O Mito de Sísifo (2021)

I decided to watch this drama because I’m a big fan of Cho Seung Woo. But unfortunately, it was disappointing. I can't even be biased here. It had a lot of potential to be something great. Beginning with the talented cast and the fairly unexplored genre in kdramas. It's very clear the writers took inspiration from different sci-fi movies and meshed them together but that didn't quite work. It didn’t deliver quite as I’d hoped to the point where I was left astonished in the first couple of episodes before I recalibrated my expectations. It would constantly take me out either because of the direction, editing or the music. I couldn’t get immersed in the drama.

Story: I think the main problem lies in the script before anything else. The sequence of events, the way the writers chose to do it, didn’t work. They started with one mystery after another without establishing the time travelling rules of the drama nor the world the characters live in. Many “mysteries” were withheld for too long revealing them only in the last couple of episodes when we the viewers were already lost and confused by all the chasing and illogical incidents. Almost half the episodes were redundant action scenes or unnecessary flashbacks. It could easily be 12 episodes instead of 16.

The dialogue is mostly filler, not memorable or effective. The editing isn’t slick and smooth and there is no tension or buildup where it was needed to keep the viewers engaged because everything was dragging.

Acting: The strongest part of the drama is definitely the acting. Everyone tried their best with what they had but this is a great example that not even experienced actors can save a messy script. Most side-characters were treated as one-dimensional plot devices or for exposition. Taesul’s relationship with his brother for example had great potential but wasn’t fleshed out and explored enough.

Music: The BGM was bland and strange at times. When the music takes you out of the show you know it's bad!


Having said that, the leads’ dynamic is the only reason that kept me watching. I liked the "idea" of them. They had an interesting relationship and I enjoyed their scenes together. I was pleasantly surprised by CSW and PSH’s chemistry that I wished they were in a different show!I found myself enjoying the bts more than the actual show.
So I would say watch the drama for that reason if you like the actors..

Leia Mais

Ending doesn't disappoint, but I was confused by it!

I love, love, love the cast. Big fan of Jo Seung-woo and Park Shin-hye, neither of whom disappointed.
Seen a few complaints about age difference, but it's only 10 for goodness sake and their chemistry/interaction is far more important. I thought they were great together and came across very natural and comfortable ~ I could really imagine them having fun making this.
It's a different role for JSW and I liked seeing him as a cockier, livelier character, for a change.
None of the supporting cast disappointed either; although when an actor more often than not plays the baddie, it can kind of give it away a little, the minute you see them walk 9n set!
The action was great and the time travel story a little different; not so complex that it makes one's head spin.
It is a fantasy, so some debatable parts of the story just have to be accepted; for example, just how long does the atmosphere remain dangerous from nuclear fallout and would you drink rain water? Not to mention living years cooped up and the general logistics / mechanics around that.
The romance side was integral to the story, but not fluffy; it was more about trust, reliability, loyalty and then love. Much more practical ?
Not a few surprises and some interesting friendships, relationships and family drama.
I thought the ending was good up to a point, but didn't get the 'how' at all, never mind how much I thought about it (perhaps I'm dim). Quite moving too, though.
Not sure I'd watch it again, but I'm glad I picked it and enjoyed the ride.
I am just a little smitten with the character, Sun, and actor Chae Jong-hyeup.

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This storyline is interesting. The fantasy that can actually be our future with human brains excelling every day in science engineering. Jo Seung Woo playing the character of Han Tae Sul played his character to the fullest. Park Shin Hye is a great actress, when she takes on a character such as Kang Seo Hae, she merges it with her own persona. This drama has its twists and tricks and if anyone watches it needs to pay attention to the storyline. You can't miss one episode or it will throw you off. It's a good thing that the episodes are all complete. The visuals are phenomenal when it comes to the storyline. It has its ups and downs but at the end of the drama... well you have to see it to believe it. Keep your eye on Chae Jong Hyeop, he is such a cutie who plays the character, Choi Jae Su!

Leia Mais

It is definitely worth your time watching

This drama is now my 2nd favorite if not 1st. Can't decide if my favorite one rn is better or worse then this. It is quite modern and I think it brings out a very important message to not get tech too far. This drama is unique, unlike a lot of other romantic drama. My iq is too low to understand the ending, its not a happy ending but kind of a happy ending. I think there will be more to this. There is a lot of action in this drama like shooting, fighting, some parts is a little scary, but its nothing compared to squid game which is not that scary. Overall, I strongly recommend it.

