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When The Resurrected begins, the show keeps viewers in the dark about what exactly is going on. The opening scene establishes a primary part of its story, with two women visiting a remote location in Taiwan where they witness the resurrection of a monkey. Slowly, the show reveals why the pair are there: they’re seeking justice for their daughters, one of whom died and the other who is in a coma.
After their requests are, unfortunately, denied, the story jumps forward by two years. One of the women, Hui-chun, is caring for her comatose daughter, making money off social media to keep her life support on. The other, Chao Ching, spends all her time seeking justice for her daughter’s death. This is despite the arrest of scam leader Chang Shih-kai, set to be put to death for his crimes against both girls.
But the two women aren’t satisfied. The pair doesn’t believe it provides enough justice for their daughters’ deaths. With Chang’s fate inevitable, the pair decides to bring him back to life to get the justice they feel they deserve. The two episodes Netflix provided for this review laid the groundwork for a compelling, unique revenge narrative that promises plenty of twisted moments to come.
One of the most important tasks the opening episodes needed to do was to make Hui-chun and Chao Ching sympathetic, illustrating why their thirst for revenge grows all-consuming. The Taiwanese Netflix drama does this by carefully dissecting how each of the women’s lives are different, yet inextricably altered by the trauma they’ve endured. What happened to their daughters defines them in different ways, and the show does a strong job illustrating how.
At the same time, it emphasizes the similarities they share, alongside how close their friendship has become because of their shared tragedies. It aids in making their determination all the more persistent, their shared need to take control of the situation making them fully committed. Episode 2 in particular has a series of moments where their resolve for revenge results in bold, intelligent decisions, showcasing what they’re willing to do to get what they want.
But there’s also a multitude of imperfections to both of them, making it unclear if putting their energy into revenge will really net the desired outcome. They each have baggage in their pasts and in how they’ve coped with what happened to their daughters, destabilizing the once-rational people they were. It’s a thin yet ever-present layer to their story that emphasizes how their actions are driven by the pain they’ve endured.
It helps that their performances mesh so well with the story, something that can be applied to everyone involved in the overseas Netflix show. Despite the more fantastical elements these first two episodes toy with, the drama keeps its events grounded and realistic. It makes it so that, when the idea of resurrection is brought up for the second time, it feels like a deeply serious decision for Hui-chun and Chao Ching to make.
The Resurrected is dynamic storytelling that isn’t afraid to show the realistic complexities of Hui-chun and Chao Ching’s situations. Everything from Hui-chun’s conflict with her family to Chao Ching’s dramatic reveals at work add layers of much-needed realism to the show’s supernatural centerpiece. While these moments somewhat overstay their welcome, I acknowledge how important they were to grounding the core narrative.
The only major sticking point is the pacing of its first two episodes. It spends a lot of time establishing the lives of its core characters and their hardships, with the larger storyline of bringing Chang Shih-kai back to life moving little-by-little as the episodes progressed. Without going into spoilers, this may not be the case for future episodes, as the show’s developments indicate it’ll be fully engrossed in its main plot from the end of episode 2 onward.
With compelling, flawed lead characters and an interesting balance between realism and the fantastical, The Resurrected is a promising revenge series with a unique twist on the genre. Although the first two episodes are only the start of where the show is going, they’re a very intriguing look into the series’ progression. With a promising start, this Taiwanese series seems like a perfect addition to Netflix’s international catalogue.
