This drama stands up quite well on its own as a spinoff, in large part due to Lee Joon Hyuk's charisma as Seo Dong Jae. It's quite different from the main Stranger series - it's far funnier, but the plot is less mysterious and thrilling.

I thought it was a bit stuck between two genres - it was great as a comedy, but fell flat for me as an investigative drama. I think this is one of the rare dramas that I wish would be a lot longer. 10 episodes means that there aren't enough scenes outside of the main plot. There's just something fundamentally unserious about Dong Jae. This drama leaned into it a bit, but I feel like there was an opportunity to do a lot more comedy. The main villain too was much, much better when he was given the chance to be funny, rather than when he was being more menacing (which I felt at times didn't fit the drama's vibe).

The reason I don't rate it as an investigative drama is because it's hard to justify Dong Jae even being a prosecutor given all the crimes he committed during Stranger. This is the only drama I've watched where I'd find myself kinda agreeing with the villain's lawyer trying to squirm out of charges, because it's true that the prosecutor had a history of being corrupt, forging evidence, etc.

Would recommend this to fans of Stranger - just expect something a bit different.