Good Job: Episodes 11-12 (Final)
by DaebakGrits
All good things — and Good Job — must come to an end, but our drama reaches new levels of suspense with its conclusion. Our villain isn’t going to go down without a fight, and it’s all hands on deck as our detectives (both amateur and police) team up to bring him to justice. But don’t worry, there’s plenty of romance and giggly cuteness, too.
EPISODES 11-12 WEECAP
Although we ended our penultimate episodes with a long awaited hot-and-steamy kiss between our leading couple, our finale immediately dumps a cold bucket of water on us in the form of a flashback to Sun-woo’s mother’s death — talk about a mood killer. In the aftermath of his mother’s murder, Sun-woo wandered the hospital hallways in a daze and stumbled upon a young Sera, who was suffering from a nightmare. With no one around to comfort her, Sun-woo takes her hand, and so, it turns out our leading couple did officially meet as children.
I personally could have done without this added little detail, but the drama does try to connect the tragedy of the past to the present by showing these two coming full circle. This time it’s Sera who’s comforting Sun-woo through the lingering effects of a nightmare, and we get a slightly more condensed replay of last week’s kiss. It’s decidedly less hawt this time around with the murder and traumatized childhood memory still fresh on the brain, so I wish they’d just skipped the kiss and transitioned into our adult characters waking up after the kiss — with matchmakers Na-hee and Jin-mo watching them sleep, like two proud ajummas who have successfully set their kids up on a blind date.
Sun-woo wakes up from his nap with Sera with a clearer head and a nagging feeling that something is off about Wan-soo’s attempted suicide. That’s right, Wan-soo is still alive — albeit unconscious — and Sun-woo isn’t the only one who questions the circumstances of Wan-soo’s overdose and suicide letter. Tae-joon, who has been given a temporary stay from prison due to his father’s condition, believes the attempted suicide is extremely out-of-character, and Gwang-ki’s cop intuition is tingling hard enough that he’s willing to meet with Sun-woo and swap notes.
Sun-woo reports that he saw Wan-soo’s hyperlipidemia medication on the table next to the sleeping pills, suggesting he took them around the same time. But why would a man intending to kill himself worry about his cholesterol? Sun-woo advises Gwang-ki to test Wan-soo’s bloodwork to confirm if he’d taken the medication prior to his overdose. If the test comes back positive for traces of the medication, then they have a valid reason to suspect foul play. Gwang-ki agrees to do the test, but under the condition that Sun-woo keeps Sera out of the investigation. For once, the two men agree on something.
If Wan-soo didn’t try to unalive himself, then there’s only one possible suspect for the attempted murder: Jae-ha. Gwang-ki wastes no time cranking up the heat to make their prime suspect squirm. He approaches Jae-ha and reintroduces himself as a fellow alum from the same orphanage. Not only is he now a police detective, he tells Jae-ha, but he also overheard Jae-hae’s conversation with Angel Ajumma way back when and knows that Jae-ha is Wan-soo’s son. In short, he’s mad sus of Jae-ha.
At the same time, Sun-woo sends Director Hong off on a solo spy mission to collect Jae-ha and Wan-soo’s DNA to prove that they’re father and son. After collecting a strand of Jae-ha’s hair, Director Hong sneaks into Wan-soo’s office and scours the furniture with a blacklight, looking for another strand of hair for the DNA comparison. He’s almost caught in the act — leading to a very humorous hiding spot — but it turns out Sun-woo wanted Director Hong to be spotted by Jae-ha. If Jae-ha knows that they’re suspicious of him, then the anxiety might cause him to slip up and make a mistake.
But enough of this spy stuff. While the boys have been off gathering evidence against Jae-ha, Sera has been left to her own devices, patiently waiting for Sun-woo to do damage control and handle the aftermath of Wan-soo’s “suicide” and the scandal caused by his written murder confession. But all of the alone time has given Sera the freedom to overthink her suitability for Sun-woo. She’s worried that her childhood connection to his mother will bring back bad memories for him. Na-hee, however, reminds Sera that her worries are not an issue for Sun-woo. Sera deserves happiness and shouldn’t shy away from it.
And so, Na-hee helps Sera arrange a star-gazing date with Sun-woo. There’s a lot of giggling between the two women over this chosen date because, apparently, a sure-fire way to see stars during sexy times — if you know what I mean — is to first do some actual star-gazing. But neither Sera nor Sun-woo are overly romantic, so Na-hee and Jin-mo crash — er, save — the new couple’s first date, bringing with them all the necessary picnic accouterments (e.g. wine, food, and camping chairs) to take the date from blah to ta-dah!
