Crash

High octane and highly satisfying

This Drama hit every sweet spot, I think. A true team cop show, the two leads were especially good together. I absolutely love that that there was ZERO romance between them and that both really learned from each other. The action sequences were awesome, especially the driving, and the resolution of the central mystery was satisfyingly "imperfect". Not EVERY villain got what they deserved, which was a pleasing nod to reality. As someone who does not like K Dramas that do not wrap up in one season, the highest praise I can give this Drama is that I would be happy to see a Season 2

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This belongs on your list of police dramas to watch

Cops and teamwork, always a winner, right? Pretty close in this case. The good cops are pretty damn pure and the dirty cops are as "Signal"-level filthy as can be. If that's how you like them, "Crash" is indeed a winner. The only thing that really detracts from the experience of watching it is Disney's 14 minutes of farkin' ads per episode.

The story is fairly standard but well put together. I liked the traffic setting, which placed the action outside and on the road a lot. The character writing is not wholly original but damn well made. It really has everything you expect from a Korean police drama. The pace is fast but the plot does not leave the characters behind. In fact the development of the storyline and that of the characters are unusually well balanced. If anything suffered, it was the car transmissions that were asked to do impossible things in reverse. I'll have to ding it a bit for wrapping lines up a bit too early and leaving the final episode hanging around like an awkward epilogue. But with everything else packed pretty tight into 11 episodes they did leave their options open to use it as a segue into a second run.

The casting was near perfect, heroes and villains alike, with one notable large fly in the milk. UNPOPULAR OPINION: Lee Min-ki still can't act his way out of a wet paper bag. This show was an opportunity to shine for many of the male actors as Heo-Seong-tae and Ha Seong-kwang were perfect fits for their roles. Hyo Ji-won and Kang Go-doong played one of the most perfect ever pairs of despicable, overprivileged little turds. On the other side, Kwak Seon-yeong looked like she was having the time of her life in her role. Overall (except for That One Guy who has no idea what "fun" looks like) everyone looked like they were having *fun* acting in this show.

I'll recommend "Crash" to anyone who digs a cop show where the good guys are Good, the bad guys are Bad, and the car chases are wild and absurd.

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Really good drama with great team that keeps crashing the cases.

After first two episodes I thought ugg....I did not like it but I read so many good comments and as usual so many non-rocom dramas are underrated so I kept watching. I am glad I did as I was drawn to it and could not stop watching.
Each episode was about different case and we got to know more about the past of
Yeon Ho and what really happened 10 years ago.

I like the bond of our TCI team and each of them have different strength and together they can solve anything.
The only negative for me was the expression of Yeon Ho as it was always the same specially at the beginning.

I am happy we will have season 2!

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FAST Cars ⛔️ Fast Music ⚠️ Fast Past ⚖️ Fast Friendships ♥️ °7.5° VG

Fast goes before the crash.

We're following traffic crime investigators (TCI).
Yes, that's a government agency.
No, no one else has heard of it either.

But the training is dope: They've already beat up a room of gangsters who were, just a moment ago, enjoying some pizza and jajangmyeon. My impression 10 minutes in: It's funny. They have good silliness and great comedic timing. I've been smiling for most of it. All of this before the ep1 opening graphics - which delighted and didn'tdisappoint. In fact, Heo Sung Tae (Squid Game-8.4, Adamas-7.6) seems to be having a blast as Jung “Chae” Man (the viewer can always feel it). No, he's NOT one of the gangsters! He's law enforcement.

C is a 2024 release that is rated 88 on AWiki. It is 1 season consisting of 12 60-minute episodes where we hear lines like: “Arrest them for attempted murder… AND reckless driving!”😅

“What's that smell?” Says one suspect as he enters the building for questioning. They’re back at the station. Their office is a dark cave of low greenish lit government agency depression. Today, however, the station is lively. It's surrounded by a mob scene of reporters!

Nice! “We haven't been interviewed in a long time.”
Whoops.
As our team starts smoothing their hair, they realize the reporters just want to talk to the gangsters.
TCI can't get arrested in this town.

Inside the station, they are questioning perps. Cha Yeon “Ho” is queued up to the desk, wrists cuffed. That’s when Min So “Hui” (Kwak Sun Young from Lobby & Inspector Koo-8.4) learns that Ho isn't part of the criminal gang! An investigator himself, he drops an envelope filled with case documents on her desk - once he's uncuffed. ‘I have uncovered a serial murder case. They're using cars to commit the crimes,’ he informs. He, himself, is a bike rider; he doesn't drive. Oooo. Life just got less boring.

Lee Min Ki plays Ho. His haircut makes his face look wider (a small change of hairdo really changes his appearance). I've seen him in Because This Is My First Life-7.7, My Liberation Diary-8.9, The Beauty Inside-6, & My Liberation Notes-9. Despite his very distinctive look, he still looks differently in every feature. He's relatable. He's a jean-jacketed “cool dad” in What's Wrong with Secretary Kim-6.8, but he's usually a dork - it's his strongest suit. Here, he's a diligent insurance investigator who has stumbled onto crimes worse than fraud.

