‘Vincenzo’ Episode 15: Review, Recap & Reactions

Last week, Vincenzo had Jang Han-seok at checkmate when he was able to gather hard evidence against him in a (romantic) grand heist. But we all know that the Babel chairman isn’t going to fall down so easily.

How will Han-seok get out of this sticky situation once again? And what betrayals do we have in store this time? Find out the answers to these questions with our review, recap, and real-time reactions for Vincenzo episode 15. As always, feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Remember: if you missed our recap and review of previous Vincenzo episodes, you can always go back to them HERE.

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Vincenzo Episode 15 Review & Recap

After the previous episode’s venture in the land of romance, we finally came back to what the show is all about: destroying Babel. And honestly, it’s a welcome return for the series who has struggled to keep the serious mafia side of things fresh for the viewers.

Vincenzo episode 15 increased the stakes for our favorite mafia consigliere as his opponents started to gain some momentum against him. All it took was one huge betrayal by someone whom he thought he could trust: Prosecutor Jung. That’s right!

We learned that the prosecutor was playing an ethical facade all along when he arrested Jang Han-seok… only to initiate a deal with him. Corruption once again reared its ugly head as he promised to drop all charges against Babel in exchange for Han-seok’s help in making him the Chief Prosecutor.

Unfortunately, Team Vincenzo couldn’t do much. They only learned of Prosecutor Jung’s betrayal when he went on television to apologize to Babel for “wrongfully” accusing them of numerous law violations. Obviously, this was all a ruse because Prosecutor Jung was going to be promoted in two weeks after a temporary suspension.

While this move temporarily angered Cha-young, Vincenzo paid Prosecutor Jung and his family a “friendly visit” to make sure that the latter would immediately regret his decision.

READ: ‘Vincenzo’ Episode 14: Review, Recap & Reactions

What a twist!

I didn’t expect to be fooled again by the show, yet it managed to pull this trick on me. I knew Jang Han-seok was going to escape his arrest somehow, but I didn’t even suspect Prosecutor Jung to play a part in it. He looked lame right immediately after Vincenzo threatened him, but nonetheless, it was a welcome obstacle for the Jipuragi Law Firm who has been relying on him for too long.

But Prosecutor Jung didn’t just save Babel’s butt, he also showed them the path that would lead them to ultimate power. His alliance with Mr. Cho turned out to be nothing more than a lie. He merely used the information about the Guillotine File (and the gold) as a bargaining chip to make Jang Han-seok agree to his deal. So now, Babel knows that the one thing that could make them the most powerful entity in Korea is hidden in the Geumga Plaza basement.

… Or at least, that’s what he thought.

Vincenzo revealed that he was actually able to retrieve the Guillotine File before he and Mr. Cho closed the basement door! This was a huge reveal because it would give the Jipuragi Law Firm the ammunition they needed to take down Babel.

They didn’t waste anytime leveraging the all-important file as they immediately went after the biggest newspaper company in Korea: Daebang Daily. Not only are they notorious for being corrupt, but they are also in cahoots with Babel.

Our comedic scheme for Vincenzo episode 15 was based off the information that the Jipuragi Law Firm got from the Guillotine File — the chairman of Daebang Daily, Oh Jeong-bae, killed his brother by shoving him off a cliff. He also makes a lot of life decisions based off what his shaman tells him to do. After torturing said shaman, Vincenzo was able to convince him to refer Oh Jeong-bae to another “shaman”.

This “shaman” would end up being Vincenzo himself after the Geumga Plaza tenants unanimously voted him to play the part. So when Jeong-bae visited Shaman Vincenzo in his “temple”, he was scared into publicly defaming and cutting ties with Babel if he didn’t want to die in five days. Being a gullible man, Jeong-bae followed his new shaman’s advice which would pit the two companies — Daebang Daily and Babel — against each other.

