Mixed Feelings- But Mostly Good Ones...

I held myself off from watching the sequel of Voice and finally decided to get down to it once I learned that a third season was airing. I'm mixed about the episode. In terms of it's story beats and the set up for the season, I was impressed by the way they deftly acknowledged the original season, but made it clear that changes had been made to the roster of the Golden Time response team. I think I join millions of fans worldwide who mourn the fact that the original actor who co-starred in the first season wasn't featured in this aside from a brief cameo, but the explanation of why he wasn't there was to the point and clear. I loved that some of the consequences from the original season were still in effect. What disappointed me was that they killed Team Leader Jang off so quickly. I didn't see that one coming, especially after they went to so much trouble to put him in the role of the Team Leader of the dispatch team. But it was effective in upping the stakes. The villain for this season isn't as creepy as Mo Gae Tu in season 1, but he brings another level of menace to the episode. I do love the new co-lead for this season. I've seen him before in multiple projects that I adore, so I know that he knows how to work a scene and I find that his character is as prickly as the co-lead in season one, but somehow more manic in a way? What I enjoy about his story is that it's not about a wife or girlfriend, but about his partner getting involved in something bad and dying horribly. Props to him for taking the blame for his death, all the while never giving up on hunting the criminal down. He has good chemistry with the female lead, so I remain hopeful that this season's story will live up to the glory of it's predecessor.

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