100 Year Inheritance Episodes 49-50 Recap

Forty Nine.

Se Yoon after the crash, Chae Won waiting at the airport, looking for him. Why she wouldn’t be at the *gate* since they have a ticket for the same flight… Se Yoon’s heart stops.

Mom returns home. Dad asks where she went. Mom declares that she met with Chae Won and gave her a plane ticket. Dad can’t believe she did that. She did it to protect the last bit of conscience she has. Dad says that he feels bad, but she’s making things more complicated. Mom asks him for a divorce. Wow. That’s really big for Korean chaebol society especially. You just don’t get divorced. Phone call. The news that Se Yoon is in the hospital, close to death.

Chae Won at the airport, wondering why he’s not picking up the phone, She tries to find out if Se Yoon got on the plane, but they can’t tell her because of the Personal Information Protection Act. Phone call from Mom. News about Se Yoon’s accident.

Mom and Dad arrive at the hospital. They hear about his cardiac event and now he needs brain surgery. Even with surgical intervention, 60% of patients still die. Mom starts to weep and beg the doctor to save him. Chae Won arrives. Mom can barely sputter about the surgery. Chae Won immediately starts to cry and beg Se Yoon to forgive her for not going to him sooner. And Dad, I hope you feel like a heel! Chae Won begs Se Yoon to give her one more chance. Finally, Dad looks sorry.

Oma and Appa arrive at the hospital. No one can tell her that Se Yoon will be all right after the surgery.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 47-48 Recap

Forty Seven.

Episode starts where we left off: Oma’s left home. Chae Won’s sought out Se Yoon and Se Yoon’s dropped the bomb that besides meetings for work, he hopes that they don’t run into each other. Then he turns to go inside work. Where I guess he has his job back because he didn’t marry her. She calls after him that she’s sorry. He doesn’t around. Tearfully, she says that she knew he would get hurt but she had no other choice. She couldn’t go through with the wedding once she heard Mom went to the hospital in an ambulance. Se Yoon sighs and states that it’s not that he doesn’t understand her feelings… He just hasn’t forgiven her yet. He’s too tired to go on now. Ouch! He was sure that he’d stay be her side until the end but he supposes that he overestimated himself. He turns around to face her. She’s crying. He sighs heavily and tells her that if Oma calls, he’ll contact her. Then he bows and leaves and Chae Won weeps.

In his office, Se Yoon is staring. He tries calling Oma and gets a message. But he doesn’t leave one. Dad comes in, on a tear. Is their company a playground! Dad starts to bluster and Se Yoon sadly states that the marriage didn’t happen. And that Mom got rushed to the hospital from OD’ing on anti-anxiety medication, which Dad didn’t know about. Se Yoon asks Dad if he’ll reconcile with his wife if Se Yoon agrees to go to America. Wow, dude, get a clue at how sad your son, your wife is. Se Yoon declares that he’ll go as early as next week if Dad promises he’ll reconcile.

Oeharabeoji’s bedridden at Oma moving out. Oehalmeoni can’t believe it. No one knows how to find her and Appa is heartbroken and feeling like it’s his fault. Which it is. And we have to live through him yelling at her about being disappointed yet again. He cries and begs her to come back. I hate how he whines when he cries. The phone rings and it’s Oma. She apologizes for the shock but she won’t come back. She’s sacrificing herself for her children’s happiness. Appa whines, what about him! But Oma’s made up her mind; this way Se Yoon and Chae Won can get married. Appa whines about her not caring about him at all. But Oma won’t budge and after thanking him for giving her a family and a beautiful daughter like Chae Won, she hangs up. Then she turns off the phone so he can’t call her back. Oma leaves on a bus.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 45-46 Recap

Forty Five.

EMIL is arrested. She tells the reporters that they are an honest and reliable company swindled by a crooked supplier. They’re the victims in this situation and will be seeking damages! Chul Kyu makes a nice scene and Joo Ri feels sorry for herself. Chul Kyu says he’ll take care of it. At the police station, EMIL protests at the implication that she turned a blind eye to buying illegally imported mugwort.

