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Life on Mars korean drama review
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Life on Mars
1 people found this review helpful
by catherine
Dec 14, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.5

Fun and well-balanced

I was so pleasantly surprised by this one, as I don't think I've ever seen a crime/mystery drama where the overarching plot and the episodic cases were balanced out so well, especially in the first half of the drama.

I have a few bones to pick with certain scenes — while the law enforcement abuse situations were understandable considering the time period and the situation, the way the drama turned it into comedic relief was difficult to sit through; there were a few scenes where it got serious but I really think they could've gone into that further.

Other than that, the humor was great, the gang's banter was heart-warming, and I just really loved how everyone had their own place in an ever-progressing story.

I have to admit, though, that as someone who likes answers, the ending leaves some things to be desired. It's left a little open-ended, which sucks because I was super invested in the premise of the universe and wanted really much to have different types of closure.

Nevertheless, this was a really good watch — the characters really grow on you and make you love them.
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