Flower of Evil (2020)

Confesso que pela sinopse imaginei que seria um pouco diferente, mesmo assim não me decepcionei, com certeza para mim é um dos melhores do ano.

Fui pega por vários plot twist e direções diferentes e o que falar dos flashback que sempre me me deixar encantada, também não posso esquecer que os personagens foram bem humanos.

Sabe a última vez que um vilão conseguiu me faz sentir empatia com seu fingimento foi em Oh My Ghostess, mas diferentemente daqui onde no início as coisas apontam para o principal, ele só é revelado perto do fim em um grande plot twist, isso é algo interessante.

Amei ver Lee Joon Gi como um suposto vilão, gosto de atores versáteis e com certeza aqui ele arrasou, os trejeitos, as falas, os olhares, expressões mudavam e passavam toda carga da cena, outro que também foi muito bem foi Kim Ji Hoon, espero ver mais vezes em papéis de destaque, Moon Chae Won também soube bem mostrar uma mulher forte e decidida, mas que também precisava de cuidados e conforto.

Aliás Lee Joon Gi e Moon Chae Won já trabalharam juntos em Criminal Minds, lembro que na época muito reclamavam da falta de química, o que discordo já que desde o começo nunca houve intenção romântica nos personagens, os problemas do dorama eram outros, aqui sua química é evidente e a maturidade da relação faz a diferença.

Uma curiosidade Son Jong Hak estava aqui e em The Good Detective ao mesmo tempo.
Sobre o final, achei um pouco corrido, mas até um certa parte gostei, claro que não concordo com recurso que usaram, me fez lembrar The Innocent Man, justamente com a Moon Chae Won, mas felizmente aqui acabou bem a meu ver.

Bom tentei ser mais objetiva e não colocar spoiler, mesmo amando este dorama, assim não estragar para os outros.

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The actor's characters were well portrayed and executed as Do really gave me the impression of a loving husband and father but later on if he was accused of killing someone I wouldn't be too surprised. Ji-Won was excellent in showing she is independent so isn't an accessory and the young cop who gets pulled in two directions.
The story was intriguing it kept me glued in wondering what was going to happen next. The flashbacks were embedded at the right time as they aid in further understanding the characters.
The romance between the sister and reporter I skipped as it felt awkward and forced as they had a history together yet he wonders how she ended up killing the head.

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This had me reeling

I go to Youtube to check which anticipated Korean dramas to watch. It wasn't in the video but it was in the list of comments and there was a lot of people saying how it was a must watch so yeah, I had to watch it and I'm so glad I paid attention to the comments.

I like the main character from Two Weeks and Lawless Lawyer so I knew this one was going to be good.

All of the cast had a chemistry that made me boo when it came to an end. I wanted to see more.

It was suspenseful to the very end and there was never a dull moment.

The only question I had was what really happened when the girl killed that guy. She said why but I thought they would've showed it but they didn't . Either way it still had me captivated.

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Epic Thriller, It will have you on the edge of your seat!

I absolutely Loved this show. This was by far one of the Best Dramas I've Ever watched! All of the characters were well developed and really keep you guessing. This was my first Lee Joon Gi show and I fell so hard for him! He really had me hooked, I was so twisted up and filled with anxiety over my feelings for him and what side of the line he was on. What really happened and who's responsible? This is a man who has hidden for years in plain sight. After hiding his identity he's living a normal life with a family and a job. He was the perfect example of "just how well do you think you know someone?". I was literally on the edge of my seat so anxious to see what would unfold. His detective wife played by Moon Chae Won, was a phenomenal character. You connect and love her from the start. You also want to smack her because let's be honest "girl, do you have no sense of self preservation". She's a woman who knew what she wanted and lets be honest I would have strong armed Lee Joongi too, it he would give me the chance. I was a complete wreck emotionally waiting for all the pieces to come together and the inevitable shoe to drop. I needed to know what was going to happen and what is real and what is fake. This easily goes down as one of my favorites! I highly recommend it.

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O melhor k-drama de 2020

Nunca assisti um dorama que me deixou tão curiosa para desvendar toda a trama, que conta a história de Baek Hee Sung, um artesão habilidoso, marido perfeito e pai exemplar. Mas seu exterior impecável esconde segredos extremamente obscuros. Segredos que ele gostaria que sua esposa, a detetive Cha Ji Won, nunca descobrisse.

Apesar de parecer uma série sombria sobre um serial killer, a narrativa é principalmente sobre amor e sobre até onde estamos dispostos a ir para proteger e acreditar nas pessoas mais especiais da nossa vida.

Eu não vou conseguir colocar em palavras o quanto essa série mexeu comigo. Perdi o ar em muitos episódios. Quando achava que tinha entendido tudo, na verdade não tinha entendido nada. Me apaixonei pelo amor maduro do casal principal e pela sua filhinha linda, Eun-Ha, que roubou a cena diversas vezes. Adoro ver séries que focam no início de um relacionamento, mas essa focou nos limites de um. Até onde você iria por amor? Passaria por cima das suas convicções para proteger quem você ama? O amor do casal principal é colocado à prova diversas vezes. Nunca vi uma cena que mexeu tanto comigo quanto a do episódio 11, em que a detetive sai do táxi, ele a abraça e pede pra ir pra casa. Me arrepio só de digitar isso aqui.

O roteiro é maduro e inteligente, sem deixar nenhuma ponta solta. A produção é impecável como poucas séries de suspense que já vi. Não tinha gostado do desfecho que eles decidiram pra trama no início do último episódio, mas tudo fez sentido no fim - aliás, QUE FIM! Morri com a explicação do nome do ateliê dele. A OST me destruiu horrores, batia na alma. Nunca vou esquecer da história de Cha Ji Won e Do Hyun-Soo, meu casal preferido dos últimos tempos (e aposto que pra sempre).

