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[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Tunnel - Drama" Episode 2

The time travel element is introduced in episode two of "Tunnel - Drama" and it comes with some unnerving albeit helpful manifestations for our stranded detective. Gwang-ho deals with the shock of his current situation while at the same time trying to fit in and keep up. We get a new main character who is shrouded in mystery, but familiar people and faces from the past are also complicating the mystery and Gwang-ho's confusion.

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I did not expect "Tunnel - Drama" to focus on the time travel aspect much and it may still drop it in favor of detective work, but I am extremely intrigued by it nontheless. There are so many elements about it which are gripping and eerie. Yeon-sook (Lee Shi-ah) hearing Gwang-ho's (Choi Jin-hyuk) voice in the tunnel, the plants growing back on it and his unknown benefactor, who can be of human nature or not, are making me curious and excited.

Yeon-sook briefly hears Gwang-hoSeon-jae having been bested by Gwang-ho

The reason I say "of human nature or not" is because it can go either way at the moment. If it is a person who falsified his transfer order and got him an apartment, then someone knew who he is the moment he reached 2016. The killer would have no reason to help Gwang-ho, so who did? On the other hand, these events could just be time fixing the discrepancies in Gwang-ho's existence, which would make this supernatural force potentially sentient and this story much creepier.

For now all we know is that he appears to be in the same universe or rather timeline, since people from his past are still around and have memories consistent with his disappearance from 1986. Which brings me to another important question and that is the why. Why did he travel and why will be become involved in the same case? Will he think solving it will get him back or will someone he knows be in danger in the present?

Jae-i thinking about the serial killerSeong-sik being shaken by Gwang-ho's presence

I am looking forward to our new characters and especially Sin Jae-i (Lee Yoo-young). As entertaining as the battle of male ego between Gwang-ho and Kim Seon-jae (Yoon Hyun-min) is, Seon-jae is not particularly appealing yet and Jae-i is where the mystery is at. I do not believe she pushes people to suicide, obviously, but her presence might mean that the series will also focus on the inner world of killers.

"Tunnel - Drama" might not be reinventing the wheel, but it is so far a highly gripping story. I feel emotionally invested in Gwang-ho and also his hopefully timeless partner, Jeon Seong-sik (Jo Hee-bong). I look forward to the murder mystery and the possibility of delving into killers' minds. My imagination is also piqued by the time travel element. All in all, this is a nice introduction to the series.

"Tunnel - Drama" is directed by Sin Yong-hwi and Kim Seong-min-I, written by Lee Eun-mi-III and features Choi Jin-hyuk, Yoon Hyun-min and Lee Yoo-young.

Written by: Orion from 'Orion's Ramblings'

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