Previously on Vincenzo, I almost lost it after Jang Han-seo betrayed Vincenzo when he shot him in the heart. But as we’ve learned since we started watching this show, nothing is ever what it seems.
What really happened in that hockey rink? Has Han-seo officially gone mad? And what’s next in the plan to take down Babel for good? Find out all the answers to those burning questions with our review, recap, and real-time reactions! As always, feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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How is it possible that so many things happened, but so little at the same time? It’s kind of hard to recap everything that happened in this episode, but let’s start with Han-seo shooting Vincenzo in the heart. As everyone had expected, he wasn’t actually dead.
In fact, my worries of Jang Han-seo being a baddie all along were put to rest almost immediately when it was revealed that he had planned the whole thing with Vincenzo. It was actually the first step in a plan to get rid of Interpol, who had come after Vincenzo because of Han Seung-hyeuk. The mafia lawyer had been wearing protective gear under his uniform all along so the gunshot did not do any harm.
He told Interpol that the whole thing was a set-up from his Italian rival, Paolo, and he immediately sent them a list of vital information to send them away from him. And to avoid any suspicion from Team Babel-Wusang, Han-seo even asked for Vincenzo to shoot him in the arm.
You all know I’ve been #TeamHanSeo since he teamed up with the Jipuragi Law Firm so you know I was ecstatic that his betrayal was just a mere illusion. There was also a cute little scene where Han-seo revealed that he actually saw Vincenzo as a brother. While it did sorta come out of left field, we shouldn’t be too surprised. When you have a brother who’s as psychotic as Han-seok, you’ll naturally gravitate to someone who shows you the tiniest bit of kindness.
I guess I am feeling some disappointment because the cliffhangers of the show often turn out to be such a bust. But somehow, Vincenzo episode 18 managed to out-disappoint me in that regard.
READ: ‘Vincenzo’ Episode 17: Review, Recap & Reactions
We are officially witnessing the downfall of Babel. The Jipuragi Law Firm has put the company on notice (again) by taking their case to court. It seems like this is the real beginning of the end though, because our favorite team of lawyers have some major stuff to back up their claims.
But Vincenzo wouldn’t dare to call himself a member of the mafia without having some fun at his enemy’s expense. After instructing his lackeys to scare off Jang Han-seok, Vincenzo continued to put him down for good by placing him behind bars. The craziest part about the whole thing was how he made Ms. Choi and Han-seok believe that it was their plan to have that happen.
They didn’t know it, but Vincenzo threatened now-Chief Prosecutor Han Seung-hyeuk to make sure that the arrest would happen. In a Team Babel-Wusang meeting, Seung-hyeuk suggested that Han-seok be arrested so that he would be “protected” from Vincenzo. They thought it was a good idea because there was no way he was going to get killed in jail.
Vincenzo would later reveal the truth to Inmate Han-seok who looked especially good in an orange suit. And to add insult to injury, Han-seo was the one who put his brother in handcuffs.
I honestly don’t know what to make of this. Jang Han-seok, who’s the Big Bad of the show, has been doing such a terrible job of being a genuine villain so far. Ms. Choi has done more things than he has in Vincenzo episode 18 alone!
The show has made him look weak too many times already, and I’m not sure there is enough time to make us feel like he has an actual chance against Vincenzo. He gave Ms. Choi the order to get him out of that cell before Babel completely gets destroyed, so I’m hoping he raises some major hell afterwards.
Then Vincenzo episode 18 starts to get confusing and messy when our favorite Italian friend Luca visited the consigliere. He came to tell Vincenzo that the Luciano family was under attack and that his presence was needed back in Italy. So with that, he immediately packed up his bags to fly out the next day.
Then in the very definition of “filler”, we got to see some characters get melodrama-sad as they said their farewell to Vincenzo. Did I mention that he was planning to come back after two weeks?
The goodbye scenes he had with the tenants and Cha-young would’ve been great and all if it wasn’t for what happened next.
Let’s rewind a bit. Even though the Guillotine File has been in the hands of Jipuragi for some time now, the gold and Guillotine File drama is still not yet over. Mr. Kim, who is the secretary of presidential candidate Park Seung-jun and is now suddenly a threat to our protagonists, has been on a mission to find the Guillotine File hidden in the Geumga Plaza basement.
He sent his men to attack Mr. Cho, who was able to trace the person who could open the basement door: Seo Mi-ri.
