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A Drama Designed to Keep You Guessing
This show knows how to keep the audience guessing and on the edge of their seats with the storytelling and production style. I would highly recommend this to anyone who's interested in a good murder mystery story.
We follow the story of a third-rate lawyer Park Chang Ho who has been known for his low success rate in the courtroom. Mayor Choi Do Ha hires him to play the role of the double agent: an incompetent lawyer who'll follow the orders of three suspected murderers in order to win their case, while secretly trying to find concrete evidence of their crimes. However, Park Chang Ho is suddenly framed as the notorious crime leader Big Mouse and is sent to prison. Outside the prison walls, his wife Go Mi Ho who works as a nurse tries to uncover the truth behind the case her husband was looking into prior to his sentence and works towards proving his innocence.
Overall, the story was captivating and filled with twists and turns. Of course, it wasn't perfect. Some plot points feel like they fell through, not coming to any conclusion and left feeling like a red herring in the grand scheme of things. As other reviews have mentioned, the last 10 minutes of the show can really be a hit-or-miss ending depending on the viewer. For me, I didn't mind it and found it interesting. I do understand why it may ruin the overall show for some and believe that it could have been resolved by having one more episode to better wrap things up, but again, I didn't mind how it is now.
The team behind the show did great at constructing the plot twists, however, it did feel like some of the actors would have a complete 180-degree change in character as the story reveals their true natures. I can only describe it as the actors only being told their full backstories/natures the day of the scene (which I hope isn't true, but that's how abrupt it felt for me).
All things considered, I still loved the show, its flaws and all. Rewatching some of the first few episodes after completing the drama opens my eyes to all of the tiny foreshadowing hidden at the start, making me appreciate the writing even more.
We follow the story of a third-rate lawyer Park Chang Ho who has been known for his low success rate in the courtroom. Mayor Choi Do Ha hires him to play the role of the double agent: an incompetent lawyer who'll follow the orders of three suspected murderers in order to win their case, while secretly trying to find concrete evidence of their crimes. However, Park Chang Ho is suddenly framed as the notorious crime leader Big Mouse and is sent to prison. Outside the prison walls, his wife Go Mi Ho who works as a nurse tries to uncover the truth behind the case her husband was looking into prior to his sentence and works towards proving his innocence.
Overall, the story was captivating and filled with twists and turns. Of course, it wasn't perfect. Some plot points feel like they fell through, not coming to any conclusion and left feeling like a red herring in the grand scheme of things. As other reviews have mentioned, the last 10 minutes of the show can really be a hit-or-miss ending depending on the viewer. For me, I didn't mind it and found it interesting. I do understand why it may ruin the overall show for some and believe that it could have been resolved by having one more episode to better wrap things up, but again, I didn't mind how it is now.
The team behind the show did great at constructing the plot twists, however, it did feel like some of the actors would have a complete 180-degree change in character as the story reveals their true natures. I can only describe it as the actors only being told their full backstories/natures the day of the scene (which I hope isn't true, but that's how abrupt it felt for me).
All things considered, I still loved the show, its flaws and all. Rewatching some of the first few episodes after completing the drama opens my eyes to all of the tiny foreshadowing hidden at the start, making me appreciate the writing even more.
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