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Just when I thought that our three main heroes—Moo-young, So-ra, and Seok-min—had all gotten on the same page, everything starts going awry as each pursues his or her own path to the bottom of the case without sharing any of the information they know. But we’re still left with questions about the criminal stowaway who seems to be at the center of it all: Who is Nam Kang-myung?

 

 

 

EPISODE 21 RECAP

 

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Seok-min asks Moo-young to stop his pursuit of revenge so that he won’t ruin the lives of the people around him. In an angry rage, Moo-young asks how Seok-min can even ask that of him when real people like Seon-woo are suffering from injustice.

 

Seok-min replies that Moo-young lost the right to champion the cause of the wronged when he allowed people to get hurt and killed in order to accomplish his objectives. Moo-young doesn’t relent and says that he won’t give up, but as he’s walking down the road, he reflects on Seok-min’s words and cries. Prosecutor Cha Yeon-soo escorts So-ra out of the emergency room, chiding her for not tending to her injuries first. But there are more important things to discuss, as So-ra fills Prosecutor Cha in on Lieutenant Jeon’s death, the USB, and the killer.

 

After she’s done, she asks Prosecutor Cha to tell her what case she’s on as well, but she refuses and instead asks about Moo-young’s relationship to So-ra. So-ra replies that Moo-young is just a reporter she’s working with, and Prosecutor Cha is taken aback because she can’t imagine how So-ra can trust reporters after the Chairman Min event that caused her demotion.

 

 

 

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However, So-ra insists that Moo-young is different, and that she’s confident she won’t fall into a similar situation as she did back then. She feels that their alliance is necessary in order to learn any more about the case, since they can target it from different angles. Prosecutor Cha leans back after hearing So-ra’s idealistic talk and says that maybe she’s not ready to join her team yet.

 

Seok-min fills Yoo-kyung in on Chul-ho’s wishes that they stay out of the case, since Chul-ho wanted to protect his friends and family. Yoo-kyung is shocked, and when Seok-min suggests that they do as Chul-ho wanted, she’s outraged.

 

 

 

=== http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/09/falsify-episodes-21-22/

 

 

 

 

 

COMMENTS

 

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry that our heroes have found themselves in a trap, because I feel like I should be upset and sympathize with their circumstances. But on the other hand, I’m glad that they’ve finally been met with some substantial resistance from the corrupt side. Up to this point, and excluding the ruthlessly efficient killer, Moo-young has succeeded in almost all of his attempts to either get closer to the mystery or get justice for the wronged (e.g. Seon-woo). While there have been some hiccups along the way (like Boss Park’s death and So-ra’s attack), there haven’t really been any real consequences for Moo-young’s actions or any formidable pushback from the other side. Perhaps because it’s been such smooth sailing, there’s been a distinct lack of thrill and danger throughout the entire show, at least for me.

 

So to a certain extent, I’m excited that Chief Gu looks like he has an awesome master plan to wreak major havoc on our heroes’ plans. But the show has already established a pattern of having our “underdog†heroes always coming up on top, so my expectation is that no matter what, we’ll still get victory in the end. Because most of the scenes center around people in discussions or at their desks staring in shock at new evidence on their computers, thrillers (especially these legal-journalism types) need unpredictability to make them interesting and engaging. With only two more weeks left, I can’t say that Falsify has been the best at producing elements of shock and surprise to keep me curious and staying on the edge of my seat for the next episode. However, I’m hoping that with this new twist in things, we’ll start an upward trend and end on a high note.

 

Onward to the fluff, because apparently the show producers felt like they needed romance way after the midpoint of the show. I thought there could have been a thing between Seok-min and So-ra because they had that connection after they met each other on the crosswalk and had that meaningful conversation about their core values in the pre-Chul-ho-death days. However, this sudden connection between Moo-young and So-ra seems forced and unnatural. There was almost no buildup to this point, and narratively speaking, I can’t see how this adds any substance to the plot. At this point, it’s a glaring distraction that takes away screen time from the characters that are actually taking action in the show, like Chairman Gu.

