Your Downright Lie
Episode 8 of Green Mothers’ Club begins with Chun-Hui showing off the letter she received through her letterbox. She spins this as if it was Eun-Pyo who staged all of this, and uses the slap and Eun-Pyo’s nervousness into this as well. Yun-Ju hears all of this and starts acting nervously, hurrying out of the room. ..
It turns out Yun-Ju was the one who sent the letter after all, as she believed that Chun-Hui was having an affair with Man-Su. They’re not, apparently, but this gives Chun-Hui enough leverage to use against Yun-Ju in the future. For now, she promises to keep the letter a secret. Yun-Ju points out she and Man-Su met in the parking lot, something she herself actually saw. Chun-Hui scoffs, claiming that Man-Su has feelings for her and she keeps rejecting him, explaining their ties. Anyone else believe there’s more going on here?
While making dinner, Young-Mi notices a body fly past her window and the unnerving smile of her partner. She is worried that something might have happened to her husband, who she has always thought was a good man.
The police are planning to wrap up the Jin-Ha case properly as a suicide. With the burial now done, they want the investigators to move onto a sexual assault case that’s currently gaining traction.
Jae-Ung has a suspicion that there’s more going on here, but he’s not sure what it is. He realizes that there are some things that don’t add up about this case, such as Luis not exactly phased by what happened with his wife, and Chun-Hui’s exaggerated statement. He also has a feeling that someone might be involved, but he’s not sure who it is.
Yun-Ju meets up with Eun-Pyo and encourages her to stand up for herself and do something about Chun-Hui’s rumours. Instead, Eun-Pyo shrugs it off and decides to do right by her kids and be the best wife and mum she can. ..
Eun-Pyo is not so sure she likes the idea of being famous. She politely takes the woman’s business card and decides to mull it over.
It’s been a long time since we last saw Chun-Hui and Dong-Seok. Chun-Hui is called into class to face allegations that she touched her daughter, Yu-Bin, inappropriately. Apparently, she was in the classroom at the time and wasn’t alone. Su-In was with her. Chun-Hui wants Dong-Seok kicked out of the academy immediately.
Yun-Ju is still unaware of what’s happening at the time, as Chun-Hui heads outside and rings Yun-Ju, telling her that Dong-Seok molested Su-In as well. When Yun-Ju asks her daughter, Su-In is silent and has tears in her eyes.
After this, Chun-Hui meets up with Yun-Ju late at night and tells her that she is going to do everything in her power to get Dong-Seok kicked out of the neighbourhood. She calls an emergency meeting with the mothers to tell everyone what’s going on. She also tells Yun-Ju to support her. ..
According to Yu-Bin, Dong-Seok threatened to hurt them and then showed them his privates.
Eun-Pyo apologizes to the women and decides to speak to Dong-Seok first. Chun-Hui points out the affair and killing Jin-Ha as leverage too. Eun-Pyo attempts to fight back but eventually all the women join Chun-Hui as they walk away, telling her to leave the neighbourhood quietly.
Back home, Eun-Pyo speaks to Dong-Seok who vows that he didn’t do anything and they’re both plotting against him. Eun-Pyo shockingly takes Chun-Hui’s side, and begins hounding her son for the truth. It takes Jae-Ung stepping in to stop her. He tells her she needs to be out there telling the mums to stop and supporting his son, not trying to vilify him and make him feel worse. This is enough to knock some sense into Ein-pyo, as she remains determined to try and clear Dong-Sok’s name rather than moving out.
Henry is left in the care of his grandmother for the time being while Luis goes to France. Eun-Pyo speaks to the hypocritical teacher who tells Eun-Pyo that we can’t just blindly trust what children say.
It’s interesting that she says this though, as we cut straight over to Chun-hui’s place where little Yu-Bin is just nonchalantly playing the violin. Chun-Hui even overhears her saying “I think our plan was a really good one.” in their room. Yu-Bin talks to her doll, deciding that next she should get rid of Su-In next.
Chui-Hui is shocked when her daughter confesses to her that she lied about going to the library. She decides to continue with the lie in order to protect Yu-Bin. If people find out, then her daughter could be in a lot of trouble. So Chui-Hui allows Dong-Seok to be vilified by this lie. ..
At the academy, they’re debating whether to kick Dong-Seok off the back of this. The kids in the hallway are all joking and giggling, mentioning how Dong-Seok’s underwear was red. That’s what Yu-Bin and SuIn have been saying apparently.
When Eun-Pyo finds out, she’s shocked and drives up to Yun-Ju’s place. She bursts in and asks Su-In what color underwear Dong-Seok was wearing. She repeats that it’s red… prompting Eun-Pyo to reply that Dong-Seok is very particular and only wears blue underwear.
As the situation starts to escalate, Su-In eventually caves and apologizes, admitting that she lied. Yu-Bin told her that if she didn’t play along, she’d reveal to everyone that Yun-Ju works at the supermarket.
That night, Yun-ju and Eun-Pyo both burst into the restaurant together, disrupting this big mother’s meeting. Eun-Pyo is furious and sits opposite Chun-Hui, calling out her daughter as a liar. Eun-Pyo relays everything, including Yun-Ju’s job dilemma and the blackmail. Eun-Pyo demands that Yu-Bin apologize to Dong-Seok. She also wants an apology from all the other mothers as well. ..
Chun-Hui starts retorting everything about Jin-Ha and Eun-Pyo’s alleged involvement in her murder. This causes Eun-Pyo to snap. She grabs a cup of drink and splashes it in her face! Eun-Pyo promises to stomp her in the ground and even rasps, telling Chun-Hui that she’s going to kill her. ..
The Episode Review
Eun-Pyo has finally snapped and after these disgusting allegations, it’s fair to say the tables have turned on Chun-Hui. Having said that though, Eun-Pyo blurting out that she’ll kill her is probably not the best move to try and prove her innocence and could come back to haunt her.
Yu-bin has been having mental problems for some time now and it’s likely because of Chun-hui pushing her to do more with her studies. After all, her social skills have suffered and she’s not got anything to show for her efforts. That’s probably caused her to snap.
This episode had some tough scenes, but the ending was satisfying. Seeing Eun-Pyo tip a drink over Chun-Hui and square up to her is something that’s been coming for awhile and it’s great to see the midway point of this drama start to crank up the tension and character development.
Jae-Ung is easily one of the best characters on the show, and has come a long way since the beginning. When he jumps to Dong-Seok’s defense after Eun-pyo’s berating, it really helps to frame him as a caring and devoted father. Unlike Luis, it seems, who constantly skips out on his son. ..
The mystery of Jin-ha’s death is building, with many questions still unanswered. It seems like we’re on the cusp of a dramatic second half to come.
