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Just finished Mouse on Viki.

I went into this show blind, not knowing anything about the premise and while it was excellent, I really wasn't prepared for this journey.

A crime/suspense thriller with the faintest sprinkles of science fiction, romance and comedy. Without spoiling anything, I'll just say it is a fascinating examination of serial killers and it may be the first time I've seen a K-Drama use the storytelling device of the unreliable narrator/protagonist.

If you like K-Dramas like Signal, Beyond Evil or even Strangers from Hell, I think you'll like this show.

It is brilliantly written, directed, acted and has a surprisingly fantastic soundtrack.

Highest recommendations!

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Doing a review about this drama without any spoilers is very hard, but I'll try my best now because I'm still very excited about it. "Mouse" tells the story of a society haunted by the terrible acts of "Headhunter", a psychopath serial killer who terrified the nation with his murders. After twenty-one years, the fear spreads again when a copycat starts to murder in the same way as Headhunter. Detective Go Mu Chi (Lee Hee Joon), with the help of Officer Jung Ba Reum (Lee Seung Gi), starts to pursue this criminal to end with this legacy of horror. "Mouse" isn't a drama for people who don't like plot twists or want anything 100% truthful. I'm a psychologist and I had to detach from many things that we know that isn't real, like the idea of the psychopath gene that they develop on the show. I bought this like sci-fi with a poetic license, so if you can't do this, maybe you won't enjoy the process. But when we give up on the idea of facts purely scientific and real, we received an amazing experience of mystery and thriller that I think is trending these days. "Beyond Evil", "Dark Hole", "Taxi Driver"... 2021 have been a good year for this kind of drama, and I love it! So let's talk a little (very little because is without spoilers) about the main characters.

| ABOUT THE CHARACTERS |

JUNG BA REUM, THE INCREDIBLY GOOD

Jung Ba Reum is the kind of character that you start hating or loving. There isn't a middle way. The figure of the good and naive officer is captivating and you just will get involving in his charms and sensibility. I'm not the kind of person that loves the good guy character so, in the first episodes, Ba Reum was pretty annoying for me. But with the process, I started to fall in love (Lee Seung Gi power, right?) and he totally got me. The development of the character is amazing and this is the man who will blow your mind and make you question what is justice and right like his name already invokes since the beginning. I'm suspicious to say, but Lee Seung Gi gives everything in this character. I went from the laugh to the passion, to the hate, to the sadness... Everything at the same time. This guy deserves his fame, without question.

GO MU CHI, THE BROKE DETECTIVE

Go Mu Chi was the edgy character that makes me tense in most part of the episodes. He is a traumatized detective who passes through many things in his life since his childhood, which was marked by the murdering of his parents by the Headhunter. Mu Chi is crazy, but also very smart, but in many moments I was frustrated by his stupid and recklessness. I joked with a friend that the problem of Mu Chi was his love with alcohol (maldita cachaça). This character made me cry a lot and, for me, he carried the heavy part of this show. His story is impressive and the consequences of the things that happened to him were also breathtaking. I met Lee Hee Joon when I watched "The legend of the blue sea" and at the time I already loved his performance. He is a great actor and this time wasn't different.

BONG YI, THE ANNOYING WARRIOR

Bong Yi is a traumatized character that you have to accept and understand. This isn't my favorite type of character, but I tolerate her because of the process (yeah, everything is about the process). She passed through a very difficult situation when she was a child and also lost her parents, being raised by her grandma. In the beginning, you can think that she is just an annoying teenager, but in the following episodes, you can realize that she is actually a strong girl. I was cheering for her, expecting that she could have a normal life someday. The first work of Park Joo Hyun that I watched was "A Piece Of Your Mind" (there is a review here), and she looks so mature at the time, so when I saw her on "Extracurricular" and now here, I was very surprised. She is young and I think she can do many interesting things in the future, considering her effort in doing "Mouse".

CHOI HONG JOO, THE MYSTERIOUS ONE

This is a character that I can't talk about almost anything without giving some spoiler. Choi Hong Joo is a mysterious reporter that has a big interest in the case of Headhunter and is close to Detective Mu Chi. It seems that she wasn't so important, but believe me, she is. She has an unknowing past (and present) that makes us suspicious of everything related to her since the beginning. It was my first time seeing a work of Kyung Soo Jin, and I really thought she was great on this. I couldn't predict almost anything about her, and she surprises everyone until the last episode.

