This show was on track to become one of my favorite dramas of all time, but it seems it couldn't keep itself together for the whole 12 episodes. I was completely hooked from the start. The story is brilliant. I know this is a remake, but still, credit is definitely due here.  The whole theme of lying, deception, and exploring humanity and morality was expressed so brilliantly through the framework of a game show that involves using lies and deception to win money. It was so fascinating seeing all the drama with production behind the scenes while also seeing the game play out and seeing how it twists and bends the characters morals and decision making abilities. The characters here are simply brilliant and fascinating, and there are some truly unique dynamics at play in the character relations. The contrast between sweet and trusting Nam Da Jung and cold calculated Woo Jin made them so fascinating to watch. And throw in Do Young, the mysterious rich executive who seems to be orchestrating the whole thing and seemingly has connections to the players on his game show. The supporting cast as well were totally fantastic.  Dal Goo was probably my favorite, because I love how he subverted the trope of female heroines being harassed by menacing male debt collectors. His brotherly relations with Da Jung were so adorable and probably my favorite part of the show. There is just so much good here and it is such a shame that I feel like it loses it towards the end. By episode 7, things just start to fall apart. The games seemingly ever changing rules were just too hard to follow. I had to keep the dramabeans recap at my side the whole time, and I was still confused. Rules are created and simultaneously broken at random, and it seems like they adjusted the rules of the game show at will to accommodate whatever dynamics and plot twists they wanted to bring it. By episode 9, I feel like the show really lost its original spirit. We saw a lot less of the behind the scenes stuff, and it became less about the characters and their decisions and greed, and more about a convoluted corporate conspiracy. The conspiracy on top of the confusing game show with constantly bending rules was too much for me. I loved this show, I really did. But forcing myself through the final 4 episodes felt like such a chore. Even just reading the recap of the final episodes left me scratching my head and thinking that the journey was a lot more relevant than the destination.