Suspicious Partner

The blend of comedy and murder thriller makes things watchable at least for the first two thirds. Ji Chang Wook and Nam Ji Hyun are cute together. She is likeable until she gets frustrating later on. He looks quite refined as a prosecutor. Later on after they hook up the romance back and forth becomes irritating and frustrating and the murder itself is more interesting. The serial killer is actually more fascinating than you would think initially and is suitably scary when necessary. Kwon Nara and Choi Jin Tae are the secondary leads who are both quite okay to watch. The series drags towards the latter part. The mysteries about the deaths take a long time to reveal - if things had been explained earlier it would have been better. 16 episodes would have sufficed. Then the irritating parts could have been left out.

The show is fun and light hearted. Sometimes it turns into a cartoon with all the sound effects and slapstick but thankfully it's not over the top with that.

The actors are fun and some of the cases make it seem like a soul successor to the ace attorney games.

Two flaws that stop me from giving it more stars. first the shameless Papa Jones product placement. It's too heavy handed and makes me want to order Pizza hut after each episode out of contrariness!

Second is the padding. The middle of this show is just filler and could have been cut out easily for a tight 12 episode drama.

Overall it's a relaxing time with light hearted characters with a touch of mystery and likeable leads.

I am not sure if the role of the lead actress was written that way or it was just that specific actress' baby-talking manner that was irritating. I like the story and how its about lawyers and crimes and has romcom parts but every time i hear the lead actress talk, its cringey and makes me not focus on the story. I do not want to hate her but halfway thru the series, she is already annoying.

Now you will ask what's special about this drama afteral it's the same old "who is the murderer" kind of suspense. That's true but it was actually one of the reasons why I enjoyed it and other reason is why he do that and the answer will left you in amaze.

The Male Lead: I am not a drooly fan of JCW but I love his work, he is method actor. Character grows in him. Here he plays a prosecutor here, he knows the laws are meant to be broken but he takes them as the only way to find justice.

The Female lead: Nam Ji hyun was good too and her crying scenes felt so real.

The Villian: Finally the person that plays the villain... I won't say his name in case it's a spoiler but... I love him. He plays the villain so perfectly that I hate him but because he played it so perfectly, I loved it? His emotions can be felt and can tear you off. This is the first time I followed negative character with such intensity! He stole the show here. I felt like I feared him but was also curious about him. Just when I felt like I knew everything about this character, it turns out that I was wrong all along. Honestly, I can go on and on about the villian but I can't since it will give spoiler.

The love story between the two main lead is quite meaningful because it spans over years and it grows and evolves. Second lead couples are also cute in their own way.

Overall it is a well developed, heart-warming but also very thrilling story.

Good rom com but dragged. U wont miss a thing even when u watch it in 1.5x speed.