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The Victims' Game taiwanese drama review
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The Victims' Game
8 people found this review helpful
by Falcon747
May 25, 2020
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 9.5
Let me start out by saying that during these days, I'm not into binge-watching as much (maybe because there's so much to choose from and dropping a story is so easy now). But this series got me hooked start to finish. It's like M&Ms, you gobble up the episodes without looking how many you've consumed.

I've been a fan of BONES, NCIS, and CSI ever since, so this type of series is just up my alley. I've tried to look for Asian series' that matches this, and so far, only Signal (2016) has given me this satisfaction, up until today.

The Victim's Game is a complex series that tackles a lot of serious and delicate issues in society, but the plot centers on one such issue which I think they've handled really well. It isn't like the other series' plots which glorifies it (the issue), and which I've seen on Netflix. It has shed the right amount of light to it, which for me takes a lot of thinking around (props to the writers and directors!).

The arc of the story was also very much ideal - it didn't leave people wanting to leave the series halfway because they lost hope on each episode, but instead gave them the right amount of speculation to watch more and more.

I've also come to appreciate the intricate amount of details they've put into this show - from how the main lead portrays Aspergers; to how close to reality the lines of each character have been attuned to the personality they portray. 10/10, no one in this drama has acted too dull or too out of the line. The cast was well put together and was able to bring out their individual stories without having it stretched too long or cut too short.

It's 8 episodes long, with more or less an hour for each episode. It has the right amount of length to binge-watch, and the ending, although did not try to tie in all of the loose ends in the story, was able to give the right glimpse to where all of their lives were headed.

Watch it, it's worth 8-hours of you binge-watching this series, trust me.
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