The Gray (2024)

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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Gripping ~ needs S2 to continue monentum

May 2024
Not a limited series, therefore a S2 expected, dependant on ratings I assume, so fingers crossed.

I loved the pace and the characters. At 6 episodes there is little room for depth, but to be honest, personally I don't think a series always needs it. If the aim is thrills and entertainment, that's not the point anyway.

There is enough background to understand main characters and the action starts fairly quickly.

Jung Soo-in (actress Jeon So-nee) is a somewhat tragic character; when her Parasyte, whom gets named Heidi, comes to the fore, Soo-in 'sleeps' and vice versa.

That's not a new concept and has been used in many dramas about multiple personality disorder (Hyde, Jeckyll, Me; Kill Me Heal Me). However, with an alien cohabiting Soo-in's brain that can't be psychoanalysed away, it gives things a totally different feel.

The SFX are pretty good and some scenes of confrontation are excellent.

There are sad aspects to the plot, but perhaps due to the lack of episodes, I didn't feel connected enough to characters to get emotional; I was more shocked on a couple of occasions.

I actually loved the character of Heidi (but I am sure we are supposed to) and Jeon So-nee effortlessly carries off switching between the two.

Seol Kang Woo (Koo Kyo Hwan) is a witty, cocky character on the wrong side of the law and self-serving. Circumstances bring him together with Soo-in and he slowly becomes more protective of her, although not always out of choice! KKH is perfect for this role (loved him in D.P.).

Choi Joon-kyung could be a pretty arrogant and annoying character, and whilst a part of me got why, her actions in relation to someone parasitised, I found unforgiveable, considering their identity. I found her very hard to like or empathise with.

A good supporting cast, with familiar faces and no obvious over acting.

I didn't find the look of the Aliens to be scary at all, in fact I found them pretty odd really. I'd love to know exactly where they came from. Their view of us humans is basically as food and a 'home'; fair enough ~ as the apex predator on our planet, we're actually no different in our behaviour towards pretty much all other species. I can only imagine what designs some would have on inferior life forms, if we ever found any from another world.

There are some twists in the story and it's pretty thrilling at times, but not strong on tension.

The close of S1 is actually pretty neat, so whilst it would be disappointing if no S2 was to follow, the story would still have been a decent viewing in itself.

Kept me glued and I wanted more; so, worth watching and I'm hoping for a S2, when hopefully more will be revealed.

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***SPOILERS***

I thought this wasn’t a bad sci-fi spin-off, but one’s liking of it would depend on how much he/she compared it to the anime…which is kind of inevitable if they watched both. The special effects and fight scenes here are entertaining enough, even if not Hollywood level. They basically took the premise from the anime and explored what would have happened to an entirely different set of characters in a different country. One good point of this version is that it is very female-centric. The main alien character Heidi was strong and interesting. The main antagonist Joon Kyung could be frustrating at times but surprisingly made the right decisions when needed- which showed that she experienced some kind of growth and wasn’t as stubborn in her beliefs as to be close minded or inflexible. It also explored themes outside the anime, not just of how aliens could be good, but of how people could be just as evil and corrupt.

One thing that I preferred in the anime were the fight scenes, which had better choreography and more tension. I felt like you could sense the danger for the main character Shinichi Izumi more when he encountered one of the parasite hosts and had to fight it out. They were able to explain the traits (advantages and disadvantages) of each host better depending on how he/she was taken over.

Also, I preferred how, in the anime, Shinichi got stronger as a person and grew through his interactions with ‘Migi’ the parasite. In the live action Korean adaptation, the main host Soo In was dormant when Heidi was awake, and vice versa. So they didn’t get to interact directly or learn from each other on the same level. I don’t have a problem with shy characters like Soo In, but for this kind of show, I kind of wished that she grew in bravery or confidence just a little, much like her male counterpart.

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I LOVED THIS OMG

It was a super good series to watch with great character developments, plotwists and super good special effects.
This is so far the best adaptation of the original ´parasite ´ ! The scenarists really did justice to it !
My fav characters were definitely Kang woo for how hard he was trying to live life despite everyone dear to him being dying (his sisters, his best friend), getting betrayed. Shoutout to his friendship with with ki-seok that was unfortunately shortly showcased but we could see how close they were, joking around each other, helping each other out and even sacrificing for the other…😭. I love how he got a good end !

Heidi is such a good living being. Till the end, she kept it cool and always cared about what was thinking her host. They really had a great bond with si-u and later on kang woo. These three were really the best part of the series ! I really wanted to see her happy for once but I never got to see it nor her 😭

RIP to the inspector btw. His co-partner is and will always be trash to me because no matter if he was threatened or not by the reverend, he really looked like he was enjoying it for sure !

The female director of the grey division might look cold hearted and all but she was just being pragmatic and even if at the beggining for example she was mistreating the inhabitated corpse of her husband for her goal (detect and kill parasites), I totally understood because it was no more her husband but just the ´ enveloppe ‘. She even cried after his ´enveloppe ´ was destroyed because she lost him for real. That showed how human she stayed deep inside herself. She is such a self-reflected character and useful one that I can’t bring myself to hate her !

Now let me end this by : Heidi I love you ! Even if you committed suic!de smh, to let su-in have a good life and ´live in humans company ´ calmly, you’ll always be in my heart, as the best parasite to ever exist !

I’m super tuned for s2 because it was so smoothly introduced. Netflix better not ruin this incredible series 😭😭
The cast is so good as well as the acting. I already knew kang woo’s actor from previous works and knew how good he was but shoutout to su-in’s actress because she managed to embodied two characters, especially Heidi one who has the characteristic of having a poker face 24/7 as other parasites. The actress did it so good that she could switch between the two characters (Heidi and su-in) and you would still differenciate both because of her great acting skills (and the makeup ofc)

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Amazing plot, great acting, the characters are awesome and the CGI is crazy. about the goriest thing I’ve seen in a while.

The intro and outro is also great. I love the bass. All of the characters (including the supporting ones) have a lot of depth, and you can't help but become emotionally invested, which makes the series even more thrilling.
As you're watching the series, if you think you know what's going to happen next, scratch that. You're probably wrong.

This series was beyond expectation. Parasyte; the grey's director is from director of "Train to Busan" after all. This was such a great show. Hope they do a season 2, Hinting at another was so good!
I'm very confident you’ll enjoy it too! :)

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