sick people, entertaining, over the top

This is the strangest drama I have watched. It is over the top. The characters are despicable. The acting is too dramatic. But it sure is entertaining to watch.

Having said that, as the episodes progressed, I came to hate almost every single character. Whilst I understood the motivations behind their actions in the beginning, it soon became simply too outlandish and they all felt like cartoonish villains. Can't believe how all the main characters become worse. Even those that started out as 'good' or lets say with less shades of grey. As viewers there's nothing for us to do but watch this train wreck of a drama poke its characters as they become increasingly immoral and criminal lol.

I hated the children since the beginning, esp Bae Rona, because she was driving her mom crazy and into desperation. Like how entitled can one be! And Han Eun Byul was creepy as hell. I wished that was the last we would see of her when she took the pills but unfortunately she recovered.

Bae Rona's mother, Yoon Hee - goodness, by the end of the drama, she was the one I think I despised the most because wtf! Such a bloody turncoat.

The one who was consistently evil and over the top - Chef Seo Jin - I expected nothing from her but villainous actions and she delivered. Her partner in crime, Joo Dan Tae, was another sicko who played his part well. I didn't expect anything from these two so I wasn't pissed off at their character progression.

When I first started out, I thought I would like to watch the other two seasons but I was well and truly sick of all of them by the time I finished this first season. No more of them for me!

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fun, interesting watch

Let me just list the things I appreciated and liked.

1. The female lead was interesting. She is a feminist. What is interesting about her being a feminist is how we often hear about feminism in SK mostly being seen through the lens of radical feminism. I was waiting to see if they make her cross those lines into that territory. And while it felt like it was almost there in a few scenes, it didn't really go all the way past no return. So it was interesting to keep that in mind while watching the female lead onscreen.
2. The romance develops slowly and I was here for it! It wasn't insta love. The attraction progressed at its own pace which I found refreshing.
3. One of the main (or is it the main) points of the drama is only introduced halfway through the show. I think this gave the character development and plot structure a nice balance.

So, apart from these, there are still other things to like. While it's not a mind-blowing drama, it is one of the better Korean dramas that have come out in recent months. At least something was a bit different about this show? I really liked most of the characters. I am not sure if I have ever seen a hardcore feminist in any of these romcom Korean dramas? Anyone knows if there's been such a character?

Of course, there were still many cliches and tropes that we've all come to expect from dramas but oh well!

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confusing beginning but pays off later

I was thoroughly confused for the first 3/4 episodes. It only started to make sense later.....and then I really enjoyed watching it. The fast pace of the storyline, the constant drama, the characters ...all had me hooked. Then towards the final episodes I started to lose sense of what and how everything was unfolding lol.

But I have to say the episodes in the middle really made up for anything I didn't like about the first and end bits of this show.

Prof Kim Eun Sook was an interesting character...I liked that I couldn't figure out whether she was 'good' or 'bad'...refreshing!

Pretty Jeon Ye Seul (as her number was saved in Sol A's phone) was another refreshing character. I am glad she had a happy ending. I felt portrayed vulnerability as well as quiet strength really well. There wasn't any need to have a big, dramatic action to show realisation or need for catharsis. The writers did a good job writing her character.

Yangcrates with his majestic voice and screen presence was perfect for this role. I don't believe I've seen his work before and I am really interested to dive into his body of work.

I am only familiar with Kim Bum from his Boys Over Flower days. He did good.

Really enjoyed Kang Sol B...she was frustrating to watch...but I could sympathise with her and could see where she was coming from. The mother was annoying AF!!! Anyway, I was so invested in Kang Sol B that when she smiled at the end, I almost rejoiced alongside King Sol A.

Ah, Kang Sol A.....where do I start? I loved the scenes where she stepped up to confront problems even when Han Joon Hwi was trying to protect/defend her. It was shown in such a casual, matter of fact way, too. I liked that she was a smart person, not necessarily book-smart or top of her class, but intuitive and clever.

I'd recommend to anyone who is interested in a fast-paced legal drama.

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softly, simmering beauty

I recommend this beauty. I found the first half of the first episode so boring. So I put it on pause. Then suddenly I picked it up after a few weeks and LOVED it.

The story is different. It was interesting to see the universe in which teachers' operate. We often only think of teachers in the classroom. And it was quite an eye-opener to see how much work, thought and effort they put into structuring their lessons and thinking of students. Of course, not all teachers are dedicated to the extent shown in this drama. But it was still lovely to see good teachers being highlighted.

And who can escape work politics! Hehehe. I quite enjoyed watching all the shenanigans unfolding. But it was sad to see what the female lead had to go through when she was first an outcast just because of unfair accusations.

This drama is a brilliant and a hidden gem. Please watch it. I really liked all the characters and felt they were perfectly cast.

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enjoyed it!

Loved seeing the women helm this drama. It was equal parts funny and thrilling. K was a charming criminal. Ms Koo made a fun anti-hero. All the other side characters were amazing too. Really wonderful seeing a same-sex couple with a cute romance.