In the middle of the double date, Gwang-ki calls Sun-woo, so Sun-woo and Jin-mo excuse themselves, telling the ladies that they’re going to get some more food for their picnic. Once they are out of earshot, Sun-woo returns Gwang-ki’s call and learns that Gwang-ki and Dong-hee have followed Jae-ha to the very same campground where Sun-woo and Jin-mo had been having their double date. At the same time, Sun-woo notices a shifty looking individual (Jae-ha’s goon) watching him.
Sun-woo explains the situation to Gwang-ki, and tells him to go protect Sera. In the meantime, Sun-woo and Jin-mo — who comically claims to have been conditioned to take beatings from his mom and teacher — stay back and fight off Jae-ha’s goon. From a distance, Sera’s super-vision catches sight of the scuffle, but then she spies Jae-ha watching her through a pair of binoculars. While he’s shocked that she can see him from so far away, she’s even more surprised to see that he has blue eyes, which he’s been hiding behind a pair of brown-colored contacts.
Seeing Jae-ha’s blue eyes triggers the memories that had previously manifested as her nightmares, and she faints from the shock. When she wakes up, Jae-ha and his goon have escaped, but she now remembers everything, including the fact that she witnessed Jae-ha deal the death blow that killed Sun-woo’s mother. She blames herself for Angel Ajumma’s death, wishing she’d tried to save her instead of watching passively in fear, but Sun-woo assures her that his mother’s death is not Sera’s fault.
The team regroups briefly in the batcave before going their separate ways. Sun-woo and Jin-mo join Gwang-ki and Dong-hee to search Jae-ha’s apartment, and Na-hee leaves Sera to sleep off some of her trauma while she bakes Sera some comfort food. Unfortunately, what none of them are aware of is that Jae-ha’s goon stole Sun-woo’s employee ID during their tussle, and so Jae-ha was able to key into Sun-woo’s office and find the elevator down into the batcave.
By the time Sun-woo and his growing investigative entourage return to the batcave, it’s too late. Sun-woo and Jin-moo can only play back the CCTV and watch in horror as Jae-ha corners Sera, chokes her into submission, and kidnaps her. Like every vindictive bad guy who takes the hero’s woman hostage, Jae-ha uses Sera as bait to lure Sun-woo to him. He calls Sun-woo and instructs him to come — alone — to the spot where it all started: the woods where he killed Sun-woo’s mother.
While Sun-woo drives straight to where Jae-ha has taken Sera, the rest of the crew is delayed checking out an alternate location that proves to be a boobytrapped dead end. Jin-mo pulls up the tracker he secretly installed in Sun-woo’s watch, but when the team hops in their cars to follow, their tires are blown out by the spikes Jae-ha left in the road. Suspecting that Jae-ha has set up an equally elaborate trap for Sun-woo at his true whereabouts, they have to hoof it the rest of the way to the orphanage.
And the trap Jae-ha has set for Sun-woo seems plucked straight from a Dudley Do-Right cartoon, except instead of tying the damsel to some train tracks, he’s bound Sera to a chair and strapped a bomb around her neck. When Sun-woo locates Jae-ha at the spot of his mother’s murder, Jae-ha explains the situation to Sun-woo: don’t do anything funny — or else I’ll push this button and Sera will go boom! Sun-woo is instantly submissive, allowing Jae-hae to beat and kick him, and Sun-woo gets down on his knees and begs Jae-ha to let Sera go.
Instead, Jae-ha continues to read from the villain’s handbook and monologue all his grievances, revealing a massive inferiority complex on top of his already complex daddy issues. His jealousy clouded his perception, and he was never able to feel Angel Ajumma’s sincerity. All he saw was pity, so, yes, he killed her when he thought it would endear him to his father.
Unable to contain his rage, Sun-woo lunges at Jae-ha, but after a little more wrestling, Jae-ha puts Sun-woo in a headlock. Until — whack! — Sera hits Jae-ha over the head with a rock. Sera, who is far from a damsel in distress, managed to undo her bindings, cut the wire that disarmed the collar bomb, and come to her man’s rescue. That’s my girl!
