Great acting and great script
Kim Nam Gil, Kim So-jin and Jin Seon-kyu are just amazing. They are born actors and actress. The episodes are well paced and it meticulously take us into the nitty gritty details of crime solving and the incompetency of those in the highest ranks (Who only knows how to talk and not do much and avoid responsibility and only step in when there are praises and rewards) in the police. I'm so glad they didn't put some idol actor or actress into the drama. The high ratings for the show proves that you still need great actors and actresses to carry the story and not just idol faces. Kim Nam Gil's range of facial expressions and at times solemn facial expressions truly brings out the realistic feelings of a criminal behavioural analyst.Was this review helpful to you?
And the color scheme is like those annoying tiktok vids way too vivid sharp and dark
Welp??♀️ one man's treasure is another man's trash
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First: the Complaint. Then a brief review :)
I'd like to begin with a pet peeve I have about the drama: Product Placements were annoying and obvious. Movies and TV shows in the US rarely use product placement, and if they do, it's notable and not woven into the dialogue; perhaps this is why I noticed them. Complain over.Having just finished The Fiery Priest (I'm still laughing...I loved it so much), I was eager to watch another drama with Kim Nan Gil. The actor has range because his character in Through the Darkness is nearly opposite to his character in FP. Still, the supporting cast's roles where well-drawn and execute so that the change in mindset that occurs over time in the series can be seen as genuine and not forced by a story line.
Pacing was excellent. Not interminable episodes of flashbacks, backstory, or lingering over a case for too many episodes. The result is a story that is presented over time, giving the viewer the opportunity to see the development of the Behavioral Analysis approaches and methods.
So, if you like a police series that looks at how the Behavioral Analysis unit got its start, and don't want to devote months of your life getting through it, then I recommend this for 1) bingeability 2) an interesting story but won't make you feel lost trying to figure out who did it.
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one of the best shows
fun-fact. show based on real events and the first korean profiler himself was present during the filming!! it's a story of the first profiler in korea,based on his book from my knowledge, and as a citizen of a country where we still don't have any profiles i find it pretty educational too. i rewatch this kdrama now, and i have to say that it's as interesting as it was and maybe even more. characters, their thoughts, the process of investigation itself - everything is perfect. and i have to say that after a year of listening to this soundtrack i still love it!! must watch!Was this review helpful to you?
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The show doesn't bring anything unique to the genre.
This series doesn’t do anything original except for the fact that most cases are resolved by just a random play of events rather than by a singular detective. The mc has this ability to feel people’s feelings at another level, but it doesn’t tangibly lead to him solving cases nor does the drama lead to anything of interest happening in the series: it’s just drama for the sake of drama. The characters in the show talk at length about what we as viewers already know and that at times becomes annoying: the same characters also give off the vibe that they are just reading the script for their parts and aren’t talking in a human like manner. It’s odd when the serial killers themselves in the show have a more natural aptitude at humanity than the police force: they are also the strongest in terms of acting and just keeping me interested in the show. When the series starts to focus on another killer who is bald, the team already has a picture of how this guy looks but for some reason people out in the streets are unable to identify him and call the police. In episode 5, a character from an old precinct where the mc worked at becomes the chief—weird part is that we haven’t seen him until now: it’s like he was just implanted into the show.Was this review helpful to you?
Underrated !!
It’s not everyone’s cup of tea because the way they solve the cases is insignificant but the aftermath and whole process behind the outcome is what’s really important! It may seem slow at first but hang in there because it will be worth it!The ability KNG has to potray this character perfectly leaves me open mouthed, knowing the fact that the criminals they show here were actual people who did all that nasty stuff in real life gives me chills and every character serves their purpose, even the annoying ones. A must-watch for sure.
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must watch!!!
Genre crime terbaik. mungkin udah banyak yang kasih review bagus drama ini tapi aku mau meng-highlight salah satu pesan yang mau disampaikan, yaitu nggak ada alasan yang bisa diterima dari seoranh kriminal. semua orang mengalami hari buruk, masa-masa buruk, tapi nggak ada pembenaran untuk melakukan kejahatan. Pesan ini berhasil tersampaikan dengan baik. kasus-kasus nyata yang diangkat bikin tambah meringis nontonnya, dari drama ini juga aku jadi kagum dengan profiler di Korea. salah satu drama bagus!!Was this review helpful to you?
Passionnate re-création de la naissance du profilage en Corée du Sud
J’ai était captivée de bout en bout par ce drama, sans doute du fait de l’authenticité de l’histoire qui transparaît dans le scénario et l’écriture des personnages.La difficulté pour créer l’unité d’étude du comportement criminel est parfaitement restituée. La méfiance des flics de terrain envers ces méthodes inconnues, puis leur évolution au vu des résultats est très réaliste, rien à voir avec le triomphalisme de la victoire qu’on rencontre parfois dans ce genre de drama ! le travail du journaliste Go a été particulièrement bien utilisé pour l’écriture des dialogues, surtout lors de la confrontation du profiler avec le suspect d’abord, puis le coupable ensuite. L’influence des séries américaines de ce genre est évidente, mais elle a été bien digérée, si je puis dire, apportant une rigueur et une maîtrise indispensable (et souvent négligées en Corée)mais restant tout à fait dans le style des dramas coréens pour l’écriture des personnages.
Les actions criminelles sont décrites sans voyeurisme mais sans chercher non plus à adoucir l’horrible.
Les heures sans nombres passées à étudier d’anciens dossiers, ce dont se moquent les autres policiers, permettent de ressortir un cheminement psychologique commun aux tueurs en série, et les moments où le profiler donne le profil en réunissant tous les fils qui l’ont amené jusque là sont passionnants, surtout en parallèle ensuite avec la découverte du coupable, les points communs avec le profil et les réactions du tueur, en accord avec ce que le profiler avait prévu.
Et toute cette belle mécanique est magnifiquement soutenue par une interprétation hors pair !! Kim Nam Gil est époustouflant dans ce personnage solitaire, vivant toujours chez sa mère, doué d’une empathie particulière doublée d’un sens aigu de l’observation, mais qui va jusqu’à mettre sa santé mentale en jeu ! Son collègue, qui se bat bec et ongles pour créer cette unité, est interprété par Jin Sun Kyu avec solidité et énergie, retenant souvent son coéquipier au bord du gouffre. Le reste de la distribution est excellent, particulièrement les « seconds rôles » qui interprètent les criminels d’une façon si réaliste qu’on n’aimerait pas les rencontrer dans une ruelle sombre la nuit !
Naturellement aucune romance, les seuls liens affectifs qui se nouent peu à peu sont ceux du respect, de l’acceptation des nouvelles méthodes et de l’intégration solidaire de l’unité d’étude du comportement, qui finissent par se créer au sein de toute l’équipe
Bref c’est un excellent drama, que je conseille fortement !
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si pudiera le daba un 20 la mejor serie,desde el primer cap te atrapa tiene todo y lo mejor esq la historia no es lenta y tampoco te aburre después de unos ep,literalmente me la vi en un día nose la amo fue lo mejor aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqaqqqqqqqqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaasaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqaqqqqqqqqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaasaaaasaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAaaaaaaaaaWas this review helpful to you?
