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The ending is kinda conclusive for that particular story arc, but there are some major open ends that lead to a natural season 2 (and that many will really want, including me!). However, given the length of time it can take for a season 2 to be made, even if announced and intended which this isn't, I wouldn't delay watching this one for any great period. Maybe wait a few weeks and see what's announced, and if nothing, watch this on the assumption that it's a single season that will leave you hungry for more.

I'm REALLY not a fan of second seasons of Kdramas ... but in this case I'll make an exception. There's still sooo much potential. Besides, I'm still waiting for Min Ji Young to get her comeuppance, and I'm still hoping someone will slap Joo Min for me.

One of our national treasures, Stephen Fry (QI, Harry Potter narrator), very nearly went into the priesthood instead of entertainment, even getting as far as an interview with his bishop prior to joining a semenary. He said he loved everything about the church - the music, the architecture, the pomp and ceremony - but there was one small problem. He didn't actually believe in God. For some reason they decided not to ordain him.

I think some may be misconstruing my comment. I'm not referring to whether the character in this case is suspicious, I meant that it seems contradictory for someone who believes (one assumes) in God - a belief which cannot be proven and relies on faith alone - to imply that something {else} shouldn't be believed because there's no proof.

Does anyone else find it somewhat bizarre for someone that everyone calls 'Brother', and who wears a cross around his neck, to say "We can't prove whether spirits actually exist"?

Even ten is too high. It's supposed to be 'MOST good looking' not "Oh, he's good looking, and so is he, he is too, oh, and I like..." It should be only one. At a pinch, maybe two or even three, for when you really can't decide or if you find one person more good looking when acting in one genre, but someone else in another.

This is a comment, not a review, and should have been made in the appropriate place. How can you write a review after watching only three episodes? Or, more to the point, how can you expect anyone to take you seriously? It's like a food critic leaving a restaurant after eating just the starter because they didn't like it, then publishing a review claiming that meals at the restaurant are terrible.

Hey, don't knock the pivotal roles white trucks have played in dramas worldwide. Besides, it's not THEIR fault they get type cast.

I disagree. Death isn't necessarily too good for them. It just needs to be creative and lingering ... and maybe in front of a webcam, so we could watch.

I have three episodes left to watch. Is it wrong of me to dream, hopefully?

Is there some sort of law in Korea that a (large) percentage of female support characters have to be annoying / stupid? Perhaps it's a cousin of the one covering Thai BL dramas? I REALLY want to slap Joo Min (Joo Hyun's sister)!

MDL doesn't make it easy to find past lists but I'm sure the theme of "Favorite/Best Male Actor" is a pretty regular one. However, I did find one with a bit of searching: "Favorite Korean Actors (Male)". Here, JCW is at no. 20. I'm guessing that list hasn't been promoted since "The Worst of Evil" aired.

I think it's because the thirty-nine people above him have been voted more points.

[Also, Ji Chang Wook is currently at no. 1 because he has had a show air very recently, and many seem to find it hard to think back more than a couple of months or so.]

No idea, to be honest, but I'm guessing the non "Level Up" edition has just had a bit of hard editing applied. Same story, same number of episodes, but with "Level Up" they're thirty minutes each. For the other version, it's twenty-two.
Watch "Level Up", if you have the choice. Those extra eight minutes each time will be well worth it.

[I've just read the comments further down this page (2-3 years ago). Pretty much as I thought except the other way round. Looks like new stuff was added TO 'Level Up' to help the flow, rather than cut from it to make a shorter version.]

Hey! There's a show at no. 209 (currently) called 'Beethoven Virus' with a rating of 7.2, which has two ten star reviews and quite a lot of really positive comments.

You don't think someone has actually 'got' the premise of the question, do you?

Fair enough, but for the record: Definition of "underrated" (adjective)

"Not given enough recognition for its quality"
(Source = Wiktionary)

"Having more importance, value, skill, power, etc., than people recognize"
(Source = Cambridge Dictionary)

"Rated or valued too low"
(Source = Mirriam-Webster)

I can't find any definition where the number of people giving the rating is a factor.

A show scoring 8.5 is not "underrated", no matter how few or how many have seen it. It has been rated at "8.5" which, out of ten, is high. This is what rating means.

A show with a score of 8.5 but with few viewers could be described "overlooked", "a hidden gem", "strangely missed by many", or in many other, similar, ways but NOT as "underrated".

It could be, of course, that the reason a show has been highly rated by those who have watched it, whilst still having a low numerical viewership , is because of its subject matter. Not everyone wants to watch an eight-part documentary series on the life of the earthworm.

You're confusing rating with popularity.

We do ... and I'm on my way! :-)

I don't think we're really disagreeing that much ... if at all. If your comment about people needing to move on was referring to those commenters who only like his old (action) stuff, and not the new, but are still being very vocal about how much they wish he still did action and not other stuff, actually I agree. He too is free to choose.

If he's doing more of what he wants, whether in specific genres or by experimenting across many types, good for him. If he has taken most of his original fanbase with him, or built up a new one through his more recent works, again great. In that case those (probably few) who still whinge about how great he used to be but isn't anymore because he's not acting in the type of roles they like really should shut up, move on, and find a new action hero to idolise! (Does your metaphorical restaurant's new menu include fabulous desserts? I'm really in the mood for something sweet right now!)

It seems that it's my last paragraph you disagree with. It may indeed not have been a plea if he's already getting the roles he wants. It may also be an old quote. The article does state that the quotes are cobbled together from different interviews. So let's set that aside. It was, after all, only speculation. The substance of my comment, though, remains true.

I in turn take issue with your comment that "people just need to move on". They most certainly don't! That's like saying "I don't care what people want to buy, I'm going to sell X and that's what they'll have to accept". Viewers are free to decide they like watching someone in one genre but not in another, or that there are other actors they'd prefer to watch in that other genre. And it is, in a very large part, THEIR preferences which influence who gets which role.

If he's getting the roles he enjoys, that's great (though it then begs the question why accept an action role if he doesn't enjoy them). If he were not getting the roles he wants, it's because the viewers don't want it. And that's their choice, not his!