The Good Detective

Political corruption! Injustice! Human misery & trauma!

Definitely recommend this if you're interested in a k-drama-styled exploration of how political self-interest, confirmation bias, and protectionism lead to the corruption and subsequent injustice of the Korean judicial system.
But it's also fun enough with k-drama kitsch for my mom to enjoy!
It's not perfect (small, kinda clunky at times, real exposition heavy, some plot and character threads become comically ridiculous) but it's got enough special moments for me to go, wooow, I love this show!
For example: there are many subtle acting moments rich with subtext, innuendo, and wit; it gave me an insight into a gentle, hidden level of Korean dialogue i've never watched in a k-drama before.

Strong script, strong actors, solid story. Fuck yeah!

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We need more dramas like that , we need to see Idiot unit crim V2 together again

Okay, to start with this drama is topping my favorite dramas list and my infinity rewatch drama list. Everything about is perfectly done it's so rare for me to find such a drama nowadays.... Starting with the storyline :
It's so well written and produced, you will find literally every single lesson you should learn through your life.
* Friendship? Check.
* Perseverance? Check.
* Teamwork? Check.
* Loyalty? Check.
* Betrayal? Check.
* Suffering? Check.
* Sincerity? Check.
* Funny scenes? Cheeeeeeeeeeck.
* Mystery? Check.
* Plot twist ? Check.
* Unfairty? Check.
* Kindness? Check.
You will find everything in this drama. The actors mastered their roles like pros and specially team idiot crime unit V2 😂😂 what made the drama so funny and beautiful to watch is their teamwork and their love to each other ! It shows how a real work should be done, because after all you are spending years with the same people that they become your second family. This drama also made me learn that no matter what the truth is , it should be said in a way or an other, it will also be shown in a way or an other.
Evil has no way to dominate this life, it will eventually come to an end .
Kang Do Chang + Oh Ji hyuk are the type of the realistic due and their closeness is the best ❤️
At the end, I would like to thank every single person who worked on this drama , I loved them all equally even the evil characters hahaha.
I would like if The good detective becomes a series instead of a drama and we'll ged season of it because honestly I can't get enough of it 🥰 they made me live in the drama I didn't feel that I was watching I felt like I was there beside them!
Finally, I wish for many more dramas where those actors are all together.

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For thriller drama lovers, this is perfect

this drama is perfect in every aspects, I watched it with a lot of interest and i literally didn’t want it to end. It’s that kind of drama that can’t leave your mind even after it finishes. The plot is extremely good written. I admit that this is a typical story, nothing new, but the way that the story is shown to the public it’s incredible and that’s why i like it so much. In some moments there’s a little bit of comedy. The development of the characters is also so good. There’s also a cruel and sad moment that i still don’t understand why the screenwriter decided to make it like this. Overall it’s a incredible drama and i could recommend it anytime,

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You must pay attention, because there is a LOT going on!

My husband and I can never agree on anything to watch. I'm alone in watching K-dramas because he doesn't want to read subtitles. Well, I convinced him to give it a try and we were both hooked!

This show is full of action, drama, corruption, subterfuge, tension, comic relief, and enough tension to cut with a knife. I'm not going to go into the storyline at all, except to say that just when you think you know who the guilty party is, someone else comes along and you find out you were on the wrong track. I am not, however, saying that this show was full of red herrings that didn't make any sense. This was a tightly-written and well-executed show.

The cast was exemplary. Everyone was perfect in the part that they played. I saw a lot of familiar faces from other dramas I've watched and was surprised at the range that they were able to achieve. Someone that I've always seen as a good guy was chilling in this.

Two of my favorite things about the show were 1) discussions and demonstrations on what makes a family. It's not always genetic, but a family unit can be just as strong by people going through shared experiences. 2) The relationships. The police detectives were just so bonded as a unit, and their interactions were so funny. You know, you give someone a hard time every second of every day, but when push comes to shove, you'd take a bullet for them.

I actually have that "let down" feeling that I get when I finish watching an excellent show. I've invested time and come to know and care about the characters, so I'm kind of at a loss. Upside? There will be a second season, beginning filming in October 2021!

Oh, and I don't remember if there was a tag for romance, but this is NOT a romance. I normally stick strictly to romances, but I'm so glad I branched out this time!

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why did they lowkey turn Yoo Jeong Seok into a martyr by the end?

It was a relatively enjoyable story overall. the team was really sweet and their friendship was quite cute. I wouldn’t say it’s a groundbreaking bromance show or that the team dynamic is that deep or unique. But nonetheless it was one of the saving graces of the show.

