#vigilante drama

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Vigilante

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

Vigilante (2023, South Korea)

Director: Choi Jeong Yeol

Writer: Lee Min Seob (based on the webtoon by CRG & Kim Kyu Sam)

Mini-review:

I love shows and movies that focus on the moral conflicts of vigilantism. It's always a fascinating topic, and Vigilante delves deep into it. I feel like some people won't be happy with this drama's take, though, cause there are points were it pretty much justifies the main character's actions. However, that's what makes him even more interesting, and Nam Joo Hyuk gives a pretty solid performance in the darkest role of his career (special mention to his speech in episode 6). That being said, the show is so short that it barely has time to develop the characters and their connections. I don't know who decided to make only 8 x 40-45 minute episodes, but it wasn't a good idea. The whole thing feels rather rushed, and it doesn't take the necessary time to properly set all its stakes. It's definitely enjoyable, but it would have been even better as full-length drama.

[nobody-is-here01]

Middle school teacher : you didn't do your homework Midoriya, explain, you have so much time on your hands, you could have easily done it

Bakugou : the quirkless loser probably watched hero videos all day, dreaming about becoming a hero

*Class laughing*

Vigilante deku who has been training nonstop, becoming the best quirkless hero he can, sneaking out every night fighting crime

Vigilante deku who is running on 2 hours of sleep, 3 monster energy drinks, and an oreo

Vigilante deku who is tired of everyone's shit

Vigilante Deku, who just doesn't care anymore : BEHOLD, the field in which I grow my fucks! Lay thine eyes upon it, and thou shalt see that it is barren!

[benbamboozled]

I would actually kind of like the “becomes a doctor and takes over Leslie’s clinic” story…for Damian.

NOT because I think it would be ~ethical~ or idk whatever-the-fuck.

I just really love the concept of Damian having this “I HAVE A BIG IMPORTANT DESTINY” backstory/lineage/bloodline …

…SON OF THE BAT, and all that jazz…

But when he connects with Gotham and the people in it—because Batman should be connected to the people he’s protecting—Damian realizes that he doesn’t actually WANT “his” destiny.

And it’s not about rejecting Batman or his father or his mother or anything like that, but instead about taking what he’s learned and what they’ve given him and shaping it to fit himself.

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Kim Ji-yong Vigilante (2023)

[starrynima]

i think a lot of people, me included, get really antsy whenever jiyong does his vigilante shit not wearing a mask. but i think there is a reason for it. wearing a mask means hiding and being deceptive. jiyong is honest even when he's straight up murdering these people. unlike his copycats, he doesn't take pleasure in what he's doing but he feels like he needs to do what he does and believes in what he does. as what he said, he doesn't think what he's doing is a crime therefore there is no reason for him to cover his face to these people. he's also a big fan of confrontation. he always makes these horrible people confront their victims (showing the video of the kids to that dude) and wants them to apologise and repent. in a way, even though he's not apologetic in any way to them, he's also confronting these people as he kills them.

[adelinamoteru]

I have truly never seen so much discourse for a hero/anti-hero that kills until I started liking jason todd. I have literally never seen so many people get hate for not condemning a fictional character who kills bad guys until now its shocking! and I mean that literally

maybe I’m the one missing something but there are plenty of heroes (not antiheroes but HEROES) who exist that choose a lethal method and people take that in stride? the only way I can make sense of this is that people are so attached to batman and his mythos; they literally imprint on him and his thinking ?? and now any slight against him or challenge against his righteousness is taken as if its a slight against them.

at the end of the day, to me, you can still support jason being lethal because the fictional characters hes killing aren’t actually dead. in this sense, specifically, I don’t see why real life morals should be applied to a comic world. he’s not killing out of bigotry and if he was, I would get the controversy! but if you can agree with brutally beating and invasions of privacy in the dcu because it’s “morally correct” within the universe, I can’t see an argument against jason’s methods being morally wrong as valid unless those views are applied to every aspect of batman comics. if we did that, then everyone who continued reading these comics would be getting the same treatment jason todd fans do. ​you cannot hold one character accountable to real life moral views and not the other(s)!

[bookished]

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"They say you either die a hero or live to see yourself become the villain." "So what happened?" "I refused to die."

"You can still turn back from this path, Villain. There's always a choice." "Choices are for the weak, Hero. I've embraced my destiny."

"You underestimate me, hero. I've studied your every move." "And I've learned how to defeat you, Villain. It ends tonight."

