Partners for Justice Season 2

Twists and turns part 2

We're back with Eun-sol and Baek-beom, whilst there are several cast changes, with 2 central characters having moved on and been replaced, plus some additions.
The plot is thickening as we pick up on the corruption and cover ups that were being brought to light in series 1, together with some additional side stories. Familiar villains resurface and crimes overlap again as things begin to come to a head.
I found series 2 to have a better pace than the first and Eun-sol really comes into her own.
I really couldn't warm to Sally Kim at all though and thought the interaction between her and Eun-sol was over the top.
I just loved actor Noh Min Woo in this series and I really felt for his broken character, who is so badly manipulated.
There are more unpleasant crimes and the spin on what seems obvious, that the post mortems uncover, shows some really clever story writing.
Many questions are answered, but the conclusion is far from favourable and whilst there was no "We'll be back" or "To be continued" (like the end of series 1), there is a definite door ajar for either a series 3 or even some kind of spin-off.
The rewatch value is pretty good just because there was a lot going on.
I really hope we see Eun-sol, Baek-beom, Do Ji-han, Yang Soo-dong, Jang Chul, et al, again in 2021 (fingers crossed).

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S01 was better

S01 was good.
S02 was nowhere close to S01 story quality.

If they're going to do S03:
* I also prefer Stella, no offense Sally.
* Bring back Lt. Cha.
* Don't repeat the S02 mistakes:
a. No conclusion to the S02 arc.
b. The individual cases weren't that good, and consumed 2-3 episodes. Some of those should've consumed 1 to 2 episodes at most.
c. Seriously? Trying to string a romance with Dr. Baek? He still hasn't resolved his emotional pain, and other ghosts from his past, and you tried to create a romance with the character?
d. What happened to character development? The story Dr. Baek is not yet over. S02 should've shown how he's trying to resolve the other ghosts from his past. But… nope… nothing. He got stuck as a paper or machine.
e. The list goes on.

Again… S01 was good, and then S02 was meh.

If you want to do multiple Seasons:
1. always conclude the Season Arc.
2. never forget to continue character development.
3. build the relationship between the characters… not by inserting romance where it isn't needed. Relationship is not just about romance.
4. Multi-episode arcs should at most only have 2 episodes. If you want to do a 3-episode arc, it should be your best plot, not same old dull moments.
5. It doesn't have to be linear. You can insert a case or two that has nothing to do with the Season Arc, and only makes sense in the season finale as part of the cliffhanger. A way to prepare for S03.

Argh. I rarely do this type of feedback because I believe that writers have a story in their mind already that just doesn't fit in one season. But there are rare times when things have to be said, especially when they did well in the first season.

The way the second season was executed, it was as if the network demanded a S02 but it was never in the plan of the writer(s). Something like, “They want us to make S02! Get everyone here and let's come up with something, anything!”

Anyway… they need to repeat the formula for S01, not S02, when they start to work for S03. They don't need to surpass S01. A good story and execution doesn't mean you have to do better than your most successful Season.

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A good series with a worse Season2 and a story without conclusion

First of all, i LOVED season1. The characters was all very good, the story progressed very nicely.
However, Season2 just removed pretty much most good characters.

Stella(Stephanie Lee) was a perfect character. She was quirky funny and her English is native speaking.
When she was replaced by sally in Season2 it was a huge downgrade. Not at all the same funny quirky character, she had some funny parts but overall not anywhere near Stella. The worst part was they tried to replace Stella with another "English" speaker but Sallys English is so bad its just annoying.

Also the loss of Cha Soo Ho(Lee Yi Kyung) was huge, he was a perfect fit and he was cemented as the main Police connection in the story. His love interest in Stella was also so fun and made a fun interaction between then two.

In Season2 the main Police connection lead was mild and lacked in most ways.

Kang Dong Sik was the most annoying character in the series, and it was much worse in Season2, over acting and just annoying.

The best part of both seasons is Baek Beom, I love series with someone smart and how they find things others don't etc. And his acting was consistent and good in both seasons.

