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Petaling
I went and read up the original webtoon in preparation for this drama, just so I can get familiar with the setting. I have to say that this drama start up really good. So far I like the parts that they retained from the webtoon and parts they changed for the drama. They kinda reduced a lot of scenes where Ryunggu constantly pick his nose and added an extra quirk to him. I guess cos it can't be too good to have the actor constantly doing that onscreen. I like how we got to see more of Joonggil compared to how he was introduced in the webtoon and I noticed how the drama simplified some of the character background details and also changed some, especially regarding Junwoong's family. So far the episodes were looking good; they aged up Eunbi while also retaining her original story. I guess, that's in relation to some of the recent bullying scandals. So far so good, I like how they added the bit about the key of memory which wasn't in the original. Since I already knew about the Director/CEO and how she looked like in drama, I'm not really surprised about the older looking Jade Empress. I also like how the drama kept Guryeon's pink hair and eyeshadow look alongside Joonggil's suave persona. But it's kinda a pity that drama appear to not have the COO aka Yeomra in the story. Cos I really like him. Yeomra's a pretty funny guy in the webtoon. XD
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Kinda have mixed feelings about this episode. Like it felt as if things got overcomplicated even more than it already has. That said, I got slightly bothered at how Hochul took a bit too long to change out his bloodied clothes. Like I get he was still shocked at Sooah's kidnapping and the security kid'd death... but did he really have to be so completely stupified? That said, Detective Chu really got good instincts regarding the serial killer but then again the guy was intentionally leaving hints openly. Seriously, as much as the plot did move forward a bit, it felt that things will end up being sidetracked again due to the reporter leaking the info about Hochul again. Really hope that it didn't end up getting much more frustrating afterwards.
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Ahaha... stress. But I guess that explained why the hired killer used such a roundabout way to get Hochul to remember and kill the serial killer guy. And the reason for the time limit as well. But man... that red flag. I hate the fact that I could immediately recognised it gonna happen but have no choice but see it unfold. But that said, it made me wonder why the wife didn't suspect anything for the past two years about letting her daughter take her art class from her neighbour despite having suspicion that the Rich Girl serial killer may be an artist. And she was supposed to be in charge of the investigation of previous cases too. Aah, there goes another week of waiting for new episodes!
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Jin Goo playing a paramedic firefighter in this drama, that was interesting. I didn't know that it's possible for the two job speciality could be combined but that's quite usefull. Though I guess what happened afterwards was a bummer.So far the basic premise had been laid out plainly and even the summary of the drama already frame up what would happen so all that's left was watching the execution. Though I wished that we weren't already being given too much info from the very beginning. But overal the drama had a great start so that’s fine.Considering this is an OCN drama I guess I should've expected that the murder scenes gonna be gruesome. Though it does made me wonder if the daughter was aware that the guy was the killer who injured her father two years prior.
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Through the Darkness Episode 12
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What a great conclusion. It was great for the drama to end with the conclusion of the case with Woo Hosung and then top it with the team welcoming the new batch of criminal profilers.It was nice to see Hayoung getting back on his feet and not letting the darkness get the better of him again. And I love the camaraderie he had between Captain Kook, Captain Yoon, Detective Nam etc as they got better at working with each other and supporting Hayoung while not really bringing up the topic about him getting into his accident. It really felt good to see them being able to close the missing women case and get the perp to confess his crimes. That said, damn... Kim Namgil really looks good in police uniforms wwww
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Through the Darkness Episode 11
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Aaaah, this episode was giving me all the emotions, like you know the cast and writing was good when you can right away feel the strong emotion and weight in the scene even without seeing the subtitles.Half of me wished that we got to see more of what happened during Hayoung's accidents, the reactions from the colleagues and officers that knew Hayoung when they found out that Hayoung got into an accident not long after the last interview with Nam Kitae. Yet half of me was also glad that we just breeze past the month and see Hayoung recovery. I mean, it's been hard on Hayoung and should be hard on Youngsoo too. And it was understandable that Hayoung felt like wanting to escape from that as well. Really wanna cry when I see all the messages that popped into Hayoung's inbox once he checked his phone, I'm glad to see so many people worried about him and cared about him. And to have Hwayeon's mum talk to him and reminded him that he was doing the good work was really nice like I felt that that was the thing that he really needed to hear. It made me wonder if Profiler Kwon also was facing this similar thing in the past like he did say that he once got pretty deep and had a hard time for a while.And omg the potato scene.... it made me think of Gaksital when Gangto cried eating potato too. You just felt like wanting to give Hayoung the tightest hugs possible.Dun wanna talk about the perp, tho the killing MO was somewhat sounding familiar. Really, people who always insist that they're 'harmless' tends to be the more dangerous ones.I never thought that I'd be glad to see Chief Park again, he doesn't seem so bad now after the last time we saw him. TONS better than Bumsik who never seemed to change his foul attitude.
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Through the Darkness Episode 10
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Whoa... this episode was intense! And pretty heartbreaking as well seeing how the talk with Nam Kitae cause so much distress to Hayoung. Like he needed to build rapport with the guy to get him to confess everything yet by doing so he had to listen to every twisted idea the guy had about the things he did. For someone with a strong sense of empathy, doing this can't be easy on their mental health.Really hope that the other detectives would start to appreciate the work Hayoung and his team did (generally the works of profilers) and not just because he got the criminal talk, as the things they did to delve into the minds of criminals isn't really an easy thing to do.
