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I think Goblin has everything it needs to be a more than a good series. A deep story, atmosphere, nice soundtrack, two beautiful love stories, and as a bonus a relationship between two slightly childish guys who hate and adore each other at the same time. I would have been uncritically excited and in love if it wasn't for the unnecessarily complicated ending. Honestly, I've never understood why Koreans have such a penchant for waiting so long for someone. And there was too much of it here. A strong 4 stars. (2018.08.06)

As mentioned, Goblin is a horribly unbalanced series. You watch and watch and it doesn't feel like the series is going anywhere, let alone its characters. Still, if you were to take it as the "slice of life" genre, it might even work; but then it wouldn't be called Goblin. Something catches hold, then doesn't get revisited; occasionally something gets revealed, but then some things don't follow through on what was said. It just has its bugs, and I wouldn't be surprised if someone threw it away because of them. On the other hand, if you overlook the fact that the hero and heroine are involved with the supernatural, it becomes a very sweet relationship story, not only between the heroine and her soon-to-be-boyfriend (where there's no x-angle, but really the story just focuses on the development of their relationship), but also between the guys who have to live together – they're fun to hang out with and the viewer gets to savor their friendship with them. By the thirteenth episode I was thinking of giving it a higher rating, but those last three episodes... why?! SPOILER Not only does he lose his memory, but then she dies after he gets back?! And then he has to wait another 30 years to get it back? Hasn't he been punished enough? I honestly don't get this punishment and merit system because it obviously works differently for everyone. Which I thought was very unfair and undermined everything we were served up until episode 13. Very disappointing. END SPOILER ALERT An incredibly uneven series. At one point you're almost bored out of your mind, the next you're enjoying the cuteness of the heroine and enjoying where it's all headed, only for that excitement to be followed by another cold shower. I like the actress In-Na Yoo a lot, but I didn't really understand what her role was throughout the whole mess; she was absolutely unutilized, very unnecessary. The restaurant manager could have easily been filled by someone with "no past". I'm still at a loss for words about the whole thing. I'd probably recommend it to fans of the five who appear the most (Yoo Gong, Dong-wook Lee, In-Na Yoo, Go-eun Kim, Sung-jae Yook). Anyway, it’s better than The Legend of The Blue Sea. (2017.01.23)