Taxi Driver 2 (2023)

Didn’t disappoint

It’s exactly what you expect from a season 2. They didn’t make any unnecessary changes or give crazy plots, they continued with season 1 in season 2 and delivered great stories!

The reason why my rating isn’t 10/10 is because some of the stories were a bit predictable and slow, at the beginning i had a little bit of a hard time continuing it but then i went back to it because i missed the show so much and it was great! I love the actors and the relationships between the characters!

I’m curious if there would be a s3 because of the plotwists they added in the end, if there is, i would definitely watch it!

Worth a watch!

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Less Revenge More 'Fix the Unjust'

Surprisingly, I like season 2 better than season 1. This season is like Taxi Driver 1 with steroid. You either like it or hate it - I think it's hard to get middle ground on this.

The premise remains the same. It's a service for revenge, giving option for those who want to kill themselves or can't see way out to cancel their suicide plan and go back to live and move on. The characters have all changed, they are stronger. This is not only physically stronger but also there're new depths in each character.

The new Kim Do Gi reminds me of Jason Bourne or Kim Je Ha of K2. The superhero who has everything, brain and physic. The kind of hero that too good to be true but I simply don't care. I want entertainment, I got entertainment. At least, the character is consistent throughout the series. Even Ahn Go Eun became this super cool hacker who even know how to fight. What a change, right?

Story-wise, I like that there is no 'in house' prison like season 1. Each revenge feels less and less like a revenge but more like reclaim the justice - vigilante way, of course. The story has more layers. Justice is not black and white, most time, it is grey. I like this kind of story because reality is never black and white. I like the variety of topic they brought in this season. From trafficking to cult, to fraud and drugs. Villages and cities. In South Korea and abroad. This provides opportunity for each actor to play different character. What a joy to see. Everyone has their own time to shine.

Can we talk about Shin Jae Ha as On Ha Joon. He stole the show. I LOVE Je Hoon but can't lie, Jae Ha gave everything he has. That last episode, where he just sit, no talk, no funny face but tells a lot of emotions is one of my fave scene. Perfect cast! Interesting character that is executed very very well. I can't wait to see more of him, protagonis, antagonis, bring them all.
Another one that stole the show despite short screen time is Shim So Young as Lim Bok Ja. Please, bring her back in the sequel. She is perfect!

This is a perfect drama for those who like super hero action. Binge-watching if you like but also watch 1-2 episode per sitting is recommended. I applaud the director, she is doing awesome job here. I like it that much, I immediately rewatch the drama when I finished episode 16.

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ESPERANDO LA TERCERA TEMPORADA

Lee Je Hoon lo vuelve a hacer. Otra temporada que carga el solito a sus espaldas. Da gusto verle pegar puñetazos y patadas. Cuando estoy cabreada con el mundo, estresada o harta de como van las cosas , ver actuar a Lee Je Hoon repartiendo hostias a diestro y siniestro me produce una paz mental tremenda.
Esta segunda temporada Shin Jae Ha ha sido una grata sorpresa. Junto a Lee Je Hoon han llevado todo el peso de la temporada. Ya habia conocido en Support Role de poca importancia a Shin Jae Ha, sin embargo en esta temporada ha sido simplemente sublime. Se añade a mi lista de villanos favoritos. Al final fuese villano o una victima de todo esto quería que todo le fuese bien y que fuera feliz, me ha dolido su final asi como su historia. Me hubiera gustado que al final se uniera a la pandilla. Actuación impecable.
P.D: el mejor capitulo es el de la religión/secta. Esa forma de resolverlo , simplemente magnifica.

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Like action? This one is for you!

I liked this one just a touch more than season 1.

Liked:
1) More humor.
2) The team relationship.
3) The music was perfect.
4) The cases and watching how they solved them.
5) Taking us back to a time period before some of the cases to see exactly how they planned to execute their jobs.
6) The acting of the main cast was excellent, with the addition of Shin Jae Ha as On Ha Joon - he was adorable, and sneaky, and creepy.

Difficulties for me:
1) It was so easy for the bad guy to figure out what the Taxi Driver and his team were doing.
2) SO many bad guys. The last scene in the prison, every person there was a bad guy!?!?!
3) To much violence for my liking. I would have preferred that they focused more on the cases and less on the violence.
4) They are easing dangerously close to a romance between the ML and FL. Romance has no place here.

So, if you are an action fan, give this show a try. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

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A strong finish!

