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[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Falsify" Episodes 27-28


 


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With only a few episodes to go, "Falsify" enters the final stretch in our heroes' quest for the truth behind their enemies. The villains' plans are still elusive, but their choice of terrorism is revealed. While So-ra and Seok-min brave through their lack of power, Moo-yeong targets Nam Kang-myeong. The not-so-resurrected man has a strong connection to Tae-won, however and the latter has his own plans.


 


A monumental defeat must be followed by a bigger victory and our Team Good is well on their way. While I usually dislike forced miscommunication as a means of delaying resolutions in stories, I feel that "Falsify"has set up the reasons why it has taken so long for all of our righteous ones to come together adequately. From the personal to the work-related, everyone has had reasons to doubt, hesitate and distrust.


 


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Their focus is now clear and they are dividing tasks sensibly. Despite their determination at the moment, I feel like we may never know who these elders are, even if we will experience their defeat through other events. With four episodes left, there is just not enough time for more villains and Nam Kang-myeong's (Lee Won-jong) presence is powerful enough already. I am glad that he is still narratively bound to Tae-won's (Moon Sung-keun) orders, however.


 


This brings me to our original antagonist and his latest plans. This is an important turning point for someone who has displayed inhumane lack of introspection and remorse for the things that he has helped inflict or has even planned. I do appreciate this development of Tae-won's character and I can see a path toward at least the beginning of redemption for him. I just hope it will come in the form of accepting punishment after actively trying to make things right. I will not be quick to judge, however, as the man still acts for his own goals.


 


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As for our other villains, I am curious about how the Faith Center and the newly introduced Sahae Foundation are related to the biological or chemical weapon introduced here. We know that the Faith Center children had been abused and that many have not left Nam's tight grip, but what was their role there and how does it relate to the weapon? Were they test subjects for whatever Nam has been cooking up for these elders?


 


I hope the truth behind this is impressive in impact and scale. When you bring extensively planned terrorism likely performed by government officials into a story, you cannot reveal it as anything less than a major national and international incident. As I have said before, I was hoping we would not go to such extremes, but since they are here we might as well enjoy them.


 


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Junho sends coffee truck to Namgoong Min's set

 

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2PM Junho watches out for Namgoong Min. After the end of the drama "Chief Kim" in which they played "Tom and Jerry", they remain friends.

 

Junho bought a coffee truck for Namgoong Min who is currently filming SBS drama "Falsify"Namgoong Min left the message, "I love you" out of gratitude.

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  • Falsify: Episodes 25-26falsify25-01786.jpg

 

It feels like we’re gearing up for the finale as our heroes begin closing in on the main mysterious criminal and the shadowy forces propping him up. The pace is slowly ratcheting up and links are finally clicking into place, but there’s still a small bit of the big picture missing. Moo-young comes up with a plan to take all our villains down once and for all, but it comes at a cost. So-ra and Seok-min acquiesce while being forced to take on the brunt of public scrutiny, and we’re left to wonder whether they’ll ever be redeemed in the public eye.

 

EPISODE 25 RECAP

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Prosecutor Cha enters the morgue and asks So-ra whether she still trusts the media. When she replies in the affirmative, Prosecutor Cha says good, because she’s going to need that faith in order to weather out the rough days ahead—she’s just become the target of an internal investigation. So-ra and the rest of the team are confused until they look up the news.

The press has already gotten ahold of the fact that the man lying in the morgue is not Nam Kang-myung. In addition, the clip that Ji-won recorded during So-ra’s pursuit of Boss Park has somehow been released to the public, and it’s been said to have been leaked by the Splash Team. So the story that’s going around is that So-ra intentionally delayed her arrival on-scene, and her dereliction of her duties led to the death of an innocent man, who turned out not to be Nam Kang-myung.

 

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Yoo-kyung doesn’t understand how the leak of the audio clip happened, but Ji-won guiltily admits that she turned in her company computer that contained the clip without checking. Seok-min apologizes to So-ra on behalf of his team, but the crestfallen expression on her face tells all—it’s already too late. Prosecutor Cha looks pitifully at So-ra, who has become a scapegoat to distract the public from the real criminal, Nam Kang-myung.

Paralegal Park is upset at the Splash Team and Patriot News, their supposed allies, for causing unintentional harm to his boss, but he says that they should probably address the reporters who are swarmed outside soon. So-ra makes a move to leave, but Moo-young holds her back. He tells her not to say anything to the reporters who are out for her blood, and he promises her that he won’t hang her out to dry.

