Great show

trando5

I started watching this show not having any idea what the format was like or that all the actors were celebrities and by the time I was done with the first episode I was hooked. This show is amazing especially because its partly scripted and partly improvised.

The chemistry between the characters is fun to watch and as the show progresses you can see them getting more comfortable with one another. Each member brings their own skill to the team. Its also nice to see that the two women (Min-young and Se-jeong) on the team carry them through many of the challenges and puzzles using their smarts and bravery while the men stand in the sidelines afraid of whatever might be in the box. And both of them can get their hands dirty to make sure that they get results. Jae-suk leads the team and makes sure that they are on task. Lee Kwang-soo and Jong Min are the comedic relief but also somehow will solve a solution once in a while that has the team stumped though usually they do not contribute much to the solving of crimes. Sehun's competitiveness comes out super charming and infectious and though he does not talk much he seems the most mature of this group and the most helpful. You can tell that there are times that he does not want to do something or might be a bit scared but when he sees that no one else will do it he steps up and just does (He is my favorite character on this show). Detective Ahn is the serious quiet type and helps them keep things on track.

The mysteries on the show are very much like escape room type puzzles and some of them are in Korean and Chinese so it is a bit hard to follow. There are others that can be solved (usually math or ones with numbers) that you can follow along with. Most of the mysteries or crimes on the show seem like they are just for that one episode but in the end they tie them all together.

The first season plot was not great. Some of the things did not make sense and you could tell they tried really hard in making everything connect with each other. The thing that kept me watching was the characters and the challenges that they completed. But the second season was amazing. There seemed to be a clear plot and everything unfolded in the last episode and things made sense. Though some episodes were not part of the overall story there was still some small element that connected to the larger plot. This season seemed liked a whodunit and there were clues sprinkled the whole season that helps you also figure out who the killer is. I personally did not figure out who it was until five seconds before the reveal (not sure that counts) but looking back there were more than enough clues as to who the killer was from the first episode.

Overall, would highly recommend this show. Its a fun watch that's lighthearted even with all the murder going on you are just detached from it because it looks so fake.

score 8/10

trando5 14 December 2020

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw6366146/