ShortCircuit

I'll definitely be watching, because sci-fi and Joo Ji Hoon. Though we're already way past the beginning of the second half of 2022 LOL, maybe they meant the last quarter of the year :D

Also, I'll make a bet - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE! :D

TBH, I have a pretty low threshold for horror gore and I freely admit it. It doesn't have to be anything bloody - a maggot-infested cadaver will do. Even in police stories. Eeck.

And anything zombies (which fierce corpses and ghouls definitely are similar to) also is a bit too much for me. I liked it that they mostly changed it to dark energy and avenging spirits in the drama.

But that aside, anything horror involving children (dead children especially) is a bit over the top for me. I kind of tried not to pay attention to that chapter in MDZS and I am glad they changed it for the drama, but it's still eeck for me anytime I think of it.

>there is no gore in the novel

The creepiest moment in the novel, for me, is the child corpse eating off Wen Chao's body one tiny bit at a time, which is why he's so afraid of the flute sound. I know why they did the change in the drama, and TBH I like the bride ghost quite a lot - she's evilly cute - but eww.

And then there's Nie MingJue's headless corpse piecing itself together throughout the story, too... Gore doesn't have to be bloody wars.

Ji Sung is one of the best actors I've ever watched. When this one is finished, give a chance to The Devil Judge, the adrenaline rush of that one is epic. And if you want to see him doing multiple roles... Kill Me Heal Me has you covered, long live Perry Park :D

I absolutely LOVE how WooShin always gets afraid. I mean, it's the character, obviously, but he's so certain of himself when analyzing others, and then he is placed in danger and he keeps standing strong while being obviously afraid. I love that nuance. WooShin is the best twin.

On the other hand... I also absolutely loved how frantic SooHyun became as time went by and no text came from WooShin. SSH is the almost-best twin, LOL. If he would stop being so hasty and take a bit to calculate probabilities, like WooShin does, they'd take down anybody and everything together.

Poor TaeSung, I bet he thinks he killed Mr Lee (psycho ex-Team A leader). And then the police / SIH counterpart got suicided WITH HIS WHOLE FAMILY WTF!!!!! no wonder TaeSung cracked. I hope when Mr Kwon survives, he's disabled or has brain damage so severe he can't speak, move or otherwise do anything but breathe and suffer.

Mrs Kwon on the other hand was a surprise - she's not ready to go down yet. I want to see her working with HWS, they got along (as actors) like a house on fire.

LCW is a bastard, always has been. I bet he never tells them where the freaking Adamas is. His interests lie own skin first, no matter what he tells to the twins.

I don't want this to end now it's moving so well :D.

I had completely forgotten about the implants LOL.

Ok, this has me waiting for the next episode, again. I like it.

It's the cherry on top the donghua. There are 30 some 5-min long episodes of pure cuteness. Fluff and nothing else.

Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T15okAJuoso&list=PL1XL0duQrCwRMtNrxNDHxamgI52maHCRW

She killed the only man she had on her side, body and soul. She could do anything.

She couldn't bring down her father yet (he's in prison, but he didn't know about HeeJoo's death and how his son is involved in it). Maybe she needs to humiliate him too, I don't know. There's time to find out :)

She doesn't want her father's attention or approval, she wants to bring her father, her brother AND the company down because 1. she's psychotic, 2. she knows father/brother killed or are directly responsible for her mother's death and 3. she confessed to TaeHo (before killing him too) that she was afraid she would be killed BY them too, just like her mother, for not conforming to whatever expectations they'd have from her.

Why she killed TaeHo? Maybe it was an arranged marriage on her side (he said he loved her) and she despised him for it all the time. And maybe he learned something about her and her involvement in HeeJoo's death that he couldn't (finally) stomach. We'll see.

Completely new story, though the killer cousin made a (very short) cameo appearance.

No romance at all so far.

And why is she doing the cat and mouse play with OJH? First she tries to seduce him (through bribery) to her side, then she discovers he's an actual bulldog and goes directly to his killer cousin to get info on how to play him, THEN she decides he wants him to take down her brother for the killing of HeeJoo. Make up your mind, lady!

I fear she'll literally be the death of him.

Dong Wook and his brother broke my heart this ep. I mean, he's a detective, having to carry his brother's burden all his life wouldn't be easy. What's wrong with his brother?! Dammit.

And I loved the way everybody had fun blackening OJH, and he spent his own money to make it blow up an become bigger and bigger, LOL.

Was DoChang spoiling the plot of Extreme Job to grandpa? LOL.

NaNa has lost it, IMHO.

TIL, thank you for all the new information :)

I didn't know Ji Sung ever did theater, shows how much I know, and he definitely doesn't look like he has any medical problems... Wow.

I've already watched Lee Do Yup in a lot of support roles in kdrama (that I don't actually remember, because they were so small, probably) but I think he would shine if given half a chance. But maybe that's just it - if he does theater, he wouldn't have all that much time to invest into filming a longer role in dramas... Still, like you already said, - they were totally in the zone immediately. I love that kind of spark and would love to see it more. Here's hoping.

