It was a passion project that the director spent years trying to make.
S2 and S3 were a cash grab because he wasn't properly compensated for S1, he had said everything he wanted to say with the first season.
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realistic characters and actions, they had no idea how to build up the mc in the other seasons without it being dumb and over the top.
they went pow pow when they should have went death note
do not watch season 2s of kdramas
do not ask for season 2s of kdramas
do not engage with season 2s of kdramas
they're trying to ruin kdrama the exact same way they ruined western tv, do no fall for their tricks. one of the biggest appeals of kdramas was that they were long (16-24 episode) single seasons, neatly wrapped up.