 

=== Read more: http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/09/falsify-episodes-25-26/

 

 

COMMENTS

Man, I wish Falsify were more nuanced. It’s just that everything is so slap-in-the face obvious. Sure, this last scene was shot well and I enjoyed the reveal, but one would think that a mastermind criminal like Nam Kang-myung, who has been able to evade the authorities and fake death for the past five years, would have known better than to stash the keys to his treasure trove with his parents. I mean, that’s the type of stuff I’d expect a toddler to do: give his favorite candy to his mom to hide just in case his sister came searching for it. Everything comes so easily to our heroes that the sense of suspense is missing. With a deus ex machina around every corner, what’s the point? Even the last scene, they could have added some resistance by creating some obstacles for our protagonists to face when trying to find Nam Kang-myung’s keys, but magically, Prosecutor Cha already had the information, and it all worked out the way Moo-young planned.

If he was supposed to be some Sherlock-level genius who planned and executed every single move with precision and judgement, I’d feel a lot better. But he’s just supposed to be a normal guy, so it makes all of our villains seem really stupid by comparison. There’s definitely a level of intelligence that’s lacking here, one that I normally look for in mystery-thrillers like this one. With only six more episodes left in this show, I’m not expecting a 180-reversal; just a bit more complexity and layers would be nice. Is that too much to ask?

I really wanted to root for So-ra this hour because she’s been through a lot, like becoming public enemy number one for something that doesn’t necessarily deserve that amount of criticism. But I still find her supremely unsympathetic, perhaps because of her rigidly black-and-white views, or maybe because of her overall incompetence. Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed how she’s never the one to initiate plans for joint Splash Team or Patriot News team endeavors? Seok-min was the one who got all of them involved in the first place five years ago by proposing his plan to the prosecutors during the Chairman Min case. Moo-young has been the one who’s been orchestrating most of the plots in the present, from Boss Park’s public cornering (and unwittingly, his subsequent death) and Seon-woo’s non-suicide. However, So-ra hasn’t contributed any plot-moving actions or information yet, and we’re almost at the end! I guess at least we still have competent Prosecutor Cha, who can hold her own against the boys.

 

As always, the best part of Falsify was the secondary characters, at least when we’re shown glimpses into their personal backgrounds and motivations. Chief Gu’s self-denial that his wife is on her deathbed was especially touching, given that we know he initially crossed his moral boundary for her. But we were also shown that he holds shreds of conscience left during his conversation with Lawyer Jo, where he protested against the “big plan†that the elders had in store for the nation. Even though he ultimately was shown to be a hypocrite, because on a micro-level he’s completely willing to sacrifice someone else’s life in order to enhance his own, it was still good to see a possibility of redemption in the news CEO. Maybe learning that his wife’s death has something to do with Lawyer Jo will be the last straw for him, and he’ll think about switching sides.

In addition, I enjoyed the cop-Killer interaction because it gave us more context regarding Nam Kang-myung. It looks like he did brainwash orphaned children with abusive methods to become permanently emotionally scarred and physically branded. So far amongst our globe-tattooed orphans, one is a killer, one a needlessly violent cop, and one a suicidal patsy. It makes me wonder how messed up their childhood was such that they became so twisted on the inside. I think I would have liked to watch a drama just about them: Nam Kang-myung’s abused children and their incredibly complicated lives as grown-ups. There could even be an amoral reporter protagonist who is deep on the corrupt inside with respect to falsified news articles, who slowly turns good and takes the organization down from inside out after he meets a clear-eyed prosecutor with gumption. But alas, that’s not Falsify—instead, we have a hodgepodge stew of a revenge plot plus an underdog vs the corrupt system plot plus a mini-noona romance. I’m not too upset that it will be wrapping up soon.

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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: Sometimes it’s hard to notice because the drama is slickly made, but I often watch Falsify and think there are too many masterminds for one show. It lacks realism when everyone’s always got a twist up his sleeve, even though for the sake of the plot, those twists are essential. In any case, I like it when things get heisty and capery, so this week was a fun departure in that sense.

