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Enthralling Drama - Teaching Law through Real Cases

Judge fairly and make sure no one suffers unjustly!

❤️ Lesson:
In this age, at times it may feel like the law is not just. But remember, one can never hide the truth for long, it ultimately surfaces. Hence, law is imperfect justice, but it destroys those who do not fear it!

❤️ Nutshell Review:
The drama is centered around a law school - its students and professors. Starting with a murder case in the campus, the students, professors, law-keepers and politicians are thrown into the mix, trying to solve it while digging long buried truths of their own. Through the main case and the intertwined cases, we see how a group of students learns, overcome their own faults with their professors guiding them. They come to know the ones who abide by the law and how some can even bend it to their own favor - ultimately it being a test of their integrity and consciousness to stand by the truth and law, which is above all.

❤️ Detailed Review:

This drama is for YOU, if you like to watch a show with:

Intriguing PLOT:

✦ fast paced, edgy and thrilling courtroom drama
✦ exceptional, par brilliant acting and dialogue delivery - especially Kim Myung Min [hats-off]
✦ crisp storylines and thought-provoking cases
✦ mysterious and keeps you guessing whodunnit till the end
✦ law jargons and events explained well, like teaching audience in a classroom [live up to drama name, Law "School"]
✦ ensemble cast with individual stories that intertwine with main story
✦ good wins over evil story OR Truth Triumphs in the long run story [feel-good factor]
✦ great cinematography - especially with close-ups and transitions
✦ even if you make mistakes, if you own up to them and do the right in the end = redemption
✦ each episode ends with a justified cliffhanger, than urges you to binge watch it cause it is too good to be put down

Brilliant CAST and ACTING:

✦ Kim Myung Min:
This is my first time watching him in action and what a treat. His screen presence and aura is literally, palpable through the screen. He has the undivided attention of the viewers as well as the actors in the scene with him, as soon as he enters a room, or speaks. Sheer acting finesse, and all praises for him are justified. Actors are of his caliber are what we would call as gems of a lifetime!

✦ Kim Bum:
This is my second drama of the actor, after the old sensation and my first K-drama, Boys Over Flowers. He still carries his boyish charm, but what we saw as a flicker of good acting in BoF is fully unleashed in his calm, calculating and brilliant demeanor and portrayal of a law student.

✦ Lee Jun Eun:
Effortless as always. I have always mostly seen her in support roles, but what a presence this lady has. She can flip from your cute, bubbly next-door ahjumma to a sharp, tongue-tying woman in a jiffy.

✦ Notable mentions: Ahn Nae Sang, Woo Hyun, Park Hyuk Kwon, Lee Chun Hee and Jo Jae Ryong.
Their screen time might have been less, but their effervescent acting was mighty felt. Again, some of the amazing actors who you may see in many other dramas in support roles and they never disappoint in whatever role they take up!

❤️ Why I Picked this Drama (and maybe why should you too)

✦ I am a sucker for courtroom dramas, and this one went beyond the usual by showcasing it from the classroom angle
✦ I like plots which can keep you guessing till the end, and give a satisfying ending led by great acting
✦ If you like western movies like - A Few Good Men, The Lincoln Lawyer, Primal Fear - definitely watch this drama. You will not regret and add it to your favorites.
✦ If you appreciate, stories within a story - then you will love the narration of this drama!

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Excellent Follow-Up That Exceeds Its First Season

It's very rare for a drama to be able to have two seasons. But the story is so rich and full of mystery while matched with incredible, deep, well-written characters that you can have two seperate seasons with different stories and have room for one more (hopefully). There were many different side-plots and stories that were all perfectly combined together to create a perfectly puzzlling experience that keeps the audience engaged from start to finish. Sometimes they were included to give the characters something to develop outside of the story, sometimes they were apart of the over-arching story. Each served its purpose superbly. It's one of those drama that doesn't forget earlier scenes that seemed like filler at the time, rewarding viewers for paying attention despite it's complicated script.