Here is why i can't recommend this series.
The show has pretty much a main story throughout Season 1+2, and the show ended without anything at all getting solved. It was literally one of the worst endings every in a Kdrama, that is even worse than Vagabond ending.
It was obviously setup for a Season3, that never happened and never will. It's been 5 years now.

I understand the high ratings if they made review after the show came out, but someone that watched the show in 2024 it's way to high given that the show ends without any conclusion at all.

Avoid.

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this is my first time write a public review just because this drama. i think everyone should know this drama. The best scene is on the last scene in last episode oh my god i don't know what to write again I just amazed,,,, i think minue must enter on my idol list???????????? SEASON 3 JUSEYOOOOO✨
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Amazing but ...

Im honestly so conflicted after just having finished the final episode. I LOVED the plot but there were certain things that frustrated me a little. I watched both seasons back to back so this review will compare both

Ill start with what i loved:
- the plot this season was honeslty *chefs kiss*. It was SOOOOO well written, the autopsy aspect, the crimes, the new characters etc all of it was so great and honestly i think better than the first season.
- the acting was SO much better this season than last honeslty. One of the main things that i kept noticing was the acting in the first season, for some characters it was a little... cringey ngl. But no everyone was AMAZING in this season!
- this one is more subjective but i wasnt a big fan of the hints of romance between prosecutor eun and doctor baek PERSONALLY so im happy they got rid of that... i did however lowkey ship her with prosecutor Do 😮‍💨

Things i didnt like as much:
- i agree with a lot of the comments that although the plot was such a development they completely stripped away the focus from the main characters? Like completely removed that bond between the viewer and the characters this season snd the bond between wafh other too which sucked so bad because they could have done so much !
- the random consist fatshaming ??? Idk if i completely missed it the first season but was that so consistent and frequent then??? Because it was totally unnecessary like how is that the only character "development" out of ALL the characters thats the ONLY change? That ppl call him "fatso" ?? Hated that
- was not a big fan of sally (at all) ngl 😵‍💫
- Now its been a couple of years since its release and so im assuming the possibility of a third season is very slim WHICH MEANS THE CLIFF HANGER IN THE END SUCKS


Overall i did really enjoy the drama and i REALLYYYY hope we can get a third season 🥲

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Lee Yi Kyung's entry, the best part <3<3<3<3<3

I absolutely adore this serial, the plot, the twists, the music, the acting, the direction and what not. The entire drama is amazing but the part where Lee Yi Kyung steps in is the perfect and my favorite most. It's really sad though that Detective Cha Soo Ho wasn't the main role and a regular cast member like the first part. He would've upgraded the drama's hype and fun to high standards. Overall, this one is a must watch guys <3 Lee Yi Kyung, We Love you so much. Hwaiting! <3 Saranghae <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

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A must-watch crime and detective drama

This season is definitely better than the first one in my opinion. The first episode started off with a bang and it immediately got me hooked.

Even though the story wasn't too focussed on the relationship between Eun Sol and Baek Beom anymore, I didn't really mind it. It felt smoothly developed in the first season and the second season kept it that way. It felt like they were colleagues, which is what they were supposed to be. I'm glad that they didn't add unnecessary love relationships in the main cast aside from some side characters because this show didn't need that. It stuck to the crime solving and it didn't lose it's focus. Even though the reason as to why some of the older cast left the team wasn't explained too well, the new cast seemed to be better to me because they were more serious and that fit better in this season.
The cases were more interesting than the ones in the first season and the twists were great thanks to that. I found a specific villain interesting and liked their part in the story a lot. Some might find it unfortunate that Eun Sol's role wasn't that big this season and that she didn't really seem like a main character anymore, but other characters got a time to shine and I appreciated that. I feel like everyone has gotten their fair share of screentime and stories explained this way.

