Crystal

All his characters are so versatile. He seems to have done all kinds of roles.

This needs a season 2 😭

But everything aside, the scriptwriter shouldn't have k"lled Noh Seung Hwan (Nam Dae Moon).

At a certain point, I could turn a blind eye to Jang Sun Oh but definitely not to Noh Seung Hwan. The moment he had stomach pain in car, I knew what the fate has in store for him. But it still broke me when he died and male lead meet his family.

For first 7 episodes I my opinion was negative and then starts the ride until ep 14. Like every time there's a trap, you realize male lead still has the upper hand on overall situation. My jaw dropped in ep 8-9 when I realised the whole search and seizure was a part of his plan.

A corruption and crime thriller that is not predictable for half pf the screentime. Or makes you question your predictions and think in other directions. How is this only 8.0 and not 8.5+???

Also, a physically weak, rookie but book smart male lead who struggled for like 7 episodes but learned all skills, became street smart and manage to outsmart all the villains for next 7 episodes, and then served justice in first 20-25 minutes of ep 16.

There's a a lot of personality development if you like to see that. Enough room was left to develop aftermath and hints for season 2 or a never ending fight against evil people in society.

Even I thought he would be Ba Reum 2.0 when he overheard his mom's call.

It's as if they changed the scriptwriter midway

same! would have preferred that over the actual plot.

Also, did Jin Seok not get insurance money from parents? I think that would be enough for the surgery? No?

I couldn't help but think about that coz of the doctor.

Great build up for thriller and mystery. My jaw dropped at the police station scene. My theory was human experiment or something and every person around him is fake (like Ba Reum from Mouse) but then the last hospital scene was kinda meh coz I believed he was innocent. He looked like a kind soul when he was 21. Even when the situation was bad for him, he had backed out and did not want all of that but it just happened. One thing leads to another when he was overwhelmed with fear and anxiety and people keep screaming. He was anyway living the house quietly.

Did I miss it or it was not mentioned why he went to Brussels and not South Korea?

Good movie and acting but the whole struggle could be avoided or reduced by choosing different location.

And the market fight scene when he buys fish, I was like there were zero CCTV cameras? No one came out to testify who actually started fight? That's ridiculous.

They didn't even bother to show him trying to communicate with cops that he did not start the fight.

That's a wonderful rewrite! Maybe they could meet in the same location (laundry room) where she notices a familiar building in the picture in his hands and tries to wake him up / take him to doctor as his clothes were soaked and he can definitely be sick given the cold weather.

And yes, I also kept wondering why he didn't fly to South Korea instead of Brussels in the whole first half or so. The language (& expensive city) is the real struggle.

And the market fight scene when he buys fish, I was like there were zero CCTV cameras? No one came out to testify who actually started fight? That's ridiculous.

Right! The whole running away mid-way when he was quite close to getting the refugee status was ridiculous.

Right! The whole shoot out thing in end kinda felt unnecessary. Would have preferred to see the whole hearing instead of he left mid-way.

I really wanted to see a follow up on the court scene as he ran away mid-way in the hearing.

Nicely built up plot in first half and plenty of action and long climax in second half. But one character is dead. Although I was not fond of his character, it came as shock. Especially if he really whispered "I want to live" I suddenly hoped for him to appear in next scene living a normal life with new identity. Hence 9/10

I can't help but keep thinking about what he whispered before his last breath.

Also, love how FL is not really a damsel in distress. She was terrified but brave enough to pick up gun and shoot. Plus, she freed many of the locked girls and cared for both male leads.

exactly! My interest piqued to know their backstory? Like why did he say something like "I won't disappoint you again/second time' Give us some more background even if it's just 5 minutes

I saw a reel on tiktok mentioning kim Hae Il as ENTJ and it kind of sounds true to me.

He was such a precious soul in Search drama with a naturally handsome and warm aura that I checked him and just realised he is also the male lead in 'The Priest' and "'Just Friends'. No wonder I felt his smile looks familiar. Priest is a memorable (and sort of favourite) drama for me for that jaw dropping twist.