Cho Seung Woo and Bae Doo Na perfectly reprise their roles as the stubborn Prosecutor Hwang Si Mok and emotional Inspector Yeo-Jin. They are on the opposite sides but they are still a great unit of justice and ethical rights and wrongs. Plus they are a little more romantic than in previous seasons, furthering their warming chemistry. But that's not all. The additions to the S2 were splendid. Jeon Hye-jin as Choi Bit and Choi Moo-sung as Woo Tae-ha were brilliant as the counterparts to our main leads. Both are the bosses of the other two but have a more grey sense of justice and priorities. Their relationship was just as riveting as it was interesting. Lee Joon-hyuk had a limited yet pivotal role. Her was able to keep the same essence of the Seo Dong-jae character while getting more likeable and friendly with Shi Mok. Yoon Se-ah coming back with a stronger role as Lee Yeon-jae was another great inclusion to the show. An extra flavour in the world that Stranger is built upon.

Would watch again. In fact, I might revist the S1 and then come back. Must-See!

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binge-watch worthy award.
it's ridiculous, corny, and technically not good - the very definition of a guilty pleasure
in spite of all this i enjoyed it a lot.
I came here straight from together with me the series (and enjoyed Bad Romance's supportive characters much more that the sequel's)
mainly for knock & korn, not gonna lie
well, THAT changed the moment Yiwah & Cho became leaders of the show - loved them together *.*
how she kept her self control in check and played the hard to get game till the end is beyond me tbh
but it was about time my girl got herself a man!
plot twist: i had an inkling about it, so that wasn't so much of a shock as it was a surprise
the end was very sweet... love comes from feelings, not gender!
can't wait for together with me: the next chapter.

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Beautiful yet bittersweet & youthful love story centered around many aspects of love

I should preface this review by first stating that the majority of c-dramas I get invested in are historical dramas, not many modern or youth dramas. Yet I fell in love with this drama within the first few episodes, much to my own shock. I thought I'd just watch it casually or when I wanted something fluffy rather than angsty and dark. But I soon binged up to all the available episodes, that's how immersed I felt in the story.

Now that I've explained my love and attatchment to their story, as it's rare for me to be invested in a drama and main pairing like I was, I can explain why I enjoyed the majority of the story and I reccomened it to anyone with an open mind about this story.

Firstly, the story. I haven't read the orginal book but I could tell that the source material helped the writers create such a fun and exciting story off the bat (with fire crackers giving us the start to the story, literally) Anyways, I was instantly gripped by the dynamic between the leads, Shiyi and Xiaoju, which felt sort of similar to the love story dynamic of Anne and Gilbert (From Anne of Green Gables) which could certianly be a reason as to why I enjoyed watching their story unfold so much, as that book was part of my childhood, along with the mini-movies. The reason I found these two similar is because it delievers that cheeky teasing boy x girl who fights back yet is ultimately quite sensitve to his teasing at times, and they bicker, like a LOT. As well as the fact that Shiyi falls for her first, which makes the way he constantly teased her at first even funnier considering how he falls and has a crush on her before he can even come to terms with it himself.

I thought the side-characters were interesting enough as well (there's a scene with the second leads, Huang Jun and Letao, towards the end that actually led me to tears even though I didn't quite expect it from them, so their story is anything but dull.) I know many viewers were somewhat dissapointed by how Xiaoju was crushing on Chang Leng for so long, but I think that's part of what made me want to keep watching. Her pining after this guy who didn't pay her much attention after he found someone he liked, she became basically an after thought to him, but she was never an after thought to Shiyi. We as the viewers get to see first hand how nice he actually is to her and all that he does for her, even if he likes to tease with his words and deflect his feelings a lot. If this kind of drama sounds like it would intruige you, I'd advise you to watch for characters who all make mistakes in love! ALL of them. No one is perfect.

