an unexpected gem that quickly became a binge-worthy drama.
The plot kept me glued to the screen from minute one. I kept wanting to know how each character was going to deal with the situation. The pacing was well done, never felt like it was dragging on, no wasted scenes.
The acting by the two female leads are superb, very realistic and both are not afraid to look bad in front of the camera and both uses small facial expressions to carry the scenes.
I'll admit some of the characters are bit one-dimensional and doesn't change throughout, but at the same there, but the show balances that out with others who are layered, unpredictable, and hard to fully reads. That contrast ended up working in its favor-l found the overall character dynamics surprisingly well-balanced and engaging.
I did find Climax a tad confusing in terms of they use they edited their flashback scenes with the present scenes.
There are a few moments I couldn't quite tell if it was the present or the past I was watching. This doesn't steer me away from the overall enjoyment of the series, but it does require more concentration while watching.
The show gets surprisingly meta, using a film-within-the-series to reflect the characters' inner thoughts. While it does lean into some classic K-drama tropes, the way the director and editor handle them-both in the "movie" segments and the main storyline-feels polished, restrained, and refreshingly tasteful rather than over-the-top.
Overall, well entertaining binge-worthy drama. I feel the low rating people never really watched the drama nor really put much thought into the writing. Recommended to people who enjoy drama, politic drama, thrillers and fans of Nana and Ha Ji Won. 8.5/10!
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10/10 One Of THE Best series Ever!!!
Song Joong-ki's performance in this series is just incredible.Definitely matched or even outshined by Jeon Yeo-bin's performance. One of the most distinctive characters I have ever seen in my life. Shows how much work Jeon Yeo-bin put into the role. This series is so amazing thanks to the balanced give and take flow of the battle between the 2 fighting forces. Super funny and unexpected reveals about the characters makes this series unmatched. It's just surprisingly superb. Plus, you'll definitely love the vigilante side to it. It is so relevant to today's flood of corruption and crime around the world. This series will satisfy your hunger for everything you ever dream to see in a drama. A must watch!!!
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7/10 Good and touching
I found out about this show on twitter and I'm so glad I decided to watch it. At first it was just fun and games because Kawi kept trying to "fix" his relationship with Pear but it just never turned out the way he wanted it to. But as the plot progressed, so did the character development and the relationship between the characters. I loved how Kawi's friendship with Pear (and Max) turned out in the end. And I also really liked the tender and vulnerable moments each main character shared with their parents. Honestly I cried at those parts because their parents were so understanding and supportive of them. There was no judgement and the characters were allowed to feel what they were feeling without any guilt. But of course, those were all supporting the main event which was the relationship between Kawi and Pisang.I freaking love Pisang. He's like the perfect guy and boyfriend and I got kind of annoyed because Kawi was so indecisive and unsure of himself and his feelings for Pisang. It's so easy for me to judge Kawi but how he felt and acted were justified because he had always believed himself to be straight. So the sprinkle of angst was unavoidable but it made them getting together that much sweeter. Kawi's character growth was immense and he's a completely different person at the end compared to the 1st episode which is a good thing. The happy ending was good too.
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6/10 Show about "a good lawyer but a bad man"
I am a huge fan f K- and J-dramas. I watch much of what Netflix makes available unless they are really silly... OR really violent. I do not deal well with disturbing, gory violence.There has to be a counter-weight to help me from turning it off.
(see bottom of this review for an addendum)
I fear this series is falling into the really violent category.
Don't get me wrong. This series has all the earmarks of being right up my alley. An eccentric (or two?) lead, a good ensemble cast, and it's a legal drama with a moral message.
The two male leads are intriguing and of course attractive.
It is a series about (as he describes himself) "a good lawyer, but a bad man". The character ("Kujo") is played by the impressive Yûya Yagira. I am mindful it has to be challenging taking on a role from Manga and Yûya Yagira does well.
We will see, I'm sure, as the series progresses exactly what this comment he makes about himself means: if he is indeed a bad man and if so if he is redeemable.
So this show is at its heart a character study with a legal framing. Will he transform or just be recontextualized?
There is not a lot of warmth in this show. And the lead character seems to be emotionally distant as well as emotionally complex. He appears to be morally compromised. The character of Kujo is of course intriguing.
His counterpart (played by Hokuto Matsumura) is more straightforward. He is less ambiguous. More morally grounded. He's not a foil so much as a counter-balance to Kujo. I would NOT say this is a buddy show, per se. The two characters rotate around each other like satellites.
I am about half-way through the series and I'm not sure I will finish it. The level of intense violence does not seem to let up and the plots -- the cases -- are depressing. There are incredibly disturbing scenes. I don't see this changing.
I realize this is based on a popular Manga (at least according to the information available). So many in the Japanese audience may be clued in to what they are about to see, but I am in the international audience and was not clued in.
I do want to mention that the production itself is really impressive. From the opening credits on, the camera work and the direction, and the music and editing are very good.
This is a high class production.
I don't know as I write this that I will watch it to the end. I am intrigued by the characters, would like to see further examination of the Kujo character, but I am not comfortable with the cases. If this was a K-drama (like "Pro Bono") I would be confident that there would be healing and redemption at the end. But this is a J-drama and we might expect the answer to "I'm a bad man" to be "So what?".
I'll update this if I come to any further conclusions.
Addendum: I did watch all ten episodes. I won't change my initial rating and my comments still stand. And I won't spoil anything. But the ending (for me) is difficult. I realize some may think how it ends is bold, even realistic, and intellectually satisfying. But for me the show chooses psychological truth over comfort and a "soft landing". Kujo is not redeemed but rather exposed.
If you are into dark, unresolved and ambiguous storytelling, this series may be for you.
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