THURSDAY ON TIMELESS LOVE - EPISODE 78

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Nata and Jero anguish in their respective bedrooms. Jero still loves Nata and it kills him to not have her. Nata cries that it hurts her so much to love Jero; it has to end. She wants Jero out of her life once and for all.

Matias and Adriana slog through mountains of paperwork at the office. They take a break and get down to gossip. Adriana asks Mat what he's going to do now that Berta has lost her baby. Especially since it could have been either his or Jero's. Mat wants a divorce but not until the time is right. It would look pretty bad if they got divorced immediately after the miscarriage. Berta calls Mat a prince for sacrificing so much for his family. She wishes she had a guy like him in her life. Mat is flattered.

Gonzo has Regina on his mind and there's nothing he can do to stop it. Not that he wants to. He loves Regina and desperately wants to see her. Beth the Secretary interrupts his daydreaming because he's expected at a meeting.

Cata and Ines wave to Andrecito and Isidro through the hospital window. He gets to go home tomorrow! Ines asks Cata to help her make some sweets that Andrecito likes so much. Of course, she'll be over to help tonight. Ines thinks that tonight will be Regina's opportunity to be alone with Gonzo.

Antonio meets Regi at a café. Regi has made a decision. The love between them has faded. At least it has from her end of the relationship. She tried to love him - she really did! But she just can't do it. Tony asks Regi who she does love, though he already knows the answer. Regi says that it is none of Tony's business. She tried to make it work but everything fell through. Sorry, Tony, it's over. Tony tears up as he takes the ring back.

Back at La Bonita, Jero congratulates Matilde and Carlos on their engagement. Mati still says there's no guy more handsome than Jero. Carlos teases that he's grateful that love is blind. Carlos and Jero sneak off into the office so Jero can read the autopsy results. Jero is astounded. "This mean that my brother didn't commit suicide?! Rafael was murdered!"

Everyone at Empresas Monterrubio is at a meeting. The books still won't cook. Adriana remembers an investment they made in boats that were supposedly owned by the company but actually aren't. Gonzo is sure that Blanca was behind it. Honorio hangs his head. Gonzo wants a full-scale investigation started on any account Blanca so much as breathed on.

Carlos says that the report means that the bullet that shot Rafa had to have come from another person. Jero is determined to find out who did it and make him/her pay. He can't sit still he's so worked up over Rafa's murder. Jero knew he Rafa wouldn't have killed himself! Jero thinks Roberta might have been the shooter. She came to give dump him, gave him the letter, and then killed him! Carlos thinks it might have been Agustin. He hated Rafa and wanted his vineyard. They also suspect Doc Vodka was complicit in Rafa's death.

Nata tells Constanza that the next morning she has an appointment with a divorce lawyer. Coni has noticed that Augie has feelings for Nata. What does Nata feel for him? Nata can't open her heart to another guy right now. She's still healing. But she is done with Jero for good. There is just too much distrust between them. Coni can relate because of her problems with Honorio.

Now it's Nata's turn to ask how Coni feels about her guy-in-waiting. Coni still isn't sure how she feels about Chema; she just likes spending time with him because he makes her feel alive. Despite their differences, they still have a lot in common. Nata feels the same way about Augie but it is not love. Coni thinks it could be love eventually. Giving it a chance would be better than closing the door to love forever.

All Empresa employees pour over the files to search for discrepancies. Daniel texts Blanca information about what's going on. She calls Honorio to tease him. "Want to go on a boat ride, mi amor?" Enough playing games! Honorio could have her arrested for what she's done to the company - fraud, money laundering, and certainly other crimes they haven't found out about yet.

Honorio suddenly remembers Blanca having given him the boat account and he trusted her enough to sign it without reading it. He looks like he is about to be sick. Blanca is less than worried by Hon's threats. She just wants to get him in her bed. Hon hangs up and fumes that Blanca set him up.

Jero asks the La Bonita employees if they saw anyone on the grounds the day Rafa died. No one knows but Manuela suspects that Augie and Doc Vodka were in it together. Mati hopes Karina will be free from the Doc forever now. Jero asks them to keep quiet about the investigation.

Augie gets home to find Selene waiting in his bed. They lock lips.

Antonio foams at the mouth over Regina breaking up with him. "I can't let you to shut me out of your life! I have to find your daughter so you will have to come back to me." Tony has the emotional maturity of a 16 year old.

Gonzo arrives at Regina's place. It worries Regi that both of Gonzo's daughters hate her so much. Not only does it upset his daughters but it also causes a barrier between herself and Gonzo. Regi knows that Gonzo's marriage is a farce. She has finally listened to her heart: She loves Gonzo.

Gonzo is over the moon. His feelings for Regi never stopped. She tells him she broke it off with Tony. Regi is free to love the man who truly owns her heart. She kisses him and Gonzo passionately kisses back.

Fina gets home from the hospital to pick up some clothes for Berta. She calls Gustavo (?) and admits that she is Pepa. He says he wants money - lots and lots of money. He has proof that one of her daughters isn't really hers. Fina nervously agrees to pay handsomely for the documents that could incriminate her.

Doctora Marina checks in on Berta, who is doing better. She asks Berta about Jero having asked for a DNA test on the baby. Marina didn't tell Jero that the baby was lost weeks ago but if Berta's husband asks about the miscarriage, Doc has to tell him the truth.

Regi leads Gonzo into her bedroom. The lights go out and we see their silhouettes kiss.

Augie texts Nata a goodnight message while in bed with Selene. Nata lays down in bed and remembers cuddling with Jero after his accident. She has to rebuild herself and move on. Meanwhile, Jero jolts awake from a nightmare. "Rafa's death was a murder, Renata. None of this should have happened." He writhes about how wrong he was. He hopes everything gets resolved soon - for Rafa's sake and for Nata's.

Selene is spitting mad that Augie is texting Nata. He's supposed to be with her. Augie doesn't get why Sele is in such a snit. Their relationship is about sex and nothing more. Sele can't believe she fell for a guy who behaves the same way Berta does - a total user. Augie says he would like to meet Berta.

Berta has nothing nice to say to Fina when she arrives with fresh clothes. It's still Fina's fault she lost the baby in the first place. Berta is starting to hate Fina; she is destroying Berta's life. Fina looks hurt for a moment. Well, as hurt as a woman who has no heart can look.

Gonzo and Regina are all smiles and giggles as she shows him to the door. He promises to have a word with Nata so that she'll agree to have a talk with Regi. They kiss and are both lost in love with each other. Yay!
Adriana and Matias are asleep in each others arms on the couch. Aww. They both zonked out while working overtime on the file search. Adri loves being by Mat's side and he's pretty happy about it too. Honorio brings them some coffee and they detach themselves.

Gonzo calls Mat for an update. Mat says the company is in worse condition than they thought. Gonzo is all rainbows and sunshine. "Don't worry about it! Everything will work out!" Mat's puzzled by Gonzo's good cheer.

Regina dreams of her encounter with Gonzo but Cata knocks on the door and interrupts. Regi gets a text from Gonzo. He loves her, it was the best night of his life, etc. Regina doesn't mention the text to Cata but she does tell Mami Dearest that she broke up with Tony. Regi isn't in love with him. Nothing is going to change her mind. Cata is left stuttering in shock.

Nata tells the lawyer that she wants a divorce because of irreconcilable differences. The lawyer says all she needs to do is have the papers delivered to Jero and then set up an appointment. Augie enthusiastically shakes the lawyer's hand like he just won the lottery. Nata isn't so excited.

Chema tip-toes into the centro kitchen and surprises Coni. He understands that she still has Honorio on her mind but he still wants to show her a good time. Chema leads her out for a secret date.

Cata refuses to talk to Regina during breakfast. Regi explains her reasons again. Cata is disappointed in Regi for fooling around with a married man.

Tony asks Detective Cantu is Pepa and Fina are the same person. Cantu thinks so but he needs more time to get the proof he needs to accuse Fina. Tony promises to keep Gonzo out of the investigation because of his connection to Fina. He wants nothing more than to unmask Fina and return Regina's daughter to her so that Regi will be his once again.

Fina is all sugary sweetness and light to Dr. Marina. The Doc sees right through it. She hopes they never see each other again because she will not lie for her patients. Marina is offended when Fina offers to pay for her trouble. Hooray! A doctor who has some integrity in this show!

Ines is thrilled to hear about Regina's success with Gonzo. Regi doesn't like that Gonzo is still married but Ines assures her that it is only a marriage on paper. Fina and Roberta walk down the hallway just in time for Ines to catch a glimpse. Regi rushes over to see them but they've already gone. She's curious to see what Fina looks like. It feels strange for Regi to be the other woman.

Nata tells Augie that it is difficult for her to "break the picture" - end the dream of having a house, 2.5 kids, and a white picket fence with Jero. Augie suggests that Nata could find another man to share that with her. He promises to do everything he can to make her divorce as painless as possible. Augie will always be by her side.

Jero and Carlos go to the police to accuse Agustin and Roberta of the murder of Rafael.

Avances: Jero watches as Augie gets arrested. The police haul Roberta off to jail and it drives Fina over the edge.

THURSDAY ON REBEL - EPISODE 8 ON JOY PRIME @ 8: AM

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Nok-soo goes to find the mat merchant in the early morning to discuss his suspicions about Gil-dong, but he’s on his way somewhere else while wearing white garb. He tells her that the world has flipped upside down because the sky has fallen, and it’s unclear whether he’s addressing the king’s death or the appearance of the Mighty Child.

But in his last words, he warns her that Gil-dong is not the Chosen One. It looks like she wants to question him further, but he speeds away.