Even Jin Seo Kyung and Oh Ji Hyeok were quite cute together without overpowering the story. But I really couldn’t get over her leaving out a vital piece of evidence for the trial, which might have helped in any capacity to save Lee Dae Cheol’s life. Like how was she so blatantly manipulated by Yoo Jeong Seok to overlook stuff? I understand she had a close relationship with him in a platonic way, but I feel like we barely saw that, so I didn’t feel conflicted when his true nature was revealed. I couldn’t get over how sympathetic she was to him after finding out the truth. An innocent man died because Jeong Seok wanted revenge and got too greedy. He’s not a good person. Like how can she still be nice to him and listen to what he says after everything. Good people are dead because of him.

My problem with the show is that so many people deserved a fate worse than what they got. Oh Jeong Tae is the type of man to build connections in prison and thrive, whilst detective Nam would’ve actually broken down but got killed instead. The people I feel most sorry for are Lee Dae Cheol and his daughter. Lee Dae Cheol knowingly walked to his death, despite being innocent. His life is over and his name being cleared after everything just made me frustrated.

Yoon Sang Mi and Moon Sang Beom got a way somewhat Scot free, despite their complacency and negligence. I just can’t feel sorry for some of these characters despite how hard the show tries to make me, since they were so greedy and self interested they let Lee Dae Cheol take the blame.

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best crime drama

this was the best crime drama I've ever seen. From beginning till end it kept me edging on my seat although there wasn't that much of a thrill. But it was captivating in a very special way. I've never been that captivated by a drama before.
The cast was amazing, everyone portrayed their character so amazingly that it was easy to delve into the story. The story is in a way pretty simple but at the same time pretty amazing. We don't have that many korean police dramas where the detectives actually stand up for their past mistakes and try to correct it. This was something different and it was nice to have it.
The news of a second season made me really happy. This drama totally deserves a second season, I can only recommend it.

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compelling, but heroes act just like the villains & drama loses steam

A well acted decent crime drama with some fun moments of romantic flirtation but overall it's a gritty, dark, sober with a mountain of political intrigue. I dropped it after 4 episodes, but then needed something in the back ground, so I watched another episode,( thinking that I wasn't invested, so it wouldn't keep me up.) Joke's on me ! I kept just watching an episode every so often & found that though it wasn't the kind of drama I normally like, the cast & the camaraderie of the cops , with thier tenacity for justice somehow drew me in.
Final thoughts :
Kang Do Chang's sister was so miserable, rude & selfish that I could not muster up any sympathy for her. Near the end, she did "evolve", but by then, I disliked her so much it was hard to accept the change as genuine.
The drama lost it's steam around episode 13 and from then on
I was sad to see that the 3 main characters compromised thier morals & took justice into thier own hands. I'm not saying that the bad guy didn't deserve his punishment, but in the fake world, I want heroes to get it right by not taking the same sort of actions that the villains do. So, ironically, all three ended up tainted by the desire for vengeance & so were not actually "Good". This ruined the series for me.

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Amazing show! But missing few details!

The Good Detective is one good show! It's very amusing and interesting! it makes you wanna think MORE about who was behind the killings! So I do suggest this drama for whoever looks for a thriller or detective kind of shows! However I couldn't get over few things!

* The trial :
I understand that yes we do have innocent people behind bars! I do believe that justice is NOT served! I'm not going to go through what happened 5 years ago! But my main concern is the trial! The defendant’s lawyer gathered all kinds of evidence to prove that Cheol was not guilty!! Some of those were really strong!! Me as a person who watches ( autopsy, real trials for fun 😅) wasn't convinced on how the prosecutor was so easy in demolishing all of them! The video from Cheol’a work, showing he was at his work at the time of the murder was a big alibi for him!but it was rolled out! Also the watch! When Cheol’s lawyer provided the court the information about it and how it was related to the real criminal since there are only 2 of these watches so it was easy to track the owner down! But again the prosecutor said it was made by a 75 year old man and they can't rely on his weak memory!! The common sense says that this kind of expensive industry comes with ownership papers, and receipts! So NO need for anyone’s memory! You could check the paper work to find out the truth!

I felt bad for Cheol! His last scene was an epic one! I think this small scene and the other one when he was crying coz he regrets not seeing his daughter when she came for a visit, are enough to let anyone wants to watch more of Kdrama! I was surprised myself!!

