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It's "TIAN'S SECRET", not "TO SIR, WITH LOVE"! Haha. A 9.5 / 10 drama!

One of the Best Dramas!
A MASTERPIECE in its genres, that is BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED !!

A Best Mix of Historic + BL + Lakorn (Sentimental Family drama) + Thriller (Murder Mystery) + Emotional Love stories, with EVERYTHING BALANCED IN THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS!!

Note that here, both hetero n BL couples n their love stories have equal importance n so can't really categorise as a BL alone (Suitable to all audience).
Also, both couples (straight n BL) are Main Couples here n so there is no primary BL couple n secondary straight couple or vice versa.

Also, BE AWARE, this is ADDICTIVE n totally INTERESTING, haha.
If u start watching this, u can't really stop n might end up binge-watching all the episodes, just like how I did.

*****
Though being a lakorn (a soap opera, sort of boring n exaggerated family melodramas that I usually avoid), to my surprise, THERE IS NO MOMENT OF BOREDOM throughout the drama, since this series is a beautiful blend of murder mystery thriller (of which I'm an admirer) n family drama, with a COMPELLING STORYLINE.

Every Moment of the Mystery track, is Exciting, Thrilling n Gripping.
This murder mystery has a lot of Twists n Turns, creating Nail-biting Suspense, keeping the viewers eagerly awaiting for what's next n leaving them on the edge of their seats.
While the family drama track is Very Interesting.

This anticipation of thrilling twists and gripping developments, makes the viewer binge-watch all the episodes without a break.
(I binge-watched this drama, day and night, without sleeping :) )

***** STORY:
A Story of Fight for Power brought upon by family legacy, Familial Love and Forbidden Love.
It Deals with
1) Power Struggle among 5 families, for the succession of the ultimate control over all of their businesses and the related dirty business politics come into picture.
2) Love - familial bonds both good and bad, within the main family (main leads') and the related dirty family politics bcz of the two wives & mistress etc and
3) The struggles of Forbidden Love like Social Rejection etc.

The Story is Simple n straight forward but the TWISTS in every scene make this plot more Exciting n Fun to Watch.
Every moment is unpredictable n the viewer can't guess which character brings a twist in the next scene that changes not only the whole dynamics among the characters but also the direction of the plot progression.
(Weak hearts may get anxiety attacks for these nail-biting suspense n twists😂, Just Joking!!)

Story is Well Written as a mix of sentimental family melodrama and a murder mystery with twists n turns of endless suspense.

Familial bonds, Siblings bonds, Lovers' romances (both BL n straight), Boss-Servant bonds, Friendships, Every Relation is well written n well depicted.

The Plot is Good n kept the viewer interested every moment with No Nonsense, unlike the usual boring soap operas. There is no scene that is unnecessary or boring throughout.

Though there's an equal importance to both female n male characters, it's mostly Female-oriented story in a sense where female characters play a major role in changing the dynamics of the plot, like the usual family dramas.
And yet Different from the usual family dramas since It's not just sentimental, rather it's a mix of Action sequences, Suspense n Mystery.
Also, though there's an exclusive male villain character Ma here, Moms (Tian's n Yang's) are the actual heroes and the villains :)

*****
Direction, Screenplay, Editing, Dialogues, Locations, Cinematography, Production & Acting, EVERYTHING IS AMAZING!

Pacing, Story Narration n Story Progression are Good n Right to the Point.

The Suspense about the murders, murderers n Tian's secret, is Well Maintained till the end.

The Action sequences & Stunts are Good.

Special Mention: Costumes are Right to the Setting of the Story n are very Lovely.

***** TITLE:
Just a Fun Thought!
This drama should be named as "TIAN'S SECRET", instead of "TO SIR, WITH LOVE" 😂

Tian's Mom n her assistant's motto is to Kill everyone, whoever knows Khun Tian's Secret 😂 (including the viewers who knew that secret, Just Joking!)

Or should be named as "KILLER MUSHROOMS & THE DEADLY POWDER" 🤭 (Just watch it, U'll know about these)

***** CHARACTERS & ACTORS:
Every Character is Good & Well Written. Characterisation of each character is done right.
When there's an issue, explanation or the way the character resolves it, every emotion n the story of each character is very well written.

The Casting of the Actors to their respective roles, is Right.
Every Actor performed their role very well & brought life to the character.
Each Actor did a great job, especially the Actresses as selfish mothers.

Oh My My, Silly Evil Selfish Mothers!
They don't realise that they are actually troubling their kids with their love by going to any extent.
And they are rude n selfish towards their sons n spoiling their lives, in the name of mother's love.

First Mom (Tian's) is Cold n Calm.
Second Mom (Yang's) is Loud n sometimes funny.
But both are driven by Jealousy n Selfishness to take over the control of the family and the business.
Third Mom (Bua) is Soft n Caring.

The killing ideas by Tian's mom are good.
Now scared of Mushrooms😂

Assistant of Yang's mom is loud, irritatng but damn funny at the same time :)
N that of Tian's mom is a Ninja fighter!? :o

Ma's evil villainous laugh is funny.

Tian (actor Film) n Yang (actor Tongtong) have more screen time n importance in the story than Jiu (actor Jam).
Till ep 6, character Jiu has Zero Screentime.

There are a lot of handsome guys and pretty women in this drama :)

I love Yang, the most :)
Yang n his gal, Phin are sweet
Phin's actress Milly is pretty

Baby Bro Yang is a True Saviour n a True Supporter to Tian :). Though being half siblings, their bond is the BEST, the STRONGEST n the PUREST!

Jiu is such a cutie pie.
Both the couples Jiu-Tian n Yang-Pim are Sweet n have Amazing Chemistry.

Tian's mom n her assistant are fighters .
They did, not only bad deeds like murdering people by poisoning but also good deeds like saving the entire family, when the villain attacked .

Poor Tian's dad! 😂
He came to know the secrets of both his wives' n Tian's on the same day. All surprises & shocks to him! :)

Poor Dad's troubles: Both his wives are evil, manipulative n hypocrites
As Dad said, 3rd one is the most lovable, 2nd one is the most troublesome and first one is the most intelligent & respected (initially).

***** EPISODES:
17 eps with 1 hour run time per ep, is Right n Good.

Either Everyone is Eavesdropping or Chasing someone in almost every scene, haha. And So, it's a proper lakorn n a thriller!🤭

When everyone came to know the source of mushrooms, their reactions and those scenes are the funniest (bcz of the creepy source of the mushrooms ).

Ep 13 is like "100 ways to kill Jiu"
Or "Kill everyone since everyone knew Tian's secret" 🤭

Ep 15: Too much Violence n all the Secrets are out, so a lot of emotional scenes. Oh God, Crying & Tears everywhere in the entire ep!

In this chaos of family drama, business politics n power struggle, all scenes are equally stressful but I loved watching the scenes of
Tian - Yang (bros) : Beautiful,
Tian, Yang n Bua (bros n 3rd mom) : Warm,
Tian, Yang n Phin : Lovely,
Yang - Phin : Cute,
Jiu - Tian : Sweet,
Yang's mom's Maid - damn funny!
And loved when both the wives teamed up to save the family in the climax.

