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Harriet Ho

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Harriet Ho

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Mouse korean drama review
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Mouse
1 people found this review helpful
by Harriet Ho
Jan 2, 2022
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 5.0

Incredible story

Psychological and criminal dramas are usually not my foreplay, despite having a fond interest in these topics, but Mouse has definitely been the drama that challenges that. It has a mixture of suspense, tension, thrill, and mystery that will get you hooked and for you to binge on. I thoroughly enjoyed joining in on solving the mysteries with the cast.

Mouse is not that average mystery drama where the plot's focal point is to find the "who" is the mastermind behind the criminal acts, but rather the events and revealed mysteries that lead up to the capture of the mastermind. It is a drama that is based around psychopaths that pose a lot of moral questions: can psychopaths really be healed? Can one turn out to be a good human being despite psychopathic genes? Can they be detected before birth through mutated genes? And finally, can psychopaths be revealed in advance? These questions are what embodies this whole series, which makes for an all-around captivating show. It also enables you to question a lot in your life and what type of people are out there (though as the drama states, nothing is to be taken seriously). I can tell the writing has been well thought out and planned strategically through the marvelous crime stories and the connection between one case to another. The main plot of Jung Ba Reum, was very intensifying as his story develops, with a number of phenomenal plot twists and heart-racing scenes that bring the viewer immense angst. Everything to the progression of the story was marvelous and outstanding.
I loved the connections with the main characters and how they were indirectly involved in this whole case.

Despite the fact that I enjoyed the many subplots and how they connected to the other stories, it felt overwhelming in the sense that there is a lot to remember, leaving me bamboozled at times about the events that happened in the previous episodes. At some point during the show, I just stopped thinking about the who what when, and why in the criminal acts and just went with the flow of the show.
On the other hand, whilst the ending made a massive reveal in connection with the purpose of the show, the sudden twist in the ending really downplayed the acts of the main villain throughout the progression of the show, leaving me feeling bewildered on whether the main should actually be the one wholly to blame, which should not feel that way.

Generally speaking, I enjoyed this drama very much and it was lovely to have connected with the characters and see how this crazy and twisted story unravel. The mind is really amazing.
If you have the time to invest in this, this can surely be recommended to anyone. If you love psychological concepts, then this is the one for you.
Do be warned, this drama will toy with your emotions and leave you feeling somewhat traumatised. i would say do not binge on this and take your time with this show, haha

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