Signal Episode 1
You're Doomed
By a rainy afternoon, the young Park Hae Yeong see a woman pick up a girl from school. But soon, he finds out that the girl is missing and the suspect is a man! Years later, the case is still unsolved as the culprit was never arrested. Park Hae Yeong, now a detective, hears a voice coming from a mysterious dumped walkie-talkie. The voice of detective Lee Jae Han, coming from 15 years into the past, when the case was being investigated.
- Andato in Onda: January 22, 2016
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The cinematography and editing are beautiful and flow well, with shots and cuts getting the point across and framing scenes well, avoiding sloppiness. Mood is maintained throughout via both dialogue and filming and effectively utilized together with the building suspense.
A minor 0.5 points deducted for what I felt was a hamfisted way of delaying the capture of the actual culprit via her messing with the police, though it makes sense within the narrative. What doesn't make sense however is that she keeps such suspicious materials (specifically the calendar) inside her work locker. The protagonists are extremely lucky that she wasn't smart enough to keep those at home.
★ MOMENT: Haeyoung chasing Ms. Yoon through the rain was a beautiful callback to when he first witnessed her kidnapping his classmate Yoonjung when he was a child. I imagine he spent years wishing that he'd chased after her on that fateful day.
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Hey, there's a reason why most drama fans give shows 3 to 4 episodes before keeping or dumping a show.
Signal's first episode manages to keep the timelines straight AND keep a count down going. Holy, cow I was on the edge of my seat. Not to mention the criminal . . . is amazing. To avoid spoilers I'll go into further details in episode 2.
With the first episode ending the way it does I'm very curious how the timeline and the detective from the past is going to tie in. There are so many possibilities. Not to mention the mystery as to why the police force truly hushed things up. Because it seems like a detective was murdered to keep things hush, hush.
The cast is amazing. The actors, so far, keep elevating the show. Each performance hits the mark and some of the stands out have me thrilled to keep watching. Hye Soo, playing the female Detective Soo Hyun, is captivating to watch. Could it be that I will finally have the pleasure of watching another great female detective in a drama?
Signal's first episode is the most solidly crafted first episode of a drama I have ever watched. The thrill and allure of the mystery being setup makes my heart beat with joy.
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ok. pilot episode itself is great. it already feels like i had seen good movie.
BGM is perfect and in sync with feels at that particular moment.
Brief intro to our Little Park Hae Young and Big Park Hae Young. i laughed out loud when he was caught by detective cha soo hyun for stalking lee bo young. also little tiff between PHY and CSY is treat to watch. those witty lines and CSY pulling it off like badass heroine. it was funny for a while. also he is rude, arrogant hates police man, despite himself being police. Irony it is.
no sooner we are back to business. it became gripping, fast paced, clock ticking. will the criminal be caught. story was so grippy, it did not let me relax even a second. also making my criminal guess gone to trash
Kim Hye Soo is unexpectedly so natural in her tomboyish character. PHY is creepy, How can he raise his eyebrows for every dialogue given to him. need not mention that slow head wag. its cringe worthy. he does that all the time he is profiling... Goose bumps... This is also oddly funny to me. the way he curses and slaps himself. he definetly won over me. also he was cool talking to reporters, his profiling is quick right at the moment.
Feels Here
1. trauma lil PHY faced when his brother got arrested. also his sense of justice. how he wanted to save little girl. also entering into Police Station despite trauma he faced. especially that brief moment where lil PHY and big PHY looking at each other
2.little girls mother painful wait for criminal to be caught. for 15 years.....
3. lee jae han completely pissed off because of his superior. how he had to investigate himself all alone
4. last frame of this episode. WHAT. you have only 20 mins left . how will you get her confession.
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Signal's pilot episode is sharp, gripping and well written which would keep you on the edge of the seat from start until the finish. It has built its momentum early on, with a deadline that would be reminiscent of the series "24". It starts by tapping on a mysterious cold case from years ago, and the clock starts to click by then. The fate of its characters will be decided at the end. Will they or won't they?
Beneath the surface, the audience will be allowed to take a glimpse on the flaws that can be unearthed of the current police and justice system which may focus on posterity rather than the truth. There are some parallels to the show with an old movie called "Frequency" because just like the film, it gets its investigation leads from conversing with an old detective from the past via ham radio. This may be my only gripe thus so far, but nonetheless it is fictional, and the show is allowed to have cinematic discretion for its own purposes.
This show holds promise and judging from the first episode, we are in for a ride!
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