HAN SEO JUN, THE HEADHUNTER

Han Seo Jun is more seeing in the first episode and in some flashes, but his character is the key to everything. Here is another character that I can say much about, but it was incredible to hate this guy. This character is pure evil and cynicism, and the performance of Ahn Jae Wook was just amazing. It was his first complete villain character and we have to praise him because he kills it (literally).

| HIGHLIGHTS |

The production and the script are really exciting. If you like thrillers you probably will enjoy this show. The performance of the main actors is also amazing and makes you immerse in every moment and feeling. I love plot twists, and this is something that you will have a lot here. The fight scenes are very exciting and real, and we can see the effort made by everyone on the team.

| LOW POINTS |

If you like thrillers like me, you can consider "Mouse" as an exaggerated drama. The plot twist is cool, but this happens in many moments of the plot and sometimes we feel a little confused and lost. I started to fix my attention after episode seven, when the bigger twist happen, but before that is a little difficult to catch up with the story. I started to deduce the truth in the beginning and see each episode trying so hard to make us think another way, even sometimes creating unnecessary tension, it was a bit annoying. But I'm saying this because I have to say something bad, because in the process I loved even when I was pissed of, lol. The science part is something that you can't take seriously. They explore the poetic license very hard and create almost a fantasy, and if you want real science and logic, this isn't for you.

| FINAL CONSIDERATION |

As I said, I have some points that made me a little distrustful in the beginning, but I loved every moment that I passed watching and theorizing about this drama. I will give the CHOSEN ONE (★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★) title for this because even with the low points I could enjoy everything and feel the tension and passion that was promised. I'm watching the special episodes these days and I have to say that this opens your mind to many things. "Mouse" is for sure a drama that you can rewatch over and over to understand and see things that you don't in the first time.

And you? What did you think about this one?

See you soon!
XOXO, Mari.

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ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE

NOTE: Not an easy watch. Prepare yourself mentally before you start.

There is psychological thriller.
There is psychopathic thriller.
There is crime thriller.
There is murder mystery.
There is urban thriller.
There is science-fiction.
And there is dark genre.
Then there is Mouse which is the combination of all of the above.

MOUSE IS THE PERFECT THRILLER YOU'LL EVER WISH TO WITNESS.

As I said, MOUSE (마우스) is the combination of many genres, unlike other crime thrillers, where they either stick to unveiling only one case or they try solving several cases, Mouse had particularly one goal from the beginning but in later episodes, they introduced few other murder cases to fill in the blanks created by the basic event of story. So, the basic plot here is not exaggerated rather they introduced new events which worked like connecting plots in between to fit the ending goal.

Have you watched the Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Specy starer 1995 English movie SEVEN? Mouse is the exact opposite of that movie. The 7 serial murders were directly related Bible and the psychopath killed people because they were actual sinners acc to him in the movie. But in this drama, they altered the concept. The killer is killed "Innocent people" who were completely opposite of the 'seven deadly sins'. Plus, the intertwined the 'sins' with 7 different popular Korean tales (which were actually written on the basis of the 7 deadly sins of the Bible) meant for kids.

Standing ovation for CHOI RAN jakka-nim for this most intertwined and most confusing script that traumatized all of us to the core that we almost ended up in psychiatric hospitals. Twisting, turning, connecting, unveiling, revealing, utilizing, etc. everything has been done very well.
And at the same time, stirred up our emotions, obviously. Applause for the 2 brilliant PDnim-deul Choi Joon Bae and Kang Chul Woo for the outstanding direction which made the drama even more intriguing.

WE ARE THANKFUL TO YOU THREE PEOPLE.

ALSO, what an amazing cast! Each and everyone did a very good job at their respective characters though Jung Ba Reum (Lee Seung Gi) is the only one with a definitive character development. I am kind of disappointed that Oh Bong Yi (Park Joo Hyun) didn't have a development at all rather she turned even more childish but that's understandable given that she didn't even feel like a main character. Special mentions to Ko Moo Chi (Lee Hee Joon) for his acting skills. I hope he gets nominated as a supporting character next year and win them. Choi PD (Kyung Soo Jin)'s character was fierce too. In fact, in the finale she was the real MVP.