With the number of things going on in this episode, this scheme thankfully didn’t play out too long. I guess I enjoyed how short it was because it wasn’t as strong or funny as some of the other tricks Vincenzo had pulled. He looked pretty in the shaman costume though! It was also great seeing him start to get comfortable playing these wacky roles because it showed that the Geumga Plaza tenants were actually rubbing off on him.

I think the bigger reveal that I didn’t expect was that Vincenzo had the Guillotine File all along. That would explain why he wasn’t panicking hard after the basement door was locked. But wow, having this file just puts him in a much bigger advantage over Babel, and it’s going to suck when they inevitably get hold of it.

Thanks to the Guillotine File, the Jipuragi Law Firm learned more about their opponent in Jang Han-seok. The Babel chairman had killed four of his classmates in middle and high school, and stole their watches as psuedo-trophies. This psychopathic behavior is what led his father to move him to the US.

But they’re not the only ones who got some revealing information that could help them win the war.

Ms. Choi thought she could get rid of Vincenzo when she contacted his enemy from Italy: Paolo. He sent his henchmen to attack the mafia lawyer, but that attempt failed when a flock of birds (yes, a flock of birds) helped the latter turn the tables on them.

With that plan down in the dumps, Ms. Choi decided to try a more personal approach by looking into Vincenzo’s family.

And I know what youre thinking! After weeks of waiting for Babel to finally find out about his dying mother, Oh Gyeong-ja, they finally learned about her existence thanks to Ms. Choi, the real brains behind Babel. It looks like we’re gonna have to wait a little bit longer before they use this information to their advantage… and honestly, we’re scared for what they’re gonna do.

Speaking of Gyeong-ja, Cha-young actually received a mysterious letter from her which seemed to indicate that she was going to die sooner rather than later. Another interesting tidbit: the feisty lawyer was also able to piece together that Gyeong-ja was actually the mother of Vincenzo. This led to an adorable scene where she encouraged him to buy an expensive bag for her.

And last thing to note: as Gyeong-ja’s time continues to run out, she has set her sights on a retrial of the sexual harassment case that landed her in jail.

After Vincenzo episode 15, it seems like we’re finally going to see Gyeong-ja’s storyline turn into something more meaningful. No longer is she the random person who pops in every other episode to give Vincenzo some sort of backstory, but she is actually going to be the spark that will put him in major trouble. With her retrial coming up and Babel right on her heels, her son better watch his back.

It’s a small detail, but I also wanted to point out how ridiculous it was that Vincenzo was saved from Paolo’s men by freakin’ birds. To give the writers credit, I think they did build this up when they had Vincenzo have some sort of rivalry with the birds in his room for the past few episodes. But wow, that was such a weird way to get him out of trouble and definitely turned me off with its unrealism. I wish they didn’t use the birds aside from comedic purposes.

Vincenzo episode 15 ended an already loaded series of events with the murder of Oh Jyeong-bae. The kicker was that Vincenzo happened to be at the wrong place and the wrong time as the police arrested him for it. Obviously, he is being framed by Babel, so the question now is how will he ever get out of this one?

I’ve learned not to make of anything from the cliffhangers in this show because it’s usually resolved within the first twenty minutes of the following episode. Still, the look on Vincenzo’s face tells me that he did not see it coming.

And before I forget, we got a small tease of Jang Han-seo potentially aligning himself with Vincenzo. He invited himself into the Jipuragi Law Firm office because he wanted to ask for their help in taking down his brother. He claimed that he wanted to take down Han-seok so that he could run a “cleaner” Babel.

Unfortunately, Vincenzo and Cha-young thought that he was too dumb to take over Babel, and told him to come back when he was more prepared. I thought this cleared out what would eventually happen in the final moments of the show: Han-seo helps take down his brother, and gets his happy ending when he becomes the real chairman of a different Babel.

