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Solid but repetitive towards the end...
This drama about four demon hunters called Counters started off well with a solid set of lead characters, a good supporting cast, and even humourous motifs such as the spouting of curly hair when a person becomes a Counter. However, there's too much repetition especially in eps.13-16 such as the scenes summoning the evil spirits and evil spirits transferring in and out of various people, which could've been shortened once the viewers have got the idea. Without the padding the last four episodes could've been shortened to say two episodes.
The cast is strong and I liked how the Counters became a family and looked out for each other. The character So Moon is a bit wet and inconsistent even taking into account he's an eighteen year-old. At the beginning So Moon says he doesn't want to put his own life in danger because of his grandparents but as he gradually comes into his powers he becomes reckless, fighting the school bullies on several occasions and then hunting the Level 3 evil spirit Ji Chung Shin alone. Also, the scene where So Moon's other world partner Wi Gen takes away his power doesn't make sense. When Wi Gen's original host was killed she was in a hurry to find a new partner but later she's able to leave So Moon's body and hang around while interviewing new partner candidates. Really?!
The supporting cast of goodies and baddies is generally good although I didn't like Choi Kwang Il who played Mayor Shin. Choi was stiff and had only one expression, which was essentially the same one he had in the drama Vagabond. I liked So Moon's best friends Woong Min and Joo Yeon and would've liked to have seen more of the three of them together aside from when they are supporting and comforting So Moon.
I originally gave The Uncanny Counter an overall rating of 7 but changed it to 5 because eps13-16 was repetitive and really dragged as a result. There's also not enough to re-watch.
The cast is strong and I liked how the Counters became a family and looked out for each other. The character So Moon is a bit wet and inconsistent even taking into account he's an eighteen year-old. At the beginning So Moon says he doesn't want to put his own life in danger because of his grandparents but as he gradually comes into his powers he becomes reckless, fighting the school bullies on several occasions and then hunting the Level 3 evil spirit Ji Chung Shin alone. Also, the scene where So Moon's other world partner Wi Gen takes away his power doesn't make sense. When Wi Gen's original host was killed she was in a hurry to find a new partner but later she's able to leave So Moon's body and hang around while interviewing new partner candidates. Really?!
The supporting cast of goodies and baddies is generally good although I didn't like Choi Kwang Il who played Mayor Shin. Choi was stiff and had only one expression, which was essentially the same one he had in the drama Vagabond. I liked So Moon's best friends Woong Min and Joo Yeon and would've liked to have seen more of the three of them together aside from when they are supporting and comforting So Moon.
I originally gave The Uncanny Counter an overall rating of 7 but changed it to 5 because eps13-16 was repetitive and really dragged as a result. There's also not enough to re-watch.
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