*****
This drama very well depicts that:
1) Everyone and anyone can love n has the Right to be Loved (straight or BL couples)
2) "Orientation" n Talents of a person are different.
3) A person should be respected by their talents n good behaviour but not to be judged by their orientation.
4) For both the couples, concentration is on the story (love and emotions) than physical intimacy. Sometimes, Love doesn't require skinship to express or feel the love and so, I like this drama, more.

Overall, this gives homely vibes bcz of all Moms, whether
Evil, toxic, over protective, a mix of good & bad, goes to any extreme for her son (1st wife),
Greedy, selfish, loud n funny, does anything for respect n attention in the family for her son (2nd wife) &
Kind n compassionate (3rd wife).

The two couples' love stories give lovely n warm vibes.

Happy Endings to all, everyone got what they deserve and a Good Closure to the story.

OST is GOOD n BGM is apt to the scenes.

***** RATING:
My Rating is 9.5 / 10.

One of my favs!! :)
Everything is Right about this series.

Best BL, Best Straight Love, Best Family drama without anything that is unacceptable or vulgar, Best Siblings' Love, Best Efforts of Mothers, Best in everything :)

BL drama lovers, don't let the "Lakorn" tag deter U from watching this.

Also, If U are a fan of Crime Thriller or Mystery genres too, just watch this without second thoughts!
This is totally interesting, since this has More share of Suspense Mystery than Family Drama.

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PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE TEAM IS BACK WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ADVENTUROUS RIDE AND IT NEVER DISAPPOINTS!

The Adventures of our Forensic Examiner Dr. Baek Beom and Prosecutor Eun Sol continues in Season 2 with more DIVERSE Cases, GRIPPING Plot for Each Case n INTERESTING Personal Storylines for each of the characters (recurring or newly introduced characters).

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A TRULY GENIUS WRITING!
Truly appreciate the Efforts n the Hard Work of Writers to include every detail in a Case to create a Suspense n a Twist in every case in an intelligent manner.
The writers should have a good knowledge of everything in terms of medical / forensic terminology, procedures n the legal points to write a case, right from the step of crime /murder, autopsy, prosecution n punishment (legal charges in the court).
The intertwining of few Cases is very well written n those cases are intertwined with the personal storylines of few characters like Doc Jang, Doc K n bad guys.

Execution of the story is Amazing n Very Well Done!
Direction, Screenplay, Editing, Story progression / Story telling, Cinematography, Production, EVERYTHING IS AMAZING here!!

Forensic Visuals of the Autopsy are AMAZING!

Pacing of each Case n that of the overall drama (personal storylines of the main characters) is Right to the Point n Good.

*** COMPARISON OF SEASONS 1 n 2:
Both the Seasons have their Own Charms✨
LOVED BOTH SEASONS!

Both are A PERFECT BLEND OF FORENSIC SCIENCE n LEGAL DRAMA!

The Differences:
1) Like in S1, if U are expecting S2 to be a Repetition of more interactions of ML (Dr. BB) n FL, more importance Only to them n Everything same as S1 but with just more cases, then U might be disappointed.

The vibe in S2 is different than that in S1.
Here, in the initial eps, ML n FL are given little less importance compared to other characters.
Here, other characters like prosecutor Do Ji Han or Doc Jang are also given equal importance.
So here, U see the stories of Do n Jang too, along with ML n FL.
In later eps, all 4 characters are given equal importance. To be honest, Dr. BB is given more importance, like in S1 .

It's good to see ML n FL are given more importance in S1 (ML with even more importance) n for a change, it's entertaining to see other characters getting importance in S2 other than FL n ML.
Not always the hero n the heroine can be the Only heroes in a story, Sometimes it's good to give a chance to other characters to be a hero too! :)

2) In S1, all cases are different n are individual crimes not related to each other.
Here in S2, 9 out of 12 cases are related or pointed towards the bad guys team during in-depth investigation.
Though these 9 cases look unrelated n individual crimes at first glance, in depth, the investigation leads to the mysterious character Doc K or the bad prosecutor or the organisation for which the bad prosecutors work.

There would be no fun if S2 is exactly same as S1, just with more cases ;)
And so this intertwining of few of the cases is introduced in S2, to include the Personal Storyline of Doc Jang.
Even this story telling is entertaining to watch, just like S1 .

3) In S1, FL n ML have more interactions ALONE. Here in S2, they have very few interactions, alone, without the team members around them.
Loved their interactions, scenes of them without any third character, in S1.

4) There are some romantic tracks added in S2 (not full length, just mild romance), unlike S1 with Zero Romance.

5) Unlike S1, which is ONLY about the criminal cases, here there's a MYSTERY SUSPENSE track related to Doc Jang that is introduced cleverly along with the cases.

Common points:
1) Like in S1, here too, Dr. BB's extensive knowledge n meticulous analysis is the Ultimate Power to solve the twists in any case.

2) Like in S1, there are funny moments here too.
The sarcastic dialogues / arrogant replies of our Grumpy Baek Beom or when the plans of the bad guys team are backfired, it generated more comedy than that in S1, VERY FUNNY!

*** CASES:
There's an one year time gap between the seasons (both in the story n in real life too , haha) n started with the last case that is left halfway in S1 - Oh Man Sang's.
The twists in this case never end, not only in S1 but also continued in S2😂
And our Dr. BB never stops to find the truth in this case, even after an year.
He runs so many tests, making his assistant Sung Ju tired n grumpy, haha.

Here, it's 2 Episodes per one Case.

1) Locked Room case - a female intern is harrassed by her boss.
The twists in this case are interesting.
The way, Dr. BB found out the truth in this case is impressive.

2) Drug Trafficking case - This is Funny. Dr. BB with his team did an autopsy infront of thugs.
Even in the tensed environment with the presence of gangsters n threats from them, our Dr. BB is so cool, taking risks to save his team.
Dr. BB found out that this case is related to Doc K.
The way he solved this case is Amazing .

3) Couple's death at the same time - Suspected everyone involved in this case😂 n the final twist is good.
Dr. BB with his stubborness, insisted to continue with an in-depth analysis n so found out the true twist in this case.

4 to 7) Spree Killing / Red Stockings cases - There are 4 suspected cases. The twist is good.
Related to Doc K n bad guys, came to know only from Dr. BB's deep analysis.
But Dr. BB is very rude and harsh during these cases with Eun Sol, his boss and colleagues :O
(Even myself, who admire him alot, was mad at him for his behaviour, hehe)
He n Eun Sol even fought, spoke rudely in team meetings, OmG! ;/

8) Kidnap case of Forensic lady Investigator Su Yeon's daughter - This is a very emotional case (Director made this very dramatic , haha). Everyone cried, both forensic team n prosecution team who are friends with her except Dr. BB, as expected.
Doc Jang who went to rescue the kid got suspected
Related to Doc K.
Here what I found funny is I was very skeptical about how an autopsy report or a forensic examiner will be of use or take a lead in a kidnap case but the writers have turned this case so well in a smart way to finally conclude that Only Dr. BB, a forensic pathologist can help in this kidnap. God, these writers! (Eye roll)

9) Granny's death case - This is truly an emotional n sad case
A 9 year old boy lives with his retarded dad n granny.
The child actor acted very well .
This looked like a simple murder case in the beginning but the Writers Team never include a simple case in the drama, there should be a twist always!
Dr. BB will be the first one always to reveal any in-depth details and so the surprise twist is revealed here too.

Bad prosecutors Mr. Gal n Mr. No have become complete fools in this case, Very funny .

