Parole Examiner Lee: Episodes 1-2 (First Impressions)
by starrygazer
This quirky drama isn’t what I used to be anticipating from Parole Examiner Lee, however there are many layers to this revenge trope that I wish to discover out extra about. Our heroes and our baddies are in numerous camps in the interim, however there’s a lot corruption I’m wondering if this can keep the identical all through the drama?
EPISODES 1-2
The primary hero of our story is LEE HAN-SHIN (Go Soo), corrections officer turned lawyer and shortly to be parole examiner. After we first meet Han-shin he’s going out of his solution to persuade everybody round him that he’s a idiot. Let’s face it — nobody suspects the bumbling fool to have a revenge plan – and Han-shin does a superb job of getting CHAIRMAN JI (Tune Younger-chang) of Ojung Group and his associates to underestimate him.
Chairman Ji is in jail serving three years on prices of embezzlement, however it appears to be like extra like a lodge for him – loads of facials and even his personal workplace. He even has a dithering “lackey lawyer” in Han-shin (not a part of Ojung Group’s authorized workforce), who mixes the chairman’s meals and stumbles over his phrases. Han-shin will actually do something to get on Chairman Ji’s good facet — together with having access to his canine by means of his ex spouse, CHOI WON-MIN (Hwang Woo-seul-hye), which I believed was a reasonably intelligent and hilarious play. Getting a giant job title in return for the go to from the canine, Parole Examiner Lee is within the making.
However earlier than Han-shin can take his reward, he’s tasked by Chairman Ji to get the classification chief, PARK JIN-CHUL (Lee Do-yub), to place the chairman on the parole record. The chairman has solely served one yr of his sentence and doesn’t match the standards for parole evaluation, so Jin-chul gained’t put him on the record — and he can’t be purchased. The chairman’s folks supply him cash (clearly, as all chaebols appear to do) and surgical procedure for his sick son. Jin-chul’s morals and character make him all of the extra endearing.
There may be historical past between Jin-chul and Han-shin: they have been each corrections officers collectively and have been very near their chief again within the day. However Jin-chul is aware of Han-shin is a lackey for Chairman Ji, and he gained’t adjust to Han-shin’s requests for the chairman to be on the parole record both. Sadly, this units off a series of occasions directed by Chairman Ji’s right-hand man SONG EUNG-JOON (Kim Younger-woong), who takes it upon himself to direct an assault to frighten Jin-chul’s sick little one and put him within the hospital. This dude needed to be a gangster earlier than working for the chairman – certainly!
Han-shin’s trusty paralegal HWANG JI-SOON (Nam Tae-woo) overhears the top of Chairman Ji’s authorized workforce, Web optimization DONG-HOON (Kim Min-jae), speaking to himself about Eung-joon’s plan to scare the kid, and calls Han-shin. Sadly Han-shin will get to the scene somewhat too late and finally ends up performing CPR on Jin-chul’s son. Han-shin explains this was all deliberate and pleads with Jin-chul to simply accept the chairman’s phrases and to belief him simply this as soon as. He has a plan! (Sure! Han-shin isn’t going to let this slide. *Pumps fist in air*)
Lastly, Han-shin is given his reward and he takes his job as “the ultimate udge” (aka parole examiner) very significantly, trying into suspicious circumstances and setting issues up so Chairman Ji will not get out of jail. One factor I actually like about this present to date is that I can’t at all times guess the place Han-shin is main us. As an example, Han-shin takes Ji-soon to see a movie and meet the solid — particularly Received-min. Then he proceeds to inform her he wrote hate feedback and needs her to sue him. Huh? I used to be fairly shocked.
Despite the fact that Received-min is perturbed by Chairman Ji’s attain, she agrees to press prices to assist Han-shin preserve the chairman behind bars. And there’s no higher detective than AHN Web optimization-YOON (Kwon Yuri) to assist them, as a result of she has a grudge in opposition to Chairman Ji and his diabolical son. It could seem that Chairman Ji’s son — JI MYUNG-SEOB (Lee Hak-joo) — is behind many misdeeds together with the demise of Detective Ahn’s youthful sister. My principle is that if they’ll preserve the chairman behind bars, then Myung-seob shall be a neater goal.
It looks like Detective Ahn shall be an integral a part of Han-shin’s plan. After arresting somebody she is aware of has one thing to do along with her sister’s demise, Detective Ahn presents the perpetrator something to get her solutions… simply as Ojung’s head authorized counsel (Dong-hoon) reveals up and will get the man out earlier than he can say something. Dong-hoon and Eung-joon are attempting to eliminate the perpetrator by sending him abroad to maintain his entice shut, however mentioned perpetrator runs away and nobody can discover him.
It cracks me up how Chairman Ji compares Dong-hoon to Han-shin unfavourably, as he has no concept what’s coming. Chairman Ji tells Dong-hoon to be extra competent and to go and rally help for his launch now that he’s on the parole record. So we see Dong-hoon following his orders, splashing cash across the tabloids, citizen teams, and naturally the opposite 4 parole examiners (solely three take the bait).
With the parole board, they want a majority ruling to sway a choice, and the chairman’s folks suppose they’ve his parole within the bag. Little does the chairman and his folks know: Han-shin has one thing up his sleeve to maintain Chairman Ji in jail. *Spherical of applause* (Chairman Ji is the epitome of corruption and throwing cash round to get his personal manner – with a nasty mood besides.)
Our hero isn’t right here to play, and Han-shin makes it very clear to the parole board that he’ll look into the whole lot rigorously — he even did his personal legwork to get a repentant legal accepted onto the parole record. (Annoying the bent parole examiners haha.) So in the case of Chairman Ji’s “particular in individual” parole listening to, Han-shin has some proof and theatrics to wave round at everybody and I liked it. You’ll be able to inform Han-shin is hanging on by a thread and is prepared to throw himself below the bus to get the job executed.
Then, the malicious feedback that Han-shin had written about Received-min within the lawyer’s visitation room (with Chairman Ji current), have been pulled up for the parole board to learn and blamed on Chairman Ji. (How Han-shin stored a straight face I’ll by no means know!) And, Chairman Ji can’t show he didn’t write them as a result of there aren’t any cameras within the visitation room for attorney-client privilege. Han-shin – 1, Chairman Ji – 0.
Fantastically, Han-shin recorded Chairman Ji slagging off his ex-wife which simply made him look much more responsible. However, after all, the corrupt members of the parole board nonetheless attempt to go forward with Chairman Ji’s early launch from jail. Properly, till a suited and booted Detective Ahn arrives and submits a press release. She suspects Chairman Ji will tamper with proof and intimidate her witness, in order that they don’t have any different selection however to refuse his launch. With a wayward risk from Chairman Ji to Han-shin about being protected after this stunt, that’s how we finish our premiere week episodes. Han-shin – 2, Chairman Ji – 0.
At first, I wasn’t too certain if this present was going to be for me, however in all honesty I discover myself intrigued by what’s driving our predominant characters and I’m trying ahead to discovering out extra about Han-shin’s plan. Han-shin is enjoying the lengthy recreation and has managed to shock me a few occasions in these opening episodes. Simply how will this play out if the chairman is already off the board? A robust begin for a unusual present.
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