9 Best scenes from Trigger that fans simply can’t get over

Netflix’s latest K-drama, Trigger, has been gaining attention for posing a hypothetical question that delivers a much closer and more terrifying look at society. It narrates the story of South Korea, a country where the citizens are dealing with a mental war. This situation leads to a more gruesome scenario when they are handed free guns.

Kim Nam-gil’s Lee Do, a cop and a former military sniper, tries to stop the citizens from using the guns while also struggling with his horrifying past involving firearms. With just 10 episodes, Trigger narrates the unique story crisply and concisely, and also showcases numerous moments that have become highlights of the series.

Here is a list of the 9 best scenes from Trigger that we still cannot get over.

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9 Best scenes from Trigger that fans simply can’t get over

9) Yoo Jeong-tae’s patience runs out (Episode 1)

Since the beginning of the premiere episode of Trigger, Woo Ji-hyun’s Yoo Jeong-tae is at the center. He is a student struggling with depression and anxiety, trying to control his anger toward people who don’t follow the rules, often imagining shooting everyone.

At the end of Episode 1, he fails to control himself while studying and ends up using the gun to shoot the couple in the adjacent room, beginning the gun violence in a gun-free Korea. The depiction feels real, making it more terrifying, which also becomes the highlight of the first episode of Trigger.

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8) Lee Do takes down Jeo Won-sung (Episode 3)

The gun violence increases as more guns are shipped to citizens across the country, with some also getting into the wrong hands. For instance, in Episode 3 of Trigger, the sex offender Jeo Won-sung (Lee Suk) goes to the police station to take revenge on his parole officer. The officer had been monitoring his whereabouts with an ankle monitor.

He kills the officer along with many others and also injures a senior officer. With no other options left, Kim Nam-gil’s Lee Do decides to take matters into his own hands, wields the gun. He takes down Won-sung, who tries to trick him and kill more officers in the station. This becomes a turning point in the Netflix series, as Lee Do used to avoid handling guns due to his traumatic history with firearms, but now has to pick one up again.

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7) Lee Do saves Mrs. Oh (Episode 4)

In Episode 4 of Trigger, Mrs. Oh takes her revenge by killing the manager of her son’s workplace with the gun delivered to her. The episode becomes more action-packed when Park Hoon’s Koo Jeong-man sends his goons to retrieve all the guns sent to the public, and they arrive at Mrs. Oh’s house.

However, Lee Do reaches there in time and, without shooting anyone but scaring them with the gun, saves Mrs. Oh’s life. While guns are available, this scene perfectly depicts how even the criminals are not used to handling them and are afraid of firearms.

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6) Moon Baek’s real identity revealed (Episode 5)

Other than Nam-gil’s righteous police officer, Trigger’s other main character is Kim Young-kwang’s Moon Baek. He has been clinging to Lee Do since the gun violence began in the show.

In Episode 5 of Trigger, Lee Do tells him a story about a man with blue and brown eyes who left a gun in a village, which became the doom of the sacred villagers as they began to suspect one another. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that the man Lee was talking about is none other than Moon Baek, who has one blue eye and the other brown.

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5) Moon Baek’s elaborate plan to lure Gyu-jin and Yeong-dong (Episode 6)

In episode 6 of Trigger, we are shown an elaborate plan that Moon Baek has made for the next gun violence. Using a BB gun to fight with a bunch of goons, who are actually his own hires, he grabs Gyu-jin and his friend’s attention. Gyu-jin later asks him to teach him how to use a gun.

With this, the next day, the school is attacked by one of their own students, who turns out to be Yeong-dong. He begins killing fellow students and even teachers who did not help him when he was being bullied. This results in a devastating and unforgettable episode of the series, as Moon Baek now includes children in his plans to destroy the country from within.

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4) Lee Do stops Gyu-jin from becoming Moon Baek’s next pawn (Episode 7)

Episode 7 of Trigger is another crucial entry in the series, as Lee Do’s suspicions about Moon Baek are confirmed. He learns that Moon Baek was present in all the areas where gun violence has occurred.

In addition, Lee Do successfully stops Gyu-jin from committing the same crime as his friend. As Gyu-jin approaches the student who bullied him, gun in hand and encouraged by Moon Baek, Lee Do talks him down. He explains that what he is about to do will hurt him more than it will hurt the person he’s targeting. This heartfelt reasoning makes Gyu-jin drop his gun, ultimately thwarting Moon Baek’s entire plan.

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3) Lee Do’s sniping skills in full display (Episode 8)

In Episode 8 of Trigger, a police operation takes place to arrest Jeong-man and his men and retrieve all the firearms from them. However, their plan does not go as they had hoped, and most of Jeong-man’s men—and Jeong-man himself—flee before their arrest.

But that doesn’t save them, as Lee Do finally picks up his gun, aims at their vehicle, and punctures one of the tires, stopping them from going any further. He also shoots at Jeong-man, who tries to run but is injured and later captured by the police. While Lee Do avoids picking up a gun due to his many apprehensions, whenever he does, he never wastes a single bullet and still avoids killing.

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2) Moon Baek fires at Lee Do and Hyeon-sik (Episode 9)

After revealing his next pawn in Episode 8, Moon Baek waits for the next violent attack, which is supposed to take place in a public setting. In Episode 9 of Trigger, Lee Do tries to approach his mentor, Hyeon-sik, played by veteran Korean actor Kim Won-hae. He attempts to talk him out of killing the fraudster who scammed his daughter.

Although he successfully convinces him not to shoot, the public attack still occurs as Moon Baek shows up and fires at them. The incident is captured on camera and broadcast across the country, terrifying citizens and deepening their fear of the ongoing crisis.

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1) Lee Do’s small act of selflessness becomes the hope for a safe future (Episode 10)

In the finale of Trigger, Moon Baek’s plans come to fruition as he distributes free firearms to frightened citizens, who, in an attempt to protect themselves, get involved in a riot. However, toward the end, as Lee Do believes he has failed to stop the chaos, he encounters a child holding a gun.

He rushes to the child, takes the weapon from his hands, and shields him from being injured in the riot. This moment is captured on camera and broadcast throughout the country. It becomes a symbol of hope for a safer future, inspiring thousands of people to voluntarily give up their guns. It stands out not just as one of the best scenes, but also as one of the most powerful endings of the Netflix series.

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