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Very Enjoyable but missing some of the fun "family" moments of the Rainbow Taxi crew.
[Season 3 review the day before the final weekend - reportedly the final season. I’ll update once the drama is complete.]
I’ve enjoyed the Taxi Driver series (Seasons 1 and 2) for a variety of reasons: (1)The Rainbow Taxi crew enjoyed many “family” meals and looked out for each other(my favorite scenes]. (2) The viewer got to see real character development/evolution of everyone on the team. (3) The evil-doers received justice in the end – mostly in jail although a handful died thru their own stupidity. (4) The villains were connected to each other in one over-arching evil enterprise in each season. (5) Some episodes were heart-breaking (but justice always won in the end) and some included a lot of comedy as Kim Do-gi (and other team members) created absurd personas/costumes to trap the villains. (6) The violence wasn’t gruesome. (7) Team-work amongst the entire team was awesome and totally critical to the outcome. (8) Visually the drama is stunning with outstanding stunt choreography and camera direction. (9) Season 2 hinted at the “potential” romance between Do-gi and Go-Eun and it was promoted by SBS in a variety of promotional videos.
Season 3 has been disappointing (to me) because most of the things I liked about the show are missing. There was only one “family” meal. There is no over-arching villain (which is okay with me), but the result is that each weekend villain is taken down primarily by Kim Do-gi with little of the teamwork that we saw in the 1st two seasons. [The one clear exception was Ep. 13/14] The show continues to be a visually stunning but the characters are essentially “flat” – no character evolution or growth. There is ZERO hint of romance in Season 3 – a big disappointment because I liked this couple’s scenes together in Season 2 and wanted more.
One highlight of Season 3 is a look back to how CEO Jang started his organization to find justice for victims wronged by the system. And it looks like the drama is coming full circle back to Kim-Do-gi’s trauma that led him to leave the military and eventually join CEO Jang’s Rainbow Taxi.
Basically, Season 3 has been episodic (separate villains each weekend) but there hasn’t been any path guiding the viewer to the final end game. Thus, very enjoyable but not especially meaningful or unique.
I’ve enjoyed the Taxi Driver series (Seasons 1 and 2) for a variety of reasons: (1)The Rainbow Taxi crew enjoyed many “family” meals and looked out for each other(my favorite scenes]. (2) The viewer got to see real character development/evolution of everyone on the team. (3) The evil-doers received justice in the end – mostly in jail although a handful died thru their own stupidity. (4) The villains were connected to each other in one over-arching evil enterprise in each season. (5) Some episodes were heart-breaking (but justice always won in the end) and some included a lot of comedy as Kim Do-gi (and other team members) created absurd personas/costumes to trap the villains. (6) The violence wasn’t gruesome. (7) Team-work amongst the entire team was awesome and totally critical to the outcome. (8) Visually the drama is stunning with outstanding stunt choreography and camera direction. (9) Season 2 hinted at the “potential” romance between Do-gi and Go-Eun and it was promoted by SBS in a variety of promotional videos.
Season 3 has been disappointing (to me) because most of the things I liked about the show are missing. There was only one “family” meal. There is no over-arching villain (which is okay with me), but the result is that each weekend villain is taken down primarily by Kim Do-gi with little of the teamwork that we saw in the 1st two seasons. [The one clear exception was Ep. 13/14] The show continues to be a visually stunning but the characters are essentially “flat” – no character evolution or growth. There is ZERO hint of romance in Season 3 – a big disappointment because I liked this couple’s scenes together in Season 2 and wanted more.
One highlight of Season 3 is a look back to how CEO Jang started his organization to find justice for victims wronged by the system. And it looks like the drama is coming full circle back to Kim-Do-gi’s trauma that led him to leave the military and eventually join CEO Jang’s Rainbow Taxi.
Basically, Season 3 has been episodic (separate villains each weekend) but there hasn’t been any path guiding the viewer to the final end game. Thus, very enjoyable but not especially meaningful or unique.
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