Extracurricular

I was sooo impressed by the actors. This series is worth so much more than the usual hollywood nonesense we're given. Bravo !

...then episode 10 happens, and the typical blemish of Korean writers not knowing how to close out a story happens.

I would have given this show a NINE if it had ended after 9 episodes. Good premise. Gritty and engaging. Flawed a bit in typical K-show fashion that when the going gets tough, stakes are on the line, or lives are at stake, the main characters decide to.... you guessed it.... go it ALONE and stop communicating with each other. This is used time and again in these shows. But other than that, the first 9 episodes generally flowed pretty well. With the exception of folks not putting 2 and 2 together to get to 4. A bit too much obliviousness for believability, but it is what it is.

Which is EXACTLY the problem with episode 10. Everyone suddenly becomes completely aware and has crystal clear vision of things going on around them. And the writers put in about a dozen set pieces of reveals and confrontations, which could have been spaced out throughout the show (and solved one of the biggest gripes I had above).

It's like they needed to Black & White wrap things up, when they failed to realize that a more nuanced and vague ending would have served the running theme of the show much better and wouldn't be such a jarring change of direction in the minds of the viewers.

Very unfortunate, because I was looking forward to giving my first 8+ star review in quite some time. Alas, but because of lazy writers not pacing the show right for a big reveal ending, it was not meant to be.

I'm reading a lot of comments complaining about the lack of character development, but in my opinion it was a good protrayal of how high school kids act. They where reckless, stubborn and immature. It was really stressful to watch their reaction (or lack of) in certain scenes. Nevertheless, what turned me off was both the main characters. The boy seemed to be some kind of mastermind but ended up being quite clumsy and dumb. As for the girl, she was really smart but her abusive behaviour and stubbornness gave me anxiety, I just wanted to stop her all the time... All in all, good story, but was expecting more.

Where do I begin...? Towards the end of the season I was literally YELLING at the screen! I had to pause this show so many times because I was just worried about what was going to happen next.

If you like shows with twists and turns around every corner, THIS IS YOUR SHOW! Ignore the haters.

I must start off by saying this drama had a very unique feel to it, very different from a typical k-drama, and don't be mistaken this is no rom-com! There where no cliché's and no fillers in this drama. Episode 1 made me think that this was gonna be set on only a high school, but this was not the case. Specialty of this drama was the taboo-breaking subjects. The drama felt very grounded and raw, as to concepts like sex, drugs, pressure, friendships, love. I found the plot quite original as well, which on paper would not sound realistic at all, but this drama made it work like a gem. As for the casting and acting, I loved the chemistry, and also the tension between the main characters. The main lead was outstanding, showing every bit of emotion as well as possible. I feel like there was a lot of dept into his personality, as to being a socially awkward person, an emotional wrack, but also having a really reactive and strong side to him. Overall I really enjoyed this drama, only downside is that its short :(