O-Ring

She is 40 though, three years can be a big difference... It is true that she does not look as she drank some youth elixir such as Son Hye-kyo or something, but she does look her age.

I finally realize why the case is relevant... The dude is called "Lee Yong-ho", which must mean he is related to "Lee Yeon-jae"... The Hanzo Group is playing with the police and the prosecution again... That was why HSM was staring so long at the autograph of the Chief Prosecutor, because the CP signed off a local case...

It is quite an astonishing feat... For months I have heard that TV is dead and it is all about streaming. But Stranger 2 is again the prime example that it is not always the case.

I am not giving a free pass... People can criticize whatever they want, but as said... there is a difference between "lacking" and "awful/bad/insufficient". "Bad" is a way too strong word and should be used for someone such as Jin Se-yeon. MCW is not the shining light in the show, but her acting is definitely not acting-controversy worthy. It is okay. To be fair, the majority of the actors/idols in kdrama cannot even achieve this kind of level if they tried. The only reason why we feel she is lacking is because the drama and LJK's performance seem to be Baeksang-worthy.

On the other hand, I am also saying is that people sometimes cannot recognize good acting or confuse good acting for bad acting. Case in point are the superb acting performances of Kim Hye-soo in Hyena or Gong Hyo-jin/Kang Ha-neul in When The Camellia Blooms which are considered by many as bad. Don't you agree?

He did not mean it like that. It is one of Oh Ji-hyuk's many dark humor jokes... He means that he landed also a few good hits on his cousin.

Regarding why he did not report the case... It is because he wants to catch the bigger fish. His wants to charge his cousin for murder, not assault. Furthermore, his cousin was so cheeky to stab a detective because he had the backing of all the important people such as the Minister of Justice.

Quite honestly, I do not know whether it is weak or not. I did not really understand the importance of the first case. It seemed an insignificant case to me... There are hundreds of them each year and it also looked like a joke case (not like the dragon-slaying case of the first season).

But it is exactly these type of shows that are excellent. You will later understand the real purpose of the case. It starts out simple, but turns into one big complex and exciting story. Signal, Kingdom, The Good Detective, Flower of Evil are all shows where you do not understand a lot initially, but once the show progresses you realize what a masterpiece it is. Regarding episode 1, difficult to say how good it was, but it has all the ingredients to make this second season also a masterpiece.

You are misunderstanding me, because that is not my point. There is a difference between "not as good as Lee Jun-ki" and "straight up bad". People on this forum have really low standards in terms of acting and hardly use the word "bad" to describe actors/actresses. In fact, objectively bad actresses/actors are even praised for their performances. Especially idols such as Seolhyun, Son Na-eun, Suzy, Infinite L and Hyeri garner positive feedback on MDL for below-average performances.

Just go to the comment section of "When My Love Blooms". Very poor drama, but the acting of Lee Bo-young and Yoo Ji-tae was decent. It was not top tier, but definitely better than Park Jin-young's and Jeon So-nee's, who cannot even articulate clearly. But people write comments such as "the younger couple (Park Jin-young and Jeon So-nee) saved this drama with their acting, the older FL (Lee Bo-young) cannot act". In case of MCW, she is not better than LJK, but even with her lackluster acting performance in Flower of Evil, she outshines the above-mentioned actors and actresses that are so highly praised on this forum. If you can call Park Min-young a good actress, then MCW, Lee Bo-young and Han Ji-min (who are miles above her) are super actresses... O yeah, if you go to Hyena's comment section, you will see that Kim Hye-soo is also criticized for her acting, which is totally ridiculous because she carried the show on her back. She even out-acted an acting behemoth in Ju Ji-hoon... Kang Ha-neul (Baeksang-winning performance) and Gong Hyo-jin (KBS Daesang-winning performance) were also criticized on MDL for bad acting in When The Camellia Blooms...

So I understand the frustration with people who are criticizing good actors/actresses without understanding the Korean language and thus the ability to fully grasp the acting performance.

Netflix or not... The viewership ratings are higher than the finale of IONTBO...