It turns out the mat merchant is actually EUNUCH KIM (Park Soo-young), the most trusted advisor of the Crown Prince. When he’s announced into Yeonsangun’s chambers, the prince-turned-king welcomes him with open arms and proceeds to weep in his embrace.

As the eunuch comforts his royal charge, saying that he’s now the owner of all the earth, Yeonsangun’s expression turns inscrutable. Perhaps the burden of such responsibility suddenly weighs heavily on the young new ruler.



The gisaeng watch as people cry on the streets, proclaiming their grief that the king has passed. Ga-ryung wonders aloud to Wolhamae because she thought the king (who was believed to be a divine being) wasn’t supposed to die. Wolhamae recalls that this is a natural occurrence because when she was young, she remembers that the previous king’s father died.

Ga-ryung then spots Gil-dong, currently walking around in a daze, and she tries to find out what’s wrong. He asks her about when he first came to the gibang, and she tells him that he looked like a crazy person with the arrows sticking out of his back and a purple ribbon tied around his wrist.

Immediately, he seizes on the existence of the purple ribbon, because he now remembers that was his last connection to Eorini. When Ga-ryung tells him that Nok-soo has it, he goes to search for it in her room and finds it tucked away in the small jewelry box she keeps. He cries as he thinks of his lost sister, who could now be Choongwongoon’s sex slave for all he knows. Determined to find his family again, Gil-dong packs his bags and prepares to leave.

His lover Nok-soo comes in while he’s packing, and she confesses that she didn’t give the ribbon to him because she thought he would leave her. He lets her know gently that he isn’t upset with her.

He can only blame himself for falling under her spell and forgetting about his dire situation, he says. He still loves her, but he has to go to find his family. When she looks up at him tearfully, he promises to come back for her, and grasps her hand tightly.

Although his parting with Nok-soo is bittersweet, at least he says his goodbye to her. To Ga-ryung, he doesn’t even spare a glance, and she curses at him for his indifference as he strides away into the distance.

Gil-dong searches everywhere for any sign of Eorini. High and low, far and wide, he asks everyone he can if they’ve seen a little girl with a purple ribbon tied around her wrist. He even goes back to Ikhwari, but he discovers that it’s no longer the place he remembers from his childhood. Conditions have deteriorated to the point that the once-bustling market streets are now empty, with only a few ailing citizens here and there.



Somehow, he finds Eop-san’s half-paralyzed father, and they have a heartfelt reunion. As they eat together, Eop-san’s father tells him about the aftermath of what happened after Amogae’s arrest—how the entire town of Ikhwari fell as Choongwongoon’s soldiers proceeded to persecute the rest of the townspeople who had shady backgrounds.

Eop-san’s father recounts how he had to threaten his son with his own life in order to get Eop-san to leave without him, because he didn’t want to be a burden. He also tells Gil-dong about Amogae, who was rumored to have died under cruel torture and then thrown into the sea to defray costs of an actual burial.

After hearing this news about his father, Gil-dong goes to his mother’s grave with only a jug of wine. He collapses in front of the burial mound, cries sorrowfully, and asks whether everyone is up in heaven with her. Pouring out his grief in front of her, he vows to bring their family back together in front of her, dead or alive.

A while after Gil-dong has left, Magistrate Eom, also in mourning whites, ambles up the long mountain, grumbling that this is a fool’s errand and that he’ll probably find no one there this time too. But when he discovers the empty jug of wine that Gil-dong left behind, he’s shocked to learn that someone has come by.

Wolhamae presses Nok-soo to join the new king’s personal troupe, urging her to remember her lofty ambitions of making the king her man before she met Gil-dong. She blames him for Nok-soo’s complacency now, but Nok-soo just continues ignoring the steady stream of nagging while adjusting her ceremonial fan.

We learn from Wolhamae that Gil-dong has already been gone for several months without sending a single message, but Nok-soo says she’ll wait. Suddenly, Ga-ryung rushes in with disturbing news: A fellow gisaeng has been stabbed in the eye by a regular client of hers who became jealous that she’d find another man.

The apprentice gisaeng are crowded around in the stabbed girl’s room, wailing in distress as they see what could potentially be in store in their own futures. After a while, Nok-soo screams for them to stop their wretched crying, because she knows that no one will save them. When one young gisaeng apprentice says she wants to see her mother, Nok-soo coldly reminds her that her mother sold her into prostitution, and leaves the room.

However, when she’s back in her own chambers, we see that Nok-soo is not as unfeeling as she seems. Her entire body wracks with sobs as she despairs for the fates of girls like her, and she makes the resolution to enter Yeonsangun’s palace.



So when Gil-dong returns from his journey, he only finds empty rooms in the gibang and one lone person: Ga-ryung. She tells him that the others left for the palace a while ago, that she was the only one who waited for him until the end, never giving up hope. He doesn’t respond,but it’s clear from his expression that he wanted someone else (ahem Nok-soo ahem) to be waiting for him.