Jin-mo and the rest of our heroes finally arrive on the scene, but they’re too late to capture Jae-ha, who has fled into the woods. Luckily, Jin-mo taught Sun-woo well, and Sun-woo came up with his own plan B. While he was fighting with Jae-ha, he slipped his watch — which he knew Jin-mo was tracking — in Jae-ha’s pocket, enabling Sun-woo to follow Jae-ha for one last physical showdown.
This time, without Sera in danger, Sun-woo goes full tilt and unleashes 20 years of pain and anger, but as he picks up a rock and aims to smash it at Jae-ha’s head, he realizes this is exactly what Jae-ha craves. He wants to corrupt Sun-woo and make him a murderer, too. Sun-woo struggles, looking ready to give into his fury, but then the scene abruptly cuts to Jae-ha being loaded into the back of a squad car.
It’s all over for Jae-ha, especially since Sera had the forethought to grab a voice recorder before she was kidnapped. She recorded Jae-ha confessing that he killed Sun-woo’s mom, which means he can’t lie and pin the murder entirely on Wan-soo.
With Jae-ha arrested, our drama winds down to an end with a series of optimistic and fluffy moments. Even Tae-joon seems to be on the path to a redemption arc when Sun-woo explains to him that he has a son — a son that his own father tried to kill.
If Tae-joon is willing to admit to his crimes and atone for them, then Sun-woo promises to speak with Ah-ra and put in a good word for him. It’s still her decision, of course, whether or not she will let him meet his son, but demonstrating that he’s trying to be a better man than his own father will likely improve his chances. And speaking of Tae-joon’s father, Wan-soo wakes up.
With the fate of our villains out of the way, the story turns to our various couples and platonic pairings. Director Hong is still annoyingly attentive to Sun-woo but completely useless at helping pick out a necklace for Sera, so Sun-woo gives Sera a more meaningful cross necklace that his mother once gifted him. They sweetly exchange I-love-yous.
But as they’re leaving the restaurant that Sun-woo rented out for their fancy date a paparazzi snaps photos of them. News that Sun-woo is dating a normal woman hits the internet, and even though Director Hong is able to suppress the reporters, there’s not much he can do about the netizens.
Gwang-ki is outraged by all the nasty, speculative comments about Sera, so he hunts down Sun-woo and goes through the whole protective big brother routine. But after Sun-woo apologizes and calls Gwang-ki hyungnim, Gwang-ki softens. He’s practically putty in Sun-woo’s hands after Sun-woo loans him some expensive detective gear. Gwang-ki even calls him dongsaeng, and now Sun-woo is part of their found family! Dawwwww!
But that’s not the last we see of Gwang-ki. He needs a romantic conclusion, too, but he’s totally dense and has no idea that Dong-hee has been crushing on him. Her eyes practically roll out of her head when he tries to guess the identity of her mystery man. Miraculously, after he watches her take down a perp with a kick to the head and body slams another on the ground, he finally recognizes his partner’s attractiveness.
“About time you notice,” she says as she cuffs her perp, and I applaud her snarky confidence. I’m extremely disappointed that we did not get more of her, so who do I have to call to get a Dong-hee and Gwang-ki buddy cop drama bankrolled?
Moving back to our lead couple, they pay Sun-woo’s mom a visit. Sera apologizes for not being able to protect Angel Ajumma, but she promises to protect her son. As they leave the cemetery, Sun-woo tells Sera about his latest business venture, which is not a detective agency. Instead, he’s establishing a foundation designed to help teenagers who’ve aged out of protective services to become independent, and he wants Sera to run it.
But what about the detective agency? Well, even though Jin-mo’s law practice has been flooded with requests after it was leaked that he was somehow connected to the private detective that aided the police in arresting Jae-ha, it’s not like a big-shot chaebol can be a full-time detective, right? What about part-time? And what if they only take cases for people who really need it?
Maybe later, because first Sun-woo wants to take vacation with Sera, and in order to make it happen, he steals the RV that Jin-mo had rented for him and Na-ee. (Don’t worry, folks, Jin-mo has tickets to Paris as a plan B.)
After parking the RV for the night, Sun-woo prepares some tea for Sera, and she says that she wants to drink tea with him every day. Sun-woo objects to the implied proposal, but only because he plans on proposing. Cue a very happy Sera who plants a bunch of kisses on his face. In response, he throws a blanket over her and sweeps her up in his arms and boasts that he’s stealing her — wrapping up the drama with another cute nod to Bossam: Steal the Fate.