 

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Speaking of our favorite corrupt news CEO, he has a devilish devious charm to him that I hadn’t really noticed in previous episodes. I would compare him to a sleeping tiger that looks harmless and toothless when he’s undisturbed. But once Lawyer Jo challenged him, the sleeping tiger woke up and asserted his dominance in a remarkable fashion. The way that Chief Gu schooled Lawyer Jo into sycophantic submission, a complete 180-degree reversal from his previously pompous attitude, was enjoyable. But it leads me to wonder what his ties to “the elders†are exactly, if he’s able to control the toneless killer to betray Lawyer Jo, who he used to take his orders from.

 

But maybe the killer may not even have an ability to sustain any emotion, let alone an ideal such as loyalty. The photos from the orphanage seem to suggest that the killer may have been one of the children reared by Nam Kang-myung. Is that why he’s a central figure in this mystery? Was he in China squirreling away a school full of orphans training to become emotionless killers? Up until the past few episodes at least, I knew that Nam Kang-myung was a shady individual, but the reports all seem to suggest that he was involved in white-collar fraud, not the dark violent crimes that these episodes seem to suggest.

 

While we’re still on the topic of secondary special appearance characters, I’m still obsessed with Prosecutor Cha. Scenes are just better when she is in them. Admittedly, she hasn’t really done much as of yet, but give her time! She needs it to strategically and carefully gather evidence on Nam Kang-myung in order to catch the slippery criminal, something that should be the protocol every time instead of bungling head-on into matters the way Moo-young and So-ra do. However, I’m still holding out and hoping for some major action to occur when she actually arrests Nam Kang-myung. A perfectly choreographed, all-out gang vs. cops vs. professional killer fight scene would be nice right about now, please and thank you.

 

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Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching???

 

 

So, what are we all watching this week?

What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote through the screen? Time to weigh in…

 

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  • Falsify: I thought this latest case was a little too easy for the good guys, so I liked the twist that they had been set up from the start. I just hope that the drama doesn’t get too swept up in a chase for one bad guy, because at the end of the day, what I care about is how things go down at the big national newspaper and the future of journalistic integrity, not the prosecution of some corrupt dude.

 

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  • Falsify: Yes, it has its roots in the corrupt state of the media today, so that’s relevant enough. But everything else is just too easy. Our hero started out looking for a tattoo he assumed meant something, and it does(?), though I wonder where the case would stand if the tattoo had said “Mom†with a heart around it instead. But instead of doing real sleuthing, all the heroes have to do is conveniently find this tattoo symbol in old pictures, which conveniently screams IMPORTANT EVIDENCE. Why are the villains, the secret forces behind everything, staging such an elaborate cover-up that’s alarmingly simple to trace? Tattoo removal is a thing, especially if you’re a hired assassin who needs anonymity above all things.
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Ah, and this is why Falsify is a win for me. When you give me villains with convincing moral conflicts instead of generic slimy characters with obsidian hearts, I’m sold. As Chief Gu closes his trap on our heroes and comes up ahead of the pack, it’s genuinely satisfying to see a smart antagonist setting up a proper challenge for the good guys to overcome. But even the biggest manipulator in the world of news has lines that he hesitates to cross. The question now is: Will the greed for power overcome Chief Gu’s few remaining moral scruples?

 

 

EPISODE 23 RECAP

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As all three teams realize that they’ve stepped into a neatly laid trap, news breaks all over Seoul that con artist Nam Kang-myung is arriving at 1 A.M. at Goong-pyung Port, which is an hour away from the harbor where So-ra, her team, and the reporters have gathered. And it’s already past midnight.

All over the city people whose money Nam Kang-myung had stolen watch the news in shock and anger as the man’s new face is broadcast to the world. They drop everything they are doing to get to Goong-pyung Port where the stowaway boat will dock.

