A dauntless prosecutor is on a mission to round up injustice to the extent of defying the rules set by the organization he belongs to in Bad Prosecutor!
Can he ripple change and make a difference with his dream?
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Episode Recaps: 01 & 02 | 03 & 04 | 05 | 06| 07| 08| 09 & 10 | 11 | Finale + Series Review |
Opening Week Rating:
Bad Prosecutor Opening Week Story
Equipped with creativity and cleverness Jin Jung (Doh Kyung Soo) has overwhelming detective skills that go in his favor, but most of the time cause him trouble as a prosecutor of the Central District Prosecutors’ Office.
A resident troublemaker, he is used to changing the dates of the explanation letters from the library he saved throughout his career. Working hard to rein the oddball Prosecutor Jin is Shin A-ra (Lee Se Hee).
After another case in which Prosecutor Jin bypasses the lawful process; he gets his usual dose of punishment. But amidst the trivial boring cases assigned to him, he finds an assault and murder case which piques his interest right away.
“Fingerprints from a right hand were found on the murder weapon. But the culprit is a lefty. However, the fingerprints were from his right hand.”
The case he was tasked to handle involved a 20-year-old woman who was murdered. Realizing something off in the evidence wherein the culprit who is lefty has had his right-hand fingerprints on the weapon, Prosecutor Jin refused to wrap up the case.
That caused problem for Deputy Prosecutor Lee. Thus, he tasked the person who took over the case, Prosecutor Oh Do-hwan (Ha Joon) to clean it up right away. Prosecutor Jin who was not aware of Prosecutor Oh’s deal with the deputy prosecutor hoped for the latter’s promise to give more time for the evidence. Instead, he speeds up the process.
Enraged, Prosecutor Jin punches his senior after listening to his lecture that the prosecutors’ office is not a place of justice as he hopes to be.
Unfortunately, that assault case is bigger than Prosecutor Jin imagined. He discovers it is connected to Deputy Chief Prosecutor Lee and his probing led him to be sent to Civil Affairs Office. Without resources to utilize, he summons his special team to help him with the case.
Prosecutor Shin eventually joins hands with him to catch the pimp of the victim in the case. Chasing after the culprit, Prosecutor Jin caused a ruckus at the airport to stop him from running away. They got the target, but Prosecutor Jin was detained by the airport police for delaying the flights.
On the day of Deputy Prosecutor Lee’s appointment as the new Chief of the Southern office, Prosecutor Jin meddles with his speech by declaring the atrocities happening in a workplace expected to promote righteousness.
Bad Prosecutor Opening Week Musings
There’s no doubt Doh Kyung Soo enjoys and puts effort into his latest role in Bad Prosecutor.
Despite the opening week needing the subsequent episode to complete its picture; the opening chapters certainly made a convincing pitch of what crazy actions the hero of the story would do to serve justice. That is already a sound engagement point for D.O fans.
His unlawful process of getting what he wants for the case surely can’t happen in real life. But the entertainment value and how it presents the reality of corruption and prevalent wickedness abused by people with power mostly would be recurring elements in the series.
Hopefully, the cases will close on a weekly basis after the debut conflict featured in the premiere. Because it’s really hard to pause and wait for what the big picture is of the underlined narrative.
The series also acquainted viewers with his team members and how they will aid him in the missions he is set to embark on. On that note, the strong supporting cast equipped with their unique colors promises no shortage of amusement helping the maverick Prosecutor Jin.
Correspondingly, the characters portrayed by Lee Se Hee and Ha Joon are made clear as well. We’ll see more bickering, teamwork and outsmarting games erupt among them on the horizon.
Support Prosecutor Jin Jung on his quest to live as an efficient public servant in Bad Prosecutor! International fans can watch it on KOCOWA and Viu!
Photos: KBS Drama
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