Ga-ryung follows him, and at first he thinks it’s because she needs money. But she smiles up at him brightly and asks if he’s running from the law as she offers to help him. She tells him she’d be a good cover story as his sister, and she even promises to address him formally as “Orabeoni” (old word for “oppa” with similar connotations). Annoyed now, he turns back to shake her off, but he is reminded of Eorini and can’t seem to bring himself to reject her.

Despite not being a willing travel companion, Gil-dong is a gentleman in all circumstances. Even though he would have been fine with sleeping in the communal public room of the inn, he shows his consideration for Ga-ryung by arranging for a private room instead, because she might be uncomfortable sleeping with a bunch of strange men.

She gets excited for a moment, her heart fluttering because it’s her first time spending a night with a man. But when they get in, he falls asleep straight away in a dead snore, much to her disappointment. She seems miffed, but then she goes to watch over his sleeping face with an adorably infatuated fascination.



When he wakes up, Gil-dong is surprised to see her face so close to his. Her hand is tightly grasped around his sleeve, and he gently puts it back as he goes outside to look at the stars. In the lonely night, Gil-dong hums to himself, reflecting on his time with the enchanting Nok-soo. He remembers her beauty, their deep connection, and his dreams of a future with her.

Meanwhile, Nok-soo is in the palace thinking of him as well, singing the sad song about the blue river while the other girls around her chitter excitedly about the king’s impending visit. Even Wolhamae has entered the palace with (far-fetched) hopes that she’ll be able to entice the king.

Yeonsangun enters with the Eunuch Kim behind him, but Nok-soo doesn’t seem too surprised by his presence. The musicians start playing, and the girls who have been assembled to be part of Yeonsangun’s musical troupe begin to sing a beautiful song in unison.



The new king closes his eyes and carefully listens to the pitch and tone of their melody. Nok-soo takes this time to carefully look at the man she once wanted, never taking her eyes off his concentrated expression.

She adds her voice to the others, singing in tune with them, but when Yeonsangun opens his eyes, he expresses his dissatisfaction with the level of their musicality. He says that they’re not good enough to perform yet, and he stands up and leaves in disappointment while Nok-soo still has a look of curiosity in her eyes.

Gil-dong buys large quantities of food from open mart stalls, while Ga-ryung continues to trail him like a puppy following her master. She helps him choose the best quality fruit and produce. It’s the Joseon version of adorable couple grocery shopping.

When she asks what he’s planning on doing with all that food, jokingly asking him if he’s setting up for a death anniversary, it turns out she was right. The scene cuts to Gil-dong, who is again at his mother’s grave, but this time with a feast full of funeral food as an apology offering for last time, when he only came with a jug of wine.

The ever-helpful Ga-ryung shows him how to set up the table correctly, and gives him space to talk to his dead loved one. But he tells his mother that she is not the girl he told her about earlier. (Aww, poor Ga-ryung.)

Then, Magistrate Eom shows up on the burial hill, and Gil-dong is (rightly) furious to see him. He grabs the traitorous magistrate by the collar and tells him, “I promised myself I’d kill you if I ever saw you again. Die! You die, I die. Let’s die together!”

Magistrate Eom can barely breathe from Gil-dong’s stranglehold, but he rasps out one name: “Amogae.” He lets Gil-dong know that his father is still alive, and shocked, the younger man falls back. He leads Gil-dong to a small peasant hut in the middle of nowhere, and tells him that it’s where his father is.



Gil-dong hesitates at door, almost not believing that his father will be on the other side. When he finally opens it, he sees Amogae, who is much changed from his former “Great Ikhwari Elder” self.

His hair and beard are unkempt, and whereas before, when his eyes were always sharp-looking and decisive, a glazed look has settled over them. His leg juts out at an awkward angle, but I don’t know if Gil-dong processes all of this, because he just bursts into tears in front of his father like a little boy again. Amogae recognizes and embraces his son without a word, and they have a moment of heartfelt family reunion.



Gil-dong’s brother, on the other hand, is far away, having taken on the task that was given to him by the scholar’s will. Gil-hyun wears noblemen’s clothes and marvels at himself. He passes by a poster that announces the dates for the civil service exam, but when other fellow noblemen scholars gathered in front of the poster ask if he’s going to take this one, he abruptly turns away, saying that he’d never do such a thing.

However, while he’s walking, he looks wistfully at the brushes and ink stones being sold by a street merchant. He always did have a dream of becoming a government scholar, but his birth status prevented him from pursuing that career. He tells himself that he’s being ridiculous to begin thinking of it again, but he meets someone on the streets (Ahn Nae-sang), and this stranger asks whether he needs money to take the test, implying that he would be willing to pay for it.



