Snowflake Challenge 2024 #9

[autodach]

Challenge #9

Rec Us Your Newest Thing. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I want to recommend the Korean drama Beyond Evil. It is indeed very new because I haven't finished watching it yet. It took me a few episodes to get into it but now I'm hooked.

I am pasting the synopsis under a cut:

Synopsis

Meet the two fearless men willing to go to extreme lengths in their pursuit of a serial killer that has shaken up their quiet city: Lee Dong Sik, a once capable detective, is now demoted to perform menial tasks at the Manyang Police Substation. Just as he is beginning to settle into a peaceful life, his new superior, Detective Han Joo Won, is transferred in. Joo Won is an elite detective whose father is the star candidate for the National Police Agency’s next chief. Despite his admirable qualities and high social standing, Joo Won harbors a long-held secret.

When a string of gruesome killings occurs, a pattern takes shape that is oddly reminiscent of some cold serial-murder cases from 20 years prior. Dong Sik and Joo Won team up, vowing to stop this vicious culprit in his tracks. As their investigation proceeds, they are forced to look far deeper than what the evidence suggests, questioning the culpability of all those surrounding the case, including their own.

The actors are doing an excellent job portraying these absolutely unhinged characters. They are the heart of the show.
(And Lieutenant Han is rather good-looking :D)

Anything I could say about the actual murder case would be a spoiler, so I will hold back deliberately. I will only note that the structure of the story is different than you might expect at first. The intelligence of the audience is respected, not everything needs to be explained five times - something I appreciate. I'm definitely excited to see where it's all going!

Comments

[goddess47]

Oohhh.... sounds like fun! Disgraced detectives and golden-boys with secrets are the best fun to play with.

Thanks for playing in Snowflake today!

[sunshine304]

I still need to watch this one but it's been all over my tumblr dash last year (or perhaps 2022?). Everyone was super into it and the dynamic of the two main characters is great.
Pretty much at the same time, everyone was also raving about The Devil Judge, so I'll have to watch that one too. XD
Glad to hear you're enjoying it so far!

[autodach]

I also put it on my watchlist because of tumblr.
Someone called the main duo a freak4freak relationship and I thought yes, that sounds good XD

[sunshine304]

Very good selling point! *g*