This is also a c-drama with high quality acting from both mains, and most of the supporting cast. Hu Yixuan did such a great job with the conflicts at the beginning centered around her mother and her, specifically her mother's obvious favorment of her brother over her, which isn't a rare trope, but I thought she portrayed those emotions of an older sister particularlly well. And Richards Wang stood out to me as skilled right away, he pulled off the goofy, comedic relief male lead off successfully, and I've certianly seen other actors be unable to pull this off. Another thing that struck me was their beautiful chemistry together, they had to potray leads with a friendship that dated back to high school full of teasing and that kind of acting can come off as rather fake if the actors aren't comfortable with each other but you could tell they were and understood what seemed natural for their characters in interacting.

Overall, I think if you want a drama that does slowburn well, with only a little big of dragging at the end (in my opinion they should've cut college life off a bit earlier so we could get more of their adult life) but I understand they were following the original book and they made some good adjustments to the story as well. hehe. But the payoff is worth it! The chemistry is worth it! And don't be concerned about the 2nd male lead being in the way too much or anything, Shiyi and Xiaoju become best friends basically in the middle of the drama and this leads to them being together the majority of the time. Lots of fluff and tropes done right! I'll miss this drama and I'd love to rewatch it some day. Give it a try if this review sounds like you'd be in the mood for it!

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A real good Sci-Fi Crime Suspense Thriller..

A real good Sci-Fi Crime Suspense Thriller, with really good actors.

Started out as a regular Crime-Suspense series w/the ML as the crime fighting hero, who's really good at his job even though he's a bit on the weird side.

As it turns out, the FL here is not a love interest, but his twin sister. She was separated with her twin and adopted really young.

This series touches plenty issues like the power hungry officials who seeks not only power but also immortality, doctors/scientist doing anything they want in the name of science, and as usual, the poor and the weak used as collateral damage.

The challenge with stories like this, is how to give it a proper ending. Writers did a good job, it has an open ending though. As the ML said, he will make things right again and he did in the end.

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Inoffensive Chinese Mills and Boon

With 16, 25mins episodes there is not a lot of air-time to play with. The issue here is not the length of the show but the number of tropes and clichés the writer tries to stuff into the script. It is a cookie cutter show with the lot.

Being a rom-com to its core, we are served a smorgasbord of romances. The OTP is preordained from the first minutes. The main plot then focuses on the inability of the ML to confess to the FL. It is frustrating to watch as EVERYONE knows he loves her and tries to help. Nobody is working against them, other than the ML’s inner demons. After drunken kisses, aborted confessions and many other tropey tell-tales, we only get the true confession at the end of ep.12. I rate this 1 "sigh of relief" out of 10.

The 2OTP is the typical noona romance with the obligatory drunken tryst and birthing a super clingy 2ML. The 3OTP is only there to park the SFL somewhere out of the OTP’s way. They all have their CP moments. Sometimes they are cute and occasionally swoon-y. Their progress is on rails and their chemistry is questionable. I’m too jaded to ship them unreservedly.
The token antagonist is one-note and transparent. He appears when the Show needed a bit of angst, advanced the plot and promptly exits stage right. The trials of the ML's shop are unrealistic. If they are the #1 dessert shop in the city, I’ll return my mail-order MBA. ;)

On the positive side, I do like how the ML creates desserts that mirrors his feelings. The young kid is cute and not in your face which I’m eternally grateful. He has some of the better scenes.

Another “positive” is how inoffensive the Show is, but this is a double-edged sword. For instance, there is a SML who might have spiced things up, but he is rejected offhand by the FL. He took it on his chin and is SO understanding. No fuss, no try-harder. This means the whole subplot is a non-event and the SML is instantly forgettable. Ditto the FL’s parents. OMG, they are so sweet and understanding! Yes, they get excited once in a while and can be a little shouty but when the crunch comes, they are saints. Not a whiff of drama from that quarter. I’m getting a tooth decay just typing this paragraph. ;)

As you can imagine, the budget for the Show is limited and it shows. The production value is ok but feels a bit bland. There are only a handful of sets, and they get a workout. OST is ok but they pump up the volume on the love songs as soon as a hint of romance is on screen.

