Finger (2022)

I was left with more questions than answers

Story: At first, I thought that the story was okay, so I kept watching. Maybe everything will come together in the end. At least that’s what I thought. The story was confusing, and it made no sense to me. I am not sure if it had potential, but the execution was bad so we will never know.

The whole execution felt so weird to me. We never found out anything about the Yun O’s past, nothing on what gave him the motivation to start killing people. Also, his mother is mentioned and Gi Eun wanted to find out more about her but then she forgot about it, and she went back to pursuing him even though her life had been in danger twice already and she barely made it out alive. Yun O even broke into her house.

Kim Sum has been taken advantage of by Samantha for so many years now as it is obvious that Samantha only cares about money and success. It feels like she sees people as South Korean Won symbols. She even threatened Yun O that she would expose him to Kim Sum, if he doesn’t stop communicating with Kim Sum because Kim Sum is her income source. It’s not like she has her best interest at heart.

Moreover, another thing that struck me as odd, some of the characters like Samantha for example, have evidence that Yun O is up to no good so instead of calling the police, she just lets him be and continue killing people.

At the end, we see Kim Sum killing Yun O. What happened to his body afterwards? Did the police find him?

I was left with more questions than answers, to be honest. My list of examples is long, but I think I should stop here.

Cast: The acting was tolerable, maybe apart from Kang Hae Lim (Kim Sum) who had to play an autistic person. I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to autism so I will exclude her. Besides, it wasn’t her acting that bothered me the most.

Kim Young Kwang’s acting was mediocre to say the least. What up with those smiles all the time? Those dramatic pauses? If you give people cringey smiles, they will think you're dangerous?
He had the opportunity to show us something when he got upset and broke Somebody in Kim Sum’s garage, I expected some kind of emotion but no.

OST: The OST was okay. It seemed like it was mostly used to give the scenes a dramatic tone.

Overall: I feel like I wasted my time.

Score: 5/10

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Yandere and a Serial Killer?

That is a mind-blowing combo. A young man who is going around and killing people through a dating app that was designed by the our FL. They meet and perhaps it is her unique disinterest or lack of fear of his presence -- he takes an immediate interest in her after they kill a cat that was hit by a car 'together'. It's a strange scene. It draws him to her immediately. I loved this so much (I'm a weird one, what can I say?) -- and I can't say much else without ruining it, aside from the fact that it's definitely got a mature rating for a reason. I am surprised by the lackluster reviews for it.

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"psychic" series

There is no doubt that this is a "psychic" series, suspenseful and violent (you need to have a high level of concentration to understand the small nuances). The series gives a glimpse into the dark side of the era of artificial intelligence (AI), and the abuse of dating sites. A glimpse into the difficulty of Asperger's diagnosed people to read social and environmental situations. It has some social messages, concerning the question of what is relative morality.
The casting is perfect, the acting of all the actors is professional and perfect +++.
Clearly erotic scenes that are not typical of Korean series (I don't know how the actors stood it during filming, haha)
There were scenes that were borderline illogical (in my eyes) that damaged the credibility of the plot, this is not a fantasy series, the plot is based on reality and therefore it bothered me personally.

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Misunderstood

I'n only writing this after reading lots of reviews that bash some of the plot choices they chose to make in the drama. I think the direction of the story and character development is partly misunderstood by most people. I do share some opinions but i want to lay out other possible meanings.

The story feels quite purposely made to be open to interpretation, but it also explains a lot about the characters in a way that it's not directly conveyed, but rather "alluded" unto, and it can easily be missed depending on how you take it. Let's tackle different points.

Yuno's victims: it's easy to question why did his victims ever go to meet a stranger that they knew absolutely nothing about. Yet this does happen in real life. Hell, even i am guilty of this. So it's not that unbelievable. Besides, Yuno might have tried to lure other people that were not shown maybe because his tactics failed and they were smart enough not to pursue him, so they never fell to be his victims. Maybe they only showed us the women he succeeded into luring, and coincidentally, only the women that were lonely and horny enough to take such a risk.

