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Hyena korean drama review
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Hyena
5 people found this review helpful
by Pripri99
Apr 29, 2020
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.5
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
This is a solid drama: it is exactly what it sets out to be and does not pretend to be something else (I don't know if that makes sense :) )

Strong points:
- the main characters were outstanding
- the romance was great
- the cases were realistic

Weak points:
- all the other characters were generic
- the cases were not exciting: it's good that we had realistic storylines but unfortunately, the director and writers failed to make them interesting for the viewers
- the antagonists were too flat, too predictable

The strongest point of this drama are the main characters. They are amazing. This is the first time that I genuinely liked and empathized with the rich, arrogant male lead from the get-go. This is all because of the first episode. We get to see different sides of his character. He is flawed for sure but what makes him different from the typical rich and the arrogant male lead is his honesty. This man was so honest about his feelings, I literally had goosebumps.

The female lead was incredible. She was not generic. She was a determined woman with a clear purpose. She had her strength and weaknesses. She is flawed for sure and I disliked her after the 1st episode, which is a great thing. How many female leads have enough personality to be disliked from the 1st episode? I enjoyed watching her grow throughout the episode.

The romance was mature and solid. The characters knew what they wanted and tried their best to get it.
The leads really balanced each other and that was refreshing to see.

But outside of the main characters and their romance. Everything was either meh or okay. The cases were okay but not memorable. The second leads were so useless. Honestly, what was the point of that second lead couple?
Most of the other characters were just part of the background.

It's a good drama but it does break some stereotypical tropes. But don't expect anything amazing
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