Flor do Mal (2020)

SOOO GOOOD!!!!!!

Flower of evil is amazing! The emotions portrayed are just perfect, and I absolutely adored their daughter. However, the ending was So bitter-sweet. Overall, it's a must-watch show for fans of thrillers and crime dramas. The show's ability to keep you on the edge of your seat is truly remarkable. The plot twists and turns will leave you begging for more. The acting is also top-notch, and the characters are well-developed. This show really is a thrilling drama that will leave you wanting more. If you're looking for a show that will keep you entertained from start to finish, then this is the show for you."

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Watch It!!

Ahh this show hit me so hard!!

It's been a while since I've watched a kdrama that has driven this deep into my emotions. I wish that I'd been able to take it slowly and savor it, but the cliff hangers at the end of each episode kept me binging this show. The music was incredible; it worked with the mood and the scenes so well.

The acting is just... 10/10. I've watched several of Lee Joon Gi's other shows (lawless lawyer is another favorite) but he really outdid all my expectations in this one. I'll definitely keep watching for him. I've never seen Moon Chaewon before, but I hope to see her in something else again soon. Their chemistry together was soo good; they made this complicated relationship so believable.

PLOT:

I really, really loved this plot. At first, I had no idea what it would be like; I really put off watching this drama because the description of it didn't sound too interesting to me. But I loved the intersection of crime/mystery/romance/humanity/mental health that this drama tackled. The themes it explored are so so important, and it did it so well.

I would really like to rewatch this at a later time, slowly, cherishing the episodes. I definitely recommend watching it! Even if you're not a fan normally of crime/mystery, I still think many people can love this show.

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Really Worth It

Until today this was really 9.5 star for me but the last episode they closed everything so beautifully liked really it was most perfect anything could get. I am writing this review right after watching last episode so yeah the emotion is quite strong right now.
The cast was well chosen their acting was on point. They made me feel all the emotion they were going on specially the emotional scenes.
The music I really fell in love. The music was well suited with the scene.
What I love the most was the ending. I think for this ending was the thing which could decide how this show will turn it out. And they did well. I mean the biggest thing was the murder that his sister did, how they will close it and I really think the writer did well with that part.
And also making Do Hyun Soo losing his memory made us see when he really started liking her. He started questioning himself who he really was, what emotion he held toward her. watching him discover what Cha Jiwon meant to him was really something. I mean there were question do Do Hyun Soo really likes her and now we can say that " Yes" he really did and he did way before than he even realized. Cha Jiwon was right at that time he was only one who didn't knew he really likes her. And also I feel that was the moment when it was really clearly shown he really liked her.
The other thing was they showed Eun Ha meeting her dad. I think those who watched it can agree we really fell for that little angel. and also she was the only one whom from the start he was really sincere. Even without his memory his body just cant walk past a egg tart without buying it for his daughter even tho he didn't seem to know who he was buying it for.
So yeah the Last episode really closed the show and also I don't think there would be any ending more perfect for this show.

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Strong start but a bit boring in the middle

Starts out strong but quickly plateaus, which is a real pity because I love the premise. Why do kdramas have to be so long??? The long runtime per episode, the number of episodes etc, mean that inevitably, the show just starts throwing in stalling scenes and episodes that don't need to be there. Second gripe is female lead -- her characterization is all over the place. SIGH...... such a pity because I love the premise.

I really liked that this was about an already established couple. It's rare to have established couples in fiction and it was fun to see the dynamic between the two leads.

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BEST BEST BEST

This drama is hands down the best kdrama of the year.
Lee Joon Gi as he usually does has been given the best acting, never disappointing! he is one of the best actors for me,his every expression was amazing. When he gets mad on episode 15 was blowing my mind.And Ji Won, very rational and logically and didn't end to conclusions on her own..It's quite rare to see this kind of female lead.. FL's most of the time act impulsive and get to conclusions on their own.. she was strong as well as emotional..
Jun Gi's daughter, Eun Ha, what a cutest and talented young actress. Not only these three but each and every other actors done their job perfectly.
Culprit is different , each episode draws you more into the story and never makes you bored ! It’s really intense so I would recommend not binging it but watched it over a few days ! I really thought I predicted the villain but they managed to surprise me !

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Besttt!!!

FLOWER OF EVIL

Flower Of Evil is a 16-episode breath-taking Korean drama starring Lee Joon Gi as Baek Hee Seong and MoonChae won as Cha-juwoon. This thriller crime drama is directed by Kim Cheo-kyu and was premiered in May 2020.

