Watchable, but that's really about it

The only reason I'm giving this a 6 is because I don't finish dramas that I would rate below a 5 but looking back, I'm not sure how this gets a 6. There was nothing compelling about the plot, but it's somehow very bingeable because I finished this in 4 days (which is the fastest I've ever watched a 16 ep kdrama)

Honestly, if you take away Kim Jaewook as the charismatic eye-candy villain, there's nothing to look forward to. The main problem with the show was that there was no character that you could truly feel attached to, since they didn't build anybody's personality outside of the case. I was hoping the male and female lead would become friends or form sort of bond at least but they didn't, which felt like wasted potential. On the other hand, those 2 random side characters from the golden time team were given bonding moments????? I think they tried to have them be some sort of rom-com relief but they were both horribly annoying characters, and part of that might be because their acting was also quite bad.

As to the actual plot, the amount of repetition was probably the only actually funny thing abt the show. Every single episode they would arrest culprit A, FL would say "something feels wrong...." and then thanks to her hearing they would realize that the real culprit is culprit B; case solved after identifying the red herring that somehow occurs every time. The main plot only picked up once Kim Jaewook's chara was introduced, and he kinda carried the show from there... and he wasn't even that great of a villain. It's just that he's really attractive. But to be fair he genuinely acted well, very convincing. The ML did have some moments that made me think he's cool but as a whole his dialogues were awfully written and repetitive (take a shot every time he says gesaekki, u might die of alcohol poisoning 20 mins into an ep), and the fact that someone had to stop him from bashing the culprit's head every episode made me laugh bc how many times can u make him do the same thing over and over...

Overall:

Positive points: kim jaewook is hot, some of the side plots that the golden time team solved were interesting, leads were occasionally cool, fl's hearing ability (this isn't technically a positive point bc altho it was a nice idea, it was poorly executed. maybe it's because the FL herself wasn't an interesting chara, but having an ability like that should've made her cooler... but it didnt.... like how do u manage to make superhearing boring and normal. for example in stranger, hwang simok not having emotions wasn't an "ability" but that trait of his was executed so well and made him such a compelling lead)

Negative points: every plot twist (if u can even call those "twists") was predictable, no character was interesting or likeable enough to get invested in, aside from the flashy name the golden time team had nothing to offer bc there was 0 attachment value, soundtrack was cheesy

Final words: just watch stranger instead. if you've already watched it, then watch it again

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An action thriller which delivers exactly what it promises

A solid watch which will keep you engaged all throughout. The fight scenes really were the star of the show -- SO good, made me want to learn fighting. I read that Han Sohee did her own stunts which is incredible, and I also commend her decision not to wear makeup. As for the story, there was nothing crazy or unforeseeable that happened, but that's precisely why it made for such a strong plot. It didn't try to be oversmart, stuck with the basics, which really paid off in the execution. If I had to criticize, I'd say her romance with the cop was pretty underdeveloped so the sex scene felt a bit ?? But I didn't mind much. Though I will say that the pacing of the last episode felt kinda rushed which made the ending slightly anticlimatic.

Special mention to Choi Mujin who was insanely charming, and to the OST which added to the coolness of the drama.

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