I had a feeling he was going to win. Dan asked him to win the match, and he followed through, because he knew that if he backed out, Dan would end up blaming himself for JJK losing the championship. We’ve already seen how Dan carries guilt from the past, so it makes sense that JJK wouldn’t want to put him in that position again.
That’s why I don’t think the match felt rushed or anticlimactic. The story gave us enough hints, and JJK has always been pretty transparent as a character. Even though he’s become softer and kinder toward Dan, that underlying anger is still there. The difference now is that he knows how to control it, especially when it comes to Dan. The only time he really lost his composure was when he saw Dan’s bag packed, and even then, it came from not wanting Dan to leave.
As for Junmin, that move was honestly a bad one, if not outright cheap. It was bound to fail. Sooner or later, the authorities would be able to trace everything back to them, especially with how sloppy the setup was before the match. If his team had been more careful and strategic, I’d expect a more complex and satisfying plot. But bad decisions don’t deserve a rewarding outcome.
In the end, Dan got caught in the middle but survived, and JJK still pulled off a win, by TKO, no less.
I had a feeling he was going to win. Dan asked him to win the match, and he followed through, because he knew that if he backed out, Dan would end up blaming himself for JJK losing the championship. We’ve already seen how Dan carries guilt from the past, so it makes sense that JJK wouldn’t want to put him in that position again.
That’s why I don’t think the match felt rushed or anticlimactic. The story gave us enough hints, and JJK has always been pretty transparent as a character. Even though he’s become softer and kinder toward Dan, that underlying anger is still there. The difference now is that he knows how to control it, especially when it comes to Dan. The only time he really lost his composure was when he saw Dan’s bag packed, and even then, it came from not wanting Dan to leave.
As for Junmin, that move was honestly a bad one, if not outright cheap. It was bound to fail. Sooner or later, the authorities would be able to trace everything back to them, especially with how sloppy the setup was before the match. If his team had been more careful and strategic, I’d expect a more complex and satisfying plot. But bad decisions don’t deserve a rewarding outcome.
In the end, Dan got caught in the middle but survived, and JJK still pulled off a win, by TKO, no less.