Chang-ho's death means that we now have no good fathers left to speak
and it seems like it is about to spark a wave of abandonment, starting
in episode twelve of "Whisper".
Dong-joon and Yeong-joo use everything and everyone they need to in
order to get ahead of Taebaek and Bogook's masters. The time has come
for our cowardly key figure,Tae-gon to face the reality of his
importance.
First things first, I am very glad to see the ripple's of Chang-ho (Kang Shin-il) and by extension Yeong-joo's (Lee Bo-young)
stigma shown and that the series remained honest about her
reinstatement. A lot of dramas show corruption, but not all dare to
include its heroes in it. "Whisper"
does not place its wronged characters above it and present an
idealistic fantasy. Their motives are pure, but they play dirty in a
dirty world.
It is also refreshing to see Dong-joon (Lee Sang-yoon) let go of his father, a rare achievement for Korean drama heroes, but I do wonder if Ho-beom (Kim Chang-wan)
can still cause him problems due to it. Connections matter when one
lacks power and I feel as if our group should start making "friends" in
high places. Jeong-il (Kwon Yul) has a network waiting for him if Il-hwan (Kim Kap-soo) falls and if they feel Dong-joon is riskier.
Speaking of the devil, I do wish Jeong-il were better developed. He
feels passionate about revenge, but I cannot tell if he would give up
his false innocence for it. I was hoping for an outcome where he would
have to make that choice, but it seems Dong-joon is doing his work for
him. I assume that Il-hwan will fall first, but I am mostly curious as
to when the leads will be taking down Jeong-il. Il-hwan and Soo-yeon (Park Se-yeong) know of his crime after all.
I am guessing that Jeong-il and Soo-yeon's helpers will be of help to
someone else at some point, because the series could not have teased
the bait throw at them for nothing. Using their help would make sense,
as they have committed fewer crimes and have access to all of the
information. They can also get out without losing too much, a luxury our
main villains do not have.
As for Tae-gon (Kim Hyeong-mook),
he will either tell the truth and/or die, because the series would not
make his fatherly devotion a main aspect of his character with no good
reason. Then again "Whisper"
loves its bad fathers, so perhaps his daughter is simply shown to
emphasize the continuous bad decisions he makes as one. Only time, and
by that I mean episode thirteen, will tell.
"Whisper" is directed by Lee Myeong-woo, written by Park Kyeong-soo and features Lee Bo-young, Lee Sang-yoon, Kwon Yul and Park Se-yeong.
Written by: Orion from 'Orion's Ramblings'
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