The FINALE episode isn't a super-dramatic one as 90% of us would expect it to be, but I assure you, it's a very satisfactory one. It was rather kept simple but I see the writer's intentions of pleasing the audience who have been traumatized all along the entire process. So, it's like a masterstroke played by her.

MOUSE IS A FREAKING MASTERPIECE. WATCH IT OR REGRET, TOTALLY UPON YOU.

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You are most likely going to get a stroke watching this.

If your planning to binge-watch this drama then good luck!! cuz calling this drama intense is an understatement. You are most likely going to get a stroke watching it. The story is very detailed with multiple things happening in one-time frame so at times it's even overwhelming to keep up with how fast this drama spans out. This drama basically is about uncovering the mentality of a psychopath, the topic is deep, and if your too empathetic you're most likely to end up feeling like a psychopath yourself at the end of the drama.
The drama focuses mainly on the mystery and chasing after a psychopath, so there is no romance to talk about. although at one point they give us a taste of romance it's taken away unceremoniously before we can even enjoy it.
And a friendly piece of advice, while watching this don't try to guess who the psychopath is from the beginning, because whoever you think it is is probably not the one, and even if you do, the story is not gonna unfold the way you think it will. This is one of those dramas where you can't predict what's going to happen next because each and every plot twist is more creative than the one before.
The acting, production, and quality of the drama are top-notch.

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An absolute masterpiece (for me at least)

I have been watching korean dramas for quite some time, a long time in fact. And I've been through almost all the eras, the CEO romance, the chaebol romance, the historical dramas, slice of life ones etc, and I have loved many. But when asked- what is your favorite k-drama, I could never bring myself to answer because I could just never narrow it down to one.
But this one. What do I even say? How do I even describe it? This drama picked me up slowly, it pulled me in like a venus fly trap and then it dropped me, it dropped me so hard not before shaking the bejeezus out of me. Every second in this drama had me in a flurry of emotions, to the point I started questioning them, I started questioning myself, my morals, everything I know and have known till now. This drama will grip you and you will start thinking like an actual killer. An actual psychopath. The acting was stunning it was superb, I wasn't expecting much tbh, as I'm not really a fan of Lee Seung Gi, but this drama just proved me wrong in so many ways, and I am seriously in love with his acting. (SPOILER) Yo Han, that poor sweetheart. I just want to hold him tight and just whisk him to somewhere far away and never let him go. He Did NOT deserve all that he went through, he deserved the world, something he never got (SPOILER). This drama will be the first and hopefully not last to receive a 10 star from me.
We're nearing to the end- just one more episode left and I am truly not ready to let go, 2021 has been THE year for psychological, crime dramas and I am loving every second of it. I really hope this convinced you to watch Mouse.

Monsters and evil are not born, they are made. They are made evil, made into monsters by the ignorant society, their loved ones and their own family. Inside all of us is a monster birthed by the people and society around us. We are all lab mice being tested by them, and once that monster lying dormant inside us springs out, they will shun and throw us away.
We are all mouse and we are all capable of doing great evil and destruction.
We often blame the devil for the wrongs that we do, but is he really at fault?
In Dante's work, the Princes of Hell bring out the sinful desires of man. Desires they already had, and that's how chaos ensued.
So tell me, who exactly is at fault here?

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A MASTERPIECE ✨

Stop reading reviews and go watch this MASTERPIECE ! It is worth it believe me !



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MASTERPIECE? MY ASS

Mouse is absolute Flop for me! I finished this drama without dropping so where's my award? I deserve it, there's no reason other than Yohan's justice for me to continue watching this never ending drama, finally it ended ✋🙄 those stupid special Episodes were so annoying. I loved the drama till ep 6-8? Well before they did brain transplant and killed my love. Istg I even re watched ep 1-4 while it was airing because I was so into the theories but they had to ruin the whole thing. My main problem is that I couldn't love main leads at all, I loved Yohan only because his character was the best thing they did 😭 he was the only one who used his brain while others are just plain dumb and I couldn't like at all. I wouldn't even mind killing them all here lmaoo I just don't care. And the "love story" between the main leads was not a good move, from beginning I was like bitch foucs on your studies you are still high schooler and stop being so annoying.

