Mouse (2021)

Mouse; two different shows combined together

So.... it's been a couple of weeks since I finished watching it. Still don't know what I think about it.
That show is... it should have been a couple of seasons. I think, honestly, that is the reason a lot of people who watched this show feel like it's a mess. It's because the first half of the show felt like a completely different show from the other half. Honestly, the first half was ok. Not bad, but not good enough for 8.8 rating.
Then the second half came and everything changed. I don't remember a lot of shows that the second half was actually far better than the first. Usually it's the other way around. It almost felt like the writer got bored with his own story and decided to change it completely.
The second half was great. I needed this. The problem was that everything was rushed; they did not explore enough things. It was like they finally understood how to make this show great, but didn't have enough episodes to do it because they wasted it in the first half.
I cried at the end of it, and I'm not a person that usually does it. This is why I find it so hard to love this show - it brought so many emotions in me but only from a certain point. All in all - I think you should watch this show.

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This is my top 2 Kdrama I've ever watched

This is my top 2 Kdrama of all time behind Dr.Romantic.
This Kdrama is super good that every ending of 20 episodes will make you watch another one?.I love the whole cast,thanks to them they gave us a whole new amazing story. I recommend that everyone should watch this especiially if they watched serial killers documentary,this Kdrama has it! I love this Kdrama even it has no good music that I like and that's how I love this Kdrama. In terms of rewatching it I will say that 40% possibility that I will rewatch it because there is no mystery and guessing what will happen next in the story.

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a masterpiece

I do not usually leave reviews like this on any show that I watch, just a short comment about whether or not I enjoyed a certain show or not but I felt like I had to write one this time. I started watching Mouse for the first time in March this year but the length of the episodes kind of threw me off at first. The only show I watched that had 1 hour and 20-30 minute long episodes was Crash Landing On You and it took me a while to get used to that. Other than the length of the episodes, I also had a hard time getting interested in this show because I found the first two episodes quite uninteresting so I decided not to continue it because I had many other shows to start and finish so I just decided to drop it. Around September, I started seeing more and more content about Mouse and I was thinking about giving it a chance again even though I already knew who the actual killer was, which kind of ruined the whole experience for me but thankfully there were still some suprises. Anyway, I did start to watch it again and this time I did not drop it and managed to finish all 20 episodes, including one of the episodes from the special, which was very useful because it showed how Jung Ba Reum committed the m+rders.
What did I really think about Mouse?
Well, I believe that it is one of the best thriller/crime kdramas I have ever seen. Other than the top-notch acting and interesting storyline I think that this show had no flaws. Suprisingly, I did not really hated anyone, other than the woman who was behind everything because the fact that she toyed with people and let innocent people die aóbut still got pardoned enranged me quite a bit but oh well. The ending made me really sad though, I tried not to have any sort of symphathy towards Ba Reum but I did feel quite sorry for him towards the end. He was a bad person indeed but after the brain surgery he did start to change although that does not really cancel out the fact that he m+rdered so many innocent people. I think him dying was quite fair for him. I am really glad that all the characters who went through so much got their happy ending.
I do not really have much else to say, but I'd recommend everyone to watch this show because it is really worth it. If you are a fan of crime dramas then this is definitely for you.
It has a lot of triggering things in it though, so I would not recommend it to people who can not really take stuff like that. (For example animal cruelty etc..)

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Non capisco se è una occasione mancata o sono io il problema

Su questo titolo ho tantissimo da dire.
Non so se la colpa è mia, se non mi sono buttata abbastanza nel titolo, o se semplicemente non fosse la storia per me, ma se quest'ultimo fosse il motivo sarebbe davvero strano.
Questa storia presenta tutto ciò che adoro in un thriller/crime: serial killer psicopatico, mind blowing impressionanti, un detective pazzo.
Forse, questi elementi sono stati mischiati troppo in maniera violenta e buttati e ributtati per allungare un pò la minestra?
Il titolo presenta 20 episodi, 20 episodi da un ora l'uno sono tanti, se la storia è sempre la stessa.
Parliamoci chiaro, la prima metà del drama è STUPENDA, soprattutto la parte della conversazione con il serial killer in diretta (non continuo per non fare spoiler), ma dalla seconda metà ho avuto un po' di difficoltà a mantenere vivo tutto quanto, e vi ripeto io amo il genere crime più di quello romantico.
La recitazione comunque è davvero strabiliante, il protagonista LSG è bravissimo, anche il detective ha interpretato il ruolo in maniera impeccabile.
Non lo so, aveva tantissimo potenziale, mischiato un pò a genere fantasy e no-sense (in alcuni punti).
Bello, ma non eccezionale. Pesante si, incasinato duro, a tratti fantasy. Però rimane un titolo che non è per nulla da buttare.

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the fast and furious of kdramas if fast and furious involved serial killers and genetic experiments.

Of course, "Mouse" isn't perfect. There are times when it's so over-the-top that it's hard to take it seriously, and there are plot holes big enough to drive a truck through. But honestly, that's part of what makes it so fun. "Mouse" is the kind of show that's so wild that you just have to go along for the ride. And let me tell you, Bareum's got some serious demons. Like, "I talk to my dead mom and have hallucinations" kind of demons.
One of the best things about "Mouse" is the characters. Lee Seunggi is amazing as the best friend of the protagonist - he's so good that you almost forget he's supposed to be a bad guy. And the protagonist himself is a hot mess but somehow, you can't help but root for him.
This show has everything: a rookie cop, a psychopathic killer, and enough twists and turns to make your head spin. But don't worry, it's not all doom and gloom.

