Judge from Hell was a ton of fun and it far surpassed my low expectations for it. Park Shin-hye was iconic as Kang Bit-na. She was hilarious and also did a great job with the many action scenes. She really showed her range.

The revenge sequences as she sends murderers to hell were great and watching her strut away from the crime scenes was so memorable. The back and forth between her and Han Da-on was always fun to watch and they had great chemistry. While the romance felt a little underdeveloped, I still really liked them together.

The show could’ve benefitted from a few more episodes, if only because it would’ve allowed time for expansion of plot lines that felt forgotten. I really thought we were going to see more of actual Kang Bit-na in hell and that felt like a bit of a loose thread. Some of the characters also felt wasted, like Bael who could’ve been a lot more interesting but just fell a little flat. The plot also felt unnecessarily complicated towards the end, with so many different villains, some of whom were wearing other faces. I would’ve preferred to have a little more of the revenge and a little less of the convoluted plot at the end.

I think that Park Shin-hye really put on such a fun show that regardless of any plot issues I might have had, I really had a great time watching. She was effortlessly funny and over the top, but in a way that made sense for the story and character. I think she’d be so much fun to see as a true villain in another project because the energy she had in the revenge scenes could work so well in a project like that!