Editor Jung reports to Chief Gu that all but one news channel is reporting Nam Kang-myung’s return. Chief Gu tells his minion to send the hesitant channel the recording so they feel confident enough to make the broadcast—he wants all eyes on the port where Nam Kang-myung will allegedly arrive tonight.

 

==== Read full :: http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/09/falsify-episodes-23-24/

 

 

 

COMMENTS

I’m utterly delighted by the entry of this new villain. Just for that sharp, shark-like smile and those creepily adorable dimples, I love this guy already. I’m also happy that Killer has now been allowed one more emotion in his heart: hatred. I never found him truly expressionless, just grim in a sad way. The hint of childhood abuse and brainwashing in the assassin’s past nicely pads him with a few more dimensions. I have some hopes that he may turn into an anti-hero yet.

Falsify seems to excel in depicting the conflicts of morality in its villains better than in its heroes. Chief Gu continues to engross me as he finds that his thirst for power has an upper limit on body count. We know that he is a loving and devoted husband, but it’s fascinating to see him find moral scruples he didn’t know he had, when faced with an act that could destabilize the country and take innocent lives. I don’t know if the writer set out to make his character so complex, since there was no hint of it in the first act of the show. In the recent episodes, Chief Gu has become more and more compelling to the point that I was happy that his plan went off so flawlessly.

 

Lawyer Jo is the only relatively uninteresting villain, in that he is a slave to power with not many original thoughts or opinions of his own. He does seem to sense something off about Killer though—which is understandable given that the man tried to throttle him—and it’ll be interesting to see where their plotlines merge in the next few weeks.

Finally, I love that they brought back the issue of irresponsible, click-bait online articles and the frenzy and damage they can inflict. As Mr. Park proved, nothing posted online ever truly goes away—no matter that the original was deleted—and even outside the world of tabloid news, we know how easily rumors can tear down reputations and hurt people. Eventual reparations can never heal the damage and that’s the true evil of irresponsible journalism.

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[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Falsify" Episodes 25-26

 

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There is no easy way out of the hole our heroes have dug themselves into, but they have no time for self-pity. Nam Kang-myeong is out there and Team Good needs to get him while handling the plethora of enemies actively and viciously working against them. It took a long time for all of our heroes to come together, but they are now stronger than ever.

 

A lot is happening here and fast. I am sure the missing information will be filled as we discover our heroes' plan, but it does become hard to follow at times. Getting Nam Kang-myeong's (Lee Won-jong) money will weasel him out, but we have yet to discover how Seok-min (Yoo Joon-sang) and So-ra's (Eom Ji-won) temporary downfall will help. I do trust "Falsify" with its twists and machinations, however, so the wait is enjoyable.

 

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Tae-won (Moon Sung-keun) feels the heat as the fine taste of his own medicine starts to seep in and those around him show their disapproval. First and foremost is his wife, who reveals her suspicions over his actions and who carries the guilt he should not have created. I appreciate that the series gives her these moments, rather than keeping her as a standard oblivious plot device. As fun as Nam Kang-myeong is, I hope Tae-won will remain our big villain due to his more interesting character.

 

As much as I hate the temporary lapse in judgement from our Team Good, I am glad that the writing is being fair in not giving them a free pass for their mistakes. This makes them more than a plot device and an important part of the story. It also sparks some introspection by our heroes and it brings all righteous sides together, although I do wish Aeguk would stop whining by now. The "comedic bickering" stopped being funny about two episodes into this and I want to see actual work from them.

 

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The episodes provide a few interesting pieces to the puzzle of who Nam Kang-myeong is and why he is so dangerous. The elders fear him and his victims are all sucked back into aiding him. If his words about being more powerful than any administration that governs the country are true then he is a villain of epic proportions in terms of his influence.

 

I do wonder how all the pieces will come together, as it feels like our team is still dealing minor blows to the antagonists. We do not know who the elders are and unless our heroes start closing in on Tae-won and Yeong-gi (Ryu Seung-soo), I do not see how they can properly get to the truth. Nam is powerful, but he is only one man. We need to start seeing the plan behind him.

 

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