Yeong-Ok, Jeong-Jun and…
Eun-Hui is still reeling from the news that her husband, Mi-Ran, left her abruptly. She’s angry over their last encounter, while the old women feel sympathy for her plight given what’s happening with her daughter. Eun-Hui was unaware of a lot of this, while she also soon learns that Myeong-Bo has left and gone to his parents’ house, clearly motivated by Mi-Ran’s words to leave his abusive wife. This throws Eun-Hui’s belief that their marriage was fine into question.
Mi- Ran gets back to work and is met by Eun-Hui, who accuses her of being disloyal. Mi- Ran insists that she has been loyal to Eun-Hui, but Eun-Hui points out that there was an incident where Mi- Ran was the one who did not stand up for her. ..
Mi-Ran backs up her words, pointing out that she is a doormat to her. According to Mi-Ran, a doormat is someone she feels comfortable with, backpedaling on her hostility and humiliation.
Mi-Ran’s comment is a clever way of saying that Eun-Hui was not honest with Mi-Ran about her true feelings, which would have resulted in a different outcome.
Eventually, Mi-Ran admits that Eun-Hui is a loyal friend, regardless of what she initially said. The pair agree to air out their issues – especially if Eun-Hui promising to be there for another 2 days is anything to go by. With their issues finally aired out, the pair hang out like old times.
We cut to Yeong-Hui getting in a taxi to go to Jeju Island. She’s been messaging our diver, Yeong-Ok, and she’s excited to see him. But she’s not going to show up the next month like she said she would. She’s got a plan and she’s going to take care of things herself.
When Yeong-Ok finds out that her daughter is going to leave the country, she wants to dissuade her from leaving. Yeong-Hui is doing much better now than she was in the past; she’s more social and disciplined. Yeong-Ok though is not so sure.
In the middle of this, Jeong-Jun leaves a video message for Yeong-Ok, serenading her with a lively little song telling her he loves her and that he’s told his parents about them.
Yeong-Ok’s secrecy and mysterious calls now make a lot more sense, including why Yeong-Hui was silent on the other end of the line too. This also reframes Yeong-Ok’s standoffish nature with Jeong-Jun. She messages back, telling him she doesn’t want this to be serious and certainly doesn’t want to meet his parents either. In fact, she decides they should just go back to being captain and diver.
Jeong-Jun wants to know what happened that night on the boat, and Yeong-Ok is willing to give her an answer. They head to the airport, where Jeong-Jun tells Ok that she was driving away from the scene of a crime when she was pulled over by police.
We get a look at Yeong-Ok’s home life. Her parents were kind and gentle, but because of Yeong-Hui’s condition, they had to give up their dreams to put more money into looking after her. They believe she was sent to them by God, approved because they’re a kindhearted family. “If that’s true, then God made a mistake.” Yeong-Ok says.
Yeong-Hui’s parents were tragically killed in an accident when she was 12, and she has been struggling ever since. Her sister has been the support system for her, and Yeong-Hui does not like her very much. She feels that her sister is ugly and weird, and doesn’t feel comfortable around her.
Despite the hostility between them, there is still some love between them. Yeong-Ok tried to leave her sister on the train, but then thought better of it. And when she found a way out, she left her sister in care and went to Jeju Island, promising to make a lot of money. In reality, it was a chance for Yeong-Ok to get away and not see her sister so much.
Yeong-Ok is getting ready to leave with her sister when Jeong-Jun appears. He wants an explanation for what happened between them in the past. Yeong-Hui, who was waiting for him, meets him and he’s pretty surprised. She tells her sister not to date Jun because he seems unwelcoming. ..
Yeong-Ok returns to the island with her sister, where the old ladies all see them together. Hye-Ja is the one who speaks up first, and it’s especially touching because she obviously has a family member who is deaf. ..
Jeong-Jun greets Yeong-Hui and invites him to help out with the work. Yeong-Ok is taken aback by Jeong-Jun’s sudden appearance and asks what he can do. Jeong-Jun tells Yeong-Hui that he is welcome to help out, but is more than a little taken aback by the young man’s reaction.
He drops to his knees and bows before Yeong-Hui, telling her that he is dating her sister and hopes that is okay. Alone, Yeong-Ok tells him to stop this “boring act” and that she doesn’t think they should be together. ..
Jeong-Jun admits that he’s never seen someone with Down Syndrome before and as such, he didn’t know how to react. As we know, he’s been on his island his whole life. He promises he won’t be surprised or taken aback next time and pleads with her to give them another go. He’s sincere and promises to befriend Yeong-Hui if they continue dating.
Yeong-Ok tells the story of how her parents have passed away, and how all the other guys have started like him, with big promises, but become sick of Yeong-Hui and not wanted to stay. Jeong-Jun is adamant that he’s different and holds her hand.
Yeong-Ok and her partner, Yeong-Jin, are on a date night. They’re both in their early twenties and have been dating for about two months. They’re both enjoying each other’s company and are looking forward to the future.
The Episode Review
Our Blues returns with another good episode, this time tackling Down Syndrome and the effect it can have on one’s family. The Yeong-Ok mystery has been dragged out for a while and I’m glad we actually got some payoff for that in this chapter. The entire drama between the characters is poignant and topical, which are two emotions that this drama has demonstrably shown across its run-time so far.
The show has a real ebb and flow to it, twisting and turning through different character emptions to deliver a well written drama.
The show is great because the Mi-Ran and Eun-Hui situation is finally aired out, as that had been hanging over this one for a fair while.
