SHUK: We established that our Hottie Boss Ji-hyuk has additionally transmigrated into the previous. So there are not less than two individuals attempting to vary their unhappy unhappy pasts. I ponder if there are any others which may throw a monkey wrench into issues. Additionally, is Ji-hyuk changing into a bit…stalkerish?
Trotwood: He is a stalker. On this life and the previous life so stalker squared? However I might welcome this big inexperienced flag stalker any day of the week into any room in my condo. I would not even make him take off his large sneakers!
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| Snakey has bolted down the cray cray path… |
EPISODE 5
Primarily based on the shortened display screen, we’re in one other flashback. A bunch of ten guys encompass our younger Ji-hyuk and rejoice by spraying him with champagne. After the ritual, the gang heads out to drink. However immediately, Sadoko!?
No, it’s only a younger and completely drunk Ji-won. Ji-hyuk sees a few hooligans speculating on her capacity to withstand their advances, and he decides to accompany / guard her. She’s too inebriated and staggers into him. She blurts out that her father not too long ago died, and she or he simply broke up along with her boyfriend. She solely has one pal who’s unusually incommunicado. Second stumble and she or he crushes her fallen glasses. Additionally, she’s biting on Ji-hyuk’s shirt; he’s only a blurry face to her.
She is so alone and drunk and unhappy. Thank goodness we’ve got a green-flag stalker round as a result of she would have been in a whole lot of bother. And the place is that rattling pal? She simply misplaced her dad? Snakey must be right here.
Snakey is prolly stirring her Evil Cauldron and cackling at Ji-won’s ache. She appears to take pleasure in that waaay an excessive amount of, IMHO.
The pair find yourself ingesting in a close-by park. He sneaks her a tender drink which she fortunately takes as if it’s a recent beer. They converse of many issues, cabbages and kings. Her mom disappeared, and her father handed away. She can also be satisfied that her ex-boyfriend stopped seeing her as a result of he likes her fairly, good, and cute pal higher. Clearly even again then, her self-image was within the pits.
Clearly, again then Snakey and Weasel had been already flirting proper in entrance of her face!
She looks like she is in a rocking boat searching for some stability, so she is a loser. He muses that he have to be too, since he misplaced his mom and his father remarried, so he bought a stepmother and a brand new sibling. She agrees that he’s actually a loser. His step household isn’t dangerous, and his father discovered happiness a second time as properly which is one thing her dad by no means did.
That man deserved all of the happiness he might get. I really feel sorry each time I see him in one among her flashbacks and each time she thinks of him.
They clink cans and she or he leans into his heat. He clumsily provides consolation, and so they agree that neither of them are losers with stable individuals by their aspect. This continues into the evening, till they each are asleep below the celebrities. He briefly wakes up and stares at her sleeping face with a smile.
This was actually a pleasant second. One not within the webcomic (that I can recall) however a very nice addition. They’re each so lonely, and even then, they had been such a consolation to one another. Actually, this whole sequence from college isn’t within the authentic. I normally resent such additions once I know the writers are going to have to chop a lot that’s good from the unique to suit into the episode depend. However I did not thoughts any of this.
Underneath the intense solar of morning, although, he wakes up, and she or he is gone. Nothing proves her presence however the jacket he draped over her and some cans. Now we see how he pertains to the Hen Guys. Apparently in school all three had been in a MMA membership. Supply Man places up a superb battle however finally loses to Ji-hyuk.
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| Every part is meals with these guys! |
Outdoors the constructing the place the dojo is positioned, Ji-hyuk is cooling down from the battle and hears a well-known voice. He seems to be over the steps to see Ji-won speaking about that ugly previous man she awoke subsequent to on the park. She is dissing him to a tiny orange kitten, and he realizes she’s an upperclassman at college.
It is humorous that she remembers him so badly. I ponder how a lot of it’s her embarrassment.
I believe a superb a part of it, since I am positive she awoke sniffing and cuddling his jacket.
We get a sequence of days the place he watches her feed the kitten. He begins to work together with the feline when Ji-won isn’t there; he provides it treats (appearing like it’ll rip his hand off); he builds it a small picket shelter for dangerous climate (which Ji-won furnishes). Primarily based on the modifications in clothes, this goes on for some months. At one level he runs in entrance of a automotive when the kitten wanders into the road.
They’re already co-parenting!!
Then it’s 2011, and he joins his grandfather’s firm, solely to be launched to Ji-won as the latest graduate of Hankuk College becoming a member of the advertising and marketing staff. Supervisor Kim was a azzhat even then; so was Min-hwan who acted inappropriately at work however clearly was already relationship Ji-won.
As a result of neither of them care and have such inflated egos that I am stunned that everybody round them does not cross out from the poisonous gasses they have to be exuding.