Mistress Jo follows Heotaehak and his son, telling them again to search for Gil-dong’s body. It seems like she’s been pestering them for a while, because Heotaehak doesn’t even listen as she tries to tell them that Gil-dong is not a typical human, and that they can’t be sure that he’s dead until they find his body.

While Heotaehak’s son seems to be more willing to listen to her, ultimately, he also brushes her concerns aside. She is turned away by him gently, but her expression shows that she’s still unsatisfied.

Later that night after reuniting with his father, Gil-dong conferences with Magistrate Eom, who apologizes profusely to him for what he did to his family. He says that he doesn’t deserve forgiveness, but he did his best in putting his life on the line to make sure that at least Amogae came out alive without anyone knowing any better.

Inside, Ga-ryung makes herself useful by finding rice and cooking porridge for Amogae, who looks like he hasn’t eaten in days. When Gil-dong sees her spoon-feeding his ailing father, he snaps at her, perhaps thinking that she’s overstepping her bounds. He shoos her out, and when she leaves, Amogae asks Gil-dong what happened to the rest of their family. Gil-dong lies to his father, telling him that Gil-hyun and Eorini are doing well somewhere safe, and that as soon as Amogae gets better, he’ll take him to them.



But it’s clear that Amogae hasn’t lost all his marbles yet, because he doesn’t believe Gil-dong. Magistrate Eom tells Gil-dong he’ll find a way for Amogae and him to live together quietly and peacefully like he originally wanted to. This time though, it’s Gil-dong who doesn’t listen.

He wants to bring Soboori and the rest of the gang back together and seek revenge against the people who tore his family apart. Magistrate Eom warns him that those gangsters were self-serving and all fled at the news of Amogae’s death. (Does he not realize the irony of his statement? He was the one who caused the situation that made them flee in the first place!)



Keutsae has been working as a farm day laborer, and Soboori as the neighborhood crackpot fortune-telling face reader. But he’s absolute rubbish at this particular career path—thinking that his client is an old maid waiting for love, he predicts that she will find a successful husband who just passed his civil servant exam, but it ends up that she’s already married with four kids.

So when Gil-dong shows up, Soboori is ecstatic to see him, and is even more excited when he hears the news that Amogae is alive. He wants to go immediately to see his old friend, but Gil-dong says they need to round up the rest of the gang. Keutsae is taking a dump in the forest when they find him. They wave hello, and he lunges toward them to grab them in a hug. But seeing his hand still dirty from wiping his bottom, they flee as he tries to embrace them with his poop-covered hand.

The next man they go find is Ilchung, the gambling monk, who is at it the tables again, but definitely with less joie de vivre than before. When he hears his friends’ voices loudly from next room, he bursts the door open, and his face makes a wide grin when he sees them make a half-irreverential Buddha sign at him in greeting.

Segul, when they grab him, is drunk-reminiscing about the good ole days in Ikhwari, when he ran freely like he owned the world. Gil-dong and company come to carry him off and make excuses to Segul’s drinking buddies, saying that their master often makes meaningless unrealistic comments when he’s inebriated.

Yonggae has become a mover, and as soon as he sees the others, he turns his back and starts crying (because secretly, he’s the most emotional of all of them). He asks what took them so long, and still crying, he hugs Gil-dong, who pats his back fondly.

At Amogae’s hut, Ga-ryung fills the silence with background chatter, but he isn’t really listening because his heart is with Gil-dong, who has gone to find his Ikhwari friends. Magistrate Eom seems to be fed up with her jabber though.



When the gang arrives, they all sink to their knees in front of their Great Ikhwari Elder, who has become a decrepit old man. Together, they all cry with grateful joyous tears, and Soboori is the first to embrace Amogae in a tight hug. Gil-dong watches the reunion with an approving look.

When they see Magistrate Eom, however, their attitude turns menacing. They run after the sly magistrate, wanting to kill him. He begs Gil-dong to stop them, but that plea falls on deaf ears.

A couple beatings later, Magistrate Eom sits bruised all over in the gangster circle as they share food and drinks, reveling in meeting each other again. Ga-ryung brings out some snacks, and they’re all curious about her relationship with Gil-dong.

Of course, they suspect that the two young people are a couple, despite Gil-dong’s vehement protests. Ga-ryung plays along with them, implying that she followed Gil-dong because they’re on more-than-friendly terms, and calls him the familiar “Orabeoni” (which can mean brother, but also honey in some situations).

Delighted by their teasing of her and Gil-dong, she says that she’ll bring them more food and drink. Gil-dong follows her to the kitchen, and she stutters in front of him to explain that she only went along with the others’ jokes because it is half-true (she did follow him), but he’s not upset because of that.

He asks why she’s serving them food, and she replies that obviously it’s because she’s the only woman around to do the hostess’ duties. With a stern expression, Gil-dong tells her that just because she’s a woman doesn’t mean that she needs to serve them. (Yay, a hero espousing modern feminist principles, making us like him more!) He then tells her they’ll get their own food and drinks, so she should not serve them.



