I was hoping for something better
The thought I had while watching the series until the end was: "this is messy".
The story had potential, and the first episode was excellent at grabbing my attention and my curiosity. Unfortunately, as the episodes went on, my interest in the series got weaker, until it sizzled out at about episode 7, which is where I had to start forcing myself to finish just to see the ending.
I couldn't help but feel that every aspect of the story was half-hearted. The investigation looked superficial, as if the police didn't care about the victims nor about finding the culprit at all. The mystery felt impossible in the first episodes, then turned almost too obvious. As for the characters, I had the constant feeling that they were acting through a checklist of things to do and lines to say - there were very few moments when they truly seemed alive to me.
This was also the first time I was annoyed by the romance. I'm not unfamiliar with Joong and Dunk, I was actually looking forward to see them here in these new roles, and yet whenever they had a romantic scene I just wished they could stop flirting and focus on their job.
In conclusion, I believe that this series is lacking proper focus on the themes and aspects it wants to portray, so it ended up showing it all, without putting enough care in anything. I don't recommend watching this.
The story had potential, and the first episode was excellent at grabbing my attention and my curiosity. Unfortunately, as the episodes went on, my interest in the series got weaker, until it sizzled out at about episode 7, which is where I had to start forcing myself to finish just to see the ending.
I couldn't help but feel that every aspect of the story was half-hearted. The investigation looked superficial, as if the police didn't care about the victims nor about finding the culprit at all. The mystery felt impossible in the first episodes, then turned almost too obvious. As for the characters, I had the constant feeling that they were acting through a checklist of things to do and lines to say - there were very few moments when they truly seemed alive to me.
This was also the first time I was annoyed by the romance. I'm not unfamiliar with Joong and Dunk, I was actually looking forward to see them here in these new roles, and yet whenever they had a romantic scene I just wished they could stop flirting and focus on their job.
In conclusion, I believe that this series is lacking proper focus on the themes and aspects it wants to portray, so it ended up showing it all, without putting enough care in anything. I don't recommend watching this.
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