Tokyo Vice (TV Series) Old Law, New Twist (2024) User Reviews

This show got embarrassing, fast

[j_rager · 3/10 · 1 March 2024]

Something happened between the first and second seasons. It's like it was meant to be a limited show that accidentally got renewed, and a bunch of writers were brought in on spec. The authenticity is gone. They've utterly lost control of the main characters and who they were in the first season. There was something exciting if ultimately hopeless in the first season, much like Japanese society's relationship with the Yakuza. Now it's just another serial where there's no consistency, no voice, no urgency. In this episode, the head of one of the big crime families who was introduced last year as ruthless and brutal, takes a meeting with the gaijin night club owner, concedes everything to her in the negotiation, and then wishes her "good luck".

Why even have a story editor if the "story" is so transitory?

Can we get back to the main plot...

[chrillovich-52665 · 5/10 · 22 April 2024]

Instead of slowing down with character side plots. I'm not interested of Samanthas struggle sessions over her night club with the Yakuza. Or Satos little brother who wants to walk the same path. Also we need to see that Katagiri has become less important by his colleagues and also kinda clumsy. Sooo all this insecurity over being threatened by Tozawa? And now of course we need more background for the editor Eimi. All of this is just meaningless fillings, just to slow down the show for seasons.

By the way wasn't it impressive when Samantha confronted Ishida to back off her business? That felt very very weird and also unrealistic. So let me see here, a foreigner ( also a young woman) borrows money from the Yakuza. As they explained in the series, they will be her partners and take big cuts of her profit which usually means as long as she keeps earning. And now she says enough and bargain with the Yakuza boss, and now she only need to pay for two months. Um yeah, I don't think it works like that.