To a webtoon reader like myself, I was confused.
And looking though the eyes of a new comer who probably has no idea what the story is about, no doubt they would also be confused. I feel like if I didn’t read the WEBTOON I would be totally lost.
There are a lot of things I do not like about this show, like the questionable and recyclable music choices, dramatic changes to the plot and characters from the original text and some acting scenes but there are also a lot of things I loved - the cgi was surprisingly good, some actors like the mother was amazing and some additional factors that the director added himself were really interesting and well thought of.
But it’s hard to love this show when so much of it has changed. Act 1 and first part of art 3 were amazing - great introduction to the series and the thug arc was really fun to watch. But the middle was just bad- pacing was slow, character interactions felt really artificial and rushed. Jun-hyeoks death scene was almost laughable because of the editing and the side characters faceless emotions.
My biggest problem was the change in plot. Each characters desire wasn’t explained - they just got a nosebleed and that was it. They did really well with Hyuns backstory but not really why he became a monster. The government arc was ridiculous and by the end, it almost felt like Maze Runner where the simulation is finally complete or some sht.
I understand that 10 episodes is nearly not long enough for this WEBTOON and the director had to shoe horn some aspects to create a shortened and interesting plot. But some decisions were really questionable.
Nevertheless, there were aspects I loved and despised about this show, I can talk for hours about it, but it was an alright watch. Just disappointed.