Cassey
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Well acted
I wasn't expecting this to be as dark as it was. The only thing I knew going into this drama was that Kyungsoo was the main character. The acting is incredible which isn't surprising considering the star-studded cast. I enjoyed the slight comedy because it provided some relief from the plain brutality of some scenes. The drama went so dark, it was almost suffocating, but it pulled through in the end. The action scenes were the best part of the series because they were well-choreographed with interesting directing choices.
I thought the story arc was predictable initially. Jin Jung faces injustice and pulls clever stunts or heists with his criminally ambiguous friends to get one step closer to defeating the main boss. Until his luck runs out and his team is in jeopardy. This is all until the plot twist at the end. I never thought he'd turn up as a witness. It changed my mind about the series as a whole. I did find the writing a bit boring at times, and the strong emphasis on the importance of being a prosecutor felt forced at times, but it was a decent script. If it had been a 16-episode drama, I think the writing would have worked better. I wanted more from a script that landed such a star-studded cast.
I did have a few annoyances, besides the writing. The "villains" were so easy to spot, maybe it was because the actors they chose to play them are usually typecasted as such (at least in the dramas/movies I've seen them in). Great actors, just they're well known to be good at playing bad/shady people. No surprise who was the bad guys, or at least the ones involved in shady business. Speaking of shady characters, Oh Do Wan really annoyed me. He was constantly trying to leech off the most powerful person, but for what reason? A successful and influential career? He was a lackey, not a successor like he was made out to be. His last-minute, rushed redemption wasn't enough. This may be because all the good he does is shown in a quick flashback montage. Suddenly, he's fishing with Jung and acting like long-time friends.
Bottom line: I probably won't rewatch it. It was good but it suffered from its shortened episode count. I hope it gets a second season.
I thought the story arc was predictable initially. Jin Jung faces injustice and pulls clever stunts or heists with his criminally ambiguous friends to get one step closer to defeating the main boss. Until his luck runs out and his team is in jeopardy. This is all until the plot twist at the end. I never thought he'd turn up as a witness. It changed my mind about the series as a whole. I did find the writing a bit boring at times, and the strong emphasis on the importance of being a prosecutor felt forced at times, but it was a decent script. If it had been a 16-episode drama, I think the writing would have worked better. I wanted more from a script that landed such a star-studded cast.
I did have a few annoyances, besides the writing. The "villains" were so easy to spot, maybe it was because the actors they chose to play them are usually typecasted as such (at least in the dramas/movies I've seen them in). Great actors, just they're well known to be good at playing bad/shady people. No surprise who was the bad guys, or at least the ones involved in shady business. Speaking of shady characters, Oh Do Wan really annoyed me. He was constantly trying to leech off the most powerful person, but for what reason? A successful and influential career? He was a lackey, not a successor like he was made out to be. His last-minute, rushed redemption wasn't enough. This may be because all the good he does is shown in a quick flashback montage. Suddenly, he's fishing with Jung and acting like long-time friends.
Bottom line: I probably won't rewatch it. It was good but it suffered from its shortened episode count. I hope it gets a second season.
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