Enjoyed the 1st episode . Though I think if I were to be very honest, it lacks a bit of suspense. Possibly because in S1 , discovering who Shi mok was and his condition was one of the highlights for me .
Anyway for S2 , it seems that the central conflict for this season will be the power struggle between the Prosecutors and the Police . The Police want to take back some autonomy for themselves. SK has got to be one of the few countries in the world where the Prosecution office is as powerful, if not more so than the police . Having seen a lot of k - legal dramas , I’m always wondering why the Prosecutors themselves have their own investigators . So this means they don’t really need to coordinate with or depend on the police , and it seems they can override the authority of the police force.
This twitter thread has a very good write up on the legal jurisdiction in SK
And in eps 1 , the battle btwn the two law enforcement agencies is being made public. The prosecution office is suspected of spinning articles and leaking information about police incompetence. Yeo Jin now works for the National Police Agency , and reports to Choi Bit. The introduction of Choi Bit’s character was the highlight of eps 1 . So Choi Bit is keen on “repaying the favor “ by doing some mud slinging in the press as well but YJ would rather highlight what the cops did well instead of bringing the Prosecution office down While I expect some conflict between the two ladies, I think Choi Bit likes the person that Yeo Jin is. YJ seems a little out of place in her new post and it is clear she misses doing detective work . Her instincts were on point in the beach case .
Anyway, looking forward to eps 2 where I’ll get to see my dear weasel Seo Dong Jae
You definitely want to slap this face 😆
BTS stills of Shi Mok