I am unsure about how I feel regarding the ending of Moving. Yes it was a ‘happy’ ending of sorts and it was also refreshing how they portrayed NK folks but I felt there were some loose ends that they didn’t tie up properly.

I wonder why BS didn’t keep in touch with HS. He was all there flying around being a superhero but why stay away from the girl he loves? What’s at stake here? The return of KDS was also ‘unceremonious’ to me. I felt more could have been done there.

I think the problem was that they decided to introduce brand new characters and their backstories in the last episode without giving proper well rounded closure to the characters that we cared about.

Anyway overall it was still a proper good show. Interesting plot, well developed characters and amazing vfx and action scenes. Would recommend!



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    Agree. It was fine. But it could have been much better with some different narrative decisions.

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      I felt the same. I think the show is overhyped thanks to the ensemble cast and their excellent ability to emote. Other than that, the plot was incoherent. Characters’ stories were scattered, we saw bits of each character here and there, and it sort of prevented me from connecting to the characters.

      Bong-seok and Hee-soo were cute but the most memorable performance to me was that by Han Hyo Joo, and the most memorable character to me was Kang-hoon.

      I would rate the show 8.5 out of 10, as 8 is a bit low but 9 is a bit high.

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        Kang Hoon was my absolute favourite! Absolutely

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          At first I was impressed by the adults arc, and tho I still appreciated each episode set separately, by the end I didn’t connect with it as a whole. Also, when they rejoined the kids arc, I didn’t care as much for the kids as I did in 1-7. And yes, having such a large ensemble didn’t help either.

          I was also disappointed by the ending. Among the issues, they spent too much time fighting (tho I know others loved that) and new characters and flashbacks. I feel we got shortchanged on several existing characters, esp. Do-Shik. On the whole the resolution felt rushed.

          Having criticized so much, I’ll say it might be because I held it to a much higher bar than most kdramas. But if I was to grade it on a bell curve of 2023 dramas, I’d give it a 9.5. 😀

          Oh, and Kang-Hoon was interesting to me because of the good guys, he’s shown as the most complex, ambivalent. The actor did well.

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            I definitely enjoyed the parents arc more than the kids and would have preferred it if they started with them first then going to the kids. They just rushed it in the end.

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    I tbought I was the only one having a problem with the show. I’d give it 8/10

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    I too think something is off about the ending. The prospect of a S2 could be the cause of it.

    The major issue I have is its casting most attention on fighting with those from the North when we have 2/3 of the drama is about problematic operations of NIS and DDirector Min and his crew. (And how I wished Min died with a painful death.). Then still introducing new characters in the last two episodes. But the North Korean crew is a whole new drama on its own – and Park Hee-soo’s character as a sympathetic operator is great to watch (and he redeems the trauma on me from Trolley with this role). Consistent with the humanist theme of this drama, it makes Yang Dong-guen not much an evil guy by the end of it.

    I would still rate this the best drama of the year in that it is a mega production that’s done right – a very difficult feat compared with smaller scale productions and at international scale. The team behind it should be very proud. It’s almost like an anthology of movies weaved together with great skills. A lot of comments about the use of flashback but I applaud it to make a complicated story even more intriguing and interesting. I don’t think I’d like it as much if it’s done chronologically.

    Will re-watch the last three episodes because my first watch was done through sleepy eyes.

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      It was definitely the best drama of the year still! No doubt about that. Just that things could have been done better like we all said.

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