The Story of Woman Okay: Episode 3
by Dramaddictally
After final week’s demise, we now have a homicide trial on our fingers and issues get difficult now that our main girl has determined to step into the sunshine. As her spine will get greater, and she or he lays down her life to face up for her values, she catches the eye of yet one more suitor. And wouldn’t you already know it — he occurs to have the identical face as our orphaned storyteller.
EPISODE 3
Properly, I requested for butt-kicking and that’s what we obtained. Watching this girl get up for her folks is so satisfying, as horrible as issues needed to get to ensure that her to do it. We begin this week with the trial over Baek-yi’s demise and we additionally get to know the brand new MAGISTRATE SUNG (Sung Dong-il) on the town. Whereas corruption has run rampant for years, this man is a rule-follower who additionally has a coronary heart.
The background of the case is that this: Baek-yi had a younger nobleman, BAEK DO-GWANG (Kim Solar-bin), following her round and asking her to run away with him. Baek-yi was very conscious of how fallacious it could be for her to reciprocate, given their standing variations, and so she by no means let on that she had any emotions for him.
However that didn’t cease Do-gwang’s mom, the merciless and terrible LADY SONG (Jeon Ik-ryung), from plotting to destroy Baek-yi. As we come to study later within the episode, Woman Track despatched one among her servants to defile Baek-yi in entrance of Do-gwang, in order that Do-gwang would cease having emotions for her. Nevertheless, issues go awry as Baek-yi fights again, and she or he’s by accident killed.
Whereas the main points of the case usually are not recognized to our heroine at first, she’s 100% positive that both Do-gwang or his mom are behind the homicide. Within the interim, Mak-shim is arrested on expenses of falsely accusing the Aristocracy of a criminal offense (since she ran up of their yard and screamed for Do-gwang to return out and confess on the finish of the final episode). So now, if the fees in opposition to the Baek household are dropped, Mak-shim might be executed.
Goodeok must discover a solution to set Mak-shim free — and assist with that activity comes within the type of a good-looking gentleman referred to as SUNG YOON-GYUM (additionally, Choo Younger-woo). On condition that we’ve obtained a doppelgänger scenario, it’s no shock that the primary time Goodeok sees Yoon-gyum she talks to him as if he’s Seung-hwi. (Like, as if it wasn’t complicated sufficient that our hero has two names, now the actor is enjoying two characters.)
But it surely turns into clear to her shortly that this isn’t the identical man when she sees Yoon-gyum easily deal with a sword. She appears a bit taken by him, however he’s extraordinarily taken by her. To begin with, he’s by no means seen a noblewoman scale a wall after which pull out a dagger to defend herself in opposition to road thugs. And whereas she’s dealing with herself fairly nicely, he does come to the rescue on the final minute, ship the thugs packin’, after which hand her knife again to her. At that second, the look on her face tells me she may be extra impressed with martial arts than storytelling.
It seems that Yoon-gyum is Justice of the Peace Sung’s son (with all the identical healthful values) and he’s prepared to provide her the important thing to the workplace with the legislation books in it. If she needs to assist Mak-shim, she will grow to be a authorized advocate (identical to the actual Tae-young deliberate to be). She takes him up on the supply and will get right down to work, and now he’s much more smitten as he watches her examine. He says that he determined to assist her after he noticed how she handles herself — he believes she’ll obtain what she needs. At that, she vows to avoid wasting him sometime after she succeeds — which sends a candy smile creeping throughout his face.
Goodeok finds out the true story behind Baek-yi’s demise when the servant who by accident killed her escapes. He’s going to be put to demise anyhow and he needs to return clear and ask forgiveness earlier than that happens. As he tells the story, Goodeok learns that whereas Baek-yi was dying, she admitted to the servant that she cherished Do-gwang in return.
Goodeok takes that info and tries to attraction to Do-gwang’s feelings, telling him it wasn’t an unrequited love. He cries, and we study that Do-gwang has been chasing Baek-yi round since they have been youngsters. He loves her, and he is aware of that his dad and mom are answerable for her homicide, however he says he can’t testify in opposition to them.
The trial lastly comes and Justice of the Peace Sung confirms that the demise was a homicide, not a suicide. However, there’s no proof to hyperlink the Baek household to the demise, in order that they’re acquitted. This implies Mak-shim will die. Earlier than that may occur, although, Goodeok steps in and says she’s the one which made the accusation, not Mak-shim. Justice of the Peace Sung agrees, so Mak-shim received’t be punished for false accusation, however she might be punished for insulting a nobleperson. (Oh, come on!)
At this level, Goodeok is aware of the legislation higher than anyone as a result of she’s had her nostril within the books for days. She argues again: the legislation solely permits personal punishment if a servant insults their very own grasp (which isn’t the case right here). Nonetheless, Justice of the Peace Sung sentences her to 10 lashes — which is nearly as good as a demise sentence as a result of she received’t survive it in her situation. Goodeok is unbreakable and calls for that she be lashed as an alternative. Murmurs goes by the group, letting us know that is completely exceptional.