10) Oh Man Sang's drug case - Finally this guy, this case has ended after two whole seasons, haha.

11, 12) Prosecutor Do's friend's Snake bite case n Celebrity case - Dr. BB is Amazing n at his best to solve these two cases, Very Impressive!!
For the first time, saw him being soft for Mr.Do n for his boss, when they are in trouble (so Dr. BB is of Tsundere personality 🤭)

Snake bite case is the most complicated, emotional n tiring case in this season.

These last 2 cases (last 4 eps of 16) are Tiring, a lot had happened :o
Everyone running desparately - the Good Team trying to find out the truth n collect evidences for Justice n the Bad Team trying to stop them.
Everyone, including the bad guys, worked extra hard in these two cases, haha.

The suspense in these last 4 eps is Nail Biting - Who will lose the job, Do or Gal? How will the truths unveil in these two cases, How the true mystery surrounding Doc Jang n Doc K be revealed, Who n how Mr. Do or Doc Jang survive in the finale n Will the bad guys be punished for their crimes or no etc.
Just watch the drama for the answers! ;)

So finally in all the cases, Dr. BB has the Ultimate Importance in S2 too.
Only he solved the cases with crucial details, with his different thinking, odd n weird methods of performing an autopsy and extensive in-depth autopsy of every minute detail.

*** CHARACTERS n ACTORS:
All actors perfomed very well.

The Dynamics between every character is Good.
(Dynamics include their interactions, relationships, emotional connections etc )

Dr. BB is still grumpy with everyone, haha.
Harsh n rude at times n his autopsy ways have become more bizarre n quirky.
But he is more amazing in this season, Oh My Baek Beom!

As said in My Review of S1:
The way Dr. BB is able to see through his case subjects in an autopsy with his Extensive Knowledge n pinpoint every detail, which are usually missed by other examiners/prosecutors, is very Smart n written in a very intelligent n gripping manner!
Those minor details blow up, set an unexpected turn in the investigation n speed up the case a lot, thereby helping to catch the True Culprit.
THIS IS THE MOST INTERESTING PART OF EVERY CASE THAT I REALLY LOVED.

Dr. BB's ways of conducting autopsy are so unnatural n odd at times like smelling the contents of stomach or any other sort of smelling around dead body, groping the dead body (all these are done for testing n analysis, but are not done by any other forensic examiner). These make him look weird n gross to the people around him, including the examiners.
But he knows exactly what he does, he is smart, thinks out of the box, sees what others can't see in a case, in a dead body in specific n he makes sure of being THOROUGH with the autopsy n thereby finding the true cause of death n the true murderer.

Eun Sol is kind, as usual :)

Do Ji Han n his assistant are very cool .
(Disliked Do, when he was first introduced in S1 for his arrogance but really a lovable character here)
Loved the rapport of Dr. BB n Do Ji Han :) . Both are crazy enough (one is grumpy n another is a doberman), haha.

The suspense related to Doc K n Doc Jang is very well maintained throughout.
U suspect Doc Jang throughout n u can't really tell whether he is good or bad initially (n later u can guess his story, to some extent).
His true Mystery is revealed in ep 12.

Our Suho / Lee Yi Kyung's cameo in finale is a Good Surprise! :)
Missed him in S2 very badly, he was so much Fun to watch in S1

Instead of Stella, it's Sally here.
Missed Suho n Stella romance here :/

Cute prosecutor Kang from S1 is a lawyer in 1st case, just a guest role.

The recurring teams of Dr. BB or Eun Sol are cool here too.

Loved the bonding of everyone (forensic n prosecution teams) in this season :)

*** The ROMANCE Tracks:
(Some of these don't exist, they are just "Vibes"! ;) )

One Side Love track of Sally with Dr. BB (with that age difference :o ). His cold reaction when she proposed him infront of everyone, is very funny.

Su Yeon's kid tried to ship her mom with Doc Jang..that's cute!

Assistants of Eun Sol n Do Ji Han.. their love triangle sort of vibe is very funny.

I would like to ship Eun Sol with Dr. BB (in S1 too, since BB is little tamed n not very grumpy with Eun Sol ONLY🤭) n Eun Sol with Do Ji Han too.
In S1, rooted for Eun Sol and her senior, prosecutor Kang too.
Unfortunately, we didn't get to see any of these in both seasons .

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*** ENDING :
Last 4 eps looked RUSHED to give a conclusion for this season, could have explored all those details in 5-6 eps, instead of 4.

Our Dr.BB is conducting a test till the very last moment, till the last 5 minutes of the S2 finale ep :O n that made me super anxious about the season's ending (what if a case is left halfway like that in S1) ;)

S2 Ending is Decent n gave a feeling of Closure (maynot be a Peaceful, Satisfying, Full n Clean Closure as expected by everyone but not a Dirty Closure :), also GOOD that it's not a Cliffhanger Ending like that of S1, else I won't be at peace! Haha)

Only Regret here is we didn't get to see a complete ending for the bad guys n justice for good guys.
Though Mr. Do collected the evidences for the crimes of Mr. Gal but didn't get a chance to make them public n so Gal is happy with his job n life, whereas Do is affected badly;(
Bad guys are not punished still.
All these are left unresolved :|

*** S3? :
Like S1, S2 too hinted at the possibility n scope for a Sequel.
The story of Baek Beom n Eun Sol has not yet concluded, leaving the door open for further adventures.

Since this S2 Ending has few points, related to bad guys, unresolved n those paved a way, a base to S3.

Unfortunately S3 didn't happen in 6 years
Poor us, the Viewers! :(

There should be a Sequel/S3/atleast a special episode to conclude the leftover matters of S2.
All Korean Gods, pls, make it happen🙏🏻 :)

***My Guess for S3, if any:
Bad prosecutor Gal would be the Villain in next season.

Mr. Do with his new team, Eun Sol with a new beginning knowing about the corrupted prosecutors in her office n Dr. BB with his team all together would bring justice to Do's friend (Snake bite case) n would expose Mr. Gal's crimes with evidences.

As I expected, there's a third personality of Doc Jang n his story should be explored, cleared of all charges n cured.

*** OST:
BGM suits well to the mood of the drama.

*** MY RATING:
Just finished S2, 10/10
Flawless n No moment of boredom throughout the drama .

(S1 is 9.5/10,
0.5 less just for minor disturbance in ep 1, lil struggled to pass through that, else it's 10/10 too )

Already, am missing our Grumpy Baek Beom n everyone! :/

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I appreciate your effort to read my lengthyy detailed review :)

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KIM NAM GIL MADE THIS USUAL CRIME DRAMA TO STAND OUT IN ITS GENRE! 10/10 for me.

Reading a Criminal's mind is Scary n Disturbing! :(
And Nam Gil made U feel that Horrible Feeling, with his Suffering (with his Acting) !

One of my all time favs, in this genre! :)

As a Crime Drama enthusiastic n an ardent fan of mystery / detective / suspense / crime Genre,
this is a 10 / 10 for me!

WONDERFUL Crime Drama with CRIMINAL PROFILER (Psychological Analysis of the suspect / Criminal and thereby helping the police detective team in investigation) as the Main Lead.
It's surprising to know that ML's character is based on a Real Life Profiler, who is one of the screenwriters to this.

VERY INTERESTING and have a GRIPPING STORYLINE.
There is no moment of boredom throughout.

Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography are VERY GOOD.
Gives a DARK VIBE n chilling feel that suits to the crime genre / serial murders.


**** PACING:
The PACING of the drama is GOOD n RIGHT to the point!

The Tone / Mood of the drama is Serious
(I mean, it captured the seriousness of the criminals / crimes, very well , without being shown as a light crime drama)


**** CASES:
Deals with multiple murder cases.
Shown some cases of real life brutal serial killers too.
(Around 1 CASE per EPISODE)

CASES are WELL WRITTEN.
Some might find few little bland or slow at times.
But what I say is, for a Crime Profiling Drama, this slow, yet serious pace /writing, is demanded by the stories n I thoroughly enjoyed everything about this drama, without losing any interest.
(It's not too slow n not mediocre stories)

Also, these are based on Real Cases as per the drama, so can't expect a crime profiling fiction with a faster pacing than shown here.
Psychological Analysis n the Struggles faced during it, takes Time, obviously!

One of the cases here, is based on a Real Life Serial Killer, "The Raincoat killer"
And that case inspired the Crime Movie "The Chaser"
n the Documentary "The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea"


**** CHARACTERS / ACTORS :
The acting by everyone is good.

The profilers duo (main leads), their rapport is very good.

I loved Jung Ju (3rd guy in their profiler team) and Gil pyo (police).
Sometimes they are funny and are a bit comedic relief to the serious, dark mood of this drama.

What I LOVED MORE is the ACTING of actor KIM NAM GIL.
His role is a cold introvert person, who never opens up even with closed ones, never talks about what he thinks or feels, even when it is required.
Never smiles (just a faint smile at times), not so social, always brooding bcz of the Dark Vibes surrounding him all the time,
And yet kind, stubborn and Dedicated to his profession to save everyone (related to the crimes) as much as possible n warm at heart.
I liked his DEDICATION!
He slayed this role totally, with his acting.
Not everyone can pull off this role well so easily.

He is a PROLIFIC ACTOR!

This is my first drama of his.
And THIS DRAMA MADE ME TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HIS ACTING! 💕
Also, He is handsome with that hair style, it suited him so well (drooling here 🤤haha )

This might be the usual crime drama dealing with multiple cases but Nam gil's acting really made this drama to stand out in this genre.
No doubt, He is a plus point to this drama.

THE RATING IS 9 or 9.5 for the stories or cases
BUT 10 bcz of NAM GIL :)

(Just a side note about him:
After this, I watched drama "The Fiery Priest".
The variations in his roles in these two dramas, SURPRISED ME alot.
Here I always wanted him to speak out or smile :O
There, am surprised to see him talking non-stop 😂.
There as a fiery n yet funny n lively person, who never stops talking n smiling, punishing the bad guys and giving evil smirks to them, he just slayed that role too.

And so the Saga of me watching every drama of his, started :)
If he is in a project (even a cameo), I'm in! :) )


**** THE TROUBLING PART:
In some criminal cases, dealing a serial killer or profiling/analysing the psychology of that brutal person, is so TIRING MENTALLY.
For eg, The conversations of Ha Yeong (Nam gil's character) and the serial killer, Yeong chun (eps 4-8) are disturbing at times.
Both Nam Gil n Joon woo acted their roles well, in those scenes.

Knowing the INNER THOUGHTS OF A CRIMINAL, esply a serial killer, is Very Creepy, sends chills down the spine! 😱
And it's a HELLISH SUFFERING for the Profiler to listen, observe and analyse those evil thoughts and to stay cool without being provoked :|

OH MY NAM GIL (Ha Yeong)!


**** EPISODES:
The number of episodes (12) is GOOD n RIGHT.

Sometimes, lengthy dramas are boring to watch but I don't mind for this, to be lengthy :)


**** MUSIC:
OST opening instrumental music suits well to the mood of the drama
n BGM too.

PS: The POSTER of the Drama gives a DARK VIBE.


FINALLY,
Pls, DON'T MISS WATCHING THIS, all the crime drama lovers will definitely love this.

I would love to REWATCH it anytime, just for Nam gil, even though the suspense element of the cases is already known.
Usually in crime / mystery dramas, once the suspense or the twist is known, there's no point, no fun in re-watching it but this drama is an Exception!


NEED A SEASON 2, MORE OF NAM GIL, MORE EPISODES n MORE CRIMINAL CASES :)

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A BEST MIX OF EVERYTHING!

Since U all know the CRAZE for this BL drama, I'm going to keep my review very short! :)

One of the BEST mix of BL + action + crime + romance + comedy + Violence + BDSM ! (Haha)

AN ICONIC SERIES!
(In All Ways😂 and in EVERY CATEGORY :) , both Good n Bad , haha )
(Every Category includes the EXPLICIT CONTENT too :) )

ONE OF A KIND!!
(in both positive n negative sense, haha )

CONTAINS UNACCEPTABLE THEMES of VIOLENCE EMOTIONALLY and PHYSICALLY.

Well written and well directed.
Production, Cinematography, everything is Awesome.
Well acted by everyone , Very Bold Acting🤭

All the couples are well fit to each other (since they share the same personality like KinnPorsche or trauma like VegasPete)
(Chay looks too young for Kim, oops!)

Oh my Tankhun, why are you such a drama queen always! Haha

OST is the BEST!

GO n JUST WATCH IT!

(BE AWARE of the BOLD NC SCENES, RELATED THEMES like BDSM and VIOLENCE )

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Definitely NOT A BROMANCE! Study Less, Fight More!! YOUNG REBELS! Haha

I'm little SKEPTICAL to watch Thai school dramas after being disappointed n bashed by "Home school" which I watched with a lot of expectations and struggled to finish.
N so postponed watching this alot but pushed myself n finally gave this a try.

This is nothing like that series.
U will ENJOY EVERY SCENE - all their Friendships or SaintShin's Frenemy Saga ( Friends turned Enemies turned Lovers, Oops, Friends 🤭)

The STRUGGLE of the TEACHERS to get back spoilt kids and help every student grow in life, taking an extra step, risking their own jobs n lives, is SWEET.

U will see the students ALWAYS FIGHTING (school wars) in EVERY EPISODE, God! :|
At times, it's a bit unnecessary prolonging of the story (CONTENT FILLERS !? ) or FRUSTRATING to see those REPETITIVE TEAM FIGHTS , the usual school wars in every episode but it's not extreme scary or gore violence.

BTW, why are they ALWAYS FIGHTING, instead of STUDYING? :o , Ehhh !? Haha
All of them are like Study Less, Fight More 😂
YOUNG REBELS! ;)
(Only 2-3 students are interested in classes n studies 👌🏻)

Involves themes of teenagers struggling to survive, school bullying, bad thugs taking advantage of school students, stress and pressure from parents related to studies, bad parenting, arrogant teenagers who are difficult to handle by parents/teachers, life/financial struggles in young age itself forcing one to work part-time, the Good friendships, the Bad friendships, good/bad influences on each other among young adults.

SCHOOL BULLYING or any sort of Bullying is a CRIME n should be punished harshly.

Well directed n well acted by everyone.
LOVED the ENSEMBLE CAST.
Mark as autistic, acted well.

