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hauntingly fun

Let’s call this show, "I See Dead People.” A woman sees recently departed spirits seeking justice. Yes, the premise is essentially The Sixth Sense meets a police procedural. But it's an entertaining concept, and after two episodes, this K-drama already looks like a winner.The cast is exceptionally charismatic, and the central storyline is easy to embrace: a psychic and a detective join forces to solve murders while a number of intriguing subplots begin to unfold.Of course, part of the fun of watching K-dramas is spotting the plot holes. And this series appears determined to provide plenty of them.Spoiler Alert: Stop reading if you haven't watched Episode Two.The show's first major case involves a professional golfer accused of murdering his girlfriend. He's acquitted because prosecutors never recover the body.A flashback reveals what actually happened. Around 6:00 p.m., the couple argues in a hotel room. During the struggle, the woman falls, strikes her head on the wooden bed frame, and dies. Panicking, the golfer flees, leaving blood behind.Later, he hatches an elaborate plan. After photographing a flight attendant leaving the airport, he offers her a ride. She accepts, and accidentally leaves her wallet in his car.Disguised as the flight attendant—with her ID, clothing, luggage, and a wig—he checks into the hotel room next door to the victim's. The rooms share a terrace. He crosses the balcony, enters the victim's room, stuffs her body into a suitcase, takes it back to his room, takes the elevator to the roof, climbs a water tower, and dumps the body into the hotel's water supply.It's certainly creative.It's also where the story completely falls apart.The Biggest Plot HolesHousekeepingThe body supposedly remained in the room overnight, yet housekeeping never discovered it.The BalconyThe entire scheme depended on two neighboring rooms connected by unlocked balcony doors. Modern hotels wouldn’t feature this design. And when balconies do exist, they're typically locked or otherwise secured.The DisguiseThe golfer successfully impersonated a female flight attendant despite modern high-definition security cameras, hotel employees, and identity verification. The BodyThis creates several problems all by itself. First, a standard flight attendant carry-on simply isn't large enough to conceal an adult. Second, even if it somehow fit, dragging that much weight through a hotel and then lifting it up a rooftop water tower would require extraordinary strength. Third, hotel rooftops are generally locked, alarmed, and monitored—not casually accessible.The InvestigationPerhaps the biggest mystery isn't the murder—it's the detectives. Security footage revealed the victim never exited the room. Wouldn't investigators immediately examine every possible exit? A connected balcony and neighboring room would be among the first things they would check.And that's before considering the forensic evidence. There was blood in the room. And a decomposing body in the hotel's water supply would create obvious contamination issues. The list goes on.None of these problems ruin the show, however.In fact, they may become part of its charm.Sometimes a series succeeds not because every detail survives close scrutiny, but because it's simply fun to watch. This show has a terrific cast, an engaging supernatural premise, and enough personality that viewers may happily forgive its increasingly haunted logic.If the remaining episodes maintain the same energy, this could still become one of the more entertaining K-dramas of the year—even if the detectives never notice the balcony.

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SPOILER

this bus driver that got the daughter killed is negligent af! middle lane in 3 lane street on what looks to be highway. who would do that this bus driver is the dumbest mother fracker ever. man showrunners i want respect the LEO's even in China. please stop writing them like they are stupid af for the convenienece of keeping the plot moving.man the LEO's get the suspects and they are caught in the act, red handed and still they can't let go of their boner for the guys that are trying to save everyone. ho li phuc, the plot went full circle and it all goes back to some male perver is the catalyst for the whole thing! got dam!

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Absolutely loved the premiere!

Absolutely loved the premiere! 🤩 While watching this, I realised how much I actually missed something scary, mysterious, bloody, and supernatural. This drama drew me in pretty much from the first second and just got better with every minute passing. 😌🫣Absolutely loved our main guy, Gu-Cheon. I think his attitude towards life just speaks for itself, and I love his comments about pretty much everything! He would love to get some good sleep, but naaaah, there's some little boy he has to save, and the King himself threatens him into it... 😅 But when he finally does — uff, the aura is insane! 🔥And his supervisor, instead of some ugly, brute man as he assumed he would get, is actually a girl! Their dynamic is very entertaining, and I really enjoy watching them. 🤭The music, visuals, atmosphere, characters, and the story itself have got me completely hooked. 🤗

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