The Gray (2024)

Nothing like the Anime

I’ll be honest, the trailer never intrigued me, and I was also lost, wondering if this show was an adaptation from the anime.

However when the show came out, I kept hearing good things so I decided to give it a watch. Let’s just say the first episode hooked me within the first 5 minutes. Not just because how action packed the first 5 minutes are, no, because the way it was directed. I could tell this was something hugely different and was nothing like the anime show; which made me want to watch it even more.

The best way to sum up this show is saying this show is loosely based on the anime and I don’t know how much from the movie but Parastye: The Grey is more of a expansion to the world that was already built.

With fun different characters the story follows Jeong and Seol who both have different goals in mind, however the two keep meeting because they don’t want to be alone. The two are polar opposites which is why the dynamic works well. Jeong and Seol have different values in mind which helps the two trying to survive this world where they can’t trust anyone but themselves. And Choi she was amazing! She always had great energy and her motivations were clear and soiled.

As for the story, the main takeaway is that your never really alone. Whether you like it or not there will always be someone with you even if it’s forced. Jeong who felt like a monster ever since she was child because of a certain backstory never looked normal to the public, this made her feel like an outsider and resulted in her not getting to closer to anyone. However once the parasite became part of her, the two go on this road of self discovery and learn that they have each other to survive on.

I do highly recommend this show, it’s very good, has lots of cool and great action scenes. Also it’s sort of a quick watch with 6 episodes each around and hour long, it goes by fast!

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Like an extremely solid extended director's cut movie

This is how a proper monstrous drama should look like, an absolutely much better take compared to some of the Korean "monsterflix" lately that are mostly disappointing. The storyline has a lot of clever surprises along with characters that make hell lots of sense, character motivation is crystal clear even during highly complicated face-offs. The action sequences and graphics are so powerful it's totally top class cinema, the soundtrack plays an even bigger part in progressing the suspense, it's unbelievably well tuned to its fighting scenes. It just works like an extremely solid extended director's cut movie that seriously deserves to be shown on the big screen.

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A pure thrill ride

This one is such an exhilarating drama. Through and through an engaging spectacle. I went in expecting similarity between the 2014 and 2015 Japanese adapted movies, but this is far superior to the movies. Firstly the story has a balanced storyline giving equal importance to all relevant characters and details. I did not find it dwindling or lacking much, though it seems to be more inspired than based on the manga, but no complaints there.
The acting is great and every character is played well. The music sure elevates the scenes further and the action sequences look amazing as well. It is fast-paced, well-written and well-fleshed out. Even the emotional background of the main lead is expanded well and provides the perfect impact needed for character understanding.

Excited for the sequence if there is one (by the looks of the last scene, it sure seems like it), but we all knew there had to be a sequence given all the praises the show is garnering.

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Not a manga adaptation, but a storyline in the same timeline to show how it happens in Korea

Just finished watching it in one sitting. I like that it only used the Parasyte theme and not adapting the manga plot and storyline. So it makes it look like the Parasyte happening in Korea in the same timeline as Shinichi Izumi.

You know how sometimes you read a manga about end of the world and the heroes are all fighting only in one country and it makes you wonder, "so how does other countries manage the apocalypse?" The Korean parasite is exactly that. It shows how the parasyte takes over Korea. That's why Shinichi can visit her, because they're not making Shinichi Korean ver., but rather making their own heroes. Love it so much. 9/10.

I would love different versions from different countries and have both the Korean and Japanese casts cameo-ing.

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tried to binge watch the show but due to time constraints. I couldn't but nonetheless I was able to finish it and I'm fairly satified with how the show went and all the trailers and ads that were promoting it really got me hooked on watching the show the story I liked I'm not going to go in depth on the story or anything too much but I feel refresh when I'm able to complete a korean drama due to how long each episodes are but this one just hits right for how I pace myself in watching certain drama and I think that other people would sure you can binge the show but you can also pace yourself with this one you won't be behind the rest of the people who are watching this drama all the more to love it even more. (I just wanted to finish black dog at the time but couldn't cause it got removed from netflix in my country.)

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heidi deserve rights

normalmente tenho problemas com sci-fi pelo fato dos autores não saberem desenvolver muito bem o lado frontal do gênero junto com a dramaticidade que uma produção de tv precisa. em parasyte: the grey fui surpreendida.

já sabia que poderia esperar coisas boas visto que é feito pelo mesmo diretor de train to busan (2016), um filme de zumbi belíssimo que ficou reconhecido pela boa dosagem de fantasia e realidade no roteiro. parasyte segue uma narrativa simples de pessoa infectada do bem, que luta pra sobreviver e ao mesmo tempo derrotar os demais vírus que são uma ameaça aos civis.

atrelado ao contexto familiar difícil dos protagonistas, eles naturalmente se tornam uma dupla que ao mesmo tempo que se protege, tenta salvar e orientar a equipe grey com seus privilégios - ter uma irmã recém transformada e heidi, um parasita protetor. saí querendo mais e adorando o que tinha experienciado.

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Fun watch with depth of character

This is an amazing adaptation to the Japanese version. It follows a really similar story line for those who has read or seen the Parasyte Movies. It gives Sweet Home vibes as well.
Besides the action of this show the creators have been able to create a suspenseful plot and an incredible layer of depth and insight to the human condition. Using these beings as a way to unravel how human's think from an external perspective. Sooin's parasyte is also able to use her external insight in order to show Soo-in the things that she herself was unwilling or unable to see and it helped to develop more layers to her character without boring the audience.
I really enjoyed the ending of the show, it is leading me to hope that there are more seasons to come.

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uma boa forma de matar o tempo

existe algo sobre as séries de ficção científica sul coreanas que é que dificilmente eu não vou gostar delas. é sempre uma qualidade muito boa.

sobre parasyte eu gostei muito da série, é um plot muito curioso que envolve a história. é muito bem desenvolvido toda essa relação da heidi com a su in, um parasita que quer somente sobreviver mas decide atender as necessidades do seu hospedeiro pois entende que existe algo além de apenas sobreviver. os outros personagens são igualmente interessante e suas histórias individuais desenvolve na gente um certo apego.

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Parasyte: The Gray é uma versão coreana do mangá de Hitoshi Iwaaki. Embora eu não tenha lido a obra original e também não tenha assistido a adaptação para anime, pelo que pude ver do drama e a sinopse do mangá, a versão coreana adaptou a ideia geral da chegada dos parasitas e fez sua própria versão de como ocorreram os eventos na Coreia. No universo onde a história se passa as duas versões, japonesa e coreana, coexistem e a cena final do drama nos confirma isso. Aliás, essa cena foi a mais legal do drama. Jung Soo In, nossa protagonista, cuja mente não foi consumida pelo parasita em seu corpo, mas estabeleceu uma coabitação com ele e é chamada de mutante pelos outros, não é a única com essa habilidade no mundo e é aí que as duas versões colidem dando abertura para um crossover numa possível continuação da história.

No geral é um drama de ficção científica bom que mantém o(a) espectador(a) interessado no próximo episódio. Porém, a atuação da protagonista achei um pouco blasé quando Heidi (o parasita) assumia o corpo dela. Mas talvez a ideia seja essa mesma visto que os parasitas não conseguem imitar emoções humanas.

De toda forma gostaria de ver uma parte 2 do drama com os dois universos se encontrando.

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