As Goodeok stands tall and waits for them to let Mak-shim go, Do-gwang yells out that he killed Baek-yi. He admits that he requested her to run away and she or he refused, however then lies and says he murdered her out of anger and made it appear to be a suicide. They drag him away on expenses and his mom begins screaming out that it was her servant that did it. Nevertheless, Goodeok has helped the servant escape and no one is listening to Woman Track anymore.
Mak-shim is freed with out punishment, and Justice of the Peace Sung declares it henceforth unlawful to punish family servants primarily based on family guidelines; they must be punished in keeping with the legislation. There’s some pushback, nevertheless it’s revealed that the actual Tae-young was advocating for reform for 3 years and the paperwork have been hidden in a authorities workplace. And so, our Woman Okay has set a precedent as we speak and affected the legislation going ahead.
Yoon-gyum is so impressed together with her at this level, he wants extra info. He begins asking her questions on this storyteller she confused him with. Does she love him? Goodeok realizes that what she felt for Seung-hwi was certainly love, however she by no means admitted it to herself due to her standing once they met. The humorous factor is that when she tells this to Yoon-gyum, and she or he mentions the distinction in standing, he assumes it’s as a result of she’s a noblewoman and Seung-hwi is only a drifting storyteller. Their societal roles have fully reversed.
Anyway, Yoon-gyum asks if she regrets not leaving with Seung-hwi. And as Goodeok appears to be like out on the servants who are actually bowing to her all over the place she goes, she says no. The reminiscences of him received’t disappear, nevertheless it’s clear the distinction she’s made to those folks and the work she nonetheless has to do. (And all this secret spilling about her previous works wonders to make these two characters appear shut in a short time.)
When Do-gwang is distributed into exile, his place as particular inspector opens up. The Baek household, together with the remainder of the corrupt wealthy folks, wish to use this chance to infiltrate the Justice of the Peace’s workplace — and household. They wish to kind an alliance and nominate one among their very own as inspector, but additionally, they need that nominee’s daughter to marry Yoon-gyum.
Justice of the Peace Sung appears to be all for it and asks Yoon-gyum what he needs to do. Yoon-gyum isn’t pleased, however he doesn’t admit his emotions for Goodeok to his father, which prompts the go-ahead with the alliances. Though, it’s fairly clear to everybody round what Yoon-gyum’s emotions are, particularly when he calls Goodeok over to supply her a correct place as a authorized advocate. She accepts the place, however since phrase round city is that he’s getting prepped to marry another person — and the noblewomen are all trash-talking her — she tells him it’s higher in the event that they don’t speak anymore.
And you already know what I like about Yoon-gyum? His response to that’s to ship her a proper marriage proposal. (Swoon!) His father is behind him, since he favored Goodeok from the get-go and was simply ready for Yoon-gyum to fess up. Yoon-gyum says he felt unworthy of Goodeok and was hesitating.
However now it’s Goodeok who has hesitation. Grandma and the remainder of the family are for the wedding however Goodeok is afraid of being discovered. Grandma tells her that if something occurs, she’ll take full duty. (Hmmm, we all know that this story is headed in the direction of a stoning, so I’m simply shaking my head at Grandma.) However the different downside is that Goodeok additionally loves one other man.
Goodeok discusses the proposal with Yoon-gyum, and she or he needs to know why he selected her. He says that of all his prospects, he likes her finest. They’ve the identical values and he finds himself questioning what she would assume earlier than he does issues. (Oh, he’s obtained it unhealthy.) If she marries another person, he wouldn’t even be allowed to talk to her. He doesn’t need that.
She has a secret that must be saved, she tells him. And so, he says to inform him the key and he’ll shield her. Simply as she’s about to blurt it out, her former grasp, So-hye, seems out there the place they’re conversing and appears proper at her. Sadly, with just one episode airing, we now have to attend till subsequent week to see if that’s a face of recognition or not.
This story nonetheless has me on the sting of my seat. I like how the heroine turns into a bit of extra emboldened at every flip, however she’s additionally terrified beneath. Each elements come by sturdy, making her relatable and simple to root for. It’s identical to the tales Goodeok cherished rising up — those she mentioned may by no means occur in actual life — the place the underdogs stand up and win. And I positive hope “actual life” retains turning on its head so she will have her pleased ending.
About our doppelgängers, it’s spectacular that Choo Younger-woo is enjoying each characters and I’ve such distinct emotions about them. Final week, Seung-hwi was take-it-or-leave-it for me and I wasn’t occupied with seeing their romance trump Goodeok’s social causes. However now, with Yoon-gyum, I really feel in another way. Man is that man likable. He’s honest and considerate and he actually appears to grasp Goodeok. To me, it felt like Seung-hwi favored her for what she gave to him (or how she modified him), whereas Yoon-gyum likes her for who she is. How all that is going to unroll is a thriller to me. And that’s precisely what’s obtained me prepared and ready for subsequent week.
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