Character: Sherlock Holmes (left) (played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin)
Age Rating: TV-14
Show available on Amazon Prime
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Plot (via Google): A 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes finds himself entangled in a murder at Oxford that jeopardises his freedom. His first case, tackled recklessly, leads him to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy that alters his path forever.
Note: I went into this show expecting whump, and I definitely got it! It also was a lot better than I expected, the acting is pretty good (though Dónal Finn's Moriarty absolutely steals the show), and the cinematography is fun as well. Mycroft and Sherlock have a really great bond as well. Overall, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it!
TW's: Genre-typical blood and violence, death, mental health issues, period-typical treatment of mental health patients, suicide, war
List Key:
bold = most whump/best whump/favorite whump scenes
1x01: prison fight, bruised face, punched in the face, bloody nose, rough fight, bloody face, caught in an explosion, head wound, out of it (drugged), bad memories, manhandled + arrested
1x02: punched several times, fought
1x03: fought
1x04: fought, pinned, distressed
1x05: hallucinations, distressed, bad memories, nightmares
1x06: distressed, sobbing, shot in the abdomen
1x07: nightmare/hallucinations while unconscious, concern for him, in pain, crying out, helped to walk, passed out, semi-conscious, in pain, going into surgery, knocked out, more nightmares, wakes up semi-conscious and weak, pale/sickly
1x08: very distressed, in an explosion, very distressed/in shock
should I repost all my whump lists as individual posts?
I don't have anything to add to them and some of the individual series are incomplete - it's just bc they're so old the tumblr formatting is broken on most of them. There are more-complete lists out there (<3) but some of the shows aren't on the wiki or in the google doc.
Genre: Animation, Found Family, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Synopsis: In the magical land of Xadia, magic comes from six primal sources: the sun, moon, stars, sky, earth and ocean. When human mages create a seventh kind of magic -- dark magic -- they start capturing and harvesting the unique magical creatures they need as ingredients, which sparks a war between Xadia and the Human Kingdoms. Three kids from opposite sides of the conflict -- two princes and an elven assassin sent to kill them -- discover a secret that could change everything and decide to join forces and go on an epic journey. That trek could be their only hope of ending the war and restoring peace to both worlds. (Via Google)
Notes: This show is GOOD. If you like ATLA, you'll enjoy this. It gets progressively darker and more violent as the show goes on, so fair warning for that. The relationships between the characters are amazing, and there's also great diverse representation! I highly recommend.
1x02: teary-eyed, emotional goodbye ~~ knocked around, holding his head ~~ threatened
1x03: betrayed, stressed ~~ manhandled, restrained, voice taken (by magic), heavy breathing ~~ scared, gets voice back and coughing ~~ terrified, shocked and teary-eyed, out of breath
2x07: glowing eyes, passes out, concern for him ~~ helped to stand, weak
2x08: helped to walk, delirious, weak ~~ in pain, delirious, unconscious ~~ terrifying dreams ~~ concern for him ~~ struggling to breathe, concern for him
2x09: still struggling to breathe, held, concern for him, wakes up gasping
3x01: stressed
3x02: none
3x03: stressed
3x04: stressed
3x05: stressed
3x06: emotional
3x07: out of breath, almost passes out
3x08: frustrated
3x09: stressed ~~ choked, gasping for air ~~ crying, terrified, almost falls
4x01: stressed ~~ startled ~~ solemn, crying
4x02: stressed, startled
4x03: angry ~~ solemn
4x04: angry ~~ scared, choking, half-collapsed, possessed, body puppeteered, glowing eyes ~~ still possessed, concern for him, collapsed, unconscious, held
4x05: crying, choked up ~~ emotional conversation
4x06: stressed
4x07: emotional conversation, "i need you to kill me", talking about possession
5x07: half-collapsed, magical exhaustion, struggling to breathe, helped to stand, supported, concern for him ~~ tired ~~ hands chained behind his back, chin grabbed/manhandled
5x08: unconscious, chained to a pole, shaky breathing, slowly waking up, scared, threatened, electrocuted/beaten (off-screen)~~ slowly waking up, still chained, blood and bruises on his face, heavy breathing, in pain, chin grabbed/manhandled ~~ scared ~~ manhandled, hands chained behind his back, stumbling, collapsed/forced to his knees, concern for him, weak ~~ extremely worried, yelling, angry, knocked out ~~ chained, struggling, pained voice, collapsed ~~ weak, "blood freezing", choked, gasping in pain, struggling, dropped, struggling to breathe, concerned ~~ sad, concern for him, hugged, guilty
5x09: concerned ~~ slammed into the ground, restrained
Synopsis: Kim Ji Yong, a student at the police academy, lost his mother at the hands of a local gangster when he was young; he becomes a vigilante and kills criminals. (via Google)
Note: This is a dark series, there's a good amount of whump but be careful watching because it handles very sensitive subjects.
