Taxi Driver Season 3

mixed feelings

I don't really write reviews and I rarely watch kdramas but taxi driver is that one show I always looked forward to watching. this season had a lot of great moments and ones that left me feeling so underwhelmed.

I really like how this show balances the comedy and the unserious with the harsh reality of the world and the injustice people have to suffer. they really do a good job of focusing on the victims and their sufferings and show how you shouldn't blame them for what they got into and focus on the perpetrator instead.

that said, there were plenty of times in this season I felt they ruined the tension by adding comedic moments or not adding any stakes to the scene.

[spolier] Kim Do-gi almost gets killed 3 times(?) this season and the reactions felt so underwhelming. I was surprised by the lukewarm reaction of the team when he got out of the car in the Samheung case. I expected one of them to check on him worryingly... same goes for the bomb scene. It made me feel stupid for thinking there would be some serious stakes.

next is dogigoeun... now I don't really mind either way if they get romantic or not, but don't try to do both!? their fake romantic moments felt so disconnected to what kind of relationship they showed in this season so far. at least in s2 they all communicated before the newlyweds thing. this time it just happened bc... fans ask for it... I enjoyed them, don't get me wrong, but it was also SO disconnected that it pissed me off. just add very subtle hints that they like each other then. it's not that difficult. and the final episode where they show [spoiler] dogigoeun having a meetcute as office workers in another timeline was (very funny ngl) so?? idk what to get from it? are you trying to tell me they're romantically involved in this season and would've been in any other timeline??? doesn't make any sense bc I found them having zero romantic interest in each other this season... it's so annoying. just stick to one: romance or no romance.

thanks for the hard work though. the cast seem to really have the same family dynamic irl, so hope to see them again someday. despite having mixed feelings, I really love the rainbow taxi family and that's why I want them to not cheapen their story anyhow. if there's a season 4, I'll be there ☺️

tldr; good showcase of victims trauma and psa, but wished it had real stakes at serious scenes. the rainbow taxi team's reaction to them getting hurt (other than goeun in the final episode) was very underwhelming. and wish they'd commit to either making dogigoeun romantic or none at all. they tried to do both in this season and it felt so unnecessary and disconnected.

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