IMDb 7.4 suggests a viewer base that found surface pleasures in the mountain photography and star power, but critical consensus from SCMP and NME identified narrative incoherence as a structural failure - a show with enormous production resources that muddied its own mystery by overloading it with supernatural elements and timeline confusion.
Renewal: Single-season limited series. No renewal was announced. Nationwide viewership peaked at 10.6 percent on episode two before declining as critical reaction soured. (Wikipedia)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12021 · 16 eps | 23 October 2021 | 6.2 | n/a | 7.4/10 | ONE-TIME WATCH |
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The premiere is the show at its most assured: mountain rescue operations depicted with documentary-level physicality, Jun Ji-hyun's veteran ranger establishing authority without explanation, and a mystery element introduced with enough restraint to function as genuine atmosphere rather than noise.
Full episode review →The finale attempted to resolve multiple timeline threads and a supernatural mystery simultaneously. Critics and audiences broadly agreed it landed below the season's production value - the ending felt abrupt, the supernatural explanation contested, and the emotional payoff insufficient given the sixteen-episode investment.
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