TW's: blood and gore, violence towards women and children, domestic abuse, gun violence, sexual assault/non-con, suicide, mental illness
List Key:
bold = most whump, best whump, or favorite whump scenes
1x01: angry, punched, covered in blood (not his own), teary-eyed ~~ sparred ~~ multiple fights, angry
1x02: angry, worried ~~ angry, pushed up against a wall and kissed (kind of non-consensual), drugged, very out of it ~~ rough awakening, frustrated ~~ teary-eyed ~~ covered in blood (not his own) teary-eyed ~~ exhausted
1x03: stressed ~~ angry, heavy breathing
1x04: rough fight, argued, bloody face ~~ treating cuts on his face ~~ bruised and bandaged face ~~ confrontation
1x05: fought, stressed ~~ chased, angry, teary-eyed, very rough fight, choked, very bloody face, struggling to breathe
1x06: (scene cont. from previous ep) strained voice, punched, collapsed, groaning ~~ unconscious in hospital bed, slowly waking up, bandaged, bruised face, oxygen cannula ~~ bruised face ~~ covered in blood (not his own) ~~ angry
1x07: stressed ~~ argued, teary-eyed
1x08: fought, cut face ~~ very rough fights, bloody face and mouth, sad, stabbed in the leg, in pain, collapsed, weak, unconscious ~~ bandaged, bruised face
Genre: Action, Superpower/Superhero, Supernatural, Found Family, Ensemble, Fantasy
(The styling of this whumplist is inspired by @love-me-a-lotta-whump who has an amazing blog, go check them out! They also have a list for season 1!)
Synopsis: Demon hunters pose as workers in a noodle shop in an effort to catch evil spirits hoping to find eternal life. (via Google)
Note: SO. MUCH. WHUMP! This is a list for just season two of the show! The found family dynamics are really what make this show so fun, as well as the unique superpower system. Also, the main character, So Mun, is a sweetheart and I love him so much.
TW’s (for overall show): frequent blood, mild gore, mild body horror, suicide, violence towards children, child death, child abuse, bullying, bullying of a disabled character, domestic violence, self-harm, violence towards women, mental illness, implied dementia, PTSD
List Key:
bold = most whump, best whump, or favorite whump scenes
~~ = scene break
THIS LIST CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES!
