Flower of Evil

I am new to the kdrama world... I've seen about 15 of them in the last months (and it's true what they say... once you start, anything non-korean becomes pale in comparison)

But THIS series was... something else. It was tragic, creepy, romantic, stressful, exciting, beautiful, moving, cruel, horrible... all at once. And it's absolutely NOT predictable. Every time you think you know, you realize you don't. And everything comes together in the most perfect of ways. I cried, I screamed... I went through SO many emotions!

(Also... Lee Joon Gi is a master at his craft. He's hands down the best actor out there if you ask me!)

Even though the series is only halfway aired at the time of this review, I can tell this is going to be one of my all time favourites. I am not someone who usually watches kdramas (this is the second one I've ever watched), as I find some of the clichés that are often used in kdramas not that interesting (like for example the girl falling for a guy that is rude and demanding and by modern standards not boyfriend material). This series however does not feel at all clichéd, but rather, it's on par with some of the best international series I've seen so far.

Each episode keeps you on your toes and guessing. It sets the protagonist (Baek Hee Sung/Do Hyun Soo) up as an unfeeling serial killer, but the audience is kept guessing after the truth. Despite Hee Sung's cold appearance, they make us care about him by showing his (faked or not? I still don't know) caring and loving side. Is he a serial killer who happens to be good at faking emotion, or is he a misunderstood man with antisocial personality disorder who doesn't realise he loves his own family? If he isn't the killer, who is? The serie deals with the prejudice someone can receive simply for having a mental disorder. It also deals wonderfully with the dilemma of the protagonist's wife Cha Ji Won: should I keep feigning ignorance to keep my family intact and protect my daughter, or should I pursue the truth and risk losing everything if it turns out my husband is a murderer? Even if he isn't a murderer, he lied to me for 15 years, should I ignore that? Can I keep loving someone who is physically incapable to love me back, even though for all intents and purposes he has been the perfect loving husband and father?

The actors play their respective parts incredibly well. Especially Lee Joon Gi (as Baek Hee Sung/Do Hyun Soo) deserves an applause for perfectly playing a man who is incapable of feeling most human emotion, but who is desperately playing a part to protect the life he lives. Especially his control over his facial muscles jumped out to me in one episode (I think it was episode 5?), I didn't even know it was possible to do that! He makes me feel sympathy for him - I am definitely rooting for him to get what he wants most! Also, the child actor who plays Baek Eun Ha, the couple's daughter, is surprisingly good at acting and immediately melts your heart - especially seeing her interactions with her father.

In short: if you like suspense series with a little bit of romance, if you like being surprised with a twist every episode, if you enjoy stellar acting and good writing - this is the next series you definitely should put on your watchlist.

This drama is truly a masterpiece! The actors are amazing! Even the little actress who played Eun Ha did an outstanding job! The storyline is amazing! Every episode takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions! The love story is heartbreaking and beautiful! An amazing thriller series that makes you overthink your theories! This drama would clearly have the potential to be internationally very successful if it was available on the well known streaming platforms.

This drama is one of a kind,i started it expecting totally something else but still the difference is what makes it unique. ALSOO JOON GI, he is not acting a character,he is making a masterpiece for real. you can see everything by looking at his eyes or mouth you don't even need to see his full face.He makes you fall for him when you don't even understand anything about him,you feel sad for him ,but still sad from him ,he gives you all kind of feelings in one scene by only looking at his eyes.The drama isn't slow,it's really fast or at least till now ,but even tho you knew alot of things from the first episodes you still have alot that your curious about.Plus their cute daughter is enough to make you fall in love with the drama

I'll be honest, I'm not interested in crime thrillers, I much prefer romance dramas but I watched this purely because of Lee Joon-Gi (the lead actor). I watched him in Moon Lovers the week before and was mesmerised so I wanted to see more of him and support his projects. Well, if you're like me and hoping to find Prince Wang So in here then don't watch this. There is no chivalrous, cool, calm, overly handsome, deeply in love Prince... but there is an apathetic psychopath that still gets you hooked.

DEFINTELY WATCH THIS IF YOU WANT TO SEE GREAT ACTING FROM LEE JOON GI.

He also plays a loving husband and doting father which takes him to another level of hotness.

The storyline is gripping! I'm usually good at guessing the outcome but even i was blind-sided many times. The amount of twists in this series is out of control. In my opinion, the writers should have left out the last twist so it could have been a much happier and satisfying ending (and I would've given it a 10 star rating).

Therr were a couple of touching scenes were not so touching, felt a little overacting...like when they hug and cry, I felt like they were over-hugging and over-crying, however it's completely forgiven because I'm obsessed with Lee Joon Gi.

Overall, a very riveting series that will keep you on edge, you will enjoy it if you're into crime/suspense thrillers (think The Bone Collector style). Not as addictive as Moon Lovers if you're into Romance however a must watch if you want to see kissing scenes from Lee Joon Gi and imagine him as a hubby.