L.U.C.A.: The Beginning (TV Series 2021) Poster

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6/10
Why did you ruin it?
jazblis-701-55917627 May 2021
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The high rating is due to the promise the show had, but as soon as they fell in love, it started to slide.

The cult idea was pretty well executed, and there was a bit of animal activism somehow...but it took way too long to explain things after the farm scene, and the story doesn't really go anywhere...unless we get a season 2.

Which I will probably still hate-watch.

The female protagonist was so irrational and misandristic that I began to wish her dead towards the end.

Plenty of fun deaths, and good special effects, but the story was slow-paced enough without all the slow motion...and super slow motion.

Had to finish it; even though I was getting steadily more disappointed, but luckily it's pretty bearable on 1.25x (or 2x for the super slow mo).

Fight scenes were one of the strongest parts of the show, and I haven't scene another female actress fight the way she does so she at least had that.
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9/10
Great start !
rdkc10 March 2021
Looking forward for season 2 . We usually watch some sci-fic movie or series without knowing the origin of the story . We watch the story in the middle of the event and later on some flashback scene will tell the history of the event . L.U.C.A : the beginning presents us exactly as the title is written . Don't worry about the history of the story because we all in it ! Great series to start for a new universe . Nicely done !
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5/10
A good headstart, but...
kkholimi10 March 2021
This drama had a good headstart, with good actors & actresses rendering the whole series well. The story line started well, in awed by what happened and be revealed but eventually descended into repeated chasing, escaping, electrocuting and mundane reminiscing of a better life. At time, it just doesn't make sense, begging for the many questions of whys & is it necessary. Can't get anywhere better than a 5 from me.
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9/10
Need a Season 2
ypalsingh9 March 2021
I know 2021 has just started but seriously i can predict that at the end this is going to be one of the best shows this year. For me, the story was flawless and some amazing performances were delivered. If you are a fan of sci fi.. It is a must watch.
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5/10
Not Good Enough
PennyReviews6 May 2021
Korean Drama "L. U. C. A.: The Beginning" had an explosive start, but halfway through changed route and became a completely different drama.

First of all, the main idea of the story is pretty interesting. The sci-fi element was also well managed and didn't lower the quality of the drama. The performances were pretty great as well, and, especially, the action scenes were top-notch.

However, the ending episodes were a completely different drama, with a rom-com family drama twist. That, along with the female lead being an annoying, selfish and arrogant character, along with the miscasting of the male lead, though the actor was excellent performance vice, were the factors that ruined the drama. At least the drama was short and didn't far stretched the story.

So, overall, five out of ten.
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10/10
2. Season !
hlygunaydin11 March 2021
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We need second season story began last episode . Some character dosent need to die :(
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5/10
Wow, What Happened?
fake_moviestar8 August 2021
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LUCA started off great, with an interesting premise, cool CGI, and some extremely well done action and chase scenes that kept me on the edge of my seat. The first 8 episodes were very good, I was completely immersed in the story and loved Zi-Oh and his journey.

It all went downhill SO fast, what happened to the writers? I can't believe how terrible the last 1/3 of the show was - it felt like a new writer or director came in, it was really that bad. All the characters suddenly completely changed and become illogical and annoying. Gu Reum was the worst of them; she went from a feisty, brave character who defended what was right and fell in love with Zi-Oh, and then suddenly turned on him? She decided to trust the people who framed her and destroyed her life over the man she loved and the father of her child? And after all that time of telling him he was not a monster she told him he was, which devastated him and changed his character.

The ending was so awful and open ended - was that the end of the world then? The beginning of a terrible dystopia? Who knows, and really I could not care less, I completely lost any investment or interest once they changed the characters in episode 9.

I will give this a 5 only because the first 8 episodes were so good, the soundtrack was interesting, and the acting was great despite poor writing. This could have been such a great sci-fi thriller, I am so disappointed!
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10/10
True rating is 7
novica8322 May 2022
It's not Hollywood production. And I'm sick and tired of low rtgs from every other production. This show has a good story, very good acting and excellent production. It's worth to watch. I gave it 10 because of low rtgs before me, but if you like a good Sci-Fi you should watch it. True rating is 7. I hope for season 2.
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3/10
Not even trying
Park_Min7 July 2023
This was a bad Sci-Fi! Lousy plot, weak writing and unbearable characters. It progressively kept getting worse with every passing minute. It shamelessly tries to be serious but came out as nothing but goofy. The cast performance was meh and the visual effects were passable enough not to look cheap. There were no redeeming qualities to be seen here, nothing but a downward spiral. This was a bad Sci-Fi! Lousy plot, weak writing and unbearable characters. It progressively kept getting worse with every passing minute. It shamelessly tries to be serious but came out as nothing but goofy. The cast performance was meh and the visual effects were passable enough not to look cheap. There were no redeeming qualities to be seen here, nothing but a downward spiral.
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5/10
Do Not Bother At All
Chaokage8 June 2021
I begrudgingly finished this series as it was obvious it won't be going anywhere with its disappointing, overwhelming and stressful story. No moment of rest or triumph. What is the point of a series that is not going anywhere. I hope they don't do a second season for this waste of time of a series.
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4/10
Average at best
dbassagod23 September 2021
The beginning was interesting after that with every next episode it got worse and worse. The female lead did her best but her character got more annoying as the series progressed, as for the male lead well expected to see a genetically modified human in his 30s he just didn't have that vibe he felt like average 40 years old dude from the street. The action felt like constantly repeating filler. To bad it had a lot of potential, if by some mistake they make season 2 from here I see father, daughter fighting and he probably will lose for one stupid reason or another.
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