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I have watched several KDramas which cry out of an inconclusive or even sad ending, but spoiled by contrived happy, happy nonsense. It must be a law of some kind. Having said that, some characters are so engaging I yearn for their safety / return / miraculous escape.

Like too many of these shows, they'd be much better with tighter dialogue and fewer episodes.

'Blood', of course, asks us to suspend disbelief but they do a good job confusing the viewer with medical mumbo-jumbo.

The characters are not one-dimensional, indeed there is a fairly good attempt to understand the motives of the evil guys. The acting (as alway) is very good - in a soapy, melodramatic way. And as with almost all KDramas the production is absolutely first class.

But please... the ending??? Was a second series planned but never green-lit?

I have seen a few other vampire k-dramas and this one had potential but ultimately it fell flat.

Here's what it did well: the story was interesting, at least at the beginning. I liked that the vampire lore was rooted in science rather than magic - that was different from almost all vampire shows and movies I have seen and made the show much more interesting. I think the set up was done well too - and the characters were for the most part likeable, especially Hyun-woo the nerdy sidekick who really held the heart of the show in his hands.

Everything else was bad however, which is why my rating is so low.

The villain in this show was too powerful - it made our protagonist seem irrelevant and made me lose interest about 2/3 of the way through. The last 1/3 of the show felt more and more pointless with every episode. And to make matters even worse the ending was very open ended and made the viewer question everything that happened in the last episode with no conclusion or closure at all.

Despite the two leads going on to be a couple in real life who end up getting married (and subsequently divorced), I felt like they had very little chemistry on screen, which is odd considering the real life effects/results of this show.

In addition, perhaps due to the age of the show, some of the special effects were really bad, particularly the "wild dog" scene in one of the very first episodes. The music felt dated as well, and along with some poor pacing and overly dramatic scenes, some parts of the show drifted into soap-opera territory.

All in all I was rather disappointed. This show could have been halfway decent had it been about 4-5 episodes shorter and given a better ending.

There is an entertaining and sufficiently different vampire story here. The main flaw is there are too many episodes. It should have been 16 at most. Some of the technical jargon is tiring. Many scenes walking along the corridors talking could have been cut. The dialog is quite well written in parts plus some funny moments are quite unexpected. Ahn Jae Hyun looks like a vampire so he is well cast if he slightly underacts a bit. Better than overacting. His real life soon to be wife Ku Hye Sun is pretty here and her character is suitably feisty. Look out for a bright and cheerful Jung Hae In supporting role. Ji Jin Hee is a memorable villain smiling yet menacing. When he shows his anger it is effective. I liked that the bad guys were trying to do something for mankind if too ruthlessly. Unfortunately the ending isn't satisfactory by any means.

Amazingly good so far. I am quite a fan of Korean TV shows, so I'm speaking out of experience when I say: this is one of the best series ever. Don't get frightened by the fact that the main character is actually a vampire - this story is not like any other vampire-tale. It is not a sappy love story (no examples here, everyone know which one I'm referring to), nor a blood-soaked horror, but definitely not a kid's show. Although you'll get everything in a perfect package, as you'd expect from a good Korean product. ;) The story is very well developed, as are the characters too. The action scenes are enjoyable. Gags are refreshing. Still, more than half of the show is upcoming, so A LOT of things will happen. Romance too. So stay updated, watch "Blood", worry, laugh and let yourself to be entertained by this Korean delicacy.

The series is good but the profile picture doesn't fit very well. And the ending is beautiful but it doesn't make much sense.