Interligados (2022)

Uma série boa de thriller, gore com Sci-fi

Se você esta procurando um thriller de gore com Sci-fi bom, fácil e sem enrolação, você vai gostar de Connect.
Não é uma maravilha, a história é fácil, um pouco previsível e rápida apenas 6 episódios de em média 45min cada sem enrolação.

Porém é só uma entrada, deixa milhoes de pontas soltas para ter uma continuidade. Pra mim foi a introdução do mundo Connect, e acredito que a próxima temporada (se tiver) será melhor e mais bem aproveitada.
Ótimas atuações, gore e efeitos especiais são bem feitos, bem cara de webtoon.
Achei o personagem principal chato, -Como ele não sabia o que ele era?? Nunca pesquisou sobre, só viveu sua vida chata e sofrida, mas Jung Hae In fez um excelente trabalho na atuação.
Gosto muito de thriller e gore, adorei a premissa, as atuações e os efeitos, só faltou mais desevolvimento, por isso é apenas boa, e não maravilhosa, poderiam ter feito melhor no roteiro, aprofundado mais os personagens, faltou mais suspense, pra termos vontade de assistir um episódio após o outro, perderam uma bela oportunidade.

Com toda certeza quero ver uma continuação, ver o surgimento de novos connect e ver como será agora lutar contra vilões com os mesmos poderes. Quero também ver o aprofundamento nos personagens, tanto do Go Kyung Pyo quanto da Kim Hye Joon e Jung Hae In, ficou tudo muito raso por enquanto.

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Sangranto mas... / Bleeding but...

Terrivelmente mal executado , o enredo tinha tanto potencial e se perdeu completamente, a história não evolui e os personagens ficam estagnados, e me faltou empatia com eles, sério por mais que eu tentasse ainda sim não conseguia gostar de nehum personagem.

Tem muito sangue, cenas de ação e correria porém nada me convenceu, tudo me parecia raso e artificial, para mim, eles falharam miseravelmente no que se proporam a fazer , o que é lastimável.

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Terribly poorly executed, the plot had so much potential and was completely lost, the story does not evolve and the characters are stagnant, and I lacked empathy with them, seriously no matter how hard I tried I still couldn't like any character.

It has a lot of blood, action scenes and rush but nothing convinced me, everything seemed shallow and artificial, to me, they failed miserably in what they set out to do, which is regrettable.

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Great show with great casts from great director but I feel like something's lacking

I was having high hopes for this show because the casts are my favorites and the director is famous for his gory and violent scenes. I enjoyed watching the show because of excellent acting from my favorite actors and great cinematography.

Jung Hae In proves he is acting genius and master of genre, expressing various levels of pain realistically and perfectly acting with only one eye. Go Kyung Pyo’s acting as serial killer is refreshing and Kim Hye Jun facial acting is great but her action scenes are kinda lagging in some scenes.

But what I feel most lacking is maybe suspense/ tension/ story development? I didn't feel so much excited to know what would happen next (maybe because I got spoilers from behind the scenes videos that Disney+ released in advance before the drama's premier).
OST is nice with Haein’s sweet voice but using the same song repeatedly for many times (although it's necessary for the plot) made me bored.
CGI and VFX are great especially the tentacles used for regeneration.
The gory and bloody scenes are not that disturbing to me.
The chemistry between the casts is great but felt the kissing scene between DongSoo and Yirang is too early Lol.

At the moment of writing this review, people are making noise about the rear nudity of the actors which is nothing strange in acting field but it feels like they used stunt doubles for those scenes.
[Edited - Jung Hae In confirms that he used stand-in (body double) for nudity scene in an interview.
https://youtu.be/nAEMUGOsz4o]

The sex scene was unexpected haha but didn't expose too much.

The last fighting scene between DongSoo and JinSeop didn't help me to maintain suspense and the ending scene hinting for another season is unexpected.

Overall I enjoyed watching the great performance from my favorite actors but sense of satisfaction was not that much and probably I won't rewatch this show within a short period of time. However if there'll be season 2, I'll definitely tune in to explore their so-called new Connect World.

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Bloody mess

If you have watched some classic Takashi Miike films, you probably know what to expect. If you haven’t, I recommend you to check the tags and see for yourself if it is something that you can stomach or not.

What I liked:
- Opening credits: a gorgeously made animated intro.
- Cinematography and directing: nice camera angles, great color grading, some beautiful shots and well choreographed action scenes. Certainly a pleasure to the eye.
- CGI and gore: The CGI looks realistic enough and the gore scenes seem like they came out from a video game or a webtoon. As a result not only you can feel the influence from the source material, but at the same time the gory scenes are as bloody as they should be to not disturb the viewer. The gore and disturbing scenes are actually pretty mild comparing to some of his work (Audition, I am looking at you).
- Duration of the episodes: each episode lasts from around 37 minutes to 50, something that greatly helps with the pacing.
- Female lead: we finally have a strong morally grey female character.
- Easy and fun to watch: again, if you are not into violent and gory series, you will probably hate this, but if you like watching these type of shows, you will be entertained enough.
- Jung Hae In looking like an anime character: self explanatory. I am shallow, I know.

