Take or Be Taken

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A woman, Seo Young, who died due to her best friend’s plot, returns to one year earlier, triggering a fierce survival thriller

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Take or Be Taken Reviews

★★★★☆3.8·10 reviews

Nora_Binge

★★★★☆·5 months ago

Take or Be Taken is best when it lets the actors sit with a reveal.

OwenOpinion

★★★☆☆·5 months ago

Some scenes in Take or Be Taken are fun, some just pass by.

Nora_Drama

★★★★★·5 months ago

The revenge or romance beats in Take or Be Taken hit at the right moments.

Nora_Binge — ★★★★☆

Take or Be Taken is best when it lets the actors sit with a reveal.

OwenOpinion — ★★★☆☆

Some scenes in Take or Be Taken are fun, some just pass by.

Nora_Drama — ★★★★★

The revenge or romance beats in Take or Be Taken hit at the right moments.

GraceReacts — ★★★★★

Take or Be Taken has that just-one-more-episode rhythm.

Sam_Drama — ★★★☆☆

Nothing in Take or Be Taken annoyed me much, but nothing amazed me either.

HudsonHype — ★★☆☆☆

I wanted more natural reactions from Take or Be Taken.

Nora_Coffee — ★★★★★

The premise of Take or Be Taken is direct, and that actually helps it.

ZoeBinge — ★★★★☆

I liked the performances in Take or Be Taken, even when the dialogue got heavy.

Sam_Screen — ★★☆☆☆

Some scenes in Take or Be Taken feel like everyone is rushing through the feeling.

RemyRecaps — ★★★★★

I meant to sample Take or Be Taken, then suddenly I was several episodes in.

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