Asst Yoon is giving Se Yoon a report about what’s happened with EMIL’s noodles. Asst Yoon leaves and his assistant brings in the wedding invitations that they ordered. Se Yoon is tormented because what Dad has threatened.

Mom is meeting Oma at a café. She’s brought video and albums from Se Yoon’s childhood. She tells Oma about Dad’s ultimatum and declares that she will follow Oma and Se Yoon’s decision unconditionally. Oma asks after Unni’s health. She explains what Se Yoon said while drunk and that her heart is broken. And then she apologizes for saying she’s having a hard time in front of Oma. Oma’s starting to weaken in her resolve, so she wants to leave first. But before she goes, Mom just wants to retrieve one photo out of the album that she’s giving Oma, since it’s ALL the pictures she has of Se Yoon’s childhood. Oma agrees. Because Oma is awesome. Mom takes Se Yoon’s 100 day picture and thanks Oma. Oma leaves with the sack of stuff and Mom sadly looks at the picture and cries. Oma glances back before leaving.

At home, Oma immediately watches the video. His first steps. Crying Se Yoon. Chae Won stopping by to see Oma cry.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 43-44 Recap

Forty Three.
Chul Kyu crowing. Chae Won glaring. Weird comment about them being siblings. Chul Kyu wonders what he could mean. And come to think of it, they resemble each other! Which is not possible because they are not blood related! Chul Kyu declares that God helps those who help themselves! And he’s not acting weird at all. EAIL runs up and interrupts them. She pulls him aside and tells him to keep his mouth shut. Chul Kyu’s still cocky as he says goodbye. As soon Se Yoon leaves, Chae Won wants to know what’s going on, but EAIL is shifty and runs off.

Chul Kyu gets home and is elated at how heaven is on his side!

Oma and Oeharabeoji are talking. He tries to get her to tell him what’s bothering her. She denies anything is wrong. Oeharabeoji wants them to set the wedding date for Chae Won and Se Yoon soon, since he doesn’t think he has much time left. Oma wants him to go to the hospital, but Oeharabeoji won’t since he think he can still withstand the pain.

Se Yoon gets home and says good night to his parents, but before he does, he asks Mom if she knows the whereabouts of Oma’s son. Dad repeats Mom’s lie – and I don’t think he knows the truth either which is going to make this worse. Dad is amazed at Oma’s resilience and Mom looks like she’s about to throw up. She excuses herself to lie down. And you would think Dad would know his wife a little better after so many years that he would sense *something* was wrong. But then again, maybe he didn’t know her at all. After all, he didn’t know that Se Yoon was his son…

YAIL and Manager come home from there “dinner.” He asks why she divorced and hearing her reason, says some more charming things. At least she finds them charming. I think he’s full of it. As he leaves he kisses his finger and taps it to her lips. After Oppa’s gone, YUnc asks her what she’s doing. They snipe at each other and then he notices that she’s dressed up and wonders what she’s up to. She can’t be out on a date, because who would want used goods like her? Really charming, YUnc. YAIL thinks to herself what a loser he is compared to her Oppa. You are in for a rude awakening, YAIL.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 41-42 Recap

Forty One
EAIL leaves the diary. Oma finds the diary. Oma catches a taxi before Mom arrives home. Mom goes looking for the diary and it’s not there. And Mom’s hoping that the maid brought it in. But she hasn’t. In the taxi, Oma opens the diary. Out flops a picture of Director with pregnant Oma and pregnant Mom. Oma can’t understand why Director sent her the diary so she starts to read it. Mom calls EAIL freaking out. EAIL tells her she left it. Oma arrives home and rushes into her room to continue reading.

From Diary: January 5, 1983. Mom and Oma came to visit the orphanage. Both of them are pregnant. Oma is depressed, even as she’s pregnant. And the girl playing her is really two-dimensional. Director tells Oma to stay there after the baby is born, since Oma’s alone. Mom is so happy; she wanted to help Oma, but because of her MIL, she didn’t offer. Oma declares that she can’t handle this! How can she raise a baby when the father is dead! She declares that she has no confidence to raise this child! Mom tells Oma that she’ll figure things out for Oma when the baby comes. Director mentions how Mom hasn’t had her baby yet. Mom declares that she’s 10 days overdue.

