It's shocking how the drama didn't need ANY crutches to be brilliant. No scene was for nothing, guys.
Even with 20 episodes, ALL the scenes were explained and rescued with the coherence of the plot, delivering a cohesive, quality work with a lot of maturity to address so many heavy themes and so many different traumas.
The fact that the plot didn't need to explore romance to hold the audience was also very pleasing to me. Long episodes without a minute wasted. Lee Seung Gi as Jung Ba Reum is brilliant. This role certainly marked not only his career but also an entire generation of actors who will dream and strive to seek this level of excellence.
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EVERY EPISODE IS A MOVIE!!!!
Mouse is a MASTERPIECE. The storyline is vague but is enticing enough to make you addicted to it. Creating theories, predictions and guesses are useless because the plot is so UNPREDICTABLE. This drama will make you punch the air, facepalm your face, sob some tears and die of nervousness. The EMOTIONS potrayed by every actor is on point and will make you emotionally distressed. The CAST ON ITS OWN is a 10/10.Lee Seung Gi's dramas are always bangers and this is no exception. However from the beginning his character don't seem to stand out that much considering he is the main lead. This drama will make you curious as to WHY EXACTLY is his character in the drama. The relationship dynamics between all the leads are the main reason this drama carries such an impact even with a slow start. THE ONLY MAN WE TRUST IS KO MOO CHI!!!
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the best psychopath korean drama
Lee seung gi 's Dark intense psycho thrilling series..the best psychopath korean drama i've seen so far. .. i love this kind of drama coz it is not boring and every episode is worth the wait...
The best psychological thriller with detail explanation without any chance of typical clichés.
Cinematography, writing ,direction and music are on point.
Writing was just perfect without any deviation they are giving every single detail and every character is connected not only the main leads even a supporting character is great.
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It's like murder
First 7 episodes: Great suspenseful thrillerNext 7 episodes: Monster of the week vigilante torture porn
Final 6 episodes: Evil government conspiracy melodrama
Seriously, it's like they murdered the story. They turned the mc from cool serial killer, into a slightly less cool vigilante, into a repentant bitch. Because koreans are pussies who can't have a serial killer for mc, the dramas even of this particular genre must be preachy and politically correct.
From ep14 onwards the mc feels so guilty about killing people he had no emotional connection to, that his entire goal is to give himself in and get a death sentence, but evil conspiracy who cleans up after him won't let him so he wants to defeat them to finally die. What kinda protagonist is that, and what kinda goal is that? Cringe, that's what.
I could accept if he stayed true to what the drama presents as his nature (suspend disbelief here, all saiko-pesu are ruthless serial killers amirite) and continued doing what he's good at, but his plot armor eventually run out and he got defeated. That would be cool. But a protagonist who actively strives to his own self destruction? That's just painful to watch.
FFS. 8/10 for how great the first half was, just skip the rest.
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Outlandish plot
The premise was interesting and I thought this would be right up my alley but unfortunately not. First episode started off strong (albeit violently) and my only gripe was the constant time skips that happened in quick succession. Second episode was going well until a barrage of new characters were introduced and I gave up trying to reconcile the adult versions with their kid counterparts. The whole in utero "psychopath test" was starting to annoy me because it seemed way too implausible and far fetched. Maybe if you're able to suspend disbelief but I honestly couldn't. I wouldn't have minded if the show decided to go into the ethics of the whole nature vs nurture debate based on this premise but it decided to veer sharply into sci-fi territory with brain surgeries and whatnot. I threw in the towel at this point since I was watching Beyond Evil at the same time and did not have the time and patience to keep up with the various plot developments of 2 different shows. When I saw the showrunners release a special episode just to clarify the relationships between the characters I realized I made the right choice. It is most definitely NOT a good thing if a show has to dedicate special episodes to make it less confusing to viewers. On the bright side, the acting was excellent, even the kid actors were great.Conclusion: Watch only if you enjoy brain workouts. If you're looking for a casual serial killer thriller this is not the show for you.
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I totally enjoyed the first episode, it was thrilling and set up a great killer mystery plot. Then they pulled the 180/time jump/complete style shift/slow down that you usually get when they try to hook you with an awesome first episode. Episode 2 was like a different show. I almost didn't make it through episode 2 because it lost me that much, but I forced myself to episode 3 because of the reviews. It hadn't hooked me by then so I dropped it. The plot went from thrilling and fast paced in episode 1 to slow and a little comical. It just didn't do it for me.
