Crash: Episodes 11-12 (Last)

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In the long run, Crash concludes a lot the best way it began, with a dose of humor and a substantial amount of coronary heart. No good deed goes unpunished, however our heroes bounce again in an sudden approach — one which’s solely made doable by way of the sheer power and sincerity of their bond.

 
EPISODES 11-12

To my shock, Commissioner-Basic Pyo’s kidnapping doesn’t final very lengthy. Though Hyun-soo’s father is ready to drive them each to their ends, the point out of a report proving Jung-wook’s guilt offers him pause, and his hesitation permits Chae-man to place a swift cease to the kidnapping.

At Jung-wook’s trial, Kyung-soo testifies towards each father and son, however concrete proof is required for a conviction. Our group follows up on the report in regards to the tire marks, which had been swiped from Min-sung’s home by Tae-joo. It’s now in Commissioner-Basic Pyo’s arms, and Tae-joo advises him to disclose the report himself and management the narrative earlier than the TCI group will get the prospect to. With that, Commissioner-Basic Pyo submits the report back to the court docket alongside the declare that he’d obtained it by way of nameless mail, portray himself as an upright citizen who would place justice above his son.

Blindsided by his father’s callous betrayal, Jung-wook bursts into hysterical, tearful laughter. (Such spine-chilling appearing from Kang Ki-doong!) If his father can desert his personal son simply to avoid wasting himself, then two can play at that recreation. Because it’s come to this, Jung-wook lastly admits to the homicide — then particulars how Commissioner-Basic Pyo tampered with proof and lined up the crime.

The testimony of the report’s creator corroborates that Commissioner-Basic Pyo took the report and by no means adopted up on it, successfully confirming his guilt. Even higher, an nameless insider (whose title begins with “Lee” and ends with “Tae-joo”) submits a letter to the police’s auditing director, exposing Commissioner-Basic Pyo’s corruption and collusion with Jae-young’s father.

On the finish of all of it, Yeon-ho will get the ultimate phrase towards Commissioner-Basic Pyo: “It’s a aid your son takes after you.” Simply as he threw his son beneath the bus, Jung-wook is now throwing him to the wolves so as to cut back his personal sentence. In the end, our villains get their simply desserts — ten and a half years of incarceration for Jae-young’s father, twelve years and a hefty high quality for Commissioner-Basic Pyo, and twenty years for Jung-wook. They’ll all be languishing in jail for a very long time to come back.

Alas for our group, what awaits them after their profitable case will not be a reward, however the repercussions of apprehending somebody quite a few ranks above them. The TCI group is dissolved and assigned to completely different posts, a lot to their dismay. So-hee finds Yeon-ho deep in thought on the rooftop, the place he admits that opposite to his teammates’ worries, he’s really relieved he’s being despatched to a distant island; he’s been eager to take a break from the bustling metropolis, in any case.

Sincerely, Yeon-ho expresses his gratitude to So-hee for the whole lot she’s performed for him. It’s all because of her that he’s managed to come back this far. She returns the sentiment, to which Yeon-ho guarantees that he’ll choose Dad up as soon as he’s discharged from the hospital, irrespective of how far-off he could also be. Aw, it’s a bittersweet feeling trying on the empty TCI workplace, which as soon as used to teem with stacks of case information and the boisterous power of our beloved group.

One yr later, we meet up with Yeon-ho on Hwapyung Island, the place he’s one in all solely 4 officers there. Relatively than the flowery vehicles of the town, his site visitors cop duties right here have him overseeing tractors and tipsy farmers, LOL. Yeon-ho’s on pleasant phrases with the high-school pupil SEUNG-AH (Han Ji-won), whose father is simply too busy sustaining his trip dwelling to pay her a lot consideration. Having moved from the town, the father-daughter duo usually discover themselves the topic of the locals’ ire for hogging many of the island’s assets and income.

Seung-ah’s relationship together with her quick-tempered father could also be strained, however it’s not for an absence of caring. When Seung-ah heads out to a buddy’s celebration late at night time and doesn’t return by morning, her father is beside himself with fear, and his despairing coronary heart solely sinks additional when Seung-ah’s footwear are found on the financial institution of the island’s reservoir. Moreover, Seung-ah’s schoolmates reveal that she’s a loner, however they’ve witnessed her spending time with a boy. It’s too quickly to make any conclusions although, and Yeon-ho resolves to research Seung-ah’s disappearance.

Meaning Yeon-ho is unable to hitch the long-awaited TCI reunion again in Seoul, however by no means worry, as a result of their dinner quickly finally ends up turning into an help mission to assist their buddy in want. With that, the understaffed island pressure now has 4 additional officers, and our gung-ho squad is again in motion. Yay, I wasn’t anticipating such a reunion, however it’s so becoming for them!

