(dramacool-sub) The Golden Spoon (2022) Episode 1 Review

"That spoon is special," the old woman had cackled, her eyes twinkling with an otherworldly knowing. "Buy it for three dollars, and you can change your parents. Eat three meals with it at the house of a child your age, and you will swap lives with them. Their parents will become your parents."

The rain fell in sheets over Seoul, mirroring the heavy despair in Lee Seung-cheon’s heart. He stood on the edge of the bridge, looking down at the churning river below, clutching a cheap, dented metal spoon in his hand. Just hours ago, this very object had felt like his ticket out of hell. Now, it just felt like a cruel joke. (Dramacool-SUB) The Golden Spoon (2022) Episode 1

Just then, his phone buzzed. It was a message from Park Jang-goon. He had sent a video of Seung-cheon’s father being humiliated at a convenience store, begging for a loan. Jang-goon’s mocking caption read: Like father, like son. Dirt spoons forever. "That spoon is special," the old woman had

He didn't care what it took. He didn't care if he had to beg, crawl, or lie. He was going to get back inside Tae-yong's house, and he was going to eat those three meals. Their parents will become your parents

At school, he was the punching bag for Park Jang-goon, a sadistic rich kid who tormented Seung-cheon for sport. Seung-cheon took the beatings and the humiliation, even doing Jang-goon's homework for meager scraps of cash. He needed that money. He needed to survive. But today, something had snapped.

He shoved the golden spoon into his pocket and turned away from the ledge. He wasn't going to jump. He was going back to that mansion.

Lee Seung-cheon was done being a dirt spoon. He was going to steal a life of gold.