Studying Hard
Episode 2 of Again My Life begins with Hui-Wu forced to relive the most painful day of his life. His parents seem to be dead and he’s not able to change fate… or is he? It turns out that in this timeline, Hui-Wu’s parents actually survived the car crash! ..
Hui-Wu is shocked to find the driver of the truck that hit his bike dead and with evidence of alcohol consumption. Tae-Seop’s right hand man, Jin-Ho, is there and it becomes clear that the driver was actually Jo Hyeon-Seok, Tae-Seop’s son. The accident records were fabricated and hidden on purpose to keep Tae-Seop’s record squeaky clean. ..
Hui-Wu comes first in the mock exams and is offered a place at Korea University’s Class. He wants to study law at Hangkuk University, so he will work even harder to achieve his goals. Tae-Seop announces his candidacy for the upcoming elections and Hui-Wu starts to worry about how he will compete. ..
The medical team is currently working to bring Kim Gyu-Ri to the hospital. She has passed out in the alleyway outside with a bottle of pills in her pocket. He manages to talk her around though, convincing her that she has more to live for. His aspiring words help to snap some sense into the girl.
Hui-Wu knows she’s in the city because she overheard two students talking about how overworked she is. She decides to help Gyu-Ri ahead of schedule by helping her find a job.
Jong-Il is the ringleader in this story and he’s responsible for beating up Hui-Wu, claiming self-defence after one of his friends threw a glass vial across the room and cut his face in the process. The other men in this story are Seok-Hoon and Jong-Il.
Deputy Chief Tae-Seop and Tae-Seop’s friend, the Assistant Chief, soon start a crooked relationship. This seems to be the start of their crooked relationship as we know Tae-Seop is going to make it into the big-time.
In 2008, the college entrance exam took place. Gyu-Ri and Hui-Wu started to strike up a friendship and this led to more possibilities for the latter. ..
Kang Min Seok, the Head Attorney at KMS Law Firm, is known for winning a lot of his cases. Hui-Wu’s role is pretty simple: dealing with document recovery.
Hui-Wu overhears Min-Seok working on a big case that takes 5 years to resolve. Naturally, Hui-Wu gives a helping hand and in doing so, is given a cash prize of 1 million won when they wrap up the case. Hui-Wu also passes his exams too, and is able to go to Law school for the third time. ..
The Freshman party is held after Hui-Wu impresses the professor with his detailed answer for the class. Assemblyman Jin is there, prior to becoming Tae-Seop’s puppet, and is currently a prosecutor. We also catch a glimpse of a woman called Kim Hee-A. She does several different jobs, including working as a waitress.
She meets Hui-Wu a few times through this episode, but eventually ends up drinking with him and fellow student Lee Min-Su. After drinking copious amounts of alcohol, Hui-Wu prepares to head home. Only, he’s followed by that same assassin from the rooftop. Uh oh.
The Episode Review
This follow-up chapter shows Hui-Wu back at school and high-flying his way to success. It provides context to his past while also showing Hui-Wu much more humbled this time around, determined to become the absolute best and take down Tae-Seop no matter what.
The use of cutaway shots in a “letterbox” format to depict the other timeline is a really nice way of contextualizing who all these different characters are and it helps to establish a clear timeline of events too. ..
Quite who Hee-A is and how she ties into the storyline is unclear, but there’s a consistent feel of progression with this one that makes for a really solid watch. So far, so good; Again My Life is shaping up to be a solid Friday/Saturday night drama. ..