In Heotaehak’s life, it seems like Choongwongoon has stayed a close ally, but the royal is as psychopathic as ever. He engages in unpredictable rages with Heotaehak and his son, who act abjectly servile in front of him.

When Heotaehak and his son bring up the topic of a loan he asked for Choongwongoon to help him out with, the royal kicks him in the chest, saying that he’s their superior and not their dog, so they should not expect things from him. He expresses that he’s still angry that they didn’t deliver Eorini alive to him. (So if she’s not with Choongwongoon, where is she?)

Back at temporary Bandit HQ, Gil-dong has gathered the rest of the gang in a midnight meeting with Amogae secretly listening in from the outside. Gil-dong lets it be known he wants justice to be served to Choongwongoon, not in the middle of the night like Yonggae suggests, but publicly, so that everyone learns what a corrupt decayed individual the royal is.

Gil-dong makes a bow to his bandit hyungs and asks for their help on his mission. He appeals to their loyalty and all the hard work they put into building Ikhwari, which turned into nothing once Choongwongoon got his way. He tells them that although he did have dreams of becoming a farmer because he hated his father’s thug life, he now thinks differently. He vows to live as a thug if that means he can take Choongwongoon down. He says he is willing to give up his humanity, if that’s what it takes, and that he’ll become a monster to get his revenge.

At the end of his impassioned speech, Ilchung laughs, and the atmosphere goes from heavy to light, because he tells the others that this is just like the time when Amogae first reached out to them to create their brotherhood. And together, the gang laughs and reminisces about their first meeting that ended in a comic fistfight.

They agree to help Gil-dong—it’s not even a question. Gil-dong outlines his plan to first get to Heotaehak and his son, and then to use them to trap Choongwongoon.

Later that night, as Gil-dong turns over hot coals in their little room, Amogae asks him whether he’s serious about his plans to take revenge. When his son confirms his determination to go after the formidable Choongwongoon, the corner of Amogae’s lips tilt upward as he says: “You’re crazy,” and Gil-dong smiles back at the half-compliment.

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In the hospital parking lot, Se-gi pulls Ri-jin over to his car, telling her that he doesn’t have much time… “yet.” He baldly states his intention to take over complete control from Do-hyun, and threatens to keep Do-hyun submerged forever if Ri-jin doesn’t come with him.

That brings us to where the last episode left off, with Ri-jin shrieking like a banshee as Se-gi burns rubber down the highway. He tosses her phone and his out the window, saying that anything that interrupts their limited time together is best dispensed with.

Dr. Seok tells Chief Ahn that Se-gi may have kidnapped Ri-jin. They are both worried for her safety, but Chief Ahn also wants to protect his boss’s secrets, so he asks for more time to analyze the situation.



Meanwhile, Se-gi pulls up outside of a hotel, where Ri-jin is understandably a bit freaked. Se-gi asks her to choose between him and Do-hyun—he’s willing to allow her the choice, he says, but she can only have one or the other. He also doesn’t allow her to leave, threatening to kill himself along with Do-hyun if Ri-jin doesn’t go with him into the hotel. “Aren’t you curious,” he asks, leaning in, “what will happen in a place like this?”

Chief Ahn reminds Dr. Seok that Se-gi has never harmed women or children, and then receives a call from the people he has tasked with keeping Do-hyun’s personalities in check. They’ve tracked the car to a hotel. Chief Ahn reminds them that their first priority is Ri-jin’s safety, though they should also take the utmost care not to hurt Do-hyun when they restrain him.



Inside the hotel room, Ri-jin looks on in horror at a stuffed bear, surrounded by festive balloons and ribbons. She’s wonders why the heck he’s presenting her with this, and he replies, “You used to like them. Is this not right?” So he tries again, presenting her with a model train next, and a poster from Beauty and the Beast. At her continued confusion, he wonders, “Is this wrong too?”

Ri-jin asks if he’s trying to be funny, causing Se-gi to ask, “You think this is funny?!” Like it’s a surprise that a grown woman wouldn’t fall for a 7-year-old’s idea of romance. Ri-jin does her best to go with the flow, even clapping along with a maniacal clapping monkey toy to keep Se-gi from feeling offended.

After unveiling the last of his presents (who remembers Ring Pops?!), Se-gi asks Ri-jin once again to choose him over Do-hyun. Ri-jin cracks me up when she says: “You’re both so freaking charming, so give me some time to think it over, all right?” Then he makes a ludicrous hairstyle change to look more like Do-hyun, asking if that will do it for her.



Se-gi pulls her out of the hotel room, leading her to an outdoor clothing vendor, noting that her hospital gown looks cold. He carelessly tosses items around, rejecting them as too thin for the winter chill. Then he looks up at the vendor, who is wearing a jacket with a fur-lined hood: “That looks warm.”

