Why Does Korean Vampire Drama ‘Blood’ Fail to Impress?

“We’re now six episodes into “Blood” and I’m, surprisingly, still here. Although I can’t say that I like the drama, I certainly don’t hate it either.”  

According to this reviewer, the show has stuck with “solid and safe” plot devices, which is equated to boring, –and I can’t help but agree on that point, but I will say the show’s main character, vampire Park Ji Sang is quick, clever, and very sarcastic, –while his argumentative and obvious future love interest, Yoo Ri Ta, interact by snarky debate most of the time. It’s still pretty clear that they’re destined to …mate, at some point. 

Our primary antagonist appears to be vampire hybrid, Lee Jae Wook, who consistently throws obstacles at Park. And at every turn, Park Ji Sang basically is defeated, –he doesn’t seem to be able to overcome Lee Jae Wook, who, to be fair, is older and most likely stronger than Park Ji Sang. We don’t know much yet about the hospital chairman, Yoo Suk Joo, which is an unexpected boon, since it keeps one interested in future developments. Overall, I would continue watching, just to see if later episodes improve, as the actors settle more into their roles. At one point, I thought The Vampire Diaries’ actors were wooden and melodramatic in their roles too.

By annimi

Ashley writes for Vampires.com, Werewolves.com, and other sites in the Darksites Network. She's involved in several seedy and disreputable activities, smokes too much, and spends her late nights procrastinating for work on her first novel.

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