Mad Dog was a sleek drama with great acting but somehow left a disappointing taste.

The strong point for this drama was by far the characters and the acting. As others have stated the Kang Woo/Min Joo relationship was enjoyable to watch grow and develop. Both actors deliver strong performances and create likeable and relatable characters. Actress Ryu Hwa Young is a bias of mine and she delivered a solid performance as did the rest of the Mad Dog team. Ultimately though, the actor who really stole the show was Choi Won Young (Hyun Gi). His character was pure evil, but at the same time, in some weird way, charismatic. From his stupid neck ties to his chilling, arrogant demeanor he stole most of the scenes he was in.

While the characters and actors were top notch, in the end, Mad Dog would have been better off spending even more time on developing the characters and less on the exposing of the crime. The case, which spans the entire 16 episodes, simply bogs down after a while. It became a drawn out battle where the upper hand passes back and forth SO frequently that the viewer loses interest. It’s as if the “bad guys” are one step ahead of the “good guys.” Then we realize that, no, the good guys were actually two steps ahead of the bad guys and foresaw the move in advance. But wait, the bad guys are actually three steps ahead! Oh no, actually the good guys are four steps ahead. It became quite repetitive after a while.

In the end, Mad Dog was likeable but definitely not a must watch.