I loved SaintShin's scenes more, than every other plot track.
THERE IS THIS TENSED BUT SWEET VIBE WHEN BOTH OF THEM ARE IN THE SAME FRAME! :)
(Tensed bcz I don't want childhood close buddies to fight over misunderstandings or miscommunication)

********* SaintShin :
I'm not saying anything about them but this below:

The team promoting the series n The people who mentioned as bromance in the Tags here :
It's Bromance, not Romance!

Me: really? It's Romance (hidden / subtext), not Bromance (absolutely heavy n more, haha)!

They: No!

Me: Come, we will watch again, will show U the Romance part n have shown the entire SaintShin's scenes as a proof! haha

I FORCED Myself to Believe that it's just a CLOSE FRIENDSHIP between CHILDHOOD BUDDIES but No, SaintShin are proving it wrong, forcing me to see the ROMANCE of CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS !! :)

Also Shin in public, makes it look like just
a Bromance; While in private, am not commenting about their personal matters here , haha

But Saint never stops, he makes sure it's Romance, in public or in private ;)

SAINT IS LIKE A ROMEO, ANGERED HIS BABY AND PERSUADING HIS CUTELY SULKING BABY ENDLESSLY !! 🙃

They are so fluffy together :)

Planning to watch the parent KDrama :)

OST, sung by Sky Nani, is cool.

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ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS, my fav sitcom!

Hilarious, easy-going, light-hearted drama.
Silly Comedy ! 😂
One of my favs!! :)

ML (Diao) , his sis n his two friends (colleagues) are damn funny , haha
While the other ML (Rak) is so warm, a perfect gentleman! :)

Actors Earth and Win are handsome ;)
Actors Aim and Ampere are hilarious n chaotic 😂

Lovely love story.
HATRED TURNED LOVE UNCONSCIOUSLY, with shades of sweet jealousy and possessiveness (but when did that spark happen n for whom it started first, haha) :)

I rewatch this everytime after being extremely disturbed or agitated by a heart-wrenching story, to cool down myself :)

Expected a second season n unfortunately, it never happened :(

Actually here, The ENDING is RUSHED !
(There is a potential to second season or more story to give a smooth happy ending in one season itself but the present ending felt like it was abruptly decided to stop the sitcom n so rushed)
So if the ENDING is a SMOOTH CLOSURE to the story, would have rated it 10/10 n now it's only 9.5/10.

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FATED TO LOVE IN EVERY BIRTH BUT TOGETHER, FOREVER ??

A Good Sequel to "My Boo" movie, which is a simple, straightforward & light-hearted Horror Comedy with a touch of Rom-com.

This Sequel Movie concentrates more on Romance (Main Leads' Human-Ghost love relationship from prequel) than Horror Comedy.
This is purely Time Travel Supernatural Romance, explaining how ML & FL are Fated to meet from Four births, how they fall in love in every birth / reincarnation and how they are meant not to be together in every birth (this part is sort of sad n emotional).

This story includes the two births shown in the prequel -- one past reincarnation of FL as rich lady & ML as theif and present reincarnation of ML inheriting the haunted house & FL as ghost and that's how, it is a continuation of the story left out in prequel but with different ending.

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There are no scary horror scenes, no jumpscare moments and no haunting horror comedy scenes in this, unlike prequel.

Be aware, there are some Gore scenes, especially when the 2nd birth of the main leads are shown (the Ghouls devouring humans)

*** STORY NARRATION:
Story here, as extended explanatory version to the prequel's story, is Very Good
but the Pacing is damn slow in many scenes in first one hour of the movie.
And so, this is Not Captivating enough or Impressive like prequel.

(I can not tolerate sloth-paced ones and so, my interest to watch this, dropped but continued watching for the sake of my Watching Tradition that is not to drop anything, once I start watching, hehe).

Anyways, Last one hour of the movie is Very Interesting.
The Editing in this last part, showing one scene from every birth, one after the other, is Good.

*** CHARACTERS & ACTORS:
There's a diversity in all the roles of both the leads in all births, especially FL's roles -- in 1st birth, she is a warrior, 2nd life as Ghoul, 3rd as a rich lady and 4th (present birth of ML).

Loved her acting in all the roles, from a tough warrior lady to a sweet ghoul to a rich lady with grace.

ML roles in all births are Ok -- Loved the Inspector (2nd birth) and the one as child admiring FL in 3rd birth.

Even the supporting characters are reborn along with them and are Good. Some of them are funny too.

Actors Gee and Bow should do a full length Rom-com together or a historical romance.
They look very cute together as a couple ☺️

**** SPOILER (STORY) ****
It's sad, how ML is the reason for FL's death in all births.
All the past lives, those stories and their characters including the support characters are Written Well.

Also, I loved how ML time travelled to all births, learning their story in every birth and tried to stop her death, which led to change their fate and future (hence, Ending of prequel is changed)

Liked the Prequel's Ending but this Ending here, is more of happier one, though Open Ending and completely different :)
This Reimagined Ending to their love story is a Good Closure.

(Since it's an Open Happy Ending, can we hope for another sequel with pure romance but a Definite Ending for their love story this time, Haha Huh?! :) )

*** RATING:
My Rating is 7/10
(Could be more, if not for the Bad Pacing)

One Time Watch!
Usually, Reincarnations and Time travel trope are Interesting but somehow here, I liked that simple Prequel more.

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Li vs Lin :) ... Hidden Love or Forbidden Love ??

Usually, I avoid CDramas for the amount of time I need to spend on them (24-60 episodes with 1 hour run time scare me, hehe)
And I prefer such short CDramas.

Also, I love Historical / period dramas, so though the Summary looks little bothersome (incest, romance between half siblings etc), I gave a try.

*** CONTENT WARNING:

First of all, this incest part though bothering, it is clarified later (Not gonna give away the SPOILER), so u can watch 👍🏻

So as a Content Warning, if u find it as disgusting or intolerable, just drop this drama.
But I can say -- FL character is pure n kind at heart. There is really nothing vulgar shown here.

***

Watched the 6 eps format -- 24 eps, each 15 mins, are complied into 6 eps

6 eps format with 40-50 mins run time is Good to follow.
Else 15 mins per ep, is too short to concentrate on the flow of the story.

(There are some sound issues with the videos I have watched, so irritated lil but can be watched)

*** STORY:

The Story is about a concubine's daughter (FL Chuchu) at her step mom's house (ML Li's home), the troubles she faced and the sacrifices she made in her life.
There are many family secrets related to her birth.

Story and Direction are Good.
Costumes and Setting (traditional style houses etc) are Good.
Loved OST song.

Uff, the number of Twists n Turns in the plot, the number of Murder plans n Revenge plans by Everyone -- haha, Silly but INTERESTING Revenge Family Drama to pass the time 👍🏻

*** CHARACTERS:

Aigoo, Chuchu n her Never-Ending Struggles throughout the drama -- uff, Tiring!
Whatever happened with her is disgusting and sad.

She is Very Good and Kind at heart.
So, initially, she is troubled and harassed, almost by everyone.

Later, when the kind Chuchu got bold and
goes on a Revenge Spree, it got VERY INTERESTING!
She gave back to everyone who harrassed her, thrashed every murder plan against her, like Tit for Tat -- this part is very enjoyable, in the whole drama n delightful amid her never-ending struggles.

She is really an one-woman army, doing a solo fight against everyone who harrassed her, without any help.
Aigoo, poor Chuchu!!

