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Checkmate

Tan

3.86 AVERAGE

dark lighthearted relaxing sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark
dark
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional tense medium-paced

"You're the engine behind every move I make"
This was honestly such a rollercoaster. A messed up captivating one that I just couldn't take my eyes or brain from.

Soohyun is such a messed up character. A weird mix of obsessive + sadistic + incredibly anxious. His monologues, especially in relation to his feelings towards Eunsung are rather messy and more often than not, quite troubling. But somehow, in the end, the author is able to tie everything up so beautifully and even make Soohyun endearing. Bro made his happy ending happen at all cost

As for Eunsung, his story and situation were just so sad. I cannot imagine living you life like that. Always knowing that people around you are with you because they want something from you and are secretly hoping for your downfall. And then having to deal with a piece of shit like Park Moon Seob - AND HAVE PEOPLE TURN THEIR BACKS TO YOU AND BLAME YOU FOR SAVING YOURSELF FROM A SHITTY SITUATION. I just...oh I'm mad all over again. I'm just glad that he finally got his happy ending

Park Moon Seob... this utter piece of shit. Calling him bottom of the barrel trash is actually insulting to bottom of the barrel trash. I'm glad things ended the way they did for him. He deserved to end up exposed and in jail. I hope his years in jail were horrendous

Season 1 - 3.75⭐
Season 2 - 3.75⭐
Season 3 (plus side stories) - 5⭐
Overall average - 4⭐
dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
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fireflies_'s review

1.0

ENG/ESP

I swear I tried to finish it but it's too much shit.

unpleasant characters to the maximum, and why say the arrogant.

different plot but with a very basic management, that relationships are sustained based on sex and that absolutely nothing else develops has me flat.

I stayed in cap 21, but I can't not leave it.

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juro que traté de terminarlo pero es demasiada mierda.

personajes desagradables en su máximo esplendor, y para que decir lo arrogantes.

trama diferente pero con un manejo muy básico, eso de que las relaciones se sostengan a base de sexo y que no se desarrolle absolutamente nada más me tiene chata.

quedé en el cap 21, pero no puedo no abandonarlo.
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ellelainey's review

4.0

Not sure what to make of this one. It's a lot of blackmail, a bit of childhood grudge, and a lot twisted, but I'm intrigued.

Now that I'm further in, I'm upping my rating to a 4, because it is so seriously twisted and warped and weird, but I'm fully invested now and I can't stop myself...I'm addicted and desperate to know what happens next!
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marureviere's review

4.0

Season 1: 3.5 stars
Season 2: 3.5 stars
Season 3: ( still ongoing )
challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes