Good Boy- Episodes 11-12

Rooftop Rumbles, Million-Dollar Selfies, and Ju-young’s Screaming Meltdown

Episode 11 of Good Boy kicks off in Sao Paulo, 2018, with Dong-ju in the boxing ring, narrating a simple truth: in boxing, you wait for the opening and when it comes, you strike. That philosophy carries right into the present, where Dong-ju is working through Ju-young’s criminal network, one bloody business at a time. The wins are stacking up, but so is the emotional fallout, especially with Han-na, who’s growing distant.

Meanwhile, Man-sik is still drowning in regret over forming the SCIT, while Gwang-se, bald eagle tattoo and all, is under fire. A warning goes out about him, and he reluctantly meets with Man-sik, furious about how this operation is wasting taxpayer won. But he also knows Gwang-se is secretly feeding Dong-ju intel and demands to know where he is.

At the same time, Jong-hyeon is summoned by forensics to identify two mystery corpses. His investigation ends up aligning with Han-na, who’s still on the Oh Dollar trail. Their paths lead to the same shady spot: Hyedong Oil. Naturally, all roads lead to a rooftop showdown. Cue an old-school group brawl with gangsters, complete with Gwang-se tossing barrels like he’s playing Donkey Kong.

Afterward, Dong-ju fills the team in. He’s been collecting those signature criminal watches, but none of the thugs know where the money’s coming from. The empire is massive, but the origin point? Still elusive.

Enter Jong-hyeon with a forensic bombshell: one of the bodies is missing front teeth. They suspect it’s Silver Bunny. If true, Golden Bunny might finally talk. And he does, revealing that Ju-young’s wealth is so massive, it’s not counted in numbers. It’s weighed. By the ton. Insung runs on Ju-young’s cash, top to bottom.

Over at the Goldengate Central City construction site, Ju-young puts Jong-gu in charge (which no one is thrilled about), and sends Baek to quietly flood Insung with drugs, behind Yeon-ha’s back. She, meanwhile, is on the verge of collapse, clinging to the promise she made to her sister. Leo, of all people, offers her an escape route back to Russia via boat. But Yeon-ha’s not leaving. Not until her sister is safe.

Ju-young, ever the chaos artist, invites Dong-ju out for lunch. He pays. Dong-ju eats like it’s his last meal. But this isn’t a surrender, Dong-ju is calm, sharp, and clearly has the upper hand now. Ju-young grumbles that nothing good comes from hard work, and we get a flashback to his origin story. He used to be just another civil service hopeful—until smugglers found him, beat him down, and offered him a shortcut. He took the watch, the money, and the power, and never looked back.

Now, the SCIT chases their next lead: Sergei Vronsky, a Russian criminal who used to work under Oh Dollar and now rolls with Ju-young. They track him down (yes, he speaks Korean, ignore the subtitles), bring him back to their hideout, and scare the truth out of him.

Sergei spills: there’s a shipping container full of Ju-young’s cash, but it could be in one of 53 different places. The team has to move fast and quiet. Dong-ju starts sending Ju-young a series of selfies from different locations, trolling him while narrowing down the container’s location one night at a time.

Eventually, Ju-young catches on. One of the photos shows a dockside container and when he checks the autopsy report confirming Silver Bunny’s death, he bolts to the port.

But he’s too late.

He opens the container… and finds nothing.

The money is gone.

Ju-young screams to the sky in rage, his empire crumbling before him. Unbeknownst to him, the team is nearby, listening. Watching. Waiting.

Looks like Dong-ju finally found his opening.

Bounties, Betrayals, and the Bloody Rise of a Boxer

Episode 12 of Good Boy opens with a surprising spotlight: Jae-hong. We flash back to his discus event, a rare moment of vulnerability for the oft-sidelined team member. He doesn’t win, but Dong-ju is there—silent, steady, holding an umbrella in the rain. It's a quiet, powerful moment of brotherhood before everything goes to hell.

Back in the present, Ju-yeong is in full villain mode. He calls Dong-ju to admit he underestimated him, but now he’s back in the dirt, ready to fight ugly. He thrives on it. We see a flashback of the moment that changed him: a smuggler gave him a fake watch, and Ju-yeong beat him bloody to steal the real one. Lesson learned: trust no one, and hit first.

