The Glory Episode 16 | Chasing K-Dramas w/ Rek Lee | Korean Drama Podcast

Content Warning: This podcast covers The Glory, which contains depictions of violence, sexual content, suicide, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised! 

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SARANGEES! We made it. It's the FINAL episode of The Glory, and honestly? One of the best finales we've ever watched. Our friend Rek Lee is back on the pod to help us break down this episode and the series as a whole.

The episode opens with Yeo-jeong confessing  to Dong-eun that he knew about her schemes the ENTIRE time, but  instead of turning her off, it makes her realize how much he likes her. Dong-eun then approaches Hye-jeong with a proposition: get revenge on Jae-joon by swapping out his eye drops and BLINDING him. It’s pretty brilliant. Yeon-jin shows up to the crime scene at Siesta and gets arrested. The white truck of doom appears and crashes into Jae-joon. Yeon-jin’s mom gets arrested. Do-young shows up to Yeon-jin’s prison just to deliver her divorce papers. With her revenge complete, Dong-eun ties up loose ends, including LEAVING Yeo-jeong behind at the beach, and visits Yeon-jin in prison one last time. There, she goads her, and we learn the truth behind who really killed Myeong-oh. With her revenge complete, Dong-eun decides to end her life on the same rooftop as So-hee, but Yeo-jeong’s mom stops her, begging her to help her son. Six months pass, and Dong-eun comes back to Yeo-jeong, where they share a kiss and decide to follow through on Yeo-jeong’s revenge plan against the crazy killer, and they recruit Hyun-nam to help. We end with Dong-eun and Yeo-jeong getting ready to fully execute their revenge plan. 

Then it's our final thoughts: the total body count, what we loved and didn't love about the ending, and our picks for the most epic revenge plan of the series. We'll be back next week with The Glory After Party where we hand out our End of Drama Awards.

Honestly? Super sad to say goodbye to this fantastic drama…

We also have another Sarangees Hotline with Sha'Kayla @thugz_bunny28!!

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Recorded on 7/29/26

0:00 - Intro 

2:18 - Rek Lee Interview

5:35 - Rek shares his initial thoughts on The Glory

14:28 - Recap begins

25:05 - Hye-jeong gets revenge on Jae-joon

34:29 - Yeon-jin gets arrested

41:44 - Jae-joon gets hit by white truck of doom

46:04 - Do-young serves Yeon-jin divorce papers

52:21 - Dong-eun says farewell to everyone

1:00:44 - Sarangee Hotline

1:01:58 - Dong-eun and Yeon-jin’s final confrontation

1:09:06 - Dong-eun goes to the roof 

1:15:54 - Six month jump; Dong-eun at monastery 

1:20:06 - Dong-eun and Yeo-jeong reunite and plot revenge

1:25:19 - Jae-joon’s death

1:30:46 - Hyun-nam at her restaurant

1:32:22 - Girl WHAT: Prison Rope

1:34:16 - Final scene: Dong-eun and Yeo-jeong walk into prison

1:34:54 - Final Thoughts: What does the ending symbolize?

1:37:02 - Are we happy with this ending?

1:39:17 - The final body count

1:41:20 - What was the most epic revenge?

1:44:03 - Closing

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