And as the picture is getting taken, Oma’s water breaks. And then Mom goes into labor too. Babies are born and Oma is taken to the hospital, so Mom’s tending to both babies. Mom’s baby has the lavender anklet. It’s laying really still on the blanket. Mom’s holding Oma’s baby, who’s wearing the pink anklet. Mom’s baby starts crying. Mom decides he needs to eat. But then the baby dies.

Mom’s sneaking with dead baby into room where Oma’s baby is. Mom can hear her EMIL saying that EMIL can’t stand for this and she’ll have her son have a baby with someone else! And wow, that this would even be acceptable. She starts crying and tells her baby she has no other choice. And then Mom switches the babies.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 39-40 Recap

Thirty Nine.
Mom’s reading that letter from the Director. Why the Director didn’t make things right a long time ago… I don’t think God’s going to be too happy with how the Director let things continue until she wouldn’t have to deal with the blow back of everything being revealed. Director hopes that Mom will confess her sin and gain some peace. It’s the Director’s final gift to Mom. Mom doesn’t see it as a gift and declares that the Director is really cruel. Mom immediately calls the orphanage and is told that the nun with the diary has gone off to a retreat for a month and can’t be reached at all.

Oma’s delighted at Se Yoon’s news. Se Yoon turns down the offer for tea. He almost leaves but then turns around and tells Chae Won to see him in her dreams. Dirty bird! Chae Won laughs. Oma tells him she heard him! He invites Oma to join them and Oma tells him she’s not clueless. Oma is so happy for Chae Won! And that’s a load off Oma’s mind since Mom’s not going to be causing Chae Won problems.

Mom is drinking brandy. Se Yoon arrives home and Mom hides the glass. She starts to ask if he went to see that woman, but corrects herself to call Chae Won by her name. Se Yoon happily says yes. Mom thinks Chae Won must have been very happy. Se Yoon adds that Oma was as well. Mom tells him to go up and go to bed but before he does, he thanks her and tells her that he loves her. Once he’s gone, Mom breaks down.

Appa can’t believe it. And he’s happy. He tells Chae Won that she has to do her best.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 37-38 Recap

Thirty-Seven.
Mom slaps Oma. Oma almost slaps her back. Chae Won and Se Yoon come outside. They don’t see the incident. Mom wants to drag her away. Oma doesn’t want to but Mom drags her anyway.

At the café, Mom accuses Oma of following her. She asks why Oma is trying to strangle her, dry up her blood. Instead of answering, Oma asks Mom what she’s hiding. Mom won’t admit it. Chae Won on the phone. Oma answers and tells Chae Won and Se Yoon to go to lunch together because Oma ran into a friend from childhood. Oma decides not to tell Mom about Chae Won being her daughter, although she describes Chae Won as being upright and kind. Mom almost starts to catch on, but Oma declares that she was there because of the noodle competition. Oma demands to know what Mom’s problem is. Mom declares that after *the incident 30 years ago,* Mom provided for Oma so she could live. That’s the only sin Mom’s committed! Oma agrees that because of Mom, *she went abroad and started a new life.* Mom calls Oma ungrateful. Mom tells Oma again not to appear around her again! And stalks out. Oma mutters that Mom was so nice to her 30 years ago. Why did she change? Oma worries what Mom’s going to do when she finds out that Chae Won is her daughter.

EMIL’s at work. Joo Ri calls and tells her to go visit Mom. Because the head of a major corporation can just drop everything to do that. Joo Ri mentions that Mom was cold to her so Mom must be upset over EMIL slapping Se Yoon. EMIL grumbles, Mom is overreacting. Although she would be worse if someone hit Chul Kyu like that.