Acting ranges from amateurish to workmanlike. Nothing offensive but no breakouts either.

I was once in a walking tour of Paris. We walked for hours and visited many landmarks. However, we were not allowed to go inside any of them. We got the iconic photos of the Notre Dame and more. It was all about the facades and ticking boxes. Would I do it again? Non, merci. This is how I feel after watching this show. Peace out.

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With actors of this quality and an intriguing plot, this could have made a great series

For me, a new drama with Marcus Chang (as handsome as ever), it’s not to be missed!

Plot: the ML, CEO, harassed to get married by his grandmother, concludes a "fake boyfriend" contract with the FL, a girl who wants to save her bakery. The ML also does this contract to avenge his grandfather, robbed by the FL's grandfather.

PROS:
+ The FL is sufficiently androgynous to pass for a boy, but even the character is nice, she is stupid (no repartee, no proper thinking, etc.). It's super annoying!
+ CL2 is very funny in learning BL (｡◕‿◕｡)
+ Interesting and current discourse on homosexuality, love between genders.
+ In the 2nd part, the most coherent, the most realistic character, with the best thought out lines, is the sister!

** confession in episode 16. Get together in episode 22, then break-up (as usual)....
** the sister's stylist is talented, she is very elegant, but we can ask questions about the hair style of the men, Marcus Chang and his brother particulary :( :( and in the marriage proposal scene from Marcus, we wonder where the stylist bought his suit blah blah!

CONS:
- Some characters are not very credible and there is a lot of inconsistent behavior: hyper intrusive sister, FL who hides in the bathtub and gets up, mother who sees love everywhere, etc.
- The story gives the impression that Tapei is a village (the protagonists find so often themselves in the same places, the same stores, etc.). The coincidences are too obvious!!
- the mother's character has mental retardation, she acts and reacts like a capricious 10 year old child...
- the FL's family (including the FL) is naive and borders on stupidity, while the evil love rival, who wants to win the competition more than to be loved, is too well informed, always in the right place, super smart and cunning, etc.
- Another cliché of amnesia...
- The basis of the grudge between the 2 families makes no sense. FL's grandfather did nothing wrong...
- The story is poorly written and poorly told (the production is quite quick, but many characters are overplayed, with exaggerated facial expressions at every twist). The last narrative arc of the CL makes no sense: while the FL has already said that she has forgiven him, trusting the ex love rival to make the ML pay for his lies. is just stupid!

=> With actors of this quality and an intriguing plot, this could have made a great series. But it's ruined by a really poorly written story...
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Pour moi, un nouveau drama avec Marcus Chang (toujours aussi handsome), ça ne se rate pas !

Plot : le ML, CEO harcelé pour se marier par sa grand-mère, conclut un contrat de "fake boyfriend" avec la FL, fille qui veut sauver sa boulangerie. Le ML le fait aussi pour venger son grand-père, spolié par le grand-père de la FL.

PROS:
+ FL suffisamment androgyne pour passer pour un garçon, mais le personnage est gentil mais stupide (pas de répartie, pas de réflexion propre, etc.). C'est super agaçant !
+ Le CL2 est très drôle dans son apprentissage de la BL ( ｡◕‿◕｡ )
+ Discours intéressant et actuel sur l'homosexualité, l'amour entre les genres.
+ Dans la 2nde partie, le personnage le plus cohérent, le plus réaliste, avec les lignes les mieux pensées, c'est la sœur !
Rq : confession dans épisode 16. Get together in episode 22.
Rq 2 : la styliste de la sœur a du talent, celle-ci est très élégante, mais on peut se poser des questions sur le style capillaire des hommes, Marcus Chang et son frère :( :( et dans la scène de demande en mariage de Marcus, on se demande où le styliste a acheté le costume bof bof !

