Just finished, that was absolute cinema! One of the best finales I've ever watched in a K-drama. A proper 90-minute exciting and climactic ending full of great action, and where every character gets a satisfying conclusion. Overall I absolutely loved the drama, was a very fun experience. All of the characters were unique and memorable. Park Eunbin is always just amazing and one of the best at acting quirky and goofy characters. Cha Eun-woo did great as the mysterious and ridiculously handsome "Teacher" character to the silly squad of new superheroes :D
I have two complaints however which keep it from being higher than 9/10 (which is still VERY good):
-The first half was a bit too slow. I think they spent too much time on introducing the characters and especially on the segment where the characters were learning of their powers. I think they should have made the pacing at the beginning faster and added some action to the first half too. The second half was amazing though and every second was exciting.
-Very nitpicky and small complaint but I just can't stand those "Oh, the villain miraculously survived and they're still alive to come back to haunt the protagonists". These may fit in some dramas but are very annoying in endings that are otherwise very happy like this. Eh, just always annoys me a lot.
The story was okay. I think it just has the issue that many sequels and 2nd seasons have, where they introduce a bigger world with bigger conflicts and stakes, and a lot of new characters. Because of it the story can often be messy and confusing, and not as tightly written and focused as first seasons/first movies.
I definitely enjoyed some aspects of story in season 2 but I just like the smaller scale and more focused story of season 1.
Just finished. Still enjoyed the drama because the action was great and the production overall very high quality. Story was kind of messy in season 2, and the finale/ending wasn't very satisfying or exciting.Enjoyed and would watch more, but the drama (especially season 2) is mostly just fun action where you have to turn off your brain when watching. Good and fun but nothing special.
Wait what? I am reading the comments and it turns out, people aren't enjoying this season as much. Wow. I am actually…
I really like this season so far. It has the advantage of not having to introduce characters and have flashbacks constantly. The action also has been absolutely amazing.
Two great episodes again, can't wait for the finale :D
Have to see how the whole thing unfolds next week, but I feel like the murthehelp team was a bit dumb here. Jinman completely alone to Thailand with seemingly no plan, and no one in the Murthehelp HQ seemed to suspect anything. Also, Pasin could've communicated with them via writing or something haha. But I think there's still some twists coming with that so we'll have to wait until next week.
Episode 4 was absolute cinema! The action is just amazing, every fight scene is exhilarating! I also love how much there is of the action, E4 was almost non-stop fight after fight!
Insanely quick rewatch complete. Was just as good as I remembered, still a 8,5/10 at the minimum. The flashback sequences really work in the drama even though there's a bit too much repetition with them.
Action was better than I remembered, very good in general and excellent by K-drama standards. Everything is shown clearly (no constant quick cuts or shaky cameras). Also some really creative kills in the drama to spice up things, and really make the drama stand out from generic action movies or dramas. It was also refreshing to see so many gunfights, and many modern weapons (drones, robots) in a K-drama and not always the same melee fistfights.
Really excited to watch season 2 now. I have no doubt the action will be amazing, I just hope the narrative stays interesting and doesn't take any stupid turns (like often is the case when K-dramas have multiple seasons).
Pros: -Ji Chang Wook is great as always. I also really liked the father-daughter duo. Acting overall was good and the drama had quite a lot of memorable characters. -Action is nice, not amazing but better than most K-drama action. -Soundtrack was great -Overall the production was good throughout.
Cons: -Villain was too comically/cartoonishly evil for me. I like more grounded and realistic villains. -Adding on to the last point, the whole story was too unrealistic and somewhat devolved into a generic and over-the-top action movie spectacle towards the end. -Still adding on to the last two points, I feel like the story sidetracked too much from the actually interesting revenge plot. This was not as tightly or well written as one of my alltime favorite dramas "My Name" for example. -The ending itself was rushed and didn't felt as satisfying it should have. This is just a common problem in revenge genre unfortunately. ALSO: I REALLY WISHED TAEJOONG JUST KILLED YOHAN, THAT VERY LAST SCENE FRUSTRATED ME A LOT AND I WISHED IT WASN'T THERE AT ALL. It can sometimes work in revenge media to let the villain/final boss live. Here though it didn't make a lot of sense to me.
Overall, quite generic and basic at the end really. Not bad but not very good either.
(And the scene with Radiohead's Creep was playing, so freaking good oh my goodness!!)
I have two complaints however which keep it from being higher than 9/10 (which is still VERY good):
-The first half was a bit too slow. I think they spent too much time on introducing the characters and especially on the segment where the characters were learning of their powers. I think they should have made the pacing at the beginning faster and added some action to the first half too. The second half was amazing though and every second was exciting.
-Very nitpicky and small complaint but I just can't stand those "Oh, the villain miraculously survived and they're still alive to come back to haunt the protagonists". These may fit in some dramas but are very annoying in endings that are otherwise very happy like this. Eh, just always annoys me a lot.
Still, easy 9/10
I definitely enjoyed some aspects of story in season 2 but I just like the smaller scale and more focused story of season 1.
Have to see how the whole thing unfolds next week, but I feel like the murthehelp team was a bit dumb here. Jinman completely alone to Thailand with seemingly no plan, and no one in the Murthehelp HQ seemed to suspect anything.
Also, Pasin could've communicated with them via writing or something haha. But I think there's still some twists coming with that so we'll have to wait until next week.
Just painful, no freaking way :(
Kind of a funny addition but I don't mind at all, Mission Impossible is my favorite film series.
Action was better than I remembered, very good in general and excellent by K-drama standards. Everything is shown clearly (no constant quick cuts or shaky cameras). Also some really creative kills in the drama to spice up things, and really make the drama stand out from generic action movies or dramas. It was also refreshing to see so many gunfights, and many modern weapons (drones, robots) in a K-drama and not always the same melee fistfights.
Really excited to watch season 2 now. I have no doubt the action will be amazing, I just hope the narrative stays interesting and doesn't take any stupid turns (like often is the case when K-dramas have multiple seasons).
Pros:
-Ji Chang Wook is great as always. I also really liked the father-daughter duo. Acting overall was good and the drama had quite a lot of memorable characters.
-Action is nice, not amazing but better than most K-drama action.
-Soundtrack was great
-Overall the production was good throughout.
Cons:
-Villain was too comically/cartoonishly evil for me. I like more grounded and realistic villains.
-Adding on to the last point, the whole story was too unrealistic and somewhat devolved into a generic and over-the-top action movie spectacle towards the end.
-Still adding on to the last two points, I feel like the story sidetracked too much from the actually interesting revenge plot. This was not as tightly or well written as one of my alltime favorite dramas "My Name" for example.
-The ending itself was rushed and didn't felt as satisfying it should have. This is just a common problem in revenge genre unfortunately. ALSO: I REALLY WISHED TAEJOONG JUST KILLED YOHAN, THAT VERY LAST SCENE FRUSTRATED ME A LOT AND I WISHED IT WASN'T THERE AT ALL. It can sometimes work in revenge media to let the villain/final boss live. Here though it didn't make a lot of sense to me.
Overall, quite generic and basic at the end really. Not bad but not very good either.