Always remember: comedy before story
When dipping your toes into the experience that is Zombie Detective, it's important to note that this is, more than anything else, a comedy. It's got plot holes. It's got bad twists. And I loved every minute of it.
Our zombie wakes up with no memories, very dead, and very slow. He's your stereotypical living dead - unable to speak, awkward and clunky, and peckish for a little bite of human flesh. But our protagonist isn't so keen to keep 'living' that way. He trains up his body and voice to return to some sense of normalcy, and when he's passable as a human, he returns to society to find his family and the truth about his death.
This drama has a large cast of colourful characters that are an absolute delight to watch interact. Some of them are a little one-dimensional, but it plays into the comedy of the show. And that's what's so great about it - the experience. Watching it is fun, and I can't say there was a single moment that I felt bored or antsy. This isn't really the type of drama that you look too heavily into the details of. It still has those moments where things feel serious and impactful, and you empathize with our protagonist, but most of the drama is just fun. It pokes fun of itself multiple times, it knows what it is and it doesn't try to be anything else. In most dramas, the flaws in the story or in logic would have me giving it a lower rating. They don't here because that's not what this drama is trying to do.
So go on, give this crazy stupid drama a shot. If you like comedy, even more so. After a long day at work, it might be just what you need to unwind.
Our zombie wakes up with no memories, very dead, and very slow. He's your stereotypical living dead - unable to speak, awkward and clunky, and peckish for a little bite of human flesh. But our protagonist isn't so keen to keep 'living' that way. He trains up his body and voice to return to some sense of normalcy, and when he's passable as a human, he returns to society to find his family and the truth about his death.
This drama has a large cast of colourful characters that are an absolute delight to watch interact. Some of them are a little one-dimensional, but it plays into the comedy of the show. And that's what's so great about it - the experience. Watching it is fun, and I can't say there was a single moment that I felt bored or antsy. This isn't really the type of drama that you look too heavily into the details of. It still has those moments where things feel serious and impactful, and you empathize with our protagonist, but most of the drama is just fun. It pokes fun of itself multiple times, it knows what it is and it doesn't try to be anything else. In most dramas, the flaws in the story or in logic would have me giving it a lower rating. They don't here because that's not what this drama is trying to do.
So go on, give this crazy stupid drama a shot. If you like comedy, even more so. After a long day at work, it might be just what you need to unwind.
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