Oh, Duel. I was looking forward to that one. Specially since the actor look like Byun Yo Han. … I tried the first episode. But I couldn’t get past the idiot detective. OCN thrillers are not as dark or violent as I wanted then to be. They still have melodramatic aspect to them, and that’s not a good combo. The exception is Missing Noir M as it was darker and not melodramatic; excellent cases too. …. Re: Ci*cle, I dropped that at ep8 Hopefully, you’ll get to finish it

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Mmmm, I’m not sure how Deuk-chun is an idiot. He’s a soft-hearted man who is desperate to find his only daughter – currently sick with leukemia – who was kidnapped and who he was afraid would be killed if the ransom wasn’t paid on time. Everyone seems pretty smart, actually, especially surrounding a sci-fi element that’s based in today’s world. But obviously ymmv.

Mystery/thrillers are best binge-watched, though, because you get to put together the puzzles without having to wait.

Dramas are probably always going to have a melodramatic element, though, because they aren’t straight procedurals like many American/European thrillers are. They have to have an overarching story somehow, and that’s predominately driven by characters going through a journey. Which is why I often prefer dramas to a lot of American shows.