 

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  • Falsify: Something something unrelated late-game villain, something somethi—zzzzzzzzzzzz…..
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  • Falsify: Episodes 27-28Falsify2728-00296.jpg

 

With their reputations in shreds and their jobs slipping out of their hands, our team of reporters and prosecutors decides to stop giving a damn about consequences. Their backs may be against the wall, but they’re coming out fighting! And while the good guys get sneakier about their battle tactics, the truly evil raise the stakes by triggering a plan twenty years in the making. Will our heroes uncover the real danger in time to make a difference?

 

 

EPISODE 27 RECAP

 

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While Moo-young promises that a miracle with let them clear out all of Nam Kang-myung’s vaults in time (there are quite a lot of them), Seok-min wants to make a few adjustments to their plan.

He suggests dividing their tasks amongst the three groups: Patriot News cleans out the vaults, Splash Team looks into Nam Kang-myung’s orphanage, and the prosecutors keep a watch on Lawyer Jo. Then, he adds that he thinks it’s time they revealed Dahean Daily and Prosecutor Im’s involvement in Nam Kang-myung’s escape.

Prosecutor Cha and Yoo-kyung both protest that public trust in the prosecutor’s office and the nation’s newspapers would be tarnished if such truths came to light. Moo-young points out that the involvement of these two pillars of respectability caused the death of a man, and it is their duty to find out who was behind it, whether they be prosecutors, journalists, or trash reporters.

 

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Seok-min adds that defeating Nam Kang-myung will not be enough, they have to find out and stop the people behind the master plan. Prosecutor Cha isn’t convinced and reminds them once more that her office is primarily involved to capture Nam Kang-myung.

Riding the elevator alone, Chief Gu thinks back to his discussion with Lawyer Jo, where he revealed the elders’ plans for the city. Twenty years ago they had started a project at Faith Center, the orphanage run by Nam Kang-myung. Lawyer Jo explained that the man had hidden a large quantity of somethingthat he had smuggled in from North Korea there. After his surgery, Nam will hand it over to them and it will throw the city into chaos.

 

Read more: http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/09/falsify-episodes-27-28/

 

 

COMMENTS

This show really likes its flashbacks. It’s definitely a cool way to reveal sleights of hand and keep up the suspense of the moment, but there is a fine line between judicious use and overindulgence. Falsify has been tipping towards the latter with regularity.

One more week to go, and the drama continues to stress the moral dilemma behind our heroes’ struggles. As Prosecutor Cha and Yoo-kyung pointed out, institutions like the news media and the prosecution rest on public trust and support. Should the transgressions of a few be exposed when that could tarnish the image of these pillars of society? And if they are not, if the lies are covered up repeatedly, would there be anything trustworthy left of these institutions?

On the side of the good, our heroes have suffered a staggering defeat but they’re bouncing back nicely. None of them expects to shake off the dust and walk away unscathed from this, but with their backs against the wall, Moo-young, So-ra, and Seok-min are clearer about their path than ever before. Our larger conflicts have nicely lined up to be tied off in neat bows next week.

 

On the side of evil, Chief Gu holds strong as a wily, complex villain. I enjoy his conflicting morals because it makes him very real to me. The chief was once an upright newspaperman, but through a series of bad choices, he’s landed on the side he once despised. Now, he turns off his conscience to make decisions that destroy lives in the service of powerful people. Still, there are lines that he hasn’t crossed yet and doesn’t know if he can. With his beloved wife’s life in the balance, this is the worst time for him to rediscover his conscience, but if anyone can find a way to outmaneuver his masters, it’s probably Chief Gu.

It occurs to me that one of the reasons I’m finding Chief Gu so much more compelling than the protagonists is because I’m getting a fuller picture of his motivations. If I were to go by what the drama tells me, then Moo-young, Seok-min, and So-ra have no family or friends outside of work. At least, I know why this is true for Moo-young, but it’s less clear why So-ra and Seok-min are so isolated. How did their demotions five years ago affect their personal lives? Whom do they put at risk, when they go up against murderous bad guys? It’s a bit too convenient to have no families to make you hesitate, no obligations to tie you down. For our three leads, the world is black and white because the stakes are theoretical and not personal. As immersed as I am in the well-plotted cat and mouse game the show has created, I’m a lot less invested in the fates of the heroes challenging and upsetting the powers that be. As Falsify enters its final stretch, I’m watching it for Chief Gu and Killer—the real anti-heroes of the show.

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  • love changed the title to SBS Drama "FALSIFY" Nam Goong Min, Uhm Jiwon, Jeon Hye Bin etc. *FINALE Episodes*

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