Black discussion post: Ep. 1 & 6

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Plot: Black is a detective possessed by the Grim Reaper. Ha-Ram can see shadows of death. These two struggle to save the lives of people, breaking the rules of heaven.

Director: Kim Hong-Sun
Writer: Choi Ran
Cast: Song Seung-Heon, Go Ara, Lee El, Kim Dong-Joon, Jo Jae-Yun, Lee Gyu-Bok, Kim Won-Hae, Jung Suk-Yong, Lee Cheol-Min, Heo Jae-Ho
Network: OCN
Release date: October 14, 2017
Runtime: Sat. & Sun. 22:20
Where to watch: Dramafire

Potentially triggering content:
Blood, murder, suicide, prostitution ring, kidnapping, pedophilia

OST:
South Club - Take Me Out (Black OST Part 1)

eeSA - Like A Film (Black OST Part 2)

source: asian wiki, kDrama Freaks 1, 2

Comments

[nekokonneko.livejournal.com]

It's also on Netflix (at least in the UK). It was recc'ed to me by a friend, so it's in my queue but I haven't started it yet because I just wanted to watch in a binge and episodes are still coming out. Seems like it's even more intense than she said.

[tiny0fairy.livejournal.com]

i've also got it in my netflix queue, i started to watch it but it wasn't the right time

[accioanime.livejournal.com]

Im gonna wait til someone (aka dramabeans) recaps maybe half the show because there's just too much going on for me to sit back and just enjoy. As a viewer, I had a whiplash trying to follow the first episode, I thought it would be a simple psychic-grim reaper tandem. Reading the recaps made more sense to me.

[dafairyness.livejournal.com]

I really need OCN to stop with the 70+ minute episodes. They are totally unnecessary.

This is definitely a step down in quality from Save Me, but I can definitely understand wanting to air something more humorous after it (and I love kim dongjun)

[goldenrosalie.livejournal.com]

i keep flip flopping re: this drama.
i remember being quite intrigued by first ep and SSH wasn't as bad as he usually is! but then that dramatic rooftop scene happened... and drunk scene. honestly he is such a terrible actor it's almost funny. then i tried a few more eps and while his acting was... well.. the usual (and oh boy... you can't pull off playing multiple characters!!!) but comedy of so many scenes kept saving it for me. i actually laughed a lot (especially during scene with him trying to eat next to dead body).
but i'm not sure if i want to catch up with it? there isn't anything engaging or truly fun about it. i'm behind last 3 eps, i think. still wondering if i should continue.