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When saving drama is harder than saving the world.

I don't know why but before watching the drama I had a feeling that I wouldn't like it very much, and although I tried to watch it without prejudice, my suspicions were confirmed. I really like Park Shin Hye, she is one of my favorite South Korean actresses, and I adore all her work, in general, but without a doubt of all the series where she has worked and that I have seen, this is the worst. One problem is the story: a story that is not very original, in terms of the theme of the time travel of a warrior from the future to change the past and thus avoid a war that will turn the future (the present of that female warrior) into an apocalyptic hell ... If we change the sex of the warrior, does anyone know "Terminator"? Being a recurring theme, at least it had to be a very interesting and exciting story, and it honestly wasn't. It's not necessarily a bad story, but it's not interesting and gripping enough either, it doesn't really get hooked. And in the end, it gets kind of boring, with a loop that pretends to be exciting and becomes irritating.

From the point of view of the realism and the coherence of the science fiction of the story, everything was handled pretty badly and it doesn't really work if we did use a bit of logic. There are many contradictions, gaps, and unanswered questions in that chaos of changes in the past and the changes that are supposed to cause in the future (and therefore in the present). An example is a scene near the end of the last episode, in which a last-minute villain threatens the male lead with murdering the female lead in front of his eyes if he does not finish the process of creating the time machine. But at that point in the story, he could save her simply by standing idly by, refusing to finish the creation of the machine, since then it is assumed that there would have been no time travels, and thus she would have stayed safe in the future. In that case, she simply would never have been there to be shot. However, incomprehensibly the male lead gives in to blackmail in principle ... absurd things that deprive of credibility the premises of the plot.

Another big problem is the character of the male protagonist, a hateful and tedious character, without charisma, boring and unfriendly, who only manages to annoy or produce apathy. It's probably not the actor's fault, at least not totally (although maybe another actor would have worked better), but the writing. And along with this is the problem of the utter lack of chemistry between Park Shin Hye's character and the male lead character. He is undoubtedly her worst co-star in all dramas. Such a bad lead couple, I really preferred her to be alone or with almost any other man. Therefore the romance did not work out here.

What partially saves the drama is the part of the action scenes, if it weren't for the action the story would be a disaster. And the excellent work of Park Shin Hye, her great performance of a warrior from the apocalyptic future, at the same time with a funny and sweet touch (as the girl who could not live her adolescence normally due to the apocalypse and therefore is still partly an innocent female teenager despite being a killing machine). In addition to her, the actor who played her father did a great work (the chemistry between father and daughter was better than hers with her romantic interest) and there were also other characters that were funny or charismatic like the mobster who owns the store that went from being an antagonist to an ally. The villains were mediocre, irritating, and without charisma, particularly the main one of them. Ultimately, if it weren't for the action (particularly Park Shin Hye's action scenes) and a certain touch of comedy (very little) at times, the series would be totally unsuccessful. The ending was disappointing because it was not a conclusive ending, in particular, a story like this should not leave the door open to another season (although highly unlikely) and should have definitively resolved the narrative arc. Final judgment: score of 7 out of 10.

Leia Mais

Sisyphus: The Myth is Entertaining

Sisyphus: The Myth is A very entertaining series where every episode is packed with an piece of action and parts in the plot to get you puzzled how and what will happen. Some of the visual effects can be a bit more advantaged but it is a part that is compensated quickly by the acting and appearance of the main characters. The serie will not disappoint you and you also seeing the acting skills from the main characters in a different role. Do not over analyse the plot and get entertained!
I think in general it would be nice to have with this kind of series where many things happen to have a kind of director cut episode to get the small bits and pieces we might have missed though the serie .