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Through the Darkness Episode 9
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Nice to see the Analysis team getting more recognition, though the toll on Hayoung now starting to show. It's no wonder Youngsoo and the others would start to worry about him as he try to emulate the behaviour of the criminals he's profiling on. That said, the fact that his face got revealed to the public no thanks to that sleazy reporter gets me worried. Like what are the odds that the criminals would start to target him? Have to say that as much as the media started to look at the team favourably, there's also some cons about the overzealous ways they're trying to get people to read their articles.
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Through the Darkness Episode 7
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So aside of MO change the hiking boots guy also started to hide his murders. No wonder. Can't really imagine how Profiler Kwon must have felt back then having to worry about this first serial case seemingly meeting a dead end and later finding the possibility that there's a second one emerging. And it's sad to think that only when someone actually died that people finally starts to take the earlier assault cases seriously. Glad to see that they didn't forget about the incident with Youngsoo's lost ID last time. That said, yay... Hayoungie comes to Officer Yoon's rescue again XDHave to say that the epilogue with people celebrating Hayoung's bday was so cute. That was so sweet... because if not for that, he probably won't even remember his birthday.
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Through the Darkness Episode 8
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This drama really shows the challenges and difficulty for one to become a criminal profiler and having to try actually understand those criminals at the expense of themselves. And looking at Hayoung one can imagine how hard it had been for Profiler Kwon when he had to be facing these cases. And looking at the teaser.. well, I guess there's a lot to be worried about.Can't really say I'm surprised that the head would think that to include the stabbing murder to be included in Gu's crime is a good idea. I mean, aside from trying to save face, they must have felt that they need to calm the public who had lived in fear since the cases started... yet didn't realize how that may backfire and endanger the public even more. No one likes dealing with serial cases after all... like if we go back to Signal, there were parts where you can see how some officer blanched at the idea that they may have a serial killer in their neighbourhood.Kim Bumsik... heh. I guess he will always be an annoying prick. Like that other officer who leaked about Hayoung consulting a prisoner to solve the case. Just so to make himself feel good, he'll try to make any reason to put down and downplay Hayoung and Taegoo's ability as an officer.
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As we reached the end of the series, finally we would have to face the inevitable; the moment when Geuru had to finally face the very thing that he has been avoiding for the last few months, Jeongu's death. After so many different deaths that we have seen Geuru and Sanggu have to see and dealt with regards to the belongings that was left, finally we get to see them deal with the death of the person closest to them. This episode was really thoughtful and much more personal, because this time Geuru wasn't just handling the request for someone who needed their service but they were dealing with someone who was family. We got to see a bit of this a few episodes earlier with Sanggu, as we see him dealing with Sucheol's death and finding out more about Jeongu's side of the story we saw how he started to let go of the grudge and sadness caused by their deaths. Yet we never really saw it from Geuru's side and it was really moving to see him try to overcame his sadness and open up to the people who loved him. It was nice to see how Sanggu and Geuru's relationship with each other evolved throughout the episodes as we see them starting to grow closer as family. It was really a great happy end.
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Love the writing so much. Like as much as the episode revolved around Matthew and Geuru trying to find the deceased's mother, it was also about Sanggu and Jeongu. And I like how Sanggu was the one that allowed us to try to understand what Matthew must've felt before his death.
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Sanggu ran away from home after finding out that Sucheol actually came in contact with Jeongu, who would've guessed? But it's still funny how Geuru ended up trying to find him like how one would try to find their lost pet. And because of that Geuru was used as a hostage to get Sanggu to continue fighting in the illegal ring. That said, it's interesting how a yearly picnic that Geuru insist to go on alone without Jeongu accompanying him ended up being something that Jeongu had wanted to do for Sanggu. And it was ironic how unknowingly, Geuru did end up fulfilling Jeongu's last wish to grant everything that Sanggu once wanted as a birthday wish. Which was funny as Sanggu himself appeared to even forget that the day had been his own birthday. And it turned out, there was another truth that Jeongu had kept from everyone.
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"Uncle, is a good person in a perplexing way."I have to say that this was an interesting way for Geuru to describe Sanggu. But it fit him anyway. Since Sanggu was indeed a good guy who tend to not really be too honest about his true feelings. As we could see from his past relationship with Sucheol. Having a glimpse of how Sanggu's relationship with Sucheol started, it was really heartwrenching to see how things lead up to the present. And we already see how he had reacted before with Kim Insu, so now we get to truly understand why he felt strongly about it in relation to Sucheol. As in, even when Sucheol's condition didn't seem to be improving, it was hard for him to have to let him go. In which, for him to finally find out the whole truth that Sucheol had hidden from him much more painful.
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The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim Episode 4
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This episode was really so cute. Have to say that it was really amusing seeing Woosoo being so terrified of the ghosts that he sees around him. Can't really felt too bad about him considering how he first behaved towards Dooshim, so it felt satisfying a bit as the experience changed his attitude towards her.
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