On February 9, 2024, Netflix released all eight episodes of the mystery-thriller drama a The fatal ironyimpressing K-drama viewers with compelling storytelling, unforgettable background music, and actors who were able to display a diverse and complex range of human emotions through their impeccable acting skills.
According to Netflix, the official synopsis for the film A fatal paradox As follows:
“When a down-on-his-luck college student ends up killing a stranger, he knows his days are numbered – until he discovers that his victim was a serial killer. As he tries to avoid suspicion, he can't shake his new shadow: a disturbing homicide detective bent on discovering the truth.”
Choi Woo Shik portrayed the role of Lee Tang, while Son Suk Koo brought life to the character of Jang Nan Gum, and Lee Hye Joon played the character of Song Cheon in a The fatal irony.
in A fatal paradoxJang Nan Jam saves Lee Tang from investigation, while the latter starts killing people again and Roh Bin dies.
A fatal paradox Episode 8 begins with Lee Tang making his final choice to return to Seoul, while Detective Jang Nan-gam discovers his father's unfortunate murder. Afterwards, the detective decided to chase down the culprit, Song Chun, while Roh Bin convinced him to spare Li Tang.
Afterwards, Roh Bin meets Song Cheon in an abandoned factory, while Nam Gum and Lee Tang also arrive there..
Sung Cheon confesses that he killed Nan Jam's father to end his miserable life, while continuing to mock the detective. Meanwhile, the detective pulls out his gun, and Sung Chun tells him that he doesn't have the eyes of a killer, so he won't be able to kill him.
Soon, Li Tang, Song Cheon, and Roh Bin are engaged in a fight as Nan Jam shoots in their direction, Song Cheon is wounded, and Roh Bin meets his unfortunate death in… A fatal paradox. Sung Cheon also reveals another secret about Nan Jam's mother's extramarital affair. He stated that his mother had an affair with his father's subordinate, Park Gwang-soo.
He also reveals that he killed Nan Jam's father because he was involved in selling confiscated drugs by exploiting a poor lady and because his father always looked down on him for being the son of a murderer.
The electricity soon went out, and while Song Cheon tried to attack Li Tang with a knife, Nan Jam shot Song Cheon, finally avenging his father's death. Both Song Cheon and Roh Bin die in the same place.
Eventually, a female officer revealed to Nan Jam that Roh Bin was behind all the murders. It is revealed that Roh Bin took all the blame on himself for the murders he and Li Tang committed together. He even underwent dental surgery to align his teeth similar to Li Tang's. Therefore, even after the police began the investigation, all evidence would be directed to him.
The female officer also asks Nan Jam about Lee Tang's involvement in the crimes as the detective was present at the crime scene when both Sung Cheon and Roh Bin died. She asks him if he was involved in the crime, and the scene changes to leave Li Tang out of the investigation due to lack of substantive evidence.
The scene soon returns to the factory, where Li Tang asks Nan Jam to shoot him. Fortunately, the gun didn't work, and the detective left the scene, stating that someone else would arrest him one day. When Nan-gam leaves the abandoned factory, it catches fire, and Lee-tang has to leave Roh-bin's body behind because he was unable to put out the raging flames.
While Nan Jam leaves his job as a detective, Lee Tang lives away from his family and friends, doing menial work abroad, where the police arrest him for staying illegally on a fake passport. He was informed that he had no criminal record, and returned to South Korea in shabby clothes.
As Lee Tang returns to South Korea, another crime occurs, indicating the possibility that he has begun killing the wrong people who pose a threat to society, and Nan Jam hears about it in a store.
Will there be a second season for A fatal paradox?
With the season ending with an open ending, leaving it up to viewers to decide what Lee Tang's next move will be when he returns to South Korea, there is room for a renewal of the season. A fatal paradox For the second season. However, there has been no official statement from Netflix yet regarding the renewal.
All eight episodes of A fatal paradox Available now on Netflix.
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