You Shouldn't Be Alone When You Are Hurting
"As long as the phone never stops ringing, the taxi will be in service"And as long as this drama will continue on Season 3, I will not stop watching.
Just the right amount of action, witty planning, a hint of comedy, and a side romance...I like this type of drama. Plus, I like how they seamlessly end Season 2. Some of the downsides of Korean dramas are their endings. Sometimes, endings hurt the overall ratings of Korean dramas but I'm happy to say, this drama is an exception to the rule.
I keep on laughing at the many faces of Kim Do Gi, it's one of the highlights of this drama. Awesome cast, and a great storyline for me ( all cases and situations) and the rapport of the cast. And I must mention all the great actors and actresses who made a guest appearance on the show...love it!
I will be looking forward to Season 3. Please come early!
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Deux ex Machina: The Remake
I actually enjoyed myself most of the show, and thought about rating it at least a 6 or 7. If you watch without context, and take it as a fun heist-like show, then the first arcs can be enjoyed a lot. Actually, watching it as a standalone is the fairest chance you can give this show, since, besides 2 offhand mentions of a character from s1, everything else about this season feels like a remake of the og story rather than a continuation of where we left off in s1, and that is where this whole show starts to fall apart. The shameless abuse of deux ex machina in the last few episodes are what truly drove the nail in the coffin of this season, and at least to me, made me even dislike our beloved leads a lot by the end, quite a feat considering how the characters are what elevated season 1. Either way, don't recommend if you liked season one, watchable if you come for the heist-like structure of the arcs, but the ending will still suck quite a bit.Was this review helpful to you?
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It is a must watch!!!!
I loved this K-drama, and I learned a lot from it. I don't know why most people are not enjoying season 2 like they enjoyed season 1. Maybe it is because it focused less on the main characters (the revenge team's) backstories and more on the revenge. The series already covered their story in season 1, so they will not have a reason to show it again. Nonetheless, it was still very enjoyable, and the plot twist of a character not being who he truly is made me love it. Although Shin Jae Ha physically did not seem very much like a formidable villain, irrespective of that, he did play his role very well.Also, I want to say that Mr. Kim Do Gi still needs to go to therapy; he might not be able to fully overcome his trauma, but he will be able to manage it. And I think we can all agree that Mr. Kim is superhuman because he is really doing some sh*t that normal humans can't do.
Anyway, kudos to the crew, cast, and everyone who contributed to the success of the series. I am happy I went against everyone's opinion and still went ahead and watched the series.
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A borrowed idea of the first season, but wrapped in a layer of sugar
The first thing that I noticed in the very beginning was the significantly worse directing, especially in fights. The pacing and cuts had only comedic function that disrupted the dynamic of action.The dialogues were tacky, acting was often over the top, some of the plot was primitive, main characters lacked depth and communication, their actions were ill-considered and based on speculation or luck, which was probably the result of lazy writing. A lot of plot holes.
In the previous season there was interesting contrast between willful actions of Rainbow Taxi and law. I liked the tension of being targetted by a prosecutor and nuances where Kang Ha Na was on the fence of law and justice. She could have been a great addition to this season.
The rest of main charecters also had interesting depth before, because they were victims and criminals at the same time who faced the loss of loved ones and trauma, and were still unstable. They had a moral confict between their good intentions and the desire for revenge leading to committing serious crimes on a quite large scale. They have all lost duality aspect in the second season, but Jang Sung Chul lost the most. He was previously the most conflicted, most brutal and hid the most darkness within himself (as well as connections with criminals :')), but he became "family-friendly" too quickly.
There used to be a lot of darkness overall, both in criminals harming people seeking help and in the solutions to their problems by Rainbow Taxi, but in the second season everything was kind of bland.
The story with the villain just was there.
On the plus side some of the episodes were hilarious, we got Madam Lim comeback and directing got a lot better in the second half.
