It's not often that I watch something and feel supremely unsettled, to the point that I wish I didn't watch it .

Part of the issue is that I watched the Japanese version back when it was released, and truly adored it. My favourite part of the story was definitely the twists related to the game itself; the snazzy music right before someone claims to have a winning solution. Unfortunately, as a remake, all the games were familiar to me. I vividly recognize Minority Rules and the bank heist especially.

Moreover, as someone who loves the games themselves, I've eaten up the "real" version of this show — i.e. The Genius (so brilliant!). I think the Korean Liar Game adaptation realized they weren't here to boggle our minds with the games, so the writer filled in the script with a rich back story for the characters.

However, all this did was chill me to the bone. And the bigger mystery underlying everything... well, it's not settled, is it? And 6 years removed from the end of this series, it seems like there will be no satisfying conclusion to this story / sequel. Now, I'm creeped out by Kang Do-young (although I guess he explained his motives? And was satisfied?), and even more creeped out at the possibility of something scary like Walden 2.

Like the Joker, I honestly wish I never watched this at all.