Since exams are coming, I shall just make this short and sweet.

Control, I feel has one of the best plots for anyone loving forensic psychology as it's filled with tons of facts and it comes with How-To-Tell-Apart-Liars 101. However, this drama isn't the best, the best so far has got to be Lady ~Saigo no Hanzai Profile~ as far as profiling is concerned. Yes, this drama focuses a lot on the psychological facts, but what makes a good drama good are the script, the cast and the acting.

I expected quite a bit for this drama as it featured Fujiki Naohito, yes, that really famous male character from Hotaru no Hikaru. However, I felt that the script, maybe, failed to bring out the actor in him. His character, was first of all, aloof, and to make it worse, he was a university professor, which makes him somewhat of a geek(?) who does nothing to help in investigations other than spout psychological jargon. Next, Matsushita Nao, never watched her dramas, this is my first and it has left sort of a bad impression on her acting. Her acting really lacks convincing and although I find that her character was meant to be a really hot-headed and passionate character, I found her portrayal somewhat soft spoken in a way, for example, not passionate enough to be passionate, and her acting during emotional parts tend to be overly emotional - something I can't stand. 

The supporting cast's acting are also of amateur standards, and they fail to make an impression upon the viewers. It's like those 'oh-you-exist' moments when they appear in each  episode. They lack chemistry with the main cast as well, which is really irritating. Compared to Boss, where I thought everyone was a main character as they each portrayed their distinct personalities really well, this drama's cast lacked tons of chemistry, which made the drama rather choppy in the sense of the flow. 

So, unless you're really interested in telling apart liars from everyone, I do not recommend this drama actually.