Circus
In the fifteenth episode of Tomorrow, we see Joong-Gil’s pained reaction to finding his wife dead. After slitting her wrists, she’s brought to the temple, where Joong-Gil apologizes and sobs for her, pleading with Ryeon not to go. But she does, and of course her suicide means she needs to start anew with her memories erased. ..
Joong-Gil’s memories of Ryeon are locked away and never to be accessed again. This wound runs so deep that this was the only way to stop that. As we find out later on in the episode, it was Joong-Gil himself who actually made this promise to the King of Heaven. ..
The RM Team is sent to deal with a new case from a woman named Ryu Cho-Hui. She’s an actress now, after originally starting off as a singer. She’s really popular but she speaks her mind, which does tend to offend a good number of people. Because of that, she ruffles feathers and causes many people online to start hating on her.
The online rumours about Cho-Hui are spreading like wildfire, with people believing that she is actually married and having an affair with the man. Unfortunately for her, the photos from the time don’t support this claim.
Cho-Hui is set to release a new album, but nasty comments online are set to derail that. Worse still, Cho-Yeon, her sister, rings with bad news from back home. Their father has been there, threatening to kill them if they don’t pay him. Cho-Hui reassures her sister as the stress continues to pile up. ..
Cho-Hui’s father, Jun-Woong, is blackmailing her and demanding she pay up to satiate his wild gambling addiction before he goes to a reporter and tells them how rude she is. It’s such unbearable stress but through it all, Cho-Hui continues to press on like always. Only, this time she passes out on stage from sheer exhaustion.
Cho-Hui rests for a while, and Ryeon comes to her aid. She tells her that she wants to help and that comes from Jun-Woong being used to look after her. In his absence, Ryeon comments on how this is their last case together as a team.
Jun-Woong helps get Cho-Hui some food to restore her energy. Unfortunately, Cho-Hui’s ex and his new girlfriend scheme and decide to make up a story about her bullying him. And that’s before mentioning the situation with Cho-Hui’s dad. It’s all too much and it pushes Cho-Hui over the edge. The album is on hold and her contract is on the verge of being cancelled completely. So as a result, her suicide rating skyrockets. ..
Joong-Gil, who has recently died and is now in the afterlife, overhears a conversation between two Reapers about Ryeon. He goes to see the King of Heaven and demands she tell him the truth about what happened to her in the past. If she does, he promises to open the lock on the Book of the Deceased. ..
The King of Heaven brings up the promise she made to Joong-Gil himself, locking away the memories and allowing him to forget everything. Joong-Gil is not standing for that though and believes enough is enough. He wants the truth, and he will get it by force if necessary.
Cho-Hui looks set to step out into traffic but Ryeon stops time just as before and tries to save her. Only, Joong-Gil arrives and questions what she’s doing. He decides to use the Reaper’s Guarantee of Responsibility that she promised him beforehand, forcing her to watch helplessly as Cho-Hui is hit by a car and bleeds out on the floor.
Ryeon takes to the hospital after being falsely accused of killing Cho-Hui. She finds out that she was actually paid off to spread false rumors about her victim.
Jun-Woong is trying to get the articles taken down, but Ryeon continues to circulate. She’s seen as a violator of the rules of the Living, and her actions are causing a stir.
Ha shows up to see the King of Heaven after being sent from the Senior Board of Directors. Ryeon’s actions have caused quite a stir and because of this, she will be taken down to Hell for her crimes. ..
The Episode Review
Tomorrow returns with its penultimate episode, one that sees Ryeon fly completely off the handle and start intervening in human affairs. While I do appreciate they’re making this a big deal now, it still doesn’t explain why she wasn’t stopped previously from getting involved in human affairs, including that man who’s forced to have stomach problems for the rest of his life when he belittles others.
Ryeon’s question has been asked throughout the course of Tomorrow’s run, and it’s a question that has been raised by many viewers throughout the season. Is the afterlife really as good as people seem to think it is? Is there anything that can be done to change things?
This case has been an interesting one, shedding light on the issues idol stars have, and for poor Cho-Hui, she’s been dealt a rough hand and the stress is too much for her to bear. This obviously hits home for Ryeon too, given she recognizes the woman, and it adds up to make for a really tough watch. ..
The finale hints that there is more drama to come, so we will have to wait and see what that chapter has in store for us. ..
