Let’s call this show, "I See Dead People.” A woman sees recently departed spirits seeking justice. Yes, the premise is essentially The Sixth Sense meets a police procedural. But it's an entertaining concept, and after two episodes, this K-drama already looks like a winner.The cast is exceptionally charismatic, and the central storyline is easy to embrace: a psychic and a detective join forces to solve murders while a number of intriguing subplots begin to unfold.Of course, part of the fun of watching K-dramas is spotting the plot holes. And this series appears determined to provide plenty of them.Spoiler Alert: Stop reading if you haven't watched Episode Two.The show's first major case involves a professional golfer accused of murdering his girlfriend. He's acquitted because prosecutors never recover the body.A flashback reveals what actually happened. Around 6:00 p.m., the couple argues in a hotel room. During the struggle, the woman falls, strikes her head on the wooden bed frame, and dies. Panicking, the golfer flees, leaving blood behind.Later, he hatches an elaborate plan. After photographing a flight attendant leaving the airport, he offers her a ride. She accepts, and accidentally leaves her wallet in his car.Disguised as the flight attendant—with her ID, clothing, luggage, and a wig—he checks into the hotel room next door to the victim's. The rooms share a terrace. He crosses the balcony, enters the victim's room, stuffs her body into a suitcase, takes it back to his room, takes the elevator to the roof, climbs a water tower, and dumps the body into the hotel's water supply.It's certainly creative.It's also where the story completely falls apart.The Biggest Plot HolesHousekeepingThe body supposedly remained in the room overnight, yet housekeeping never discovered it.The BalconyThe entire scheme depended on two neighboring rooms connected by unlocked balcony doors. Modern hotels wouldn’t feature this design. And when balconies do exist, they're typically locked or otherwise secured.The DisguiseThe golfer successfully impersonated a female flight attendant despite modern high-definition security cameras, hotel employees, and identity verification. The BodyThis creates several problems all by itself. First, a standard flight attendant carry-on simply isn't large enough to conceal an adult. Second, even if it somehow fit, dragging that much weight through a hotel and then lifting it up a rooftop water tower would require extraordinary strength. Third, hotel rooftops are generally locked, alarmed, and monitored—not casually accessible.The InvestigationPerhaps the biggest mystery isn't the murder—it's the detectives. Security footage revealed the victim never exited the room. Wouldn't investigators immediately examine every possible exit? A connected balcony and neighboring room would be among the first things they would check.And that's before considering the forensic evidence. There was blood in the room. And a decomposing body in the hotel's water supply would create obvious contamination issues. The list goes on.None of these problems ruin the show, however.In fact, they may become part of its charm.Sometimes a series succeeds not because every detail survives close scrutiny, but because it's simply fun to watch. This show has a terrific cast, an engaging supernatural premise, and enough personality that viewers may happily forgive its increasingly haunted logic.If the remaining episodes maintain the same energy, this could still become one of the more entertaining K-dramas of the year—even if the detectives never notice the balcony.
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This Kdrama is very entertaining; the characters are appealing and the storyline is engrossing. But, as explained below, the ending wasn’t just bad, it was offensive. Recommendation: Watch it, then read the spoilers, not just mine but others. What’s nice about this story is that its the characters are well-developed and memorable. And because of that, the conclusion provokes a powerful reaction. That’s also part of the fun.Spoiler: Let's talk about the ending. Here's the setup: The endearing Goo Ra-ra befriends, then falls in love with, Sunwoo Joon. Despite his independence, he's actually a much younger runaway high school student. Joon leaves Ra-ra to study abroad. Ra-ra hosts a Christmas party, which is also a homecoming party for Joon. His mom shows up instead and reveals Joon had gone overseas for cancer treatment and sadly passed away. Five years later, the last few minutes of the show, Joon returns to a joyful reunion.Wait, what? He didn't die? Is this suppose to be a happy ending?The Problems:First, it didn’t just undermined a very touching and well-earned reconciliation scene between Joon’s mother and Ra-ra; it perverted it. To tell someone their beloved just died, when it fact that person is alive, is beyond mean - it’s evil.Second, what does it say about Joon’s character? Again, lying about his death and not keeping in touch for 5 years? It doesn't matter how you spin it (was he saving Ra-ra from the heartache of watching a loved one wither away?), most viewers will come away with negative feelings. What would you prefer? To be told someone you loved one had died and live without him for 5 years. Or be told he is sick and be by his side to provide aid and comfort while enjoying his companionship and hopefully recovering? Basic humanity solves this simple question. What on earth were the writers trying to achieve? Tacking on a crude Hollywood happy ending undercut the magic of this show.So let’s propose a couple of alternative endings.Alternative 1; He’s dead. Leave it at that. It’s still a sweet love story with a bittersweet ending that mature adults could appreciate.Alternative 2: Mom arrives at the party, reveals Joon’s illness and that he’s too sick to travel. Ra-ra goes to visit. That sets up two possibilities for the epilogue: Five years later, they’re married with a kid studying the piano and playing their homecoming song on their wedding anniversary. Or five years later, Joon has died, but she had his child who is learning to play the piano, starting with the homecoming song. (And of course, Mimi the Dog is there playing the piano when nobody is looking.) Your pick, sweet or bittersweet (I like the latter), both work much better. Also, did anyone else feel Mimi got the short shrift? This charismatic dog was a scene stealer. We needed her in more episodes.And while we're critiquing the show, one scene in particular was just embarrassingly stupid. Suspecting her father's business associate had committed fraud, Ra-ra tracks him down, finding him in a car at parking lot where she observes him abusing his wife. When Ra-ra confronts him, he informs her he had become an actor and they were, in actuality, just filming a scene. Really? So you mean to tell me Ra-ra didn't notice a film crew and equipment nearby? Not buying it.Having said all this, it was still a great show.
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