One of the best kdramas that you'll have the pleasure of watching

Man, I was blown away with everything that this drama had to offer, and I just wanted to talk about why this kdrama was a work of art. I had severely underestimated what a ride this drama would be. I'll make this review as spoiler free as i can, because to anyone reading this whose a fan of mystery, suspense and humour, I'd heavily recommend it.

Firstly the storytelling : The drama was compelling from start to finish. Because of the runtime, many dramas (at least, a few of the ones that I've watched ) tend lose lose a little bit of traction when it reaches the mid season, specially dramas that are centred around mystery and suspense. But this drama kept me on my toes from start to finish, Even when we reached the finale, we didn't really know exactly what was going on and it was absolutely glorious to watch. The suspense remains an undercurrent through all episodes, even when they are solving individual mysteries and that helps it from becoming a standard crime procedural.

Also it is very unexpectedly emotional at times these moments centred around family bonds. I usually don't cry in dramas, but those unexpected moments caught me. It also doesn't shy away from showing very real events like adoption, abuse ,exploitation and it does so in a very sensitive manner. Despite all of the dark issues it handles, it manages to be warm at heart, centred around love, family and friendship.

Talking about friendship, this show provides a hilarious and heartwarming friendship between 5 people (though I do dislike one of them, it doesn't take away from the dynamic ). We see the main character starting on the wrong foot with almost everyone and we see how all of them start to care for each other. It's se sweet to see how close they get by the end of the show.

The MC is a little unusual of a choice when compared to other dramas. This type of character is usually relegated to a side character as they grow closer to the warm hearted mc. But here, the MC is very blunt, a stickler for rules to the point of dislike and very introverted. Despite his outward appearance, he definitely cares for people with all heart. You can see him putting all his effort into cases, even if other think they're closed. He's actually very gentle and sweet, something i'd like to see more from ml in kdramas

Three actors really stood out to me. Jung Kyung Ho is incredible in this role, playing the MC. The closed off nature of the MC requires a lot of subtleness in his expressions and he manages to capture that perfectly. It's amazing how much he's able to say without actually saying anything. He's definitely on my list of favourite actor, very few could pull of this role well. Park Sung Woong is hilarious in this role and he added so much heart to the character. His character is warm, crude, sometimes dislikable, but still such an incredible character in his own right. He bounces off very well with Jung Kyung Ho, their banter is incredible. I Go Ah Sung, I hadn't heard of her before, but she's definitely on my to watch list now. Her character could be boring or cliche, but she brings such charm to the role that she ends up being the most wholesome and yet badass part of the drama.

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