Okay, it’s not really the end, because there is an epilogue in which Sera forces Sun-woo to stop the RV when she recognizes a location mentioned in one of the many requests for their unofficial detective agency’s help. With some reluctance, Sun-woo agrees, and our couple undergoes a wardrobe change. Jin-mo and Na-hee join them — because apparently solving mysteries is more fun than Paris — and our favorite detective team gives us a thumbs up.
It almost feels like the setup for a sequel — like an open-ended promise for more detective cases to come — but, thankfully, that likely isn’t the case. Unless it’s the aforementioned buddy cop spin-off focusing on Gwang-ki and Dong-hee, with some special cameo appearances from the other cast members, I’m not interested in a sequel. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve fully enjoyed metaphorically hanging my brain on the coatrack by the door and just enjoying this wacky ride, but a large part of this drama’s appeal is its oversimplification. Simple doesn’t need — or deserve — a sequel.
I never got around to watching Bossam: Steal the Fate (it’s on my list!), but even so, this drama still somehow managed to feel like an alternate universe fanfiction that someone cooked up because they weren’t ready to say goodbye to those characters. Again, this isn’t so much a complaint as it is an observation. There were many parts of this drama that were intentionally added for the fans — of both Bossam and old school K-drama tropes and silliness — and I found that to be extremely fun, even if the writers seemed to have run out of ideas near the end and reached back into the 1950s to find tropes that they could exploit.
As someone whose feminist ideals are constantly at odds with my appreciation for over-the-top romantic tropes that are totally rooted in sexism, I appreciated that this drama managed to find a happy balance that appeased my warring sides. I’m an absolute sucker for the moment just before the hero typically rescues his lady — the moment when he reveals how passionately he loves and cares for her through his palpable fear, which hits him like a wave before he rushes to save her. The drama absolutely nailed this clichéd moment during Sun-woo’s showdown with Jae-ha, but it didn’t deliver it at the expense of our heroine, who still had the strength and intelligence to save herself.
Overall, I’ve enjoyed this drama, and I will miss the laughs and the characters — especially Jin-mo. Jung Il-woo is massive eye candy, and his on-screen chemistry with Kwon Yuri is off the charts, but I’ve always loved a man who can make me laugh. I’ve got my eye on you, Eum Moon-seok. If your next drama isn’t a comedy, I’m going to be extremely upset!
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1 Elinor is trapped in the timeslip
September 30, 2022 at 9:22 PM
Jae-ha on how he got to the batcave: “I saw Chairman Eun coming out of the lawyer’s office when he was in the president’s office. No matter how fast Eun Sun-woo is, he couldn’t have done that in that short time. That’s impossible.” DUH, the villain is the first to figure out that the elevator is a Tardis!
The necklace was almost forgotten and was not shown again, which makes me like the show even more.
I’m curious what drama or movie with Jang Ki-yong is playing on Jin-mo’s TV at about 35:00 in ep. 12.
Did anything else happen?
Eh, it was cute and a welcome distraction to the end. Good job.
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Miky
October 1, 2022 at 10:08 AM
That looks like Doo Joon to me from "Never Give Up" LOL
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2 beffels
September 30, 2022 at 10:41 PM
This is the most fun I’ve had watching a show for ages. It knows it’s meant to be silly and fun and leans into it (most of the time). The end was a bit longer than it needed to be, but I don’t mind. Having a good time watching excuses many things.
I have a random complaint to make - when they finally FINALLY kissed, I felt like there was a really awkward cut - it goes from him sitting/her standing and holding one hand to suddenly closer together holding two hands with no suggestion of how they moved to get there, but it’s all presented as one continuous scene. I found it really distracting 😅
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Farhanah
October 1, 2022 at 4:15 AM
I totally agree! The editing for their kiss scene was terrible. If you look at the behind the scene and Jung Il-woo's interview, the PD suggested Sera sit on Sunwoo's lap, and Yuri suggested the hand-holding. But we don't even see that transition from confession, to hand-holding to sitting on the lap to kissing properly. Their showered kiss scene was way better. I need to know if Sunwoo pulled her into his lap or Sera took the initiative and just climbed onto his lap instinctively lol
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3 💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
September 30, 2022 at 10:42 PM
Y'all I'm so sorry but I had to drag the progress bar through these last two episodes asdghjkll 🤣🤣🤣
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abalyn
October 1, 2022 at 7:43 PM
Me too! I wanted capers. The show was trying too much to do gravitas that it never had to start with.