I love the cast and am absolutely biased towards Lee Je Hoon aka Kim Do Ki. The characters he plays is alone worth watching for. However, I can't rate this 10/10. Taxi Driver 2 is a little less intense compared to season 1 so not all the episodes have the same shock value and psychos of season 1. But towards the later episodes, you do get that stress and thrill of season 1.

On Ha Jun's character is a bit more subtle than I would have liked it to be. But there is a bit more focus on him at the end.

The team is great but I missed the constant engineering that went on to improve the car and equip it with new features. However, in this season, everyone is more involved in the actual cases which is nice. We see some great chemistry between Ahn Go Eun and Do Ki. But no real romance for anyone that was hoping for some. Personally, I don't think every show needs a couple. But you get some sweet moments.

The last few episodes were the best. The team, like last season, deals with a situation that they did not anticipate and it was what the series was building up to. What I loved in season 1 was the hand to hand combat by Kim Do Ki. We get some action sequences throughout season 2 as well with major fights in the last two episodes.

I wish there was more of Madam Lim Bok Ja though

Prior to the finale, I had rated the show at 8.5, but the finale did blow me away and gave me everything I was hoping for. Luckily it concludes nicely and there is no cliffhanger. Although they may have teased a 3rd season in future. Let's see if they decide to follow through.

I LOVE the Rainbow Taxi team and I'm glad they gave us so much more variety than the first season. The way everything came together was also fantastic. First season is still superior but season 2 finishes strong!

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Another victim of fan-requested second seasons

Don't get me wrong about the title - I am one of the fans that wanted this season to happen. I loved S1 and I wanted to see more of this amazing crew kicking bad guys' asses and avenging victims of several different crimes. However, based on the theme of these first 4 eps, I fear this is not what we're going to get.

I feel like at this point, the only thing that keeps me watching Taxi Driver 2 is Lee Je-hoon because he is an incredibly flexible actor with many faces that are always exciting to see. I have seen multiple of his works and he has never once disappointed me. He is a great actor and watching this show for him alone is totally worth it. Good thing that he's not only the main character, but actually the center of the show, so we get to see him a lot in all his different facets.

Other than Lee Je-hoon, I'm also curious about Shin Jae-ha's character, as he is so far the only thing that fits the "mystery/thriller" tag in the show (and whatever the sniper guy is on). These two plot points are (for me!) the only interesting thing going on, and honestly, it's disappointing.

While I do enjoy the whole crew and their dynamics and jokes, this season is so comedic and light that it feels like it was written for middle schoolers and it has completely lost its essence. Taxi Driver S1 is one of the darkest kdramas out there (or in recent years), and it serves well all the tags. We had a lot of action scenes with actual skilled fighting (I feel like the actions scenes in this season skip a lot of the action part and just show the results of the ass-kicking, which is underwhelming), and said action scenes were actually graphic and violent (tags of the show!), so we were in for the actual promised content. Action, thriller, mystery, and crime were present in every episode and they never felt forced or extra (even with Doki's unrealistic superstrength).

Not to mention that S1 had an incredibly thick plot and it developed accordingly since the very first Ep. It was dark and at times uncomfortable to watch, which is what made it so special and innovative. The cases were all connected to the major plot, and even the main characters' own storylines served a purpose to the plot. Now, I obviously understand why the characters don't have a deep storyline anymore because pretty much everything about them was resolved in S1, but I feel like this season has such a shallow approach that it even made me wonder if the mystery/thriller tags were there in this season at all (had to double check). They should add a comedy tag, and if they continue hinting at this romance between Doki and Goeun, might as well make it a romcom. I personally oppose this romance subplot because I know it won't be subtle (as it should be for this type of dramas, in my opinion) and because I know that at some point, there will be a damsel in distress situation in which Doki will suddenly realize his feelings or whatever reused plot accessory. Really hope I'm proven wrong there.

I guess you can say the crime tag serves its purpose, as the whole show has so far been about avenging victims of different crimes, but other than that there's really nothing about actually solving crimes, on top of the fact that the way they avenge the victims is not even satisfactory at all like it was in S1 - at least to me -, which is why this show was so appealing with its first season. I would say that the reason why the vengeance isn't even satisfactory is likely because the way they solve everything is based on nonsensical hacking (with very lame "hacking mode" floating screens that, in my opinion, are way too outdated and overused now), nonsensical luck (relying on external and unpredictable conditions that oh so happen to occur at the perfect timing), and nonsensical stages in which they manage to outsmart and/or overpower all the bad guys in the simplest and most mediocre ways.