The whole oz makes no sense to me, like wtf they passed the law? Are they high or what and still no one complaining and giving this 10/10? This drama has way too many plot holes and they just dragged it too much. Also the plot twist are just so boring and no surprise. We predicted so much of it already. I was just so bored. All I can say is I expected so much from this drama but it went downhill so fast. Also if I told anyone to watch this drama when I was at ep 1-4, please forgive me and if you wanna watch then just don't. It's waste of your time

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Lee seung gi 's Dark intense thrilling series

The best psychological thriller with detail explanation without any chance of typical clichés.
Cinematography, writing ,direction and music are on point.
Writing was just perfect without any deviation they are giving every single detail and every character is connected not only the main leads even a supporting character is connected with lee seung gi.
This is a next level drama which raised the bar for psychological crime thrillers.
Lee seung gi and other leads actors did a fabulous job without any predictability.
This drama is not a typical kdrama with routine twists and plot.
This is entirely a thrilling ride
thanks to lee seung gi for doing this kind of next level QUALITY DRAMA.

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INCREDIBLE TWIST!

I really enjoyed watching all episodes and can't wait for episode 20. The story is unique. Not your typical crime series. It will activate the detective in you, lol. You will find yourself thinking about it after watching each episode. Trying to guess the story behind each situation, reasoning in your mind why did it happened and what could happened. In short, it will blow your mind away! Luckily, I'm that type who wants series like this. If you're planning to watch this, pay attention to every details cause if you don't, you will just get confused like the ones who wrote bad reviews here, lol. If you're the type who's watching while scrolling on your cellphone, forget watching this. This needs your full attention. I even rewind it on some scenes I want to fully understand. This is the only way that you will get to appreciate this kind of series. One last thing, the actors are very great. Lee Seung Gi played with my emotions. You really are a versatile actor. Whatever happens in the ending, I won't regret that I watched this.

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a once in a lifetime drama!

i never expected myself to be as invested in a drama as it happened with mouse. Maybe it helped that i started watching it with zero spoiler and zero expectations when only few episodes aired. Thus i could enjoy the drama at the fullest, Now its being really hard for me to move on!
From the very first scene from the very first episode, i was hooked and very much ready to sign up for the whole journey that was coming.And yes it did not dissapoint and went far far beyond my expectations.I was in complete awe of the brillance of this show,its writing,its acting and everything in between!A special shutout to the the writer, Choi Ran for coming up with such an unique,unprecedented concept which was able to be executed to the utter level of briliance thanks to the showrunners.
No word are enough to praise Lee seung gi,undoubtedly the captain of the ship! When his peers are busy being typecast in repetitive roles,he took a risk at the peak of his career and turned it into the performance of a lifetime! I hope he achieves unparalleled success in the coming days and without any doubt,he will.The other cast- Lee hee joon, Park ju hyun,Kyung sujin were brilliant as well.A+performance from each of the cast members and they deserve every praise in the world!
In conclusion, MOUSE is a drama that comes once in a while and should be celebrated with pomp and grandeur every once in a while!

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The best way to describe this is ‘engaging’

This is not a show that is extremely realistic or logical, however it makes you think a lot right until the end. Each episode is thought provoking, interesting and delivers right in terms of emotions.

Our main characters are not ‘good’ humans at all times, but one can empathise with each at different points. However the two leading men, Lee Seung Gi and Lee Hee Joon steal the show in their own ways.

Even the support cast add a lot to the show and no character feels unnecessary. They even try their best to tie up all plot lines toward the end and in its 20 episode run no episode feels like a filler.

The drama has a different feel after it’s halfway run and that turn might not sit well with all, however one can’t deny it doesn’t make it less interesting. Once you tune in to watch the first episode, you’ll surely be hooked and enjoy the ride!

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The gift that keeps on giving

This is literally not only the best k drama that I have ever seen, but also the best series.
It made you think and took to to all sorts of places. I don't want to give out any spoilers, but if you haven't watched it, you haven't lived!! Brilliant acting from Lee Hee Jun and Lee Seung Gi, brilliant script and writing and of course the direction.
I would recommend that you take notes though because I had to!!!
It's dark, dangerous and atmospheric- I was really impressed by Lee Seung Gi's acting- and I am really looking forward to his next acting project after this because I did not know that he could do that!! Good move to pick such an unconventional role- it really sets him apart from his peers.

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