It is a drama that talked about some heavy topics. Which are psychopath and sociopath and the difference between them. Do genes have anything do with being a psychopath? How society deal with the family of psychopath or a serial killer and how do they deal with them. And shows that the people aren’t interested in boring truths.

The plot of story is very astonishing, staggering and satisfactory! This drama offers you a thrilling and emotional roller coaster ride of your life. You will get hooked right from the start be on the edge of your seats biting your nails if you are a suspense thriller fan.

Each episode is packed with twists and turn beyond your expectations. Each seemingly trivial detail either link up to past events or foreshadows or what is to happen later. Remember the wristwatch. Even the previews are professionally jumbled that they don't leak crucial information about the next one. The viewers don’t even have veiled hints about how is going to be the accomplice and how will he be ensnared.

The opening scene was unique and distinctive with Baek Hee Sung drowning in water. The story starts showing the viewers a perfect family. Baek Hee Seeong is a perfect husband and an ideal father of Ehuna. But doesn’t everyone have their own secrets? It soon reveals that Baek He Sung is not what he seems and has a dark past which no one, not even his detecting wife, knows about.

Baek Hee Seeong, being a metal worker, tries to hide his two-faced identity from his wife and daughter. Meanwhile his detective wife is forced to renavigate their relationship as she discovers unexplained murders linked to his past. Unfortunately, secrets have way of coming out and being a hard-hitting homicide detective, it’s Cha Ji Won job to uncover as many secrets as she can in her never-ending quest for truth.

Jiwon's, elegant appearance gives me much respect to the detective job. Her character showed that even though she is a beauty yet she has stamina to run miles to catch bad guys. She portrays strong powerful, independent women who never blindly follows whatever his husband tells her to do. She follows her own instincts and protect her people but never lets them control her.

Do hyun su's character played by Lee Joon Gi was an especially hard one to pull and was stellar. Being a son a serial killer, he never learned to be happy this was the major reason that every day he learned facial expressions to hide his true selves from the society. His character portrays that society often has a bias towards people who look different, who has personality disorder and whose family member have done something wrong. He was fighting the ghost from his past life but had to put a happy face and act as if everything was fine.

Not only Lee Joon Gi but also Cha Ji Won displayed a vast emotional dimension that served justice to the complexity of their characters. The supporting cost also deserves. recognition for a three-dimensional performance. The friendship between Baek and moojin is beautiful instead of having a rough start in the beginning

His acting was mesmerizing and will make you feel all the emotions intensely. The little vibrations his of face, mouth and his hands when he is angry, emotional or poignant are astounding.

The dialogues are so well versed that they hit right into the heart. The flashbacks of the past events help the story to alter between past and present. The quiet heartwarming background piano and violin make those scenes very alluring and majestic.

The production was definition of perfection. One of my favorite scenes is from episode third where the sun shine is displayed on the family phot blurring Baek hee sung's face than appeared Baek hee sung with a nefarious smile which created a sense of thrill and suspense.

The cinematography, music, sounds Ost’s, editing scriptwriting, directing undoubtedly are of high quality. Kudos to Directors, screenwriters, composer and actors. They did on outstanding jobs bringing the characters to life - Audience will cry along, laugh and live along with them the writer managed to keep a clear and captivating plot.

he quote - “The world is not what it seems to be”. Is perfect to represents a sequence of events in the story.

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An emotional mystery full of suspense

Of course, my opinion could change based on the ending but this is one of the most interesting pieces of media I've watched in a while. Constantly keeps you on your toes and the main leads carry the emotional weight of the relationship so well.

I can't remember the last time I got so invested in characters so quickly and said invested. I am constantly rooting for things to just BE OKAY for them and the drama and suspense keep me coming back each week dying to know what happens next.

It does a great job of sprinkling little hints throughout the plot so that when things come together they don't blindside you but they do make you go "OH", which is the best kind of plot.

Also, the daughter is the cutest kid in the world.

EDIT: (post ending update: not my fave ending. a little trope-y. but the acting really pulls it through and i cried a lot sooooo pretty good!)

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Good Enough

" Flower of Evil " was a pretty intense drama. What is spot on about it, is how they managed the characters. At first, the viewer is introduced to the main male lead, who is presented as a serial killer, psychopath, and unable to feel emotions, especially empathy, while he uses his wife in order to hide who he is. Eventually, the story deepens into what really happened, who really is the male lead, and how he feels and acts.

