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Ha-Kyung tells the head office that Si-Woo has been lost in the explosion and they need to send him right away. The head office agrees and orders the Jeju Typhoon Centre to send a helicopter to take Si-Woo to the hospital. As they’re talking, Ha-Kyung can be heard crying on the phone.
Ha-Kyung is overwhelmed with guilt after sending Yu-Jin away. When she tries to call the hospital, it is Yu-Jin who picks up. ..
We decided to cut back 2 days prior to the heatwave warning in Gwangju and there was no news of rain either. Given Si-Woo is on the verge of being sent to the Typhoon Centre, this probably means he won’t have much to do. Not yet anyway.
Ha-Kyung doubles down on work and their relationship still patchy at the moment, Si-Woo decides to leave the following day. The gang agree to throw a staff dinner for him before he goes, but Si-Woo isn’t exactly thrilled with the way Ha-Kyung is comparing him to Ki-Jun.
Si-Woo tells her that they need to be committed to their relationship if they want to continue it, and he’s quick to point out that they’re not going to get married either. So he leaves it up to her whether they’ll be together in the future while he’s away at the Typhoon Centre. ..
Um meets Bo-Mi and is excited to see her. He shows her off in the canteen and they sit with Myeong-Joo and Su-Jin. They both gush over how good Um is at his job and how he’s the best meteorologist in Korea.
When Bo-Mi tries the food, she experiences an adverse reaction and ends up coughing and sporting a bright red neck when she heads to the bathroom. When she collapses, Um races out to pick her up, as she is rushed to the hospital. ..
It turns out that Bo-Mi is allergic to processed ham and her father has been dropping a slice of ham on her plate for years, causing her whole world to crumble around her.
Um and Si-Woo sit in the waiting room, reassuring each other that they are good fathers. Hyang-Rae though is furious. She tells him to leave and isn’t going to forgive him. She goes on to mention how much she worries about their daughter.
Ki-Jun’s life is crumbling as he can’t get hold of Yu-Jin. After she’s asked for a separation, she’s not returning his messages. He scoffs, pointing out that he’s been comparing her to Ha-Kyung the whole time, which is probably why she’s left. Ha-Kyung realizes this is exactly what he’s been doing to her and now she realizes that as they talk.
Kyung-Soo continues to work on her drawings, this time turning her attention to penguins. Seok-Ho is there to offer some helpful words of wisdom. He’s incredibly receptive to him as he continues to discuss the ins and outs of his favourite animal.
Meanwhile, Si-Woo is late to the team meal and instead ends up going out for pizza with Ha-Kyung’s mother. She fusses over him eating pizza and even broaches the idea of Seok-Ho and Ha-Kyung getting married. He points out they’re very different and not compatible, but Mrs. Bae hits back and discusses how married couples make sacrifices for one another. It’s an interesting conversation, given how much it resonates with Si-Woo’s current situation, leaving him with plenty to think about going forward. ..
Despite the best efforts of Ha-Kyung, Su-Jun and Myeong-Joo, their team dinner ended up being a disaster. All three of them ended up drinking too much and getting into a lot of trouble. Ha-Kyung eventually became drunk and was left outside by herself, leading to Si-Woo coming to her after his own eventful evening.
She tells him that she will be there with him during the typhoon, but he needs to make the decision whether or not to fly out. If he doesn’t, she’ll be forced to leave with him.
Ha-Kyung wakes up the next morning with a pounding headache. She knows that Si-Woo has already left and Um is moving back to the KMA soon. This leaves Ha-Kyung feeling lonely, given she’s been left alone. ..
Ki-Jun gets a call from Ha-Kyung to confirm Si-Woo has been hurt. Yu-Jin is there by chance, given they ran into one another on Jeju Island. It’s, of course, quite the coincidence and we haven’t actually seen everything from this timeline either so there could be more to it.
Ha-Kyung blames Ki-Jun for what’s happened, with his behaviour leading them all up to this moment. Because of him hurting her, Ha-Kyung worries that she’s pushed him away and indirectly caused his accident. However, there are bigger problems afoot. A nasty typhoon is moving inbound and the intensity is pretty bad as well. With Um monitoring this across every hour, it seems we’re on course for a lot of bad weather in the future!
The episode closes out with Si-Woo’s father coming looking for vengeance, while our characters are left in a precarious situation going forward. ..
The Episode Review
This week’s episode of Forecasting Love features a dramatic spike in both air pressure and intensity, which could lead to widespread devastation across Korea if the typhoon that looks like it’s inbound is true. The typhoon is expected to make landfall in Gwangju this week, and it’s likely that it will cause significant damage across the city.
The episode continues exploring the ties between Si-Woo and Ha-Kyung, which dominate this drama alongside the weather issues.
That makes sense though, given what we know about our couples and their own drama echoes the weather in a beautiful symbiotic relationship.
The way Si-Woo and Yu-Jin just “randomly” bumped into each other on Jeju Island is suspicious though, and there’s also not a whole lot of detail around how Si-Woo was caught in this explosion. Hopefully we find out in the episodes ahead. ..
After a lackluster episode, Forecasting Love and Weather bows out with another okay one. The door is wide open for tomorrow’s follow-up.
