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Even if someone is fan of the actors, I seriously cannot understand how they will defend this production, camera work and writing.

Plus, they share the same director

Since the series is not finished, the ratings will start low, the same happened to When Life Gives You Tangerines when the first episodes were released.

The fact that Twelve lost more than half of its audience after the first episodes and that the ratings are so low and the comments provide valid criticism, makes me feel hopeful of the audience's judgement. With such a big cast, full of popular names, one would expect their fans to blindly support the series and try to defend it but nope. Even hardcore fans of the actors express their disappointment.

Lesson to kdrama directors (and directors in general) : just because you have big names attached to your project, that doesn't equal success and positive reception. Focus on writing and production first and then we'll be talking.

I totally agree with you.

Black Out was amazing

I watched the fifth episode of Twelve before watching the second episode of Queen Mantis. Leave the best for the end.

I had a blast watching Hong Kyung in Weak Hero Class and D.P. and I'm very excited to watch more of his filmography.

Isin is the female version of Dongsik from Beyond Evil, don't try to change my mind

I am sure the rating will go up once the series is finished, it happens very often when the first episodes air. Beyond Evil, When Life Gives You tangerines etc also had mediocre ratings when the first episodes were released

Am I really supposed to care about Mirr and Ogwi when the writers have put the minimum effort to flesh out their characters? Do they really believe they did something with this romance subplot?

The persistence of the director to show every single angel's reaction is killing me.

The Angels are fighting? Show them getting beaten, one by one

Taesan arrives? Have each one of them exclaim "Taesan"

Something else happens? Show every single angel's face expression

It's getting really comical, at one point I start guessing the order of how they'll appear

At least she gets the appreciation she deserves from Korean fans

The ending of Episode 1 with Jung I-Sin smiling in a creepy way gave me flashbacks of the ending of the first episode of Beyond Evil when Dongsik also smiled in a creepy way

Omg, another person who noticed the similarities with "Concerning Hobbits"

I think that some psychological thrillers require more episodes. For example, Beyond Evil and Black Out had good length (16 and 14 episodes respectively), otherwise the plot and characterisation wouldn't have been fleshed out. But I get what you mean.

I totally agree with the second part of your comment.

By getting a semi reunion of our favourite trio

I personally really liked the first episode. I love psychological thrillers and it seems like Queen Mantis will be good. The acting is absolutely stellar, this is my first Go Hyun Jung drama and she's absolutely KILLING it with her expressions, tone and body language. Her gaze holds so many emotions: sadness, sorrow, enjoyment, cockiness...I cannot wait to see her unveil even more.

The mother-son relationship is already complex and angsty and I cannot get enough of it. I am so curious to see how the writers are going to handle it.

Since this drama shares the same director with Black Out, I have more reasons to be optimistic. I hope it'll continue off strong.

It's so underrated

Black Out fans, we won so hard in the first episode!