"I see a glimmer of doubt in your eyes, Villain." "Doubt is for those who fear the unknown, hero. I fear nothing."

"You and I are two sides of the same coin, hero. One cannot exist without the other."

"You've chased me across the world, hero. But you can't catch what you can't see."

"You always had a weakness for compassion, hero. It's what will be your downfall."

"Goodness is overrated, hero. Power is all that matters."

"Justice is subjective, hero. I've redefined it to serve my purpose."

"You'll never understand the power I wield, hero."

"Join me, hero. Together, we could rule this world."

"You're a prisoner of your own darkness, Villain." "Darkness is freedom, hero. I've embraced it."

"Redemption is a fantasy, hero. I've chosen my path."

"Monsters are born, hero, and I was born to rule."

[bee-snail]

So a friend and I were playing around and I felt... Inspired. Vigilantes AU 🙌

Co-written with @davestriderisasimp, it's currently only a vague idea but it's so so fun either way!

YAPPING AHEAD, BEWARE !!!

Oh man. This AU was born because my friend made a funky Daniel in a really cool Epiphet Erased AU, and in turn, I made a David that matched. Then they became arch nemeses, kissed, punched each other, and committed so much dang crime!

In David's defense: he commits crime to stop criminals. Criminals like Daniel, and his team of EVIL MINIONS (they're all petty criminals AT BEST they're the cutest, bestest ever, I LOVE THEM)

Her Daniel was genuinely so fun that he was the first and only Daniel I ever even considering making a Danvid with. The OG Danvid has neat vibes, in a Killing Stalking kinda way, but it just wasn't my vibe, y'know? Good for those who like 'em, tho !!

This David is just... so neat. He's like if Davey's original snarky attitude had never been completely overriden by his love for camping. He blackmails Cameron for favors from time to time, but is pretty fond of the guy because he's not exactly a genius evil mastermind. He loves his friend Gwen and his son Max—who may or may not have been "kidnapped" from his home by some red-headed stranger who distracted his parents by setting their car on fire—and has started to care a little for his roommate, CJ.

He started vigilantism when he was just a teenager with some anger issues, man. And now he just got used to it! But hypocrisy just runs through his veins, as he feels super stressed whenever Max decides to sneak out to go after him and help. He wants to beat up strangers too!

Neither Max or David have "offensive" epiphets either: theirs are "Recover" and "Endure", respectively. A healing and a passively defensive power. Gwen's, though? Hers is "Orgasm". It's perfect for sweeping someone off their feet— if you get what I'm saying, HAH

Daniel's epiphet is "Kool Aid", and he uses it so dang well! He's the silliest villain you'll ever meet and I adore every moment he's "on-screen" (aka, whenever we talk about him, HEHEHE). He's the captain of a team of minions—yes, he does call them his minions. It's a very worthy title, I must say—who perform LOTS OF CRIMES together. Most of them are simple robberies, though, and David is incredibly amused by them.

He does, occasionally, fall on one of their traps. And then they laugh at him. Then they take him hostage to make him gawk at their mighty evil lair (they bring him over) and feel pathetically miserable once he sees that his own personal resting hours are nothing compared to the glory of their favorite entertainment (they watch some movies), and so on...

They're so, so, so so silly. I cannot express enough how much I freaking love them.

Also, Max has a bear motif. It just... It just stuck. I love him too (so does David HEHEHE)

As for Jasper...

His epiphet is "smoke", and he disappeared a long, long time ago. That's all I have for now!

Also this WIP, which I will probably never finish. Hehe.

[whereismyhat5678]

Um... vigi?

Your granpap is bullying king ghost.

Bonus:

Maybe take what Granpop is saying, he’d appreciate it if you don’t bother his poor son, he’s already got some baggage….

[elisxxbeth]

Might get into Queen of Tears but I doubt it'll make me feel like kdramas are "soo back" - they aren't (no shade to QoT I'm speaking generally) Honestly previous korean dramas used to be a ride like hello??? we got penthouse, mouse, flower of evil, alchemy of souls and other masterpieces. Them dramas of today WILL NEVER sit at the same table i fear!

(4am rn. I'm high on ⭐️vation)

[yohankang]

so many dramas that should be my favorites this year and yet. nothing hits

[gimmeahumandrama]

this is totally her theme song, fight me.

[ggirlist]

vigilante (disney+) - like or reblog

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Kim Ji-yong Vigilante (2023)

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[oliwbie]

MY MAN'S BAAAACK

[kdramaconfessions]

What's your monthly favorites Kdrama on this December???