I have only watched the first two episodes, but already now this seems like the most interesting show since Twin Peaks - The return. A mezmerising mixture of slapstick comedy, horror, fantasy, love story and thriller noir. This is what TV is supposed to be.

It's hard to say why I like it so much. It has much of a soap opera drama and it's bizarre sometimes and sticky in others, funny, very romantic and addicting. If you have already been to Korea you will love it more. The characters are so well defined and the performances are truly great. Thanks to the writer and all the staff. I cannot stop thinking about the delicate end.

Has something of everything, absurdly full of love more than drama, it's a good performance in a subreal story, obviously not for an Oscar, but to keep us in suspense. Enjoy, just if you are a romantic!

So a few background things first: I have seen a few Netflix original shows and the ones I've liked have been canceled while the ones that I didn't care for have gone on for several series. The original movies I've seen, have been terrible or not truly Netflix only like they've claimed. The summaries for Korean dramas are never what the show is really about. Most (MOST) Korean dramas start out great and then stall for a bit and then pick up in the last few episodes (usually with the 16 episode ones). So with those things in mind, I watched Black. It was interesting and entertaining during the first episode but nothing I really had to watch. Then there was a twist that was fantastic! and it left me wanting to see what that was about. I thought wrong but the truth was better. They did a lot of things right in this drama but I found it hard to finish it quickly and I would get bored more often than normal during a K drama. They hit all the boxes but it was missing the heart, the stuff that really made it Korean and watchable even when boring. It was just... ok. It either should have cut some parts that I won't say here or ramped it up even more. The ending just confused the heck out of me. Not what they were trying to get across but some of the details. I mean, there was a Christmas tree and red blankets and presents and snow but they kept talking about Halloween. Then I saw a few jack o'lanterns hanging about and I was just scratching my head. The dialogue didn't help matters much either. It just confused me and the ending felt very rushed and just didn't make any sense. Even what happened made very little sense and seemed unrealistic in this fantasy world. It didn't make sense IN story... It was a nice attempt but it was missing the heart of it. Decent acting all around and fun twists but somewhat boring and had a lot of loose strings that had been tied up then flayed apart later on and never wrapped it up again. This is not one that I would recommend watching if you're new to K dramas. "Fantastic" and "Mirror of a Witch" or whatever they renamed it as on Netflix were better but there are other ones that are less heavy that are great too. My favorite is "Oh My Ghost(ess)".