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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
October 1, 2022 at 10:49 PM
I think the middle four (3, 4, 5, 6) episodes of this were the best for me 😅 and then it started to lose me and did not regain me ... oh well haha
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lynnB
October 4, 2022 at 4:15 PM
From around that time I realized the only way I could get through it is to watch it while counting all the ridiculous moments. There were plenty. This show was unintentionally hilarious.
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4 Decraew
September 30, 2022 at 11:13 PM
Ah this was glorious fun! I didn’t get to the end of Bossam because of the distinct lack of fun (the amazing chemistry between the leads notwithstanding) but this one was entirely satisfying. I could envision a 3rd series with the same leads. And whilst they’re at it, they absolutely need to recuperate Lee Jun Hyeok as he made me snigger more than the 2nd couple (who were too cringey to my taste).
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jerrykuvira
October 1, 2022 at 4:08 AM
Lee Jun Hyeok was shortchanged a bit too much here on Good Job.
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5 jerrykuvira
September 30, 2022 at 11:26 PM
You're right about Eum Moon-seok. His next role had better not be a melo. How far he has grown from when I first saw him in Whisper.
On a side note, for those of us who watched Hello! Me, he must have a penchant for lactose intolerance ;)
Instead, Jae-ha continues to read from the villain’s handbook and monologue all his grievances, revealing a massive inferiority complex on top of his already complex daddy issues. His jealousy clouded his perception...
Do we have a kdrama if a villain doesn't follow this procedure? No☺️. That's what makes it a kdrama.
Normally we'd expect the character Plan B to get tiring along the line because it was really used for each detective case but here it never gets boring, it was the sugar to the what-have-you's.
Wan-soo should have remained the villain, with Taejoon and Jae-ha inheritors of bad blood. But, it's a Good Job all the same.
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6 Kurama
September 30, 2022 at 11:48 PM
Even 12 episodes were too long for the story to tell... I think the drama would have been better if they adressed one villain by episode and not a big mystery about his mum with everyone implied, as if by chance...
The couple was cute at least :)
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Farhanah
October 1, 2022 at 3:43 AM
Right? I was hoping for the cases to be more episodic. We did get some of that, with A-ra, with the drug dealers, with Kang Taejoon, but it did take more than one episode. If it were episodic I could see this drama for 16 episodes. The last 4 episodes solving the main mystery plot with a lot of romcom. Oh well
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7 Nefret
October 1, 2022 at 2:44 AM
I had so much fun with this drama.
Only the last two episodes were a bit flat for me. The whole business about Jae-ha didn't interest me as much, and I would have been happy if it had been over sooner.
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8 Farhanah
October 1, 2022 at 3:53 AM
I actually really want that season 2. Sera mentioned not knowing anything about her parents, I'd like to know more about her childhood, her superpower origins. She's a character with SUPERVISION, I mean, how did she get it? Did she inherit it from her parents? Why was she at the orphanage? Maybe her parents were simply bad people it's best for Sera not to know anything about them? Or maybe they decided leaving her at the orphanage was best because some shady people might target her for her supervision? I feel like they can expand Sera's storyline enough for another 12-episode 2nd season! Have her train her supervision by meeting someone with the same power (most likely related to her) which will get Sunwoo worried and they could have a little conflict there coz Sunwoo doesn't let her risk herself using her powers.
And include Jinmo too! I wanna know more about him, how he became a lawyer, was he always a funny dude, how did he become friends with Sunwoo. They seem to have known each other forever but it turns out they were only working together for a year. Somehow I'm attached to these characters more than I thought, so if Good Job's plot is paper thin, I would have liked it to be more character-based then because they are all really likable. From the 1st season I think we know enough about Sunwoo, I wish we got more details on Sera, Jinmo and Nahee. I also like Gwang-ki and his junior partnership too. Chief Hong was soo fun and even Kang Taejoon was sorta likable.
Ahh why did I get myself attached to these characters in a poorly-written drama lmao
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9 Farhanah
October 1, 2022 at 4:01 AM
From the first episode, I just KNEW Good Job was a result of a very bitter Bossam fan who decided they should write a Bossam modern AU fanfic. The plot isn't good enough for a TV drama but I did always want to read a Bossam modern AU fanfic with reincarnated Bawoo being the rich one and Sookyung being the poor one and Good Job DELIVERED!