EMIL heads over to Mom’s, where EAIL is hanging out. EAIL lets her in and EMIL doesn’t remember her. She thinks EAIL’s there as a maid. EMIL’s all nice since she’s Chae Won’s aunt.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 35-36 Recap

Thirty Five
EMIL’s in the factory begging for Chae Won to forgive her and get back together with Chul Kyu. Chae Won isn’t buying it. Because she’s not *that* stupid. Besides, she’s got a much better man now who is *not* a Mama’s boy by any stretch of the imagination. EMIL says that she’s regretted it since it happened, that she was greedy and selfish. She weeps over Chul Kyu’s depression. Chae Won tells EMIL that it has nothing to do with her and EMIL should leave. EMIL declares that the only one who can save Chul Kyu is her. Then she bad-mouths her current daughter-in-law. Chae Won can’t believe what she’s hearing. At one point EMIL declares that *she’s being sincere.* Sure she is… She takes Chae Won’s hand and asks Chae Won to start over. Chae Won snatches her hand away and asks EMIL how she can say that after all that EMIL’s done to her. EMIL cuts her off and tries to play the Chul Kyu card again. Chae Won declares that he has nothing to do with her anymore and EMIL should please leave. Chae Won leaves the factory. EMIL mutters that Chae Won is strong-willed.

EMIL chases after Chae Won and blocks her path. She tells Chae Won that they aren’t done talking. Chae Won again says that she has nothing to do with Chul Kyu. EMIL tries to use guilt. Ooo, yes! Oehalmeoni and Oma just happen to come outside at that moment. Go get the flour and the salt! EMIL is all polite *now.* She calls Oma her in-law. Oma can’t believe that. EMIL keeps going, asking them to take Chul Kyu back. Oma can’t believe what’s coming out of her mouth. Chae Won tells them that she has no intention of doing it, so they don’t have to worry. Where’s the salt and flour?! EMIL keeps going. Oehalmeoni mentions the flour and declares that there’s no one there who wants to listen to EMIL’s nonsense. And EMIL’s sure that they’re going to cave.

Inside, Oehalmeoni just makes sure that Chae Won’s not considering going back to Chul Kyu. Oma declares that if EMIL comes back again – bucket of salt.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 33-34 Recap

Thirty-Three.

Director calls Mom a thief. Oma immediately tells Director that she’s confused. Director remembers Mom very well. Mom’s Christian name is Agnes. Director tells Mom that she can deceive everyone in the world, but she can’t deceive God. Why doesn’t she know that? Mom declares that she thinks Director is very ill, indeed. Director has a hacking fit. Oma’s weeping. Mom’s crying because of what Director said.

It’s now raining. Mom’s freaking. Oma leaves the orphanage. Mom jumps down her throat about lying about going to the States. Oma can’t believe Mom’s being so mean. But then she stops and asks if Mom is hiding something from her. Mom answers that with a question – which is what people do when they’re lying. Oma declares that there’s no other reason why Mom would hate her staying in Korea. Mom avoids the question by accusing Oma of lying. Oma declares that she was planning on leaving but ended up marrying the man she loves. Period. Why should she have to report to you, anyway, Unni?! It’s not like she’s raised *your* child or anything. Mom can’t believe Oma got married. Oma snarks about Mom being upset that she wasn’t invited. When Mom can’t believe it, Oma snarks about having to ask Mom permission. Mom tells Oma that now that she’s married, they won’t have any reasons to meet in the future. Which is just cold. May the Director’s last words haunt you until you confess!

Oma starts to bring up Chae Won and Se Yoon’s relationship but Mom interrupts her, declaring that once the Director dies, she’s never coming back to the orphanage. She’s going to forget about the past (and the people in it), so Oma shouldn’t look for her. They should never have *anything* to do with each other again. And Mom walks off. Oma can’t believe she talked like that… How could she be like that? Oma sighs, frustrated that she has to hold her tongue for Chae Won’s sake. Oma can’t believe how Mom’s acting when the Director treated her so well. Appa appears. He was doing some maintenance work on the orphanage.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 31-32 Recap

Thirty-One.

