Your Honor: Episodes 1-2
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Two opposing forces collide after an accident turns each their worlds the wrong way up. One man sworn to uphold the legislation abandons it when his son’s life is ready on the dimensions. One other seeks revenge when his son’s life is dashed away. In a world the place justice is outlined by the highly effective, who will prevail ultimately?
EPISODES 1-2
Two fathers, two sons, and one fateful day that modifications every little thing. That’s how the present begins because it introduces the indomitable chairman KIM KANG-HEON (Kim Myung-min) and the honorable choose SONG PAN-HO (Sohn Hyun-joo). Whereas one devotes his life to defending the legislation, the opposite strolls above it, untouchable. Nonetheless, the road that divides them quickly blurs as Pan-ho faces a choice that threatens to upend his household and Kang-heon suffers a tragedy that ruins his.
April eighth marks the beginning of this story as Pan-ho’s son SONG HO-YOUNG (Kim Do-hoon) crashes right into a motorcyclist, Kang-heon’s second son. Rattled, Ho-young dials the emergency quantity instinctively, however slightly than name for assist, he runs away. When Pan-ho hears of the accident, he advises his son to show himself in, however as soon as he learns the sufferer’s identification, he rescinds that possibility. This rash determination results in irrevocable penalties, and as one lie begets one other, father and son quickly fall in direction of their demise.
Pan-ho’s expertise as soon as used to take care of justice now develop into instruments to subvert it as he destroys any proof of the accident, makes use of his contacts to manage the narrative, and erases all traces of his son’s involvement that day. With each step he takes to make sure his son’s security, part of Pan-ho’s soul darkens, and although he doesn’t hesitate to interrupt the legislation for his household, it makes him query his personal beliefs and the life he lived so far.
On the opposite facet of this story is the grieving household of the sufferer and the explanation for Pan-ho’s fears: Woo One Group. A conglomerate that actually owns town — title and all — nobody can stand as much as Kang-heon and the facility he wields. Thus, when information of his son’s dying reaches his ears, Kang-heon ends his three-year sentence early (from a jail his firm owns, thoughts you) and units out to catch the one who killed his son. Whereas everybody speculates {that a} rival gang could also be chargeable for this hit, Kang-heon is aware of higher. Alas, if his son really died in an accident, the perpetrator will get 5 years max in jail, which doesn’t sit proper with our heartbroken father.
Exiled oldest son KIM SANG-HYUK (Heo Nam-joon) returns from the U.S. to pay his respects, however his presence irks his stepmother who believes he could possibly be the perpetrator. Accusations are tossed liberally amongst the general public because the police scramble for a lead, and Sang-hyuk broadcasts to the press that not all lives are value the identical. If a wild canine kills a human, then justice means razing down the mountain to do away with all the pack — which he intends to do.
Getting into enemy territory as if he owns the place, Sang-hyuk confronts Boss JO MI-YEON since her facet would profit probably the most from Woo One Group’s finish. Boss Jo leisurely enjoys her drink as she corrects Sang-hyuk’s assumption: she isn’t silly sufficient to the touch Kang-heon. Regardless of her reply, Sang-hyuk believes they did it, and the one solution to change his thoughts is that if they convey him the one who did.
Caught within the crossfire is petty thief LEE SANG-TAEK who was employed by Boss Jo’s group to do away with Pan-ho’s automobile. After all, neither social gathering knew the extent of this request made by Assemblyman Jung Yi-hwa who additionally was fed a lie by Pan-ho, and this convoluted path of instructions complicates issues as increasingly individuals get entangled on this case not of their very own volition.
Whereas on his solution to get rid of the automobile, Sang-taek will get pulled over for operating a purple mild, and Pan-ho’s automobile will get flagged as stolen. Although Sang-taek escapes, the police now have the automobile and discover a acquainted wanting motorbike fender caught within the entrance wheel. Detective JANG CHAE-LIM informs Pan-ho of the incident and since he reported the automobile lacking through the time of the accident, the police consider Sang-taek is the perpetrator of the hit-and-run.
Rumors of Sang-taek because the assassin get round to the Kim household, however solely Kang-heon sees by the lies. He is aware of Boss Jo has no cause to kill his son, but when her group hides the reality from him, then he’ll come after them, too. As for his spouse MA JI-YOUNG, her fiery anger solely burns hotter after listening to the information, and in contrast to his father, Sang-hyuk is greater than able to embrace his roots and cope with the state of affairs utilizing his grandfather’s lower than authorized strategies.
Now that individuals assume Sang-taek is the assassin, Pan-ho must catch him earlier than the others as a way to bury the reality ceaselessly. As he appears to be like by his information, he realizes that the person’s household visited him not too way back to specific their thanks, and racked with guilt, he drives to their home and watches them from afar. Because the grandmother and granddaughter go residence, they get caught in an explosion, and although Pan-ho runs to avoid wasting them, it’s too late.
An explosive finish to a dramatic opening week that hits all the suitable notes. With a stable solid, a good script, and a tense environment, Your Honor is shaping as much as be an fascinating present full of morally gray characters and a fast-paced plot. Sohn Hyun-joo and Kim Myung-min are each wonderful of their roles, capturing the duality of their characters and bringing a depth to their portrayals that make them really feel advanced. Pan-ho is already cracking from the strain, and whereas he might have been an upright choose earlier than this accident, his lack of hesitation reveals a a lot darker nature hiding beneath the masks. He simply manipulates his buddies and colleagues for his personal achieve, and each transfer is calculated to a scary diploma.
As for Kang-heon, I like how his grief is depicted as paralyzing unhappiness which appears opposite to expectations. Given his introduction and historical past — a gangster who makes his opponents disappear mysteriously — one would count on him to lash out in anger very similar to his spouse, however Kang-heon is nearly disturbingly levelheaded which makes the juxtaposition between the 2 fathers that rather more disquieting. They’re extra alike than completely different, and I think the following chase gained’t be straightforward for both facet.
As somebody who’s unaware of the supply materials, I do have my suspicions concerning the accident. It’s potential that Ho-young swerved into the opposite lane as a result of the daylight momentarily blinded him, however the placement of the automobile and the physique after the crash makes it appear as if Sang-hyeon (Kang-heon’s second son) drove into Ho-young. I ponder if a much bigger conspiracy could possibly be concerned — did somebody tamper together with his new bike — or possibly it actually was an unlucky accident. Regardless, the end result stays the identical, and whether or not or not Ho-young is chargeable for the crash, it doesn’t absolve him of his crime of operating away and permitting Sang-hyeon to die when he may have been saved.
One thing I favored concerning the present that’s typically not the case for this style is the usage of feminine characters and permitting them to exist in all corners of the story. Ji-young, Boss Jo, and Detective Jang all have an effect on the story to numerous levels, and whereas the solid continues to be male dominated, there are additionally a variety of ladies of various shades enjoying necessary roles, too. They aren’t simply there as victims or help — in reality, a few of them are leaders and all of them have their very own motivations. Particulars like these make the drama really feel layered as a result of the story isn’t simply concerning the two leads, and although that is solely the start, I’m hoping the present continues this momentum and stays partaking to the tip.
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