so sad this is so cringe and Bai Jing Tings performance is so overacted - never seen him like this before. I am…
Do you only ever post negative opinions about actors' performances? You're like a failed actor whose only pleasure is bashing the efforts of other actors.
In most k-dramas the cops are either grossly incompetent, or their efforts are stifled by superiors who have been…
You were not being generous; you were being perceptive.
But no one is suggesting that she isn't a psycho serial killer taking vicious revenge on all men who are pederasts or batterers of women. In patriarchal societies I'm surprised more women don't take the law into their own hands. They kill themselves instead. But since there are already too many such cases of young women (especially) committing suicide in South Korea, k-dramas are pushing the better-to-stay-alive- and-seek-revenge trope almost like it's a public service message.
Now, based on the documentaries I've seen about serial killers, and there are plenty such documentaries in America, they all act pretty much the same way. Like know-it-alls. Unlike the male serial killers, however, Queen Mantis had a somewhat "reasonable" reason for doing what she did, and whether he forgives her sins or not, her son, who is as broken as she is and so mortified that he's the son of a serial killer that he's withheld it from his team, must finally face those reasons full on.
I must say I find your idea of a "distorted, hallucination-driven POV of what's going on" very appealing, and I think it would certainly work if this were a k-film. But a k-drama? I've been watching some c-dramas lately and have applied an often-repeated line from those dramas to k-dramas: "Don't overthink it."
In most k-dramas the cops are either grossly incompetent, or their efforts are stifled by superiors who have been…
You're obviously way too rational for k-dramas. Before I watched this show, what surprised me most was that they made the serial killer a woman, when women serial killers are relatively rare. So, I figured this was just going to be Silence of the Lambs but with the best actress I've ever seen playing Hannibal Lecter, which was fine by me. Quite early on, though, the reason for the gender swap became clear, and for me at least, the drama became less about the mom helping to identify the copycat, and more as a vehicle for the mom to finally have a chance after many years to talk to the son, who had steadfastly refused to talk to her or see her as anything but an insane monster who killed merely for the pleasure of killing. Won't give away any spoilers, but will just say that he's a lot less pedantic by the end.
France IS a progressive country. So maybe in both the original and this remake, you had a knee-jerk reaction to a Trans person being portrayed in a negative light and failed to take in her backstory.
This might be the worst-written cop show I've ever watched. Perhaps that will ultimately be revealed to be hyperbole,…
In most k-dramas the cops are either grossly incompetent, or their efforts are stifled by superiors who have been bribed by politicians, gang lords, or chaebol families. And since this drama wasn't about the incompetence of the cops, but something much deeper, perhaps your appreciation of cop dramas in which the cops are 100% pleasingly on the ball got in the way of your understanding of what was really going on. As for the acting, there's no accounting for taste.
When a lead actress is this accomplished and this committed to a role, and she has gone this far to bring her character to life, and when the director and cinematographer understand that she should in no way be impeded from doing so, the result for me is always 10/10. And I give it that rating even though the ML needs to work on his face acting.
HHJ is soo pretty with japanese styling & minimalist makeup. I hope it will be as good as or even better than…
I'm really looking forward to watching this. I saw the French movie on which it is based and I'm wondering if the Japanese version will be as funny in the same way or in a distinctly Japanese way.
That happens pretty often. Low Life was also pretty popular in Korea but it was a flop internationally. Same for…
It's streaming on Netflix U.S. Problem is Netflix U.S. previously streamed the original French series and those interested in the genre already watched that.
so whenever there’s a mantis like case they’ll call upon her that’s the ending I guess unless they do more.…
I think unless the same director signs on to a season 2, Go Hyun-jung wouldn't either. From the interviews I watched, they apparently had a wonderful working relationship which, according to GHJ, meant that the director let her do whatever she wanted. LOL.
I want to watch her older dramas but they aren't available to watch anywhere 😖
The Great Queen Seondeok (for which she won a Baeksang award even though she was the anti-heroine & not the title character); Sandglass (which blew my mind); Spring Days (not great but addictive); and Daemul (a.k.a. Big Things - for which she won another Baeksang award).
I would hope so… wouldn’t be true to the genre without it, and the FL wouldn’t likely choose a drama that…
I mean an epic shocker. A Hitchcock shocker. One that would show our queen from three separate camera angles cackling maniacally for the final ten seconds of the show. (I know the project you're referring to. "Return?" I watched it and kept wondering what changes were made that caused her to react in a way that could've cost her lots of money and legal problems. I actually thought she'd be blacklisted after that or, at the very least, that SBS would never hire again. And yet, here she is, starring in an SBS drama. Ha!)
But no one is suggesting that she isn't a psycho serial killer taking vicious revenge on all men who are pederasts or batterers of women. In patriarchal societies I'm surprised more women don't take the law into their own hands. They kill themselves instead. But since there are already too many such cases of young women (especially) committing suicide in South Korea, k-dramas are pushing the better-to-stay-alive- and-seek-revenge trope almost like it's a public service message.
Now, based on the documentaries I've seen about serial killers, and there are plenty such documentaries in America, they all act pretty much the same way. Like know-it-alls. Unlike the male serial killers, however, Queen Mantis had a somewhat "reasonable" reason for doing what she did, and whether he forgives her sins or not, her son, who is as broken as she is and so mortified that he's the son of a serial killer that he's withheld it from his team, must finally face those reasons full on.
I must say I find your idea of a "distorted, hallucination-driven POV of
what's going on" very appealing, and I think it would certainly work if this were a k-film. But a k-drama? I've been watching some c-dramas lately and have applied an often-repeated line from those dramas to k-dramas: "Don't overthink it."
Before I watched this show, what surprised me most was that they made the serial killer a woman, when women serial killers are relatively rare. So, I figured this was just going to be Silence of the Lambs but with the best actress I've ever seen playing Hannibal Lecter, which was fine by me. Quite early on, though, the reason for the gender swap became clear, and for me at least, the drama became less about the mom helping to identify the copycat, and more as a vehicle for the mom to finally have a chance after many years to talk to the son, who had steadfastly refused to talk to her or see her as anything but an insane monster who killed merely for the pleasure of killing. Won't give away any spoilers, but will just say that he's a lot less pedantic by the end.