“Penso em você como destino, ainda que seja perigoso, ainda que seja demais. Não vou deixar a sua solidão acabar assim, por isso eu vou te proteger.” Feel You - Shin Yong Jae

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The Best Drama of 2020

Thanks for the best drama of 2020, without a doubt, I left other great productions for a long time, the performances were impeccable, the story was incredible and they gave us so many emotions in each episode.
I don't want to say goodbye, but it is inevitable.

You experience a lot of emotions throughout the drama, the stories and the growth of the characters is AMAZING and very good.

It is perfect as it is, nothing is added, nor do we remove anything.

If you love suspense, action, love and mystery dramas, "Flower of Evil" is the best option. You will not regret it.

Finally, sorry if there are typing errors, English is not my language and it may be bad.

#FlowerOfEvil

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Dark & Mesmerizing

THE FLOWER OF EVIL. This was such a great show and such a fascinating, compelling story. Having a whole cast of wonderful characters, preformed by great actors and actresses, as well as great music OST and visual cinematography, made it an excellent experience. It is unforgettable and definitely a rewatchable, thrilling show. It takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions from start to finish, and the ending had me choked up. It definitely packs a punch.

First of all, Lee Joon Gi (Baek Hee Sung) and Moon Chae Won (Cha Ji Won) were fantastic in their roles and made the series so believable. Both are superb actors and had such excellent on-screen chemistry, even though this isn't really a romantic drama, their relationship is a key theme throughout. The entire cast was fantastic, even Jang Hee-jin (as Do Hae-soo) and Seo Hyun-woo (as Kim Moo-jin). I found Kim Moo-Jin such a funny, lovable character. The police/detective team were great as well. Also, wow, what an incredible and absolutely adorable child actress Jung Seo-yeon as Baek Eun-ha, is (daughter of Hee-sung and Ji-won)! She was just the cutest, especially when interacting with her father. She lights up every scene that she is in.

Overall, this show is a highly complex story with layers of mystery, dark psychological aspects, intensely thrilling moments, dark secrets of the past coming back to haunt, full of twists and turns and a complete emotional rollercoaster ride that leaves you on the edge of your seat the entire time. The series did such an excellent job of balancing the fine line of being both tender and gritty, beautiful and yet dark. Highly entertaining and beautiful to watch, thought-provoking, memorable and just an overall fantastic series. LOVED IT. (Hoping for a Season 2!)

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I jush can't hold myself back from writing the review for this series

I have just completed this drama. Or right now two words which is popping in my mind is that wow! I loved this.

ABOUT THE STORY

The story of this series is incredibly awesome or complicated at the same time, it made me excited in evey episode or at every point that what is going to happen next, made me compel to watch next and next episode with out break.
Story is little horrific or evil and also about loving and caring, which melted my heart and made me cry more than 10 times. I have never cried this much in any other series ever. In this drama series I never got the chance to skip a single moment
This story frist made main roles evil and than the why they turned the tables. At that every point when story points that Do Hyun Su is the murderer with his dad made the watched fully believe and then after they shows that he is actually not that is really amazing, storyline is amazing and well written.I don't got the chance to say this should not be like this.

ABOUT ACTING/ CAST
omg! I really don't know what exactly words I should use to describe about the acting ...As it is my first drama watching Lee Joon Gi as main role. So all I know is that when he cried my tears falls on my cheeks. He is really a amazing actor , his I sees him doing evil role it terrifies me and good role it makes me attach to the drama his facial expressions are really perfect and what I like about Moon Chae Won is her caring, tranced, thrilled or happy expressions. So overall all the actors did really awesome.

This is the type of modern drama that I love watching and its worth watching. This drama is evil , horrific, romantic, or have a perfect story which have no error, the only thing I regretted was that he don't gets his memory back at last.
I loved this drama or I really never forget this. I have watched many dramas and this drama is one of them that I will never forget about it.

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You know when you're watching a drama that's so predictable that you roll your eyes every couple of minutes and wonder why you're still watching it? Yeah, this drama is NOT that.

Flower of Evil is a beautiful masterpiece that really keeps you on your toes. It is a thriller that showcases a loving couple that is trapped in an ill-fated relationship, desperate to do whatever it takes to be together in peace. The plot unravels slowly, then all at once, leaving you no time to catch your breath.

I absolutely LOVED Do Hyun Soo and Cha Ji Won's relationship. Despite their unfortunate conditions, their characters played out so realistically and naturally - you'd have a hard time believing they weren't married in real life. Neither of them overplayed their roles, so you won't see any of the standard cheesy fluff that you get in your typical drama. The kind of love they had for one another was real - and real love is not always stable nor unconditional. It really makes you think - if the one you love the most turned out to be someone they weren't, would you still be able to love them? Does someone's past dictate their present? Can you forgive a liar?

Furthermore, I really enjoyed the close knit bond between the secondary characters. Do Hae Soo and Kim Moo Jin had some very cute and light-hearted interactions that made me desperate for all the unfortune to go away, just so they could start over. Despite their bickering throughout the work day, Choi Jae Sup truly cared for Cha Ji Won's safety and happiness as a sunbae. Although there we many dark moments, Do Hyun Soo and Cha Ji Won's support system never failed them - these moments truly made my heart warm.

This drama is heavily plot based, but NONE of the characters were lacking. This really allowed for both Do Hyun Soo and Cha Ji Won to shine and tell their painful stories individually, then together as a couple. I would definitely recommend this, purely for the suspense and thrill - but you're definitely going to stay for the characters. :-)

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