The Guest (2018)

This drama is really not a joke. It was very well made and everything was pretty much on point. The acting was good, the scenes brought out strong emotions and the story had a very nice way of unraveling, one episode at a time. It's the kind of drama that lingers on you for a long time even after the final credits have rolled.

You will encounter a lot of gore and unpleasant scenes. If you are sensitive to people stabbing themselves, eating their own limbs, hanging themselves or other goreful activities, DON'T watch this.

There is no romance. The main characters will slowly get closer but it's all in a nightmare like fight to avenge their families and each other.

This is not a light watch. It is bingable but it's not something you'd watch to feel happy. The story is very dark, sad and deep and plays a lot on the negative elements and emotions of people.

The acting was great and the story was interesting. Although one or two episodes felt a bit draggy, every single episode was an important part of the unraveling of the mystery. I love how they never once left the main road, instead we watched things happen on the road side and each happening was a sign, telling us where to turn next.

BUT NO DRAMA IS PERFECT.

The ending was not to my liking. To be honest, I had worked out, what I thought was a great theory, but in the end I was wrong and I'm okay with that as long as you give me something better. Instead, I felt like the writers randomly added an extra plot twist, just because, and then filmed a few extra scenes to back up their new change of course. I would have forgiven them for that if they had not ruined the potential of a brilliant ending in the next set of scenes! This is the only part of the story where the writers broke their own rules and the laws of nature just to have a happy ending which is why this drama is not a 10.

ENJOY!!!

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Un thriller de terror sobrenatural

‘The Guest’ es un gran K-Drama de suspense sobrenatural y terror, con un guión bien pensado y con un ritmo bastante bueno. Sí que hay un par de episodios que se me hicieron algo cuesta arriba, pero después sólo tienes ganas de ver cómo acaba, y descubrir quién es Park Il-do. Los actores están geniales, y a medida que avanza la serie, y sus personajes evolucionan, les coges un gran aprecio.

Si os gustan los thrillers de terror sobrenatural como ‘El Extraño’, ‘The Priests’, ‘El exorcista III’ y ‘Fallen’, o si habéis disfrutado de las series coreanas ‘Possessed’ y ‘The Cursed’, fijo que os gustará.

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Only at episode 6 and I’m already writing a review simply because I am completely blown away by this series to date. Fresh storyline with good chemistry across the cast except maybe 1 or 2 minor roles.

The poignant scene where the 3 protagonists come together at the scene of the crime is well staged and played out. Also, The scene where the female cop cried when she related the cause of her mum’s death to her colleague really caught me...a sort of a bittersweet closure.

Onwards to the rest of the series!

P.s does anyone know where this show is filmed? I love the psychic’s grandpa’s house

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Posesiones y exorcismos coreanos para todos.

'The Guest' entra directamente en mi podio de kdramas favoritos. Aguanta el paso de los episodios como un titán manteniendo el nivel en todos ellos gracias a distintas posesiones y situaciones. Todo ello envuelto en un constante halo de misterio respecto a la trama y de suspense en cuanto al tratamiento que te mantiene en velo durante todo su metraje. La evolución de los personajes es muy buena pasando del rechazo a la amistad forjada por combatir lo inexplicable y conectando sus distintos destinos de forma muy correcta. Otra virtud a destacar es lo imprevisible que resulta en más de un momento, tanto por el juego psicológico en esta especie de escondite constante, como por las decisiones de guion que se alejan de lugares comunes para abrazar lo nefasto cuando corresponde. En definitiva, un drama magnífico que hay que reivindicar para los amantes del terror y del suspense porque no se conoce tanto como debería.

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One of the best dramas

In my opinion this is one of the best crime and paranormal dramas.
The drama is quite scary, especial the first episode, when they show what happened in the past.
As it progresses the drama also becomes quite emotional, and here the OST plays a big role. Somewhere is a very emotional song and it is played during the most important scenes.
The actors did their job very well. The most I liked Choi Yoon aka Father Mateo. I think Jae Wook did a great job in his character portrayal. Father Mateo impressed me the most because he was deeply hurt by what happened to his family, yet he was calm and considerate. It was touching how he protected Mi Jin's son from seeing his dead mother in episode 7, also how he took care of Seo Yoon. How he tried to protect her when the door opened and she got possessed, also how she treated her after, during her exorcism and after she was exorcised. Was impressive how she was sleeping on him when they were taking her home and how he was holding her hand. Felt like he took a special care of her. I think they have potential as a duo for a second season in which she chases spirits and he exorcises them. Also in last episode he was ready to die to save Hwa Pyeong when they were both in water. I think he also softened Gil-Young, by helping her understand that Hwa Pyeong also has his wounds. Hwa Pyeong was more reckless, but he was also ready to sacrifice himself to save Mateo. This was also impressive. However I think Father Mateo is one of the best characters i saw in a drama.

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Weirdest show out of the bunch of kdramas I've watched, but not in a very bad way. Story progresses quick, but I think I've dropped this for now in the middle of the 'slow point' of the show. I think what made me not that interested was the female lead being kind of annoying, me wanting the priest to be the main character, and the mc being kind of bland. Some people say that being able to predict the ending of something means the author has written their story well, but for this specific show, I'd say that it's not the good kind of prediction. The one thing that I can be overly positive about is that all the actors in the show are amazing at their job; especially the people playing the possessed.

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