The rest of the series was carried out beautifully! The relationship between the actors was smooth and simple! I liked how Kang Do-Chang and Oh Ji Hyuk got along! You don't need to put so much effort to see these two! You just smile when you see them with the rest of the team with their comic scenes and sarcastic lines!

*The romance:

Loved loved the chemistry between Oh and Jin! Loved how he smiles when he sees her reaction on something! Loved how he wiggles his emotions with her! As a shy yet strong brave detective, this part was covered very nicely! You see him showing interest in her, she feels it, then he hides it again she gets puzzled then he smiles! I think he liked to do it! It was very obvious in episode 10 when he called her to thank her for getting him out of jail! She was excited for what he has to say, then he said yes I wanna double-check if you did your homework! She pausedd for a while like ( what the!!!!) and he smiles!! This kind of scenes were very flirting and you can sense love is in the air so easily! I was a little disappointed as there are not so many scenes of them together! No holding hands or even a kiss!! Also, the viewers were confused with some of their scenes! I mean their relation escalated and a confession came in episode 11, another confession from Oh to Kang in episode 13 when he told him this relation is a man- woman relationship! But then when they wanted to arrest Yoo, jin’s boss, you could see an angry-hate look from Oh to Jin whwn they met at the journal Due to suspicion of a killer was on the loose ! For someone passing by noticing this look he would be like what is going on why is he mad?! But since us the viewers know what his true feelings are, it made no sense for me! We want to see more of their beautiful ship in season 2 please!! Holding hands! Kissing maybe, we are waiting for Oh’s big move! The writer makes him releases his feelings then asks him to hold it back😅!
Last thing I couldn't figure it out was Jin’s past!!!! Something happened with her father, made her mum ill and made her journalist herself! We don't know anything about that part! Oh and Jin needs to know more about each other! And we need to see the hearts flying all around them while they are doing that💓😅😁!
A conclusion: a great show! I think the more you watch it over and over, the more you get a clear idea about this and that!! I 100 % recommend it!!

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All begin when a man was accused of murdered a student when in the realty was innocent. 5 years after, a young and intelligent detective must resolve a case of the disappearing of a girl with an old investigetor who followed the case of the other student.
A lot of people involved and guilty, want to hide the true.
A young journalist will help the 2 investigators.

Things that don't add up: who notified the police of the guard's death, which occurred in such an isolated place? They were already there before the body was even cold!
A police chief who doesn't listen to anyone, a journalist who repeats everything she hears on the phone? Cops who show up "drunk" at the crime scene and are always tipsy (what a disgrace). Things aren't going well, and the police chief tells them to drink?
Cops who silence thugs by paying them off!
Passable until episode 7, but after episode 8, I feel like dropping the series to avoid getting angry. What kind of characters:
Starting with the journalist who starts out strong, determined, and convinced she's saving the world, and then turns out to be pathetic (what a bitch, she had evidence that could help the poor guy on death row and she's keeping it for herself)! She entered the profession to seek justice but in front of evidence that her boss is corrupted, and doesn't even publish her writes pieces, she continues to trust him. The policeman's sister, who's divorced and is only seen drinking (but pull yourself together if you want to see your son). Even the young detective is starting to get on my nerves. He's committed to his work, but he keeps squandering money like nothing, paying here and there (it's obvious it's money he didn't earn, but received). The investigator who perjured himself and begged his former subordinate to let him work as an inspector again. The murderer cousin who thinks he's God on Earth. The editor-in-chief who covers up the mess.
What a terrible world!

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Force for Good °8.3° °Excellent°

“I'm going to play along with it. You can criticize me for not being a good detective, but you can't criticize me for being human.”

It's raining, it's pouring. The lightning and thunder are roiling up above and the radio is playing a jaunty tune.

TGD is a 2020 release that is rated 92 on AWiki. It is 2 seasons consisting of 16 relentless 70-minute episodes each. It's an excellent cop drama. Is this the best K’op drama I've seen? I won't say that it beats out Flower of Evil 8.9, The Man from Nowhere 8.9, & Tunnel 8.5, but it doesn't owe them anything, either. We're always at the precinct, always fighting between underlings and irrational supervisors, always dealing with public perception and paperwork, and the boys are always working together as a unit trying to do the right thing in a very wrong world. The detective team pushes through to investigate a matter even though they are being pressured in many ways to not do so. It's the most coppie K”op-drama I've seen. Screenwriter Choi Jin Won (Untouchable) & director, Jo Nam Gook (Captivating the King), outdid themselves - the palette is bright at times, but it's overwhelmingly an umber tone: Earthy and slightly dark. It's a perfect match with the writing. I'll watch anything of theirs.