Overall, I liked this episode for how much it contributed to the overall narrative. Time flew by quickly because there were only a few scenes that didn’t add anything to the story. I was invested thanks to the Prosecutor Jung plot twist, the Guillotine File repercussions, and the Gyeong-ja storyline which is going to raise the stakes for Team Vincenzo pretty soon. Unfortunately, there were not a lot of scenes with the Geumga Plaza tenants and the main romance, but it didn’t matter that much with the heavy amount of story development we got in Vincenzo episode 15.

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 Vincenzo Episode 15 Rating: 7.5/10 

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Favorite Moments in Vincenzo Episode 15

1. Cha-young smashes the TV

2. Vincenzo is revealed to be a pretty shaman

3. Vincenzo votes for Cha-young to be the shaman

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Vincenzo Episode 15 Reactions

1. This blood on Vincenzo’s face is soooo fake, wtf.

2. OMG have the birds that Vincenzo been having a fight with since the beginning of the series come to save him? Plot twist!

3. That was funny, but using Inzaghi to save Vincenzo feels like a copout.

Prosecutor Jung betrays Vincenzo

4. Ms. Choi is really calling all the shots now, ain’t she?

5. Jang Han-seo is loooving that Ms. Choi failed again.

6. Vincenzo’s mother is gonna be discovered by Babel-Wusang soon. It’s not gonna be pretty.

7. Woooooah. Plot twist! Was Prosecutor Jung playing for Han-seok’s side all along?

8. We’ve never seen Cha-young this angry before!

9. OMG. Prosecutor Jung was the one who initiated a deal with Han-seok?

10. And of course Prosecutor Jung tells him where to find the Guillotine File.

11. Oh, Prosecutor Jung. If you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen. It’s not even been 24 hours and he’s already begging for Vincenzo to spare him.

Oh Gyeong-ja wants a retrial

12. Jang Han-seo is talking back more and more to his brother.

13. Cha-young knows that Vincenzo is Oh Gyeong-ja’s son. When will Gyeong-ja?

14. A retrial for Gyeong-ja? Feels like it will be important in taking down Babel.

15. Now that I think about it, the art gallery director does feel at home with the Geumga Plaza tenants.

Everyone wants the Guillotine File

16. Vincenzo had the Guillotine File all along?! This is a game-changer.

17. Uuuhhh… maybe Jipuragi should lock their doors next time?

18. Babel’s sights are now on Geumga Plaza *cue ominous music*

19. Now I really want Han-seo to be part of Team Vincenzo.

20. I wouldn’t mind Ms. Choi and Han-seok being a romantic item. They’re the only ones who can handle each other.

21. Here we go. They’re going after Gyeong-ja!

Going after the Daebang Daily chairman

22. Why do rich people keep murdering each other?!

23. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to South Korea’s Next Top Shaman.

24. Vincenzo is rocking this look! He’s so pretty.

25. Does being part of the mafia including having to participate in acting workshops?

26. Lesson learned: if you’re going to be an evil powerful man, don’t believe in shamans or you’re going to go crazy.

Daebang pulls out of the deal

27. Hang-seok killed four of his classmates back then? At least we know he’s been psychotic since birth.

28. So he literally is a psychopath. And he does drugs too! The ultimate duo.

29. We know those wristwatches are going to play an important role soon.

30. You know what I realized? If Babel had just hired a spy to keep an eye out on what Vincenzo does (like these fake shaman rituals), they’d easily gain an upper hand.

31. Aaawww, look at this guy’s tears of joy when he realizes he’s not going to die soon.

The Daebang chairman dies

32. So is Mr. Cho also a bad guy considering he’s aligned himself with Prosecutor Jung?

33. Vincenzo definitely planted that fake ambush on Mr. Cho, right?

34. Finally. Babel is going for the low blow and going after Vincenzo’s mother! It’s going to be delicious.

35. Mr. Cho is a good guy after all. Thank God for that.

36. It was nice knowing you, chairman of Daebang. You’ve served your purpose.

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