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Hyena korean drama review
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Hyena
3 people found this review helpful
by Sarann55
Feb 17, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 6.0

Enjoyable if at times slow - could be shorter by at least three eps

Enjoyed this and discovered a new ML that is really worth watching out for - even though at first I found him arrogant-ugly, he grew much more human, and downright warm in an understated way. The FL is eccentric and refreshing but - also - was not at first sympathetic. Slow to find out about her, but she has a back story which explains a lot of her current actions. She is her own powerful woman, though, which is both rare and refreshing. There are a few laughs out loud moments, too, which are a bonus. A lot of the story is portrayed by ensemble acting, which I love - few performances are less than excellent - where there is a weaker character, I see that as poor writing/direction - the character is mostly a cliched cypher, there only to be a plot point.
It's too long, though. Eps 11/12 to 15 could pretty much have been removed / condensed. FF button was on overdrive
On the whole, I recommend this as an engaging fairly original concept piece - but don;t look for points of law or legal information ... most of that happens by 'magic'. It is however strong on 'negotiation' ...
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