Boring, forgettable
Some fantasy series hold you by your neck and throw you off the realism we survive in, something that "The Tale of Nine Tailed" did successfully.
Island however fails miserable at this job. The only character story worth looking forward to is Cha Eun Woo's character Johan rest all feel like forceful characters in a storyline that doesn't do justice to its gigantic world building, it's sheer potential acting and production wise.
The only time I felt a tad bit interested in the series is when Van transforms other than the "twists" in this story feel so badly done. The scenes that should make you feel a certain way, horror or love or funny or otherwise make you feel nothing, absolutely no emotion at all. You can see them coming from a mile away and it feels almost disappointing when the scene actually occurs infront of you on the screen.
The reason I even started watching this series is because of the captivating premise of it. Exorcism, evil powers, fantasy, half demon half human lead, all marks of a supposedly great drama but alas I concluded this series with heavy disappointment in my heart.
Am I looking forward to Part 2? Despite the fact that it feels dumb and without any reason at all that the series is broken down into two parts, I would still give it a try till the end ( considering each part is just 6 episodes long and that is very short and fast to watch ) but I am going to go in this time without any thoughts or expectations in head.
Island however fails miserable at this job. The only character story worth looking forward to is Cha Eun Woo's character Johan rest all feel like forceful characters in a storyline that doesn't do justice to its gigantic world building, it's sheer potential acting and production wise.
The only time I felt a tad bit interested in the series is when Van transforms other than the "twists" in this story feel so badly done. The scenes that should make you feel a certain way, horror or love or funny or otherwise make you feel nothing, absolutely no emotion at all. You can see them coming from a mile away and it feels almost disappointing when the scene actually occurs infront of you on the screen.
The reason I even started watching this series is because of the captivating premise of it. Exorcism, evil powers, fantasy, half demon half human lead, all marks of a supposedly great drama but alas I concluded this series with heavy disappointment in my heart.
Am I looking forward to Part 2? Despite the fact that it feels dumb and without any reason at all that the series is broken down into two parts, I would still give it a try till the end ( considering each part is just 6 episodes long and that is very short and fast to watch ) but I am going to go in this time without any thoughts or expectations in head.
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