Police Unit 38 Episode 1-16 Discussion Post

[falsebeginnings.livejournal.com]

Drama: 38 Task Force (literal title)
Revised romanization: 38sagidongdae
Director: Kim Jung-Min
Writer: Han Jung-Hoon
Network: OCN
Episodes: 16
Release Date: June 17 - August 6, 2016
Runtime: Fri & Sat 23:00
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot:
The task force chief of Seoul City Hall and a con man work together to collect taxes from those who avoid paying large amounts.

Where to Watch:
Dramafever
Viki

Figured since it finished it's run it deserved a post-show discussion post since it was a fairly popular drama. I thought it was really solid overall, with a great cast although the female characters were way underused which was really disappointing. I would gladly watch a season 2 though (especially since I needed far more closure regarding SIG and Sooyoung's characters and their relationship!!). Also, Seo In Guk was basically born to play a charming con artist. He was really great in this and I continue to be impressed by how solid and charismatic an actor he's turned out to be post-Reply 1997.

Comments

[adeqjue.livejournal.com]

i'm pretty sure seo in gook real life job is a con man. LOL dude is killing it with this role! no more weekly dose of hot seo in guk after this T____T

*rewatch reply1997 for the nth-time*

[adeqjue.livejournal.com]

eck it's been too long since i logged in to this account...........need to change the DP ._.

[juhli.livejournal.com]

I also deleted all my icons of him, he was always my default. It's a strange bag of emotions when your longtime bias turns out to be a horrible person.

[juhli.livejournal.com]

I second your opinion about the female characters, but am someqhat appeased by the fact that all three were solid badass characters with their own motivations.

The drama was so good nd I read rumors that there will be a special in November or so? I hope it's true, I can't part with this gang yet.

I was so sad at the ending when JD went to the police station alone and when he called Papa bear hyung T.T

[peacefulscream.livejournal.com]

My love for Seo In Guk grows with each drama (except The King's Face lmao). He is so damn amazing on cable TV.

I hope that Shopping King Louie, which follows the brilliant W, succeeds.

[tsuyoi-hikari.livejournal.com]

I think it all depends on script. even amazing actor will be terrible when they've been given terrible scripts.

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

isnt this like, Monster remake?

[nekokonneko.livejournal.com]

i've been thinking about picking this one up ever since i saw gifs of seo in gook being charming

[londonshowers.livejournal.com]

This show was really good!
The cast really worked well w eachother
It was funny and I liked the pacing {until the last 4 eps}
And ofc SIG is as fine as ever.

I'm gonna be so sad when that man leaves for the army

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

I loved the cast and they handled the issues in the plot really well. It was an overall solid drama even if there were some slow moments.

I am still kinda annoyed at how underused Sooyoung's character was. I was expecting her to be one of the mains, but she had less screen time than the other female characters. From the trailers, I was expecting her to join the squad and take part in the scams but they literally sidelined her character and made her role so minor. They could have done sooooo much more with her character. I know that romance wasn't really one of the major factors in the drama, but jeez, they could have shed a bit more light on the relationship between Sooyoung and SIG...Like where was that closure? Are they together now or what? Why couldn't we have at least gotten a kiss or even a hug? Come on, throw us a bone here OTL

[juhli.livejournal.com]

Also, Seo In Guk truly deserves Omona's Sexiest title, he charmed the pants off everyone on and in front of the TV. He has such a natutal way of acting, it's so fun to watch.

[moomoo-moonstar.livejournal.com]

Loved this drama, great cast and strong performances all round. That last con was a work of art.

(MINOR SPOILER) Anyone else wondering what the hell Ma Dong Seok was doing in the prison at the end as "Park Woong-Cheol", that was his character from "Bad Guys", another drama from the same writing/directing team. He plays a badass gangster in that, a far cry from his shlubby govt worker in this one.