Review by kgenereux-75-533576

I hadn't come across a cool supernatural vibed/action K-drama in months, until I stumbled upon the first season of "The Uncanny Encounter" a couple days ago. I'm at episode 5 and haven't found a thing not to like about this series yet. Violent content-wise, there are some harrowing scenes of past violent deaths, but also lots of very satisfying scenes of high school bullies getting whomped "Bruce Lee style" by a kid you'll totally root for. He goes through an amazing transformation and becomes part of a ragtag band of noodle shop superheroes. All the actors are really well cast and they keep my interest. Give it a shot. Seems like new Studio Dragon shows get a lot of bad reviews lately, but they sure were getting things right back in 2020 with this series. I just hope season 2 doesn't fall flat. Update: Season one was 10 star for sure. I am half way thru season 2 and finding a lot of the fight scenes repetitive and sometimes ridiculous. And that new Counter a lot of people aren't so keen on? He's all cattle and no hat. But "countering" the new Counter's dullness is the fascinating villain Hwang (Kang Ki-Young), the Chinese mayhem artist. He's all jet-black hair slick-backed and loungin' in black silk robes or rockin' $8000 suits. He's got a sexy gal pal, a punky psychotic henchman who shaves his eyebrows, and he takes every opportunity to show off his 6 pack torso. The pure evil this guy can exude with his chiseled "I'm mildly amused" smile is impressive. And the director milks it. I'm enjoying the season 2 ride so far. I fast forward through the cringier brawling and bawling scenes, but all the big Mun and Hwang scenes are keepers.