I've never had the courage to write a review i feel i should start somewhere so here it goes

I had this show on hold for a very long time, and was hesitant to even start to begin with.  The original description/poster of the show,  looked/sounded like a typical crime drama with heavy romance, which what put me off. I love crime focused dramas, but had become tired of ones with a genius investigator that solves crimes episodically like Galileo ( i love Galileo btw) but this wasn't that type show.  Yes it has crimes, but they all have a deep meaning to the bigger plot, and aren't solved within an hour episode.  Also, romance isn't the thing i look for when starting a new show.

-Story -
The mystery surrounding the main characters past, and the identity of certain individuals that relate to lead characters past , is what really shines here.  You want to know everything with each passing episode, and it gets you hooked.

it really made me question if people are born psychopaths, or if it takes certain circumstances in our life's to become one. Could any of us have become monster had we been abandoned by loved ones? would we be the same harmless person we are now, had we been abandoned or/and treated cruelly from a young age?
the romance was there but it isn't the main point. it's natural romance,  of two people experiencing equal pain of loss in different ways at the hands of the same person. Romance didnt add or take away anything from the show. It could have done without it but it was ok with it.

The ending staying away from spoilers but i found pretty meh...it wont be as meh if they have a season 2

-Acting -
The acting was great
Seo In Guk, does a brilliant job as a stonefaced looking profiler with a scarred past, of which he has forgotten the majority about.
the only drama before this that i had seen with Seo In Guk was reply 1997.  i had reservations whether he could pull this kind of character off and he did.
I'm very harsh on female leads because i've seen so many annoying female characters that have made me either drop a drama or lower it's score but Jang Na Ra was great.  i was worried she was gonna be annoying at the beginning,  but turned out to be a strong female lead with a hint of vulnerability, she was human.
Park Bo Gum's chracter is what kept me watching early one. I wanted to know more about him, what he was about, what his intention were, and that's when i knew i was hooked on this drama. ironically, the only previous thing i had seen park bo gum in was reply 1988, and he was my LEAST  favourite character in that drama. i finished reply 1988 with bad taste in my mouth because of him,  but here in this drama he's the one that got me hooked. But by far my favourite character was Lee Jun Ho..wow...maybe i have a thing for middle aged male kdrama actors, but his presence is so powerful here.  hauntingly beautiful every movement of the face means so much i dont want to go too much into why he's such a great character due to spoilers
the rest of the cast were fantastic especially the team leader Kang Eun Hyuk and the loud mouth Son Myeong Woo they are hilarious.  the only character i wasn't too fond was the chief of police i felt like someone else could have played the part better but he was ok.

-Music-
The soundtrack was pretty good my favourite was the instrumental that played during tense and dramatic moments really got me pumped and excited and added the eeriness of certain characters

- Rewatch value -

all dramas that i finish I rewatch with my mum and some are hard to get through a second time even if they are good but this was still good watch when already knowing the outcome. paying more attention to chrracters when you know their intentions. It was much better first viewing then second viewing but still enjoyable

-Overall-
This drama was amazing.  the actors was great and the chemistry was there.  i didn't personally feel the chemisty on the romance side, but everything else felt real. i wouldnt wan to be caught in dark alley with the actors who played the psychopaths

sorry if this review is a mess i'm not sure if got across what i wanted i hope to improve my writing in the future

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