let me get this out of the way before i take the longest breath: im gonna miss the minamdang squad terribly ㅠㅠ

(starting w negatives first, who cares)

- the whole process of catching gopuri was coming along smoothly, as in, in a way that was fun yet kept me up on my toes but my interest dwindled a bit when they started delving into the romantic relationships and the politics. i can let hyejun & sucheol be but hanjun and jaehui's romance is where i feel the itch. i dont think they needed to be romantically involved at all. i would've loved them as just two people who had a special bond with each other bc of the binding link bw them: jaejeong. they could've slayed so much more as partners in crime too but instead i had to sit here seeing poor inguk and yeonseo trying their hardest to make it work. rip you guys were amazing tho! the politics bits was annoying bc they were just. speaking words. saying things that made no freaking sense

- hanjun's brilliance. can we talk about it? my most favourite part about watching the show was experiencing inguk play the hottest shaman ever with his witty thinking and profiling skills.. i dont think there are many main characters i can say w confidence i love for their smartness but nam hanjun, yes. the way his brain worked alongside gopuri's and HE (as in, hanjun) was the main reason the stupid fucking police were even able to catch that bastard was just so hot and satisfying, god. him not being overtly narcissistic (not seriously) and a dorky shit PLUS smart as hell just adds to his sexiness btw

- cha dowon. he played a good fucking villain, ill give him that. it almost makes me sad that i didn't know soohyun's existence before minamdang bc the acting!!!!!!! it was phenomenal. especially after we figure out his identity, everything he says and does is just donned with such brilliant creepiness, i love it. was a character i found annoying at first but after finding out he was a psychopath and a brainwashed one at that, his past and god complex and obsession with evolving justice, my curiosity and attraction to sexy-guy-who-plays-psychopath upped him to #2. #notsorry

- jaehui.... ahhhhh it was not her fault that the character was written poorly and given no space to be enraged and hurt for everything she went through aside from the occasional one scene. i said it. the writers were afraid of a female lead being actually mad as hell and paid her dust trying to subside her down to lawful and violent to cover up for their cowardice ??‍♀️ wasted potential

- the police team: aka losers— corny as hell. no need for them to be even there at all. go die or sumn; minamdang squad: nadan, i have the adoption papers ready and sucheol-ah.... can you fight? bc im abt to steal ur gf

overall i loved it (if i just dont think abt the 11-15 episodes) and with how cutely and w possibilities it ended, i wouldnt mind there being more of hanjun&co solving murder mysteries for the next decade or so consistently :p ah im gna really miss them ?