Every Character is Suspicious, Bad and Pure Evil, except Li and Chuchu.
Loved their chemistry (leaving the incest part).

The rivalry between Li and 2nd ML Lin for Chu, out of jealousy, is funny.

Liked Chu n Li, out of all characters.

*** EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS (6 eps format):

Ep 1:
My mind is blown away with the thought of siblings' romance (grew up as half siblings) -- weird & immoral

Editing is lil odd here, like bits and pieces.
So, initially it is difficult to differentiate which is which among Chu's dreams, flashbacks n the present story.
But continued watching as it is interesting in few scenes.

Ep 2:
Editing here, made it look like there's something missing in the story.

From Ep 3, the actual revenge drama started.
It is exciting to wait for what happens next.
Every scene is like mystery -- who attacks who, with an evil plan or a murder plan or a revenge plan.

Ep 5:
The misunderstandings between Li and Chu got cleared.

Ep 6:
Climax is Rushed but Good Closure to the story.
(There's a Twist related to Lin -- his true face is revealed here)

Every point of the story is answered (Expected that a miniseries would be rushed in the climax, leaving few points unanswered but that is not the case here👍🏻)

*** RATING:

My Rating is 8 /10
(Could be 8.5, if it is better executed, if not for the confusing editing in the first two eps & if not for the incest story).

One Time Watch!!

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Aigoo, All of them are Dead ?! A Routine Zombie Story or more?

The hype and the recommendations I received (since I'm a Zombie movie lover) for this drama are so many that I just started watching, haha.

*** FIRST IMPRESSIONS:

Though I read a lot of positive comments n few good reviews before watching, First 4 eps gave me MIXED IMPRESSIONS -- Not Boring, Not Captivating too.
Looked like a routine & simple Zombie drama with usual plot -- just to pass the time?! :O
Also, Ep 5 is lil boring.

In first 4 eps itself, Everything required for a routine Zombie plot is done -- Virus Outbreak when an unexpected experiment of a dad to save his son from bullying has gone wrong and
Everyone got infected n RIP (turned into Zombies), including some of the main characters.

I didn't understand what more, they are going to show in next 8 eps (8 hours, OMG), except finding the cure.
And there's going to be S2 too :O

I really hoped for the remaining eps to have good content n story, instead of just content fillers.
(Since I didn't read the original webtoon, I have no idea of the story further)

Impressions by the end of first 4 eps:
Maybe, this would be better as a Movie, than as a drama adaptation
(I hoped for this impression to change by the end of the drama)

The only one point that I found interesting in these eps is the story of the Virus Outbreak -- How this epidemic is caused and by whom it is created n spread.

*** FINAL IMPRESSIONS:

The Hype for this drama is Real :)

It got really INTERESTING from ep 6 👍🏻
(Not just content fillers ;) )

After the virus outbreak in the school, the drama has got more interesting story from ep 6, showing:
How the remaining students/ survivors are struggling to survive,
That suspense whether they will be saved or no, by the emergency services,
The suspense that who among them, will survive n who will be a Zombie next,
The way how they are trying to get out,
Also, shows the true colors of everyone at such hard times -- who is good & a true friend n who turns bad.
Meanwhile, Army n police officer trying to find the Cure and the Firefighter (dad of one of the female leads) trying to save his daughter n the remaining students.

THE IDEA of Half Human & Half Zombie here, is NEW & DIFFERENT!!

The Students' Fight for Survival and their techniques to get out, are AMAZING!
Especially in ep 10, that "Circular Barricade" Fight with Zombies is IMPRESSIVE!! 👌🏻
The Struggle for Survival is Hard n Painful :|

Story, Direction n Narration are Good.
Visual effects are Good.
Zombie Makeup n Zombie acting by the actors are Good.
OST - The opening theme music is Good
And the opening intro MV -- top / Aerial shot of all the craving n growling Zombies is AMAZING.

Each one of the surviving students try to save and protect their friends.
One can FEEL THE ADRENALINE RUSH during all such scenes of Zombie attacks.
(though some characters exclusively think of their own safety, even when there's a chance to help others).

Bromance of the two male leads is cool.
Love Square among two male leads & two female leads and the other couple's proposals are sweet and sad at the same time.

Liked the police officer character :)
That bad guy going after one of the MLs, till the end, for his mindless revenge, is irritating :|

Finally, All unexpected characters' RIP n the army's "way" (watch it, to know) to get rid of Zombies -- Sad!
Now I understand, why the drama is named "All of Us are Dead" :|

***
My Rating is 8.5/10
(For first 5 eps, it's just 7.5)

Once you get through those first 5 eps, it's Very Good, later.
So, Don't miss to watch!
Zombie movie lovers will love this!!

Waiting for S2 n the New Zombie Adventure! :)

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Good one! (Not the best one though)

I love horrors and watch every type of horror movies.

Not a scary or a disturbing one, just an easy-going one without jump scares but captivating viewer's interest.

This is a serious horror where you find a family struggling to ward off the evil spirit possessing one of the children in the family.

Story and Direction are Good enough.

The Haunting scenes are Good.
Enjoyed watching this horror movie.

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A family of brothers and sisters along with their parents staying in their house located in an isolated place, face the haunting and the brothers struggle to protect their sisters, especially the little sister who is possessed.
The eldest brother looks irresponsible initially but goes to any extent to protect his family.

The hallucinations that are created by the ghost, give an eerie vibe and all such scenes are Good.

(Maybe, seeing all the handsome brothers in the family n to draw their attention, the ghost troubled the sisters. Just Joking! :) )

***
My Rating is 8 /10
Rewatch value: Yes

I will recommend this movie to horror genre lovers!

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In this Franchise, loved the first movie. It's more interesting than the second one.
Waiting for third movie.

(Check out my reviews for this movie franchise)
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FORBIDDEN UNREQUITED LOVE SAGA of Jin Han! :(

Not the usual BL movie where u can feel "movie" vibes, this is like watching a fragment of reality, a slice of life onscreen. So it looks all realistic & natural like art.

***
Story, Direction, Cinematography and Story Narration are GOOD.
The locations are beautiful.

The story depicts the lives of Main Leads (Jin Han n Birdy) starting from their rebellious phase of 18 yrs age, their chaotic college life, their fun times together as besties, how they turned "more than besties", their unrequited love, acceptance, rejections, separations and finally their adult life.

It's mostly said from the POV of Jin Han.
We get to see very little of Birdy's POV.

Acting by the main leads is VERY GOOD.
They conveyed every emotion very well -- confusion, fear, pain etc.
They have good chemistry.

***
Initially, watching the scenes of their 18 yr old selves' mindless chaos, I have no emotional connection with the characters and the story as well.
(TBH, I'm lil bored since I'm not a fan of teen stories.
I watched this bcz many suggested me n bcz of the Hype, this movie has got).

But once the "feelings" are involved, boom, the acting and the emotions captivated me. It is very interesting.
(Aigoo Me, this is very sad to watch :(
Unrequited or Forbidden loves are always painful to watch!
Taiwanese BLs hit different when they have to show sad loves -- very realistic n painful.
And Yes, The Hype for this movie is Real! :) )

***
My Rating is 9/10.
Don't miss this movie!
BL lovers will definitely like this.

Good to know that the Title is from the lyrics of a Taiwanese song.

