A Shop for Killers (2024– )
5/10
Fragmented story
8 February 2024
Warning: Spoilers
This show was disappointing. The modern high tech fighting with drones and action are quite impressive but that's all that's good. Maybe too violent for some.

The order of the unfolding of the story is wrong.

The story is too fragmented and unnecessarily so. A linear storyline would have been easier to follow and had more impact. The jumping in time is confusing even if you concentrate. Ep 7 filled in what happened earlier but it would have been better if the whole back story had been shown earlier. The mercenary background should have been shown earlier. Too many episodes spent wondering why they were being attacked and what LDW did. Why keep it a secret? The villains are one dimensionally evil. Unusual for K drama.

The lighting it too dark for TV. Many fight scenes were in darkness.

The ending was incomplete. Didn't explain how LDW survived. Bale is still alive. Is there a season 2? If there isn't then this show wasn't worth the time. If there is maybe they can explain all the unanswered questions and it might be good. But why didn't they just film and stream all 16 episodes in one shot and complete everything.

Kim Hye Jun does a good job in a tricky role. Quite convincing. Lee Dong Wook is quite convincing as the broody mercenary and a bit more disheveled than usual.
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