The Story of Girl Okay: Episode 4
by Dramaddictally
Nothing is because it appears this week as we transfer from the deeply hidden secret behind a wedding proposal to the mix-up of our male leads. Though our heroine thinks she’s able to tackle her new function because the native authorized advocate, she finds herself entangled in a case that goes all the best way to the king — however nonetheless hits method too near dwelling.
EPISODE 4
I hope you’re holding onto your handlebars as a result of this episode flies off in new instructions, upping the stakes, the strain, and the heartbreak — all in the most effective methods, in fact. Once we ended Episode 3, it appeared like Goodeok was about to be found by her former grasp. However because it seems, that’s the least of anybody’s issues proper in the meanwhile.
So-hye notices Goodeok on the market, however earlier than there’s hassle, Goodeok grabs Yoon-gyum and hightails it out of there. Afterward, she tells Yoon-gyum the reality about her previous, but additionally admits that she’s fairly anxious about him protecting her secret. In return, and to assuage her fear, Yoon-gyum reveals his personal deepest, darkest secret: he doesn’t need to get married both — as a result of he’ll by no means be capable of “embrace a lady.”
He reminds Goodeok of her promise to avoid wasting him someday, and he thinks {that a} marriage of comfort would save them each. Goodeok agrees and these two cutie pies get hitched immediately, leaving our storyteller to observe from the again of the group and pine for his misplaced love.
Issues begin to get suspicious instantly after the marriage and a few storylines are launched after which linked collectively. First, we see Yoon-gyum at a secret area throughout the courtesan home coaching some younger folks in martial arts. We all know he’s protecting it a secret from his new spouse, but it surely’s not clear why.
Second, the entire alliance that Justice of the Peace Sung was making an attempt to orchestrate final week goes out the window when Yoon-gyum marries Goodeok. Now, the city’s most elite and corrupt group desires vengeance towards him, and so they’re concerned in all kinds of shady offers to extend their wealth, whereas additionally going across the Justice of the Peace.
One such deal entails a hoop of youngsters who’re being held captive and shall be traded into serfdom. Goodeok goes undercover to research the case as a part of her authorized duties, after which she takes what she finds to her father-in-law. Utilizing this data, Justice of the Peace Sung rides into the place the place the youngsters are being held and endeavors to free them. There’s an enormous battle, with swords clanging and fires burning, because the captives are hauled off to a different location, unable to be rescued.
In the midst of the combat, Yoon-gyum seems with a masks over his face and begins serving to out his father’s facet of the battle. Additionally, Goodeok is there — though she was strictly instructed to not go — as a result of she’s a talented warrior herself. Goodeok acknowledges Yoon-gyum, who tosses her a sword with whole confidence in her (like it), however Justice of the Peace Sung doesn’t know who this mysterious man is. Then Yoon-gyum recedes, taking with him solely one of many imprisoned youngsters.
After the battle, we study that Yoon-gyum deliberate to rescue that one baby, and never the others, so as to add to the group he’s coaching in martial arts. Yoon-gyum is the chief of what he calls the “Devoted Hearts Affiliation,” the place he rescues and protects “youngsters like him.”
When Goodeok goes to the courtesan home to seek out Yoon-gyum and ask about his involvement within the battle, he lays out the entire story. All the youngsters he’s rescued have been solid out, crushed, and in some instances tortured for being “totally different” (subtext: their sexuality or gender id doesn’t match the social norm). They don’t have any dwelling to return to and he’s coaching them in fight for self-defense. Every of them, together with Yoon-gyum, has an identical tattoo on their shoulder, displaying their membership within the affiliation.
Goodeok factors out that it seems to be like he’s coaching them for rise up, however he swears that’s not the case. He says he merely desires to create a world that embraces distinction. Now, in his view, Goodeok ought to help this absolutely since she too desires a world the place everyone seems to be equal. However Goodeok is initially torn as a result of she thinks what he’s doing is harmful. There’s stress between them because the combat for justice broadens from the plight of servants to anybody deemed “totally different.”
