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My opinion is that season 2 is far better than season 1. After finishing season 1, i was not even going to watch season 2. However, since it gets harder to find something to watch after a year of quarantine, i gave it a chance and i really loved it. Season 2 is much more suspenseful, and the dose of unfunny comedy elements is lower. I hope to see a new toxicologist in the next season who does not speak even a word in English.

Every actor in this series acts over the top. Everything is an absolute drama, even eating pork skin (apparently its a Korean delicacy, pork scratching don't do much for me). But the story lines are addictive as is the main forensic pathologist Dr. Baek Beom. I haven't quite got to season 2 yet but apparently the English speaking head of toxicology is a different person in season 2. The woman in season 1 was ridiculously annoying if stunning to look at.

I will definitely watch season 2 and hopefully the overacting is toned down a little bit. One of the better Korean dramas but not the best.

(edit) I've now watched season 2 and the overacting is toned down a little. The replacement for the English speaking head of toxicology is just as annoying as the original but not as pretty. The storylines were probably better than season 1 so that's a good thing.

Its just a pity that the two lead characters didn't evolve, they remain the same throughout the two seasons. Baek Beom (pathologist) remains grumpy, and Eun Sol (prosecutor) remains completely useless at her job.

A new character in season 2 is Doctor Jang Chul, now this character has a great storyline and the actor (Min-woo No) does an excellent job. Its a pity its basically all over and done in two episodes. He does carry on throughout the series but the storyline reduces somewhat.

All in all a very good K-drama to while away the time.

I still have hope for season 3 but i dont think they will continue this series. I actually think that season 1 is better than season 2.

I have watched a japanese, US drama on forensic doctor too. This korean made drama is the best. Seeing it do I know that actually the room for a forensic doctor to examine the dead bodies does not allow entrance of nonrelated staff or police. You must look at the examination process through a glass wall outside the examin room. Everything in the drama is so authentic.

The plot of each case is terrific too, attracting you to follow till the end. Male lead is not a handsome oppa, but a black skin nasty middle aged man. His character and appearance makes this drama so atypical to normal kdrama.

All in all, a drama that is seriously produced to reflect the actual work of a forensic doctor.

A wonder detective drama with 0% vulgarity and 100% entertainment!!

You must watch this drama, it has absolutely unique plot, used accessories such as body parts, "corpses" are like real ones. all actor specially who played as Dr.Baek are charismatic, they all can impress all the feellings every characters perfectly. this drama keeps you on your toes from the beginning and always surprises you with unexpected ending.

This is my first time ever wrote a review on imdb. The best crime and forensic series that I have ever watched, I can't fault anything. Every actors and actress are brilliant in their own roles. Storyline is unique. Very impressive Korean series, different than all other crime series (USA and Korea). I am looking forward to watch your season 3.

I lower my rating to 8 since I did not like the season 2 that much. I will wait for season 3 to finalize the review.

The others are dumb.

In real world, detectives and prosecutors are not dumb. Hence, I couldn't buy the main plot.

Baek-bum and Stellar were attractive. (Though Baek has a character too harsh.) On the contrary, Cha-soo-ho, Kang-hyun, and Eun-sol were poor. That's not because they'd performed a poor acting. But, that's because the writer made them dumbs.

I hope the writer could consider it in the next season. EOR.

This is not an educational show, full accuracy should not be expected related to the forensic in the drama. It is for entertainment purposes, we should stop being rebukers. Personally I liked the show, and it is rare to see second season is better than the first one. Especially Dr. K made the show a lot more interesting. I haven't finished the 2nd season yet, but I'd love to see him in the show if there is 3rd one.

I don't know if it is a cultural thing but why do people shout a lot when agitated? Especially when they are questioned by the prosecutor, can they actually overreact that much?

Overall, it is a good show to binge watch.

I wasn't even able to finish the first episode. I had just finished the Korean drama "Law School" and the stucdents were so professional and smart in that one that the female lead in this one seem liked she had never been to law school, know's nothing about crime scenes and investigations. I was actually embarrassed by her when she went to that first crime scene lol. I couldn't stand it. From the reviews, I guess it must be good later on but unfortunately, the unprofessionalism of the lead female charactor was just too much for me.

I liked the lead male charactor though. Although he was grumpy but he was a no nonsense guy sticking to facts.

The storyline is hooking, and I enjoyed watching it. However the behaviour of the prosecutor was horribly cringey. I understand why she was written like that being a green horn, but it put me off quite a few times.

I watched both the 1st and the 2nd series and it was nothing but a pleasure to explore the story of this series. Crime genre uplifted by some of the most interesting investigation methods ever explored lead by Jeong Jae-yeong. The casting for this series played a crucial part in it's success along this ever evolving story. If you think you saw it all, let me tell you, you haven't until you've seen this series. A must watch!!!

A reclusive forensic examiner and a bubbly prosecutor cross paths regularly in the carrying out of their duties. Like many of these programmes it is the science that is the real star. A well acted nicely paced series with lots of twists and turns but be aware there are lots of realistic autopsy scenes. As a footnote I read an article recently that said programmes like this make it harder for prosecutors to convince jury's that people are guilty because they expect definitive information like this type of programme produces.

The best in this drama is the forensic science!

In the beginning you get tired of the rookie prosecutor who lacks preparation & arguing based on her feelings, and the medical examiner who shouts all the time. But each episode the show gets more interesting & there's explanation why they behaves that way. Both in season 1 & 2.

The rookie prosecutor is intelligent, has an elephant menory & actually very bright! Each supporting casts are fantastic in their role like ms.cheon she is not only an admin for the bubbly & intelligent prosecutor but also an awesome investigator/undercover!