Jang Seung Jo is “I've-never-heard-of-crefit-card-limits” O “Ji” Hyeok. He's from a rich (but quite dysfunctional) family. I've seen him in Chocolate-6.5, Death's Game-7.8, and Familiar Wife-8.5 (which was a surprise treasure - It's wonderful). In TGD he's the /new/ guy. He's been a detective for 9 years, but he took a year off (😬❓) and now he's transferred into their unit (😬❓). Let's get this out of the way. This is a beautiful man. This actor is a 10. It's impossible to be much better looking than this guy, objectively. It just comes down to personal taste. This is the best character he's played out of what I've seen. Cool on the outside, but fiery determination underneath. They've actually mussed him up for the part, so he's not looking his best, here, but he is acting his best.

The new guy looks like trouble to Kang. Kang don't NEED trouble! Son Hyun Joo (Signal-8.6, Spring Day) is “Kang” Do Chang, our truly GOOD Detective. That means he doesn't fit in anywhere. His credits date back to 1993; He's been around. Here, he's a senior detective awaiting the results of his exam and possible promotion. This guy is an Eeyore type. He looks depressed… even when he's smiling. (Did he smile? Now, I don't recall! ). Kang's life hasn't been all strawberries and cream, either. His divorced, alcoholic sister is living with him, which means there's no peace at home. He's been passed by for promotion after promotion because he can't play the politics game. He's a serious cop and he'll do his job, whether he's told to or not. All too often, he's told not to. His juniors are now his seniors. He has no wife or kids, though there's reference made to a past heartbreak. He was dumped practically at the wedding altar, His live-in sister (Baek Eun Hye from Family by Choice & The First Responders is Kang Eun Hee) is a former judo champion, but she's losing her battle with marriage, motherhood, life in general, and sobriety: She's in a nasty divorce, she doesn't have custody of her son which is a constant, relentless source of pain. She's going for custody, but it is an uphill battle. Her closest relationship is with Soju. She takes her anger at herself out on her brother by way of sarcasm, mocking, and bitter complaining. {People do this to family because they can get away with it. I've taken to calling this practice emotional cannibalism. It is disgusting. Most of us don't realize we're doing it, being stuck in a junkie cycle where we're slaves to our emotions. Check yo-self. Really. Tearing apart family is tearing apart oneself! Refuse to get hurt or offended. Don't engage. Separate from toxicity; don't be a part of it. Break the cycle.}

Lee Elijah (The Last Empress, Children of a Lesser God) is reporter “Jin” Seo Kyung. She and Kang get along, but she and Ji did not hit it off. He called her greedy while she called him lazy and self-serving. Ouch. They warm up to eachother eventually. I hadn't seen this actress before. She's beautiful, and she does a nice job, but I got weary of the director's habit of taking long shots of her concerned face.

Oh Jung Se is a fabulous actor. Here he plays Oh Jong Tae, Ji's cousin. My first exposure to him was as a special needs character in It's Okay to Not Be Okay-9 - He's perfect. In Revenant he's a professor of folklore. (Dang, I wish I had majored in that.) He's also in the popular shows Hot Stove League & Mr. Plankton, which I intend to get to eventually. Ji Seung Hyun (Search: WWW, Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation) is Yoo Jung Seok. I've seen him in Why Her?-8 & The Worst of Evil-7.7. He's totally solid.

Shin Dong Mi plays investigator Yoon Sang Mi. She's a wonderful actress. She was fabulous in both Hi Bye, Mama!-6.5 and Record of Youth-5.8, two shows that could have been better. In these roles which skew comedic, she's practically the best thing about those shows. Here she's in a more serious role. Her character kept me uneasy. She discusses how she perjured herself in court once and hasn't been able to sleep since. BUT she would do the same thing again, because that's who she is, “Suffering is optional. Once you admit how selfish you are, you will suffer alot less,” she poses. Well, that's some rarified honesty, but I don't like this woman. Trust a person like that at your peril.

The women are central to this story and they are strong, at least. Lee Ha Eun (School 2021) is drug dealer Lee Eun Hye. She's well casted - super creepy giving off an air of half-rotted + wholly-ruthless. Lee Hyun Wook plays bad guy Park Geon Ho in eps 1-4. He's a nice looking guy and he does a good job. I've seen him in Mine-8 & She Would Never Know-7.3 as a less than respectable citizen. It looks like he's recently been cast into leading roles. I'm looking forward to seeing what else he can do.