***** Just a Fun thought about the actors:
While watching the movie, my funny thoughts:

Halfway through the movie n still I couldn't differentiate the main leads' handsome faces though they are known actors, haha.
Maybe the Teenage Chaos, their silly mindless running n so no clear view of their faces properly, created this confusion to my eyes, hehe.
Their physiques n hair styles -- They looked so similar at one point, Aigoo my eyes! :/

And my mind found a funny way to recognise them -- Once the "feelings", pains n cryings started, they calmed down without silly jumping n so the camera(hehe) n I can tell who is who, very clearly :)


***** SPOILERS -- SKIP this part if you are going to watch the movie ******

My thoughts on the ENDING:

1)
Meeting after 30 years n after saying past confessions aloud, atleast then, they could have given an Exclusive Ending like whether they parted ways forever again or going to be in touch as friends / couple.

To me, It looked like an Open Ending as though they are going to be in touch (maybe as friends n not as lovers though they exclusively love each other only) n So I'm lil less sad, haha.
(I'm super sad when Birdy avoided Jin Han n got married, whereas 30 years of Jia's life is lost in pain).

Birdy's POV is not shown here. This movie is exclusively Jia's POV n still I can say Jia's pain is more than that of Birdy (bcz Birdy chose rejection, he didn't dare like Jia to express his love bcz of his fear or societal restrictions).


2)
(My source might be wrong ):
When reading the comments n director's MDL page, I came to know that character Jia is based on his own life n his failed first love! :O

And so it means that Open Ending is just his imagination ?! -- So, They never met in life again ?! :O -- Now, I'm sad!!

So for a Fictional story, Open Ending is Good.
Usually, I don't like Sad or Open Ending dramas but since it's a personal story of the director, Sad Ending is inevitable n though I'm sad for him, I have to accept what it is :(

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FUN TO WATCH -- GOOFY HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA!

When you are not in a mood for serious dramas and wanted a silly fluffy light-hearted one or just to pass the time and can tolerate any type of dramas, ONLY THEN, you watch this.

Usually, I'm not into Rom-com or Teen dramas but watched this when I got a recommendation.

*** EPISODES:
30 episodes with run time 30-35 mins each.

First two eps are Ok, lil slow -- Thought of dropping this drama n took a break from this for few months, hehe.

But gave a try again because of my Watching Tradition of not dropping a drama or movie, once I start watching -- From ep 3, it got better n it's FUN TO WATCH.

(And Yet, I watched few episodes at 2x speed :/
Also, I avoid CDramas for being 30+ eps. This took me months to complete, haha, since I prefer dramas with less number of episodes only).

*** STORY:
Sometimes, School dramas are Nostalgic :)

There's NO STRONG PLOT here.
It's just a slice of life of an easy-going high school gal, Xiang Xia -- her daily life and the fun that she has with her idol, friends and classmates.

Also, It's a Story of a group of Friends.
THIS IS A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, NOT ROMANCE.

*** CHARACTERS:
There are different types of characters. Overall, ALL CHARACTERS ARE FUN TO WATCH.

Initially, disliked silly n always giggling FL, Xiang Xia n even disliked the FL actress' acting as a silly dumb gal -- it looked cringe.
But as the story progresses, Liked her character alot -- she is Kind, Sweet n Pure at heart n so liked the acting of the actress in that role.

(Usually I watch dramas with Original Audio only but for the first time, watched a dubbed version.
The dubbed version's voice over actors made it more lively n playful with their voice acting, esply Xiang Xia's :) )

She is strong physically but weak in studies, while her idol Jin Han (ML) is smart and intelligent but weak in sports.

He dislikes her being a clingy fan of him initially but when she becomes his Deskmate in school, learns her true nature n becomes her bestie.
All their scenes, initially looked too cringe but they are fun to watch, once they become Deskmates, Neighbours & Good friends, beyond just Idol-Fan relation.

Xiang Xia's childhood friend n classmate, Yu Sheng jie is goofy n cool, strong at sports but weak in studies.

Shengjie's deskmate, Nerd Pan Duo is sweet n their scenes are funny.

Girl duo and deskmates Luo Lila (beautiful diva in their school) n Sun Xin (who eats snacks even during class) are sweet.

Looks like a love triangle or square, haha
(Xiang goes after Jin han all the time, Yu sheng jie after Xiang n Luo lila after Yu sheng jie) :)
But No, it's more about friendship and admiration for idol than romance.

Boys Trio - Yu Sheng Jie, Ming n Bin, are cool.

Xia's parents and Jin Han's manager, Shark are funny.
Ms Chen and PT teacher are cute together.

*** SOME HIGHLIGHTS:
Jin Han n Yu Shengjie's Rivalry to Bromance is Sweet.

Professional rivalry of Jin Han with Jiang Cheng is also funny.

Jealousy of Jin Han when Yu shengjie competes with him about Xia, is funny n sweet
And the basket ball competition between Jin Han and Yu shengjie to claim possession of Xia is funny.
Yu shengjie is good at sports but plays without strategy n Jin Han plays very smart with strategy -- Impressive!!

The way the entire class reclaims Ms. Chen as their class head teacher, fighting with principal,
The way two sections of their class compete in sports as part of claiming back their pride n respect,
The way the trio (Xia, Jin and Shengjie) helps Luo Lila from the stalker,
The three guys (Jin , Shengjie and Jiang) compete for Xia --
Everything is Hilarious and Sweet.

End of the day, they help and support each other n remain as good friends.

That mystery and little suspense of who gives the school news and updates to Xiang Xia in supermarket and who her secret texting friend is, are maintained well till the end, haha.

It's sad that Jin Han's mom restricts him from meeting his friends, though he learnt socializing n is happy in their company.

Finally, cold prince Jin Han turned into smiling baby in Xiang Xia's companionship n formed new friendships with his classmates bcz of her :)

The six member friends group of Xiang Xia, Jin Han, Yu Shengjie, Luo Lila, Sun Xin n Pan Duo, is Very Sweet :)

The climax scene is sweet, how each of them got into their dream universities or dream work.
So, there's scope for season 2, if any, to continue the story of this high school friends group to show how they grow together, their college days and adult lives.
Right now, it's a smooth closure n ending to this teen drama.

*** RATING:
My Rating is 8.5/10.
(For initial eps, it's just 7)

Overall, a light-hearted goofy and silly school drama to pass the time.

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FIRST IMPRESSION: 7, FINAL: 8.5/10 ! :)

I'm more into Thriller / Mystery genre. I avoid Pure Romance genre but can tolerate Rom-coms to some extent.

Started watching this for the Time loop /Sci-Fi element in the plot, which is one of my interests.
And the Summary is interesting -- Lovers stuck on the day of Break up n fell into a Time Loop.

For a person of my watching preferences, this miniseries is Apt -- Not the usual toxic or twisted romance or there is no in-depth emotional trauma or love triangles or heavy break ups.

***
The miniseries is Good in all Categories -- Short n Simple -- 14 eps with 10 mins each run time, which can be binge watched easily.
A Sci-Fi Rom-Com Plot with a lot of Twists n Time Loops, even parallel universe, Huh !?

The Mystery of whether they will reconcile or will be separated, remained till the last moment, haha.

Relationship for four years -- Break up day Time Loop with different "Tasks" (Sort of Testing their relationship ) -- 4 years of Separation / New Timeline -- Second Time Loop -- Parallel Universe -- The Ending (U watch whether it's a Happy or Sad ;) ) -- Everything is Written n Executed Well.