CONS:
- Certains personnages sont peu crédibles et il y a beaucoup beaucoup de comportements incohérents : sœur hyper intrusive, FL qui se cache dans la baignoire et se relève debout, , mère qui voit l'amour partout, etc.
- story qui donne l'impression que Tapei est un village (les protagonistes se retrouvent dans les mêmes lieux, les mêmes magasins, ..). Les coïncidences sont trop évidentes !!
- le personnage de la mère a un retard mental, elle agit et réagit comme un enfant capricieux de 10 ans ...
- la famille de la FL (y compris la FL) est d'une naïveté qui frise la stupidité, tandis que la evil love rival, qui veut plus gagner la compétition qu’être aimée, est trop bien informée, toujours au bon endroit, super intelligente et rusée, etc.
- Encore le cliché de l'amnésie...
- La base de la rancune entre les 2 familles n'a pas de sens. Le grand-père de la FL n'a rien fait de mal ...
- La story est mal écrite et mal racontée (la réalisation est assez rapide, mais beaucoup de personnages sont surjoués, avec des mimiques exagérées à chaque tournant). Le dernier arc narratif du CL n'a pas de sens : alors que la FL a déjà dit qu'elle lui avait pardonné, faire confiance à l'ex love rivale pour faire payer ses mensonges au ML . juste idiot !

=> Avec des acteurs de cette qualité et un plot intrigant, cela aurait pu faire une série géniale. Mais c'est gâché par une story vraiment mal écrite...

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A truly GREAT classic drama

This drama from the very beginning evokes a feeling that I've never really encountered in anything else. It makes me think of summer, of idleness, of bad air conditioning in your apartment, of beer, of riding the bus in circles because you're bored and listless, of summer sunsets that seem to last for hours. Not to get too poetic, but this is a drama that is dripping with atmosphere.
The best word I've found to describe Long Vacation is 'liminal', which is a word that is used in anthropology to mean: "the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs in the middle stage of a rite of passage, when participants no longer hold their pre-ritual status but have not yet begun the transition to the status they will hold when the rite is complete". In can also be used in a more... location-based context. 'Liminal spaces' are transitional places, or waiting places like airports, bus stops and school hallways. When you are there for extended periods of time it can feel like you are in an alternate reality.
A good description of liminal spaces and the concept of liminality in psychology and anthropology is this: "You could land [in the liminal space] for any number of reasons. Perhaps a particular event or circumstance has interrupted the life you were living and now everything is up in the air. [...] The liminal space can bring us face-to-face with our inner fears about who we are, how we show up in the world, our strengths and vulnerabilities, and our successes and disappointments. It can cause us to question the very core of our beliefs, practices, and identities".
All of this is a very long way to say that my enjoyment, nostalgia, and textual reading of Long Vacation has always been based upon this idea of liminality. In my opinion it is one of the ultimate liminal texts.

While liminal spaces can sometimes be described as eerie, creepy, or unsettling, Long Vacation imparts none of these feelings. The liminality of the show is warm but somewhat listless. The apartment where the two main characters live is cramped but homey, the building itself is bland but features a huge billboard of a beach on top of it. It doesn't really rain. The sky is blue. The city is busy but feels empty at the same time. The main characters spend time on their roof (where they're probably not really supposed to go), sitting on stone walls, walking the streets, on the highway -- there's this feeling that they're inhabiting the most banal fringes of their society.
Both Minami and Sena are great examples of people who are in transitional periods in their lives and feeling lost. Minami is a model who is slowly getting less and less work, and at the very beginning of the show she is jilted at the alter. Minami is not a married woman, but she feels out of step with younger, single people. She is caught in a liminal space. Sena is a former classical pianist who is now working teaching piano lessons to children. He no longer believes in his ability to be a great piano player, and yet he is unhappy with his life and occupation. On some level he knows what he wants, but he can't take the steps to make it happen.
Both the lead actors are excellent, bringing a charisma and vivacity to their characters. They also have such great chemistry that even their very subtle scenes (and there are a lot of those -- along with plenty of quiet, pensive gazes at one another) feel electric.
At just 11 episodes, this drama zips along very quickly, which I think makes the sluggish and hazy feeling of the show actually enjoyable rather than tiresome. We are boldly introduced to our characters and get a chance to see them in action and the show doesn't waste time with long introductions.
I don't know if it was the intention of the show creators to give Long Vacation such an intense aesthetic, but it definitely worked. In my opinion this is one of the best 'older dramas' that I could recommend to people who haven't watched very many of them. Although it is dated, it avoids many of the tropes that you find throughout older asian dramas (at least the ones I've seen). The story, characters and concept are more original and the execution is more intentional. Overall, this is one of my favourite dramas ever. It's one of the few dramas that I watched when I was younger that still hold up.