Jo Jae Yoon is Lee Dae Cheol, who may have been wrongfully accused of murder, and his execution date is nearing. He has a tearful scene with his daughter and then wirh the guards escorting him back to his cell. He's magnificent. Usually playing support roles in hits like Defendant, SKY Castle-9, Descendants of the Sun-8.3, and Mouse, he is one of the leads in The Escape of the Seven shows. Lee Ha Eun (School 2021) plays his daughter, Lee Eun Hye. She's has a challenging role. Her father was locked up for years and she ignored him. With his execution date imminent, she reconnects with him. She's been scraping by and is connected to the dark side of the streets, but her soul longs for something better. Her performance is excellent.

The entire police team is great. They each have their own ideas, but they work as a team. One reason is due to pressure from the chief, played by Son Jong Hak. His arc in the show is refreshing. This guy is everywhere with 95 movie/drama credits. I've seen him in The King's Affection-8.3, Flower of Evil-8.9, Familiar Wife-8.5, & Misaeng: Incomplete Life-9.1 ~ masterpieces, ALL ~ He's always in a supporting role, but he's the lead in Jinx, an upcoming film. He often plays a somewhat slimy authority figure. Here, that's what he looks like at first, but it isn't that simple. We got a couple pleasant surprises. The team does lots of group jogging. The running comedy bit is the entire team running from or after something or someone. We see it in the first and last episodes and many in between.

TD shows more of the reason that 🇰🇷 has the 3rd or 4th highest suicide rate in the world. The people are under constant pressure. Everyone must act worshipful to their superiors while corruption is rampant. Perhaps it's partially a cumulative effect, but I feel the weight of 🇰🇷 society in this show. “In the end, people only care about themselves.” Self-interest is what keeps the corrupt house of cards standing. We are all complicit, sadly.

“Yes, it's true that my life's important. But sometimes, other people's lives end up determining my life.” None of us act or fail to act alone. There's something I've learned that I was never taught while growing up about evil: Evil people know how to make the problems and then offer us their self-serving solutions. That's exactly what's going on in TGD. Yes, there's a psychopathic villain, but there are even worse villains at work in the shadows.

TD does have good natured laughs. As the pressure from the corrupt leadership weighed on the unit they go full rage-room in the office one day. It's glorious. The root word of corruption just means something rotten; something that's no longer in useful shape. It's the act of turning oneself into a piece of exceement. TGD shows the slow creep of corruption. People make compromises for selfish reasons. Some of the reasons are understandable, but they are still self-motivated. We want our jobs, our security, our comfort, our rewards. Looking the other way once in awhile doesn't seem like such a bad thing, but in the end, people who make these compromises start to change. They become less compassionate. They become more edgy and less understanding. They become more selfish. They start to despise those who try to do good. They don't want to feel icky about themselves, so they try to turn the good deeds and good intentions of others into something else. TDG is excellent in calling this out.


QUOTES🗣

Do you know the best way to cover up the truth? Make the victim disappear.

You do know what makes people happy or sad, do you?

You can't do this job with a sane mind.

It's going to be harder for me to trust people from now on.


IMHO〰🖍


📣8.5 📝8.4 🎭8.5 💓5 🦋4 🎨7 🎵/🔊6.8 🔚8.5 🤗6.8 ▪ 🌞4.5 ⚡6 😅2.5 😭4 😱3 😯3 🤢5.5 🤔5.5 💤0


Age 16+ Language: R-rated w/ f 💣💣 violence

Re-📺? Possible



⛔Spoiler⛔

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We watch most characters, many of whom we want to like, pursue self-interest and let a man die. An innocent man. Pursuing self-interest is a form of weakness. It's a moral and emotional weakness. Weakness is just as bad as evil because weakness always enables evil. It stands back and lets wicked people prevail. How is it any better then?

We want to give people a pass if they're weak. They stoke pity in us. We want to scry the motives of people and give allowances to those whom we identify with more, but that's our moral turpitude. Midway through S1, the show becomes heartbreaking. I want to take three of the main female characters and smash their heads into the wall, frankly. (I guess that's my moral turpitude.) Every decision we make changes us for the better or the worse. When we choose self-interest over what is decent, we don't only change ourselves, but we pile on weight that we have to carry for the rest of our lives. These decisions are so hard in the moment that if we haven't already decided to do right, we will probably choose wrongly. The right thing to do it's almost never the easy thing to do. For me, it all comes back to the spiritual. We are physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual beings, yet it seems our society thinks the spiritual side of the square isn't crucial. It is.


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