Also, another thing that I feel is way too overused is the hero background music. I feel like they play it way too much even when no hero situation has happened yet, so when they actually do something hero-like, the music doesn't hit how it should because it's been overplayed too much at that point that you don't feel the 'momentum' anymore.

But anyway, I will still stick to the end of this season because, again, I love Lee Je-hoon and there are things that keep me watching other than him (even if that's the reason I listed at the beginning), and there are still 12 Eps left, so I'm hoping that the show will pick up and live up to S1, at least a bit. But it makes me genuinely upset that this season is so bland because Taxi Driver S1 is really one of the best shows out there, and evidently one of my favorites too, but I have to admit that this season is yet another victim of second seasons that weren't needed and only exist because of fans and viewers' requests.

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Fun Mystery Stories

If you watched the first season, the story style is very similar (in other words, it's predictable). That being said, I've enjoyed all the cases that they have covered so far and love that there has been some easter eggs in each one. (spoiler) I especially love how they gave CheunJiHoon from One Dollar Lawyer a special guest appearance in one of the episodes. Loved One Dollar Lawyer so that scene/episode made me very happy.

At the moment, I personally loved season 1 more (but that could be bias).

I'd love to see LeeGiHoon play other types of characters in future dramas. He plays this character so well and it's funny to watch.

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Season 2 is as good as Season 1

Season 3 soonnn plsss! 😊😊😊😊😊 Last case not solved! Thank you for the excellent casts and of course Lee Je Hoon 😘😘

Lee Je Hoon's versatile acting is amazingly so dashing and cute, his chemistry with rest of the casts is so good!!! Most part of the eps are real-life cases are an eye-opener and current 😍😍😍 The drama's format remain consistent with S1, no draggy moments. The director deliberately cut off some fighting scenes to focus action stunts with more important roles.

Spoiler: the last "confession" Pyo Ye-Jin made is abit weird tho~~ Going to miss Kim Do Ki spitting rice!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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An interesting take on justice

I watched both seasons simultaneously and I have to say this drama kept my attention intact.
The best part of this drama is definitely the cast.
Lee Je Hoon as kim Doki was the best part of taxi driver. No one could have done this better than him.
Pyo ye jin as Goeun and her chemistry with Le JeHoon was worth watching. I would like to see them more in season 3.
Special mention to Shin Jae Ha because playing a villain always brings lots of hatred and criticism. Hajun was definitely a villain who brought out hatred, pity, sympathy and disgust. His death was still sad especially his last memories
Lastly the other supporting casts were good and did justice to their roles.
I hope season 3 is officially announced because i can't wait to watch it

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Better than season 1

Normally when Kdramas have another season they usually end up being a disappointment, but that's not the case with Taxi Driver. Everything from the plot, to action and comedy were done perfectly. This season had a different dynamic than the first, the cases, although they didn't seem like it, were connected, and the culmination came in the last two episodes. The whole cast did such a fantastic job, especially Lee Je-Hoon who showed what it means to be a versatile actor in this series. Lastly, I just want to say that this is easily one of the best Kdramas of the year so far. Just a high standard drama that I highly recommend.

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Que o táxi continue rodando

Acho um absurdo terem feito uma segunda temporada por agora a saudade parece que vai ser maior AINDA. 😭😭😭
Esse final foi ótimo, amei aquela mulher lindíssima com a roupa incrível aparecendo no fim e sendo a primeira motorista, queria que tivesse tido mais história por trás, eu jurava que quem ia acabar aparecendo era a promotora com a polícia, saudades dela inclusive!
Essa segunda temporada foi incrível, amei demais, não perdeu a essência nem a emoção.
Parabéns aos atores, esse quinteto que deu muito trabalho e conquistou meu coração. Ao Je Hoon que já é meu amor já e consegui fazer um trabalho tão bem como Kim Do Gi! Você é incrível.
O drama é tão consistente, as histórias que você realmente quer fazer justiça e se sente aliviada que tem pessoas que fazem isso (no drama e talvez na vida real também, o mundo não é feito só de gente ruim graças a Deus)
O final que eu não peguei muito, a mulher fazendo continência pra ele era quem? A que morreu?
Mas a brecha que dá pra mais uma temporada me mata aaaaaa
Que o táxi continue em serviço ajudando muitas pessoas!

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