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I was not expecting this drama to hit me in the feels like that. It has been a while since I watched a tv show especially that can make me tear up from the force of acting and meaning behind the scene.

Key words: Intriguing, Thought Provoking, Heart Warming/Wrenching (at the same time)

Plot:
I watched this drama while taking a break from a Game of Thrones marathon and let me tell you...the plot did not disappoint me when it came to court politics and scheming. The story kept me glued until the very last moment and at one point when some of the plot twists were revealed, I thought "what is there left to do?!" but they managed to exceed my expectations and surprise me with more twists.

Acting:
-Yeo Jin Goo did an amazing job with playing two characters that are opposites yet the same, he made me love and hate the king at the same time. For such a young actor, it is clear that he will have a bright future if he keeps picking roles that can showcase his talents

-Lee Se Young: At the beginning of the show, she highly deserved the nickname "ice princess" because oh boy was she cold with that poker face! I think that was the reason why I did not connect with her but later on, she managed to make me warm up and root for her.

-Kim Sang Kyung: MARRY ME! I had to get it out of my system! Everytime he shows up on screen I feel a wash of safety and calmness because I KNOW he will fix everything. Now excuse me while I go watch everything he starred in

-Shin Soo Yun: I have never seen her act before but she is good! It is rare for me to connect with young actors but this girl made sob and smile like I'm enchanted.

Romance:
Now this is the reason I did not give 10/10 to this drama..I loved that it was not insta love per se. But I did not feel the chemistry between the King and Queen until half way through the show. But in total, it did feel like an adult relationship without all the teen angst or tropes that are usually in dramas.

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An absolutely epic love story

In the real world, if a Si Feng existed, the bar for romance would be set unattainably high. The loyalty, staying power and crazy patience of this character is second to none. At times he made his own problems even worst, but this is fantasy!
This 59-episode series features impossible choices, secrets, anger, betrayal, resentment, grudges, hate, guilt, hypocricy, racism, battles and one of the most manipulative characters I've watched; but it also provides laughs, loyalty, kinship, friendship, trust, selflessness, devotion and, of course, love.
There were a very few times when I felt certain aspects of the story were a little laboured. Some characters also had the most frustrating habit of constantly ignoring advice (always messing things up, yet never learning), being overly judgmental and not listening to anyone!
But isn't a good story one which makes you shout at the screen?! 😁
Some of the evil characters were portrayed a little pantomime-like (think wicked laughs... "mwa-ha-ha"); however, the casting of actors and acting though, really were spot on.
The accompanying music was mostly good, but sometimes I found the electric guitar stuff a little intrusive and not quite appropriate.
Cheng Yi and Crystal Yuan were wonderful to watch. I loved that she didn't mumble, whisper or talk like a 5-year old ~ which too many actresses often do (perhaps they're directed to, but I loath that).
The way he looks at her at times is breathtaking. He didn't overplay the role at all and for such a powerful character, the gentleness he portrayed, even when being cold and detached, was so appealing. A joy to watch. The drama is stuffed full of great characters (Lord Flying Snake being a favourite).
I will definitely watch this again one day and it's been added to my list of favourite dramas.