Cons:
- Unlike the first season, Baek Beom started to irritate me at some point in this one. He doesn't want to jump to conclusions so that's why he doesn't say much before knowing the full story, but at least getting explanations in some parts would've been nice. All we got was "don't write fiction" whenever someone asked a legitimate question and someone else tried to explain it because Baek Beom kept everything to himself until the end of the cases. Even though it's part of his personality, it got more annoying than it was in the first season.
- Every case had the same pattern to solving it eventually and it got somewhat predictable.
- After the time the team worked with Baek Beom they still don't trust his ability on solving cases when he's helped solving all of them? Understandable that the team doesn't have a lot of time and that they want to solve the cases as fast as possible but they'll have to wait for him to be finished regardless so all of the screaming for him to hurry up inbetween was unnecessary.

Even with the negative points considered, this drama was a great watch and it kept me interested until the end. Hopefully it will get a third season in the future.

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Worth watching

I love this drama. Both the seasons are very good but it should have been ended in 2 nd season. I had known that there were 2 season so I started watching but didn't hope that this is not the end of it. The makers hanging all the fans in curiousity. I feel that every season should have different storyline other than continueing one story through all the seasons. I know that there are small cases in between them but at the end of the seasons we can't feel at ease knowing that criminal didn't get cought. I hope third season will be aired soon and this time story won't continue further.

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I'm quite picky when it comes to detective, serial dramas. I only liked a few and dropped a couple. I was even hesitant to start this but knowing that No Min Woo is among the cast, it made me curious. It's been such a long time since I have watched any of his works. And since this is season 2, I supposed that this is a good drama.

So, I tried watching 2 episodes. And I liked it. Then a couple more, then No Min Woo aka Dr. K appeared then, bam, I loved it already. The series was really thrilling and nail-bitting. The only downside when I was watching this was the waiting for the new episodes. Hence, I decided to watch for season 1 just to keep me busy while waiting for the upcoming episodes. Now after I watched everything, I understand why they made it this far and why many though silently, liked the series.

I won't say much about season 1 since I am reviewing for season 2 but let me just say this, Season 2 definitely is better than season 1. Its much thrilling and the way the cases relate to one another is fascinating. The wrapped everything nicely, almost no major loopholes. However, I noticed that near the end, the main actress got lesser screen time and her character got pushed to the side with the story focusing too much on the men.

The was a big surprise to me. A pleasant surprise to be exact. So I am truly hoping for a season 3 with the whole cast and please let No Min Woo be in it.

Lastly, I let me say that this drama is one of the few wherein I really liked all the casts. From the NFS, to the prosecutor side, even to the bad people, even Oh Man Sung, haha. Their comradeship, the acting, everyone just clicks and you can see that they are enjoying their work.

I know that Baek Bum and Prosecutor Eun are the main leads here, but Dr. K rose in this drama. No Min Woo truly made an impact on his portrayal of a great doctor with a dual personality.

Overall, I truly enjoyed it. It was a very informative, thrilling, cheer rooting drama. I learned so much from the forensics I was always waiting for their opinions and result of the examination. It is my first time watching anything as close as this - you know the forensic side so its quite an eye-opener to me.

Cheers!

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This drama really never failed to excite me. I have loved the season 1, but I loved this even more.??

For those who like kdramas that deal with crimes and mysteries, this one is the best. This is really a great written plot, and will really excite you. No boring episodes. The cases that they have are very insightful.

All the actors & actresses really played their part well. All of them are the best in their part. Of course, those who are playing major characters are more noticeable since their playing a major character, but I won't name them all since all of them really did a great job, even those who are playing minor characters. By the way, I felt sad that I haven't seen Stephanie Lee that much in this season.

No Min Woo is very noticeable. His long hair made him more handsome, and the character he played made him more appealing??? I really cried at what happened to you at the last episode??

The chief prosecutor is really effective as a villain -- he's really getting into my nerves????

I can't wait for the season 3. I hope it will have more season, maybe till season 10 or 30, just like CSI?????

I love you all!!! ???? hope everybody will be there in the next season -- and I mean everybody??

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