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This could have been one of the best dramas of 2026, but it started sliding... still quite watchable
The high of this series hits you right from the start!!! The delish, toxic, red-flagey and scintillating chemistry ... the push-me-pull-me angst....and the insane face cards...Woooooof!!! Unfortunately, the script has been sliding somewhat since Ep 6 and it makes me sad because this drama started out so well.....I'm lowering the score to 8 now
BL-Needle Score: 8. High BL-ness
A tough undercover cop getting into a 'no-one-must-know' lust-love entanglement with young CEO who seems all shades of doubt, dark, and irresistible charm....with enough elements for conspiracies, scheming family members, big-company board politics, guns, blood, lust and angst-driven love....this had it all, but seems to be falling prey to budget and timeline constraints?
Ep 7 was also disappointing on the same lines as Ep 6...the script suddenly looses its sharpness...in Ep 6 they make the whole Foon infiltrating the Ho clan and getting close to the top-lady look too much like a cake-walk...maybe they had to skip parts of the story because of time and budget constraints, but it didn't feel as convincing as this drama has been so far...and now in Ep 7 that lighter saving Tou from a bullet fired from a gun with its barrel pressed against h is chest - that was way too much to digest.... and then no one in that whole gang checked if he actually died before dumping him somewhere, where there clearly seems like there was no blood!!!...since it was a given that the story can not have Tou die, I was thinking that they will make some of his own gang members, or the police invade this place and that is how he will be saved....I mean it would still be believable if Foon shot at him from a distance.||..but this was way too much fantasy to digest for a show that felt like it was aiming to be realistic ... 😶
Also, I wish they hadn't used AI for those animated scenes...its quite cringe...If you want the flashback in animation, can you please hire an artist to do that for you
Verdict: Watch
BL-Needle Score: 8. High BL-ness
A tough undercover cop getting into a 'no-one-must-know' lust-love entanglement with young CEO who seems all shades of doubt, dark, and irresistible charm....with enough elements for conspiracies, scheming family members, big-company board politics, guns, blood, lust and angst-driven love....this had it all, but seems to be falling prey to budget and timeline constraints?
Ep 7 was also disappointing on the same lines as Ep 6...the script suddenly looses its sharpness...in Ep 6 they make the whole Foon infiltrating the Ho clan and getting close to the top-lady look too much like a cake-walk...maybe they had to skip parts of the story because of time and budget constraints, but it didn't feel as convincing as this drama has been so far...and now in Ep 7 that lighter saving Tou from a bullet fired from a gun with its barrel pressed against h is chest - that was way too much to digest.... and then no one in that whole gang checked if he actually died before dumping him somewhere, where there clearly seems like there was no blood!!!...since it was a given that the story can not have Tou die, I was thinking that they will make some of his own gang members, or the police invade this place and that is how he will be saved....I mean it would still be believable if Foon shot at him from a distance.||..but this was way too much fantasy to digest for a show that felt like it was aiming to be realistic ... 😶
Also, I wish they hadn't used AI for those animated scenes...its quite cringe...If you want the flashback in animation, can you please hire an artist to do that for you
Verdict: Watch
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