Ji locks Chae Won in – even though it’s impossible to do *in the front seat.* Again, Chae Won doesn’t immediately get out of the car but asks what Joo Ri’s doing. If she can’t have Sunbae, she can’t let him be stolen by a girl like Chae Won! Joo Ri starts the car and drives off with Chae Won. Without adjusting the seat at all, because her legs are *just* as long as Se Yoon’s are. He runs after the car and gets a taxi. Joo Ri has lost it and Chae Won pleads with her to stop. Car swerving. Se Yoon is calling. He's freaking out. Flashbacks of the accident with Eun Seol probably. Cruel to do that to Se Yoon. Joo Ri answers and he pleads with her to pull over. When he asks Chae Won if she’s okay, Joo Ri totally loses it – because he cares about Chae Won instead of her! Just like last time – and car accident. Se Yoon and the taxi driver rush up to the car. Chae Won’s head is bleeding because the air bags didn’t go off. Even though it's a newish car. Se Yoon pleads with her to open her eyes. He’s totally freaked and I love how that vein bulges in his forehead when he gets really upset. Joo Ri wakes to see Se Yoon pleading with Chae Won and not looking at her. Chae Won opens her eyes and Se Yoon tells her that he’s by her side, so she doesn’t need to worry about anything. He picks her up out of the car and Joo Ri cries.

EMIL’s looking for Joo Ri. Chul Kyu doesn’t think anything of Joo Ri being gone. Hong Joo emerges from the kitchen wearing an apron. He asks her if she ate something wrong, because she's acting wifely. She tells them dinner is ready. They’re weirded out. EMIL is complimentary of her cooking. She made a salad. Chul Kyu declares he’s not going to eat her grass! Hong Joo declares that his attitude makes him cute. He rolls his eyes. EMIL gets the call that Joo Ri was in an accident.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 29-30 Recap

Twenty-Nine.

Joo Ri drops to her knees before Chae Won and apologizes, saying she was so bad. Se Yoon’s outside the office listening. Joo Ri lists her reasons: she hated Chae Won being by Sunbae’s side. She lost her senses with jealousy. But she’s now realized that she's made a mistake she can’t take back. And Se Yoon looks like he could vomit and stops listening. Joo Ri says that she hates seeing herself this way. And because it was such a big mistake, she couldn’t ask for forgiveness. All that guilt and shame is what lead you to gloat then, when you thought you’d won, then? And she calls Chae Won Unni. Her insincere apology over, she flees the office. Chae Won just laughs in disbelief. Se Yoon’s waiting outside and actually wants to talk to her – probably feeling guilty like it’s his fault – but she declares that she’s too embarrassed and runs off.

Se Yoon goes back into the office and apologizes to Chae Won for being too careless. And being short-sighted. Even though he *knew* the family and who she was, he made a stupid mistake. He apologizes for her heart ache. She just tells him that she’s glad he knows the truth now. He asks her why she didn't tell him that she was being framed. Why did she do nothing, like a fool? Not the best thing to do right now. You were the fool, dude. She says that she didn’t feel like giving explanations. And you should have trusted her, dude! She asks him for one favor. He says anything. She says that she hopes something like this never happens again. Since their paths have crossed in such ways, she doesn’t want to create a situation where things could be misunderstood. And he’s getting engaged. Plus, he might have a problem because of rumors. He doesn’t get her point. She says that the more their paths cross, the more things can be misunderstood, so they should be careful. She’ll be careful not to harm him… He says her name but she cuts him off by saying thank you, since her name was cleared. And then she goes. Good girl! Se Yoon knows she’s just told him to stay away from her and he’s not happy.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 27-28 Recap

Twenty-Seven.

Se Yoon agrees to get engaged to Joo Ri, even though he looks like he’s going to throw up. Dad asks if they’ve greeted EMIL and sends them on their way. Se Yoon doesn’t want to, but he agrees. Outside of the hospital, Joo Ri tells him he doesn’t have to, but he resolutely says that it needs to be done and she should be at ease. He tells her it’s all in the past and, after taking his hand, she tells him she’ll be forever grateful. He just sighs, withdraws his hand and walks downstairs so they won’t appear before EMIL empty-handed.

