Suspicious Housekeeper Episode 2 Recap

Episode starts with Bok Nyeo and Hye Gyul sitting on that bench by the river. Hye Gyul asks Bok Nyeo if she really does everything she’s asked. Bok Nyeo looks at her. Hye Gyul looks at the river and declares that she misses Oma and Uh Jin said that if she wants to see Oma, she has to die, too. She asks if that’s true. Bok Nyeo replies that there are people who believe in that. That’s an interesting response to that question. Hye Gyul asks if Bok Nyeo wants to go see Oma with her. And what is this kid doing? Poor Hye Gyul.

Doo Gyul is looking for Hye Gyul on his bike. Hye Gyul and Bok Nyeo hold hands as they walk into the water. Doo Gyul arrives and run in the river after them, demanding to know what they’re doing.

At home, Hye Gyul holds the rock tin while Bok Nyeo dries her hair. In the boys’ room Doo Gyul declares that Bok Nyeo is totally psycho (and the Korean word for psycho is psycho. Heh.) Han Gyul doesn’t look up from her texting as she says that Hye Gyul told that her shoe was floating away and that she was trying to catch it. Doo Gyul protests that it wasn’t the vibe he got from things! He can’t believe that Han Gyul isn’t worried and that she doesn’t believe him. She says that now she knows just how must he hates Bok Nyeo, implying that *that’s* why he’s saying all this. She tells him to chill out and leave.

Bok Nyeo is putting Hye Gyul to bed. Hye Gyul tells Bok Nyeo that it’s their secret. Then she asks who Bok Nyeo was planning on meeting. Interesting question. Bok Nyeo just looks at her and after a moment, Bok Nyeo declares that she’ll read Hye Gyul a book. When Hye Gyul’s already read ‘The Magic Pipe,’ Bok Nyeo starts to get a different book but Hye Gyul asks if Bok Nyeo can do magic. Of course, she can. Magic tricks by Bok Nyeo.

The Heirs Episode 2 Recap

The episode starts with Tan coming back. This time it looks like she’s really grateful that he’s there. He asks her if she wants to come to his house as gentle music plays. She looks like she’s a little choked up, but she asks him if he’s sure that his home is safer than where they are. I laugh because that’s a ridiculous question, just based on *his car.* He replies that he doesn’t know if it will be safer, but it’s nicer than where they are now. So is she going to come or not? As she tries to decide, I notice a blinking and I realize he has his flashers on. Why does he have his flashers on? He’s sitting in the car right there. No one does that when they’re in the car. Unless it’s on a television show.

Of course, Eun Sang decides to go back to Tan’s house. They walk through double glass doors and it looks like the lights are motion activated, because he doesn’t do anything except wave the bag he’s carrying in the air to get them to turn on. Eun Sang’s jaw is hanging open as she surveys his digs. I would be slack-jawed, too. It's a nice house. Eun Sang finally grabs her suitcase and carries it down the stairs. You couldn’t carry her suitcase, Tan?

The Heirs Episode 1 Recap

It’s finally here! The Heirs, after months of promotion has arrived! And Lee Min Ho is a high school student (even though he’s 26), but okay.

The action starts in Los Angeles, California. We know this because we lots of shots of the HOLLYWOOD sign and white people on the beach. Plus Mickey and Minnie Mouse and the Walk of Fame. And there is our hero: Kim Tan. He surfs. And I just realized as I watch Tan surf that they’re singing *just* English lyrics. Not that it’s too obvious because of the pronunciation. I guess the Loof is on Fiya.

And when I look at the lyrics. What are these lyrics? “The legion of my heart is bleeding”. That is not what he’s saying. I can’t tell what he’s saying, but it’s not that. That makes no sense. “Don’t tell me so hard.” No sense. VIXX’s Ken needs some more Engrish lessons so his pronunciation is better. (Leo’s pronunciation seemed better, but I couldn’t really hear it in the promo.) And since they’re in sunny California, at least they could get someone WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH to look over the lyrics, just SO THEY MAKE SENSE. But I’ve paused the show, which I’ve been eagerly awaiting, so on with the bad Engrish!

Tan is surfing with his friends. Now they’re walking up the beach with some girls in bikinis and a really annoying beach dude. He’s got long hair and everything. Not a stereotype at all. He’s whoo-hoo-ing and giving everyone high fives, because that’s what Californians do before they go party. I’m not kidding. He announced a par-tay! Tan leaves to go take a shower as Annoying Buddy tells a girl he’s going to have a hard time sleeping without her there, if you know what I mean. And I swear the blonde girl practically rolled her eyes as she said good bye to the hero.

Suspicious Housekeeper Episode 1 Recap

I’m recapping this episode after-the-fact, since I’ve watched the entire series. I’ve tried to keep my reactions to what I’m seeing without letting later stuff inform my comments.

The episode begins with the mysterious music playing. We see our heroine’s face, stoic and wearing a ball cap. It’s dimly lit, ao there’s lots of shadows and the background looks like it’s a jail cell. A woman asks if our heroine, Park Bok Nyeo (Choi Ji Woo), can do anything she’s told to do. Bok Nyeo says, “Yes.” No matter what it is. Woman asks if Bok Nyeo can kill a person. No answer. I think the voice is that of Wang Ji Hye.

