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.
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.
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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