Wedding Hall. Chae Won’s thinking. Oeharabeoji comes up and asks how Chae Won has no one. Chae Won decides to go look for Oehalmeoni. Oehalmeoni is also dressed in a wedding dress, at Choon Hee’s request. Choon Hee wants Oehalmeoni to have the wedding Oehalmeoni never had. Chae Won discovers the secret and Oehalmeoni giggles. Opera Man is the MC for the wedding. Uncles notice that AILs are sulking. AILs explain the exchange with Choon Hee from earlier. They don’t believe the women. Appa and Choon Hee marry, with Oeharabeoji escorting her. A little emotional with that, that she gets to have a family finally. They bow to each other and Opera Man announces that there’s another bride. Enter Oehalmeoni. Oeharabeoji asks her if she’s got dementia. Oehalmeoni clucks back at him. Opera Man announces that since it’s their 60th anniversary, the bride requested a double wedding. Appa escorts Oehalmeoni down the aisle. A really nice plaque presentation to the grandparents which makes me cry.

Chul Kyu’s pining for Chae Won. EMIL comes in and demands he get out of bed because Joo Ri’s coming over with her soon-to-be fiancé, Se Yoon. Chul Kyu hates the guy but EMIL is giddy, because Se Yoon is rich. EMIL’s already calling him SIL. Chul Kyu ‘realizes’ that if Se Yoon and Joo Ri marry, it’ll make it easier to get back together with Chae Won. He hops out of bed and does realize that his pining picture fell on the floor. Hong Joo finds it and crumbles it up, angry. Later, Chul Kyu comes across the piece of paper where EMIL registered their wedding. Start of the fight between Hong Joo and Chul Kyu.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 25-26 Recap

Twenty-Five.

A replay of the kiss. It’s actually sad how he says to Eun Seol, “Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for you?” Joo Ri stuffs Se Yoon in the car and then goes over to gloat in front of Chae Won. She goes as far as thanking Chae Won for everything that she did that day. Just wash your hands, Chae Won. Now in the car, Joo Ri’s pissed and hurt that their first kiss was because he thought she was Eun Seol. On the bus, Chae Won tells herself that Joo Ri and Se Yoon have been close for a long time and will probably get married, so she shouldn’t be shocked or upset about them kissing. Se Yoon’s now home and Mom wonders if something happened at work. Joo Ri starts to cry. Mom is, of course, concerned. Joo Ri declares she doesn’t have any confidence with Se Yoon because he drunkenly kissed her, thinking she was Eun Seol. And she worked so hard to win his heart! Mom is horrified and comforts Joo Ri but Joo Ri runs out.

Chul Kyu’s waiting up for his wife and is ticked. EMIL makes them sit down and starts to lecture Hong Joo. EMIL yells at her if this is what she learned from her family?! Hong Joo’s trigger. Hong Joo screams at EMIL, “Please, don’t scream at me!” EMIL’s taken aback. Yelling back and forth and then Hong Joo starts to throw a screaming fit. Mrs. Park to the rescue over the hyperventilating Hong Joo. EMIL and Chul Kyu are completely shocked by the whole scene. Mrs. Park screams at them, asking why they aren’t taking Hong Joo up to bed and Chul Kyu quickly carries her upstairs. Joo Ri arrives and only screams as EMIL starts yelling at her. Joo Ri has decided to run off because she’s so humiliated. And it must be nice not to worry about those bills. She declares that she truly loves Se Yoon and it *has* to be him. And if you really knew what love is, you wouldn’t be this selfish and would want him to be happy not manipulated.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 23-24 Recap

Twenty Three.

After Se Yoon says his bit, he walks away and Joo Ri is happy. Chae Won wonders who sent the basket and realizes that it was Joo Ri who did it. Joo Ri arrives to gloat. Chae Won asks how she could do it and Joo Ri replies that it’s because she wants him and she’ll stop at nothing to have Se Yoon. Joo Ri tells her to disappear from Se Yoon’s sight. Chae Won tells her to do whatever, but she’s not going to take it. She leaves and goes to her office, where she dumps the basket in the trash. And as the owner of the website, she can delete the fake post. She tries calling Se Yoon to explain, but gets his voicemail. She leaves a message, explaining, even adding that Joo Ri is her exSIL and Chul Kyu’s sister. But then she stops herself and decides to just give it up.

