Taxi Driver 2; Kdrama Review

I believe there is so much to say about the first season of this Kdrama, The Taxi Driver, and I did a good job of writing a review about that sometime in 2021. I wasn't expecting a second season because the first season was wholesome, but when I started hearing snippets of the coming of a second season, I knew I would be one of those to check it out.

Well, I've seen everything there is to see about the second season and I'm already hearing of the possibility of a third, but I'm not having any of that. It has to be said and it has to be said right: the second season wasn't as good as the first one, and making a third season wouldn't be a good idea.

Besides, when did Koreans learn this idea of making a sequel to their shows? I just can't get used to that. I would rather have a proper show with 50 episodes released under the space of 6 months than have them divided into several seasons and released over a couple of years. Well, that's that.

Here is the profile of the second season of the show;

Drama: Taxi Driver 2

Genre: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Crime.

Network: SBS

Episodes: 16

Release Date: Feb 17 - April 15, 2023

The first season of this show allowed us to create a personal relationship with each of the major characters and their backstory was both captivating and interesting. Each of the major actors did a good job in portraying their characters as they displayed an adorable team spirit for each case.

The second season didn't dig into the backstory of the characters. And, that's a no-brainer... We didn't need any of that. They focused on solving several cases relating to corruption, sexual harassment, scams, real estate problem, religious scams and the lots. Interestingly, all the cases they handled were a reflection of real scandals that happened in Korea.

Many would agree that Justice can't come through in the real world. However, the adorable thing about each of the cases that were handled in this second season of the show is that they managed to make us hopeful of a world where Justice will prevail.

Reviewing this show is always going to be dicey because I see the rating and it's doing well. I also applauded some moments of brilliance the story has, but some things just didn't tick it for me.

The 'Deluxe Taxi' team always achieved their goals flawlessly without any strong resistance from the opposition. Somehow, that didn't impress me at all. It took away the thrill that comes with seeing the good guys win because they were ALWAYS winning effortlessly. Also, there is a hacker in the team who easily had access to every 'confidential' stuff by merely clicking a few buttons.

The writer and producer pushed her hacking skill a little too far. I cringed every time she did that hacking stuff. Haha. It wasn't a good look.

Well, this isn't so bad. Maybe I'm just being hypercritical because I expected so much from this season of the show. I hope we don't get another season though.

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