Thursday, September 7, 2017

"Falsify" Episodes 27-28 recap

With only a few episodes to go, "Falsify" enters the final stretch in our heroes' quest for the truth behind their enemies. The villains' plans are still elusive, but their choice of terrorism is revealed. While So-ra and Seok-min brave through their lack of power, Moo-yeong targets Nam Kang-myeong. The not-so-resurrected man has a strong connection to Tae-won, however and the latter has his own plans.
A monumental defeat must be followed by a bigger victory and our Team Good is well on their way. While I usually dislike forced miscommunication as a means of delaying resolutions in stories, I feel that "Falsify" has set up the reasons why it has taken so long for all of our righteous ones to come together adequately. From the personal to the work-related, everyone has had reasons to doubt, hesitate and distrust.
So-ra and Moo-yeong looking through Jeon's deskSeok-min following Cheol-ho's trail
Their focus is now clear and they are dividing tasks sensibly. Despite their determination at the moment, I feel like we may never know who these elders are, even if we will experience their defeat through other events. With four episodes left, there is just not enough time for more villains and Nam Kang-myeong's (Lee Won-jong) presence is powerful enough already. I am glad that he is still narratively bound to Tae-won's (Moon Sung-keun) orders, however.
This brings me to our original antagonist and his latest plans. This is an important turning point for someone who has displayed inhumane lack of introspection and remorse for the things that he has helped inflict or has even planned. I do appreciate this development of Tae-won's character and I can see a path toward at least the beginning of redemption for him. I just hope it will come in the form of accepting punishment after actively trying to make things right. I will not be quick to judge, however, as the man still acts for his own goals.
Tae-won asking about Nam Kang-myeong's conditionYeong-gi handing the weapon over to Tattoo Man
As for our other villains, I am curious about how the Faith Center and the newly introduced Sahae Foundation are related to the biological or chemical weapon introduced here. We know that the Faith Center children had been abused and that many have not left Nam's tight grip, but what was their role there and how does it relate to the weapon? Were they test subjects for whatever Nam has been cooking up for these elders?
I hope the truth behind this is impressive in impact and scale. When you bring extensively planned terrorism likely performed by government officials into a story, you cannot reveal it as anything less than a major national and international incident. As I have said before, I was hoping we would not go to such extremes, but since they are here we might as well enjoy them.
"Falsify" is directed by Lee Jeong-heum, written by Kim Hyeon-jeong-IV and features Namgoong Min, Yoo Joon-sang, Eom Ji-won and Moon Sung-keun.
Written by: Orion from 'Orion's Ramblings'

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