Diksha

Review:

First of all, I love any crime related drama/movies. They are my absolute favorite. Which is why, I am pretty critical whenever I watch a new crime theme drama. So, when I first read the synopsis of this drama, I knew one thing for sure. It was going to hilarious. And I was right.

The plot is very interesting and YSY did a fantastic job portraying the main character. The comedy comes in with this timid man, who is afraid of everything, trying to cope with the idea that he is a killer. At first he is unsure but his fragmented memory leads him to really believe that he is a killer. He embraces his psychopath identity and gains confidence which affects his interaction with everyone around him. There is a whole shenanigan with him trying to plot murders and yet unintentionally ending up as a hero instead! #hilarious 🤣🤣

And then there is our actual serial killer (PSH), who begins to interact with YSY and ends up believing that he (PSH) might be dealing with a person of his kind aka a psychopath! His reactions to YSY are so fun and priceless.😂 He did a brilliant work of being a mix of creepy and very entertaining. 👍🏻👍🏻

Plus, we have our lovely police officer (JIS), who is on the killer's trail and becomes confused when the clues begin to lead her to YSY, who does not really seem like the culprit. She does a really great job at being quick-witted and was a lovely friend to YSY, even though she was starting to doubt him.

Conclusion: All in all, the whole cast and crew did a fantastic job in bringing the story come alive. A huge shout out to Yoon Shi-yoon for his brilliant portrayal the character and was a real treat to watch. The interaction between the real and fake psycho were the highlight for me. The identity crisis within himself was simultaneously hilarious and compelling. The drama evaded the typical prototype of the crime genre and presented a fantastic blend of conflict and humour to the audience.

Rating: 9/10

During our 3-Continent program, we witnessed a landmark event that will be mentioned in history books in years to come, Brexit. Throughout our first month in London, we had heard various people talking about it. Long talks of Brexit had been going on since March 2017 and the first phase took place on January 31 this year. As outsiders, we were not aware of the implications and the effects Brexit would have on UK-EU relations. In fact, when the first phase happened on January 31, we felt no changes, in terms tensions, violence, or business, or in this case transportation. However, Brexit will have impact on UK.

UK has benefitted from the freedom of establishment rules of EU to set up business in countries with low labour costs and from the ability to operate anywhere in the EU without any limitations. Upon Brexit, all of that will be lost, unless other arrangements enforced between the UK and the EU, as UK-licensed airlines will lose their right to fly to and from the EU, and between the remaining EU Member States.

Following Brexit, the ability of UK rail operators to participate in franchise-tender processes in the EU may be determined by the nature of the association that will emerge between the UK and the EU. Given that international trade rules tend to operate based on give-and-take treatment, the rights of UK operators in the EU are likely to mirror those of EU operators in the UK. Continuing on, although it is believed that Brexit would not obstruct British shipping companies to carry goods to or from EU ports, it is unlikely that the UK will receive the benefit of the harmonising legislation regarding shipping policies after the UK has left the EU. This would mean that, whilst British shipping companies could of course still trade within the EU, some aspects of this trade might not be as straightforward post-Brexit, such as taxes and duties payable on goods moving between the EU and the UK, which may affect trade.

The most obvious impact of Brexit would be on VAT. Since VAT raises around a fifth of the UK’s tax revenue, it is unlikely that it would be abolished; nevertheless, the UK and the EU’s systems may diverge over time. Exports of goods and services outside the EU are often excluded from VAT, however EU Member States do generally charge VAT on the import of goods and services from outside the EU, thereby leading to the belief that once the UK has left the EU, the EU Member States would apply that treatment to imports from the UK. On the other hand, Brexit does not largely seem to affect the public transit of London but rather the international transportation services between UK and EU member states.

UK had just gone through the first phase of Brexit when an unexpected and bigger crisis knocked on its doors. Towards the end of 2019, a virus was born that everybody believed to be insignificant. Yet, in 2020 as the number of cases started rising and spreading from China to the whole world, it turned into a significant calamity, Coronavirus (COVID-19). Mid-February saw the first case and then slowly and steadily cases started increasing. In the starting people did not feel much threatened by a virus that spread through contact and had symptoms of common flu. However, as the number of cases increased in UK and news of death toll of the world started coming in, tensions started rising.

The London Underground is an intricate service system if you are not aware of how to read a map but once you get used to it, the Tube is very easy and convenient to use. The London Underground offers 16 lines covering London completely, which includes the London Overground, DLR, TfL Rail and more. The DLR line tubes often runs automatically; the first time we rode it, in the first compartment, it felt like we were riding a rollercoaster. It was not that dangerously fast, rather felt like a rollercoaster with the view available.

The tube stations of the London Underground in themselves are something to mention. The stations range from being small and inconspicuous to big and grand. Some stations have brilliant art displayed, some of them related to the stop like Charring Cross, Tottenham Court Road, Piccadilly and more, covering the platform. There are often times you would find musicians displaying their talents in and out the stations, busking day and night. This is a great way to promote talent to the public and help get the artists exposure. Apart from the tube, the second best way to travel in London was the buses.

At all bus stops in London there is a sign showing the stop name with an alphabet, which routes stop there and in what direction they are heading. There were often times when we would walk to a bus stop, wait for a while only to realise we were at the wrong stop due to not noticing the alphabet. Many of them also have an information panel showing information about other bus routes in the surrounding area. Bus drivers always look out for anyone waiting to board a bus and there is wheelchair space available aboard. On some of the routes in outer London, buses operate a Hail and Ride service, meaning there are no fixed stops so you can signal to the driver that you wish to get on or press the stop button to get off at any safe point along the road.

The other modes of transit that London offers includes cycles, taxis and minicab. I found cycling one of the most fun activities while my time in London. The process of hiring a cycle is very easy. Simply find a docking station, choose 'Hire a cycle', follow the on-screen instructions and take the printed release code and voila! You are done. You can pay using card and it just costs you as little as £2. Type your release code into the docking point's keypad and pull the bike out when the green light appears. Adjust the saddle height and you are good to go! One of my fondest memories from London is when we visited Little Venice on cycles and had a lot of fun, with minor competitions mixed in.

London also offers Emirates Air Line, which is a Cable Car experience showing the beautiful aerial view of London including Canary Wharf, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Shard, The O2, the Thames Barrier, and many more. Apart from all these, various transit services, London also offers taxis and minicabs. In our time in London, rarely did we use the minicabs and private services like Uber and Bolt, and not once did we get the opportunity to ride the famed London Black Cab. However, these services are also very conveniently available and easy to access.

We were given a week to settle in and get ourselves familiar with the place. And what best way to get familiar to a new place than to use public transport, especially one as vast as that of London. Therefore, the first thing we did was get an Oyster card. Oyster card was the inter-modal travel ticket for our access to the public transit of London. Soon our classes started, things got serious (only a bit though) and assignments were given. Our starting days were spent exploring, irrespective of the classes and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The only frustrating part was making sense of the London Underground. Although, India also has tube services in the metropolitan cities, they are not as complicated as the London one.

It took us two weeks to get relaxed with the tube stations through the help of the tube map. One day due to service issues, the train line (Northern Line) to our stop was terminated early and bus services were made available. Although everybody knows the classic Red London Double-Decker Bus, not all buses are double-decker and the ones with open deck are the tour buses (I admit I was thrilled when I first saw either of them in broad daylight). That was the first time we travelled via the bus and since we did not know which bus to take or the bus stops, that bus trip was spent in silent panic. Two and a half hours later, we were finally at our stop after a wild ride and made a decision to travel more using the bus to make ourselves more familiar with the bus numbers and stops.