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This is just not it, So disappointed!!

The Uncanny Counter Season 2: Counter Punch was a huge disappointment compared to the brilliant first season. The plot was dull and illogical, the characters were poorly developed and the music was lackluster. From the beginning, I felt something was off and it never got better until the end. The show wasted the potential of the Counters, who were once intriguing and badass demon-hunters, and turned them into clowns or sidekicks. The new counter, Jeok Bong, was annoying and useless. The show failed to deliver any suspense, humor or emotion. It was a painful and boring watch that I regret wasting my time on.

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a story that's about much more than just high school drama...

I was a bit confused watching the first couple of episodes with my friend. I didn't understand why Nanno, the FL, was mean and how she wasn't able to die/become upset.

This is because I didn't watch the trailer. Watch the trailer before trying this out!

It's about real tragedies that have occurred to 13 female victims and Nanno takes revenge for them. When you think about it that way, the episodes are fascinating as you get to see the really dark side of these events that took place, and the satisfaction when Nanno avenges the girls. I'm not exactly sure but I think Nanno plays the part of the victim and in the end, gets revenge. It's interesting to see Nanno, or the victims, also have a part in the tragedies that occur. Not everything is black and white. But eventually, the victim is the victim because the perpetrator takes it too far.

Nanno plays her character well, being satan's daughter and all, and her laugh is hilarious. It surprised me at first but you always wait for her to bring back the iconic laugh.

There were some moments that confused me though. Or I just found it ridiculous. Hence the 8.5.

I found certain stories more eventful than others, so continue watching to see different ones! Can't wait for Season 2!!

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Throughly Enjoyable

While waiting for the last episodes of Mr. Queen to trickle in so I can binge watch, I thought I'd try this--and by the second episode I was hooked. I loved the balance of humor, action, fast pacing, and above all, the acting on the part of the three main characters--as well as the subsidiary characters, good and evil.

The plot isn't perfect--one begins to wonder by episode four, when pretty much all the road signs point toward the main villain, why he hasn't been apprehended, but I was willing to look past that because I was having so much fun watching them eventually solve the mystery of the former prince's death and prove the bad guy really was Mr Evil.. Another slight irritation is that the heroine purportedly has been trained in martial arts, but we only see a mild attempt once or twice to defend herself. She has to be rescued the rest of the time, but at least she uses her head in other ways, coming up with alternate plans when the hero's plans go haywire. (We won't ask where they got all those costume changes when they were totally out of cash!)

The climax really comes in episode 14, but I didn't mind spending two more episodes with the delightful main characters.

My main worry was whether the brother would make it. The story also thumps pretty heavily on its Message about how downtrodden the peasants were, and how corrupt the nobles over them. Our heroes talk about that very often, while our hero choses to work within the system, and his brother outside of it as a kind of Robin Hood. I was afraid the story would make Ibeom, the brother, have to pay for his "crimes" by dying, but there's a neat twist at the end, leaving me extremely satisfied with everyone's fate. I know I will rewatch this one.

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あなたには帰る家がある

This drama is about Mayumi san who is married To Hideaki san a salaryman and they have a daughter called Reina. Hideaki san works at a home selling company for 13yrs and they are saving money for Reina's tuition. Mayumi then decides to start working again to help pay the fees, she is a hardworking woman. Hideaki doesn't take the family's tight budget as seriously is uncooperative about housework, which upsets Mayumi. One day he meets a family that want to buy a house and the housewife attracts Hideaki's feelings. Ayako the housewife tries everything to get with hideaki and they sleep for 2-3 times.
In the drama there is a plot twist with the family but they turn out to be normal again. It was a very good drama with some of the most talented actors and actresses, If you like family / chilled dramas It's really recommended to watch :)

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