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2x01: asleep ~~ upset ~~ fought, threatened with a knife, concerned
2x02: extremely worried, watches someone die, teary-eyed ~~ shaky voice, teary-eyed, at a funeral ~~ sad ~~ sparred, hair pulled (comedic) ~~ fought ~~ concerned for his friend ~~ angry, losing control of his powers ~~ shocked, scared
2x03: *emetophobia warning ⚠️ skip from 42:00 to 46:12* (scene cont. from end of previous episode) shocked, scared, angry, straining powers, shaking, heavy breathing, concern for him, half-collapsed, crying out in pain, nose bleed, sweating, weak, helped to stand ~~ upset ~~ talking about his parents death, shaky voice, teary-eyed, crying ~~ sore, groaning, bruised knuckles, concern for him ~~ hair pulled (comedic) ~~ sparred sweating, knocked into the air (comedic), dazed, strained voice ~~ sad ~~ fought
2x04: (scene cont. from end of previous episode) fought ~~ rough fight, bloody face, sweating, heavy breathing, angry, yelling, cut face, slammed against the wall by telekinesis, screaming in pain ~~ groaning in pain, shaking, screaming, telekinetically strangled, bruised neck, heavy breathing, stumbling, losing control, struggling to stay upright, strained voice, shocked, shot in the arm and shoulder, groaning in pain, concern for him, cradled ~~ bruised face, talking about his self-sacrificial tendencies ~~ brief fight ~~ shocked
2x05: shocked ~~ restrained, stressed, shouting, panting, sad ~~ teary-eyed ~~ concern for him, anxious ~~ inhaling gas, stumbling, half-collapsed, heavy breathing, concern for him, sweating, strained voice, swaying ~~ shocked
2x06: shocked, teary-eyed, scared, fought, pinned to a wall by telekinesis, heavy breathing, screaming, worried ~~ teary-eyed ~~ worried ~~ scared, concerned ~~ teary-eyed, slammed into a wall, strained voice, scared, crying, struggling to stand, angry, yelling, straining his powers, extremely worried
2x07: (scene cont. from previous episode), fought, thrown, grunting, stumbling, heavy breathing, restrained by telekinesis, choked, punched repeatedly, bruised/bloody face, crying ~~ fought, restrained by telekinesis, thrown, in pain, bloody mouth ~~ strained voice, stumbling ~~ cradling his friend, teary-eyed ~~ concerned, teary-eyed ~~ concerned
2x08: worried ~~ numb, hit, sad, crying ~~ sparred, punched in the face, groaning ~~ scared, rough fight, slammed into a mirror, cut face, angry ~~ thrown, groaning, shocked, slammed into a wall, choked, thrown, groaning, struggling to stand ~~ choked, screaming, struggling, scared, memory erased/powers taken away, going limp, collapsing, eyes rolling back, crying, "stay with me", concern for him, unconscious, in a coma
2x09: (scene cont. from previous episode) concern for him, protected, carried, unconscious, choked while unconscious ~~ still unconscious, attempted healing ~~ concern for him, bedside vigil ~~ (in mind/spirit world?) depressed, scared ~~ (in mind/spirit world) scared, held by the hair, crying, reliving traumatic events, crying, hugged, emotional conversation ~~ waking up, tired, emotional reunion
2x10: (flashback: teary-eyed, emotional) ~~ concern for him, shocked ~~ worried ~~ rough fight, straining powers, choked, almost stabbed, worried, shocked, heavy breathing, teary-eyed ~~ frustrated ~~ sad ~~ upset ~~ teary-eyed, crying
2x11: (*emetophobia warning: skip from 42:30-44:08*) scared, stressed ~~ shocked, yelling ~~ (in mind-scape) fought, strangled, almost drowned ~~ (in real life) unconscious, held, struggling to breathe, concern for him ~~ (in mind-scape) choked ~~ (in real life) jolting awake, heavy breathing, concern for him ~~ argued, teary-eyes, punched in the face, shocked, bloody lip, crying, sobbing, screaming, concern for him ~~ crying ~~ very rough fight, groaning, sacrificing himself, concern for him, choked, losing consciousness, coughing, weak, helped to stand
2x12: bloody/bruised face, thrown, groaning, struggling to stand, yelling, rough fight, straining his powers ~~ (in mind-scape) heavy breathing, fought, choked ~~ (in real world) unconscious, struggling to breathe, ~~ (in mind-scape) beaten, groaning, choked ~~ (in real world) choked, unconscious ~~ (in mind-scape) straining his powers, crying ~~ (in real world) unconscious ~~ (in mind-scape) crying, emotional goodbye ~~ (in real world), slowly waking up, worried, crying ~~ emotional goodbye
kdrama whump recs: found family/team as family edition
Found family/team as family is my favorite trope, and when it’s combined with whump it’s even better! So, without further ado, here are some of my favorite whumpy kdramas featuring these tropes! (This list is not a ranking!)
