Gory Version of Family Feud
Chief Inspector Cha Suyeol, the ML, was transfered from narcotics to major crime when two bodies were discovered with modus operandi similar to a serial murder 23 years prior. Reason for his transfer was simple, the serial killer from then - Jeong I Sin, had been enlisted to help with the current investigation and her demand had been to work with her son, ML. ML totally detested his relationship with Jeong I Sin and never regarded her as his mother. Little that he knew, when Jeong had confessed to the crimes back then, her condition include protecting ML’s identity, to change it completely so he had no relation to Jeong and for him to be raised into a good person. The lead investigator then, now the captain of Major Crimes, became ML’s adoptive father as he was the one entrusted by Jeong to raise her son. As they close in to the copycat killer, more truths from her crimes 23 years ago emerged, which unlocked more memories from ML’s childhood that he had tucked far away and never wanted to revisit.
I felt that the ML looked too boyish and young to play the chief inspector, and he made rather weird facial expressions when trying to convey his feelings. That very first expression he made during his first visit to Jeong was super weird that i couldnt distinguish if he was angry at Jeong or mocking her. Honestly i failed to see him as a police officer but more as a distraught, angry boy mad at his mom whom he thought had wronged him horribly as a boy.
I really love the one who played Jeong I Sin though. She nailed it as a serial killer complete with complex thought process and eerie vibe. Although her moral seemed questionable when she talked about her crimes, her motherly instinct kicked in when she reminisce about her time with ML as a boy. It was clear that she had nothing but ML’s best interest in all her moves, then and now, despite knowing how hateful her son was at her.
Although this was about a serial murder that seemed to be committed by a random stranger who may have idolised Jeong as a serial killer, it turned out to be much closer to her as a young mother when she first committed her crimes. It was hard not to see this as a family feud between not-siblings. The context was interesting, i would love to see Jeong back in action when they revealed the hint of Season 2 at the ending.
I felt that the ML looked too boyish and young to play the chief inspector, and he made rather weird facial expressions when trying to convey his feelings. That very first expression he made during his first visit to Jeong was super weird that i couldnt distinguish if he was angry at Jeong or mocking her. Honestly i failed to see him as a police officer but more as a distraught, angry boy mad at his mom whom he thought had wronged him horribly as a boy.
I really love the one who played Jeong I Sin though. She nailed it as a serial killer complete with complex thought process and eerie vibe. Although her moral seemed questionable when she talked about her crimes, her motherly instinct kicked in when she reminisce about her time with ML as a boy. It was clear that she had nothing but ML’s best interest in all her moves, then and now, despite knowing how hateful her son was at her.
Although this was about a serial murder that seemed to be committed by a random stranger who may have idolised Jeong as a serial killer, it turned out to be much closer to her as a young mother when she first committed her crimes. It was hard not to see this as a family feud between not-siblings. The context was interesting, i would love to see Jeong back in action when they revealed the hint of Season 2 at the ending.
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