Drama Review: SF8: Empty Body

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Rating

★★★★

Episodes

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Drama Digest

Hye Ra’s kid dies in an accident in the future when the human brain and AI can be connected, but she is able to resuscitate him by connecting part of his brain with AI. Hye Ra notices a shift in her son’s conduct one day and believes it began after the connection was made. The AI deceives her and wipes off her son’s soul while imitating him. Kim Ui Seok created Empty Body.

The Feel-Good Part

Nonetheless, they all featured intriguing topics, excellent performances, and, most importantly, stunning CGI that created the ideal futuristic mood.

The Disappointing Factor

One of the poorly presented stories was Empty Body. The entire science fiction part was not clearly explained right from the start, and by the time it was, the drama had already switched to a different plotline. So keeping up was difficult. Essentially, the episode was about how humans would never longer die (mentally) since their brains would be attached to an android even if their physical bodies could no longer move, and this android would act according to your wishes/commands while also possessing your personality. So, Ga Hye-ra (Moon So-ri) lost her son Young-in (Jang Yoo-sang) in a traffic accident, but physicians were able to attach a part of Young-brain in’s to an android that looked just like Young-in. The android was then accused of killing Young-in by erasing his files from the database, and the android stated that Young-in requested him to erase the files since he despised his weakness of having to rely on the android for everything. The mother then chose to alter the android’s appearance and erase its memories in order to “restart” her interactions with it, but not as her son.

In-Depth Analysis

In summary, the episode was about how humans will never die (mentally) since their brains would be hooked to an android, which would function according to your wishes/commands while also possessing your personality, even if their physical bodies could no longer move. Ga Hye-ra (Moon So-ri) lost her son Young-in (Jang Yoo-sang) in a traffic accident, but doctors were able to attach a piece of Young-brain in’s to an android that looked just like him. The android was then accused of killing Young-in by erasing his files from the database, and the android stated that Young-in requested him to erase the files since he despised his weakness of having to rely on the android for everything. The mother then chose to alter the android’s appearance and erase its memories in order to “restart” her interactions with it, but not as her son.

Star Power

The Korean series SF8 is a large-scale anthology of science fiction stories. Others are well designed, fitting nicely into an hour’s time limit, and have intriguing plots, characters, or both.

Overall Opinion

It is good and recommendable to watch. Although some parts can bring disappointment.