[REVIEW] Zettai Reido Season 1, SP & Season 2

[sukaretto]

Zettai Reido Season 1, SP & Season 2
Japanese Drama

Episodes:

• S1: 11
• SP
• S2: 11

Genre: Crime, Detective

Cast:

• Ueto Aya as Sakuragi Izumi (S1,SP&2)
• Miyasako Hiroyuki as Tsukamoto Keigo (S1&SP)
• Yamaguchi Sayaka as Takamine Ryoko (S1,SP&2)
• Maruyama Tomomi as Fukazawa Yuki  (S1,SP&2)
• Sugimoto Tetta as Kurata Takumi (S1)
• Kitaoji Kinya as Nagashima Hideo  (S1,SP&2)
• Nakahara Takeo as Shiraishi Shintaro  (S1,SP&2)
• Kitagawa Hiromi as Omori Sae  (S1,SP&2)
• Kimura Ryo as Takebayashi Sho  (S1,SP&2)
• Minami Keisuke as Akiyama Toru (S1&SP)
• Nagata Akira as Michio Yukinari (S1&SP)
• Saito Megumi as Mitsui Tomomi  (S1,SP&2)
• Kiritani Kenta as Takigawa Shinjiro (S2)
• Kobayashi Takashika as Isomura Ryohei (S2)
• Minemura Rie as Inohara Megumi (S2)

Synopsis:
     Season 1:  Sakuragi Izumi (Ueto Aya) is a new police sergeant with the Special Investigations Office, which was set up within the Metropolitan Police in November last year. The new investigation team uses DNA analysis and the latest in forensics science to investigate cold cases as well as cases suspected to involve missing persons. 
     Season 2:  Personnel transfers take place at the metropolitan police department and Sakuragi Izumi is called upon by Nagashima Hideo who had been transferred to the special crime investigations prevention department. At the same time, the special investigations team members are transferred to other departments, each struggling to settle into their new environment. Izumi teams up with ace sergeant Takigawa a man with extensive knowledge and experience in the field. While Takigawa is not completely convinced about their partnership, he takes leadership and sternly instructs Izumi. One day, suspicious death accidents occur consecutively and the bereaved visit the jurisdiction to request a reinvestigation. Soon, it becomes apparent that each and every one of the accidents were caused by defected products from various corporations. Takamine Ryoko notices a certain pattern to the accidents and begins to suspect a chance of "corporate blackmail". Can the team solve the mystery in time to save the next victim? 

info credits:  http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Zettai_Reido 

Sukaretto says:
     i thought i'll cram up everything i have to say to this series. i don't know why they can't make a detective drama wherein the detectives are actually badass and smart and not always getting manipulated by the criminal or their emotions. i also don't know why this drama makes me think of Criminal Minds.
     anyways. unlike any drama with a lot of seasons and SPs, you can see in here the changes and progress of the characters. i felt Ueto Aya's character mature. i still don't like the getting caught up with their emotions thingy going on in the entire drama. but i like the fact that they didn't put much of the characters' personal lives in.
     i still can't get why they had to change the "theme". from handling cold cases to becoming undercover detectives. what happened to the special investigations team that handles cold cases? did they give that to another team? i mean, they didn't even tell the viewers what happened to it. honestly, i like them tackling cold cases more. but them as undercover detectives is more thrilling. so i really can't choose which one is better.
     and i'm expecting season 3. i'd like to see how Ueto Aya's character progress more. oh well, yea, i just want to see Yokoyama You getting bossed at by Ueto Aya. hahaha XD but yea, i want season 3.

My Ratings: i'll give all of these 7.5 :)