‘Good Boy’ Episode 2 Review: Olympic Squad Assembles

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‘Good Boy’ Episode 1 Recap: Five Olympic athletes turned cops find their paths crossing while working in different departments of the Insung Metropolitan Police Agency, as they get entangled in a case involving a notorious goon known as ‘Golden Bunny.’ Park Bo-gum plays Yoon Dong-ju, a former boxer turned cop working under his senior Min Joo-yeong (Heo Sung-tae), a former wrestler. The episode ends with Dong-ju fighting off a gang of goons after receiving a tip about Golden Bunny’s hideout. Meanwhile, Ji Han-na (Kim So-hyun), an Olympic shooter turned cop and Dong-ju’s crush, is attacked at home by criminals seeking incriminating documents that originally belonged to a murdered customs officer. Her ex-boyfriend Jong-hyeon (Lee Sang-yi), a fencer turned cop, rushes to her aid but is intercepted by armed henchmen, who he fights off in style. Shin Jae-hong (Tae Won-seok), who happens to be on traffic duty nearby, also does his bit in stopping some of the criminals.

Also Read: ‘Good Boy’ Episode One Review

Titled “Faster, Further, Stronger,” Episode 2 of ‘Good Boy‘ opens with the aftermath of the big fight, as Joo-yeong arrives with backup to rescue Dong-ju, to find that the young cop has already taken down the entire gang by himself and even managed to capture ‘Golden Bunny.’ The athlete-turned-cops make headlines for helping nab the notorious criminal, and Joo-yeong tries to capitalize on the win by getting approval for a special task force made up of former Olympians. Everyone agrees to join the new team (except Jong-hyeon) only to comically discover that the “special” team isn’t what they imagined.

Since the basic character profiles of all the main protagonists has been established, episode 2 of ‘Good Boy’ was a lot more entertaining to follow. It focuses on Dong-ju’s cute efforts to woo Han-na, but the primary focus remains on the Police departments continued efforts into investigating the Golden Bunny, and the hit-and-run case involving the customs officer. If you remember, episode one already strongly indicated that rampant police corruption and insiders might be responsible for letting the criminals have an easy hold over their turfs.

Park Bo-gum is adorable as the cheery, optimistic Dong-ju, although his character’s flirting with Han-na borders on stalking, something another character even jokes about. Will he eventually melt the nonchalant Han-na’s heart? It seems highly likely. That said, Lee Sang-yi as her ex-boyfriend Jong-hyeon is also smart, handsome, and suave, definitely a strong rival for Dong-ju. But at this point, it isn’t really a love triangle, and there’s no real suspense about who Han-na will eventually choose. It would be interesting if the writers threw in a twist and let her stay single or perhaps even pick the ex-boyfriend.

Heo Sung-tae, as their senior Min Joo-yeong, gets the most comical scenes in this episode and is effortlessly funny in his parts. The second half of the episode shows the cops receiving a tip-off about the location of some goons, and this time, almost the entire special team arrives on the scene to fight the bad guys. Only Han-na is missing in action, as she goes to deliver some documents. The action sequences weren’t particularly exciting in this chapter, but it does end with a solid twist: Dong-ju makes a major breakthrough in the hit-and-run case.

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