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The Best Episodes of Brain Works

Every episode of Brain Works ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Brain Works!

The Best Episodes of Brain Works

Two ill-fated men become a comic duo to investigate criminal cases involving a rare brain disease together.

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  1. Background image for Cooperation As Yet Unheard Of
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Cooperation As Yet Unheard Of

    S1:E1

    Dr. Shin Ha-ru is fired after illegally acquiring a criminal’s brain. He volunteers to help Detective Geum Myeong-se's bureau — and to make him pay.

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  2. Background image for The Most Brilliant Moment
    8.4/10(12 votes)

    #2 - The Most Brilliant Moment

    S1:E2

    Ha-ru and Myeong-se's first case involves a famous guitarist and his wife, who turned herself in for his murder. But Ha-ru turns the case on its head.

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  3. Background image for I Don't Know My Wife's Face
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    #3 - I Don't Know My Wife's Face

    S1:E3

    A Vietnamese woman is found dead with her face and hands burnt. Her husband suffers prosopagnosia; her best friend has disappeared. Both are suspects.

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  4. Background image for Things That Are Visible When You Close Your Eyes
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Things That Are Visible When You Close Your Eyes

    S1:E4

    New evidence and test results drastically change the face of the case. A killer approaches Ha-ru, saying he wants to donate his brain to neuroscience.

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  5. Background image for Love, The Basic Instinct
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Love, The Basic Instinct

    S1:E8

    After a husband's confession, his wife shows symptoms of conversion disorder. Who killed who? Ha-ru gives up his revenge and leaves the department.

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  6. Background image for A Man Cheating With His Wife
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #6 - A Man Cheating With His Wife

    S1:E7

    Ha-ru’s attempt to sully Myeong-se embarrassingly backfires. A man reports his wife missing to the police, claiming a "virtual human" attacked her.

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    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Reset Man

    S1:E9

    A suspect whose memory resets every 30 minutes claims he has killed his mother. Ha-ru returns, intrigued by a patient with anterograde amnesia.

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  9. Background image for Though Memories Fade, feat. How to Forget Bad Memories
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Though Memories Fade, feat. How to Forget Bad Memories

    S1:E10

    The stepbrother becomes a prime suspect as the siblings’ harrowing tale comes to light. On his date with So-jeong, Myeong-se gets a call about a body.

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  10. Background image for The Girl With The Wicked Spirit
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #9 - The Girl With The Wicked Spirit

    S1:E5

    A 6-year-old with aphasia gets turned in by her mother. She believes a demon has possessed her daughter to kill — and her husband has paid the price.

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  11. Background image for How To Be Saved Forever
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #10 - How To Be Saved Forever

    S1:E6

    Ha-ru exposes the truth before the child’s exorcism can take place. And a tablet reveals some dirt on the detective, much to the doctor's delight.

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  12. Background image for A Brain on Trial
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #11 - A Brain on Trial

    S1:E11

    The perpetrator who left a mysterious note at the murder scene demands a reduced sentence. Unaware of Dong-u’s plan, Ha-ru appears as a witness.

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  13. Background image for A Teenage Brain Versus A Psychopath Brain
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #12 - A Teenage Brain Versus A Psychopath Brain

    S1:E13

    A bleeding boy is found unconscious in I-na's bedroom. All of her friends claim she's the one responsible, and unfortunately, the evidence agrees.

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  14. Background image for The Best Revenge
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #13 - The Best Revenge

    S1:E14

    Ha-ru helps prove I-na's innocence. As he and Myeong-se's family bond, Ha-ru finally discovers Myeong-se’s flaw, leading to his untimely resignation.

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    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Episode 15

    S1:E15

    Ha-ru learns that his parents weren't killed in a car accident but murdered. To find their killer, Ha-ru must accept a psychopath's dangerous offer.

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  16. Background image for Episode 16
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Episode 16

    S1:E16

    Myeong-se and Ha-ru must play the sympathy game, or else. The hostages will be released if their brain waves sync. Can two heads work better than one?

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  17. Background image for The Effects Love and Breakups Have on the Brain
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #16 - The Effects Love and Breakups Have on the Brain

    S1:E12

    Ha-ru's statement in court stirs up the media. When he unravels the cause of Kim Mo-ran’s hypersexuality, Myeong-se and So-jeong get tangled up in it.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Cooperation As Yet Unheard Of" is the best rated episode of "Brain Works". It scored 8.4/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Gu Seong-jun, Lee Jin-seo and written by Park Kyung-seon, it aired on 1/2/2023. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Most Brilliant Moment".