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The Scholar Who Walks the Night korean drama review
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The Scholar Who Walks the Night
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by qtandem
Oct 10, 2016
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
God knows I'm a die-hard Lee Joon Gi fan, and I would watch virtually anything he's in, and that's actually the main reason I watched SWWTN, even though I didn't have many expectations about it, to be honest. And I'm afraid I wasn't disappointed in my low expectations. I'm not saying it was a terrible show, but I didn't enjoy it and at times I found it plain boring. The love story was too lame and love scenes too cheesy for my taste. Vampires are supposed to be sexy. I know too much sexiness might be too much too ask for a prime time show in South Korean TV, but even so, I found it too lame. I haven't read the manhwa either, so I don't know if there's the same campiness in it. As for the performances, Lee Joon Gi was good, but I prefer other performances of him in other dramas. I don't particularly like Lee Soo Hyuk and I've never understood the fuss about him, but I admit he was pretty good as the villain. And Lee Yoo Bi... well, she is a good actress, but her role was a little irritating at times. In my opinion, the best acting in the show was by Kim So Eun -she had already caught my attention in Boys over flowers; she was in fact the only thing I liked about that show-, and Jang Hee In. The role of the prince was an interesting one, but I'm not sure Max Changmin was the right choice for the part, although he did try hard... Music and the atmosphere were quite good, but I have the feeling that the producers invested too much in this and in special effects to convey epicness, but they didn't seem to invest so much in the story.
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