The serial killer case gets the same roller coaster treatment, though an experienced viewer might have a few right guesses as to who is the real murderer. The addition of the family drama, with the in-depth presentation of all characters and their stories, especially the journalist and the sister, were all a nice touch and enriched the suspense and the emotional impact of the story.

However, there were a few moments, especially towards the ending, when the drama felt like it repeated some patterns. The female lead was endearing more than enough times, as she was presented more childish when it came to her feelings and how she expressed them. That said, the performances from everyone in the cast were brilliant and helped a lot to the success of the drama.

The ending, finally, was dangerously tiptoeing around the limits of cliche trop, but they handled it nicely enough to never actually reaching it.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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Good-ish, but overrated

This show has been getting a lot praise, "drama of the year" etc, well It's certainly not bad, but I don't really see what all the fuss is about. Typically I avoid Korean thriller/crime dramas like a plague, because there are just too many immersion breaking plots & sloppy scenes involving death and serious injuries in them. This one is no different. There are a lot of tiny little immersion breaking things in it, to me it's very difficult to take the drama seriously. The usual live filming character adjustments were not missed either. I binge watched the drama over the course of 3 days, so the character micro (or macro!) adjustments were blatantly obvious. The crime plot on the whole was not that great either & there were many cliche elements. It's easy to forgive cliche things in a light romantic comedy, but not in a thriller. To summarize this is no Dexter..
Also early on I almost dropped the drama out of boredom, the buildup in the first 4 episodes felt draggy to say the least and episodes 13-15 were just not that enjoyable for me.

So why the relatively high score of 7.5? Well naturally there are a lot of good things in this drama. I really liked how JiWon dealt with "finding out", that was very un-kdrama like and very entertaining to watch. Also the writing team had plenty of opportunities to shove confucianist crap down our throats & they went the other more wholesome direction every single time. The music was great & overall more thrilling than the drama itself & of course as usual we had great visuals. Finally the most important point is the romance, they did a really good job with that. There are many low key unique and touching moments in the drama. I felt pretty satisfied with the ending too..

Let me reiterate again, I very strongly believe that Hallyu does not know how to produce a believable thriller drama, but if I don't try to compare it to the greatest (or even mediocre) western works, within the genre of "Korean thriller drama", this is probably one of the best works so far.

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Surto atrás de surto

Se você estiver procurando um thriller que te surpreenda, Flower of Evil é o ideal. Gostei tanto, surtei tanto, que ele se tornou um dos meus dramas preferidos. A atuação é maravilhosa, você realmente sente aquilo que os personagens estão passando. O roteiro foi muito bem escrito, não tem furos e todas as peças se encaixam perfeitamente. A OST também é linda e super marcante. Fora a química entre o casal principal que é a tabela periódica inteirinha.
Flower of Evil equilibrou perfeitamente suspense, ação e romance. Um daqueles dramas que você precisa assistir com uma xícara de chá de camomila do lado para conseguir ficar calmo.
Recomendo demais!

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Without finishing I would say this is one of the best!

What made me give it an overall 10 score is because the plot is so unique and unusual. You would never find such gem story like this. The story revolves around a man wanted for murder who changed his identity and a detective woman. Being married for 14 years, everything was perfect until the murder case 18 years ago resurfaced again when one of the victim's family committed murder in the same way the murders are committed before to aggravate the police into finding the accomplice of the murder 18 yrs ago (because the murderer already died). The accomplice is believed to be the son of the murderer which is our male lead.

Hyun Soo, just wanted to live a normal life but things just don't go as planned. As I go through it, I feel so much sadness for him. He was accused of committing murder and he like, own the murder he did not commit to protect his sister (which I don't think really killed the man because of the accomplice's voice record).

I'll cut it short since I don't want to say everything. Pain and sadness can be felt when you watch this drama. Why is life so f*cked up? Why are people so prejudiced about other people? Does being a son of a murderer makes you a murderer as well? Sometimes, we're blinded from the facts because we see what we want to see and not see what we should see.

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Most overrated show of the year!

Deceived by high score this drama has I have watched it from the beginning to the end. Just wanted to write a short warning - do not waste time on this drama - directing is bad, story isn't but it is very dragged and characterisation is very incoherent. If you're interested in murder/mystery/detective dramas I would suggest watching Stranger, Partners for Justice, Nobody Knows and Memorist (a few recent and quality dramas just from the top of my head). Everything that te female lead does is very frustrating, and tere are a lot of clichees. I'm sad to see that it has such a great and misleading score when there are so many great dramas out there made in the last year.

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