DramaAjumma

It's definitely a rom com at heart. It's rather too light-weight for me on some level. The last rom com I liked was Run On and that was at least quirky and the dialogue there was witty and humorous. It had no pretensions beyond that. I don't have a problem with the romance here but there's not a lot beyond that.
I don't know how long before I let this go because I really like Seo In-guk in this.

I don't know if I would use the word "disjointed" but I'm also not that impressed with the script. For me personally I'm not feeling the wow factor in this and I know what you mean by merry-go-round. There's that feeling that they're constantly rehashing things. The humour is hit and miss.
It's watchable so far largely because of Seo In-guk. But I'm nervous about the story I'm seeing stretching to 16 episodes.

I liked Psych Hunter but it has an open ending same with Detective. So if you don't like open endings or cliffhanger endings, it might not be for you. Detective L also has a cliffhanger ending.

It is very much like an Agatha Christie style storyline. But I also really like about it is the clever flipping of wuxia tropes. A really good script again with lesser known actors.

I concur about Maiden Holmes. It was more of a rom com. The detective side of things were pretty pedestrian. Nothing to write home about. Ancient Detective was a favourite.
I enjoyed a couple of Republican Era detective dramas last year.

Qin Luan is the mastermind of some events, particularly those in Chang'an. There is also another contender to the throne, Duke/Prince Chang who is the heir of the previous emperor. He is behind events in Qianzhou, his home turf.

Just 2.5 episodes in and I'm really impressed. It's super well-made and it's a little bit of a bonus to have a detective element to it. Storytelling as expected, is top-notch. Cast is great.
A great show on the fragility of life and living without regrets. I love it and can't wait to see more.

My favourite SIG is Task Force 38

He's a clever lad and consistently so.

When the drama is about a young female who is a genius coroner in the Tang dynasty, the unrealistic romance is the least of my problems.

As I've said, the goal is to highlight the problem of the legal system. Vigilantism is a symptom of the problem, not necessarily the solution, perfect or otherwise.
The show takes a leaf from episodic 80s dramas like The Equalizer, Knight Rider and follows the format of those shows.

There's an ongoing debate within the show itself about the limitations of the judicial system in SK and its relative effectiveness. Or ineffectiveness. One can only conclude after viewing the most recent episodes that the system doesn't work in a way that favours the victims of crimes. More than that the entire legal system can be manipulated by corrupt officials or the wealthy. The rule of law, a bedrock principle of civilized society is under serious attack. Not because of the vigilantes but because perpetrators get away with murder or get a slap on the wrist.
I don't think the show condones vigilantism but it certainly doesn't idealize the legal system as it present itself here. However, to make a moral equivalence between what the Rainbow taxi crew do and criminals like Baek Sung-mi dol is a categorical mistake. There are reasons why theft and murder see different types of convictions. Not all illegal activity carry the same weight.

If the pacing were better I'd agree wholeheartedly.

What's the problem with disliking or hating a fictional character? I don't understand what the issue is. As you say, everyone has a different perspective on the show so why is it a problem if one character is not liked as much as another. Or even hated. This is normal.
Rather than criticising other viewers for not sharing your views, defend your position. Go for the arguments.

For me this has nothing to do with "hating" a fictional character. The issue with Ha-na is that she is a representative of a system that is broken, inept and impotent. This is absolutely a deliberate part on the writing. Notice every time she tries to investigate a "difficult" case, really bad things occur. Consider the Udata case. She cornered Do-ki twice outside the building for the world to see. She almost lost 2 whistleblowers in said case. It isn't so much about her but about a system that goes for low hanging fruit -- picks and chooses cases they can indict. The cases that end up in the too hard basket become cold cases. Delving deeper as she tries to only sees more people getting hurt because she can't protect her informants or witnesses.
In a real enough way she is useless. And I don't meant it as an insult. She can strut her stuff, mouth off lofty cliches but the reality is that she is powerless. And it certainly doesn't help the victims if you hold to the idea that it's better to let 100 guilty men go free than put one innocent in prison. Her hands are tied by the law even when she tries because she is up against Goliaths who see themselves above the law.

Of course it's much easier for her to go after the Rainbow taxi crew because they aren't bad guys. They won't try to kill her and anyone who works alongside her. Contrary to what she thinks they are nothing like the hard core perpetrators that her office is incapable of dealing with. What Rainbow does may be illegal but it is not the same thing as what Udata or the voice phishing were doing. Just look at the deputy chief prosecutor's approach, he goes for what is easiest to "get evidence for". The guy's a lawyer not a crime fighter.

No one objects to her doing her job. The problem is that she can't do it very well.

I love the juxtaposition of the "to go or not to go" scenes. It was chuckleworthy.

I agree about the villains. They were very uni-dimensional.

Why should people have to research the writer's previous works? Each work should stand on its own and be judged accordingly.

Because the better performance in a better drama won.

He was brilliant and my pick to win.