Loved the twists but full of loopholes
✓✓What I Liked
Mind-Bending Plot Twists: The macro-storytelling is brilliant. The narrative shifts and identity reveals are genuinely shocking and keep you guessing.
Deep Psychological Themes: Turning a sci-fi premise (the psychopath gene) into a tragic character study of a monster cursed with a conscience is phenomenal.
Elite Acting Masterclass: Lee Seung-gi and the rest of the cast deliver flawless, emotionally raw performances that carry the heavy script.
✓✓What I Disliked (The Loop Holes & Weak Screenwriting)
Forced Character Logic: Characters make highly unrealistic decisions just to move the plot forward (e.g., the grandmother deeply snooping through a stranger's private drawers and basement for a basic cleaning job).
The "Open Door" Absurdity: Despite a horrific serial killer being on the loose, nobody locks their front gates or doors. Characters constantly walk into homes uninvited just to manufacture easy suspense.
Frustrating Horror Tropes ("Solo-itis"): People constantly wander down dark alleys alone at 2 AM. Even a heavily traumatized character like Bong-yi lacks basic hyper-vigilance.
Convenient Communication Drops: Characters regularly refuse to call for backup, fail to text clues to their partners, or conveniently lose phone signal the exact second they find the killer.
Mind-Bending Plot Twists: The macro-storytelling is brilliant. The narrative shifts and identity reveals are genuinely shocking and keep you guessing.
Deep Psychological Themes: Turning a sci-fi premise (the psychopath gene) into a tragic character study of a monster cursed with a conscience is phenomenal.
Elite Acting Masterclass: Lee Seung-gi and the rest of the cast deliver flawless, emotionally raw performances that carry the heavy script.
✓✓What I Disliked (The Loop Holes & Weak Screenwriting)
Forced Character Logic: Characters make highly unrealistic decisions just to move the plot forward (e.g., the grandmother deeply snooping through a stranger's private drawers and basement for a basic cleaning job).
The "Open Door" Absurdity: Despite a horrific serial killer being on the loose, nobody locks their front gates or doors. Characters constantly walk into homes uninvited just to manufacture easy suspense.
Frustrating Horror Tropes ("Solo-itis"): People constantly wander down dark alleys alone at 2 AM. Even a heavily traumatized character like Bong-yi lacks basic hyper-vigilance.
Convenient Communication Drops: Characters regularly refuse to call for backup, fail to text clues to their partners, or conveniently lose phone signal the exact second they find the killer.
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