A series that starts good, because we know nothing of it yet, we know nothing of its premise, plots and sub-plots yet. We bear with its show of violence, sort of artificial bullying against one weird person in the classroom. All that is momentarily acceptable until it gets out of hand, shots of violence after doubled down shots of violence and showing of extreme psycho behavior over and over again. Then, that same person "metamorphosing" from a loner to a scarecrow and shadow of a social one;
We are fed sort of filler developmental episodes one after another, showing the same nonsensical behavior with just good acting, nicely weird development and a disgustingly thrilling flow up until one final act, again in the classroom, hatred and psychosis clouding his judgment and leading to more violent sets of scenes, judgingly more violent than the others, with bright acting by the main character (as always), but leaving you with a sense of disgust, void, anger and hopelessness at the same time.
His then transfer to another school, the only one accepting him and a replay of the same dreadful nonsensical behavior for the juices of a potential season 2.
That's the first time I do not praise a Korean production and despite its 8 and 9 below, that is not a production to recommend to anyone. The world is an enough crazy place as it is, not to be fueled (more) by morbidly psychotic and violent behavior in the name of bullying as depicted.
To put it simply and realistically, Si Eun wouldn't have finished the first 45 minutes of his series' life and would have remained restrained, lobotomized and in a mental institution for a long time.
His then transfer to another school, the only one accepting him and a replay of the same dreadful nonsensical behavior for the juices of a potential season 2.
That's the first time I do not praise a Korean production and despite its 8 and 9 below, that is not a production to recommend to anyone. The world is an enough crazy place as it is, not to be fueled (more) by morbidly psychotic and violent behavior in the name of bullying as depicted.
To put it simply and realistically, Si Eun wouldn't have finished the first 45 minutes of his series' life and would have remained restrained, lobotomized and in a mental institution for a long time.
- Screenplay/story: 6
- Development: 8.5
- Realism: 8
- Entertainment: 7.5
- Acting: 8.5
- Filming/cinematography: 9
- VFX: 8.5
- Music/score: 8
- Depth: 7
- Logic: 5
- Flow: 8
- Action / drama / thriller: 7.5
- Ending: 6.5.