The lead medical examiner is so brilliant despite his lack of social skills! He is also acts like crime scene investigator!

The young police officer in season 1 is fantastic, humorous & fight well! He is determined & saves many lives! He is back for a while in season 2.

The senior prosecutor Mr. Do is cool! Prefer Stella than Sally. All in all both season are good & suspense.

The only negative part is that the head prosecutor is still enjoying his freedom after all the crimes he committed. No conclusion really in season 2. Wish there were season 3 to conclude the show.

Great plot ,directing ,production,acting and all autopsy details. Have to look by yourself

As this South Korean series starts newly qualified prosecutor Eun Sol takes up her first post. Her first case brings her into contact with pathologist Baek Beom; a somewhat irascible character who she quickly dubs 'Dr Grumpy'. He is however highly proficient and thorough with his work. The series sees them working together on a number of cases; some of these are wrapped up in a couple of episodes, others last for a whole season.

I really enjoyed this series. As is often the case with Korean drama series there are moments of humour which contrast nicely with the tenser moments. The cases are intriguing, although in some especially in the second season, the audience is shown details of the crimes long before the investigators uncover the truth. The characters are a lot of fun; as well as the main two there are plenty of secondary characters who are almost as important; notably Baek's assistant 'Chubby', Stella the toxicologist and policeman Do Ji-han, who joins the series towards the end of the first season. The villains are suitably unpleasant, although in one or two cases they do stray into pantomime villain territory at times. The cast is solid throughout. The ending doesn't wrap up all the plotlines so viewers are likely to be left longing for a third season, although, after three years, that does seem somewhat unlikely... I do hope I'm wrong though. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to fans of K-dramas or those who enjoy the genre.

These comments are based on watching the series in Korean with English subtitles.

This drama open our eyes about spirit of seeking the truth!

The drama had a good mix of cases and personal attachments which helped raising the tension and to have higher stakes. Most of the cases were interesting and entertaining. On the other hand, season 2 cases had less personal attachments other than 2 incidents, one around the middle and another for the last case. Stella existence was problematic to the drama, both the character and the actress. She was out of place and her scenes were insufferable since her introduction. She was added to the drama as a fun and quirky element but that backfired immediately. Sally was her replacement in season 2, the drama attempted to replicate Stella but ended creating a worse version which made her scenes even more insufferable. I can't stress enough how insufferable both of these characters were. Season 2 had another unsuccessful addition, that is the character Do Ji Han, his character took away from the drama rather than adding or enhancing any value. Judging by what they did with season 2, It's preferable to not get another sequel. Unfortunately, they left a lot of threads open for a possible continuation. On an unrelated note, the corpses in season 2 had more censoring than season 1.

This series starts badly with a lawyer who would appear not to have been to law school in episode 1 and then inexplicable hysteria from a number of characters in episode 2. Only my faith in Korean drama carried me through the opening two or three episodes such that I could begin to enjoy the more assured instalments that followed.

The labyrinthine plotting I expect from the best Korean thrillers soon came to the fore, with overlapping plots and characters driving a growing sense of suspense. The lawyer at the centre of the story began to behave more sensibly. But at its heart this drama is held together by the calming influence of grumpy Beom. Around him other characters continue to lose their heads but he sticks to the science and refuses to succumb to the emotive hysteria surrounding him.

The series would be better without the emotive hysteria that never quite goes away. But there was enough good stuff here to keep me watching.

An average show. It's not obviously bad, but it's clearly not good either. Too much artificial drama that's not based on anything, mediocre acting and generic storylines that are interrupted all the time by hectic and cliché looking animations/effects that probably are supposed to look scientific.

I just love how Korean films are straight with no nudity or curse words other than aiish...

The actors suited their parts perfectly even the Korean American ladies, they depictated the decency of the Korean dressing vs the American type dressing and attitude well. I preferred Stella more than Sally, Sally just represented the American culture I was escaping meaning she acted very well in her nagging and imposing herself- still the Korean culture won 😁.

The show is full of "oh my" goodness, and the determination and harmony of the actors was lovely. The hard working times still amuse me, no sleep always on the move day or night.

It's definitely worth watching, wished for season after season. Especially cause they blur out the unnecessary and leave it to our imagination.

But it seems there is a real issue with those with money and power in Korea more than any other country I've watched. And school bullying is like a theme always.

Go Korea, you do culture well.

I've recently been watching a lot of South Korean Dramas and I love them. I have also seen this Crime Drama referred to as Investigation Couple or Investigation Partners but on Netflix UK you need to search for Partners for Justice.

There are 16 episodes in each Season that last just over an hour each, which is great because you experience suspense from start to finish of each episode. The first episode may feel like it starts off slow, but I find all new programmes do this until you get the feel of the characters played within the ensemble cast. The storylines are amazingly well written, directed and acted. I found the acting flawlessly flows from one episode to the next especially when the storylines are carried over. There are some things that are blurred out like if it's too gruesome or if a bladed weapon is shown, but I like this.

It deals with Medical Examiner Baek Beom at the National Forensic Service (NFS) and the Prosecutors Officer, where newly appointed Prosecutor Eun Sol having to work closely together cause wonderful friction along the way within Season 1. The plot twists are very well thought out which the writers have brilliantly conceived.

Season 2 brings more suspense, thrills and drama including a lot of plot twists you don't see coming, that's why I love this programme so much. I'm praying for Season 3, but as yet, there's no release date.

THIS PROGRAMME DOES CONTAIN ENGLISH SUBTITLES, but please be patient because I felt this programme was on par with Silent Witness that we have in the UK (I've also binge watched all 26 Seasons of this). I would recommend persevering with at least the first 3 episodes before deciding whether to watch this or not.