Talk about a drama coming out of nowhere and kicking my butt. Like fine, you can kick my butt, but then you took my head and smashed it against the curb. I'm okay with that by the way.
Seriously though, I hadn't even heard of this show before it premiered on Netflix. I decided to give a go basically on a whim. Like I recognized the lead because I had just watched Itaewon Class (which I wasn't a fan of btw), and was like sure lets see what this kid can do as the lead now.
Well damn! Took me by surprise and then some. A gritty and fantastic show that I was completely hooked on. I can see why this is a fully Netflix show and not something that was on a Korean channel. No channel would have greenlit this. The entire theme and characters are pretty dark. There is no fluff or sweet k-drama fantasies here. There are no typical k-drama caricatures here either. The characters are unique and realistically fleshed out. All the actors do a great job and you can tell that the director really let them loose.
Honestly I have nothing really bad to say about this show. Maybe only that I wish it was longer. Maybe a second season? Though I'm not really sure where they would go with it, but I would be on board. As long as they put the kind of passion into it that they clearly did with the first.

With Kingdom, and now this, I really hope more writers, directors, and producers look to Netflix to make their more daring projects, that would more than likely be stifled if handled by a Korean station (even the cable ones).

If you are looking for something more dark and daring than your typical k-drama fare, don't hesitate on this one. GO AND WATCH IT! NOW!

Btw, I loved the intro theme, despite it not really being a full song. It was short, but I still never wanted to skip the opening theme.