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Waiting for season 3
Season two was amazing as well, personally the first and second episode were my favorite of this kdrama as it was so intensive and just wow. Lee jeehon definitely became my favorite actor, he can potray so many different characters and emotions so well but the cast in itself was amazing. I didnt like it too much that they added a villain into this as it wasnt that interesting as the episodes where they have to punish other people, but it didnt ruin the season either and I'm sure some people liked this addition so I wont give it less stars because in the end it was still an amazing season and definitely worth watching. Looking forward to season 3!Was this review helpful to you?
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AMAZING S2 BUT THAT'S IT ??
Okay, I really hated myself that I only finished watching this right now like, it has been aired a year ago and given that Lee Je Hoon is my firever biased, how could it all happened ??Anyways the Kim Do Ki transformations and role playing was what excited me the most here, because it shows how versatile our JeHoon is , he was so cute and so 멋있어 !! Basically every role he had here was my favorite , I just can't get tired of him.
I drama as a whole was somewhat tiring coz it gets repeated like they just help their clients to get revenge and thats it like there was nothing reallt happening but not too much I mean like will the story or drama revolves around them helping others well off course that is the main plot of this drama right? I don't know I just think somehow it was repeated
I was not satisfied with how Jung Ha and the Priest ended, like of all the crimes they committed, they don't even deserve death ! To be honest I expected more from this enemy of our squad, I was actually worried before the last episodes like I thought they would be really in big trouble with those bishop guys but it turned out that they are as easy enemy to the squad as the others. I felt bad for Jung Ha, He should ve lived .
The ended portrayed like their squad goes on on helping for revenge and justice but maybe it is time for Kim Do Ki's trauma to be addressed, so that the potential enemies have nothing to use against him anymore .
All in all super amazing just too repetetive, but the acting was great the fight scenes, the props all great ! The drama was not boring at all just like of season one. And the cameo actors are really shocking and exciting !
Really had a good watch with this, I probably re watch this once after a while
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Another MDL rant ?
I do agree that I like season 1 more because it’s more emotionally relatable. However, Season 2 has something else to offer which I thoroughly enjoyed a lot. So basically Season 1 focuses on giving justice towards people who are not able to rely on lawful ways, which we can all agree often happens that criminals don’t get the punishments they deserve. We are able to relate well because the stories of our main characters portray such stories. In Season 2 though, I’m not sure if some of you noticed but, they referred on actual crimes that took place in Korea — big ones I might add — and tweaked them a bit to follow the storyline.For examples (and this is just based on my own observations cuz I won’t be googling these stuff just for a review)
- the story about the cult whom they call 아버님(Father) if you go to Netflix there’s a full documentary of a cult that sounds just like it. The most notable similarity for me is when they said “if he touch you, you will be healed” (in the documentary it’s literally sexually touching women while saying it’ll heal them (disgusting person). In the series tho, they changed things a bit
- the black sun (honestly do we not remember the whole ‘Burning Sun’ from 2021). The most notable similarity is with the drugs, drugging women, the idol Victor and the CHATS. At first I was just guessing but when Victory was chatting with his friends, that solidified it for me. The series of course, changed things a bit.
Season 2, gave me a sense of satisfaction. I don’t mean that I, outside of dramaland, would allow unlawful justice because law is there for a reason. However, if it were not up to the law, at least once in our lives we hoped that these criminals have experienced the same kind of pain as their victims. Or is that just me?
Anyways, enjoyed it a lot! Waiting for Season 3 !
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No better than Season 1
Maybe like others, i jumped in with high expectation seeing how good the show was in season 1. But then i kinda regret it. Here's the things: The acting was still good like before. The musics were the all reused from the previous season, and this time, it was a bit overused aka too much music playing from time to time. The cases were lame compared to the previous, and unlike the first season which had balance between action & comedy, this time it focused more on comedy side. And the product placement ads for that coffee candy (sigh...)Perhaps the biggest flaw came from the scripts. In season 1, the character Go-eun didn't have much showtime so her unrealistic hacking skill was not too obvious. But not this time. She became like the world's numero uno hacker. It was totally so unrealistic, to a point that she could close a random gate in Vietnam. ? She could hack all things, period.
