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A short and literally dark action-packed drama with little substance
There is not much I can say about The Tyrant.
It's bloody, gory, super dark (literally), but doesn't provide much in the way of an interesting plot. That's perfectly fine if you're like me and watched this just to see the returning Kim Seon Ho. Other than that, this 4 episode long drama was ok...at least from the parts I saw of it.
This might sound like I'm overexaggerating, but I struggled to actually see what the heck was going on.
I don't know if the entire lighting department decided to go on vacation during the filming of this drama, or the director intentionally wanted the cinematography to be dark. Whatever the reason, I struggled to make out what was happening. I guess it worked out though because really, there was nothing of worth that occurred in all 4 eps. There was nothing but action, some minor character motivations, and more action.
Do you have to watch The Witch Part 1 and Part 2 in order to understand what's happening in this?
Short answer: no. Long answer: You won't find any obvious signs of this drama fitting into The Witch universe. You can jump right into it without knowing what's going on.
There is one possibly returning character from The Witch Part 2: The Other One. I stress "possibly" here because I may be mistaken. The actor from the sequel, Justin Harvey, has a non-speaking role in this drama. Acting credits just call him Crocodile #1 so I don't know if Justin reprises his character, Tom, from Part 2 but under a different name or if he's playing an entirely different character. It's clear I gave this more thought than others. Don't judge me.
The drama follows closely to the theme of both Witch movies - South Korea experimenting on folks to try to create a super solider. By the end, SK will be three for three on creating, whether intentional or not, super powerful and uncontrollable women who leave a trail of bodies in their wake. Somewhere down the line, preferably in a movie, I want to see all three women in one movie (The Witch Part 3 hopefully). I mean, that's where it seems like things are headed anyway.
All in all, The Tyrant was ok. Basic, easy to follow plot with tons of action and gore.
It's bloody, gory, super dark (literally), but doesn't provide much in the way of an interesting plot. That's perfectly fine if you're like me and watched this just to see the returning Kim Seon Ho. Other than that, this 4 episode long drama was ok...at least from the parts I saw of it.
This might sound like I'm overexaggerating, but I struggled to actually see what the heck was going on.
I don't know if the entire lighting department decided to go on vacation during the filming of this drama, or the director intentionally wanted the cinematography to be dark. Whatever the reason, I struggled to make out what was happening. I guess it worked out though because really, there was nothing of worth that occurred in all 4 eps. There was nothing but action, some minor character motivations, and more action.
Do you have to watch The Witch Part 1 and Part 2 in order to understand what's happening in this?
Short answer: no. Long answer: You won't find any obvious signs of this drama fitting into The Witch universe. You can jump right into it without knowing what's going on.
There is one possibly returning character from The Witch Part 2: The Other One. I stress "possibly" here because I may be mistaken. The actor from the sequel, Justin Harvey, has a non-speaking role in this drama. Acting credits just call him Crocodile #1 so I don't know if Justin reprises his character, Tom, from Part 2 but under a different name or if he's playing an entirely different character. It's clear I gave this more thought than others. Don't judge me.
The drama follows closely to the theme of both Witch movies - South Korea experimenting on folks to try to create a super solider. By the end, SK will be three for three on creating, whether intentional or not, super powerful and uncontrollable women who leave a trail of bodies in their wake. Somewhere down the line, preferably in a movie, I want to see all three women in one movie (The Witch Part 3 hopefully). I mean, that's where it seems like things are headed anyway.
All in all, The Tyrant was ok. Basic, easy to follow plot with tons of action and gore.
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