Sensible Temperature
Ha-Kyung is left feeling angry and betrayed after seeing her ex-fiance cheat on her. She decides to end their relationship, but is overcome with sadness and regret. She curses out her ex-fiance and decides that she won’t be able to forgive him until he apologizes for his actions.
Ha-Kyung and Ki-Jun are working together as a team, but their relationship is not going well. Ha-Kyung is not happy with how Ki-Jun is behaving and she is worried that he will get home with another woman.
The apartment is in dispute because it belongs to Ha-Kyung’s mothers, who argue that she should have it. Ha-Kyung’s mothers insist that she fight for it, pointing out that this should be hers and she needs to protect it.
Si-Woo is stopped at the front entrance of his workplace for not having his ID and the photo on file matching the description he provided. He has lost a lot of weight since last seen, and his appearance is much different than when he was employed.
Ha-Kyung’s influence has led to Si-Woo being given the job of working with her for the next two weeks. She’s annoyed with this decision, but Bong-Chan is convinced that Ha-Kyung will take the job in Switzerland. She has one week to make a decision.
The situation is complicated by the fact that Ki-Jun, the new employee at the station, and Yu-Jin Chae, the reporter who broke up with Si-Woo are both working there.
Ha-Kyung throws herself into her work, but the atmosphere is hostile to say the least. With Senior Forecaster Um on their team too, the other workers whisper that they’ll be disbanded soon, with Ha-Kyung heading off to Switzerland. ..
Ki-Jun continues to flirt with his mistress at work, and even hounds Ha-Kyung about the apartment. However, she refuses to back down and demands he hand back the items he’s taken, especially the TV, given she paid half for it. ..
Ha-Kyung and Ki-Jun are having a difficult time getting along. Ha-Kyung is trying to be supportive, but Ki-Jun is not taking it well. Si-Woo has been trying to help, but it seems like he is not doing enough. The four of them are all tangled together and they need to get free.
Ha-Kyung’s story is about how she sold her belongings back home to save money, only to find out that the TV and rice cooker she bought were actually from overseas and were worth much more than she thought they would be.
Ha-kyung is livid when he receives a Certificate of Contents from Ki-jun. He doesn’t want to share the apartment with Ki-jun, and he’s not happy about the way things are going.
Ha-Kyung eventually calls out Ki-Jun and after slapping him in the hallway, he turns things around and claims he was the victim. He points out how bossy she was, and even brings up how they did the wallpaper on their day off together. Only, she got called in to work and left him to do it all.
Ha-Kyung, Ki-Jun, and Bong-Chan are all in the office when Ha-Kyung tells Ki-Jun to go to Geneva instead of Korea. ..
Si-Woo and Ha-Kyung head out for a drink together, lamenting all of Ki-Jun’s flaws. The thing is, even if they’re flaws, they’re also things she used to like too.
The pair end up drinking a lot, leading to them both waking up in bed together naked in the morning. Uh oh! And as we soon see, they both started kissing outside the bar and continued to do so all the way back to Si-Woo’s place.
Ha-Kyung tries to brush off what’s happened as a mistake and how they should be mature and forget that this happened. After all, with Si-Woo heading off to the Meteorology Office in the next week then it should just blow over right?… Right?
Team Two has decided that Si-Woo is going to be their new leader.
The Episode Review
The Forecasting love and Weather series opener was dramatic, with the two main characters Ki-Jun and Ha-Kyung in a heated argument. However, the tone of the show shifted slightly in the second episode, becoming more comedic and romantic. This worked well in context, balancing out the more dramatic moments involving Ki-Jun and Ha-Kyung. Seeing Ha-Kyung stand up for herself – in front of everyone at work no less – was incredibly satisfying and a great moment to show how strong she actually is. ..
Si-Woo’s situation is going to continue to escalate and there is a feeling that it will take on a more romantic tone with Park Min-Young’s work in shows like What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim. ..
The following week is set up nicely for a follow-up story between our two leads. We can really lean into the blossoming romance and develop it further this week. Roll on next week!
