The Guardians 파수꾼
Original Air Date May 22, 2017 – Jul 11, 2017
Country: South Korea
Total Episodes: 32
Genre: Thriller & Suspense
When both the police and the prosecution give up on a case, the victim’s family has no choice but to fight for the truth themselves. In a world where justice does not always prevail, these individuals strive to right the wrong. The Guardian is about such group of people whose worlds turned upside down by the sudden loss of their beloved ones. The main character, Jo Soo Ji, loses her one and only daughter after she falls from a building. To make it worse, it was not an accident but a homicide. She finds out that the killer is a young boy whose father is a very influential being. After the loss of her daughter, Soo Ji decides to only live for her late daughter and to keep the promise they made. Through their full control over the CCTVs, hacking phones and computers, and strong motivation to punish those that the law could not, the Guardians become the protectors for the weak.
So this is going to be my first official review on a drama, so hopefully I can do well with it. After finishing this show I had to give myself a little bit of a break just to be able to process everything that happened in this show.
This drama is filled with suspense starting right from the beginning. Our main character is Sooji who has lost her daughter and is now willing to do whatever it takes to get justice for her littler girl. Unfortunately, the murderer has strong connections and feeds on the corrupt administration that is currently in place. With the help of some unknown people, Sooji disappears for a year and begins to work unknown to the police to get that justice. I can’t really speak too much more on this without taking away the entire mystery aspect of what was going on during this show.
Now, for the reason that I started this show in the first place. Kim Kibum, aka Key from SHINee, is one of the main roles in this drama. Brought together is Sooji, Kyungsoo and Bomi share an equally horrible past life and have all been brought together by one mastermind to realize their own personal vendettas from these past traumas. These storylines are what kept me hooked the entire time. Not only were they working on getting their own justice, throughout the show they were working to get justice for other people that were unable to do so for themselves as well. Wanting to know who done it and what was going to happen to get justice.
Then we have Jang Do Han, a view from the other side. A Prosecutor that is slowly trying to work his way higher, and at possibly something else?? I have to say, Kim Young Kwan’s acting in this drama was brilliant. He really made me have a multitude of conflicting emotions on his character throughout the entire show. Honestly even after the ending I’m still not sure how to feel.
The ending is VERY open ended. So if that is something you do not life then I would suggest avoiding this. Things all come to a conclusion, whether they were good or bad, but some things we are left in the unknown about, or at least that’s how I took it. Overall I liked the storyline of the show and how things progressed. At some parts things seemed a little sloppy and rushed, but at other parts things just worked. In the end, I would recommend this to someone that enjoys thrillers, and needs a break from the romance of most shows.
Overall I ended up rating this drama 8/10. It kept me wanting to continue watching after the end of every episode. I NEEDED to know what happened. While I may not have been happy with absolutely everything, it still made for a very good show. If you are in to Asian dramas and have yet to check this one out, I would add it to your list and give it a go.
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