The Sins Of A Father
Episode 10 of Bulgasal: Immortal Souls picks up with Hwal wrestling with the truth about Do-Yun. After understanding that he is actually A-Chan reincarnated, Hwal immediately tries to ring the boy. However, Do-Yun is not picking up. ..
Eul-Tae, the housekeeper, and Si-Ho, the son, are friends. Hwal, a friend of Eul-Tae’s who has been watching Si-Ho from afar, claims to be a friend but Si-Ho immediately senses something amiss. He asks Eul-Tae about Sang-Un and Eul-Tae tells him that she doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
The thing is, she’s inside the house and hiding in a hidden compartment behind the wall. Si-Ho tries to convince him that Hwal and Sang-Un are together, which works well to distract him. ..
Meanwhile, Eul-Tae’s secretary stops in her car alongside Do-Yun, offering him a lift to Eul-tae’s place. This is obviously Dueoksini and she stares at him, unblinking and crazed. ..
Eul-Tae tells Hwal that Do-Yun is his son and that he was taken from his home in the city. He also reveals that Do-Yun is working for the Bulgasal and has been helping them to smuggle goods into the city. Hwal is skeptical, but decides to take Eul-Tae’s word for it and goes outside to talk to Do-Yun himself.
Dueoksini, a criminal mastermind, quickly rings and promises Hwal that she’s going to put an end to everything. She’s acting independently of Eul-Tae now and intends to harm Do-Yun. Eul-Tae offers his help, pointing out where Hwal should look next. Specifically, he mentions the Hyeongrim-Dong case that occurred back in 2001.
Detective Ham eventually hands over the files, which details Sang Hui’s history to the police station.
Sang Hui was released from prison after her parents were murdered. She is very calm and seems to have no memory of the murders. This may be a deciding factor in her release.
Sang-Hui, a woman known for her manipulative skills, was released from prison 3 years ago after lack of evidence. However, due to her well-known abilities, it is likely that she will continue to commit murders in order to get away with them.
Kwon is on the way to find Do-Yun, but his car breaks down. So out of all the people to stop, it’s Eul-Tae. He offers to give him a lift, pointing out that Do-Yun is the most important part of this right now. ..
Eul-Tae, the victim of a tragic accident, says he feels guilty and worried about Do-Yun. He goes on to say that he really did try to save Do-Yun’s brother but when he died, he couldn’t tell Do-Yun and as such ended up manipulating him. Through all of this, Eul-Tae smiles sadly and retorts that he doubts Do-Yun will ever play with him again now. ..
Sang-Un and Hwal venture out into the forest to find Dueoksini, a Monster who has been holding a crossbow for 600 years. Unfortunately, due to Sang-Un’s sense of smell, she is able to find her foe. However, she is not alone - there is a Monster with a crossbow lying in wait.
Do-Yun is kidnapped by the monster and Sang-Un promises to give herself up if he reveals her whereabouts. When he divulges Do-Yun’s whereabouts, the monster snickers and mentions his father’s house, where traces of their blood lie as a constant reminder of his savagery.
Just before the Monster killed Sang-Un, Hwal appears and saves her life, killing the monster. However, he ends up with a crossbow bolt through his heart for his troubles.
After falling off the cliff with Dueoksini earlier on, Hwal hurries off to find the boy. In their absence, Eul-Tae catches up with a bloodied and bruised Dueoksini, who makes it back to her car. When she finds out Do-Yun is going to save the boy, she cackles and reveals that she’s told him about Eul-Tae killing Do-Yun in his past life. Shocked and angry, Eul-Tae moves on the monster in a flash, drinking her blood. ..
Do-Yun wakes up in the house of the monster and immediately heads outside. The first person he rings is Hwal, admitting he’s the strongest person he knows and needs help.
Do-Yun and Eul-Tae have a touching chat, with both of them apologizing for what happened in the past. However, Do-Yun mentions something odd about his past. Just before revealing it to him, Eul-Tae appears and crushes his phone. He wants to talk to Do-Yun privately.
The victim and Eul-tae were friends before the stabbing. Eul-tae stabbed his friend in the stomach with a knife while they embraced, causing him to bleed to death.
Do-Yun was killed when he left the house. Hwal and Sang-Un found him on the floor and they had to call for an ambulance. Just like the past, Hwal is left with a feeling of helplessness as he watches his son die before his eyes. As he looks at Do-Yun’s lifeless body, Hwal can’t help but wonder what could have been if only he had stayed home.
The Episode Review
Eul-Tae has been in a coma for years, and the doctors have been unable to determine what caused her coma. Now, they are finally able to determine that she was infected with a virus that is spreading through time. The virus is similar to the one that killed Eul-Tae’s father, and it seems to be spreading through time as well. The only way to stop the virus from spreading is by finding and curing the person who caused Eul-Tae’s coma.
The heartbreaking ending for Do-Yun is perhaps inevitable but it’s still a massive hammer blow – for us and for Hwal. Poor Hwal though. After pushing his son away, he’s been forced to relive that same painful memory involving A-Chan, and that’s thanks to Eul-Tae showing his true colours.
Killing Do-Yun may well be fate (we’re not sure for now if that’s a certainty though) but now Hwal is going to be out for blood and that definitely doesn’t pose well for Eul-Tae. ..
Despite yesterday’s slower paced chapter, this is a return to form for Bulgasal, leaving things hanging on a precarious knife-edge going into next week. ..
