This felt like an origin story

I am not a big fan of dramas set in prison but it was Lee Jong Suk's drama and I HAD to watch it. He has never ever let me down with his drama choices, and I am so glad that Big Mouth was no exception (despite the setting). The entire cast of the drama was incredible, it was absolutely amazing to watch. Lee Jong Suk and Kim Joo Hun stole the show. It also had great background score and cinematography, which was a great to watch on large screen.

This drama had a slow build up and layed it's cards slowly with each episode. The bad guys were bad through and through, which was frustrating to watch but promised an equally satisfying end. Something that we all waited for week after week. Unfortunately, that's where it lost me. Even though it is not a bad ending in any sense of the way, it was still not the pay off we were waiting for.

Regardless... It was fun to watch Lee Jong Suk learn to be in power and figure out who big mouse can be in the process. Im Yoon Ah, Kwak Dong Yeon, Ok Ja Yeon were also a pleasure to watch. I really liked how Im Yoon Ah was also given equally powerful storyline and they let her shine on her own throughout the drama.

If you are looking to watch a drama in this type of genre I definitely recommend it. It was a good watch. Great acting, great story and Lee Jong Suk looked *chef's kiss* as always

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Like I said, the story was building up to something for at least first 10 episodes. So I was waiting to pick up its pace and Lee Jong Suk to dance on top of these evil people's head by the end of this show.. so I don't know why and how Lee Jong Suk's character ended up behaving like a puppet while people around him did stuff for him. Even Im Yoon Ah's character did more than he did by the end while he sat and watched.

It unfortunate because his character started with being a puppet to the situation he got sucked in and ended up being a background character in his own show (even when he was on the screen for 80% of the drama). He was just *there* and that's where the show lost me along with its main character. Instead of letting him shine, they let him sit around and do nothing.

There were so many lose ends, charcters, and storyline that were introduced in the drama but nothing came of most of it. For instance: what happened to the serial killer dude? They dropped his name so often I was wondering when he will come and how they manage him along with everything else by the end? Also, they killed off charcters in the first half and literally forgot they existed by the end.

The death of doctor dude even started the story and I don't even remember what happened to him. Same with the wife killer who didn't even get punishment for his crime. What was even the point.

By the last 10 mins the drama still had major chunk of the loose ends and they just showed it all in montage??? like??? That was at least a 4 more episode pay off. While Lee Jong Suk did something, but unfortunately he did nothing. Even the main villain didn't get the end he deserved. It was unfortunate.

I really hope they bring serial killer dude as a main villain in the next season and I hope there is one. This drama felt like an origin story of Park Chang Ho. He was a victim of circumstances and random people doing things for/to him. Why did he not get to shine in his own show?

They need a new season to actually show the concept of Big Mouse (which was not shown at all in my opinion). Obviously, like everyone, I hate how they had to kill off one of the main characters in the last ep. But I think it was needed in order to give Chang Ho the story back as he had become a side charcter in his own drama. I just wish they make a new season with new characters and let Lee Jong Suk shine for all of it.

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