"Flower Of Evil" Is One Show Full Of Interesting Mysteries

After watching Lawless Lawyer - I felt watching the psychological crime thriller Flower of Evil may be another good start. Lee Joon Ki has the charm of playing tough characters while not looking so tough himself. Joon Ki himself plays as the son of a deceased serial killer named Do Hyun Su. Hyun Su assumes another person's identity (Baek Hee Sung) to hide from a wrongful accusation from years ago. In the process, his wife Cha Ji Woon (Moon Chae Won from Shining Inheritance) is a detective who suspects her husband is hiding something from her. Hyun Su is the antihero out to clear his name and get the real Hee Sung (acted by Kim Ji Hoon) who is the real killer.

At first, I felt that the thriller was a detective married to a serial killer. Instead, it follows that Ji Woon is married to an innocent man framed for murder. It would be interesting how Chae Won (whose lovelife is rather private) has shown a stronger side of her some time after Shining Inheritance. Back when I first saw her - I didn't really say much about her as the evil stepsister except that she was passable. However, here, Chae Won acts a conflicted detective who plans to solve a case from many years ago. The death of a village chief, a man who was subjected to exorcism for the wrong reasons (because his father was a serial killer, and the fact that what you see is not always what you get.

What makes an interesting crime drama is when there are times when people are left clueless. No one is aware that Hee Sung is a serial killer because he appears so good. However, Ji Hoon's rather muscular appearance tends to give off the true nature of the killer. In fact, I feel that Ji Hoon manages to steal the show when his character wakes up from the coma. Every moment gets more and more thrilling. The authorities still refuse to believe the innocence of Hyun Su. It also reflects on how society tends to judge people based on appearances and relationships than individual uniqueness.

It would be interesting to know how the murders were rather well-hidden. Hee Sung really has been covered-up by his parents who seem to be good people. Meanwhile, Hyun Su is forever in the shadow of his murderous father who died some time before the show began. Hyun Su's fater Do Min Seuk (Choi Bung Myo) really knows how to make the flashbacks frightening. I love how the flashbacks manage to blend so perfectly from start to end in this psychological thriller.

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