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| Even the sunshine loves him! |
The flashbacks lastly finish, and we’re again in 2013. Boss now will get his personal sluggish strut into work along with his new softer look. Ji-won approves!
HOT!!! He is on hearth. It is superb what having garments that truly match will do to an individual.
Weasel sees her smile and decides to reprimand her in a close-by assembly room. He begins out that each one males cheat and love what’s new, and she or he ought to do her greatest to not draw consideration to different sexy guys. She asks him if he would cheat on her; he hems and haws earlier than saying he’s the exception to the rule. Ugh.
The double normal right here is the factor that makes me wish to vomit. He desires her to need him and toady to him and observe him not solely with out him having to make any effort to woo her however with none want to really deal with her with respect.
She will get known as by the Good Ladies (Sunny and Ms Yang) and so they head out collectively. Weasel stares again and thinks Ji-won is way prettier than earlier than. Snakey breaks into his line of sight and he bolts awake, sweating. I believe he’s a very shallow villain, but it surely kiiiiinda seems to be like he’s not less than placing up a token battle to not cheat on Ji-won?
Not shopping for it. He is simply involved that now she seems to be good and wholesome, another person may need her. He simply does not like anybody enjoying along with his toys even whether it is toy he throws away half the time.
All of the workplace ladies are swooning over Boss’ new look. I’m positive Trot is loving the vests, no?
You realize I used to be screaming on the vests (that truly match).
Boss will get a cellphone name from his monetary advisor, questioning about his present inventory portfolio. We additionally see Grandpa in his workplace speculating on why his grandson is holding Rosenthal inventory when their very own analysts can’t affirm its continued rise. Uh oh, the Butterfly Impact is making itself identified.
Within the worker lounge, they’re nonetheless speaking about Sizzling Boss’ hotness.(fanning myself) Ms Kim is married, so she’s not . Sunny shakes her head that he’s not her sort. Ji-won smiles at her younger BFF and thinks she is like this as a result of she’s relationship him.
Cannot wait till that is cleared up. However it could be the kind of factor somebody says who’s attempting to cover their relationship.
They discuss in regards to the meal kits, and Sunny exhibits off her data of farming and seasonal vegetable availability. Their pleased dialog is introduced to a whole halt by Snakey. She plops herself down subsequent to Ji-won and begins her typical inexperienced tea needling. The opposite two’s BS Meters are pegged, and so they clearly know Snakey is fakey.
Supervisor Kim, that slimeball, jumps in and begins browbeating everybody. How within the heck has he been there since not less than 2011 and nobody has knocked his gentle out?? Significantly! What number of good workers have left for different jobs as a result of they could not stand his abuse?
A second thought: Is not this the Feminine Worker Lounge? Why is it tolerated for him to only barge in??
He forces Ji-won to play valet and transfer his automotive to a greater area. When she returns, Ji-won simply is aware of that Snakey shall be ready by the elevator to commiserate and cling. Snakey will get aggressive when Ji-won doesn’t reply, and warns her that they’re pals till one among them is lifeless.
That’s NOT the flex she thinks it’s. Even when we did not what occurred within the first life, this remark would nonetheless be creepy.
Supervisor Kim pulls Ji-won into a gathering room and grandly tells her that she sucks and her meal plan concept shall be dealt with by him, his buddies, and Snakey. If she works with them, he may add her title again.
Piss off!
After leaving the room, Ji-won realizes that the previous arc continues to be in play; after the meal proposal is accepted, Snakey will get the credit score not her. She tries to determine issues out her in head when she is interrupted by Sizzling Boss.
He invitations her to dine with him, however not in a piece atmosphere approach. She apologizes, however she has private issues to take care of. He takes her rejection with grace. Not pleased, although.
Her private issues? She is assembly up with Cute Chef at a wine café. They share a bottle of crimson wine from 1999, which is once they first met (14 years in the past?). They blah blah about hints of this and that, scents, the sleek end, and all of the winey issues I by no means perceive.
Me, neither. I simply know that Cute Chef is cute and never the tip recreation, so his cuteness and seemingly real niceness makes me unhappy.
He’s able to open each bottle they’ve, however she stops him with simply the one bottle. Ji-won invitations him to a meal, however he’s already eaten.
In the meantime, Weasel is attempting to name her, to allow them to get collectively that evening. However since she isn’t choosing up, he calls Snakey to see if Ji-won is along with her. She, in fact, digs slightly by implying that possibly she’s stepping out on him, similar to her mom. Her snakiness is aware of no bounds and she or he actually delights in manipulating everybody.
Speaking smack about your greatest pal’s mom when you understand that is a ache level is a brand new low. Not shocking as a result of she’s shovels to dig deeper and go decrease, however nonetheless horrible.
