The Nice Guy- (Final) Episodes 13-14

🌸 Episode 13 “From Stabbed to Sherlock” – The Nice Guy Recap 🌸

Hey there, Nice-Guy buddies! Ep 13 just turned our cinnamon-roll into a full-blown detective and my heart is still doing celebratory cartwheels...let’s unpack the awesomeness:

Seok-cheol’s still rocking hospital gowns, yet somehow scores Woo-seok’s digits (teen stabber). One cute “hey, it’s me, no hard feelings” call later, we learn the poor kid was threatened: “Stab or Mom gets it.” Cue collective “AWW, protect the baby!”

Chang-soo struts into HQ to find Sang-yeol lounging in his throne like a smug cat. Warning shot fired: “If you touched my cinnamon boy, I’ll end you.” Sang-yeol sweats, immediately orders a Woo-seok hit. Rude alert level: maximum.

Mi-youly marches to Tae-hoon, heart on sleeve: “I belong with Seok-cheol, please set me free.” Tae-hoon’s eyes mist, pride finally deflates; he mumbles, “Go be happy.” Growth hair-flip achieved—we’ll take it!

Before Woo-seok can turn himself in, goons stage a fake crash. Morning news = devastating. Seok-cheol’s grief morphs into righteous fury: “You killed a kid. Game on, Sang-yeol.”

Hospital rooftop, tense coffees. Seok-cheol lays out the SMS frame-job and murder plot; Tae-hoon realizes he’s been punk’d. Reluctant truce formed, enemy-of-my-enemy vibes activated.

Recovery field trip! Entire squad (Mi-young, Ki-hong, Byeong-soo, Seok-hee) invades parents’ house. Ki-hong officially asks for Seok-hee’s hand AND a joint study-abroad ticket, Dad tears up, Mom already picking wedding dates. Seok-cheol introduces Mi-young as “the one who glued my heart back”...pass the collective AWW.

While love blooms, Tae-hoon’s boys clash with Sang-yeol’s minions—fists fly, sirens wail, police net widens. Basically a Michael Bay scene shot in our backyard.

Chang-soo has fully washed his hands: “Sang-yeol will sink the ship, save who you can.” Basically grants Seok-cheol vigilante permission slip with a sad smile.

Enter runaway goon Du-shik (remember him?). Seok-cheol hires him for a little B&E: break into Sang-yeol’s ride, swipe dash-cam, expose murder proof. Ocean’s Eleven but with more feelings.

Episode ends with Seok-cheol dialing his nemesis: “Hey bro, why’d you try to kill me?” Sang-yeol’s smirk melts into sweat. Roll credits while we scream, “ANSWER HIM!”

🌸 Episode 14 “Cuffs, Kisses & Clean Slates” – The Nice Guy Finale 🌸

Hey there, Nice-Guy buddies! The final episode just wrapped and I’m an emotional pretzel...let’s walk through the sparkle-tears together:

Seok-cheol keeps Sang-yeol blabbing on the phone (“Why’d you try to kill me, bro?”) while Du-shik ninja-swipes the SD card. Evidence secured, tea ready to spill, Ocean’s Eleven wishes it had this much heart.

Between snuggly family breakfasts and Mi-young giggles, Seok-cheol’s eyes stay misty, like he’s pre-loading goodbye hugs. We feel you, king...big storms ahead.

One heartfelt letter later, he slips into classic black suit of destiny. Letter = basically “Thanks for loving me, might be away for coffee… for a bit.” Cue swoon-level handwriting appreciation.

While big bro marches toward doom, Seok-kyung starts her first day as a car-sales queen and Byeong-soo drops to one knee, rings hidden in the glovebox. She says YES through happy tears; we all collectively scream “SQUEE!”

Seok-cheol storms gang HQ: “You’re coming to the police station, field trip!” Outnumbered moment? Enter Tae-hoon and crew for the most unexpected backup dancer debut. All-out brawl, ceiling-shaking punches, and a final one-on-one that has us biting nails. Just as Cinnamon Roll might lose his kindness compass, sirens! Byeong-soo + SWAT crash the party, cuffs click, evil officially cancelled.

Next morning newsflash: Sang-yeol nets 20 years of stainless-steel bracelets; Seok-cheol gets 2.5 for righteous gang-adjacent antics. Ratio = justice served with a side of “we’ll wait for you.”

Mi-young pens chart-topping ballads straight from his goodbye letter; fam visits every week (he avoids eye-contact with her ON PURPOSE to spare feelings...rude, adorable, infuriating). Mysterious benefactor clears family debts, Santa is real and apparently likes K-dramas.

• Seok-hee & Ki-hong: married, graduated, living the European dream.
• Seok-kyung & Byeong-soo: wedding bells ringing, car-lot thriving.
• Mi-young: glow-up singer, concert lights and fan chants.
• Seok-cheol: released, suit fresher than ever, heart still hers.

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