Gyeongiroun Somun

Ok...I am a Canadian white dude and because of the COVID silliness and the sheer lack of western shows I have started looking into some South Korean TV to fill the gap. My goodness, so far it has been a real treat! Korea is getting pretty good at making tv shows! Of course it's all English subtitles for me and some of the unexplained cultural scenes are lost on me, but those are few and far between. I have really enjoyed this show that is over an hour per episode! There is a ton of content here to watch and it was all expertly done for the most part. Excellent writing is what has made this show so good. The directing and acting is decent too, but it's the writing that far outshines them all! For entertainment value this show is great so be sure to check it out!

At least as good as any demon hunter series from Hollywood. I'm not into K-pop, foreign movies, or any pop for that matter. This doesn't seem to fall into those categories. It may convert me. I'm willing to watch more movies in languages I don't understand just based on the outstanding experience with this series.

In an imaginary Korean city murderers are taken over by evil spirits that then feed on the souls of those they murder. Luckily for the world there are a special group of people called counters who with their fighting abilities defeat the spirits releasing the trapped souls and bringing the human to justice. The counters in this city are an eclectic mix all with different special abilities to try to defeat the spirits. When web toons are brought to the screen I believe the stories are often less fluid but this flows really well and is very entertaining with good performances from the entire cast.

Season 2: I would give this a solid 8, usual dark forces need to be defeated by the counters and there are plenty of twists and turns along the way. Great acting by the cast and decent special effects but didn't quite have the spark of the first season.

I got an imdb account just to leave a review for this to put it at a more deservable spot than 7.1 The show may try to push for waterworks one too many times, but the story is enjoyable and it has some good action mixed in as well. I've seen up to episode 6 at this point and so far, I would recommend it. There are too many trash shows out nowadays so gotta at least give kudos to the ones that are worth a watch.

I am thoroughly enjoying this series. Each episode unravels more and more of the characters with each of them having their own unique life and personality.

There are villains, rascals, goodies and baddies then wrap that up with a few evil spirits and a bit of magic - and I'm in. I would not normally watch something like this - and was initially interested in the comic style of the opener. I am glad I gave it a chance. I impatiently wait for the next episode on Netflix each week.

Great work by the writer Ji-na Yeo and the director Seon-Dong Yu. And of course the actors who do the script justice.