On the café, Cute Chef is slightly tipsy and begins speaking about Ji-wo’s highschool rejection. He introduced the letter as promised, and Ji-won understands that Snakey wrote it in her personal handwriting. She will get goosebumps occupied with Snakey’s skills to infiltrate and manipulate her life.
Even again then, Snakey wished to maintain her to herself as a result of it is not like she wished Cute Chef. She simply did not need Ji-won to have him.
Outdoors the bar, she is aware of that Cute Chef nonetheless likes her, however she has to keep up her relationship with Weasel till it may be resolved. She tells him she has a big different; Cute Chef thinks it’s Boss. He explains that Boss advised him in regards to the reunion and pushed him to go and assist her out. Ji-won is a bit confused now. And all that is seen by Boss, who’s sitting in his SUV a brief distance away.
Sizzling inexperienced flag stalker!
Later that evening, Cute Chef is ingesting along with his supervisor pal who sympathizes with the rejection. Cute Chef mentions that others have emotions for her too. Poor child. Effectively, he’s about 33 IRL, however he nonetheless has that child face that makes you wish to pinch him.
Yup. I am unable to recover from that he is in his 30s. Nevertheless, it is useful as a result of it makes me really feel a bit much less like a cougar since he is older than my youngsters.
Boss is heading dwelling whereas occupied with Ji-won’s smile. He tries to name her, however she has turned her cellphone off. She was on the pharmacist for her gastritis meds and bought bored with Weasel’s calls. On the best way dwelling, although, she hears unusual footsteps and will get spooked. She begins operating solely to be grabbed by Weasel. He thought it was amusing to frighten her to show her to cease standing out to draw males.
It is like he and Snakey are in a contest to see who will be the more serious asshole.
He seems to be at her outfit and make-up and assumes she is on the prowl similar to her mom. Ji-won is aware of that Snakey talked to him about her mom. Weasel will get handsy, bruising her wrist and demanding she inform him the place she’s been. The BGM will get ominous as he begins to threaten her.
Out of the blue, he will get grabbed and flipped over into the sand. Indignant Sizzling Boss is indignant! Inexperienced-flag stalker to the rescue!! He grabs Weasel by the lapels and begins to choke him in opposition to a wall, all of the whereas staring into that azzhat’s microscopic soul. Ji-won is frightened and yells at Boss to let go. He lastly does, and Weasel bolts away just like the cowardly bully his is. As soon as he’s far sufficient away, he kicks some trash however finally ends up on his butt. Hah!
On a small park bench, Boss provides her merchandising machine espresso. He tries to say he has enterprise close by, however she doesn’t consider him. He comes clear that he’s nervous Weasel will injure her. In any case, violent individuals don’t change and solely get extra violent in the event that they aren’t stopped.
Ji-won wonders how Boss can see how violent Weasel is when she had no concept earlier than her marriage. Boss says that nobody is allowed to the touch a hair on her head. Aww!
She decides to place her foot down. Whereas it was good to see Weasel scared, Boss’ actions are making her uncomfortable. Since he already has somebody, he ought to keep his distance. He’s confused till he understands she is defending Hui-yeon.
As a result of she is a real pal not like the Snakey.
Snakey is skulking in regards to the shrubbery, planning on watching Ji-won get manhandled by Weasel because of her ‘unintended’ revelation. However all she sees is Boss and Ji-won.
The pleasure she derives from watching Ji-won undergo is so distasteful to me, but it surely additionally makes me curious. Actually, I believe her relationship with Ji-won is extra attention-grabbing than Weasel’s relationship with Ji-won. Why does she have to see Ji-won undergo to really feel good? I wish to learn about their previous and what about it set the sample for her habits.
Boss begs her to listen to him out. He pulls out his cellphone and places it on speaker. Sunny is labelled “The Most Lovely” and he calls her.
A sleepy aggravated voice solutions and threatens him with perdition. When he says “I really like you”, Sunny hangs up, then calls again and orders him to take himself off their household registry. They’re siblings!
Poor Ji-won widens her eyes and shortly apologizes for her enormous misunderstanding. Boss will settle for her apology so long as she is aware of he likes her. Quite a bit.
How did Ji-hyuk get so morose with Sunny as a sister?!?!
I wager she was a handful again then, and he needed to get her out of bother like the nice regular older brother.
He walks Ji-won again to her place. She prettily thanks him and and not using a phrase, he strikes nearer and nearer… and collapses in her arms.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Effectively, that was actually an attention-grabbing ending. They haven’t been within the rain, so this isn’t the Fever From Unapproved Water trope. I hope he isn’t the recipient of her most cancers analysis. Oh no Present! That is nonetheless a romantic comedy, proper?
It is a Korean drama. We began with most cancers and a homicide. Probably the greatest characters is already lifeless (Ji-won’s father). In Kdrama rom-coms, I’ve seen even somebody from the primary couple die ultimately. So long as there’s romance and a few laughs . . .
