Miraculous Brothers

It has been a while since a well-written supernatural mystery drama came to any platform. This drama has good plot with obvious underlying contradictions. It explores a lot of philosophical and moral dilemmas and conflicts in a new way. Whilst doing that it doesn't confuse the viewers with too many information at first and lets the story build on its own. The actors' deliverance, direction, narration, was all bang on. This is a fun, exciting watch that make the viewers keep guessing as to the characters' reactions to the many things that they come across over a period of time. Every scene is well-placed and paced unlike most mystery dramas. This is a good account on human nature that investigates the layers between the two extremities of good and bad.

An unsuccessful writer Yuk Dong-joo (Jung Woo) is driving when a young man Kang San (Bae Hyun-sung) runs in front of his car and ends up in hospital in a coma. The aspiring writer finds a book in the backpack of the young man which he recognises could be a best seller. When the young man comes around from his coma he has no recollection who he is but appears to have mysterious powers. Together they try to find out who he is and form a brotherly partnership to recover his memories. It is an interesting script but as the real story begins with a murder committed 27 years earlier you do need to pay attention to keep up with plot and characters. It is well acted but I felt the pacing was off at times and certainly could have been shorter or more time spent on the supporting cast and their stories.

I was totally hooked with this fantasy, drama, mystery series! Suspense throughout with a lot of twists and turns. The writers did an excellent job. The protagonist characters were great; not over-the-top, very relatable in most cases (excluding super powers), likeable, great rapport, etc. The antagonist characters were also great. It was a cohesive story. The actors were fantastic! The two male leads portrayed such a great bond with each other! The director did a outstanding job. There is enough room in this story for another season, especially since all the characters & actors are nicely melded together.

You won't be disappointed.

I have never left a review for any series even though several times i wanted to for some of my most loved shows like flower of evil, but for this show i just had to! The writer and producer of this show deserve an award imao. Just finished all the episodes and i want more. The story is so compelling and beautifully written - its not your average time-travel cookie-cutter show. The plots are well written and seamlessly flow into each other. They cast the perfect actors for this and boy they delivered. Every episode leaves you wanting more and I hope others get to give this show a shot - we binged this for 12 hours straight!

I wasn't happy when this series turned into a police procedural, but it redeemed itself in the end. What I like about many of the Korean series is that they have moral heft, and this was a good example of that. For me, the most interesting elements involved the relationship between the brothers and between Yook Dong-Joo and Kang San. But I was confused in the middle, and although it came together, it dragged a little. The acting was impressive, the ending was satisfying, and the main characters, as well as the minor characters, were likable. As an author, I could really relate to Yook Dong-Joo's publishing insecurities, Nicely done.