Ugh.
Not sure if there are more straight up red flags here or concepts that would be catnips to me in the right hands, but are instead also red flags…
I ask for more fantasy sageuks for years and then when Korea properly ventures into them more, and into more completely fictional, non historical and also non “Joseon” ones at that, they all scream “Sic! don’t WATCH”. I’m doomed. ???
Assassins and Fantasy Sageuks SHOULD be my cup of tea, and I do think this writernim has always had a lot of good potential and actually actively tries to better her craft, but … posession, amnesia, DID, body/soul swapping, and everything else to do with this premise, is a trainwreck just waiting to happen.
The cast is also not encouraging; this already seems like an overly ambitious project let alone with a predominantly green cast. Jihoon was decent in Weak Hero: Class 1, but I don’t think this is a wise casting choice for him personally.
Otteoke!
This might be controversial also but the fact that it is yet again a webtoon adaption, is at this point not a plus. There seems to be an overabundance of them and I think I’ve only ever seen one adaption that I feel is genuinely very good, both the story itself, and the adaption.
(Despite my past foray into webcomics, somehow I have yet to get into Manhwas and webtoons properly, and have really only read 1; coincidentally it wouldn’t translate well to screen at all.)
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