But even tho Good Job eased my wounds from Bossam's unsatisfying romance, for Good Job romcom standard I felt like there could've been more. Idk, maybe if Good Job was 16 episodes there would have been more annoying instances like the bad guys getting more screentime or the angst being dragged. I just know based on Sera's angst anthem (the romantic OST), she would have been fine not confessing to Sunwoo at all and she would have let the guilt of watching Sunwoo's mothers murder take a toll on her for a while. It could also be the reason she pushes him away after they get together. That probably would've happened if GJ had 16 eps lol
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10 Farhanah
October 1, 2022 at 4:10 AM
As much as Sera showering kisses on Sunwoo made me scream and flail my arms everywhere, I'm disappointed a Jung Il-woo x Kwon Yuri hot, passionate onscreen kiss will still just have to remain an imagination in my head. They say third time's the charm so maybe their third project would let them play characters that will end up being a very mature, hot, passionate relationship please T_T
Like maybe an angsty, revenge type melodrama where they're legit enemies, hatred that can rival Secret (2013) main couple. Although Jung Il-woo joked with Yuri that since they've played the past (Bossam), and the present (Good Job), next time they could try the future, something futuristic and I'm totally on board with that too! Even if I've never really watched a sci-fi kdrama before. Maybe a dystopian drama set 100 years later? That would be way too exciting. I really need to see these two again in a better script...
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heyoyul
October 1, 2022 at 4:26 AM
Agree!!!!! I REALLY need these two in another drama - and preferably with a much better script, but I’ll watch regardless.
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I ♥️ bad dramas
October 2, 2022 at 6:36 PM
Agree! I love this pairing, and I want to see them together again and again. They could be the next Kim Hyun-joo/Ji Jin-hee.
I'd like to see them in a mature drama like Misty next.
Or maybe a drama that has everything (like Third Charm (with a happy ending!)) and does justice to their acting range. Comedic capers of Good Job, quiet kinship of Bossam, and the hawtness of Misty.
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11 Toodlepip
October 1, 2022 at 10:05 AM
I enjoyed the finale. I was getting frustrated at SR being a damsel in distress, but when she saved the day with a trusty frying pan, I breathed a sigh of relief.
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Elinor is trapped in the timeslip
October 1, 2022 at 5:35 PM
The frying pan may have been my favorite non-speaking cameo.
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12 welh
October 1, 2022 at 10:26 AM
The set-up was an old 60s-70s cheesy, campy, caped hero, not-too-serious rom-com. Suspension of belief can be stretched a lot in this type of show. It works if the show does not take itself seriously and takes exaggerated satire on other murder-mystery shows.
I think it started off well in that regard. The homage to old Adam West Batman, to Ghostbusters walk into danger, were all fun and light. I liked the over-the-top budding relationship of the second leads as it "fit" the premise. The main leads relationship was as slow as making boardwalk taffy on a cold day. But then again, the writer was doing some Bossam fan service.
The last two episodes meandered through obvious traps and fight scenes since we already knew the ending weeks beforehand. The last episode was lead shipper fan service as our leads relationship crawled to its conclusion (but not across the finish line). The old fashion comic caper style at the beginning tapered off dramatically in tone and style at the end. I think the main leads were a nice crew with witty banter throughout. I think Secretary Hong was under-utilized (as Alfred to Batman).
The 12 episode run was more than enough time to wrap things up. But the producer clearly wants a second season with for the detective agency's cast to fully bloom their relationships, but I don’t think the ratings or interest will support it.
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13 OldLawyer
October 1, 2022 at 6:16 PM
My wife and I really enjoyed this one.
I like a story in which a strong woman is matched with a strong man. Which is why I loved the fact that in the last episode our damsel in distress not only saves herself but also the hero through some very timely work with a frying pan. He saves her- then she saves him- this is called a balanced relationship.
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14 Britney
October 2, 2022 at 12:57 AM
In the previous episode I thought Jae Ha looked like he was morphing into a comic book villian, little did I know that was actually the case haha
Honestly, when he was doing his villian monologing, all I could think was "ugh, he's such a loser" and that was weird for me because I don't usually think that way (especially considering he had obvious issues) but that's truly all that came to mind as he was talking.
Next, I was like "damn these writers for making me have to go back and see the actress' storyline with the kid again" because I definitely didn't remember anything relating to Tae Joon being a father or the chairman trying to kill the baby. All I remembered was the orphanage and then a random man adopting him.
