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Bing-ui (2019)
Gets very dark later on
There are killings throughout the series but, despite this, there is a level of humour and things are kept relatively light. But then around Ep 13 it turns very dark with terrible psychological choices having to be made ...: who will die? Who will survive? The scenarios set up are truly horrific and are not in line with the earlier episodes. I would rate this a 7+ for the earlier episodes but struggle to rate the later ones. I feel I was conned - the last few episodes we're not what I signed up to. I have watched a lot of Korean drama and they are usually consistent throughout - this one switches direction so severely it's almost like there's a different director for the last part.
Fool Me Once (2024)
Implausible
The basic premise is interesting and should draw you in .... But then things start to go downhill rapidly. Reactions are unrealistic and ruin any credibility - why not pass evidence to the police? Why follow a suspicious car in your helicopter? Etc.
There are some decent actors in this but Michelle Keegan is definitely not one of them. The young actors playing Claire's kids may be okay but the dialogue they're given is so poor it's hard to tell.
We made it half way through episode 2 before giving up.bu that point we had lost interest and also had absolutely no connection with the main character - in short, we no longer cared about the suspicious "death" of her husband.
Moraeedo Kkochi Pinda (2023)
Beautiful series
This is on UK Netflix under the title Like Flowers in Sand. I found it to be a gentle, interesting drama with light-hearted moments. The story is interesting and gives a nice insight into Korean culture, especially around Ssireum (Korean wrestling) which I'd never heard of before.
There is some great acting - I thing the actress who plays Du-Sik as a young girls is particularly good at conveying her emotions.
The story revolves around the reunion of two friends - one a wrestler and one a police officer investigating possible match fixing. I've watched a lot of k-dramas and I thought this one hit a perfect balance.