Izzu162
Petaling
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Been a while since I watched any dramas with Tacyeon after Bring in on, Ghost so I'm glad to find out about this drama. And the premise of the drama turned out to be supernatural again with an interesting twist.
To be honest, when I read the synopsis, my thoughts went back to a similarly themed drama Black that also featured an MC who could see Death... or more like the presence of a Reaper. So I was intrigued by this premise, as Taepyung had an ability to see the last moment of someone's death. And I had hoped that the story would wrap up better than how Black ends up being. I wasn't disappointed.
I loved how the main premise of the series focused at first on Kim Taepyung, on how due to his ability he had made quite a name within the elite circle and later on ended up meeting Detective Seo Joonyeong whom he falls in love with, due to his inability to see her death. And then, we're introduced to the secondary character Goo Dokyung who ended up having a rather complicated relationship with both Taepyung and Joonyeong.
That said, I loved the fact that in the series the one who first falls in love was Taepyung, whose ability prevented him from allowing himself to become attached to anyone due to a death prediction that he once saw, in which his feelings gradually was returned due to him and Joonyeong constantly being together and helping out each other to prevent the deaths that he saw from happening. Aside from that, the relationship between Taepyung and Dokyung intrigued me in a way that Dokyung was portrayed as a sympathetic villain who, despite desiring to defy fate and not continue killing people, ended up continuing to commit crimes to the distress of our leads.
The cases in the dramas were quite compelling and the conclusion was satisfying. While there are some parts in the writing that may be a bit weak, overall it didn't deter me from wanting to continue watching the series till the end. And I love the fact that each character was written in such a way that one cannot help rooting for them hoping that their gruesome fates could be changed for the better. I also loved the fact that the series allowed for characters to learn from the mistakes in the past and strive to make things better.
The Game: Towards the Zero was definitely a series that I'm glad to be able to watch from beginning to end.
To be honest, when I read the synopsis, my thoughts went back to a similarly themed drama Black that also featured an MC who could see Death... or more like the presence of a Reaper. So I was intrigued by this premise, as Taepyung had an ability to see the last moment of someone's death. And I had hoped that the story would wrap up better than how Black ends up being. I wasn't disappointed.
I loved how the main premise of the series focused at first on Kim Taepyung, on how due to his ability he had made quite a name within the elite circle and later on ended up meeting Detective Seo Joonyeong whom he falls in love with, due to his inability to see her death. And then, we're introduced to the secondary character Goo Dokyung who ended up having a rather complicated relationship with both Taepyung and Joonyeong.
That said, I loved the fact that in the series the one who first falls in love was Taepyung, whose ability prevented him from allowing himself to become attached to anyone due to a death prediction that he once saw, in which his feelings gradually was returned due to him and Joonyeong constantly being together and helping out each other to prevent the deaths that he saw from happening. Aside from that, the relationship between Taepyung and Dokyung intrigued me in a way that Dokyung was portrayed as a sympathetic villain who, despite desiring to defy fate and not continue killing people, ended up continuing to commit crimes to the distress of our leads.
The cases in the dramas were quite compelling and the conclusion was satisfying. While there are some parts in the writing that may be a bit weak, overall it didn't deter me from wanting to continue watching the series till the end. And I love the fact that each character was written in such a way that one cannot help rooting for them hoping that their gruesome fates could be changed for the better. I also loved the fact that the series allowed for characters to learn from the mistakes in the past and strive to make things better.
The Game: Towards the Zero was definitely a series that I'm glad to be able to watch from beginning to end.
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