The Warm Hand You Extended
Jae-Ung arrests Chun-Hui and promises to come back soon. She tells Eun-pyo to look after them for the time being.
At the police station, Chun-Hui is questioned over Jin-Ha’s death and whether she died because of an adverse reaction to the drugs she supplied. Chun-Hui claims it’s pure coincidence that Jin-Ha died that day, bringing up that the real queries should be levelled at Luis, who was acting suspicious that night, whispering to someone on the phone in his study.
Chun-Hui is brought up regarding the drug mix-up, which of course was Ju-Seok’s fault. Jae-Ung doesn’t believe her. ..
Yun-ju confronts her husband Yun-ji about Chun-Hui’s arrest. She believes that he cares more about her than their own family, so she forces him out of the house.
What does Eun-Pyo find out in her investigation?
The Eun-Pyo household is going through the motions too, with Jae-Ung confronting Eun-pyo about Chun-Hui and her ties to Jin-ha’s death. She argues with her husband (just as a reminder, he’s an experienced investigator), pointing out that he’s wrong about this case.
Their fight is broken up by Ju-Seok arriving to collect his kids. Eun-Pyo refuses to open the door, until the kids burst past her and leave anyway.
Professor Lee rings to remind her of their upcoming meeting. Eun-Pyo has no time for silly things like her career, she’s doing her husband’s job as investigator instead.
Eun-Pyo heads to the prison to speak with Chun-Hui about Jae-Ung’s revelation that she was injecting Jin-Ha. Just as a reminder, Chun-Hui emotionally manipulated Man-Su and didn’t think twice about destroying their family unit. When she learns that Chun-Hui was supplying drugs to Jin-Ha, she’s shocked.
Who is Rhea Bennett?
Eun-Pyo next meets Rhea and asks her who she is. She notices her nametag on the suitcase and realizes that this is probably Luis’ sister. She does some research at the bookstore and learns that Luis and Rhea were adoptive siblings, and Luis was in love with her. To straighten things out, Luis asks to meet at his place.
Luis admits to Eun-Pyo that he married Jin-Ha because she looked just like his sister, Rhea. She was suffering because of this revelation and the night Jin-Ha died, he was with her. Luis wanted Jin-Ha to be just like Rhea but soon realized that wasn’t the case and decided to leave her behind to be with Rhea.
Ju-Seok arrives to see Man-Su and urges him to testify the truth to reduce Chun-Hui’s sentence. He goads Man-Su into submission but the guy snaps, pushing him down and reminding him that his wife has been through absolute hell just to try and keep their relationship going. When Man-Su leaves, Ju-Seok begins crying.
What did Chun-Hui see the night of Jin-Ha’s death?
Eun-Pyo returns to see Chun-Hui, determined to find out what happened that night. Jin-Ha was one of her customers and soon became reckless and wanted constant injections.
After Jin-ha mentioned how she felt like she had a mum in Eun-Pyo’s mother, Chun-hui became distraught and in pain. She realized that the woman didn’t recognize her in the present and left, which is the last time she saw her. ..
What actually happened to Jin-Ha? Did Luis kill her?
Now, there are a few teasing moments dotted throughout the next few minutes. Rhea receives a letter, Henry tells his father something and Eun-Pyo talks to Luis. So what’s going on? Well we’re about to find out. That night, Luis was on the phone to Rhea, who wanted him to leave and join her. Eventually though he refused to leave Henry. That night, Luis was on the phone to Rhea, who wanted him to leave and join her. Eventually though he refused to leave Henry. ..
Jin-Ha found messages from Rhea on his laptop that explained why he wanted to leave in the first place. Jin-Ha opened the window and sat on the balcony, smiling as he watched Rhea try to commit suicide but Luis held onto her arm, trying to stop her. It was no good and eventually she slipped, tumbling to her death. ..
After confessing this to Eun-Pyo, he decides to turn himself in. He believes he’s not supposed to be happy and doesn’t want to leave Henry alone in this Hell.
Man-Su and Yun-Ju eventually come to an understanding about their relationship, with Man-Su admitting that Su-In and Yun-Ju are the two most important people in his life and that will never change. ..
How does Green Mothers Club end?
Just before Chun-Hui is taken away to serve her sentence, Eun-Pyo hurries off and makes a promise to visit her. The scene then eventually cuts to Eun-Pyo and Jae-Ung heading off together to meet their kids, marveling at Dong-Seok getting on well with the other kids. ..
Eun-Pyo also becomes close with all the other mothers in the area, helping them get adjusted and settling in.
Ju-Seok tells the police that he and his wife Chun-Hui were married in a fake ceremony, and that they are now divorced. He says he is sorry for what he did, and that he loves Chun-Hui very much. It appears that Ju-Seok has finally made the right decision, letting Chun-Hui move forward with her life.
The Episode Review
The Green Mothers Club ended its run on Sunday with a few questions left unanswered, most notably the identity of the mother who caused her children’s lives to be a living hell. Eun-Pyo also claimed that Chun-Hyi is the only reason for her becoming settled in the neighbourhood, which is a bit of a laughable stretch given she actually caused her life to be a living hell for half the season.
The biggest issue I had with this episode was the lack of development between Jae-Ung and Eun-Pyo. We never saw their history, and even when Jae-Ung is trying to explain what she’s doing wrong, she’s still arguing with him and failing to see his side of things. This left me feeling frustrated because I wanted to understand their relationship better.
I understand that it’s better to write a protagonist with flaws, as opposed to a perfect Captain Marvel Mary Sue. However, there is a fine line between weakness and outright incompetence. ..
EunPyo has been frustrating to watch at times and although I appreciate this feeds into the believability of her character, it’s also very frustrating to sit and watch play out. It’s perhaps even worse that she never really has any consequences for her actions, especially not here with Jae-Ung, who just brushes all of this under the rug so they can play happy families. ..
That’s pretty damning because I would imagine Jae-Ung didn’t get his promotion at work off the back of his wife interfering with an ongoing investigation. It also throws into question the “threat” on Chun-Hui’s life. Presumably there is none because the police just rounded up all the dealers and there’s no one after Ju-Seok and the others. ..
There is no good reason to think that she could not have just left her kids with her aunt and done her time. Running away from the police and trying to leave the country just makes her look incredibly guilty.
The Luis/Rhea situation has been a mess from the beginning. It’s been one big distraction from the show’s main focus, and it’s been dragging down the quality of the drama. Thankfully, that’s all over now. The ending is satisfying and wraps everything up nicely. Compared to other dramas on TV right now, this one has been a bit of a disappointment. ..
