Kokdu: Season of Deity

I am unsure where to begin: with the story that has many flaws or the unsuitable casting of Im Soo Hyung as the female lead.

The drama is about a man who, due to the wrong doings of his past life, is tasked with punishing sinful humans as a form of atonement. During one of his missions in this world, he unexpectedly encounters his former love. Together, they face challenges to recover their lost memories and strive to overcome the torment they endure.

With the excellent memories I had of "Mr. Queen," this series completely disappointed me. Not only Im Soo Hyung was unsuitable for this role but exaggerated her portrayal to such an extent that it was hard for the audience to believe a doctor could be this foolish. Her voice during screams and exaggerated mannerisms when trying to be comedic were really on my nerves She is better suited for serious roles and was a poor choice for this comedic genre. I believe casting someone like Chae Soo Bin would have been a much better option.

Additionally, the long dialogues and meaningless discussions between the two leads were tiresome and although they were lovers, feeling the chemistry is difficult

I rate this drama a 6.5 out of 10.

I decided to watch this drama because the plot reminded me of "Doom at your service" and "Guardian" - a mythic creature and human love story. There is something magical and romantic about these stories, and I can't help myself but watch them all.

The plot itself is interesting, it's not dull, and the story is unique. Also, what's important: there are not many moments to skip, as almost every storyline has its own mission in the series, so it's all harmonious.

BUT, as much as I like female lead (her look and skills), her character IS SO ANNOYING. Sometimes I want to hit her so badly, and it is a big problem for me, that they made her this way. She looks and sounds so stupid sometimes, that it's not even funny. The things she says, and the things she does, like what the heck.

It's really a shame, because male lead and his character on the other hand is so interesting and exciting. And also all the other cast as well.

I watched 8 episodes so far, and as much as I liked first episodes I don't know if I will finish this drama or not, as I don't know if I am able to struggle even more with not logical, impulsive and stupid movements of Han Gye-jeol.

Kokdu played by Kim Jung-Hyun is a God in the afterlife and carries out vengeance against people who evade justice in this world. He crosses paths with Han Gye-Jeol, a doctor who is played by Lim Soo-Hyang a reincarnation of someone from his past with links to why he is being punished. Over time they grow fond of each other but will it all come crashing down when she finds out he is a monster ? A reasonable plot idea and well acted with some interesting side characters but stalls a little after the first few episodes and moves slow until everything is tidied up at the end making it seem a little forced. Also even though the people he punishes are the lowest of the low it is not justice but revenge so it is difficult to like the character.

Wow was this a huge disappointment! The potential for an amazing drama was there and the horrible writing completely destroyed an otherwise really interesting plot.

The premise and actual plot were very good (although not particularly original) but the way they got from point to point was awful, often nonsensical, and confusing. The story felt disjointed, and at times I felt completely lost while watching. The first episode was horrible, and the second was only slightly better, but then the next few episodes gave me hope. But by the halfway point I knew this show was going to be a mess, but I wanted to finish it anyway because the ML and FL gave such great performances and their characters were so interesting.

That being said, even the great acting couldn't save the show. Sad moments were written so poorly that they failed to make me feel any emotion. Instead of feeling immersed in the story and characters, I felt like an outsider watching, not connected to any character or story line.

This was truly a shame, the cinematography was beautiful, and as I said the performances were well done. The writing completely ruined a show that had great potential to be an amazing fantasy kdrama.

I think I would recommend skipping this one! Watch Goblin instead for a similar story line that is done perfectly.

If ever a series needed editing to half the length this is it. It starts off okay with a historical star crossed lovers deaths. But then the modern present day story goes Nowhere.

Some much of it is just stuck in a rut not moving forward. Poor Kim Jun Hyung given such bad dialogue.

Im Soo Hyang has often been ridiculed for her acting. But here the story is worse than her acting. The endless back and forth between the couple is meaningless. So many words that mean zilch.

The secondary stories are not any good at all. Her brother and the friend are so uninteresting.

The story is so scatterbrained. One moment there is some dorky comedy the next moment some overacted angst.

This is a terrible series. Avoid it at all costs.