Migratory Anticyclone
Ha-Kyung is out with her friends, enjoying the autumn weather when she gets a call from Si-Woo. He tells her that he’s been in the city and has seen a girl he likes, and he wants to come over and talk to her. Ha-Kyung is hesitant at first, but then decides to go over with him. When they get there, they see that the girl they’re talking to is with another guy. Si-Woo breaks up with her right there on the spot, and Ha-Kyung feels terrible.
We catch up to the moments at the end of episode 13, where Um acts out of character and loudly reveals that Si-Woo and Ha-Kyung are dating.
Despite telling her mother they’ve broken up, Ha-Kyung’s mother doesn’t listen and believes Ha-Kyung is trying to throw her off the scent. She doesn’t listen to her daughter and while this is played off for laughs, one can’t help but feel the tragic element of Ha-Kyung’s meddling mum who continues to ignore her daughter’s wishes.
Si-Woo’s father rings him while he’s in hospital. He’s been in a car accident and tries to phone his son. However, Si-Woo is too busy dealing with everyone whispering about his relationship with Ha-Kyung, which is obviously awkward and bizarrely placed in the drama given they’re not actually dating.
Yu-Jin is trying to please her husband Ki-Jun, cooking and doing everything she can to make him happy. Eventually, Ki-Jun suggests they postpone registering the marriage because she’s not completely invested and they’re both going through issues. Ki-Jun promises to put in more effort, holding her hand.
Ha-Kyung urges Si-Woo to ignore all the rumours and continue on with work like normal. Si-Woo though is struggling.
The KMA is enjoying the calm weather, but Ha-Kyung knows that it’s only a matter of time before something bad happens. She wants to keep everyone busy and alert so they don’t get complacent. ..
Ki-Jun is aware of the rumours circulating among his colleagues, and so he goes to see Ha-Kyung in order to get more information. He then goes out for a drink with Si-Woo. ..
Ki-Jun admits that Si-Woo has done more damage than he has, and admits that at work, women suffer more than men when rumours like this spread.
Ki-Jun tells his ex-boyfriend that if they are to break up, he does so politely, otherwise he believes Si-Woo should think twice before ending things.
Ha-Kyung and Si-Woo break up because Ha-Kyung is not happy with the way things are going and Si-Woo is not happy with how things are going either.
Si-Woo doesn’t want to hear other people gossiping, caring about what people will think of them. Ha-Kyung is more mature though and doesn’t care, telling him it’s her choice that she wanted love and suffers the consequences of their break-up. Si-Woo eventually admits that this break-up is way too painful for him. ..
Yu-Jin tells Ki-Jun that she’s been trying to get pregnant for a while and that she just found out today. She’s really excited and Ki-Jun is really happy for her.
Yu-Jin isn’t happy that she’s dumbfounded and scared, not giving the happy reaction she expected. She’s out with Si-Woo eating while Ki-Jun is with Ha-Kyung again at the bar, lamenting the same woes. ..
Ki-Jn is worried about being a good husband and a good father, but Ha-Kyung reassures him, claiming that she was a lousy perfectionist when they were together. She also tells Ki-Jn that she’s proud of him and that he’ll do great. ..
Ha-Kyung and Ki-Jun are all chummy together as they praise one another. “You’re a good person Ha-Kyung,” Ki-Jun eventually tells her.
While they wrestle with this, the best subplot in the whole show – Tae-Kyung and Seok-Ho – continues to develop.
The couple are sleeping together now and after racing to see her that afternoon, the pair end up making love but as they’re undressing and kissing around the house, there are little moments of awkwardness that make this feel very realistic.
Anyway, back with the main couples, Yu-Jin decides they should go to the clinic and have an abortion, pointing out that they’re not ready to have a child and this is probably best for them.
Ha-Kyung’s mother encourages him to head in so they can talk. Si-Woo’s father is just snoring away and Ha-Kyung happens to be at the hospital where Si-Woo’s father is just snoring away.
The Episode Review
With the weather calming down and the typhoons a distant memory, Forecasting Love and Weather returns to its roots as a romcom. ..
Somehow Ha-Kyung and Ki-Jun have managed to become good friends despite their respective relationships being in a state of flux. Meanwhile, the other couples seem to be struggling to figure out what they want. ..
The seemingly contradictory behaviour of Si-Woo and Ha-Kyung leaves this reviewer wondering whether we should really care if they end up together in the end. ..
The main issue in this episode is that the two people don’t want to be together and the ludicrous reasons this episode for not breaking up (“it pains me too much”; “people will gossip” etc.) doesn’t once address the real crux of the issue – are these two people compatible and do they want the same things in life? And the resounding answer to both those questions seems to be no.
This k-drama is nearing its final episodes, and with next week looking to close things out, who knows whether this one will end on a positive or negative note. We’ll have to wait and see!
