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Crashed into my watchlist that's for sure
This was a surprisingly fun addition to my forever long currently watching list and I hope it stays that way.The pilot episode begins with a bang, with a side of female badass. From the very first scene, things are fast-moving and explosive and as expected cool car scenes (thanks to the director). there is barely any lingering which works best given the series length. The team here comprises of four people. 1) So-hee (FL) who is a passionate and talented crime investigator cop and stops at nothing to see cases through (even if it means bending the rules or sacrificing herself), 2) Chae-man; the chief and creator of TCI who is similar to So-hee but softer in that regard, 3) Dong-gi; an automobile specialist and can analyze what kind of car it is and where it was tuned just by looking at the silhouette of the car and listening to the sound of the engine and Hyeon-gyeong the youngest member of TCI, who has a tremendous amount of internal martial arts skills. Yeon-ho (ML), eventually works more closely with the TCI, is smart, awkward and introverted but with a strong moral backbone. He is most notably a KAIST graduate and has many investigation certifications.
Since each case lasts about 1-2 episodes each, the hand offs are solid with the next case interwoven into the current one and aren't just sprung on us at the beginning of each episode. There's also call backs to earlier cases which helps maintain the link throughout the series. The cases also give us more insight to our team and their dynamic as well as an opportunity for them to get the recognition and respect they deserve.
Going into this series I was mostly expecting FL's life story to be the thing that serves as a connector for all the episodes since that is typically the case. However, I was glad that this time ML's past serves as what is keeping the link between episodes. Also, it's been fun to see how our TCI team has embraced ML into their unit despite his quirky nature. I look forward to continuing this fun watch and hope the momentum continues on until the end.
P.S. Lee Min Ki suits this type of character best.
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An Entertaining Crime Thriller Indeed
My Monday’s & Tuesdays are surprisingly full, thanks to the onslaught of new dramas. Alongside “My Lovely Runner” & “Dare to Love You”, joining the bandwagon is ENA’s latest offering “Crash”. With a formidable ensemble casting that includes Lee Min Ki, Kwak Sun Young, Heo Sung Tae, Lee Ho Chul, Choi Moon Hee; the show depicts the story of the Traffic Crime Investigation Team (TCI), which tracks only car crimes such as insurance fraud, retaliatory driving, self-harm blackmail, leka, call jump, and autonomous driving. I know it doesn’t sound interesting; I mean who would be interested in traffic crimes; but the fact that there is an insurmountable load of case files waiting to be solved is the crux of this crime thriller. Repeatedly ignored by the entire task force, Traffic Crime Investigation Team has long been reeling in obscurity. That is, until a genius new investigator joins the team. The first two episodes were pretty decent and the storytelling is commendable. Let’s get to know the team members and learn their quirky traits!Read the complete article here-
https://kcdramamusings.wordpress.com/2024/05/16/crash-first-impressions/
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