Sang-Eun’s Dilemma
Hae-Jin tries to play down the situation, but it’s clear that she’s not happy about it. She tells reporters that she doesn’t know what the stalker is up to, but that she’s been harassed and threatened by him. She also says that she doesn’t know how to get rid of him, as he’s been following her around for months.
Sang-Eun is aware of the situation and points out what a tricky situation it is. She’s intent on trying to fix everything and resolve what damage this has done, with Ji-Ho trusting her to do as much and leaving her to her own devices. When Sang-Eun actually reads through the posts properly, realizing they were written by Sun-ho’s sister, she struggles to hold back tears.
Ji-Ho is congratulated by the department for his promotion. Now, it seems like the Chief has no idea what’s happening as he’s only subscribed to a physical newspaper so doesn’t know about the scandals. Ji-Ho though rejects his promotion and decides he only wants to do the job he’s currently doing.
Jung comes up with a cunning plan to make Sang-Eun the bad guy in all this and frame it so Hae-Jin is the victim. While Hae-Jin is against it, Sang-Eun decides to weather the storm and face the music herself. Although it would mean she’s going to be vilified across the nation, it’ll protect Hae-Jin’s image. Hae-Jin though, steps up and tries to talk her out of this.
Meanwhile, Gwang-nam speaks to Ji-ho and points out how much Sang-eun likes him. The thing is, Madame Yoo is a constant thorn in her side and whilst she meddles in Sang-eun’s life, she feels like she can never truly be happy. ..
Ji-Ho begins to research Eena Group in order to better understand Yoo’s role there. Part of this comes from working with Jung and seeing how she has helped Sang-Eun. However, Jung refuses to cooperate, pointing out that she would rather he hate her than help strengthen their relationship. ..
When he rings Sang-Eun, she decides they should keep a distance from one another for the time being. Ji-Ho refuses, and shows up to see her at the coffee shop, where she’s crying. Ji-ho comforts her.
Meanwhile, Hae-Jin decides to call a press conference to right the wrongs but Jung gets involved, promising to do what she can to salvage their relationship. Hae-Jin trusts her but of course Jung immediately outs Sang-Eun’s 12 prior divorces and tells the public that Sang-Eun and Hae-Jin are more in love than anyone else. After hearing this on the news, Sang-Eun realizes that she needs to see Hae-Jin to clear everything up properly. ..
The two discuss a better course of action as they both realize that they are fundamentally different. Hae-Jin thinks they should get married, but Sang-Eun drops an absolutely clanger. She points out that she’s not actually the daughter of Eena Group and grew up abroad to hide that fact, as she was seen as Eena Group’s “project”. She goes on to explain that they’re fundamentally different and as such, marriage is completely off the table.
Sang-Eun and Ji-Ho continue their night-time relationship at Miss Kim’s birthday party. It’s a bit awkward at first, until Sang-Eun opens up and explains what happened and how she genuinely likes Ji-Ho. When Miss Kim learns that Sang-Eun and Hae-Jin are not actually married, she perks up and this group seem like a genuinely nice bunch - they don’t judge her either. This is heartwarming. ..
Madame Yoo continues to scheme, as per usual, and learns from Gwang-Nam that Sang-Eun is with Ji-Ho. When Sang-Eun learns about this, she immediately confronts Yoo and demands to know what she’s planning. She doesn’t reveal anything, unfortunately, but Ji-Ho has done his research and finds Yoo’s number. He rings her and decides they should talk about the past, especially her ties with Sang-Eun and what happened 13 years back. Whole they’re about to meet, a car charges toward Yoo on the road, prompting Ji-Ho to rush forward and try to save her.
The Episode Review
This week’s episode comes to a close with plenty of scheming and drama between the central trio of characters. It would seem that Sang-Eun has made her choice now and that pretty much ends this tepid love triangle. The series hasn’t really ignited the charts and judging by the nationwide ratings, which have been on a slight downward trend for a while, it’s perhaps hardly surprising. ..
It’s definitely a shame though because there’s some good stuff here and the drama involving Sang-Eun and Ji-Ho actually works reasonably well. They have pretty good chemistry and Park Min-Young is such a great actress, she brings the role to life really well.
We’ve got 4 more episodes left and it seems like we’re getting some late bursts of drama to try and keep things interesting. Quite how this will translate into storytelling terms though, remains to be seen.