What I disliked:
- Lack of suspense: even though it is a fun ride, as a viewer I didn’t feel like I had to watch the next episode immediately.
- Plot holes and nonsensical scenes: unfortunately there are way too much nonsensical stuff (plainly speaking the characters' actions are dumb).
- One of the characters that appeared in the last episodes: I found that particular character very unrealistic (I know this is a sci-fi drama but still).
- Comedic relief: I felt like they added some elements as comedic relief and even though they didn’t focus on them, I found them unnecessary for a live action.
- Unnecessary actions between our two main characters.

What I found mediocre:
- ML’s character: this is just a personal thing, but I found the male lead to be a bit underwhelming at times. He is definitely not your typical hero, but his foolish actions and the fact that he could barely fight made some of the scenes a bit boring to watch.
- Plot: even though there were a lot of plot holes and nonsensical stuff happening, like I previously mentioned, the plot had potential and the concept was pretty good. I definitely had fun watching it, as I knew I had to think illogically to enjoy it.
- Acting: definitely more on the positive side, but certainly it didn’t have the great performances that I expected.

All in all, it was fun and easy watch that you can only enjoy if you know beforehand that you need to throw your brain out of the window.

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X-men meet serial killer

I was promised pain, gore and a bunch of pretty faces... and got pain gore and a bunch of pretty faces in this X-men meet serial killer...

What I liked was the visuals and the sound of connect... it felt cute yet bloody in a way. I also liked seeing Jung Hae In and Go Kyung Pyo + am crushing really badly on Kim Hye Joon who pretty much stole the show.

Go Kyung Pyo is an amazing priest type of serial killer, extremely well casted! There is something about a cold serial killer vibe that captivates me and keeps me interested. And well the execution here was flawless...

Jung Hae Ins character is kind of pathetic and though the acting was good I just did not fall for the character, he did not captivate me at all. Something that speaks poorly about the character since me not falling head over healls for a character played by Jung Hae In is pretty rare. Something that kind of drags down the score. I am however hoping that character takes on some other traits for the next season. That said I do like his look and find the missing eye adorable, but it did start a slight questioning of faith towards my fanhood towards Jung Hae In.

Kim Hye Joon is amazing I love her, she is going straight to the crush list if she is not there and I am hoping to see a lot more of her, here there,,, everywhere.

All in all a decent watch if you can take a bunch of violence and without a lot of substance...

P.S. the portrayal of organ transplants did not bother me at all.... And if you are expecting anything realistic back away and watch pretty much anything else.

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Compelling idea but lacking any real development

I'd been looking forward to this drama since it was announced and went into it really interested and excited. Unfortunately it didn't live up to what I expected.
Truthfully I wasn't really sure what to expect, but after the writers introduced the several plotlines in the first episode, I was excited to see what they would do, and then nothing really happened. Every single plot point (connect, organ traffickers, serial killer, etc.) was underdeveloped and didn't really go anywhere meaningful. Nothing was explained (I'm guessing they're counting on another season for that) and it just sort of ended.
I also had a hard time liking the characters, which makes it really hard for me to get into a series. The only person I did like was Ha Dong Soo, but even he was a little sad and pathetic that it was difficult to get fully onboard with him. Again, I think this is due to being undeveloped.
The actors did a good job, but I don't think they were given enough to work with. Or maybe it was just how the story was actually filmed/put together. I'm not really sure, but in the end the whole thing felt like it was missing something vital.

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I think I enjoyed it but not that satisfied. I've been expecting more because I know the director is good in this type of genre but I guess they limit themselves for this. Not that it has only six episodes but the story should have been explored more. I love the acting though and the vibes of this , a thriller kdrama with a little touch of japanese gore.

Anyways I'm still recommending it to watch this, for the fact hae in is here and he surely delivers. I'm not expecting a second season soon, but if there is I might watch it. That ending got me a little bit curious.

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Dark and gritty, not your usual k-drama.

Prior to watching Connect I never watched any of Takashi Miike's previous works so I didn't know what to expect going into it. The premise looked interesting and I am a fan of Jung Haein so I knew at least the acting would be good even if everything else fails. After all, the first batch of MDL comments was not encouraging. However, I was positively surprised.

Connect follows the story of Ha Dong Soo (played by Jung Haein) who is a "connect", member of the new superhuman race. His body can heal itself from any type of injury and reconnect with any severed parts. One day he gets abducted by the illegal organ traffickers and during the surgery both of his eyes get removed. His body, however, starts healing and reattaching itself and he manages to run away before he's caught by the traffickers. One of his eyes stays behind and later ends up with Oh Jin Seop (played by Go Kyung Pyo) who turns out to be the infamous serial killer. His new eye somehow establishes connection with Ha Dong Soo who starts having painful visions of the things Jin Seop is seeing. As if being chased by the organ traffickers isn't enough, Ha Dong Soo decides to find the serial killer, stop him from killing any more people, and retrieve his eye.

