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Train korean drama review
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Train
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by michelleoc
Jun 17, 2024
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
This review may contain spoilers

What a ride!

I'll start by saying that alternate timelines/parallel universe stories always confuse me and give me a headache. Normally, I rate the dramas I watch strictly based on my enjoyment of them (so I can remember which shows I liked and why). So, for me, I can't say generically that I loved the show, but I HAD to give this rating because of the concept and for the acting.

You have to admit, the idea of a serial murderer dumping bodies in an alternate timeline isn't something you see every day! This drama was full of twists and turns, and just when I ventured a guess as to who might be involved, I was proven wrong (multiple times). You know how sometimes you watch a drama, and someone is suspicious from the very beginning, whether they just act shifty, or the looks they give others, etc.? That is not the case in this drama. I continued to be surprised. I also liked how each person was different in the alternate world, sometimes just slightly, sometimes in big ways.

I am not going to single anyone out about their acting, because everyone was excellent, especially the ML. The way they wrote him, upstanding in one world, corrupt in the other, gave him the opportunity to shine as both. Then, the instances of them being together in one frame, in addition to slight physical differences, the mannerisms and behaviors were different. So, that also means that the antagonists did a great job as well.

I don't remember music, per se. I do remember thinking that it was doing a good job of kicking up the tension.

I won't rewatch this, since I know what happened.

For anyone that is curious, there is a slight romance. I'm a romance junkie and don't usually care for romances in any type of thriller, action drama. I thought it was handled excellently. It was VERY understated, and his lines when he was talking to the FL about the FL in the other world, wow, heartbreaking.

There is a happy ending, but I will say I'm confused about there being 2MLs in the same world at the end.

I can't believe it took me this long to watch Train. If you are considering it, I can highly recommend it.
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