Usumudang Gadooshim

I found this series entertaining and exciting even though it's short.

I found the female lead to be a bit awkward with her acting but her counterparts compensated that.

The story has a bit of everything, from mystery, a bit of drama and a soft romance.

Perfect to binge watch in a day.

This is one good short series that you can watch in a whiff without giving intricate thinking about the plot and the drama involved. I won't say that this is the pinnacle of kdrama, but it's good one definitely worth a watch, especially if you like ghost stories in Korean dramas (which are normally good).

So here is the plot, Ga doo shim is born into a family of shamans, although she doesn't like to be the one she does some little helping for her mother. One day she transfers to a school where kids who gets the lowest rank dies mysteriously. She teams up with the top student Woo soo to unravel the mystery and save her fellow mates.

I don't normally like high school dramas but I was excited for the ghost/shaman angle plus it was so short I thought I would take a chance. I really enjoyed it! I thought the main leads, especially the male lead, did a great job and I definitely felt the chemistry.

Korean Mini Series 'The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim' started nicely but ended up being a rushed, predictable drama.

Probably what doesn't help the drama at all was the ending. It was rushed, with bad CGI and a predictable conclusion. The progress of the story was messy as well and one doesn't get to see the characters' background stories, their personalities, dreams, and ambitions. You only get to see them as a superficial role that they just have to take. Even the love story felt forced and didn't proceed naturally, even though the leads did have chemistry.

On that note, the performances were all great, even from the side characters, who were, unfortunately, pushed aside due to the short length of the drama, as did the progression and presentation of the universe of the story.

So, overall, four out of ten.

I'll admit this show isn't perfect but it's still good and very interesting! The story is unique and the leads have good chemistry! I'll update once I finish the show!