Stranger Season 2 Episode 1

I loved the first season...

I must make it absolutely clear that I have no intention of dropping this series. I'm being honest, though, when I say that I loved the original, but I found this first episode of the second season completely lacking. There was no character. I wasn't expecting intrigue or a deep plot at this point (it's the first episode), but when the central conflict of the episode is who cut, burned, or otherwise unfastened a rope than any living human could easily step over, I find myself not giving a hoot. I will pursue it because the first season is some of the best television I've ever had the privilege of watching, but seriously, this first episode was just...banal.

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Dazzling

Dazzling, as usual, it was worth the over three-year wait. Having Lee Chang Joon’s voiceover to start the episode was just brilliant. A reminder that the road to justice is long and rife with political tension. And, of course, where there is a crime to be solved, there is Hwang Shi Mok. I love it. I enjoy how he meticulously observes, sizes up a situation before questioning or jumping to conclusions. It’s good to see Bae Doo Na back as Han Yeo Jin, love her with long hair and Detective Jang. I love seeing them all at work; they click intuitively. It’s always great to see a woman in roles typically given to men and Jeon Hye Jin at that. I cannot wait to see what she brings to this show as the police and ever-powerful prosecution office fight over independent investigative authority. I’ve always thought it quite weird how the prosecution has sole jurisdiction. So, I am interested to see how this fight will go down and how it will affect Shi Mok and Yeo Jin’s fight against injustice. I am already all the way in on this one!

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