He and Ji Sung were awesome together, in less than half an hour they acted like they were old friends, great body language on both sides. I'd love to see them again in some drama.

1. Special effects and colour filters. They really bring up the level of production that went into this.

2. Probably Jang Uk, but the gisaeng who is Mu-Deok's friend at the brothel is very close (she's Joo Wol or am I mistaking her for someone else?) And then the Crown Prince.

3. Jang Uk getting whipped. Yeah, I'm a sadist. But at the time it fit the story, and it was acted beautifully.

4. Just Watching You. I can't get enough of it. Actually, the first 3 songs of the OST (3rd, 1st, and 2nd, in that order, LOL).

5. Dark Uk. I want to see a revenge arc. I hope they keep the romance lighter. I want to see a bloodbath LOL. Sorry, I did mention I was a sadist. Also, I'd love it if they kept the production value high. I like fantasy that looks well-filmed.

I mean, Jang Uk comes back from the dead like he's Wei WuXian coming back from wherever, LOL. I can deal with a darker Uk.

But I am SO heartbroken over him and the Crown Prince breaking it off presumably forever... CP had made a wonderful recovery where he began being actually interesting as a future king. Now I guess he's going to either be the main villain of S2, or just die in the end... So sad.

Jang Gang served NO purpose whatsoever, why the heck did he have to come back then? Just to have a really short chat with his not/son and then die? And why is he petrified THEN made into dust and blown away? The others didn't.

Seo Yul is really a disappointment... He NEVER EVER gets out of the straight line, not even for his forever loved one. I guess that's why Uk got her instead and not him. Though I did tear up a little when they played "Watching You" - that sounds like an awesome love lullaby and I love that song.

That idiot So-Yi really messed him up anyway... Whatever the heck was she thinking, translating what's basically a Gu Worm into his body?! You don't do that to people you love!! She's SO stupid, I hope she doesn't come back in S2.

BTW, the preview not showing Mu-Deok in her current body is just cheating, LOL, I'm 99% certain she (Bu-Yeon) will also make a reappearence. But well, it makes more sense to keep it secret, if she appears or not.

RE: dark Uk. Yes please. I loved the shiny sparkly boy, like everyone else, and his ribbon too LOL, but yes, it's definitely time to make him more dark. And moody. And hearbroken along with us, why not.

I just hope DangGu and his lover actually end up married, though they too look to be pretty grim in S2's preview. 10 eps won't be enough :D

Well... that's it for now, I guess. Though the preview of the S2 looks pretty good :D

The story has too many eggs up in the air at the same time.

SIH is doing NOTHING - they keep being reactive and losing people, it's like the Sherwood Forest here where the merry men (Team A) do whatever they want while the sherriff's men watch helplessly. That SIH leader/captain whatever deserves all he will probably get. I've never seen such an useless team leader, and I've watched some messed-up dramas, I can tell you.

Then, why would HyeSoo (probably) send SSH and invitation? If it's Mrs. Kim instead (probably, same chances as my first option), what is she after? Though I have to say it - Mr. Kwon making her realize soooo well how unimportant she is in the grand scheme of things, despite her son's heart literally beating in Mr. Kwon's chest, now that was a good scene.

How the heck is Mr. Park another SIH person? And why would he accuse them of being whoever he was going to accuse them of being, if he could OPEN the f*cking case from the beginning? If it's a SIH-related PIN, then whoever got the case is SIH. It's not rocket science. And why would he REMOVE the case anyway?!!

I hope they didn't kill Mr. Kim (the HWS fan) though I don't hold much hope. It was breezed over so fast, what happened, did the actor get into some scandal, LOL? It was like they were just... moping up some dust. His role seemed more important than that initially.

The Ms. Kim (reporter) subplot is beyond stupid and is making me really mad. What, they strapped her with 20 kgs (how much could she carry anyway, given the psycho tortured her for days and put nails in her legs?!) of some kind of explosive, and they expect the WHOLE tower of the SIH bureau to come down? Seriously? And Sun really did "check"where the SIH were, but went to the safe house anyway, the safe house that's connected to the tower by a secret corridor that's accessible from inside both locations, and nothing above ground gives it away, and where Mrs. Lee (agent who died) only had the flashlight?! GAH.

SSH really will probably end up dead. I expected he'd be also calm and rational - given he's a prosecutor, but he's a firebrand with no forethought actions. And oh, he was declared dead but a few days later he's okay to call his colleagues and calmly ask for files already closed and whatnot - I mean, his fellow prosecutor also died, and was in the trunk of the car that exploded and "killed" SSH with it.

I mean... WHAT the heck, writer-nim?!

I don't really like it, most of the part that works is HWS, and now it looks like there's a chance for that too to go awry.

Ok now I'm kind of lost. Also, Mr. Kim (cute HWS fan) - nooo! I hope it's just a plot twist and they change it, though right now, they're going full-on Game of Thrones and offing people left and right. Still missing Mr. Baek, so far he had the BEST chemistry with SSH, bar none. I want both actors (can't find Mr. Baek's actor's name in the cast, is he "mysterious man"?) to play some hard-boiled detectives in some drama together. They'd be perfection.