Now wrapped in her snug new jacket, Ri-jin hurries after Se-gi to scold him for threatening the vendor. He retorts that he paid three times market price, which only leads Ri-jin to scold him again for wasting the money that Do-hyun earned. “Don’t you feel sorry?” she asks.

But Se-gi says they each have their different capabilities and that without him, the fragile Do-hyun would already be dead. Ri-jin is quick to apologize, not wanting to antagonize the volatile Se-gi, who warns her not to speak about Do-hyun in front of him again. He reaches towards her, triggering Ri-jin’s Scream Reflex, only to brush the hair away from her eyes and zip up her jacket for maximum warmth.



Se-gi leads Ri-jin to a fake carriage where they can watch a fireworks display. When Ri-jin asks how he knew she liked fireworks, Se-gi replies that she said she wanted to see them a long time ago. Remembering how Do-hyun asked if she had ever met Se-gi before, Ri-jin starts to wonder.

Ri-jin asks if Se-gi liked Winter Sonata, and if she by any chance resembles his deceased first love. “She’s not dead,” Se-gi replies, holding her gaze. “Thankfully.” He goes on to ask her if she can’t “put Do-hyun to sleep,” so they can be together forever. Ri-jin refuses, but Se-gi promises to persuade her.

With fireworks shooting in the background, Se-gi lowers Ri-jin’s hood and leans in ever so slowly to kiss her. Their lips meet, and a single tear rolls down Se-gi’s cheek. Then Se-gi’s neck tattoo fades away, signaling Cha Do-hyun’s return to his body. Well, this is awkward!



Do-hyun runs after Ri-jin to ask what happened. She explains about the fake text Se-gi sent, but that doesn’t explain why she didn’t ignore the text like Do-hyun had asked her to do. “Were you just treating my words like trash?” he demands—only to be cut off when Chief Ahn’s emergency response team tackles him.

Ri-jin reports back to the hospital once she knows Chief Ahn and Do-hyun have everything in hand. She promises to avoid Do-hyun from now on, but Dr. Seok knows it won’t be that simple: Se-gi’s obsession with her might get worse that way. Still, he recommends that she go home for the moment, until they figure out what to do.

In their respective rooms, Ri-jin and Do-hyun both think back to their kiss. “Just who was I kissing?” Ri-jin demands. “And who is my heart pounding for?!” Staring into his mirror at home, Do-hyun raises his hands to his lips in mute wonder.



Do-hyun meets secretly with Dr. Seok. He has figured out that Ri-jin is Se-gi’s first love, since Se-gi has never before confessed to liking anyone. He even suspects that Ri-jin may be the reason for his personality switching (the “origin,” as it were), because most of his recent personality switches happened when she was nearby. Whether that’s true or not, Se-gi is unquestionably growing stronger.

A little later, a mountain of paperwork arrives for Do-hyun from Ki-joon’s secretary. It’s mere busywork, not suited to his level of responsibility, and Do-hyun goes to his cousin’s office to confront him. But Ki-joon responds bluntly that he has no reason to trust Do-hyun: “I look into all my employees, to see if they’re fit enough to perform the tasks I entrust to them… and if they are in the right state of mind to do so.” With such a direct challenge, Do-hyun has no way to reply save to do the work assigned to him.



Ri-jin is plagued by visions of Do-hyun and Se-gi, which disperse at the interjections of her very irritated Dad and Ri-on. They want to know what she’s thinking about that’s made her lose her appetite. In an effort to tempt Ri-jin’s appetite, Mom sends the menfolk out to catch and cook a duck. Dad drags Ri-on out the door, complaining the whole way, to cut some wood for a fire.

Back at home, Do-hyun carefully sorts through the items that Se-gi had prepared for Ri-jin. He cuts up the adorable teddy bear searching for drugs or other contraband, and gives himself a fright with the jack-in-the-box. But it is Ri-jin’s coat that gives him pause, as he remembers waking up to their kiss and feels his heart pounding.

Do-hyun hangs the coat up in the closet, telling himself that it would be a waste to burn it… it’s definitely not because he wants to see her again! Yeah… keep telling yourself that, buddy. Do-hyun closes the closet door, but then we see Perry Park looking back at him from the mirror.



Outside the family restaurant, we see that it’s actually Ri-jin who ends up splitting firewood, while Ri-on messes around with his guitar. Ri-jin needs a drink, and invites Ri-on to walk to the store and buy some liquor. Ri-on badgers her for more details about what happened to her, but Ri-jin insists that it doesn’t matter because there’s no way she’ll see that crazy guy again.

Right on cue, Perry Park pulls up to the family restaurant, though it seems he’s better at sailing than driving. He takes out a business card, which must be how he knew where to find the restaurant in the first place. As he walks towards the entrance, however, he clutches his head in pain. “Already?” he wails. “I wanted to play a bit more!” He collapses to the ground, and Do-hyun is back.



