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Very interesting show

posted a year ago by TylerAArse (2914)
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I was expecting a horror show but this actually centers more around the occupation of Korea by Japan in the 1940s. The Japanese are experimenting on people at a hospital and end up creating a very deadly monster. Mostly, this is about fighting oppression and the maturing of the protagonist from a cocky entrepreneur to a respectable leader of the resistance.

It manages to squeeze in romance, comedy, drama, sci-fi, action, and horror. The story was good, and I thought the characters were interesting enough to care about.

I was fine until the very ending scene. I have no idea what it meant, and what was going on. If anyone watches it, please let me know if you can figure it out.

[–] tvfan (13755) a year ago

It appears that the show jumped ahead about 20-years into the future where the baby is now grown up (man opening the window).

[–] warrior-poet (1369) 4 months ago

I assume your aware season 2 is out now. It's actually 100 years later. I'm only 2 episodes in, but I like where they've taken it so far. It's a very different show now, with a couple of flashbacks to draw a line between the two seasons. Can only agree with you. Unlike many of the Korean shows, this one keeps the story tighter and doesn't get as ridiculous as most of them seem to, while providing a more fully fleshed out and grounded world for the more fantastical elements to take place in. I quite liked season 1, and so far I'm enjoying season 2.
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[–] TylerAArse (2914) 3 months ago

I'm 3 episodes in. So far, I like it.

[–] amix (17) 4 months ago

S1 reminds me a little bit on "The Terror" anthology.