I'm just being very superficial with my review here. Because there's more to this drama than what I've typed above. At 12 episodes, it is nicely packaged. Couldn't grasp many things - one of which is how come K can beat up everyone's ass and she is just a petite young woman who doesn't appear to be trained in any form of martial arts? But it was fun enough that I was happy to suspend my disbelief.

With how the story ended, I suspect a sequel may be in the works? Nice.

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well done story, could have been better!

Let me preface by saying I did enjoy this. I think the time travel bit was interesting, more than the other one we had earlier this year (forgot the name). But there are many parts I did not understand and don't wish to bother researching.

I think the acting was on-point. All the actors did super good in that department.

What I think could have been better is having the writer not rely on the cliche points that are ever so present in every single kdrama. Those little things that drive me mad. For example, the male lead not waking up the female lead when she is sleeping in the bus because idk why...she getting almost kidnapped as a result (why wouldn't you wake her up or keep a serious eye out for her when you can see it's bloody dark outside and you're both far away from home????), the female lead running bang in the middle of the road while the kidnapper is chasing her. These little things are just plain lazy writing. Doing away with such stupid moments would have elevated my viewing experience.

let's come back to the good parts. And not trying to be contrarian but the writer did a good job overall making the time travel plot interesting. I really liked the little twists in their cute love story. It was enjoyable to see him be so in love with her. It was not so enjoyable to see her torture him (okay, that isn't fair, she wasn't doing that deliberately). I loved the 10CM Spring Snow!! The best part of this drama was the little moments of cute romance between the leads and this OST really worked in their favour and made it so much better.

All in all, it's the best tropey-over-the-top-cliche Korean drama I've watched in a minute.

While you are here, I'd urge you to watch The Atypical Family on Netflix. If you want something different, not so cliche, this one's for you!!

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A NO from me

What happened to this show? It had a lot of promise when it started out. The characters were fun. The story was fun, too.

And then the second half was shit. Especially, the last few episodes were terrible. And because the case/story was so bad, I had more time to notice the acting minutely lol and most of the actors were not doing their best here.

I liked the idea of the 'bad and crazy'. I wish they had done more work on the second story/case. The first story/case was quite forgettable but at least it wasn't as objectively bad as the other one. I can't be bothered pointing out every bit of what went wrong for me but suffice to say much of it was wrong.

I actually have a high tolerance for bad kdramas because, for me, they are a comfort watch more than anything else and I am a sucker for them, but seriously what was this!

Please skip. Unless you have plenty of time to kill. But even then, I'd tell you to please skip.

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Really enjoyed it

The acting was excellent, in my opinion. The movie was fast-paced, especially in the second half. There was the thrill in almost every scene.

But the acting takes the prize home. I loved the female lead's acting. I look forward to more of her work. The male lead (?) of the Squid Game fame really surprised me with not just his acting but the character choice. I hope he goes on to do more such interesting and diverse roles.

The film doesn't really answer the question of why and who and how this person is the way he is but with a movie titled 'Midnight' and the story unfolding in the course of a single night, I thought it was a perfectly reasonable choice.

Looking forward to more such interesting movies.

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late to the party but loved it

So many things to love but the biggest, for me, was how the villains/antagonists were equally as strong and interesting as the main characters. I also truly appreciated how they painted characters from both sides as very human. It's so easy to make viewers only root for the heroes....By the very nature of their characters, stories often have villains as expendable and forgettable. In 'Moving', this wasn't always the case. And I liked the writer and director for that.

I am also super pumped and hopeful about a season 2. I just pray that Ganghoon doesn't have a villain arc, please. I know we will get enough villains to keep the main characters and us occupied so please, let's have only good Ganghoon okay. I want him and his family to be happy.

I am also extremely intrigued by the time stopping character that we got only a glimpse of in this season. Read somewhere that it's a character from the writer's other webtoon. Would love to see him as a main character in the next season.

To come back to the review, 'Moving' was amazing. A perfect mixture of heartfelt, intrigue, thrill, comedy, and romance. It was so cool to see the huge ensemble cast. Hats off to my girl, Han Hyojoo, for always doing interesting work. I love you!! Also, wow she looks so cool with Zo Insung. Like the chemistry is amaze! That entire section of her first trying to get his attention and him slowly noticing her was brilliant. The background music put that section up a notch, too. Would love to see them both together in other movies and dramas too...(saw somewhere that they are working together but can't remember where I saw that).

And finally Kim Sungkyun....Damn, he is the action hero we deserve, How lucky we were to see him as Lee Jaeman! It's because of him that I want Ganghoon to be a good guy next. I hope Jaeman and Ganghoon enjoy a happy father-son relationship. PLEASE!

Arm's hurting so can't write about all characters but love them ALL. Special thanks to writer and director for showing us grown, macho men crying. BIG BIG THANKS.

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