Ri-on and Ri-jin are walking back from the store, carrying the alcohol that they mean to hide from their father. Then they come across Do-hyun’s car, which is shaking in a very suspicious manner.

Ri-on’s face lights up mischievously, and he sneaks over to the car to see who’s inside. Do-hyun is busy changing out of Perry Park’s attire, and he rolls down the window when Ri-on knocks.

Do-hyun and Ri-jin reel back in shock when they recognize each other. But that’s not all: “Perry Park?” Ri-on exclaims. “You’re Perry Park, right?”



Once a bewildered Do-hyun is seated at the family table, Ri-on begins his explanation of how he first became friends with the enigmatic Perry Park. He describes how Perry seemed cool and aloof at first, then took a video of himself as the plane was taking off (this, in case you don’t remember, was Se-gi).

“Such beautiful narcissism!” Ri-on cries. “Now, whenever my heart grows weak, I take a video of myself!” Back on the plane, though, Ri-on woke up to find Perry Park sneaking his bottle of wine.



The two bonded instantly, as we might expect, and Ri-on told Perry to visit the family restaurant if he ever got a chance, to sample the beer of Korea’s best brewmaster (cue adorable secret handshake between Ri-on and Dad).

After hearing that, Dad sends Ri-jin to the cellar to bring up a special brew, while Ri-on steps out to take a call from his editor. Mom asks more about Do-hyun’s past in America (though they think he’s Perry), and then Do-hyun gets a text from Ri-jin telling him to meet her outside. Dad’s a step ahead of her and lets Do-hyun go outside, but insists on holding on to his cell phones.



Ri-jin brings Do-hyun to the cellar where they can talk, wedging a piece of wood to keep the door from closing all the way. She thinks that Ri-on doesn’t know about Do-hyun’s disease, even though he’s met some of his personalities.

Ri-jin then asks if Do-hyun really came to visit her brother, or if he came to see her. Do-hyun retorts that it was Perry Park, and that he didn’t even know where she lived. Do-hyun removes the wood to close the door, not knowing that the door only opens from the outside. Great… now the guy with traumatic memories of being locked in a cellar is locked in a cellar.

In the restaurant, Mom and Dad talk about Do-hyun, and whether he’s good for Ri-jin. Dad admits to taking the cell phone so he could snoop a bit, while Mom says that Do-hyun looks like a nice boy with good manners.

Do-hyun’s mother comes back to her house to find Grandma Seo waiting for her. They trade barbed words, building on their previous argument when Do-hyun’s mother threatened to tell a secret that would destroy the chairwoman. This time, Grandma Seo warns her that the secret she knows isn’t a way to help her son, but a knife poised at his throat. That seems to unsettle Do-hyun’s mother, although Grandma Seo is far from composed herself.



Ki-joon’s mother talks to her husband about the rumor Do-hyun’s mother hinted at, wondering what it could be. Ki-joon’s father wonders if it has anything to do with the rumor about a hidden child. There’s a brief but complicated bit of backstory here, which I’ll try to keep to the essentials.

Do-hyun’s father was married to a woman named Min Seo-yeon, who was favored by Do-hyun’s grandfather so much that she was appointed president instead of the son with the blood claim. We learn that Do-hyun’s father once left the house after a quarrel with Grandpa, and Seo-yeon went to America. She was persuaded back by Grandpa, and may have returned with a child in tow. She and Grandpa later died in the car crash. Ki-joon’s father speculates that the house fire may have been used as a cover-up, swapping out the servants who might have known about the child. Following along? Good.



As Ki-joon’s father talks about the possibility of a hidden child, the camera cuts significantly to Ri-on working in his basement office. He sends a draft of his latest novel to his editor, then calls to say that he will be returning to an old idea for a novel that he had abandoned. When he pushes back a screen, we see a meticulous breakdown of the Seungjin Group family, from Do-hyun’s grandfather all the way to Do-hyun himself.

Trapped in the basement, Do-hyun tries and fails to open the door while Ri-jin drinks from the restaurant’s stores of alcohol. She explains that while she doesn’t have any clinical fear of enclosed spaces or anything like that, she has always been afraid of fire and basements—just like Do-hyun, which he notes to himself. She used to ask her brother to come with her but he was scared too, which she attributes to their being twins.



Now thoroughly buzzed, Ri-jin calls Do-hyun “Cha-gun,” explaining that she promised not to call his name in front of Se-gi (“-gun” is a suffix that can be attached to male names). She will think of them as the “nice Cha-gun” and the “rough Shin-gun.”

Ri-jin falls backward for a moment, and Do-hyun lets slip a genuine laugh as he pulls her back up. Their eyes meet, and their hearts start pounding. “Are you… Shin Se-gi?” she asks. “Are you still confused about me and Se-gi?” Do-hyun demands. “Shall I make it so you aren’t confused?” He leans in. Ri-jin waits, closing her eyes as his lips draw ever closer.