Discomfort Index
In the latest episode of Forecasting Love and Weather, Ha-Kyung shouts and berates Ki-Jun. Drunk and disorderly, he tries to apologizes to his ex outside. Ha-Kyung gives him some advice regarding his relationship with Yu-Jin but he falls asleep mid-chat. When he rests his head on Ha-Kyung’s shoulder, Si-Woo appears and forces him off. So naturally, they ring Yoo-Jin and have her pick him up. Only, he continues to slur his words on the sofa, saying sorry…to Ha-Kyung. Oof.
Ha-Kyung and Si-Woo confront Um about the article situation. Unfortunately, it all ends up with Ha-Kyung and Si-Woo storming back inside and slamming their doors shut.
The morning sees a power struggle between two friends, Ha-Kyung and Si-Woo. Ki-Jun is not happy with the way things are going and wants some time to think over his current situation. Ha-Kyung is not happy with Ki-Jun’s attitude and decides to ignore him.
At work, the humidity makes it difficult to focus on work. This is not helped by the aircon short-circuiting. With maintenance looking into this, the morning meeting looks set to go ahead with some very hot and bothered employees.
Ha-Kyung is the most flustered employee at work. She’s always trying to keep up with the other employees, but ends up getting in a car accident on the way and missing the meeting. Ki-Jun tries to act like a knight in shining armour, but Ha-Kyung scoffs at the notion. She just wants to figure out her insurance details. However, she reluctantly agrees to get a lift from him to the office.
In the wake of the recent events, Um takes charge of the important meeting regarding the changing of seasons. Everything is heading in accordance with the rainy season. With Um reminding them all that much is at stake, it falls to Si-Woo to try and make a judgement call. However, he’s not actually paying attention given he’s worried about Ha-Kyung and is constantly texting her. ..
The Director general decides to hold a press conference in the afternoon to announce their decision on whether or not to delay the warning.
Ha-Kyung denies anything is going on, but Si-Woo isn’t convinced. He tells her that he’s not happy and wants to end their relationship. Ha-Kyung is shocked and heartbroken by his words. ..
Si-Woo admits that he was worried sick about his and Ha-Kyung’s relationship and the radio silence has only exacerbated this. This much is especially prevalent given that he’s falling for her - hard. Ha-Kyung apologizes but Si-Woo tells her to stop, given it makes him feel guilty. Instead, he simply tells her there’s a meeting coming up in the afternoon regarding the rainy season.
Si-Woo bumps into Yu-Jin, who is having a hard time. She admits she regrets the pair living together and tells Si-Woo that she wants to tell Ki-Jun the truth about them living together. After all, he’s done the same with his girlfriend. ..
Yu-Jin starts to question his relationship with Si-Woo after seeing them interact at the briefing. He realizes that she is the person he was living with before. ..
Ki-Jin suddenly grabs Si-Woo around the throat and begins wrestling with him. The reporters scramble to record their fight, as the Director General finds himself absolutely furious when he finds out after the drama. He wants written apologies and intends to take disciplinary action.
The air conditioning unit manages to work, but it’s partly thanks to Seok-Ho, who actually showed up and helped the workers by fanning them and bringing them cold drinks. ..
Ki-Jun’s wife calls him after work to check on his well-being, but when she hears that he’s okay, she hangs up. The thing is, Hyang-Rae actually arrived at the office and learned he’s not there, so the hurried phone call and hanging up situation occurred. Hyang-Rae believes that there’s something more going on here.
Ha-Kyung tells Si-Woo that she and Ki-Jun are not together and that there is nothing going on between them. Si-Woo sighs in relief, admitting he is falling in love with her. Ki-Jun watches them in the bar together and sees them kissing.
Ki-Jun heads home to confess that he is in pain to know that Yu-Jin has lived before. Ugh, this guy is such a wet sponge. Anyway, he also breaks the news to Ha-Kyung that Si-Woo is dating Yu-Jin. Uh oh, this is going to blow up big time! ..
The Episode Review
This episode is about a woman who is dealing with the heat and her anger. The weather patterns in this episode reflect how she is feeling.
In this chapter, we see anger the main driving force and through the hot and sweaty employees, that bubbles up into a big fight between Si-Woo and Ki-Jun. This happens to be the driving point of the whole episode, and yet somehow the show still manages to add in some comedy along the way, perfectly shifting the tone at the right moments.
The drama between Ki-Jun and Si-Woo was always going to spill over in this way though and the outcome was perhaps inevitable, right before the aircon is fixed nonetheless! Either way though, the ending leaves things open for next week’s follow-up, with an improved chapter following yesterday’s slight dip in drama.
Yu-Jin and Ki-Jun’s break up will cause a lot of drama at work. We’ll have to wait and see.