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Lee Seung Gi is a God. That is all.

Okay, so this wasn't the perfect show that I was expecting. I unfortunately had very high hopes after reading other reviews and seeing the show's enduring popularity since its release. I could see the big twist from a mile away, albeit not entirely -- though it seemed obvious from the outset that something was up, I could never have predicted the actual plot. The first plot twist was interesting. The second was good, despite being predictable. The ensuing revelations were just a bit too... insane for my liking. Unrealistic? Let's go with unrealistic. Maybe I'm just the type of person to like realism in my crime thriller investigation shows, idk.

But, oh my god, Lee Seung Gi did not disappoint. Lee Seung Gi went above and beyond any expectations I had of him. Lee Seung Gi's performance carried this show on his back like Atlas at the edge of the Earth. Lee Seung Gi is a god. Like, we should literally get on our knees and bow. That's how good he is in this show.

With my personal reservations about this show and its... realism in its latter half, a weaker actor, or even just an actor taking a different route to Lee Seung Gi, might've turned this drama into a total let down for me. Yet, despite its issues, goddamn did I cry like a baby at the end of this show. And goddamn did I wake up in the middle of the night for days after finishing this show, cold sweat, thinking about it. Thinking about Lee Seung Gi and how much of a goddamn god he is. Again, bow.

So, yes. Watch this drama. Even for Lee Seung Gi alone (but especially for Lee Seung Gi, regardless), watch this drama. And bow.

P.s. that goddamn bird. that goddamn bird.

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Not impressed but not bad

seriously, I hate leaving reviews on Drama's before finishing them but this is just no. Straight off from episode 1 I was just not impressed. Episode one was all over the place for me. It was messy and irritating. It began getting a bit more interesting when they began introducing the idea to identify psychopaths' before they were born. The psycopath gene and genius gene was quite interesting but it just went downhill again.
Episode 2 on the other hand was great! I loved watching that kid and his past, the fact that he scratched his own arm just to control his irritation to others was great. then again it began going down and I nearly dropped the show like 5 times. Ep 3 was mid.
Episode 4 was incredible! the 7 deadly sin's part was genius, I never would have thought of that. The whole news broadcast in ep 4 was perfection, I would rewatch that episode alone. Then again the rest was just pathetic and messy.
after episode 4 the rest was unbareable. I HATE Bong Yi will all my heart. She irritates me beyond words. she was unbearable, I hate characters like her.
Sung Yo Han totally saved the show for me. Definitely my fave character, The second they killed him I knew this show would be crap. The whole brain surgery thing was where I almost gave up entirely.
Even though I hate it, I will finish the show because I have dignity. If by some chance I end up likin the rest of the show I will update my review and change my rating but at this point, I wont be able to rate in higher than a 5. I adore thriller and crime mystery drama but this one is just not for me,

edit: Oh my god!! I am so happy i decided to continue. the plot twist in ep 14 was pure GOLD. who wrote this script?? some sort of mastermind probably. My rating went up from 5 to 7.5. Amazing

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Interessante

A unica certeza que você terá assistindo esse drama é a absolutata certeza que você nunca terá certeceza de nada, tenha isso em mente quando você tentar desvendar os enigamas que o drama vai lhe apresentando.

Este show é recheado de surpreendentes reviravoltas, e o tempo todo o que você acha que fato na realidade não é, você fica totalmente submerso no enredo. Tenho também que destacar as atuações que são formidáveis, principalmente dos dois protagonistas masculinos, eles atuaram com maestria.

Embora esse drama seja bom para mim confesso que em sua metade eu o achei um pouco arrastado o que tornou cansativo , poderia ter menos episódios, ponto negativo para mim é a edição, as cenas disconexas que eles jogam no primeiro episódio do passado que na cabeça dos produtores ficaria interessante e enigmático na relidade ficou confuso e bagunçado.

Mas ainda sim é um bom show, com cereza não foi tempo perdido.
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The only certainty you will have watching this drama is the absolute certainty that you will never be sure of anything, keep that in mind when you try to unravel the riddles that the drama presents you.

This show is full of surprising twists and turns, and all the while what you think is actually not the case, you are totally submerged in the plot. I also have to highlight the performances that are formidable, especially from the two male protagonists, they acted with mastery.

Although this drama is good for me, I confess that in its half I found it a little dragged out which made it tiring, it could have had fewer episodes, a negative point for me is the editing, the disconnected scenes that they play in the first episode of the past that in the head of the producers would be interesting and enigmatic in reality it was confused and messy.

But it's still a good show, certainly not wasted time.

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Amazing

This show made me cry for a serial killer - that takes a massive amount of talent and skill. It was so well done, the acting is amazing, the story left me guessing and praying as to who the actual killer was, it was just amazing. There are some parts that strained credulity, like I just couldn’t buy into it as even remotely plausible, but they played an important plot role, so it ended up being well done. There were some parts where I couldn’t tell if it was a flashback and got a little confused, and one part where it seemed to just jump to something entirely different without explanation. I wish that had been clearer. It’s possible I just didn’t understand due to not being fluent in Korean and mostly reading subtitles.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed it; I was glued to the screen every minute I possibly could be, and was thinking about it when I was not. Just an astounding acting job by the two male leads. I am not usually into scary stories, but I loved this. I want to watch it again to see what I missed the first time around.

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