Wow!

I, as someone whose mortal enemies include Horror and Psychological, somehow accidentally started watching this of all shows. And then went on to marathon it within three evenings. Short version of review: Wow!!

So, first of all the story - This takes Psychological to new levels. Talk about mind games, talk about twists. You think you have a case figured out, hah - here's a big twist. You think you have a character figured out, hah - couldn't be more wrong. Don't trust yourself while watching this show. It all fits together into one big puzzle, cut into beautifully paced episodes of 25 - 40 minutes each.

The characters: Big thumbs up! Obviously the main characters are amazing, but we know that so let's spotlight the side characters instead. Loved that the police was actually useful! Loved the little beautiful side stories that were hinted on but not necessarily explored all the way. Also, talk about -devastatingly- sad back stories. You will want to give out a bunch of hugs while watching this one (then again, it's a show about murders so maybe that's a given). And despite all the... Dark, it managed to hit all the Bromance clichés! A+!

The last four episodes were a wild ride, impossible to stop watching at that point. The show made me laugh, cry, and doubt myself. Also, it got a bit scary at points. No jump scares, thankfully, but man, does it work hard to creep you out. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the ending song, it's an acquired taste, I suppose. Very fitting.

Anyway - Big recommendation! Watch, watch!

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I watched this movie in school when we were talking about buddhism. I think it captures the general idea of the religion pretty good and makes it easier to understand.

The acting was good, the actors seemed really into their roles and I found nothing off.

The music was nice and fit the movie, I actually remember it which is rare.

Overall I found the movie pretty boring, but that may be because it was in school. It drags a little but has interesting and even funny scenes, too. At least my classmates were laughing at times..

It definitely has sad scenes, though. Some things are hard to understand, but I felt with the characters, pitied them somewhat and some things were a little disturbing, too.

If you want to understand buddhism better, this is a movie for you. Otherwise it's not something I'd recommend to watch "just for fun". :)

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This was a nice drama that I quite enjoyed watching, but definitely not for the storyline. The story was clicheed and repetitive, at some points very unrealistic and frustrating. The focus of every episode was to force the main character into her hero persona without giving any of the other characters the chance to truly shine.

The acting was stiff at times, but that was part of the drama's flair: Movement and character's positions weren't necessarily natural, they concentrated on posing and looking good. It's a great drama to take screenshots of but it did seem a bit ridiculous at times.

This all sounds very negative, but the cute friendships between the characters, funny and emotional scenes and the talented actors made this a worthwhile drama to watch.

I was very pleased at the absolute lack of a serious romantic subplot! I would recommend this to everyone else who enjoys platonic love more than the romantic kind. I would not recommend this to anyone who thinks romantic relationships are the most important part of any storyline - You will not enjoy this.

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