For time travel fans, Kairos is just what is needed to cleanse the palette after Alice's disappointing run last season. It's a mystery thriller with heartwarming relationships and a story that's not as it seems at first glance. The story takes place in 2 timelines, 31 days apart from one another. In the future, we follow Kim Seo Jin, a well-off director of Taejung Construction whose daughter is kidnapped and who feels like the world is falling to pieces around him. In the past, Han Ae Ri is a woman working part-time jobs to save up money for her mother's surgery. But when her mother goes missing from the hospital, she doesn't know where to turn.

For just 1 minute every night at 10:33pm, they are able to interact with one another across time. They use this advantage to try to stop the tragedy that's struck their lives and to solve the dilemmas that they both face. But this drama wouldn't be a contender for one of the best of the year if that was the only storyline. As we go further into the story, we realize that everything is intertwined.

Kairos is masterfully told. Everything fits together perfectly, everything has a reason and a purpose. The writers did an amazing job tying everything together and created a solid plot. You don't get that kind of writing much. It's not often I walk out of a drama feeling as satisfied as I do now. I loved the characters, I loved the story and the themes, and Shin Sung Rok's brilliant performance reaffirmed his acting skills yet again. I can't recommend it enough.

Nothing is perfect, though, and I do have a few gripes. Without spoilers, I can't go into detail. But like every other time-related story I've ever watched, there are logical inconsistencies with the time travel. While the plot is solid and well-woven, there are holes in the sci-fi aspect of the show. I know most people don't expect time travel dramas to make much sense, but for anyone who does, there is one aspect of the time travel in this that might get under your skin. Spoilers, can't say what, but you'll know when you see it. The second problem I had with the story was the wife. Her backstory, in particular, and some of the plot surrounding her. It didn't make much sense and felt entirely out of place whenever it was brought up, almost silly. Her side story did not fit into the plot at all. It felt like I was watching a skit off to the side while waiting for the main actors to come back to the scene, and sometimes it was enough to take me out of the story. But these things aside, Kairos is wonderful. The cast is amazing. The music, while nothing memorable, fits into the story perfectly. It's a tense, suspenseful tale of family and corruption and everything in between, and I loved every moment of it.