I don’t get why the comment section is so flooded, it’s this quite a standard jdrama? I mean, if we look past the BL-tag this is how many jdramas usually are? Or at least the ones I watched during 00’s (e.g. Saikou no Rikon, Second Love, Sky of Love, Sunao no Narenakute and many more) I don’t get why people are so upset, one way or the other. I have been enjoying this show BECAUSE of the gray morality. But to each their own :)
it was the husband's sister wasnt it? i havent completed it yet. their " genetic" sociopathy , from dad to both…
I’m not too sure, but I think that The Innocent Man might be close but it’s more angsty than FOE relationship-wise since the ML deliberately deceives the FL (and I’m not too sure about this one but older kdramas usually have a sad end, and there’s a bunch of older kdramas with this trope, eg. Bad Guy). I think Cheese in the Trap might fit too but it’s a lighter romcom and doesn’t have the same suspense but the ML has a similar disorder as in FOE. Otherwise, I would strongly recommend The Devil Judge suspense-wise, but it’s mostly bromance with one-sided angsty/dark romance. Have you seen Kill Me, Heal Me? It’s a lighter romcom where the ML has a multiple personality/identity disorder.
Some characters were too gimmicky and the dystopia trope was disjoint at times but these are just minor things in the overall prodocition. The music was perfect, the cinematography really crisp (the CGI could’ve been better though). The main characters had layers and actual presence (Kyung Hee was a badass despite being an antagonist). The chemistry was on fire; Ga On and Yo Han, I was here for the bromance after all, but also Yo Han and Sun Ah had some intense moments too and even Ga On and Soo Hyun had this fragile thing going on as well. Loved the parallels to religious aspects as well; the courtroom looking like a cathedral and the last supper thing going on at the end, wasn’t fond of their priest garbs though. Might rewatch some time in the future!
I started watching this show when it aired but for some reason found it really really boring and draggy BUT now, a couple of years later, I picked it up again and must say that I really really liked it (made me realize how good writing it has in comparison to the recent on-slew of mediocre BLs). I liked the wholesome dialogues, I mean both of their sides made sense and even if Pete was obnoxious, he did show some reasonable development and actually seemed to be aware of his faults. Kao was a big softie and too guilable, but I like New in this role - kindness suits him. The second couple was a little meh though, couldn’t really sense any chemistry between their back and forth chasing but they were cute enough towards the end. Regardless, I highly recommend this show if anyone’s hesitating to watch it.
Only drama I watched in this is "it's ok not to be okay". (and I didnt finished it yet)It's fiction, and it don't…
I have to agree on this one with you as well! If I want to watch something realistic then I certainly don’t go for kdrama, and I honestly watch kdramas only as an outlet to get away from my real life and to destress myself... I have never expected them to be realistic anyway.
Some characters were too gimmicky and the dystopia trope was disjoint at times but these are just minor things in the overall prodocition. The music was perfect, the cinematography really crisp (the CGI could’ve been better though). The main characters had layers and actual presence (Kyung Hee was a badass despite being an antagonist). The chemistry was on fire; Ga On and Yo Han, I was here for the bromance after all, but also Yo Han and Sun Ah had some intense moments too and even Ga On and Soo Hyun had this fragile thing going on as well. Loved the parallels to religious aspects as well; the courtroom looking like a cathedral and the last supper thing going on at the end, wasn’t fond of their priest garbs though. Might rewatch some time in the future!