I don't know all the Bossam inside jokes that were made in this but I did get giddy when I recognized the "I'm stealing you" and him picking her up haha
I'm a totally nerd for stuff like that
Oh the assistant/secretary, he just wants to be a part of things but he's just so talkative haha
I liked that Sera saved herself and then was able to save Sunwoo.
I liked how their friends know them so well that they're always ready for plan B (even if that means setting up a double date on the fly or an impromptu misson)
Good for the detectives to finally be making some progress because man oh man was the guy dense haha
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15 amfalulawatching
October 2, 2022 at 1:51 PM
I really embraced the absurdist comedic early episodes, so I was sorry to see that aspect not as present in the last few episodes. Murder plots are really not my thing! I waited patiently for the upcoming Plan B’s that we just didn’t get enough of in the last few episodes. Still, it was a good watch for me. I actually think a sequel could work with this now that we have gotten the love pairings out of the way---just like those old Hollywood Thin Man movies where the husband and wife team solved crime mysteries along with a very cute dog and lots of laughs! It would be a new direction for K-dramas that I would love to see. Besides, I’m always looking for a reason to see Jung Il Woo on the screen. Thanks for the recaps, I've really enjoyed them!
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16 Dede
December 16, 2022 at 2:47 AM
First, I agree with just about everything I read here - above and in comments - including contradictory statements because I wanted to fast forward frequently, even though I enjoyed myself! I’ve rewatched it and think it actually gets better the second time. My expectations had been lowered, and I could skip the villains plotting, so I enjoyed it much more. Plus, I really loved the chemistry between the 4 leads, and Chairman Hong! He needed a bigger role. Ilwoo and a Yuri have awesome chemistry. Yes, I would watch them together again.
I want to write that while Moon-seuk did a good job with the role (reminded me of his Fiery Priest bit), Jin Mo was easy and fun to play. Same with Don Sera and Na Hee. Jung Ilwoo, however, had a role that was challenging to say the least. He had to take a pretty awful character, make him sympathetic, hero-ish, and appealing enough for the audience to want him to end up with Don Sera, who is perfect. The opportunities for JIW to be funny - in the hospital for example - were tainted with the need to show him being awkward with a woman (Yuri) and then the need to switch to being super detective 6 seconds later. Jung Ilwoo managed this in a mess of a story, that wanted to be a comic book? Mystery/noir? romance? Because there was such a lack of focus in the story/genre, the cringey lines and moments that could have been funny, were sometimes overly serious (thus unintentionally funny) or overly awkward. Finally, to pretend that someone that good looking and successful would be that clumsy with women…hmmmm. A decent director would have axed stuff and had him just be shy or ridiculously cocky, like Cha Chi Soo (to use a JIW character for comparison).
Anyway, i had fun and will, I’m sure, watch again for the balloon man scene; the swollen allergy face scene; the “hospital couple” scenes; the hands tied together in a broom closet scene; the face smooches at the campsite scene; the “Plan B date scene; the “normal” romance scenes in the countryside and when Don Sera and Sunwoo have a grilled meat date…oh the drunk Don Sera scene was very well done…
Ahh, it’s fun.
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17 Roche
February 5, 2023 at 3:37 AM
This was fun! It doesn't take itself seriously and it didn't have the idiotic noble idiocy.
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18 1MoreDrama
July 27, 2023 at 4:55 PM
I love Good Job. I confess Jung Ilwoo is my first kdrama crush, and I love him to bits. I loved Bossam and would watch Yuri and Ilwoo in anything. Especially when they interact in real life — I loved their YouTube cook offs.
GJ was silly. It seemed to be 2 or 3 different dramas at once, and was overly ambitious for a new show runner. I think in the hands of an experience director, it would have been a better program.
However, it had great chemistry between the leads. It had actors who seemed to be enjoying themselves. Sera didn’t need to be rescued all the time. The drunk scenes were funny. The hospital part was funny. Jinmo’s milk allergy and facial expression when he finds Sera and Sunwoo tied together in the hospital were hilarious. The Bossam references made me happy. The Scooby mobile was great. The bat Ave was great - oh and Chairman Ha (Lee Jun Hyuk) getting all snarky about being left out was silly.
It was fun and made me happy. I am excited for the 3rd collaboration and hope for a better script - something that shows what these two actors are capable of, the way Bossam does.
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