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I totally agree with you, though! That drama made me so mad.

I could think of at least one character that perhaps deserved more time on earth though...

Excellent observation , as usual, 3GGG! I am steering VERY clear of any and all dramas with disaster and/or dystopian themes during this unsettling time - a global pandemic is already enough like a zombie apocalypse and I don’t need to add anything to the anxiety and stress.

Love your comment, but spoiler too! (You might want to use the spoiler tag)

It was rough, I agree. It took me a long time to get through that drama because I knew what was coming.

My Country, Mr. Sunshine

Like in HIStory: Trapped. That was a satisfying ending for me because when he gets out he’ll have served his time, paid his debt and will be free of it.

Have you ever seen a "realistic" hacker show, from any country? Just curious.

Spoiler??!

I loved this....a lot. I'm going to take time to write a review, but for now I'll say that I would really like to see a second season. There are more stories to tell with these characters.

20 stars out of 10 for those fight scenes. This movie is what introduced me to Sato Takeru and it's still my favorite live-action manga adaptation. The fight scenes alone take your breath away but I also loved the wide range of quirky and interesting characters.

I was just going to post the same thing!! I grew up watching soap operas and we got quite used to new actors taking over with no notice! LOL!

This drama might not have been able to back up their claims plot-wise yet, and the concept of a very specific"criminal gene" has not been isolated yet, but there has been research done in the real world on psychopathic brains. There was significant difference shown from non-psychopathic brains specifically in the areas that modulate fear and anxiety (the amygdala) and the areas that produce empathy and guilt (the prefrontal cortex) - those two areas of the brain don't communicate with each other like they should.
Psychopaths are "born" (whereas sociopaths are "made" from childhood abuse or neglect), and while I would agree that psychopathy is not 100% synonymous with violence, there has been other research that hypothesizes that at least 40 percent of all serial killers are psychopaths. That's not a small amount.

Here's a good article that describes the difference between the two:
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/sociopath-psychopath-difference

Psychopath brains are actually different than non-psychopath brains, and they are unable to show empathy or remorse, have no regard for laws, and tend toward premeditated and highly planned violence. I absolutely disagree that psychopaths are necessary for a society since we don't need any more powerful people who have no conscience and couldn't care less about other people's pain. We've had plenty of those people in power and it's been disastrous.

Sociopaths, on the other hand, have some conscience and are able to feel some empathy for people and care somewhat about following established laws. They're less likely to carry out premeditated acts of violence and are more likely to be the surgeons and lawyers you mentioned. (Frankly we don't need either psychopaths or sociopaths carrying weapons and given lots of chances to use them...)

It's obviously a show that tends toward the dystopian, and not a typical police procedural, which allows for more imagination on the writers' part....

I’m actually trying to see as many of his dramas as possible too! Which ones have been your favorites so far? Does he have any other romantic ones?

This isn't necessarily true. The diagnostic term is actually "antisocial personality disorder" and both psychopaths and sociopaths fit underneath this term. Psychopaths and sociopaths share a number of characteristics, including a lack of remorse or empathy for others, a lack of guilt or ability to take responsibility for their actions, a disregard for laws, and an inclination to violence. Psychopaths generally have no conscience and cannot feel empathy for people. They plan their crimes/actions out very carefully. Sociopaths have some conscience, but it's very weak. Their crimes are usually more "crimes of passion", or in the moment.
Psychopaths are generally "born", (nature), and sociopaths are generally "made" (nurture) by neglect and/or abuse. Many serial killers in the US are/were psychopaths, but there are indeed many others who have ended up as CEOs and presidents.

You should watch him in Switch Girl!

Omg, YES!!! I wrote this as a long comment on another recent article here....it's such a problem anymore.

This movie was brilliant and just deeply profound on many levels. There's a plot-twist that makes the whole thing swing around in the middle and go a completely different direction, and because the writing, direction, and acting were all absolutely first-rate, it all works. Is it all spelled out for everyone and tied up at the end in a neat little bow? No, because that's not how life works. This film has a lot to say about trauma, (inter-generational and one's own), fame, identity, art, shame, and hidden thoughts that we might not want to talk about out loud, but they end up emerging anyway. (If you've ever lost anyone to suicide, the very ending scene will make so much sense.)
Suda Masaki was flawless, as usual, and I was very pleasantly surprised by Nakajima Yuto.
I had no expectations going into this film, but it will go on my 'best of' list now. Really well done.