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Very Promising Start!!!
Waouhhh the first two episodes were very solid specially episode 1: one of the best openers I’ve seen for a while in a kdrama.Show is dark, bloody and sometimes quite disturbing and manages to ask intriguing and uncomfortable questions. The child actors also did a wonderful job in the first episode. They were so goooddddd and creepy AF.
Can’t wait to see more about this show as of now Mouse is up to an amazing start!!! Highly recommend if you’re into crime/thriller dramas.
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The Mouse Is In The First Episode!
20/01/2023
The first episode in this series is simply the best!
Most will be on the edge of their seats experiencing tenterhook moments I reckon as it has one of the longest in depth graphic murder scenes, ever!
I just wish the other episodes that followed had been done in the same fashion not that they were terrible or anything plus I haven't finished the series yet.
Unfortunately, I worked out who the serial killer was early on as soon as I laid my eyes on him and that is why I haven't gone further than three episodes to date.
On checking to see if my suspicions were correct (they were) has more or less brought everything to a halt for me regarding Mouse.
I will get back to it and finish it at some point, but not right now.
What I will say is that the characters so far have been awesome as well as the story, but it would have been better had they misdirected or fooled me more.
I really wonder how many others worked it out like me?
Regardless, this still deserves recognition so comes highly recommended as it is a unique series full of suspense, gore and great story telling as well as characters that make it believable.
Most viewers will be eliminating potential suspects to get to the serial killer only what they know mightn't be right or who they think it is mightn't be the correct person...
Or...maybe it is the right one!
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Title justifies the series
Loved the 1st episode. The suspense and the most importantly that intense in every scene and they explained about what this drama is about in 1st episode itself and also what is all about. And later episodes how they carry forward matters.Snake and rat and a kid . Starting scene to ending how it is connected to a person wow..
I don’t want to compare this drama with any other drama or series until I watched it completely.
The reason to start watching this drama LEE SEUNG GI but because of 1st episode I’m more excited how his role gonna be later on.
Worth watching. 1st episode won’t disappoint you at all.
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I guess this was one of those heavy dramas that one should thoroughly prepare oneself before committing to watching the whole thing.Frankly, the initial premise of the show being that it may be possible to identify psychopath genes from the very beginning to identify future serial killers was an interesting idea. Yet, it also presents a moral dilemma of whether or not it's okay to try to decide whether or not it's okay to kill fetuses who may end up getting those genes. Or whether or not everyone has said genes will inevitably grow up to be killers.
While starting this drama, I suddenly recall Lee Seunggi mentioning that he wanted to play a psychopath character, which was a break away from the usual good guy roles he used to get. I guess, with Mouse, he's really getting that wish. With that in mind, one most likely needs to be wary while watching this drama since you may end up encountering some unexpected twists.
As much as the plot initially intrigued me, because it's been a while I doubt that I'd actually find the time to watch this. Dropping this drama because I'm no longer in the state of watching this without ending up becoming depressed about it.
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magnifique thriller !
Un des meilleurs thriller coréen ! On monte en puissance à chaque épisode, les acteurs sont tout simplement excellents, le duo Lee Seung Gi et Lee Hee Joon est parfait.Le scénario est bien plus complexe qu'il n'y paraît, les évidences sont faites pour ne parfois plus en être, les faits ne sont pas forcément si parlants.
Et que dire des bons et des méchants ? La frontière n'est vraiment pas si claire !
Il n'y a pas vraiment de côté science fiction de mon point de vue.
A voir absolument les 2 episodes en plus "prédator 1 et 2" qui sont sur Viki (épisode 22 et 23, l'épisode 21 présente le cast)
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Muito bom!!!! Melhor dorama que já assisti. Merece muito reconhecimento.
Um dos melhores doramas que eu já assisti!! Já se tornou meu preferido, um suspense muito bom, não imaginava esse final, tadinho fez as pessoas sofrer e sofreu muito, tudo culpa do pai dele!!! Se não fosse o pai dele ele seria uma pessoa boa. É isso, um bj, se quiser saber mais sobre o dorama é só assistir! 😘Um dos melhores doramas que eu já assisti!! Já se tornou meu preferido, um suspense muito bom, não imaginava esse final, tadinho fez as pessoas sofrer e sofreu muito, tudo culpa do pai dele!!! Se não fosse o pai dele ele seria uma pessoa boa. É isso, um bj, se quiser saber mais sobre o dorama é só assistir! 😘
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