Lee Cho-in, the good and considerate doctor (the “Abel” character, although these archetypes are never expressed explicitly it’s just a cool metaphor, I suppose, to describe the brotherly dynamic but which has no actual bearing on the story). It’s pretty standard stuff: So Ji-sub plays Dr.

(I just hope it’s not the best thing about the entire drama.) And then we zip backward to the start: Frankly I liked this idea better when it kicked off Green Rose, but the sequence is wonderfully shot and has more emotional impact than the next two episodes put together. It is narrated by So Ji-sub, who tells us he was shot in the head and left in the desert in China to die. We start off with one of those “My life flashes before my eyes as I die” moments, which then jumps back to how things got started. After an hour of one of Korea’s most-anticipated dramas of the year, starring some really big names and featuring a huge budget, and I feel… nothing? I mean, that’s rare - if you’ve been reading this site for a while, you’ll know I have opinions on the triflingest of details. After I saw the first episode, I sat there wondering why I had no opinion about it. What was odd about Cain & Abel for me, then, was that despite all its strengths (and some weaknesses), it left me feeling strangely blank. It’s shot well, it has good music, it has a sense of style. I won’t say it’s good, either, but it’s got its definite strengths. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.Ĭain & Abel isn’t a bad show. What I did NOT expect, however… was to be bored.Ĭain & Abel OST – “미련한 사랑” (Foolish love) by G (So Ji-sub) (he’s the rapper) and Chae Dong-ha Īudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip.

To be drawn in right away or turned off right away. The thing is, I didn’t know how I would feel about Cain & Abel going in, but was expecting one of a few scenarios: to love it or to hate it. After catching the first few episodes, I wasn’t intending to write about SBS’s new Wednesday-Thursday drama, Cain & Abel, but I got a lot (a lot!) of emails from people asking what I thought of it and requesting recaps. 109 MaJCain & Abel: First impressions by javabeansĬaveat: This isn’t a proper recap.

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