REVIEW: Awaken Episode 16 (Finale)
Episode 16 of Awaken ends up having most of the elements I look for in a finale: the characters teaming up, high stakes, and bringing…
Episode 16 of Awaken ends up having most of the elements I look for in a finale: the characters teaming up, high stakes, and bringing…
Episode 15 of Awaken is a lesson in hiding things in plain sight. White Night’s president, Jung-woo and Jamie’s biological mother, and even the fourth…
With only 2 episodes left, episode 14 is just as fast-paced and shocking as 13. As expected, Jung-woo is a step ahead of Oh Jung-hwan…
Episode 13 starts off with a cool fight sequence between Jung-woo and Jae-woong. The lights flicker as they toss each other around the room in…
There’s a lot going on in this episode. The good news is Jung-woo prevents Oh Kyung-min’s murder. Recounting how will be one of my yeses,…
In episode 11 we find out more important details, and watch the characters make some tough choices. Hye-won quits the force, so she can help…
There are many suspense/thrillers out there. Some of them tell stories so convoluted, you wonder if the screenwriter got confused, while others have no story…
This episode is all about information. We get information on the serial killer, and how White Night currently finds kids to experiment on. It’s a…
In episode eight, we learn White Night experimented on the kids to create humans who could beat aging and cheat death. The genius intellect and…
This episode opens with more details on what lead Jung-woo to recruiting Hye-won. While looking for Kim Min-jae (one of the other surviving White Night…
Watching episode six of Awaken is liking going on those rollercoasters that take crazy pictures of you when you’re plummeting down a drop. You know…
Once again, episode five teaches me something I didn’t know, and tries to make me eat my words! But I’m holding fast to my beliefs.…
I didn’t think it’d be possible, but I liked this episode more than the first three. Which is saying a lot, because episodes one through…
Episode 3 is riveting! We catch a glimpse of how Jung-woo’s team was formed and answers I didn’t think we’d be given until episode 14!…
There’s less action and more investigating in this episode, but the pacing is still brisk and I’m thoroughly entertained. I even learned a new word!…
I previously crowned Awaken as one of my most anticipated dramas for the second half of 2020, and I must say it doesn’t disappoint. Everything from the eerie opening to the hunt for the serial killer is well done.