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Another good Namkoong Min show
I've seen Namkoong Min in "My Dearest", so I know he's had the ability to play a character that can fight really well. Granted, My Dearest is a period piece, so most of his fights there involved swordplay. Here in The Veil, I like the modern fighting using a mix of weapon tactics and hand-to-hand combat. I will say that I was really impressed by how much muscle he put on for this role. And the scar on his face also worked for him. I also felt like he did a really good job acting out a character struggling to regain his memories and dealing with different layers of PTSD.
It was interesting to see him teamed up with Kim Ji Eun again, because they seem to work pretty well together. I'm glad that they didn't try to force a romantic relationship between them. I preferred their professional relationship.
I struggled with the end of the show a bit. I felt like they added unnecessary twists and turns regarding who was behind which tragedy. I also found it difficult to believe that Yoo Je Yi and Baek Mo Sa were Father/Daughter. Even when we learned that he struggled with some type of dissociative identity disorder, in the moments when his true character tried to surface, I didn't really feel that familial connection. Even the death scene, where she was by his side as his light was dimming, his actual character never surfaced, showing the fatherly sentimental love towards his daughter.
Overall, the show was really good. I feel like it could've been 10 episodes instead of 12. They dragged the endgame story out a bit too long.
It was interesting to see him teamed up with Kim Ji Eun again, because they seem to work pretty well together. I'm glad that they didn't try to force a romantic relationship between them. I preferred their professional relationship.
I struggled with the end of the show a bit. I felt like they added unnecessary twists and turns regarding who was behind which tragedy. I also found it difficult to believe that Yoo Je Yi and Baek Mo Sa were Father/Daughter. Even when we learned that he struggled with some type of dissociative identity disorder, in the moments when his true character tried to surface, I didn't really feel that familial connection. Even the death scene, where she was by his side as his light was dimming, his actual character never surfaced, showing the fatherly sentimental love towards his daughter.
Overall, the show was really good. I feel like it could've been 10 episodes instead of 12. They dragged the endgame story out a bit too long.
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