Infuriating to be honest

I rarely write reviews, especially negative ones because I firmly believe that there are productions which can have high value for one watcher and low value to other, depending on one's mindset and preferences. I'm not familiar with the story behind the drama and whether it was originally an anime/manga/LN. However, what i saw was total nonsense. At first I was thinking of giving it a 5 star rating purely for the detective cases but the whole Maria concept and the way Akechi "handled" her was just plain ridiculous and the ending episode was the final nail in the coffin. I cannot express how infuriated i was with the whole plot and all those Akechi-Maria-police interactions so i'm just gonna stop here with my review....

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Enjoyable and light

So I was wondering if i should write the first review since i'm not a girl of many words but i will try. The story isn't something big and flashy with lots of twists, some very popular cast or big romance or anything. It is more on the slice of life side, but it was a great watch for me because in all episodes I was able to learn something new and different about local cuisine or traditional crafts. All of this was accompanied with very chill music and enthusiastic and very charming lead actress in places with great scenery. In addition, there was a story behind each travel, a real heartfelt story. Those 4 episodes brought me there and I am glad i watched them. I kind of wish there were more episodes or even better - full asadora!!

Ps: If you are a fan of animes like Violet Evergarden and Yuru Camp, i believe these miniseries will bring you just the same feel (minus the extra drama in Violet).

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This is probably the first time I'm actually going to review a drama but that's because it is just THAT GOOD! Or perhaps as someone already wrote in the reviews boooy what a journey it has been!!! The story starts off with not so usual plot line but with each episode you get to see even more unusual (for the kdrama world) yet very real life struggles and good yet also troubled people trying to help in these matters. In each episode we get to laugh a little bit, dream a little bit and cry a little bit. If you watch this drama you cannot simply remain neutral or fantasize about a favorite actor/actress and be done the drama the moment it end. There are too many different stories and morals, presented by the very best acting by every single one of the cast. In addition the music and the sets are so good.. This kdrama is simply like nothing I've seen so far and I hope the cast and the production team get as much awards as they can for it.

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Great action but shaky cameras

Soo here I am once again to write a review about a great production that has amazing cast, a lot of work put in the scenario and the plot and yet again I feel somewhat angry at the end for 2 reasons. Let me back up from the start - the concept with the plane crash and discovery of the twisted truth with the help of a few NIS agents was great. Not knowing who to trust, who not to... it was very thoughtful. The cast did their job perfectly from sad scenes to sexy ones to the action ones. Everyone really. The plot twist in the last few episodes was something that I really enjoyed. Unfortunately what was not enough for me to give the drama 9 or 10 starts was mostly this - you cannot tell you have one of the most expensive productions ( 25 billion Korean won from what I've read) and have shaky cameras on nearly every action scene. I swear it was like the people behind the cameras were not shooting with professional cameras but with their phones with stabilization turned off. It really messed up with me and I couldn't enjoy those well-thought of fight scenes due to the fact it was all moving around like there's ongoing earthquake. The other, smaller though, reason I was disappointed is I am finishing this drama in 2024 and it is clear that they won't have season 2 so the ending really bugs me. If they do another season after all I will probably update my rating with some minor increase but still I cannot let go of whoever thought this camera works was good enough for the amount of money they were given. And I really have to ask the question, does Geon sells himself too? Cause I understand the concept about infiltrating and revenging but to be part of the organization and that deep into cover, he must have had to kill a number of innocent people too, so is he no longer innocent and goodie? I am really confused once again about the end

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