Song Hayoung kinda reminds me of Han Taejoo from Life on Mars. I think they have similar characteristic? No?

It's such a shame the drama spoiled the culprit at the end of ep 1 cuz if it didn't, the interogation scene would be much much thrilling.
But still, the interogation scene is interesting and i'm looking forward for more such scenes.
And so far Hayoung and Youngsoo are both likeable which makes me easier to watch this drama.

Thank you very much @solstices for the beautifully woven episode 1 recap. I had no intentions of watching the drama at the first place even though this drama moved me to read about Profilers for the first time. But seeing the recap listed here, I just couldn't ingnore it and I'm glad I didn't.

I just finished watching episode 2 for the second time and this ongoing masterpiece reminds me of how Beyond Evil was interestingly good. I really hope they keep up with this quality because this is my first 19-rated drama. But I love it, I really mean it.

I completely agree regarding the interrogation scene. It was nothing short of fantastic.

It was unnerving seeing Go Geon-han play a criminal; I didn't even realize it was him at first. I've only seen him in comedic roles but he nailed it as a criminal. Also Oh Seung-Hoon with his baby face was superb as well (can't believe he's 30!). I like the peeks into Ha-young's softer side. Even when he came home and quietly sighed in his room shows that he is not made of stone, he just pretends to be. Looking forward to how this plays out. NOT looking forward to the next case, though.

Seeing people sing praises for this drama when I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch another procedural drama, made me watch it. And I'm glad I did. Week 1 was amazing! Acting, direction, writing, etc were all so on point. No flaw found.
Also, as a viewer, in terms of character, I really felt Hayoung's style of interrogation terrifying. In EP 1, we saw how the captain beat people up to force them to talk, it was terrible but honestly, the quiet way Hayoung does it, its terrifying to see people give answers without realizing just coz they were brought into a false sense of security. And I'm sure that is what the drama wanted us to see coz it is a very detailed oriented drama rather than a loud one.

That interrogation scene was straight-up one of most well-executed, brilliantly written scenes I’ve seen in a while. The nail-bitingly tense atmosphere and the slow, methodical way Ha-young whittles away at Kang-moo’s increasingly unconvincing answers…just perfect. This is going to become iconic. That I’m sure of. If this is the quality we’re getting from the very beginning, I cannot wait to see how the show improves. It’s going to be one hell of a ride.

I love that Ha-young isn’t some perfect dramaland geeenius who’s automatically better than everyone around him. He’s a deeply compassionate, hard-working man capable of making mistakes and overlooking things just like a normal person might. He isn’t solving these cases just because he’s smart (although he’s definitely that too) but because he actually cares about people. I love that about him. I hope him and Young-soo continue to be besties because I’m already very attached. Protect Ha-young at all costs!

On a more superficial note, Kim Nam-gil is so fine. He’s always been very hot but he’s somehow even more attractive here. It’s so freaking distracting.

Thanks for the great weecap @solstices! You’re doing an amazing job here.

This show gives me Tunnel vibes in the best way possible. Predictable, but great punch.

So, I'll be honest here, I don't think this is a great show, unless it rights itself in the coming eps. But ignore me. I'm still watching because of KNG and his perfect hair. I'm putting this one down as "my discovery of KNG".

I didn’t plan on watching this other than the fact that it was Kim Nam Gil and 12 episodes but wow I loved it.

I was on edge during the interrogation scene and both oh seung hoon and Kim Nam Gil nailed it with their back and forth. Apart from the dramatised crime, this drama feels different in the way surrounding characters act in a non dramatised way, such as the captain not dismissing ha young when he was suspicious of Kang moo and things not ending horribly for him because of his involvement with the red cap killer.

This show proves to me execution matters more than plot because I was yawning when I read the synopsis and even the trailers weren’t the least bit intriguing but If the rest of the drama is anything like the first two we might be in for a great thriller.

At last, a meaty drama based on rl events. It reminds me a little of the British drama, Code of a Killer, about the first time DNA was used in the UK to track down a killer. KNG is at his nuanced and most handsome best. I'm looking forward to seeing how the idea of a profiler was developed and also to seeing the contest with more entrenched and traditional approaches to policing. I love watching shifts in ways of understanding like this that have huge flow-ons.

I really liked this episode. I like how the story, the characters and the action are credible, it's so rare in investigation dramas.

I'm really curious to see how they will try to make profiling a thing in police investigation.

Kim Nam-Gil looks so good without trying...

Thank you @solstices for the episode one recap and episode two weecap. Just a quick to say I love THROUGH THE DARKNESS. I am going out on a limb but I think that TTD (so far) is right up there in quality with NOBODY KNOWS (2020) and BEYOND EVIL (2021).
I am rewatching episodes 1 & 2 before going on to 3. I haven’t done that in a long time but I don’t want to miss anything and I want to savor the great acting by Kim Nam-gil once more.

This is my genre.. so it was a given I'd like this, bonus is KNG. The interrogation scene was indeed good, almost as riveting as the Criminal series that I love (UK, Germany, France etc). That one only had one set : the interrogation room and yet unloads great stories (without flashbacks!). If this was indeed written according to the experiences of the first profiler in Korea then very much like the story setup for Mindhunter, which I also love. So am all-in with this one.

This drama doesn't feel rushed. It is purposeful in its pace, matching along with its main character. I had to try not to be impatient and let things play out.

The interrogation scene was seriously the best part. I had to replay it a couple of times to absorb all the subtle movements and reactions from both the culprit and Ha Young. Ha Young showing a rare smirk was soooo satisfying.

The interrogation scene was so satisfying to watch.