He couldn’t have just pretended that it was another person?! Mr. Cho, you’re the literal worst.
Mr. Kim and his men went after Mi-ri who was able to open the door for them. There’s one twist to this story though: the basement was empty! After this revelation, the men chased Mi-r- down the building where Cha-young tried to come to her rescue. The feisty lawyer was no match for the men though.
But before anyone could place a finger on her, someone came to their rescue. It was Vincenzo!
That is where we left things off in Vincenzo episode 18, and my only reaction is: huh? What was the point of all the prolonged mopey scenes about Vincenzo leaving if he was going to come back before the episode even ended? I just don’t see the point of spending that amount of time for filler, especially when we’re this late in the show.
Not only that, but the cliffhanger was weak because there were no stakes! I don’t know why we’re still treating the Guillotine File as a big deal for villains to find because Vincenzo has had it this entire time. Babel is already going down because of it so I don’t see why we should worry about other people looking for it.
Overall, I think I let my expectations get the best of me. I wanted Vincenzo episode 18 to set-up the last two episodes of the show well for the Big Bad showdown, but we ended it with the pointless Italy return affair that didn’t amount to much. I wish they did something to make us feel that Vincenzo’s plan will not go down smoothly. Instead, we got Han-seok behind bars without much hope to grasp on to.
Also, there was no follow-up to Cha-young getting uneasy about Vincenzo’s killing spree from the previous episode.
I sincerely hope this is not the end for Babel and Wusang. Let’s hope they’ll be able to swing things in their favor in episode 19!
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Vincenzo Episode 18 Rating: 6.5/10
I realize that these are all moments related to Jang Han-seo, but there just weren’t many iconic moments in this episode. He is a pretty iconic character though.
1. Han-seo sees Vincenzo as his hyung
2. Han-seo arrests his brother
3. Han-seo shoots Vincenzo in the arm
1. And just like that, Vincenzo rises from being shot to nobody’s surprise!
2. Now I’m confused how Vincenzo was able to tie up all those Interpol people.
3. Han-seo totally deserved that shot to the arm.
4. I’m confused. If Jang Han-seo was the one who leaked the Interpol info to Vincenzo, then why did he shoot him? Then that means…
5. Yes! Han-seo is still part of Team Vincenzo. I manifested this!!!
6. I kind of ship Vincenzo and Han-seo together?
7. I love how all the Geumga Plaza tenants just want to have Vincenzo’s approval.
8. This is a great throwback to the first court case these two had against Babel.
9. I bet these monks are up to something. Very sus.
10. I didn’t realize how much I’ve missed interactions between Ms. Choi and Cha-young.
11. Is this the first time that Vincenzo and Seung-hyeuk actually interacted?
12. Vincenzo has not been playing around since they killed his mother. He’s just shooting people everywhere.
13. Mr. Cho is finally getting an interesting storyline!
14. Jang Han-seok has just looked lamer and lamer by the episode. And now he’s worse off with his limp and ear bandage.
15. Han-seok has to go to jail for this plan against Vincenzo? Now we’re talking!
16. Damn, Han-seo putting the handcuffs on Han-seok would’ve been such an epic moment if it wasn’t all part of a scheme.
17. I don’t get why Seung-hyeuk is still scared of Han-seok even if he’s literally more powerful than him now.
18. Yikes. I take back what I said about shipping Han-seo and Vincenzo together after he said he seems him as a brother.
19. I wanna call Vincenzo hyung, too!
20. Checkmate! You’re going down along with Babel, Jang Han-seok.
21. Why is Seung-hyeuk still looking out for Han-seok’s best interest?
22. Guess Luca’s here to set-up the final conflict of the show: will Vincenzo stay in Korea, or leave to go to Italy?
23. Mr. Cho has betrayed us once again. God, he is seriously the worst supporting character ever.
24. It’s been sooo long since we’ve had a good Vincenzo and Cha-young scene.
25. So Vincenzo is leaving just like that?
26. It’s just two weeks, guys. Let’s not get overdramatic.
27. So we’re not gonna talk about your unresolved feelings regarding Vincenzo’s murder streak, Cha-young? Okaaaay.
28. She really learned an Italian phrase for Vincenzo. Adorable!
29. For a second there, I thought the monks betrayed Seo Mi-ri.
30. I wish I had proof, but I totally saw it coming that the gold isn’t actually there.
31. Well that Italy trip was quick!
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Mr. Cho did not betray Vincenzo. He and his family was threatened.