Joo Ri goes to visit Se Yoon. She’s feeling out how upset he is. Se Yoon asks her again what she’s hiding. She still won’t tell. EMIL calls him and asks to meet. Joo Ri freaks. EMIL tells her that she’s going to rebuild her image with Se Yoon.

At the coffee shop, Se Yoon is polite but not friendly. She tells him that she needs to ask him for a favor: to take care of Chae Won. EMIL starts to spin. She tells him that since Chul Kyu got married, she’s been worried about Chae Won. She even cries. Which is why she was so obnoxious before this, because she was *worried.* EMIL asks when they’re getting married and Se Yoon replies that they’re not in that type of relationship. He, of course, wonders where EMIL got that idea.

Appa decides to go buy a ring for Choon Hee. He’s caught by Oehalmeoni. He sputters that he’s looking for a ring for *her.* Choon Hee gets ticked that he doesn’t stand up to Oehalmeoni.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 21-22 Recap

Twenty-One.

TSGD asks who Chae Won is and is distracted by Coco appearing. She corrals Chul Kyu inside and Chae Won walks off in the other direction.

Joo Ri and Chae Won run into each other in the bathroom. Joo Ri is snotty and tells her to give up on sunbae and find someone more suitable for her. Chae Won repeats that they aren't like that and Joo Ri takes issue with Chae Won using We to refer to the two of them.

Chul Kyu's drinking before the wedding, but EMIL stops him from getting drunk. She basically twists his arm to go through it. Chae Won comes across TSGD in the lobby. Awkward look exchange and then TSGD goes in and gets married.

Se Yoon is hard at work. His thoughts drift to Chae Won and how she's going to that conference. He decides to go meet her. But he doesn't like her, not at all.

SY's Mom is calling Choon Hee and offering to help with her move. As they get off the phone, Opera Man arrives and tells her not to go and to instead make up with Appa. Oehalmeoni is hearing the news about Choon Hee leaving and she's overjoyed. Opera Man arrives to talk to Appa. He also asks for compensation money for Younger Uncle breaking his arm. Everyone clears out. Appa is moping in bed. Doesn't he have a job? Opera man arrives and tells him that Choon Hee's leaving the next day. Appa almost humbles out but he refuses to hold onto someone set on leaving.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 17-20 Recap

So, things are finally picking up with this show.

Seventeen.

A replay of Se Yoon arriving, picking up Chae Won, telling Chul Kyu that Chae Won is no longer *his* woman. Whoo-hoo! Chul Kyu wants to know what he means by that, screams at him not to go, but Se Yoon just leaves him there. Se Yoon looks really freaked out and worried as he drives Chae Won to the hospital.

AILs fawn over Oehalmeoni. There's more hijinks I fast forward through.

The hospital. Se Yoon ignores Joo Ri's call. Chae Won wakes up and finds out that EMIL sent Se Yoon after them. She asks if he's disappointed at her lying. He's not. She tells him she didn't want to look like an idiot. He says he never thought she was an idiot. Maybe sad and pitiful, but not an idiot. She starts to feel sorry for herself and he mentions seeing her resume. He compliments her on her accomplishments. She tells him he doesn't need to be nice. He laughs and she smiles and he tells her he feels relaxed when he sees her smile. But he doesn't like her at all. Really.

EMIL's lying about why Chul Kyu skipped the matchmaking meeting. Chul Kyu arrives home. EMIL screams at him. He goes upstairs and Joo Ri comes down and EMIL rants about Chae Won having a new man. Joo Ri is shocked.

Se Yoon takes Chae Won home. She again apologizes for all the stuff he's been through because of her and tells him that he must have really wronged her in a previous life. He plays along with the joke. As they're walking to the door, they run into Appa. Appa wants Se Yoon to stay for dinner, but Se Yoon politely declines and drives off. Because their relationship isn't at that level yet. Appa tries to find out what's going on, but Chae Won avoids the subject and then pretends to be asleep to get out of talking about it.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 11-16 Recap

As I mentioned in my prior summary, the only part of this drama that I'm really interested in is the developing relationship between Chae Won and Se Yoon. Appa romance with Choon Hee really doesn't interest me and the competition over who inherits the factory? Well, I pretty much fast forward through these scenes.

