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Intriguing story with excellent acting!
Story
This series started out impactful with the school bullying, the introduction of the counters and the fighting of the evil spirits. All these had me hooked to the series from episode one.
The stories of the counters were all so touching to me, and I loved them so much. Though I still feel that Mo Tak did not deserve what happened to him, I guess it gave him the motivation to fight the evil people. I’m also glad that So Mun managed to see his parents after all.
The trio’s friendship and the counters’ friendships are what I envy the most. To start with the trio, his best friends have been there by his side since he was young. They supported him throughout the entire series, and still trusted him despite him not being able to tell them the truth. Even when Ung Min was in trouble, he did not want So Mun to know, because he did not want the latter to be burdened or to receive the same treatment he did. One thing I learned from So Mun in this friendship, is to have the courage to stand up for what’s right. Although he did not have the ability to fight against Hyeok U and the bullies, he still did to protect his friends. I admire him for that.
As for the counters, initially they were not confident that he could handle their job scope, but they all ended up being one big family. Towards the end, instead of crashing So Mun’s hope, they fought together with him, putting trust in his words.
To be honest, the last 3 episodes of the series doesn’t seam real to me. So Mun suddenly gained so much power, and it felt very unreal. I do understand that it is a fantasy show and fantasy isn’t reality, but the sudden change in strength just puts me off. Also, after not being able to win against the evil spirits for so many episodes, the way they won against the evil spirits in the last episode wasn’t very satisfying.
I love the concept that evil spirits could only get into the body of people with evil mindset. That just shows how scary humans really are. There are people who said that they don’t understand why the Mayor did not have any spirit possessing him even though he killed someone. I think it’s because he only killed one person, and the others were not killed directly by his hands?
Acting
The casting team did such a good job casting all the actors and actresses for this series. From the counters, to the evil spirits, everyone did such a good job. The fact that we really dislike the characters show how well they performed. I couldn’t really let go some characters, especially the one that I thought shouldn’t have left and deserve better.
Overall it was such a good watch and I’m sure I’ll miss the characters now that it’s over. Can’t wait for season 2, and I guess this might be the show I’ll rewatch again some time in the future. :) It’s one of the 2 kdramas I’ve watched in 2020 considering the fact that the other dramas’ genres are not what I like ): Hoping for more kdramas that will attract me with good plots!
This series started out impactful with the school bullying, the introduction of the counters and the fighting of the evil spirits. All these had me hooked to the series from episode one.
The stories of the counters were all so touching to me, and I loved them so much. Though I still feel that Mo Tak did not deserve what happened to him, I guess it gave him the motivation to fight the evil people. I’m also glad that So Mun managed to see his parents after all.
The trio’s friendship and the counters’ friendships are what I envy the most. To start with the trio, his best friends have been there by his side since he was young. They supported him throughout the entire series, and still trusted him despite him not being able to tell them the truth. Even when Ung Min was in trouble, he did not want So Mun to know, because he did not want the latter to be burdened or to receive the same treatment he did. One thing I learned from So Mun in this friendship, is to have the courage to stand up for what’s right. Although he did not have the ability to fight against Hyeok U and the bullies, he still did to protect his friends. I admire him for that.
As for the counters, initially they were not confident that he could handle their job scope, but they all ended up being one big family. Towards the end, instead of crashing So Mun’s hope, they fought together with him, putting trust in his words.
To be honest, the last 3 episodes of the series doesn’t seam real to me. So Mun suddenly gained so much power, and it felt very unreal. I do understand that it is a fantasy show and fantasy isn’t reality, but the sudden change in strength just puts me off. Also, after not being able to win against the evil spirits for so many episodes, the way they won against the evil spirits in the last episode wasn’t very satisfying.
I love the concept that evil spirits could only get into the body of people with evil mindset. That just shows how scary humans really are. There are people who said that they don’t understand why the Mayor did not have any spirit possessing him even though he killed someone. I think it’s because he only killed one person, and the others were not killed directly by his hands?
Acting
The casting team did such a good job casting all the actors and actresses for this series. From the counters, to the evil spirits, everyone did such a good job. The fact that we really dislike the characters show how well they performed. I couldn’t really let go some characters, especially the one that I thought shouldn’t have left and deserve better.
Overall it was such a good watch and I’m sure I’ll miss the characters now that it’s over. Can’t wait for season 2, and I guess this might be the show I’ll rewatch again some time in the future. :) It’s one of the 2 kdramas I’ve watched in 2020 considering the fact that the other dramas’ genres are not what I like ): Hoping for more kdramas that will attract me with good plots!
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