Yuno's backstory: this is most commonly misunderstood as something that was not dwelved into enough, and while it's true, they actually gave us important information during a scene where the bestfriend trio was talking about how mentally deranged individuals work. They talked about childhood trauma being closely connected to one's mental health and such, but they also said that some people just never want to change, be it traumatic childhood or not. This could very well be our peak into Yuno's past. We know his mother abandoned him, but that can be the reason he became a sociopath as well as a fruitless detail, as we know too little to establish if it was traumatic enough. Maybe Yuno was born with sociopathic tendencies that were only accelerated by certain things happening such as his mother's abandonment, or the first time he's shown killing a woman by choking her during sex. Maybe his mom abandoned him exactly because she feared being around her son, so it was not a trauma induced disorder at all. Or maybe his mom (or dad) absolutely abused the shit out of him and they made him be what he is (was) today. Could be any of these.

Gieun: this is the one thing i agree with as her being dumb asf. I just kept forgetting that she was a cop because she made choices so dumb i hardly believe anyone would make, let alone a cop, such as the second encounter with Yuno. She really thought she did something when she showed up the second time alone in her scary wheelchair, ready to confront the very same FLEXIBLE man that let her out to die. Great thinking. I couldn't empathize with her.

Shaman lesbian: while i get that that was thrown into the plot randomly, i feel like it adds to the realism of the show. It shows that people have unconventional upbringings, it makes it feel less "planned", if it makes sense? Just like real people. She goes out clubbing, she goes with many women, she is dedicated to her shaman lifestyle be it for family reasons or whatev, that's fine. This is a character that has a life outside of her usefulness to the main story. That alone deepens her character. I felt like the very fact that she was a lesbian but opposingly also a shaman, showed her character well.

Besides these misunderstood points, i can only criticize some of the dialogue. I get it - it's made to be driven by silence. Subtlety in the acting, in their expressions. Even selfinterpretation. But sometimes i feel like they overdid this side, only to take a lot from the dialogue, leaving it almost superficial and nonsensical at times.

But again, this can also be interpreted as it being intentional. Yuno and Kim Sum fell in love not over talking for hours and hours about all kinds of things, but over saying only what is necessary, and most importantly, they fell in love over recognizing their similarities and shared needs. They needed each other for what they lacked and what they had. They needed each other because they were both alone, because they were both misunderstood by the rest of the world. It's something deeper than saying "its unrealistic how they fell in love, they barely even talked."

Overall, i think this was a fine drama. The actors showed impeccable acting, as the acting was what held this drama up. The ost had some memorable moments for me, like when they played that beautiful cover of Scarborough fair. I liked how they managed to fit that song into a sadder, more grim rendition.
My score is not a 10 because of the poor dialogue in certain parts (where it was needed) and the weird ass blunder by Gieun. And also because i did not think it was THAT great of a story.

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Subjectively dreadful

This review is not a synopsis of the storyline, but rather a rant about the cinematography.

While I personally found the story itself interesting, and the characters initially intriguing, the whole show was awfully produced. From unnecessarily long, one-cut scenes (imagine a regular show where a scene sometimes feels long-winded, slow and awkward, then multiply that by 10) and a lot of silent, eventually extremely boring moments, each episode became exceedingly more dreadful. I understand the producers were attempting to create an eery, uncomfortable feeling with this, but they dragged each scene on for a lot longer than needed. This type of cinematography might be perfect to some (few) people, but I would argue the average person would lose interest rather quick and find it annoying.

I found myself yawning a lot and skipping 2-3 minutes every time there was a sex scene or emotional scene, because basically nothing was said or done for most of the duration that could not be summarised in the first 10 seconds. It's not that it even made me feel awkward (which it did), it just felt so insanely and dreadfully boring.

The show had so much potential and the two main characters were well-written, although sometimes irrational and confusing (I assume that's what psychopaths are like and the producer wanted to convey that). I feel it's a shame it got butchered by an awful attempt at being different and "edgy".

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Should've been either a movie or a 16-ep season

Just finished this show, first I need to note that I watched the entire series with noise cancelling headphones and 10/10 would recommend, I LOVED the soundtrack and felt it completely enhanced my entire viewing of this series. The suspense scenes especially.

