The Golden Spoon (금수저) is a drama-thriller TV series that follows the story of a young man who is given the chance to change and leave behind his poor life in exchange for the lavish life of his friend. Directed by Song Hyun-wook, the drama stars Yook Sung-jae, Lee Jong-won, Jung Chae-yeon, Yeon Woo and Choi Dae-chul, alongside other cast members.
The 16 episodes drama premiered on September 23, 2022, and releases new episodes every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 PM KST on MBC taking over the timeslot previously occupied by Big Mouth. The Golden Spoon episode 16 has a run time of 70 minutes.
Disney+Hotstar’s synopsis of the show reads:
A CHILD FROM A POOR FAMILY ACQUIRES A “GOLDEN SPOON” THAT CAN SWAP HIM WITH HIS RICH FRIEND AND ALLOW HIM A LIFE THAT HE ALWAYS DREAMED OF.
-The Golden Spoon Episode 16 Recap contains Spoilers-
The Golden Spoon finale begins with Seung-cheon and Hyeon-do’s meeting at the abandoned building where the latter calls in the police to capture Seung-cheon on false charges. Seung-cheon makes a quick decision to make a run for it and escapes with the help of Mun-ki.
Elsewhere, Tae-yong goes to the granny to return the spoon and asks for a refund which he gets, however, he soon gets a call from Yeo-jin who tells him about what has happened to Seung-cheon. Tae-yong then rushes to Hyeon-do and has an argument with him when he finds out that the latter does not know about the last rule of the golden spoon.
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On the other hand, Seung-cheon who is on a run gets a call from Tae-yong who passes on this information and the former behind to look for the spoon along with Mun-ki. He then gives Ju-hee a call and asks her to wait for him while using her as a distraction for the police while he hides at his old home.
There, Sun-hye prepares a meal for him as he recollects his days in the half-basement house. He then picks up Hyeon-do’s spoon to eat and receives all of his memory after which he informs Ju-hee and Tae-yong about the tape of Hyeon-do killing Gwon Yohan while he leaves to meet Hyeon-do.
Hyeon-do soon arrives back home where he sees Seung-cheon in the dining room who tells him that he has donated all the money hidden in his Swiss account. Hyeon-do doesn’t believe him until he gets a call after which Seung-cheon reveal the last rule of the spoon.
He then asks Hyeon-do to surrender but the latter does not listen and grabs him in a chokehold to end his life while Ju-hee’s teammates at the broadcasting station find the footage she had been searching for. However, her seniors do not approve of them publicising the footage so she sends it to Yeo-jin who reveals it through her live broadcast.
Elsewhere, Seung-cheon fights back and releases himself from the strangulation when Tae-yong arrives to stop him from hurting Hyeon-do any further. However, Hyeon-do sees this as an opening and tries to escape but fails when Young-sin delays him until the police arrive.
Seung-cheon and Tae-yong then find a peaceful ending as the latter decides to continue his life while the former leaves with the police for the investigation. In the following days, Mun-ki finds the paperweight which was Hyeon-do’s murder weapon which then frees Seung-cheon.
He then arrives at the Hwang house with Ju-hee and asks her to wait outside while he brings his luggage, but what he doesn’t know is that a deadly trap awaits him. Inside, he picks up a glass of juice after which the scene shifts to Young-sin opening his door to see blood everywhere.
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Ju-hee sees an ambulance arrive and rushes inside to see a stretcher leaving with a body which makes her break down in tears. The following scene is a time skip 3 years later when Tae-yong has become a renowned Webtoon artist as he is giving an interview about his book- The Golden Spoon.
We see what life has become for some people as Seung-ha ends up marrying Mun-ki while Yeon-jin too has a child with Park Jang-gu. Ju-hee and Tae-yong discuss how everything has been unfair to Seung-cheon because news of Hyeon-do being released has been spread and Yeo-jin too has been living a good life despite having used the spoon.
However, things aren’t as simple for the two because they too have to pay for using the spoon.
The Golden Spoon Episode 16 Ending
The Golden Spoon episode 16 ends with Yeon-jin’s child getting kidnapped by her real father whom she had employed at the Oh family house while Hyeon-do has been paralysed by Young-sin with the use of the same medication he used to kill “Tae-yong”. But the real pain for Hyeon-do only begins when Young-sin reveals that Jun-tae was Gwon Yohan, i.e., his son.
Later, Ju-hee is told to interview a gardener who also teaches the kids nearby about stocks which is an interesting piece of news. This takes her to a beach during sunset as Seung-cheon appears in front of him.
It is revealed that the moment when Seung-cheon picked up the juice glass, the gardener in the house ate at the Hwang house with a golden spoon for the third time which exchanged their lives. All he had when he left back then were the newfound memories and his golden spoon in his pocket.
So, coming back to the present, the two don’t recognise each other and Ju-hee is unable to let go of the familiar feeling she feels from him.
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The Golden Spoon Episode 16 Review
The number of twists and turns that this episode has brought might as well be more than what we’ve witnessed till today. This was definitely an episode worthy of being called the finale and I have loved every bit of it; okay maybe not every bit of it.
Seung-cheon really scared me towards the end and only left me confused at the end because now I want to know if he got his memories back or not. The characters have all been given closure even though the story for some of them still continues which makes us intrigued if this show may bring us a worthy sequel.
But leaving that aside, this show has been a joy to watch and even though this episode may look rushed towards the end (which I get as they must have wanted to cover all the characters). Also, I am still intrigued by the granny’s mystery which hasn’t been fulfilled in this episode but has only gotten worse.
Altogether, an enjoyable show with twists and turns that may not make your eyes pop out but are just enough to make the show a pleasure to watch.
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