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Inspector Koo korean drama review
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Inspector Koo
7 people found this review helpful
by JustCruisin
Apr 2, 2022
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
This review may contain spoilers

Don't watch if you're expecting logic

This show is full of sh#t. There's no logic in it at all from why characters behave the way they do and how everything ties in with each other. If you want something just as nonsense watch The School Nurse Files instead. At least that's only 6 episodes. The soundtrack was peppy, the animations were cool, the gay lovers were a sweet little story arc and, even though he didn't make sense at all, I loved Santa. Beyond that, it's not worth it.

This show is essentially 12 episodes of complete, utter nothing. It's nonsense. The eponymous detective/inspector has a breakdown due to an unsolved case involving her husband who killed himself. Don't expect this case to be resolved at the end as it never does. The villain is a college girl who, despite having no formal education, job or inheritance, is able to garner hundreds and thousands of financial resources to carry out her murders. She is an explosives, tech and chemical weapons expert able to create quite complex bombs, poisons and surveillance systems in normally inaccessible, highly secure and/or private locations that are mostly tightly guarded. Depending on the storyline she also has superhuman strength to be able to carry adult bodies quite easily or fend off male attackers. In one attempted murder scene she is able to lock two adults in their car without them seeing her lock the car doors outside (and somehow avoiding CCTV surveillance too apparently), move their unconscious bodies into a huge wooden crate that is then dumped into a shipping freight container that she somehow manages to position in the middle of a riverbank without anyone, or CCTV, picking it up. That pretty much sums up the logic of the show. Oh, and she's a parkour practitioner which, in a BS twist, is also something a gamer char in the show is good at... because gamers are known for active lifestyles, apparently (read with sarcasm)... There is no rhyme or reason for the villain's actions and the morals displayed by all characters, on both sides, are extremely fluid as they're willing to change sides and work with previous "rivals" depending on the needs of the situation.

The only thing worth watching is Santa but be warned he is a highly unrealistic character too. This is pretty much acknowledged when the writing team doesn't even bother giving him a real identity. His existence started from when his function began for the team and his props (possessions and photo albums) start from when he meets the inspector. It was still enjoyable to watch him not make sense throughout the whole show coz he's such a sweet helper character, the type you can't help but like.

Inspector Koo feels like a screenwriter going through different drafts of characterisation just to end up with a whole lot of nonsense. It's like a work in progress that should never have been produced in its current final form. The other little touch I liked was the food blogging alter ego of the matriarchal villain's help. It was an interesting quirk that gave an otherwise cliche character a little texture. However, even this texture could not save this show from being an AVOID. Unless u like Santa, the character :)
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