Switch to the funeral portrait of Woo Sun Young (Kim Hee Jung). She’s a busy working actor. She was Lady Yoon in ‘Gu Family Book’ and Younger Aunt-in-Law (YAIL) in ‘Hundred Year Inheritance.’ Yoon Song Hwa (Wang Ji Hye) looks at the portrait solemnly. She takes a flower from the bucket, places it on the mantle below Soo Young’s portrait and prays. Soo Young’s family stands, wearing black. There’s the father, Eun Sang Chul (Lee Sung Jae); eldest daughter, Han Gyul (Kim So Hyun); older son, Doo Gyul (Chae Sang Woo); and younger son, Se Gyul (Nam Da Reum). She bows a respectful greeting to the family. They bow back.

And this is the first series I watched Lee Sung Jae since ‘Gu Family Book,’ where he played someone absolutely eeeevil, so I’m hoping that this character will be likeable, because he was so good in being amoral that I absolutely hated him. At our first meeting, I’m shocked because this is a completely different man. Where Jo Kwan Woong is confident and self-possessed, this guy is mousy and indecisive.

Who Are You? (tvN) Episode 4 Recap

  
The episode starts with Eung Joon asking Shi Ohn and Gun Woo to leave. The flash of the ghost on Eung Joon’s face and Shi Ohn’s freaked look at him. She looks over at the ghost, who is crying, and its legs are missing. Eung Joon just glares at her for not leaving fast enough.

Outside, Shi Ohn asks Gun Woo why he’s there. He tells her that he asked Moon Shik to help him transfer to another department. When she says okay, he’s bothered that she’s not upset, but then tries to act like everything’s normal. He grumbles about the prosecutor and how he felt sorry for the guy when he heard the guy was dumped by his fiancée the day before their wedding. This sets off alarm bells for Shi Ohn. Did Eung Joon murder her because she was going to leave him?

Who Are You? (tvN) Episode 3 Recap

The episode picks up with Shi Ohn seeing the female ghost who is trying to tell her something about the briefcase. More obviously, this time, the ghost looks cold/frozen; her lips are blue and her breath is very visible. Gun Woo comes down the stairs and gets Shi Ohn’s attention, which snaps her out of her fear. The owner’s here. I think it was this moment that I really noticed just how far Taecyeon’s ears stick out from his head. It’s really obvious because of how they’re illuminated by the light behind him right now. I mean, they really stick out. Not that I’m complaining; it’s just unusual. This scene, right now, the light is shining through his ears, like a flashlight. She tries to play off the whole thing, but when she looks back, the ghost is there with a pleading look on her face.

Upstairs, the old man who called is there. He’s ready to get the case and get to getting.’ But Gun Woo wants to see his ID. Adjusshi pulls it out of his pocket along with a bunch of trash and is able to recite his number and address. He’s ready to go but Shi Ohn is questioning him now. She asks what’s in it and he’s vague. I would have requested he open the case, if it were really his. The owner wouldn’t object, especially if it were this or that like he claims. The man says he’s busy, grabs the case and leaves. Gun Woo starts to complain about his attitude but Shi Ohn gets a ghostly sign that this is wrong.

Shi Ohn runs after the old man, but he rushes out of the building and into a waiting taxi. Shi Ohn and Gun Woo follow them, with Gun Woo driving the car. He’s complaining because they gave an item back to a guy who showed id. Shi Ohn has a problem with the fact that a guy who’s obviously homeless – I just thought he was eccentric in how he dressed – had a taxi waiting for him. How could he afford it? Gun Woo thinks what they’re doing is odd, too. Although he’s going along with it. She yells at him to speed up so they don’t lose him.

Who Are You? (tvN) Episode 2 Recap

So the episode starts and we find out just how much of a demon uncle that Kyung Min has: Dr. Park followed Oh Reum to school and then ended up on the roof, where Kyung Min was thinking. Oh Reum threatens to report Dr. Park, so he throws her off the roof. Real prince of a guy. And he even smiled a little after it was over. Sicko.

Then we’re back in Dr. Park’s office, where Shi Ohn gets the text and then Dr. Park locks the door. Shi Ohn looks freaked out. Why, I don’t know, because YOU’RE A COP. You could club him with that nice huge name plate that he has on his desk. All she can think to do is: She hides the phone behind her back and calls Gun Woo. It connects so he hears her ask psycho doc why he’s doing this. Psycho Doc is perfectly psycho, picking up a really sharp pencil and stroking Shi Ohn’s face with it as he tells her it’s a pity she told the very person responsible for everything. Then, instead of stabbing her in the eye with it, like I expected, he snaps the pencil in half, because *that’s* more terrifying. Not stabbing someone with a sharp object, but breaking a pencil. Shi Ohn asks Psycho Doc what he’s saying and he replies that she *knows* what he’s talking about. He’s being a little slimy at this point, too.