Direction, Story Narration and Editing are Cool.
OST is Good.


**** EPISODES:
In terms of Rating,
Ep 1 is Ok, didn't capture my interest much, it is 7/10.

But from ep 2, it got Interesting (7.5 to 8)

And the Last eps (8.5) are even More Interesting n Captivating with equal amount of Love story n multiple Time loop twists and Parallel Universe concepts.

In initial eps, the "Tasks" are Funny n Exciting like passing a Game Level.

Ep 7's Task is Funny.
If one of them dies, the other has to kiss their ex to save the current partner.
He struggled n got slapped by all his ex gfs 🤭 but
Her strategy is smart -- since they broke up on the day, the endless loop has started, he is her ex now, so kissed him to save him! 👌🏻

Ep 14 - I liked the scene where their shadows in the parallel universe hold their hands.


**** ACTORS & CHARACTERS:
It's a short drama with very few characters.

ML is handsome n FL is pretty n sweet together.
Their height difference is very cute :)

I liked the ML Character More.
He is goofy at times but loves her more n so it is more painful for him during the break up.

The ML actor acted really well in emotional scenes -- U can feel his confusion, jealousy n pain when he sees his gal with another guy or when he regrets the break up decision.


**** RATING:
My Rating is 8.5 /10

Overall, it's FUN TO WATCH ! :)

P.S.:
The closing scene of the miniseries -- When the projector is on again, OMG, my heart skipped a beat !! -- How many more Time Loops and What more Tasks n Hurdles do they need to undergo again !? Haha

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Haha, Zombies with Emotions & Memories!? Huh.

Being a fan of Horror Fiction, Survival n Zombie, I started watching this drama with loads of Excitement, esply when the drama is full of known Cast.

The Story is Interesting n Direction is Good.
The Story Narration showing the Past n Present, is Very Good.

First three eps are lil slow n boring but last 4 eps are Very Interesting.
Overall, Pacing could be better.

The Mystery of the Zombies, their behaviour n pattern analysis of the surviving group is Cool.

Haha, these Zombies are different from the usual ones shown in other dramas -- these have Emotions n Memories!! 😂

Zombie Make-up is Very Good.

**** ACTORS :
Good to see all known faces (except 1,2) in one drama :)
Esply our mom Li from "To Sir, with love" (actress Pock) here, hehe.

The actors as Zombies acted really well.

OST -- Opening theme is very Good :)

**** RATING:
My initial rating is 7.5 (first three eps)
but since last 4 eps are really interesting, my Overall Rating is 8.5 / 10.

Zombie lovers can give a try!

**** SPOILER ****
What is that Ending!? 😮
Expected at the beginning of the finale ep itself that they won't conclude this story in 7 eps🤦🏻‍♀️
Oh God! Need to wait for S2 now🤷🏻‍♀️

If they give us S2, this Ending is Ok.
Else, should have concluded this story within this seasn itself.
This drama can be wrapped up well in 7 eps with a good closure to the story.

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75% MELODRAMA, 25% THRILLER. Like Love squares, it's Marriage square :)

I have mixed impressions on this drama.

First of all, about the Summary:
There's an entire paragraph about the "Melodrama" in the summary but only "Mysterious Trunk" caught my eye n made me curious to know what is in the trunk, haha.
God, And so I'm stuck with this drama bcz of that curiosity (I prefer thriller to melodrama).

It's more of Melodrama (contract marriage drama) than a Thriller (murder mystery) -- 75% melodrama, 25% thriller.

So Thriller fans, like me, would be disappointed initially but later realise that only 25% of thriller is right to this plot and that mystery is good.

Good that I gave a try! :)

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Now about Pacing of the drama:

Dropped this twice bcz of Sloth-Paced episode 1.
Couldn't pass through the first episode twice but bcz of my "Watching Tradition" of not to drop a drama/movie, once I start watching n for Gong Yoo, gave another try.

It got Very Interesting from ep 2.

Other than the Pacing, Everything else, is Very IMPRESSIVE about this drama.

*** STORY (Melodrama) :
Usually, I am not into melodramas much but this is Very Interesting to watch.
The Contract Wife/Husband for a year theme is New and different ;)

This melodrama concentrates more on how Love is developed between two complete strangers, who are emotionally hurt from previous relationships, unable to move on n yet due to the contract marriage, how these two met n started forming a deep bond.

Usually, U see Love Triangles or Squares, here it is "Marriage Square" haha (though not exactly).

*** CHARACTERS:
In Ji & Jeong Won healed together and they are made for each other.
Their rapport is Good n their chemistry is Sweet.

Jeong Won and his ex wife, Seon Yeon are not at all compatible.
Actually, she is not compatible with anyone, haha.

Poor guys, Jeong Won n Yun Ji (her second husband / contract husband)! :|

I feel sorry for Yun Ji more, Poor guy!
He is ready to accept that twisted lady :/

All the scenes of ML, FL, ex wife n her 2nd husband are Interesting, whereas stalker scenes are Irritating :o

FL n evil ex wife's conversations are like tug of war, a battle of words creating a tensed vibe n exhausting to everyone around them, including the viewers, haha.

Liked character In Ji a lot, especially the way she handles the evil ex wife, ruthlessly and the emotionally hurt Jeong Won with past trauma, smoothly, though herself, has a disturbance in her life.
She is Sassy with that Cold & Calm face :)
Her character impressed me n kept me interested to watch.
But Poor In Ji, her fiancee, her contract husbands including Jeong Won and her stalker, all guys are odd n crazy :|

The actress as ex wife with twisted personality, acted very well.
(BTW, she is pretty.
Also, There are a lot of handsome men in this drama, including the guest actors 🤭).

*** STORY (Mystery) :
Really loved the writing of how a mystery theme is included in this melodrama -- a compelling storyline overall.

First two eps are complete melodrama, the interesting murder mystery and the suspense start from ep 3.

The Mystery and the Suspense about the murder -- who is murdered and who murdered, is Well Maintained.

The Twists and Turns in this mystery part are many and good, making the viewer to suspect everyone to be the murderer, haha.
Also, at one point, I suspected the murder victim to be In Ji or ex wife, haha.

Even when the Mystery of who the actual murder victim is revealed, the suspense of who killed, is still maintained well.

Surprise Twist - The most unexpected Killer! Haha

Also, in Finale ep, that suspense whether ML & FL do get a Happy ending or no, killed me, haha God!

***
Direction, Plot, Story Writing, Story Narration, Cinematography and Production are Good.
Locations are Lovely.

8 episodes run time is Right (Good that they wrapped up in 8, not more, haha).

Each ep starts with few scenes of the Past of In Ji, then followed by the actual Main story and in the end, few scenes of the present time period of the murder -- this Format is Cool.

Wrapped up the drama Good and Clean, without leaving any point unanswered.
Every character got a smooth ending n got whatever it deserves.

*** SPOILER ***
The ending for In Ji & Jeong Won is little disappointing.
Hmm, even my mom is frustrated with this Open Happy Ending for them. She expected an Exclusive Happy Ending, haha.

***
My RATING is 8.5 / 10
(9 or 9.5, if the Pacing is Right.
BTW, my Rating for ep 1 is 5 / 10).

Overall, One Time Watch!
(I watched it for Gong Yoo :) )

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