The story itself looks really interesting, it has intriguing characters and enough dark elements to make a good thriller. But, although it was entertaining and easy to watch because it has only six 40 minutes long episodes, sometimes it lacked suspense and some (supporting) characters made unfathomably stupid decisions. The visual aspects, sound effects and the acting were amazing. Jung Hae In was really good at playing the traumatized but somewhat brave superhuman who only wants to live normal life and be left in peace but gets entangled in human trafficking, kidnapping and serial killing cases. Go Kyung Pyo was compelling in the role of a cold and unhinged killer.
The drama is violent and gory, but compared to some other works famous for violence and goriness it wasn't that notable. I think. I wasn't grossed out while watching it but that could be me. Aside from the two MLs, there was also an interesting FL who had great chemistry with Ha Dong Soo.

The ending was open and left many things unexplained, but if they ever make another season I'll definitely watch it. If you're open to darker and more violent content give this one a chance.

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Hard to connect completely with the story.

The series is basically about Ha Dong Soo, a man who has been deprived of a part of his body by organ hunters and becomes 'connected' with a person who has received an organ transplant. He soon realizes the man who has his stolen eye is a serial killer.

Well, it seems that people have mixed reviews on this series, and I am a bit in this case.
The summary of the series is a good sales speech, and I must say that I really liked the idea.

I'm a huge fan of thrillers, so this series is perfect for me in principle, and honestly I've found my interest to climb as the episodes go by. The overall story is very simple, and above all we can predict the relationships of certain characters a little, on those of Ha Dong Soo and Oh Jin Seop (the serial killer), or Ha Dong Soo and Choi I Rang. And in that sense, I still think it was interesting.

The problem with this series is that it is bland. Just like the main character, Ha Dong Soo. He spends his time suffering and just running and getting angry. He was basically acting like an angry, self-righteous kid who didn't know what to do with himself. And unfortunately, I expected more charisma, something from his character as someone who can regenerate and who is immortal.
In contrast, Choi I Rang, also a "Connect" had more flavor. I see some people didn't like her character for their own reasons, but I think her character was really good. She just had "it", this thing that makes a character interesting, she was mysterious, knew how to fight and protect herself, she knew how to protect her family, she is unpredictable and fearless. Exactly what I would have wanted for our male character.
As for Oh Jin Seop, the serial killer, I must say that his performance is not amazing, it is neither good nor bad, it is just in the same range as the serial killer interpretations that we have in general, same with his arc throughout the season. The aspect that I liked however is his M.O. That of making his victims a unique piece of art that is beautiful, it was really well done.

I must say that for the plot, it's essentially the characters running around, trying to meet and find each other. There isn't really insane element to expect. I liked the regeneration scenes of the "Connect" though.

However, it's the last episode that intrigues me the most. Obviously they hinted that this was all originally an experiment by scientists - let's act surprised - but obviously with this ending it's hinted that more might be uncovered if a season 2 happens. And for me, the most intriguing part is to see what will happen to Oh Jin Seop, is it possible to become a “Connect” ? A “Connect” which is a serial killer, well that would be damn interesting for the sequel especially to see the interactions between Oh Jin Seop and Ha Dong Soo.

I would summarize this series as an appetizer, and the teaser for a sequel would really be the main course.

So I do recommend this series overall, but it's not the not-to-miss type, it's good enough for a sci-fi thriller and promising for the future.

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WORST Jung Hae In drama EVER!

The first thing that came into my head after watching 6 episodes in 2 hours is "What the freaking shit ball is this??!!". Trust me, this is the WORST Jung Hae In drama EVER! Like I can't figure out what the hell was going on and the story is a complete shit ball.

Nothing makes sense from beginning to end. There is this one weirdo, who is going around looking for his eyeballs like a TOTAL idiot. (Does that even make sense??) and there is this girl, who is playing the hero saving the damsel, by saving the guy going after his eyeball, then there is a serial m*rderer, I don't know what is even wrong with him??, and the most fking dumbest thing is, the serial k*ller's coworker even after finding out that he is a messed up k*ller, this dimwit of a woman confronts him instead of contacting the police!! Excuse me?? Did u flush ur brain down the toilet???!! What was she expecting??!!

Yes, I get that "Connect" is some messed up experiment and all, but it was not the main focus of the drama. Instead, it's all about the unnecessary bullshit that doesn't even make sense.

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Very Intriguing till the end..

Usually i don't like the original content which is directly released by the ott platform, most of them didn't satisfy me. But Connect was really intriguing till the end. Never expected that before watching.

I think it's from a webtoon, Apart from everything the story itself was really interesting. Actually from the start it keeps getting better and better by the whole six episodes. I don't want to enter into the story part by the way, because if you never saw the trailer or read the plot, then it will be a totally different experience for sure.

Acting is also top notch. Jang hae in u beauty. Just amazing. Definitely not for everyone, because it contains some adult scenes and violence is also creepy and brutal . Must need a season 2, because the way they ended everything was really a damn cliffhanger...

Waiting.....

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