Memorist
(2020)
Grade:
C+
16 Episodes, 1 hr each
Viewing
Platform: Viki
With no memories of his childhood, aside
from one grisly scene of his dying mother, blood on her face, Dong Baek is
determined to make the bad guys pay for their misdeeds, using his
unique psychic abilities. With a simple touch, the psychic detective
can read memories and find evidence to put away murderers and
rapists. However, this job takes a huge emotional toll, as Dong Baek
is flooded with the feelings of the victims every time, and the
public starts to complain about his “mistreatment” of criminals
(he often physically expresses his anger). He soon crosses paths with
one of the youngest police superintendents, the serious, highly
intelligent, and focused Han Sun-mi. Sun-mi is determined to prove
her father's innocence, as he was brutally murdered in front of her
when she was a child. What happens when Sun-mi's investigating
uncovers a series of murders, each one more difficult to prove than
the last? Will Dong Baek recover his memories and true identity, or
will the serial killer continue to make fools of them all, as the
murderer moves from “justice” killings to murdering innocent
bystanders?
*This
is NOT my taste in Kdramas. It's a super-creepy cop-drama
murder-mystery, with tons of violence, psychological trauma, and all
of 3 minutes of romance. It keeps you guessing (just don't turn on
the comments section, because several people SPOILED it) and has a
really good pace that kept me watching, despite my repulsion (and
confusion – it's really twisty). It ends pretty well, too, but I
definitely wouldn't watch it again.*