It is kind of a confusing show, but that's why I give it a higher rewatch value, I feel like it deserves 2 watches to grasp the story a lot better.

Now for the title of my review; I think that they could've cut out a lot of scenes/made a lot of scenes shorter (the space 39 scene especially) and it would've done well as a movie, albeit probably a little bit more confusing. But I also believe they could've fleshed everything out so much more to stretch it to a 12 if not 16 ep series as I'm left with so many (basic) questions about the main characters. The scar on Yun O's back? What his mom actually did to him? The accident that left Gi Eun in this state, and more about her past as an officer, how she met Mok-Won, more about Sum's parents & upbringing. I could go on and on.

Anyways, still think it's worth the watch and will hopefully rewatch it in the future!

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É um dos piores doramas que eu já vi, é horriveeel

Tem um conceito interessante, mas uma execução horrível.

No primeiro episódio, a historia começa bem, somos apresentados a uma garota introvertida que mexe com programação. Ela cria uma espécie de chat gpt no arcade dela e o apresenta em uma feira tecnológica, uma empresaria a descobre nessa feira e a contrata. Desde então, ela trabalha sendo diretora de um aplicativo de namoro, aplicativo esse que está sendo usado por um serial killer para atrair vitimas. Esse começo ilude o telespectador a acreditar que vai ser uma trama focada em investigação, cheia de suspense. Mas a partir desse ponto, a historia e qualidade do roteiro vão descendo em uma ladeira.

Não tem foco algum em investigação, vários assassinatos em série acontecem mas ninguém da policia além da detetive vai atrás do assassino. É como se nada estivesse acontecendo.

A protagonista, é representação completamente deturpada e estereotipada de autismo. É dito que ela foi diagnosticada com autismo na infância (e pra piorar, a série ainda usa um termo que caiu em desuso "asperger") mas sua personalidade é de uma pessoa fria, sem empatia e que sente "prazer em matar". Estão levantando o estereotipo de "autista que não sente empatia" e confundindo o autismo com psicopatia, é uma escrita terrível e um desserviço gigantesco pra comunidade autista. Foi o completo oposto da representação positiva e maravilhosa que tivemos em Uma Advogada Extraordinária, que inclusive lançou no mesmo ano que essa porcaria.

E a detetive, que inclusive ficou cadeirante por ter sofrido um acidente, tinha uma historia interessante e grande potencial, mas se mostrou uma pessoa burra e inconsequente que vai SOZINHA atrás do serial killer em um lugar abandonado que está sendo destruído. É completamente bizarro uma detetive com anos de experiencia agir dessa forma.

Não recomendo pra nenhum de vocês, porque é simplesmente um dos piores doramas que eu já vi na vida, e até agora é o pior do catalogo da netflix, com um roteiro confuso, ruim, horrível que nunca leva a historia a lugar nenhum. Não assistam esse esperando uma grande historia de investigação, porque não tem, é um lixo confuso e sem sentido.

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why am I conflicted in wanting a killer to find love?

Finished watching this, yes I know I'm so late to the party but I honestly am so glad I gave this show a shot.
JUST WoOoow. Ok.. I'm not 100% wanting them to have a happy ending but that was a tragic & sort of a sweet twist of a love-story/horror. on one hand...i felt like I wanted them to find happiness together even though yes he is a serial killer.

add to that a cast of badass women,who definitely didn't ask permission. each of the women in this cast had their own strengths and were unapologetic in using their power to get what they set their sights on.