Two episodes in, I can affirm that this guy is taking a beating. He seems constipated (resoundingly unmovable) and completely flummoxed by human interaction. He doesn't get the point of lies and it wouldn't surprise to hear that he's never had a dirty thought in his life ~~>> Full blown aspergers, it seems. At one point he has to chase a criminal and he's laughably pathetic as a guy who has existed entirely in his own head suddenly being forced into sheer physicality ~~>> The criminal gets away, but he used cleverness to stay in the mix longer than one might have guessed. Hui is kicking his butt daily, um, training him to fight, and those moves will come in handy. We'll learn that he has a trauma in his past that shaped his current behavior. The worst insult to TCI is that he'll now be on their team.

Kang Gi Doong has been in 31 things since 2012. He usually plays a sidekick or little brother, but here, he's Pyo Jong Uk, a spoiled chaebol brat and thug. Baek Hyun Jin (Moving-8.5, The Devil Judge-8.2) is used for a running bit as their police chief. He often plays the narcissistic type and it's more of the same here. He's a completely empty person - full of himself and nothing else. He assumes, since he's achieved this position, that he deserves it and is respected when he's patently phony and quite obviously, to anyone paying attention, a complete buffoon as Namgang Police Chief. “Wow. You guys are incredible. You persevere through anything… like weeds!” This is chief at his most effusive and complimentary 😅. The director is Park Joon Woo (Taxi Driver, Doctor Detective).

By episode 6 it's obvious TCI is overlooked mostly because they never get credit for their work. Other more glamorous teams get the credit for their investigations and arrests due to late hand-offs by the brass who always have a separate (usually selfish) agenda.

The whole concept of the team beating up groups of thugs on a 1:5 ratio (including the tiny women equally kicking butt) is just silly. However, if one can roll with it, it's funny. Heo Sung Tae even takes a shot in the 🏀🏐 (anything for a laugh!). His revenge is glorious.

The Crash theme song rocks while being hilarious at the same time. That takes skill. My spouse (who was clowning it up 90% of the time) had a talent for ruining songs by singing in parody, and he was most effective at skewering heavy metal. The Crash theme song goes right up to the edge of parody, so it brought my hubby to mind, and I cracked up. The song is energetic, it rocks, it wails, and it makes the viewer smile all while still sounding pretty good. It's a fine line and they ROCK it.

The smiles come from the personality clashes and the sheer joy emanating from the actors. The FL's retro sedan somehow looks like a hearse😅. It's quite the suave ride and seems to fill the screen like it's alive every time it skids into the frame. Hui has better control behind the wheel than Jeff Gordon! Lee Min Ki gets many of the laughs playing the most awkward of geeks. His foot chases (he gets a redemption one) are highlights of the show.

The last episode is good! It's a scenery switch and it sets up S2, which is confirmed and expected to crash to earth in the second half of 2026. Crash is a solid rest stop for those looking for a fun watch that isn't dumbed down but is also not too challenging. It is the perfect street cleaner between heavier laps around the entertainment thruway.


QUOTES🗣

A crime is concealed by another crime.

I am relieved that your son takes after you.


IMHO〰🖍

RATINGS 🎬7.5 🖊7.2 🎭7.7 💓5 🦋5 🎨7 🎶7.7 🔚8 🤗6 ▪ LEVELS 🌞5⚡6 😅5 😭4.5 😱4 😬3 🤢5 🤔5 💤0

Shazams: The theme of CRASH by Kyungho Kim makes me smile. Great energy.

Re-📺? Tough call. Not impossible as me doing a 360 and landing perfectly in a parking spot like Hui….

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I came upon this drama by looking for action cop dramas. The synopsis reeled me in.

This drama is about a car crash investigation team called TCI. They're looked down upon because investigating car crashes is beneath the other ranks in the police force but these guys made other the top notch divisions look like heavy amateurs.

Each an every episode didn't disappoint. This drama kept the continuity throughout the whole series. They didn't stray like other dramas tend to do.

The high speed chase scene was the best. I love car chases and this one had me realizing my fists were clinched throughout the whole car chase scene. I actually had nail divots in my hands!

I loved all the characters both good and bad. I will say the MML was a little annoying. That stoic character is the dumbest character choice Korea like to display and it's annoying. The MML had no life until he had several run-ins with the bad guys. I get irritated when they make a character pretend he has no emotions. It drains the life out of what the episode is all about. I also hate when a character who can actually fight in real life pretend they can't fight. But in this case I liked the way it was done. They didn't make the MML pretend to know how to fight over night. He took what he remembered in his trainings and used it.
Towards the last few episodes he forgot to pretend to be stoic and that was the part I enjoyed. I guess I'm annoyed by him in Behind Your Touch-which Korea who speak backwards is really Touch Your Behind, lol.

All of the supporting actors did an excellent job. They could fight, there were no slapstick characters-which I hate-and everybody stuck to their character choices.

I also mainly watched this series because it had a lot of actors in this that played in dramas that I actually like so I knew they were going to do well in this.

The cinematography was awesome. I wonder how many cars were destroyed in making this drama! The music was highly annoying! I wasn't a fan of that screeching guitar or that guy screaming the 'Crash' theme song.

I know people are clamoring for a second season and if they do would they be able to pull it off. I know some dramas that have second seasons usually flop-Uncanny Counter 2...I'm still disappointed with that one!

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