Sadhna VJ

At Episode 8 and I am loving the drama. Seo in guk has established himself as one of the best Korean actors. He is so versatile and done all kinds of roles, all of it are so enjoyable and can be watched several times like Reply 1997, Shopping King Louie, High school King, Doom at your service, Squad 38 and The Smile has left your eyes. In Cafe Minamdang, he brings the same intensity to his character as a fake shaman with astute deduction skills. The plot is age old, the comedy slap-stick but what works for the drama is the fast pace, slick transition between scenes, extremely smart direction and well placed humour. An example of this is a parody from the famous scene from Goblin. I thought that was supremely smart. Kudos to the Director. All the supporting characters have done a great job too. The female lead does appear annoying at times but I guess it would be interesting to see how the chemistry works in the coming episodes. Overall the drama is intense as a thriller, worthy to be called a suspense drama and most importantly it is an entertaining comedy. The combination works and hence I would put it in the must-watch list for all K drama lovers.

Definitely one of the must-watch K drama in the thriller/ supernatural genre. Very intelligently written and directed. Planning to watch other movies of Kim Won-Seok ( My Mister directed by him is my all time fav) The three actors were top class. We could visibly feel their emotions. Everything was near perfect save the last two episodes which were slow having repeated flash back scenes with no added value. The ending seemed a little unsatisfying first, but on second thoughts seemed ok. Probably Detective Lee was in coma or had amnesia, so his father took care of him secretly. The neutral expression in the otherwise always troubled face of Lieutenant Pak gave clues that they know Detective Lee is indeed alive. However I didnt get what the director wanted to convey with the last radio signal. My guess is he is communicating with someone in 2025 or 2030.