So, to sum it up, it wasn't better than the season 1. Still a good show, though if you want to watch it.
I'll give the season one 8.5-8.7 score, and this one an 8.
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Didn’t disappoint
It’s exactly what you expect from a season 2. They didn’t make any unnecessary changes or give crazy plots, they continued with season 1 in season 2 and delivered great stories!The reason why my rating isn’t 10/10 is because some of the stories were a bit predictable and slow, at the beginning i had a little bit of a hard time continuing it but then i went back to it because i missed the show so much and it was great! I love the actors and the relationships between the characters!
I’m curious if there would be a s3 because of the plotwists they added in the end, if there is, i would definitely watch it!
Worth a watch!
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Defend the truth
The continuation of 1st season where they give a luxury taxi service where they help people to have revenge on those who are suppressed by evil people. In this season, they are going to fight big enemies that have organizations where most of the bosses are involved in a crime. Not only that, they even have to finish a case outside of their country which is on vietnam. There are a lot of fighting scenes and blood than in the 1st season.*You're going to find a new hidden member of a luxury taxi this season.
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Less Revenge More 'Fix the Unjust'
Surprisingly, I like season 2 better than season 1. This season is like Taxi Driver 1 with steroid. You either like it or hate it - I think it's hard to get middle ground on this.The premise remains the same. It's a service for revenge, giving option for those who want to kill themselves or can't see way out to cancel their suicide plan and go back to live and move on. The characters have all changed, they are stronger. This is not only physically stronger but also there're new depths in each character.
The new Kim Do Gi reminds me of Jason Bourne or Kim Je Ha of K2. The superhero who has everything, brain and physic. The kind of hero that too good to be true but I simply don't care. I want entertainment, I got entertainment. At least, the character is consistent throughout the series. Even Ahn Go Eun became this super cool hacker who even know how to fight. What a change, right?
Story-wise, I like that there is no 'in house' prison like season 1. Each revenge feels less and less like a revenge but more like reclaim the justice - vigilante way, of course. The story has more layers. Justice is not black and white, most time, it is grey. I like this kind of story because reality is never black and white. I like the variety of topic they brought in this season. From trafficking to cult, to fraud and drugs. Villages and cities. In South Korea and abroad. This provides opportunity for each actor to play different character. What a joy to see. Everyone has their own time to shine.
Can we talk about Shin Jae Ha as On Ha Joon. He stole the show. I LOVE Je Hoon but can't lie, Jae Ha gave everything he has. That last episode, where he just sit, no talk, no funny face but tells a lot of emotions is one of my fave scene. Perfect cast! Interesting character that is executed very very well. I can't wait to see more of him, protagonis, antagonis, bring them all.
Another one that stole the show despite short screen time is Shim So Young as Lim Bok Ja. Please, bring her back in the sequel. She is perfect!
This is a perfect drama for those who like super hero action. Binge-watching if you like but also watch 1-2 episode per sitting is recommended. I applaud the director, she is doing awesome job here. I like it that much, I immediately rewatch the drama when I finished episode 16.
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Like action? This one is for you!
I liked this one just a touch more than season 1.Liked:
1) More humor.
2) The team relationship.
3) The music was perfect.
4) The cases and watching how they solved them.
5) Taking us back to a time period before some of the cases to see exactly how they planned to execute their jobs.
6) The acting of the main cast was excellent, with the addition of Shin Jae Ha as On Ha Joon - he was adorable, and sneaky, and creepy.
Difficulties for me:
1) It was so easy for the bad guy to figure out what the Taxi Driver and his team were doing.
2) SO many bad guys. The last scene in the prison, every person there was a bad guy!?!?!
3) To much violence for my liking. I would have preferred that they focused more on the cases and less on the violence.
4) They are easing dangerously close to a romance between the ML and FL. Romance has no place here.
So, if you are an action fan, give this show a try. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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