Mouse (2021)

Overall Satisying-Just don't go for a season 2

My friends recommended this drama, and I jumped to it right after Beyond Evil, which might have affected my judgment. I would say it started off strongly then it dropped when we had so many unexplored plot lines and the OZ organization was like a balloon that promised to pop only to wither away quietly.
I want more crime/thriller Korean dramas Mouse was good but they had many weaknesses that would be better fixed for the next drama.
So, what I liked were the acting Lee Seung Gi and the supporting cast all did a great job, Ko Mo Chi would do nicely in comedy and I love his short-fused reactions. The child actor would be a great actor in the future, overall it was a good watch, I recommend it.

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Catching the Mouse

Likes
1. One hell of a ride! It took the basic question of 'nature vs nurture' and put a lot of interesting things along the way. Just when you think you know who the killer is and why, the writer comes up with a sudden twist that makes you rethink what you know. I appreciated that the writer was able to explain a lot of the small clues and questions we have (although most of the ideas were unbelievable).
2. Loved Bareum and Moochi. I wish they were more scenes of them working together. I really like Moochi but sometimes it feels like he is always too late. He is always drunk or away whenever something major happens or cant be reached.
3. I liked Bongyi at the start even though she was a brat. But in the latter episodes her character was just there when convenient. And the romance between her and Bareum was weird.
4. Never liked Hongju. She was a mystery. How can she not call her parents after all this time? Because of guilt? And i find it hard to believe that the father never recognized who she was when she is a famous tv personality.
5. The whole govt conspiracy was interesting but the big reveal wasnt too impactful.
6. I feel bad for Sung Yohan. And Shin Sang. And Bareum. The ending was sad but it was the most appropriate ending.

Dislikes
1. Too long, the middle where Bareum became a vigilante was boring.
2. The final twist in the last 2 episodes was overkill but it answered a lot of my questions.

Rating: 8.5/10

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I still haven't found anything that impressed me more than this drama. I confess that in the middle of the episodes I was afraid of getting frustrated, because there were MANY plots, many characters (all deep and incredibly rich in their stories), many phases... but I was not disappointed in my expectations at all.
It's shocking how the drama didn't need ANY crutches to be brilliant. No scene was for nothing, guys.

Even with 20 episodes, ALL the scenes were explained and rescued with the coherence of the plot, delivering a cohesive, quality work with a lot of maturity to address so many heavy themes and so many different traumas.

The fact that the plot didn't need to explore romance to hold the audience was also very pleasing to me. Long episodes without a minute wasted. Lee Seung Gi as Jung Ba Reum is brilliant. This role certainly marked not only his career but also an entire generation of actors who will dream and strive to seek this level of excellence.

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EVERY EPISODE IS A MOVIE!!!!

Mouse is a MASTERPIECE. The storyline is vague but is enticing enough to make you addicted to it. Creating theories, predictions and guesses are useless because the plot is so UNPREDICTABLE. This drama will make you punch the air, facepalm your face, sob some tears and die of nervousness. The EMOTIONS potrayed by every actor is on point and will make you emotionally distressed. The CAST ON ITS OWN is a 10/10.

Lee Seung Gi's dramas are always bangers and this is no exception. However from the beginning his character don't seem to stand out that much considering he is the main lead. This drama will make you curious as to WHY EXACTLY is his character in the drama. The relationship dynamics between all the leads are the main reason this drama carries such an impact even with a slow start. THE ONLY MAN WE TRUST IS KO MOO CHI!!!

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It's like murder

First 7 episodes: Great suspenseful thriller
Next 7 episodes: Monster of the week vigilante torture porn
Final 6 episodes: Evil government conspiracy melodrama

Seriously, it's like they murdered the story. They turned the mc from cool serial killer, into a slightly less cool vigilante, into a repentant bitch. Because koreans are pussies who can't have a serial killer for mc, the dramas even of this particular genre must be preachy and politically correct.

From ep14 onwards the mc feels so guilty about killing people he had no emotional connection to, that his entire goal is to give himself in and get a death sentence, but evil conspiracy who cleans up after him won't let him so he wants to defeat them to finally die. What kinda protagonist is that, and what kinda goal is that? Cringe, that's what.

I could accept if he stayed true to what the drama presents as his nature (suspend disbelief here, all saiko-pesu are ruthless serial killers amirite) and continued doing what he's good at, but his plot armor eventually run out and he got defeated. That would be cool. But a protagonist who actively strives to his own self destruction? That's just painful to watch.

FFS. 8/10 for how great the first half was, just skip the rest.

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Definitivamente pudo haber estado mejor

Mouse era mi drama más anticipado del año. Le tengo un cariño INMENSO a Lee Seung Gi ya que A Korean Odyssey fue mi primer drama y definitivamente una de las razones por las que me volví fan de los dramas es por su gran actuación. Desde entonces, he tratado de ver todos los dramas que ha ido sacando, y bueno, este claramente no era le excepción.