Now, the stakes are sky-high. News breaks about the 26 tons of dirty money the SCIT has seized. The president's office wants answers, but Man-sik and the team are done playing nice. They’re taking Golden Bunny straight to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, out of Insung’s reach.

The mood is cautiously hopeful. The team even gathers at Jae-hong’s place to celebrate. But Ju-yeong’s empire isn’t crumbling quietly. His crew is fracturing, Yeon-ha is done being his puppet, and she slaps him across the face when he threatens her sister.

Meanwhile, Dong-ju’s health is hanging by a thread. He collapses at the gym, lies to Han-na about it (“Just kimchi brine,” really?), and brushes off the blood on his shirt. He’s running on fumes, and it’s catching up fast.

Man-sik rallies the team and sets up a new base at the pawnshop. They’re building a case, brick by brick. Even Jae-hong takes time off to help. But the fight hits home when news spreads about bad batches of Candy hitting Insung. Yeon-ha’s final play? Or Ju-yeong turning the screws?

Dong-ju spots Drug Demon stumbling from the scene, sugar crashing hard due to her diabetes. After helping her recover (again), she's arrested (again)… and, of course, escapes. (Again.)

While Jae-hong deals with a mysteriously declined loan, thanks to sabotage from Jong-gu—Dong-ju is ambushed by thugs. His body fails him mid-fight. He’s weakened, groggy, and completely unprepared for Jong-gu’s brutal right hook. He’s captured and dragged off to Ju-yeong.

Inside a shipping container, bloodied and barely conscious, Dong-ju is injected with a lethal dose of drugs. Ju-yeong now knows about his condition and plans to finish him.

But Yeon-ha flips. Remember, Dong-ju saved her life. She slips him an antidote, begging him to hold on for ten minutes. When the container moves, she helps him escape. It’s her line in the sand, killing kids was one thing too far, even for her.

Dong-ju bolts, wounded and hunted. The city turns on him. Ju-yeong labels him a fugitive, and slaps a massive bounty on his head. Now the cops and every lowlife in Insung are after him.

Jong-hyeon is the first to find him, barely alive. Yeon-ha shows up to patch him up and urges them to move fast. Man-sik suggests relocating him to Seongjin City before Insung closes in.

Meanwhile, chaos continues. Mr. Baek almost corners them, Leo visits Sergei (who meets a gruesome end), and Gwang-se? We don’t know yet if the bald eagle survived this one.

Things take another hit when Jong-hyeon’s car is T-boned during the escape. With no options left, he calls the one person he’s avoided: his brother. He even offers to give up his shares if it means getting Dong-ju medical help. It works. Dong-ju finally sees a doctor and the team regroups.

The war is far from over, but the line’s been drawn. Han-na makes her choice. She packs her things and heads straight into the belly of the beast, Insung. She’s done waiting. It’s time to face Ju-yeong head-on.

This fight’s not over. It’s only getting bloodier.

DramaZen's Opinion

Episodes 11 and 12 of Good Boy were a wild ride and I’m still catching my breath. Between rooftop brawls, exploding alliances, and Dong-ju turning into a one-man wrecking crew, the show cranked everything up to eleven.

Episode 11 gave us gang fights with Gwang-se pushing barrels like an action hero and a high-stakes scavenger hunt for Ju-yeong’s mountain of cash. Watching him scream at an empty shipping container after Dong-ju outplayed him? Satisfying.

Then Episode 12 said, “Oh, you thought that was intense?” and tossed Dong-ju into a shipping container, drugged him, stabbed him, and turned him into the most wanted man in Insung and somehow kept things funny, tragic, and thrilling all at once. Major shoutout to Yeon-ha for finally switching sides and saving Dong-ju. Redemption arc: unlocked.

Now there’s a bounty on Dong-ju’s head, the cops and criminals are both after him, and Han-na just packed her bags to confront Ju-yeong herself.

We’re heading into the finale with fists flying, alliances breaking, and hearts racing. Let’s go.