Running Out of Gas

And here we go; this drama, as good as it started out, is falling into the same trap that many other dramas have. My worries over things starting to get boring are coming true, and the writers have 10 more episodes to fix it. It seems, at this point, that there isn't enough plot to go around. New clues and suspects are being revealed at such a sluggish pace, that said reveals are lacking punch. There are characters being brought up as possible suspects that I suspected as of episode 2, and people I'd already ruled out as of episode 1. I'm good at mystery shows, and while I thought this series was going to stump me initially, it's begun to bore me. Despite all this, I still adore the actors' performances. If this series is anything, it's well-acted. Seo Dong Jae is such a great character. I love that the writers allowed him to be truly bad, and not just a nuisance. A lot of shows lack bad guys that are genuine douchebags, so Dong Jae is nice to see. I also love those little flickers of emotion that Shi Mok shows every once in a while (that smile in the car was especially welcome). I also love that Yeo Jin and Shi Mok have chemistry, but it's not necessarily romantic. They just fit really well together, and their relationship could go any way, and I would be fine with that. I don't expect romance at this point, but anything goes. I just like them together, whatever capacity that might be in. I really enjoy watching how other people react to Shi Mok, both when he is around and when he isn't. I find that the way the actors are expressing themselves differently depending on whether or not he's around is very powerful in terms of character development. I live for little details like that: a smile here, a flicker in the eyes there. Good stuff.

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