Leia Mais

you will get to know all about time travel

there is no doubt to talk about acting as usual perfect
OMG FL DONE ACTION YOU CANT SEE ANY OTHER KOREAN DRAMA
TRP is also good in Korea but many of them give low rating only because they want to watch romantic series but in this series you will know all about time travel, paradox, warm hole for these thing to understand you need a brain so many of them not thats why they give low rating
UNPRECTABLE yes you cant predict thats make me more interesting to watch more episode
even they shows us about mental health issue also
I Love this you need focus to understand thats it
after watching I can talk about YAAA I KNOW ABOUT TIME TRAVEL
I wish there would be 2nd season also

Leia Mais

Confusing from start to finish

Likes
1. Really liked the first half. The premise was interesting and i loved the it was action packed. The middle dragged though and story stopped making sense.
2. Loved Taesul and Seohae's team work and Taesul always has great ideas. But later on i thought Taesul's actions started getting conflicted when he fell in love with Seohae. He kept choosing the girl vs the world.
3. Loved Seohae and her dad.
4. Park's story and the Asia Mart team.
5. Taesan and Taesul's bromance esp that part when Taesan gave him the injection.

Dislikes
So many questions and not enough answers!!
1. No explanation of how the time travel works. Writers assume we understand the rules. We don't even know when the time loop started.
2. Sigma as a villain is lame. His reasons are not enough to blow up Korea. Eddy as the last minute bad guy felt forced.
3. Taesul's final decision just wasted everyone's efforts (and our 16 hours of watching)
4. Lots of unnecessary or wasted characters like Jaesun or that guy that keeps chasing after Seohae.

Rating: 7/10

Leia Mais

The story is great...but the wrong male lead was selected for this role

I'm rating this show super high because the story was so masterfully done. Every single plot thread mixes into this gorgeous tapestry of mystery and suspense. The story plays like a well written sci-fi novel and it's amazing. The lead actress is incredible in this role, she does an exceptional job navigating her character and is a 100% badass. I absolutely loved her in this and loved the role they wrote her into.

That said, the male lead was not the right choice for this role I think. His performance felt awkward and out of place. It felt like his character from Stranger straining to be something grander and more extroverted and there were many times I felt like his character absolutely did not belong in the story at all. I've seen the guy in other things from before Stranger, and basically I think Stranger ruined him. Like he's 100% the right guy for Stranger and I love him so much in that role...but now every other role kind of feels like the character from Stranger. IDK how he breaks away from that, but I hope he does cause it's painfully awkward to watch the guy in some of the scenes. It's almost like he's a semi-retarded child being led around by goddess. I'm 100% the guy's fan, but I would have enjoyed this drama a lot more with a different nerdy engineer male lead.

I would, even so, watch this drama again because the story was so exceptional and it's always fun to watch a chick kick butt.

Leia Mais

I give up

I've been queuing this to watch every night for a couple of weeks, and I just can't make myself do it. It started strong, but by episode 10 there has been enough silly nonsense masquerading as a plot that I just cant manage more. I have been a sci-fi and time travel fan forever, but with very few exception (so few I can't think of any right now) K-drama just doesn't handle this stuff well. The best performance in the whole thing is Seong Dong Il, who always brings it. I think the writing went astray, and the direction got flatter and flatter. Well, take your chances, some people like it.

Leia Mais

I'm not big on sci-fi dramas but was highly impressed with Uncanny Counter. That series was truly excellent. So when I saw this on my Netflix I ignored it for a few days but decided to watch after binging on Hello Monster.

I recognized the main character from Stranger 1 & 2 and was impressed with that series so I gave it a try. The first 10 episodes had me rushing to click 'next episode' but the last six left me seething in some way.

I'm almost coming up on my 1 year anniversary of watching Kdramas and I have come to dislike the romance dramas because of how sappy and cliche they are. The last few episodes ended that way. It's always about a girl!!
I'm not too fond of Korean actresses and I have said this in just about all of my comments but there are a few that stand out for me.
I did like the main FL and I think that was because she was able to do protect a 'guy', ha! She wasn't whiney like most Korean female actresses and her combat skills was good.

The main ML was great. He couldn't fight but he did have some serious MacGyver moments in several episodes. Who knew you could take out armed military men with coke bottles with some type of special liquid that will turn into a torpedo when you spill the liquid?

My favorite character was the father. I don't do names so for those who've seen this series you know what I'm talking about.

Another aspect that had me seething was the fact that how the downloader and uploader came into existence was left dangling in the air. We know the main character made the machine but how? That subject was left dangling along with some other scenarios.

I will say that since watching Kdramas for over a year I have to now get use to the very last episode being a huge let down. Only a few dramas that I've watched ended good and this one didn't. I don't know if it was because something was too short and they needed to extend the time and just threw something in there or they didn't know how to end it or they were just too tired and just ended it way they did. Either way the last episode had no closure for me.

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