The Taiwanese thriller The Victims’ Game has just returned to our screens for a thrilling and convoluted second season, but what none of us were imagining was the hint of a third on its way sometime in the future. While Netflix hasn’t announced a new season just yet, the ending of the second can only make us believe another one is on its way. The new season doesn’t just introduce us to new victims of a series of murders but also many new characters within the force and possible main cast of the series. But what’s frustrating is that at the end of the last episode of the second season, we get introduced to yet another character, opening up a new chapter for the series but leaving us waiting, potentially for years. The series focuses on Fang Yi-Jen, an autistic forensic investigator who has an estranged relationship with his daughter. The first season focuses on bringing these two characters together through a series of complicated murders, which leads Yi-Jen to hide evidence at his workplace, leading him to be fired by the end, even though he is the person who brings the case to a close. In season 2, Yi-Jen and his daughter Hsiao-Meng are living together, but that’s the limit to their closeness; they don’t really have anything in common and can’t seem to understand each other, leading to Hsiao-Meng leaving the house and living on her own.
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Simultaneously, we see a series of murders terrorize the city, all related to a case from 15 years earlier that Yi-Jen signed off on. In season 2, we see Hsio-Meng get over her trauma and depression after she starts to work as someone who cleans up the rooms of the dead, and in turn, she gets to help the people who get left behind. After this, Hsiao-Meng gets involved in the case that Yi-Jen’s been dragged into, becoming an investigator herself. Hsiao-Meng has many of her father’s skills. She’s able to dissect information just like him and make connections that others may not be able to see. This helps her make connections that even Yi-Jen missed out on, but he’s too worried for her safety, so he forces her to stay away from the case. As it goes with rebellious children (she’s not a teenager anymore, but you know what I mean), this pushes Hsiao-Meng to probe further into the case and put herself in danger because her father isn’t by her side. However, by the end of the series, he realizes her potential, and they both start to understand each other a little more than before, having worked together. I suppose we can say, “Teamwork makes the dream work.”
Who is Prosecutor Chang?
In season 2, we’re introduced to a prosecutor who wants to clean up the police force and make sure there’s no more corruption in the system. I suppose his work is noble, but the way he goes about it isn’t quite the same. Chang blames Yi-Jen for covering up after Lin without any proof, and in my eyes, this makes him quite the terrible prosecutor. But having said that, he’s apparently got bigger fish to fry. At the end of season 2, in a post-credit scene, we get a small clip of him meeting up with a woman, all dressed in white, looking like a rich CEO. He apologizes to her for taking so long to get her out of prison, but apparently, Lin made it really hard for them. After Lin’s death, Chang immediately took up the opportunity to work on the cold case and tarnish the man’s name. Now, the woman tells him he’s worked hard, and he gives her a deep bow, sending her off to what we can only imagine is her big mansion. But simultaneously, Chang reveals in a voice-over that he was the witness of a case 30 years ago at age 6, another cold case that he is determined to reopen. We can imagine this case has something to do with the woman Chang met at the prison. She must’ve been falsely accused, or Chang must think so, at least. Additionally, there’s a ring that Chang has been wearing throughout the season, and he hands an identical ring to the woman. I’m not sure if it’s the same one or looks like it, but this means they’re part of some sort of big organization, and there’s possibly someone else behind Chang.
Additionally, there’s a mention of a chairwoman in the series by Lin’s son, Ming-Cheng, so I think this woman could be called a chairwoman. And she may be Lin’s wife. But take everything I say with a grain of salt because I may be joining up invisible dots at this point. One thing is for sure, though: Chang is determined to make a difference.
What about Yi-Jen?
In the meantime, we can expect to see more development in Yi-Jen’s relationship with his daughter as well as his girlfriend. After season 1, I was certain we would see a romantic relationship between Hai-Yin and Yi-Jen, and while my prediction did come true, we don’t really see a change in the way they behave around each other. I’m not quite sure why this is; maybe there’s too much happening in the show otherwise, but Hai-Yin does speak up about her frustration because Yi-Jen doesn’t open up to her about anything. But, by the end of the series, both Hsiao-Meng and Hai-Yin are able to understand that Yi-Jen simply expresses himself differently, and both want to try and get better at understanding the man instead of expecting him to do all the heavy lifting.
What I can hope for is for these two characters to actually address Yi-Jen’s autism and for the show to delve more into that aspect of his character. At the same time, we can imagine another team-up between Yi-Jen and his ex-boss and new friend, Zhao Cheng-Kuan. At the end of the show, he’s the one who sees what goes on between Prosecutor Chang and the mystery woman, so we can surely imagine that he has plans to figure out his deal. Alternatively, we can imagine he has something to hide, too. Only time will tell, though. What are your theories for season 3? Let us know in the comments below.
