Untangling a series of perfect crimes, Inspector Koo launched quite an enigma in its opening week.
When the director of Inspector Koo mentioned the strangely gripping hook of this new JTBC series, he really mean it well. A lot happened in the first two episodes, and with Lee Young Ae and Kim Hye Jun’s performances so far, it’s easy to commit allegiance watching the remaining 10 episodes.
Moreover, the supporting cast has also blended well to the beguiling trajectory of the series.
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Inspector Koo Opening Week Story
Addicted to playing games and drinking booze, traces of Koo Kyung-yi’s (Lee Young Ae) once glorious police officer life seem to have vanished. After her husband’s death, she settles to recluse living. Every now and then though, she helps her former junior Na Ji-hye (Kwak Sun Young), an insurance investigator, to probe on fraud insurance claims.
Bribed with a brand new computer set to aid her gaming addiction, Kyung-yi sets forth to investigate an insurance claim with one of her gaming friends, Santa (Baek Sung Chul) as her driver. Her investigation led to a discovery of how the missing policyholder is alive and faked his death for the insurance money.
However, along with the discovery, Kyung-yi also unearths a serial murder that traces to attendees of a small company’s yacht party. Later, she was approached by a mysterious woman named Yong-sook (Kim Hae Sook) who has information about the recent killing spree done in seamless execution without leaving evidence. She also warns her about K, the genius perpetrator of the killings.
Unknown to Kyung-yi, her husband’s former student K (Kim Hye Jun), whom she met before has been mercilessly running and freely serving death to different people. She is being helped by her equally mentally creepy friend, Gun-wook, who is in the police force.
While helping Ji-hye and Gyeong-su (Jo Hyun Chul) improve their team’s position at NT Insurance to avoid getting sacked from the job, Inspector Koo confronts insurance fraud with Jung-yeon (Bae Hae Sun), who also is K’s aunt.
Pleading to let the case go, Kyung-yi refuses. She also asks K why she’s appearing as if she does not know her.
Inspector Koo Opening Week Musings
At first, Inspector Koo may seem to be a bit messy with the introductions of the contrasting looks of the heroine and villainess. But once the picture settles in, you’ll realize the parallel delineations of the two women who appear different, yet seemingly have the same thinking structure.
Additionally, the limned conundrums are posed to move in an even more stimulating route given its spontaneously unpredictable characters.
Kim Hye Jun was a revelation in the first outing of the series. Her portrayal was as equally riveting as Lee Young Ae. Both have marked their characters’ distinctions and flavors to the compelling direction of the story.
A Unique Heroine-Villainess Showdown
Establishing quite a set of amusing characters, the series heads to unraveling K’s meticulous crimes disguised as unfortunate events. Eventually, Kyung-yi’s tragic past related to her husband’s death will fuse in the story.
Admittedly, the projected villainess of this drama appears ambitiously conceived. Yet so far, the convincing performance of Kim Hye Jun is playing quite well.
Whether it can be consistently pulled off until the ending would be one of the anticipating points of the series. Her back story was elaborated in the opening episodes to present the evolution of her uncanny desire to kill.
Evidently, there are a lot of small and big mysteries to unfurl in the story. Why does Jung-yeon hide his ability to speak? What’s the relationship of Young-sook to K? Did Kyung-yi really kill her husband? What are K’s chosen parameters in selecting her prey?
The series might not hold your interest right away. So make sure to be patient and finish the first two episodes to grasp its gripping appeal.
Inspector Koo streams on Netflix every Saturday and Sunday!
Photos: JTBC
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