I haven’t finished a series in a single day in a while but If Wishes Could Kill (2026) completely hooked me in and I just ended up watching everything.
But I have to say… I really hated the Netflix subtitles. There were a lot of mistranslations that threw me off at times. It wasn’t enough to ruin the experience but it was distracting. Good thing I understand a bit of Korean otherwise I would’ve been even more confused.
In terms of tone, the series really did its job. It scared the hell out of me. I was actually screaming and jumping out of my seat more than once. It just keeps you on edge.
I also feel like a lot of the deeper context is harder to grasp if you’re not familiar with Shamanism. I could kind of sense what they were going for but I do wish they explained it more clearly throughout the series instead of leaving most of it to interpretation.
As for the ending and the mid-credit scene… I’m still stuck on them. It left me with so many unanswered questions. Some parts feel like they were meant to stay ambiguous but at the same time it feels like there are missing pieces especially with how certain storylines wrapped up so suddenly.
Overall, I did like the main idea of the series. The concept of wishes having consequences really disturbing. But at the same time, the love triangle plot were probably the most frustrating for me. I get that it was meant to drive conflict and character decisions but it got frustrating watching friends break apart and turn on each other over one guy.
The older sister and her partner were my favorites though especially i loved 매앵 so much. He made everything less scary whenever he showed up.
I haven’t finished a series in a single day in a while but If Wishes Could Kill (2026) completely hooked me in and I just ended up watching everything.
But I have to say… I really hated the Netflix subtitles. There were a lot of mistranslations that threw me off at times. It wasn’t enough to ruin the experience but it was distracting. Good thing I understand a bit of Korean otherwise I would’ve been even more confused.
In terms of tone, the series really did its job. It scared the hell out of me. I was actually screaming and jumping out of my seat more than once. It just keeps you on edge.
I also feel like a lot of the deeper context is harder to grasp if you’re not familiar with Shamanism. I could kind of sense what they were going for but I do wish they explained it more clearly throughout the series instead of leaving most of it to interpretation.
As for the ending and the mid-credit scene… I’m still stuck on them. It left me with so many unanswered questions. Some parts feel like they were meant to stay ambiguous but at the same time it feels like there are missing pieces especially with how certain storylines wrapped up so suddenly.
Overall, I did like the main idea of the series. The concept of wishes having consequences really disturbing. But at the same time, the love triangle plot were probably the most frustrating for me. I get that it was meant to drive conflict and character decisions but it got frustrating watching friends break apart and turn on each other over one guy.
The older sister and her partner were my favorites though especially i loved 매앵 so much. He made everything less scary whenever he showed up.