There is a reason that Oh Jong-tae had the guts to stab him... He knew he would not be charged, because he had the backing of the Minister of Justice. Otherwise, he would not stab a detective. We saw how hesitant he was initially to stab Oh Ji-hyuk and how OJT plotted a whole underage sexual assault scheme to bring down his cousin.

Why did Oh Ji-hyuk drive away? - No idea, perhaps he was afraid that he has to recuse himself from the case as they now share some bad blood? One can argue that he is not objective anymore and will not properly investigate the case. Also, from an outsider perspective, it might be unclear who initiated the stabbing. Oh Jang-tae can screw his cousin over... But this is just my take... I hoped the writer would give an explanation...

Criticism is good when there is a certain truth to it, which is not the case here. I am gobsmacked by some people on this forum trashing the best actresses out there such as Lee Bo-young, Han Ji-min and now Moon Chae-won. It is very tempting then to write passive-aggressive messages back... Especially, if you see them praising actresses and actors that have lisps or cannot emote. However, roma pilar is a little bit too emotional, which make her arguments less convincing.

I am a big fan of MCW as well, but just take deep breath. The thing is that many cannot distinguish a good actor from a bad actor because they are not Korean speakers. So do not take it personal.

Don't quote me on this, because I am not an expert on psychopaths. But I can imagine that a psychopath does not have any respect for any living creature. The fact that he is able to take care of a pet for 10 years, shows that there is still some "human" inside of him...

I am assuming that you are talking about the scene where he told her to go home (in other words, ONLY her) and get some rest (I can't remember a scene where he told her to go home TOGETHER.)

That scene was brilliant. We see immediately why she shouted, because she knows his real identity, as he confessed it to her when he was drowsy and thought Ji Won was his sister.

Also, what was also beautifully done, which I think you missed, is that DHS found her reaction also weird. That is why he asked the terminal patient/killer how he felt when he realized that his wife (Jung Mi Sook) died. DHS asked that question, because he does not know how emotions are supposed to be expressed, but shouting at him after barely surviving the kidnap does not seem logical to him.

I think it is cool writing, because it shows that both are not totally oblivious/blind.

I get why "monkey" or "Australopithecus" would be insulting, but "homo sapien"? You are a "homo sapien" as well? "Homo sapien" is the only existant human species, so every human on this earth belongs to this species. You do realize the English word for "homo sapien" is "human", right? Haha

The guy is just tsundere. He might say that he did not want to be with her, but his actions tell differently. For example, he protected her during the power outage. I can imagine that this kind of character is much more attractive than people that confess their love only in words. Hyun Bin was a bit the same in CLOY. He always pretended that he hated SYJ, but his actions showed the opposite.

Nah man, I think the credits should go to the directors. He also directed Mother and Chicago Typewriter. The script is relatively straightforward. It is good, but nothing complex. But it works, because of the dark cinematography and the pace. The actors also deserve some recognition.

Reconstructive surgery due to the car accident? Would be the lamest excuse, but the real BHS did get into a car accident, although he was unharmed...

I think DHS is capable of killing people if it interferes with his loved ones. Whenever he realizes that the person is not a threat anymore, he will let them live. That is why he until so far has not continued with his murder plans.

I do hope that he actually killed the village foreman... I mean... Why not? Otherwise, it becomes hella boring with his wife backing him through thick and thin and helping to clean his name by proving his innocence... We have seen so many of these k-dramas about wrongly accused people before, that it becomes a bit tiring. I think it is more intense to have a cat-and-mouse game between the wife and husband.

Why on earth would she trust her husband? The guy has been fooling her for years with his fake identity. Furthermore, he admitted that he was DHS... It is not like she randomly made those facts up...

Yes, I understand. But TVN's Monday-Tuesday and Saturday Sunday time slot are very early (around 9.00pm). The violent nature of this drama will lead to so many complaints that this show will be cancelled or watered down. The only late slots in the weekend are on JTBC and OCN. JTBC would be a good choice, but OCN will draw less viewers than a random weekday slot on TVN. An earlier slot means less exciting and intense drama, but a later slot means that it needs to be broadcast during two weekdays. I would go for the second option