1. The Uncanny Counter (2021)
Age Rating: TV-14
Synopsis: So Mun is an orphaned high-school student who suddenly gains supernatural powers. Soon after, the local noodle-shop employees recruit him into their team of “Counters”, where he begins to learn of the evil spirits roaming around town.
Notes: This was actually my first-ever kdrama! It’s a great blend of action, drama, and comedy. It also has one of the most unique “magic” systems I’ve seen, with the “Counters” each connected to a spirit in the afterlife. It’s also extremely whumpy, with a lot of comfort and care given to the characters. Definitely recommend.
Synopsis: Dan Hwal has lived for the past 600 years as a Bulgasal—a mythical creature that feeds off human blood and is cursed with immortality. Eventually, he connects with his reincarnated family, along with a formerly immortal woman.
Notes: This show is pretty complex and can get confusing at times. It’s also heartbreaking, but the characters make up for it! There’s a TON of whump for both characters shown in the GIF above.
Synopsis: Han Kang-bae is a young man with the ability to make people confess their deepest troubles with a single touch, but this power isn’t always a gift to him. One night, he meets the mysterious owner of a pop-up bar, a woman who must settle the grudges of 100,000 souls in order to gain a peaceful place in the afterlife.
Notes: This show isn’t the most whumpy on this list by any means, but it still has a good amount! What stood out to me were the relationships between the main trio of characters and how close they become with each other over the course of the show. No spoilers here, but this drama does involve reincarnation...
Synopsis: Three young adults discover that they all have the same ability: seeing the future in their dreams. As a trio, they work together to attempt to change these (sometimes terrible) visions and save each other from harm.
Notes: Though this show is more focused on the romance between Jae-chan and Hong-joo, there are some great moments of found family feels between the main trio, sometimes including Jae-chan’s little brother and a different character who somewhat acts as a father figure. Pretty whumpy show that I absolutely adored watching! (Plus, the cast is STELLAR! I mean, Suzy, Jong-suk, and Jae-in together in a drama? It’s so good.)
Synopsis: Choi Jun-woong is a young man struggling to find a job, but when he falls into a coma after an unfortunate accident, he’s offered a place on the Risk Management Team as a temporary grim reaper. Together, they help save people from s*icide.
Notes: Possibly my most favorite kdrama ever! It has more emotional whump than physical for the most part, but it’s so amazingly done. The main trio (plus another character, later in the show) have such great platonic chemistry, and even though they have conflicts, you can tell they all truly care for each other even after a short amount of time. (Rowoon’s acting talents are really highlighted in this show, as well as the other main leads!)
Synopsis: This series is set in a dystopian version of South Korea, where the people live in chaos and corruption runs rampant. Trials are held through a courtroom live show aired on television, led by "The Devil Judge”.
Notes: This show is very dark, but has an interesting dynamic between the characters that evolves and grows over the course of the show. The characters are complex and imperfect, and though their conflicts are intense, it just makes the domestic moments so much better because of it. It has some good whump for the two main characters, and of course, Jin-young is an added bonus.
Synopsis: Lee Ahn is a young man with the ability to read the memories of any object or person he touches. He begins to train his powers in order to help solve crimes and get justice for the death of his parents.
Notes: One of my favorite kdramas ever and a must-watch for anyone in the kdrama whump community. Fair warning, this show will absolutely shatter your heart, but it has such a great storyline with many twists and turns. This is a complex found family, and though the show does have a romance, it’s a really good one. Also, there’s SO MUCH WHUMP! Like in every single episode. It’s truly amazing. Jin-young never fails to amaze me with his acting.
Alright, that’s the end of the list (at least for now)! If you have any recommendations for more whumpy found family/team as family kdramas, please comment them or send me them! <3
