Seoul Busters: Episodes 11-12
by lovepark
Love is within the air, however so are scams. As our detectives work on a brand new case, we get a glimpse into their previous relationships from the tender moments to the ugly ends. Whereas our heroes may not be so fortunate in terms of romance, the bonds they share with one another develop stronger by the day.
EPISODES 11-12
The theme this week is love, or extra particularly, the loopy issues individuals do for it like sending hundreds of thousands of gained to an individual you’ve by no means met. The newest sufferer is a lady caught in a romance rip-off whom the detectives discovered breaking and coming into into somebody’s residence. The case strikes a nerve for Min-seo and Joong-ryuk, particularly, so Yoo-bin makes them work collectively to resolve it.
Our hunch-based detective and his junior hothead know the woes of a damaged coronary heart since they each skilled a failed relationship. In reality, Min-seo just lately ran into her ex-boyfriend within the males’s restroom and discovered that he was getting married. He requested if she was seeing anybody, and with the intention to save face, she lied about having a boyfriend who might or might not be a fellow detective. As for Joong-ryuk, he was breaking one other coronary heart one ground down, claiming that love was like snow: solely stunning when it first falls.
As our two detectives seize a late-night meal after engaged on the case, they reminisce about their first encounter which occurred to contain her ex. Whereas on site visitors obligation, Min-seo witnessed her then-boyfriend celebrating his 50-day anniversary together with her good friend (the one he’s marrying within the current). Somewhat than apologize for dishonest, the jerk yelled at Min-seo that he tolerated her all these years regardless that she was the one financially supporting him. Enraged, she shot her taser at him, however Joong-ryuk managed to dam it in time, saving her profession in alternate for his dignity.
One bottle of soju turns to 5, and an inebriated Joong-ryuk shares his love story as properly. Whereas chasing a wrongdoer by the streets, he locked eyes with a store proprietor and fell for her at first sight. He then crashed an area occasion to serenade her, however as everyone knows, their relationship didn’t final, both.
Whereas their romances might need been a bust, at the very least their newest case goes higher for them as our detectives uncover the scammer’s sample of cash withdrawals. They go undercover on the streets as restaurant house owners, an evangelist, and a yogurt woman — however a few of their disguises are bit too convincing as a gaggle of youngsters and adults demand free meals as marketed on the fliers.
Phrase of the romance rip-off will get out, and Yoo-bin’s outdated classmate, who’s now a professor on the police academy, desires to characteristic the case for an upcoming phase on his TV present. Although our captain isn’t thrilled concerning the concept, he permits them to movie his crew, however I doubt any of the footage is useable since all of the detectives both stumble over their phrases or recite them in a staccato voice. The worst offenders, nonetheless, are Yoo-bin and the professor who argue nonstop utilizing technical jargon that places everybody within the room to sleep.
Since their earlier undercover plan failed, Min-seo makes an attempt to rip-off the scammer by making a faux relationship profile, and their goal falls for the bait. After a heated debate over texting “haha” or “hehe” — wherein old-timer Yoo-bin is overruled — Min-seo catches their prey inside a day. They schedule a face-to-face assembly for the hand-off, however on the café, a lackey reveals up as an alternative, blowing Min-seo’s cowl.
The workforce hit one other roadblock, however undeterred, Min-seo suggests wanting into the burner cellphone the scammer used to contact his lackey. Teaming up as soon as once more with Joong-ryuk, they disguise themselves as homeless individuals to entice the middlemen, however as destiny would have it (or on this case, the sitcom overlords), our still-employed-and-not-penniless detective crosses path along with his ex-lover.
The explanation they broke up all these years in the past was as a result of his girlfriend’s mom met a baby shaman who foresaw wreck in Joong-ryuk’s future. Regardless of enduring chilly snow for his or her approval, his girlfriend ultimately relented and broke up with him. From that second, his coronary heart was eternally torn in two and attractive Joong-ryuk was born.
In his present state, it seems as if the shaman’s prediction got here true, and whereas his ex-girlfriend expresses a mixture of sympathy and reduction — her mother and father weren’t improper in any case — our forlorn detective maintains his ruse for the sake of the case. She fingers him some cash to purchase himself a heat meal, and Joong-ryuk loses his one real love a second time.
On the cellphone scammers’ hideout, Joong-ryuk knocks everybody out, together with their thuggish boss, after which buys the opposite homeless individuals a meal whereas wanting by the various stolen ID playing cards for his or her goal. Fortunately, our detective’s sacrifice paid off since they discover a title and a location, however by the point they arrive on the wrongdoer’s workplace, he closed down his operations. At first, it appears to be like to be one other dead-end, however Yoo-bin notices a marriage invitation, the scammer’s to be precise.
The workforce crash the marriage corridor, saving the unsuspecting bribe from shedding one other billion gained to this scammer, and with some spectacular plate throwing expertise by Yoo-bin, they arrest him and his accomplices. Because the crew wrap up the case, they stumble upon Min-seo’s ex, and he assumes that she is right here for his marriage ceremony. She tells him that it was a coincidence and introduces her workforce, forgetting the little lie she advised him earlier than about having a boyfriend.
Although Min-seo turns down her ex’s invitation to seize a meal, the remainder of her teammates settle for since they plan to eat till he information for chapter as revenge for what he did to her, and even logical Yoo-bin joins in on their unrealistic aim. Nonetheless, consuming mountains of meals isn’t sufficient for our crew, so when our loyal detectives every run into the groom, they fake to be Min-seo’s boyfriend. It’s completely superb and embarrassing all on the similar time.
Solely Yoo-bin doesn’t lie about relationship Min-seo, and as an alternative, he reveals her assist in his personal quirky approach. Utilizing his remark expertise, he analyzes her ex-boyfriend as an alcoholic with tennis elbow who’s dishonest on his bride and tells her that she dodged a bullet. Embarrassed, Min-seo pretends to not care, however as she watches her teammates flip meals stacking into an artwork, she lastly laughs.
Because the episode ends, the present teases a future plot line with Yoo-bin watching his good friend’s TV phase on chilly instances. It reminds him of his ex-girlfriend — a health care provider he dated whereas learning within the States — and the creepy volunteer who hit on her again then is in Korea, taking non-consensual images of minors.
This week was about love — heartaches and all — however the true standout was the love between our ridiculous detectives. The camaraderie on the workforce has all the time been the spotlight of the present, and the way in which they every tried to cheer up Min-seo, which someway failed and succeeded on the similar time, captured their appeal completely. Tan-shik’s “I’m her a lot youthful boyfriend” declaration, Jung-hwan’s incapability to cover his marital standing, Joong-ryuk’s schoolyard notice threatening to beat up her ex, and eventually Yoo-bin’s scarily correct observations had been all hilariously in-character and such a beautiful option to present how a lot they look after her. I additionally just like the extra throwaway moments just like the filming scene the place the detectives praise one another for performing so “pure” as a result of whereas the viewers can snicker at their antics, the characters, themselves, are supportive of one another and unaware of their common silliness.
They’re a wacky however endearing bunch, and with every passing episode, I discover the jokes funnier and the characters extra lovable. The case fixing was enjoyable (nonetheless ridiculous however not egregious), and the much less violent nature of the crime undoubtedly helped stability the tone. The character pushed by strains additionally saved the plot cohesive, and the supply of the jokes in these two episodes had been extra assured making a tighter tempo general. At this fee, Seoul Busters may very well be greater than a good sitcom. It’s surprisingly heartfelt and witty with a robust sense of its characters’ charms, and someway, regardless of my misgivings, the present has discovered its footing.
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