Mouse empezó muy bien, me encantaron los primeros capítulos y la primera mitad del drama me dejó impresionada. Los plot twist de si Ba Reum era el malo o no me tenían súper pegada al drama y esperaba cada capítulo con ansias. Pero el verdadero y gran problema de Mouse es que lo alargaron mucho y es demasiado fantástico. Mouse pudo haber sido un drama de 16 capítulos sin spin off perfectamente.

Una de las cosas que más le aplaudo a Mouse es su gran trama. Felicito inmensamente al guionista del drama, porque es una historia completamente impredecible. Entonces, cuál fue el problema del drama? Sencillo, el ambiente ya era muy fantástico. Yo no soy una persona que vea muchos dramas de suspenso, pero por lo general no me gusta que tenga elementos muy separados de la realidad. Para eso están los dramas de fantasía. Y eso es algo que definitivamente no me gustó de Mouse, y no, no hablo del hecho de que se pudiera distinguir a un psicópata desde que está en la barriga de su mamá, es más, eso es lo que más me atrajo de la trama. De lo que estoy hablando es del tema de cambiar los cerebros.

Siento que eso fue lo que le quitó la chispa al drama en mi opinión. Aunque es algo que ya no es tan imposible, lo sigue siendo y definitivamente ese detalle ya no tenía sentido para mí. Desde que explicaron eso, para mí el drama ya no tenía seriedad, ya no me lo tomaba tan en serio como antes. Cada vez le fui perdiendo el interés y a veces ya no tenía ganas de seguir con el drama. Me empezó a aburrir.

Hablando ya de los personajes, definitivamente Moo Chi fue mi favorito. Una gran actuación de parte del actor (la verdad no me sé el nombre del actor, perdón :( ) y un personaje muy bien hecho desde el principio hasta el fin. El personaje de Ba Reum también me gustó mucho, en especial cómo al final terminó sintiendo culpa por todo lo que hizo, ese detalle me encantó. Pero definitivamente ODIÉ al personaje de Bong Yi. Se me hizo súper inmadura, y era alguien muy irrelevante en la historia. Definitivamente la historia hubiera podido funcionar perfectamente sin ella o con ella como un personaje momentáneo (no tengo nada en contra de Park Ju Hyun, de hecho su trabajo en Extracurricular me gustó mucho). Su principal trama fue un misterio durante más de la mitad del drama pero el problema se solucionó en dos capítulos. Un personaje que definitivamente no merecía tanto estrellato.

Aunque no estuvo mal, probablemente no era un drama para mí.

Gracias por leer :) <3

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Outlandish plot

The premise was interesting and I thought this would be right up my alley but unfortunately not. First episode started off strong (albeit violently) and my only gripe was the constant time skips that happened in quick succession. Second episode was going well until a barrage of new characters were introduced and I gave up trying to reconcile the adult versions with their kid counterparts. The whole in utero "psychopath test" was starting to annoy me because it seemed way too implausible and far fetched. Maybe if you're able to suspend disbelief but I honestly couldn't. I wouldn't have minded if the show decided to go into the ethics of the whole nature vs nurture debate based on this premise but it decided to veer sharply into sci-fi territory with brain surgeries and whatnot. I threw in the towel at this point since I was watching Beyond Evil at the same time and did not have the time and patience to keep up with the various plot developments of 2 different shows. When I saw the showrunners release a special episode just to clarify the relationships between the characters I realized I made the right choice. It is most definitely NOT a good thing if a show has to dedicate special episodes to make it less confusing to viewers. On the bright side, the acting was excellent, even the kid actors were great.

Conclusion: Watch only if you enjoy brain workouts. If you're looking for a casual serial killer thriller this is not the show for you.

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I hate it when you don't get what other people see in highly rated dramas, but this is one of those dramas for me.

I totally enjoyed the first episode, it was thrilling and set up a great killer mystery plot. Then they pulled the 180/time jump/complete style shift/slow down that you usually get when they try to hook you with an awesome first episode. Episode 2 was like a different show. I almost didn't make it through episode 2 because it lost me that much, but I forced myself to episode 3 because of the reviews. It hadn't hooked me by then so I dropped it. The plot went from thrilling and fast paced in episode 1 to slow and a little comical. It just didn't do it for me.

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The Mouse Is In The First Episode!

20/01/2023

The first episode in this series is simply the best!

Most will be on the edge of their seats experiencing tenterhook moments I reckon as it has one of the longest in depth graphic murder scenes, ever!

I just wish the other episodes that followed had been done in the same fashion not that they were terrible or anything plus I haven't finished the series yet.

Unfortunately, I worked out who the serial killer was early on as soon as I laid my eyes on him and that is why I haven't gone further than three episodes to date.

On checking to see if my suspicions were correct (they were) has more or less brought everything to a halt for me regarding Mouse.

I will get back to it and finish it at some point, but not right now.

What I will say is that the characters so far have been awesome as well as the story, but it would have been better had they misdirected or fooled me more.

I really wonder how many others worked it out like me?

Regardless, this still deserves recognition so comes highly recommended as it is a unique series full of suspense, gore and great story telling as well as characters that make it believable.

Most viewers will be eliminating potential suspects to get to the serial killer only what they know mightn't be right or who they think it is mightn't be the correct person...

Or...maybe it is the right one!

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