Not lengthy after, Yoon-gyum’s closest ally within the affiliation is outed on the gisaeng home and referred to as into query for “impersonating a lady.” The case goes earlier than the Justice of the Peace and the noblemen who frequent the gisaeng home name for execution. And at first, Justice of the Peace Sung agrees. Nevertheless, following the heated dialogue with Yoon-gyum, Goodeok has determined the place her ideas lie. She strides into the trial and says she’s there to defend the accused (thus going towards her father-in-law in public).
Justice of the Peace Sung argues that there’s no legislation to guard “them,” and Goodeok retorts that there’s no authorized foundation for execution both. She’s discovered a precedent the place the king used exile as punishment in a considerably related scenario, and he or she asks for a similar on this case. Justice of the Peace Sung defers and sends the case to the upper courtroom to be determined.
The warmth will get turned up when rumors unfold a few group of “rebels” coaching for fight on the courtesan home — and everybody’s first thought is that there’s a conspiracy towards the king. The noblemen who need vengeance towards Justice of the Peace Sung see it as their alternative to make him look unfit for the gig, and so, they invade the courtesan home. It’s largely been emptied, however Yoon-gyum and his on-trial ally are there when the lads present up. Yoon-gyum will get out alive, however his good friend doesn’t.
The loss of life is framed as a simply act, since it is a group of “treasonous rebels.” Plus, they uncover the tattoos. The end result is that they go round looking out males’s backs, searching for the mark of the “insurgent group.” The Justice of the Peace’s fingers are tied, politically, and he promotes the witch hunt, not understanding about his son’s involvement.
With all the pieces in whole chaos, Yoon-gyum confesses to his father that he’s the group’s chief. Sure, he was coaching folks in army techniques, however no, he wasn’t planning a rise up. In fact, this begs the query: why was he doing this? He’s forthright in his reply, and his father responds by taking away his title and saying he’ll have that tattoo eliminated, even when he has to scrape off the flesh.
Yoon-gyum refuses to ditch his obligation to his tribe, and Justice of the Peace Sung disowns him, saying that if he sees him once more, he’ll kill Yoon-gyum himself. However, he provides “my son” when he says it, and we’re left with the impression that — as indignant and dissatisfied as he’s — exile is his method of getting Yoon-gyum out of there earlier than another person kills him first.
Following this showdown between father and son, Goodeok and Yoon-gyum attempt to flee, however are chased by the rebel-hunting mob. Of their efforts to flee, Yoon-gyum runs into Seung-hwi, who exchanges garments with him and permits himself to be inspected in his place. Since Seung-hwi has no tattoo, he’s allowed to go, and Yoon-gyum is marked as protected.
Seung-hwi is aware of he’s involving himself in one thing lethal, however he does it for Goodeok, after which sends her and Yoon-gyum off collectively, wishing them properly. (Oh, that is heartbreaking.) Goodeok and Yoon-gyum then half methods, as she stays again on the town whereas he hops a ship to cover out till issues relax.
However, whereas Goodeok is a smarty relating to the legislation, she doesn’t absolutely perceive politics. When she returns to the Justice of the Peace’s home, she thinks they’ll be capable of set issues straight as a result of there’s no actual proof of conspiracy. Sadly, that’s not the way it works.
As an alternative, we finish with Justice of the Peace Sung being referred to as exterior to listen to a royal decree towards him for permitting a rise up to kind on his watch. He is aware of he’s about to be punished and kicks Goodeok out of his home. When he hears that he’ll be stripped of his title and all his property shall be confiscated, he collapses to the bottom, and we’re left hanging till subsequent week.
So, I like that Goodeok and Yoon-gyum really perceive one another. They each have massive secrets and techniques to maintain. And their values match up, with every of them keen to place their very own lives on the road for justice. However I don’t like how Yoon-gyum pressured Goodeok into his trigger with out giving her a selection first. She instructed him all the small print earlier than they bought married so he might determine whether or not or to not become involved. He might have carried out the identical for her. (Ah properly, I suppose they needed to give him at the least one flaw.)
On condition that we’re nonetheless to start with of the story, and the drama retains elevating the stakes, I’m questioning what’s subsequent. There’s a second on the finish of this episode the place the person studying the Justice of the Peace’s judgement asks Goodeok, “Do you suppose your phrases can evade a royal decree?” Hmm, is that the place we’re headed? Is she about to get an opportunity to wield her smarty-pants phrases towards the true increased ups? I’d certain prefer to see her get the possibility.
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