The ENA Monday-Tuesday drama Climax is raising the tension by revealing a TOP 3 of viewing points that will flip the flow of the story along with a recap of key events in the midsection.
In episode 6 aired on the 31st, a shocking turn unfolded in which Park Jae-sang—who had declared that he would expose the recording related to the murder case of Oh Gwang-jae—was found as a deceased body in a motel just before going live. Park Jae-sang’s death became a catalyst that lifted the reality of the Oh Gwang-jae file—where media, politics, and conglomerate families are intricately entangled—out of the shadows and onto the surface, beyond treating the incident as a mere crime.
Another point to watch is the shifting relationship between Bang Tae-seob and Choo Ah. The trust between the two, forged by working together to cover up the Oh Gwang-jae case, collapsed completely starting with episode 6. Meanwhile, Hwang Jeong-won—previously nothing more than an information source—began getting directly involved in the case, emerging as the key variable that shakes the two’s relationship. In addition, the married couple Kwon Jong-uk and Lee Yang-mi also suspect each other and dive into the power struggle for their own interests, further heightening immersion.
While the release of the recording was halted after Park Jae-sang’s death, the scale of the incident only expanded further. With the key evidence gone, the initiative shifted to the choices made by the people who survived. Choo Ah attempted extreme actions in a bold move to flip public sentiment, while Bang Tae-seob found himself forced to choose between political survival and cover-up.
A drama insider said that with the existence of the Oh Gwang-jae file coming to light, the case is spreading as a risk that shakes the entire power structure rather than remaining a personal matter, and that the survivors’ desperate struggle will become the core of the second half. Meanwhile, Climax—praised as a well-made power thriller—is broadcast every Monday and Tuesday at 10:00 PM.
