![]() It was led by Kim Hye-soo and Choi Jin-woong, famous seasoned actors on small and big screens. Another factor that had an impact on the drama was the main actors. ![]() It gives the vibe of breaking the barriers of time and dimension. The plot of the drama was something unfamiliar to the Korean audience. This drama was a big hit in Korea when it aired in 2015. As they work together to solve and prevent crimes, they will be lead to an even bigger case that they were unaware of. It’s only time and fate that make the old walkie-talkie work. However, they can’t communicate with each other anytime they want. As both became linked through the walkie-talkie, they worked together to solve cases that were left unsolved or were questionable and even succeeded in preventing some events from occurring. They began to communicate through a mysterious walkie-talkie that fell into the hands of Park Hae-young, the profiler living in 2015. One of the profilers lives in 2015, and the other lives in 2000. This drama is about 2 case profilers who live 15 years apart. 5.1 Korean Words and Phrases: 시그널 Signal Episode 3.4.1 Korean Words and Phrases: 시그널 Signal Episode 2.3.1 Korean Words and Phrases: 시그널 Signal Episode 1.In that case, the walkie-talkie may be Jae-han’s last bid to complete what he failed to do. (kinda hard to completely hush things up nowadays) Though there is still corruption in Hae-young’s time, police investigations and procedurals have become more strictly enforced, and let’s not forget the power of internet. More so when police forensics are less advanced and rigorous. In Jae-han’s time, it is easier to keep things hush-hush, as long as you are rich and powerful. One very clear difference between the current (2015) and the early 80s/90s is the level of public tolerance for corruption. (and i will get boggled mind on the consequent changes in the present/future) Even if Hae-young is to arrest Director Kim in the future, it won’t change the past. I’m uncertain whether Jae-han can be saved though, unless Hae-young manages to help Jae-han uncover Director Kim’s corrupt practices in Jae-han’s timeline. haul his corrupted team leader to justice) or even save him from his impending death. Maybe Jae-han is hoping that Hae-young can complete what he failed to do (i.e. Given the way the communication seems to “favour” Jae-han (though sporadic, Jae-han sees the radio connection to Hae-young as proceeding chronologically), is the walkie-talkie harbouring a part of Jae-han’s aggrieved soul? (since he has not only been murdered, but wrongfully accused of corruption posthumous) His last words to Hae-young before he was shot is “the past can be changed”. It is now Jae-han’s “first” time hearing about Hae-young. The reverse happens when Hae-young works with Jae-han on the Gyeonggi-nam do cases. I’d notice that Jae-han doesn’t seem exactly surprised that an “unidentified officer” is speaking to him on the walkie talkie, whereas Hae-young is totally lost in the woods. When Hae-young first spoke to Jae-han on the kidnapping case, it clearly isn’t Jae-han’s first time. Interestingly, the walkie talkie connections do not proceed in a linear time line - from Hae-young’s pov. Subsequent cases also invariably link the two together - be it the Gyeonggi-namdo serial rape/murder cases or the more recent corruption case. And who should be the detective assigned to the case then but Jae-han. Signal already hints as early as ep1 that Jae-han and Hae-young are linked - if not by circumstances (both are policemen), then by characters (both are hotheaded, upright policemen).Īnd it probably isn’t so much of a coincidence that Hae-young’s first case is the unsolved kidnapping of Yoo-jung, which has been bugging his conscience since he was an elementary school kid. (and why only that time? Jae-han’s time of death?) Is it only pure coincidence? If the trashman had hung around his truck that day, he’d be the one to pick up the transmission? Maybe, but I doubt so. (and we won’t have any show to watch)ĭisclaimer: this blog post is entirely speculative, so if you are looking for recaps, etc, go elsewhere (like Dramabeans).Īt this juncture, Signal hasn’t clearly explained why Jae-han’s walkie talkie ONLY works in Hae-young’s presence. If it hadn’t started buzzing, none of whatever happened would have happened. Of cos the lynchpin is the piece of equipment - that walkie talkie. Signal is turning into a bit of everything - supernatural thriller (what else do u call a walkie talkie that operates on its own without batts?!), police procedural and underdog-saves-the-day narrative.
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