As regular visitors to this site know by now I am always up for a good crime drama. This looked like new territory for the K drama production line and the premise seemed to justify a peek — an ex cop freelancing as an insurance investigator whenever a junior colleague hauls her out of her comfort zone for the hard cases. As it’s become the habit of K drama storytelling, the lead is a quirky creature that dwells in the darkness of her apartment playing online multiplayer games. It’s not what one might expect from a woman who was once a high-achieving, well-regarded police officer and it’s certainly a surprise to see Lee Young-ae playing such a flawed character. Despite the dishevelled mop that comes from persistent self-neglect and non-existent grooming, the titular Koo Kyung-yi does have her wits about her and Lee Young-ae does a fine job of making this somewhat unlikeable character far more palatable than first impressions might lead one to believe possible.
Inspector Koo (2021) Early Look
Inspector Koo (2021) Early Look
Inspector Koo (2021) Early Look
As regular visitors to this site know by now I am always up for a good crime drama. This looked like new territory for the K drama production line and the premise seemed to justify a peek — an ex cop freelancing as an insurance investigator whenever a junior colleague hauls her out of her comfort zone for the hard cases. As it’s become the habit of K drama storytelling, the lead is a quirky creature that dwells in the darkness of her apartment playing online multiplayer games. It’s not what one might expect from a woman who was once a high-achieving, well-regarded police officer and it’s certainly a surprise to see Lee Young-ae playing such a flawed character. Despite the dishevelled mop that comes from persistent self-neglect and non-existent grooming, the titular Koo Kyung-yi does have her wits about her and Lee Young-ae does a fine job of making this somewhat unlikeable character far more palatable than first impressions might lead one to believe possible.