Welcome 2 Life (2019)

A Masterpiece

This show is a perfect blend of romance, crime and fiction enough to push down goblin from my top favorite list. If a higher rating than 10 were possible then i would have given it.
So drama lovers this is a must watch drama or else you will regret it and don't worry about lack of romace there's a plenty of it and a happy ending too.
It would have been better if the writers concluded the parallel worlds ending too.
If you liked this drama i would like to recommend you others similar to this " again my life" , "lawless lawyer", " vincenzo ", " come and hug me"

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Synopsis sent a different message, and set expectations, that it did not meet

This is the problem with coming to a show with expectations, if they don't meet it, you're disappointed.

At least based on the synopsis, it gave me a sense that the ML will be switching between two worlds and solve his cases because of the knowledge he gains going back and forth.

Unfortunately, that's not what happened. It was a one-time major switch, and then that was it. When he returned, he rarely used his knowledge from the other world to solve cases in his own world. Everything simply diverged, that he had to investigate from the bottom up.

The other world? You'll see it again in the ending as sort of closure only, but did not answer questions it left.

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most wholesome law k-drama i have ever watched, yet!

wow, absolutely fckin brilliant!

i don't think a wholesome law drama like this can easily be beaten. it's truly so well done from start to finish.

interestingly some gruesome factor wasn't exactly toned down but i bet this is the kind of dramas that the entire family can watch together because it's so well made and balanced that way.

in particular, i am not sure if i am the only one not properly understanding this. but the 'assumption' of an existence of a parallel world itself isn't entirely correct.

since there are two versions of Ra Si On and two versions of their daughter (one Se Rin, one Bo Na) and quite frankly everyone else, but there is only one version of Lee Jae Sang.

and we also saw that Lee Jae Sang didn't exactly transported himself physically to the parallel world and meet his other self in that world, and then they crossed each other's worlds (which i half expected the direction of the story was going to be middle-way through the drama), rather it was him dreaming of all these happenings when he was in the coma.

obviously masking this dream as the existence of a parallel world is very smart and a way of creative liberty way-out in telling the story because the writer needed to use that storytelling device to make a case that those experiences were real, and about to be replicated as a form of dejavu in the real world, rather than as a mere hallucination.

therefore, despite having such gripe in the story and finding there's logical fallacy (well, courtesy the fantasy element), the script really managed to stay outstandingly coherent and consistent that it never glaringly lost focus or balance. this is truly an effort to be applauded!

also, unless i can come up with a better, more logical way of reconnecting these incidences than how the writers have come up with here, i don't feel the need to deduct a point for its story. i truly believe that the writers have used up their imaginations enough to think of other possible ways/directions to tell the story, and they really ended up with the best option.

only that Ra Si On in particular, at times wasn't very likeable. she's violent and also in the 'parallel world', she's rash and always puts herself in danger incessantly. so i feel like if anyone would have a problem with the story, that would be her character LOL.

Bi Rain did such a fabulous job portraying the characters of a wicked lawyer, a wanna-be righteous prosecutor, a greedy selfish bastard and a wonderful husband/father that i believe it's impossible not to get lost and drawn in his character immersion.

he truly is phenomenal in this role, and quite possibly could not have been acted better!

shout out to Shin Jae Ha who played Yun Pil Woo, the character with such a sharp contrast in the 'parallel' and the 'real world'. that was such a bomb plot twist and he's such a phenomenal, convincing actor. i really hope this boy gets more leading roles in the future.

also, the finale episode was very rewarding. it's one of the best finale episodes across many k-dramas i have watched and nothing really feels rushed and things feel so well-concluded. i also loved how there was a little scene at the very end where the two worlds seemed meshed or joined together.

definitely one of the most rewarding dramas i have come across, ever. i cannot praise the work of everyone behind this gem of a drama enough. enjoy!

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I'd never seen Rain acting before, actually, I'd never seen him at all, period. The story was really good, it had no flaws to my opinion, it kept my interest at its highest to the very end. I enjoyed the presence of Bo Na, the little girl, so witty dialogues with her father (we have a saying in Greek, 'you may find the truth either from a crazy man or a child', which was just the case), that was the highlight of the story.
Overall, the acting of all actors and actresses was superb -I read a review for the bad guys that was a complimentary one and I agree, hate/love reaction of the viewer.
I liked the parallel universe story, it was not over the top.
My recommendation is a must see one. Welcome 2 life was one of the best series I've watched so far.

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The Best Parallel World Drama

The Best Parallel World Drama

The ending is a left open ended on purpose, but this drama keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire show.

You're not left wondering about loose ends as it's one of the few korean dramas that ends well and has good pacing.

While it's not explained why he is able to travel between the two worlds, you're not really left wondering why either he is able to due to the way it ends either.

Rain acting here is stunning as well. The only frustrating thing perhaps, is as the FMC which is more of a trope and not really a flaw. As there needs to be a hot headed policewoman who ignores police protocol and dives headfirst into danger without a partner backing her up.

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