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ivybis

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ivybis

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The Silent Sea korean drama review
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The Silent Sea
5 people found this review helpful
by ivybis
Jan 10, 2022
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 6.5

Close, but not quite...

This limited series had an interesting premise and I appreciated the strong performances, but I felt that not enough attention was paid to the characters. There wasn't any kind of relationship building. Everyone was closed off from each other and the backstories didn't go far enough to establish any kind of emotional connection to the leads.

The show started off promisingly. I loved the suspense and it kept me watching, waiting to see what secrets the team would uncover, but it doesn't go far enough to be the kind of series I would recommend to others. I feel the good performances are lost on a show that should have gone more in depth to tell the full story. Squid Game was superior in writing to this.

I like the Sci-fi genre, especially ones about abandoned space stations with dark corridors, waiting to give up their secrets. This drew me in, but sadly, didn't deliver. Now if there is a second season promising more backstory then maybe I might give it another chance, but not if they give me more of the same superficial story.
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