A search of the island turns up a fraction of a automobile bumper within the woods, alongside Seung-ah’s telephone keychain. It appears an accident occurred final night time, however all of the vehicles of that specific mannequin are intact. Worse but, there are barely any CCTVs on the island, however fortunately farmers have put in their very own to forestall crop theft, and one with a chicken’s eye view captured the automobile’s actions that night time.

Retracing the trail, our group arrives at a mountain owned by KI HYUNG-SOO (Yoon Deuk-bi), however he has an alibi. There’d been a village gathering that night time, and he’d pushed three villagers dwelling — all of whom vouch for his sobriety, and his innocence. The village head (Shim So-young but once more, hee) is especially defensive, refusing to cooperate with any additional investigation.

Should you suppose that sounds suspicious, you’re proper. When Yeon-ho checks the automobile identification variety of Hyung-soo’s automobile, it leads them to villager IM JI-SOOK (Kim Do-yeon), who purchased a used automobile, then scrapped Hyung-soo’s broken one after the swap. How did she know to scrap it instantly after Yeon-ho’s discovery? Properly, there’s a mole within the island police pressure.

Having discovered one in all Seung-ah’s wi-fi earphones on Hyung-soo’s mountain, Yeon-ho proposes tricking the perpetrators into appearing first. Our group bluffs that they’ll name an skilled from Seoul to trace the sign from her different earphone, and that terrifies the villagers into returning to Hyung-soo’s mountain and digging up the corpse. For sure, they’re caught red-handed by our trusty group.

When our squad shines their flashlights on the corpse, although, it isn’t Seung-ah. It’s the boy she’d been with. He’s ARMIN (Kim Aaron), a foreigner whom Seung-ah had befriended, and so they’d been listening to a music collectively by way of Seung-ah’s earbuds when a automobile sped in direction of them. Instinctively, Armin pushed Seung-ah out of the best way, taking the brunt of the influence and dying immediately.

One after the other, the items start falling into place. Bitter in regards to the gentrification by non-islanders, the villagers pinned their hopes on an upcoming island undertaking. If their island is chosen for redevelopment, they’ll obtain a grand sum in grant cash. An accident would wreck the island’s popularity and have an effect on its marketability, thus spurring the villagers to hide their drunk driving homicide. Fortunately, Chae-man finds Seung-ah tied up within the outdated welfare middle, shaken however in any other case secure and sound.

This final stretch felt like a bonus case simply so we are able to see our group again in motion collectively, and although it felt slightly out of left subject, I’m not complaining within the slightest. Regardless of Chae-man breaking the information that he’s tendered his resignation — it’s been on his thoughts for some time, and he’s lastly seeing it by way of — this case offers me reassurance that wherever they could be, our group will all the time stick collectively by way of thick and skinny. (And with bonus promotions besides!)

Higher but, their dissolution doesn’t final lengthy. After listening to of Chae-man’s contributions and his cause for founding the TCI — he vowed to cut back street killings after an unsolved hit-and-run that took his spouse — the director of the Nationwide Workplace of Investigation reinstates our full group. Hooray! Returning to their outdated workplace, the squad grouses in regards to the unchanged inside, however it’s clear they’re all glad to be again.

As for Yeon-ho, he meets Hyun-soo’s father at her crematorium. As soon as once more, her father urges Yeon-ho to stay his life freely with out guilt, strolling in direction of happiness one step at a time, and his phrases lastly resonate with our hero’s coronary heart. Not solely does he purchase a (PPL-sponsored) automobile in hopes of correctly returning to the street, however he additionally drives So-hee’s automobile to select her father up from the hospital after his restoration, identical to he promised he would. Aww.

With that, Crash wraps up its story with a heartfelt deal with in regards to the ubiquity of the street, its risks, and the way each life touring upon it’s treasured. It’s an ideal reflection of the present, which was honest in its simplicity, earnestly reaching out to its viewers with endearing characters and useful site visitors legislation PSAs. The plot could not have been significantly novel or groundbreaking, however it was executed in an entertainingly compelling approach, and I’m happy with that. Plus, it left the door open for a second season with out sacrificing narrative integrity — I hope So-hee makes good on her vow to carry Tae-joo to justice for the unlicensed taxi case, however even when we don’t see it on our screens, I’ve religion that she’ll do no matter she will be able to to uphold the justice she believes in so wholeheartedly.

Maybe my favourite scene this week was Seung-ah teasing Yeon-ho that he in all probability doesn’t have any mates, just for Yeon-ho to answer that he does. Whereas that assumption might need held true for the Yeon-ho of the previous, the Yeon-ho we’ve come to know and love now calls the TCI group his mates with a smile. He’s grown a lot, and so have his teammates. Every member has their very own area of interest that they excel in, however they eschew private glory in favor of sincere and harmonious teamwork, which makes them an absolute delight to look at. Ought to a sequel be within the works, I’ll be trying ahead to reuniting with our lovable group.

 
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