Nunadrama — Dongjaethegoodorthebastarde09 Better

Based on the review from , Episode 9 of Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard

: Unlike the original Stranger , this spin-off has been described as having a mix of crime investigation and satire , focusing heavily on Dong-jae's unique character growth.

The episode in question involved a high-stakes corruption case where Dong-jae had a choice: take a bribe to bury evidence against a powerful CEO, or hand it over to his rival, Hwang Si-mok. For the old Dong-jae, the choice would have been instant. But as he looked at the evidence—a recording of a father begging for justice for his son—something in him shifted. "Prosecutor Seo?"

The episode ended not with a death, but with a choice. And that, Nunadrama’s fans agreed, was the better ending. Not because Dongjae was good. But because he was still fighting to be.