Drama · Mystery
The Trunk
트렁크Checked and re-read
Is it worth it
Beautifully shot, immaculately scored, almost completely inert. Eight episodes about a company that arranges one year marriages, a premise with obvious teeth the show refuses to bite with. Seo Hyun Jin and Gong Yoo are both good and both stranded in scenes that end before anything gets said. The mystery is thin enough to summarise in one sentence. Watch it for the craft or skip it entirely.
A secret marriage service is uncovered when a trunk washes up on the shore, revealing the strange marriage between a couple in the thick of it all.
The feel of it
PaceGlacial
RomancePresent
Emotional loadHeavy
Comfort rewatchNo
Slow start Episode 4, where the trunk plot finally moves. The three hours in front of it are mood with almost no story.
Where we recommend it
On 3 lists- Dramas like Notes from the Last RowStrong thread
- Dramas like Call It LoveSame feeling
- Dramas like The FrogSame feeling
Recommended alongside
All dramas →Taken from our own list for The Trunk, in the order we ranked it.