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calmo e pazzo allo stesso tempo

Sono molto molto perplessa.
Inizio con dire che in sè questa serie è la pazzia, la rappresenta completamente; quel tipo di pazzia che si trova nell’ombra della calma, tutto sembra così calmo e rilassante ma si cela una grande pazzia, in tutto e in tutti.
Sin da quando l’ho iniziato non capivo nulla, stavo lì con tanti punti interrogativi e la fine è il più grande dei punti interrogativi che abbia mai provato.
In generale, i personaggi di Sum e Yun-ho sono dei pazzi psicopatici, nel caso di Sum in parte si può “giustificare” per il suo disturbo ma nel caso di Yun-ho non sappiamo se soffra di qualcosa e quindi sembra tutto così surreale.
Però dico che non ci dobbiamo far scioccare da questa surrealtà perchè in realtà esiste, esistono persone che provano piacere nell’uccidere, è la loro identità, il loro io, il loro essere se stessi; è ingiustificabile questo loro piacere ma anche impossibile da cambiare, secondo me perchè se una persona la pensa in un modo e ha degli hobby e delle passioni ben precise, nessuno potrà far diventare quella persona diversa da com’è, almeno nella loro anima perché in apparenza si può sempre fingere.
Se vogliamo poi mettere in mezzo la presenza o meno dei genitori durante l’infanzia, sono d’accordo con la sciamana, anche se i genitori sono presenti nella vita delle persone, nessuno dice che queste non potranno sviluppare sentimenti di odio e ira nei confronti degli altri, certo la situazione genitori è anche parte della nostra identità, se i nostri genitori non ci vogliono bene potremmo crescere col bisogno costante di affetto e traumi di vario genere ma è anche vero che in una mente criminale come quella di Yun-ho, non si riuscirà a smuovere qualcosa ma solo ad aggiungere e questo anche nei casi di menti “sane”.
Tutto ciò che riguarda i loro personaggi (Sum e Yun-ho) è dannatamente difficile da comprendere, la loro voglia di uccidere non deriva da ragioni ben precise ma dalla loro personalità, poche volte in questa serie abbiamo visto Yun-ho uccidere per vendetta, come nel caso delle persone “è roba da ragazzo”, poi per il resto ha sempre ucciso per piacere personale.
Solo con Sum la cosa è stata diversa, era come se Yun-ho volesse ucciderla ma allo stesso tempo rinchiuderla in una gabbia e tenerla tutta per sé, Yun-ho è sempre stato molto possessivo nei suoi confronti, l’ho visto soprattutto quando ha chiesto sia a Samantha che alla sciamana se Sum le appartenesse. Una cosa che non capisco è perché ha anche deciso di farle del male, come nel caso del tentato strupro e nel caso in cui ha distrutto Someone, è tutto così irrazionale.
Anche da parte di Sum questo era un amore molto speciale, finalmente aveva incontrato qualcuno come lei, che avesse la mente come lei, le abitudini come le sue ecc, eppure alla fine l’ha ucciso, ha agito e sinceramente non so ancora spiegarmi il perchè di questo, non l’ho capito affatto.
In generale è tutto molto incasinato e strano ma ci sembra strano perchè non capiamo bene la mente di chi ama uccidere, ovviamente se non siamo come loro.
L’episodio finale è quello che mi ha lasciato perplessa più di tutti, non capisco come possa essere finito così, è come se nulla fosse stato concluso seriamente: l’indagine con la polizia, Samantha (non so perchè ma mi sembra come se sapesse cose che non sappiamo), la sciamana, Sum, la ragazza sulla sedia a rotelle….sembra come se nulla fosse stato veramente concluso ed è per questo che penso ci sarà una seconda stagione (almeno spero).

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Spannend und langweilig zugleich

Netflix hat eine Thriller-Serie produziert, die ich als "ganz okay" bezeichnen würde.

Der Cast ist sehr gut gewählt und ihre Acting-Skills sind hervorragend. Die Story ist nicht sehr detailreich bzw. umfasst kein breites Spektrum. An sich ist es schon spannend, aber ich war sehr froh, als die Serie rum war. Es gibt keinen Spannungsbogen. So würde ich die Serie auch niemals ein weiteres Mal schauen. Die Musik war auf jeden Fall passend - es gab oft sanfte und langsamere BGM, die an sich auch sehr gut war.

Womöglich sind Produktionen aus diesem Genre generell nicht mein Geschmack.

Die deutschen Untertitel sind verständlich und fehlerfrei. Inzwischen haben sich die Übersetzter von/für Netflix stark verbessert.

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