Eleven.

Chul Kyu catches his mother trying to buy Chae Won off. She tries to give him ultimatums, but he's happy to resign, give up his company credit cards and car so that he can stay with Chae Won. Joo Ri collapses at work because of Se Yoon's rejection. EMIL finds out about the bad wiring at one of their factories at Paju. She hatches a plan. Se Yoon's mom tells him that she won't interfere in his love life anymore. Chae Won decides to take some porridge to Joo Ri in the hospital. Se Yoon feels guilty and goes to visit Joo Ri. There he runs into EMIL. He tries to avoid interacting with him and sweetly tries to explain away her behavior. It's really nauseating how cutesy she acts. Se Yoon doesn't accept her apology, so she tells him that Chae Won is immigrating with Chul Kyu. This bothers him because he's the only sane person on this drama. Out of guilt, he tells Joo Ri he will consider her when his heart is ready to move on. Chae Won stumbles across them hugging, a hug Joo Ri initiated, and thinks that they are dating. After Se Yoon's left, Chae Won gives Joo Ri the porridge and when Joo Ri asks, Chae Won acts like she doesn't know him. Joo Ri tells her that she's put a lot of effort in landing Se Yoon over the last three years. Chae Won goes home where EMIL is playing Chul Kyu to the hilt, acting like she's sorry, even going as far as getting on her knees and begging. And then she pretends to have an attack where she loses her ability to speak. And, of course, Chae Won doesn't buy it, which upsets Chul Kyu. Se Yoon can't help but thinking about his conversation with EMIL. Chae Won burns a shirt while ironing as she thinks about Se Yoon with Joo Ri. At the end of the episode, Appa is arrested for arson, as situation that EMIL set up to happen.

100 Year Inheritance Episodes 1-10 Recap

Well, I've just gotten through episodes one thru ten of this drama, so I thought I would chime in with my thoughts, since I'm one-fifth of the way through the story. I'm calling this a review because I'm not really giving a blow-by-blow of the story, just an update of what's going on and what I'm thinking so far.

Basically, this is the story of Min Chae Won (Eugene), a woman who married a man whose mother is the worst of Korean mother-in-law stereotypes. From the moment she got married her EMIL (evil mother-in-law) sought to destroy their marriage. Right after the ceremony, EMIL told our heroine that she wouldn't last more than 3 years in the marriage. She forced her to sign a prenup *after* the wedding. She took Chae Won to the doctor to see if the guy could make it so that Chae Won *can't* have kids. She presented Chae Won with pictures and asked our heroine to help pick out her son's next wife. And the way that this woman berates Chae Won constantly... All I can say is "Wow."

Chae Won's husband, Kim Chul Kyu, isn't much better. A total mama's boy, he's easily manipulated by his mother's histrionics. He's unfeeling toward his wife's suffering and has even played around on her several times. It's really hard to believe that he's the same guy that played the ultra awesome father of Chan Young in 'The Heirs.' Often, when I'm watching scenes with him in it, I marvel at how these are such different characters and compliment Choi Won Young on his acting.

The final member of the household is Kim Joo Ri, a character that is so uneven in how they write her, I just don't even know how to describe her. She seems to feel bad for Chae Won, but at the same time, when EMIL plots against our heroine, Joo Ri does nothing. She's supposed to be lovelorn, but she's completely manipulative and selfish.

Now, you might wonder why Chae Won stays with such a nasty family, particularly after you find out that the husband can have violent outbursts, too, including one where he cut her neck with a broken wine glass. For the life of me, I couldn't tell you. She has a doting father who calls her His Princess and who would move heaven and earth for her. Her maternal grandparents are obviously attached to her, as well. And her upbringing seemed to lack nothing, family-wise, except a mother, who died when she was a girl. But she grew up unrich, living with her father and grandparents. They are eager to be in her life, but yet she stays with these horrid people. No clue as to what the woman might be thinking. Voiceovers tells us sometimes, but then all I can say is "What?"