The last 2 eps seems quite rushed & wrapped up in a boring way. Apart from that, it was a fun one-time watch mainly due to the cast, especially park byung eun who played the villain role.
The first half is really great, but unfortunately it lost its steam in later episodes. No offense to the actor, but I wish the chr shen xiang was played by more talented actor. He was good at only playing naive like earlier eps, but as the story progresses on, he is totally outclassed by others in acting department. The first half is easily 9/10 while second half is hard to rate since I mostly didn't enjoy the plot progression, however overall 7.5/10 for me just about right.
First half was really good & engaging. And then second half became quite melodramatic & far-fetched for my taste , it also felt draggy for most parts and lost its touch.
lack of suspense? I'd say you are disappointed that the painting wasn't what you painted in your mind
For something to be suspenseful/thrilling doesn't mean it has to be totally unexpected or defy the expectations. It has a lot to do with the writing that is plot progression and its characters within the story. In first season, I cared about the story and characters; I want to know how the story would progress & how the characters would develop. Now in season 2, I didn't feel wanting to care for the story & characters anymore. The way they are operating & making decisions doesn't make sense; it felt like it's just for the plot to go the way they want to. The result is the characters felt flat, the plot is dull & stale despite many things happening, and finally the thrills are gone. It would be a long ass essay if I were to go in details.
First season was fun to watch & a good set up for more things to come. But second season fails to deliver the potential. As for a thriller drama, lack of suspense in this season is most disappointing fact among others, mainly due to very very weak & comical villain who can only make stupid facial expressions rather than smart decisions.
It's crazy how much I'm enjoying this. I thought it would be just another cliche & boring paparazzi story, but I was wrong. This has some depth to it and the stories are interesting.
Fun one time watch with solid action scenes. Especially that fight scene in the toilet stall is insanely good. 8.5/10. I enjoyed it more than furious tbh.
As a big Columbo fan, I didn't know the existence of this gem of jdrama until three days ago. At first I thought this is some kind of remake, but I was totally wrong. This is original and clever 100% Japanese style detective show with charismatic main chr, tho his personality is nothing like Columbo. Overall, 9.5/10. Highly highly recommended for crime & mystery lovers and also Columbo fans like me. You can find the link to watch under comment below.
This is the first cdrama I've watched til the end in a long while & i binged it in only two days. Despite of having 24 eps, it is fast paced and not a dull moment at least for me. The cases are not that complex tho, and you can mostly guess the culprit if you pay enough attention; still the cases are well thought out and interesting to follow. The strongest part of this drama would be the chrs & their chemistry; they are fun to watch even the supporting chrs. Count me the f**k in for "waiting for s2" gang for this brilliant wuxia mystery drama. It is very surprising that dramas which are not even half good as this are getting sequels these days & this having no sequel should be a crime.
How are we liking this taiga so far? I think it's pretty fun.
It is really a fun watch & is also my first taiga. The only downside is that there is only one ep per week. Thank you for taking time & subbing this one!!
What an ending! This drama just keeps getting better and better, and the finale is just pure perfection. Tho I was rooting for buntaxshiki end game, it actually makes perfect sense for shiki to end up with kizashi. I would like to see more of our bit 5 and ichimatsu's trio tho. Anyway 10/10 for me.
Good & fun watch. I come for sword fight scenes and wasn't disappointed. Solid 8.5/10;need more fight scenes and sequel. On a side note, MDL rating is just ridiculously unfair when it comes to jdramas as usual.
I found good enough English subs on this. Just grab the raw file at drama otaku.