Runaway: Plan B

I may not have been entirely thrilled with the first few episodes, but that changed with each episode. I was ultimately won over by the amazing action scenes, the perfect music, and the combination of Rain and Na-young Lee. Plus, Rain gets better every year. I have to give credit to the other actors, who weren't too far behind, even though the main duo set the bar really high for them. Especially Detective Do and Detective Yoon, whose relationship also won me over. The distribution of genres is perfect, so it might suit more than one group of viewers. As I wrote above, the action aspect is very well done. Ji-woo will certainly entertain most with his many original lines and gestures, and the romance is the golden thread that holds everything together and makes it all make sense. 5 stars. (26/09/2012)

The first half is a blast. It moves, there's action, there's fighting, there's betrayal, there's hurting, and you just get so caught up in it that even if it’s illogical at times, you don't notice it much. (Although admittedly, when it started airing, I dropped it during the first episode because I really disliked Rain because of his character. But all the things that annoyed me fizzled out quickly – of course, I only found that out now, almost 3 years after it aired. :-D) Unfortunately, after the halfway point, the pacing started to drag considerably and it lost the forward movement it had. Such a pity. Plus, it got a bit clichéd and didn't really fit in some parts (plus the last death was pretty predictable, at that point I was thinking: "Move it or you’re going to die." And it really happened). Just a great start, then it stagnated, it was boring at times, flaws popped up, but it's still an above average piece. If you want action, plots, kicks, fists, and where you slowly start to get sick of everyone kicking behind each other, but you can still laugh at some of the crap the characters do or say... this is it! :-D Very very very good, an excellent 3 stars. (31/01/2013)