Gun Woo finally gets the gist of their conversation and asks poor Kyung Min where his uncle’s office is. And it’s our hero to the rescue. Why can’t she rescue herself here? I don’t normally complain about this sort of thing, but she’s a POLICE OFFICER trained in self-defense at least. And the guy doesn’t seem to be wielding any sort of weapon. He’s well within range of a knee to the groin and then a knee to the face. Or a palm to the nose. Wow, she did finally do something. Shi Ohn punches his hard in the groin and drops her phone. Oops.

Who Are You? (tvN) Episode 1 Recap

Okay, so I wasn’t really planning on watching this one yet, but I wanted to see how its ghost stories compare to Master’s Sun. I’ve since watched 8 episodes of the show, so I’m rewatching and recapping as I go. Compared to the other shows that I’m recapping, I’m not as emotionally invested in the characters or what happens, but I am interested enough to keep watching.

The episode starts with a shipping freighter. The date: 2007.07.22. The time: 23:51 PM. The man who will become our ghost detective is walking down a hallway on the ship. He’s listening for something and decides to draw his gun. He makes his way to what I guess is the cargo hold, because there’s a group of shady characters gathered. They’re looking at a pile of brick. But it’s revealed that it’s silver bars in disguise. Lee Hyung Joon (Kim Jae Wook) smiles to himself, probably because he’s got them, and tries to radio his boss. Unfortunately the feedback from the radio reveals his location, so a chase begins.

Gu Family Book Episode 24 (Final) Recap

The episode begins with Kang Chi standing in front of Soon Shin, with Soon Shin asking why Kang Chi is there. Really? We’re going to back track instead of answering the question of who got shot? Really? Do you seriously want me to hate you more, writers? Kang Chi asks how far Soon Shin trusts him. He declares that he wants to break this curse. He can no longer forgive the atrocious – I had to use the word because it’s just so cheesily deliciously on in it’s description – the atrocious acts of Jo Kwan Woong. Soon Shin asks if this is really Kang Chi’s will (decided course of action). Kang Chi answers that it is. Soon Shin makes Kang Chi promise that he won't kill someone for revenge but allow Soon Shin to punish Kwan Woong and his followers according to martial law. If Kang Chi kills because of hatred or anger, he’ll be no different than Kwan Woong. Which I disagree with. Completely. He’d still be way different than Kwan Woong. Kwan Woong kills whoever gets in his way. He doesn’t care who he hurts. Yes, fundamentally, they both kill to get what they want. But, stupid fallacious logic, Soon Shin. And I don’t normally think you’re being stupid.

The long barn hallway. I didn’t notice Bong Chool’s guy fighting with them the last time. Kang Chi saves Yeo Wool’s life. Lots of shots of Gon, Tae Seo, Bong Chool and his buddy fighting. I love that the buddy is spinning a ninja around like they’re pro-wrestlers. Kang Chi unties Ma Reum and Eok Man. Everyone is fine. And Yeo Wool’s hair is down. The rest of the gang arrive and are glad to see everyone okay. Bong Chool marvels over the “chilling” ball of death. Tae Seo makes sure that Yeo Wool is fine. She and Gon share this same non-verbal exchange and Gon smiles, his face saying he wants to cry he’s so relieved that she’s okay.

Gu Family Book Episode 23 Recap

The episode begins by ripping my heart out with Kang Chi remembering all the people he’s love that have left him: Moo Sol smiling at him, a proud father, the time when Kang Chi had gotten in the fight with the other boys; Seo Hwa lovingly holding his hand in hers while in his room, after they’d reconciled; Wol Ryung stepping forward and squeezing his shoulder and smiling at him before walking out of his life. Kang Chi thinks, “I no longer wanted to say farewell.” Which really gets me, because he’s had to say farewell to so many people.

Kang Chi remembers telling Yeo Wool, after battling Wol Ryung in the forest, “I thought... I would lose you. That... was so scary.” As he thinks about them embracing, we hear, “She was the first person I ever dared to claim as mine.” Which is a horrible thing to think about, being that alone in the world for most of your life. Stupid So Jung telling Kang Chi to leave for Yeo Wool’s sake as we get a flash of Kang Chi striking Yeo Wool with his claws and her dropping her sword and then them looking at each other ask she holds her arm. Don’t listen, Kang Chi. He’s an idiot! Don’t give into your fear! Kang Chi thinks, “I wanted to make sure that she wouldn't shed such tears full of heartache. However, Yeo Wool might die.”

Training Camp Steps. Kang Chi declares that their relationship ends there. His face is hard, even as a tear rolls down his cheek. Yeo Wool blinks and he adds that this is his third wish, and addresses her formally. He starts to walk off and she yells at him, asking him why he’s being like this. If he says everything is finished, it’s over? Kang Chi protests that she might die if they stay together. She answers that everyone dies:

Some people enjoy a long life before a natural death, others die early because of disease. Like my mom, they can die while giving birth. Like Lord Park Moo Sol, you can die while protecting someone. You might know the day you were born, but no one in this world knows the exact date that they will die.