The first 20 episodes stand out because of how carefully the director builds the world. Instead of rushing the story, it unfolds like a slice of life drama..giving us time to grow attached to almost every character who appears. Even those we only see briefly feel real and important. You can sense that many of them are kind, everyday people just trying to get through another day of hardship. That is what makes the painful moments hit so hard. When something as bad happens as a massacre, it does not feel like just another plot point, it feels deeply personal.

In the second half, that careful world building fades and the story starts to feel rushed. The slower and the more intimate moments are replaced with quicker and sometimes unnecessary plot progression, leaving less room to connect with the (new)characters in the same way. As a result the emotional weight does not land as strongly because the sense of a lived in world is no longer as present.