I guess I already have a strange obsession with Korean crime drama now. Okay, Through the Darkness did end around March this year. I only saw it now and I'm thinking about a couple of crime dramas I've watched. Some had sci-fi elements while others bordered on realism. Some of them had a love story attached (ex. Pride and Prejudice). This one is a fictional story based on the experiences of the first Korean criminal profiler, Kwon Il-Young, and writer Goo Na Mo. Writer Seol Yi Na takes elements from two non-fiction novel and writes this grizzly piece of fiction not for the faint of heart.
Once again, watching Korean K-Drama is more of a taking out of the comfort zone. There's no eye candy (my guilty pleasure). Instead, it's all focused on a somewhat academic approach while telling a fictional story. You have the story of criminal profilers who seek to understand the mind of serial killers. The whole drama is focused on investigation than action. It's a far cry from the taekwondo-obsessed crime dramas that I enjoyed such as Kill It. Instead, it's pretty much like how Justice focused on investigating serial disappearances over action scenes.
The main characters are mostly older actors. They are Song Ha Young (Kim Na Gil) the profiler, the leader Gook Young Soo (Jin Seon Kyu) the leader of the analysis team, and Yoon Tae Gu (Kim So Jin) who leads the Mobile Investigation Unit. The three of them are practically trying to figure out the sick world of serial killers. There are a lot of familiar faces such as Jeong Man Sik as Captain Park Dae Woong and Kim Hye Ok who is Ha Young's mother.
The flashbacks can be rather grizzly. You have investigations left and right. The setting is the 1990s. I could remember watching Rescue 911 in the 1990s. There's the mention of crime rate in the USA during the series. Trying to profile serial killers reveals disturbing information. One killer does it for pleasure. Another is simply mad at the world. Innocent people can also be caught. It's a pretty grizzly tale that makes you think about the legal process. Criminology and due process aren't as easy as you think. Sometimes, innocent people can be caught. Sometimes, crime happens for some reason and prevention is better than cure.
The flashbacks can be rather grizzly. You have investigations left and right. The setting is the 1990s. I could remember watching Rescue 911 in the 1990s. There's the mention of crime rate in the USA during the series. Trying to profile serial killers reveals disturbing information. One killer does it for pleasure. Another is simply mad at the world. Innocent people can also be caught. It's a pretty grizzly tale that makes you think about the legal process. Criminology and due process aren't as easy as you think. Sometimes, innocent people can be caught. Sometimes, crime happens for some reason and prevention is better than cure.
This is best not binge-watched. It might require slow watching. However, it's very tempting to binge watch due to the 12-episode development. There may be some details you may blink and miss. It might be a good watch for those seeking a more intellectual yet entertaining experience.
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