watch for the romance, pretend the mystery isn't there bc that's exactly what the writers did
as a character drama focused on their marriage, it's an okay show. the biggest standout to me, (unlike everyone else who watched this show apparently), was lee seol as ko seyun. her portrayal of a mother who lost her daughter, and who (to her knowledge) was basically abandoned by her husband at that time, is incredibly realistic and emotional. i think her actions are very easy to understand in the context of her trauma (if you don't hate women. hah.) i also like namkoong min and seeing him onscreen is generally enjoyable. however, nkm was playing a more generic thriller male lead imo, and if you've seen one, you've seen all of them. he's of course amazing in his role, there just wasn't much to work with, and i only connected to him in the context of how much he loved his wife.
while the romance arc was beautiful, the mystery part, as in the main part of this show, is riddled with plot holes the size of jupiter. we are introduced to no manhui as a serial killer who has been active for five years. this is a fact, not a red herring, and yet, by the end, apparently he was just manipulated into this because he wanted his wife to get surgery?? no manhui and kim gyeongae get married after he kills her abusive boyfriend (landlord?), which fine. but we don't get a timeline of whether this occurred before or after he started killing people. why did he kill the cop's wife? was his wife involved? if he killed the cop's wife before he met kga, why is he suddenly against femicide now? we'll call the mastermind CH to avoid spoilers, but how did CH know that nmh would be up to just kill people? because that's not a normal conversation that you have at a doctor's appointment. and how did nmh end up recording that conversation? there's no way he knew what was up before he sat down, you can tell they were genuinely surprised by how the convo was going.
there's also just general stupidity that goes around to extend the runtime (if we start talking about the cops mishandling the case we'll be here all day).
basically, if you want a romance with a realistic fl with a suspenseful background for aesthetics and nothing else, this is your show. if you want a romantic thriller that actually thrills, just go watch flower of evil.
while the romance arc was beautiful, the mystery part, as in the main part of this show, is riddled with plot holes the size of jupiter. we are introduced to no manhui as a serial killer who has been active for five years. this is a fact, not a red herring, and yet, by the end, apparently he was just manipulated into this because he wanted his wife to get surgery?? no manhui and kim gyeongae get married after he kills her abusive boyfriend (landlord?), which fine. but we don't get a timeline of whether this occurred before or after he started killing people. why did he kill the cop's wife? was his wife involved? if he killed the cop's wife before he met kga, why is he suddenly against femicide now? we'll call the mastermind CH to avoid spoilers, but how did CH know that nmh would be up to just kill people? because that's not a normal conversation that you have at a doctor's appointment. and how did nmh end up recording that conversation? there's no way he knew what was up before he sat down, you can tell they were genuinely surprised by how the convo was going.
there's also just general stupidity that goes around to extend the runtime (if we start talking about the cops mishandling the case we'll be here all day).
basically, if you want a romance with a realistic fl with a suspenseful background for aesthetics and nothing else, this is your show. if you want a romantic thriller that actually thrills, just go watch flower of evil.
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