Dong-Seok and Seon-A 3
Eun-Hui is back on Jeju Island, and she’s working hard to close up the store. She’s been doing this for a while now, and it seems like it’s been going well. But then she gets a call from her boss, telling her to come to work early tomorrow. Eun-Hui is surprised, but she knows that she has to go. She can’t just stay home and relax; her boss needs her there at work.
Mi-Ran rings her while drunk, performing a song and telling her about a trip to Paris she’s looking to take part in with her daughter. Mi-ran tells the story of how she and her daughter are planning to travel to Paris together this upcoming summer. She tells the story of how she fell in love with the city after spending time there during a recent trip with her husband. Mi-ran shares that she is excited for their upcoming trip and expresses her hope that they can find some peace and happiness while in Paris.
Elsewhere, Dong-Seok remains determined to fix up Seon-A’s house ahead of her custody battle. The pair work tirelessly together, with Dong-Seok even deciding to skip out on visiting the market and selling to the old ladies. Eun-Hui does eventually leave after pestering him on this, partly off the back of Dong-Seok hanging up and calling her lazy. ..
Yeol has been missing for a few days and Dong-Seok assumes she is out riding with her horse. When he goes to the meadow to look for her, he finds that there are two horses running nearby and decides to take one for himself.
When Seon-A refuses, Dong-Seok convinces her to film him while he rides around on one. Dong-Seok does eventually manage to get photos of her with the horse though, partly thanks to Dong-Seok making her smile. ..
Dong-Seok knows that there’s no time like the present, and tells her not to “be a fool that stares at the sea.” The pair are intending to make it in time to visit Yeol for his birthday, although Tae-Hun isn’t exactly pleased with Seon-a dropping by unannounced.
Yeol, a young woman, gets a horse cushion for her son Dong-Seok. After some drama getting it, she leaves Dong-Seok’s truck and heads to school to give it to him.
Dong-Seok watches from afar as Seon-A picks up her boy and spends the day with him. She even shows him the pictures and videos of the horses she has.
The day is a success for Seon-A, but not for everyone. Tae-Hun doesn’t pick up calls from Seon-A, who constantly rings her, worried about Yeol’s wellbeing.
When she eventually shows up in a taxi that night, Dong-Seok stays in his truck from afar while Tae-Hun promises retribution for what’s happened. Seon-A was supposed to bring him back at 8.50pm but she’s rocked up at 11pm.
Yeol’s family are not happy either and even worse, Seon-A starts wrenching Tae-Hun’s arm, spoiling the whole night.
Yeol starts crying as Tae-Hun takes him to the hospital to get checked out. Her son is okay though, as it turns out, but doesn’t want to see Seon-A after she hurt him.
The big drama at Seon-A’s trial is not good news. It was perhaps obvious but it’s still heartbreaking to see. The editing here is so well done, with music playing, no dialogue and constant shots of the sun against Seon-A’s sobs.
Dong-Seok tries to help her, urging Seon-A to eat and even guiding her to the arcade to get her mind off things through playing games.
It doesn’t work as Seon-A starts to spiral. Dong-Seok urges Seon-A to live for herself and not go through life without joy. He believes that later in life if she continues like this, Yeol may also feel depressed and self-destruct too.
Dong-Seok tries to convince Seon-A to be sad, but also to live and not completely lose it.
Eventually, the pair walk together. Seon-A explains what depression feels like. She also decides that she’s going to get therapy along with taking her medication.
The two friends sit together on the beach, where Dong-Seok begins working, and Seon-A starts giggling. This alleviates some of her tension and sadness.
Dong-Seok and Seon-A stay on the beach all night and as night turns to day, Dong-Seok admits he wants to be happy as well. Seon-A reaches out and holds his hand.
The Episode Review
Our Blues returns with a crushing episode, one that shows the extent of Seon-A’s pain and confirms – if it wasn’t already obvious – that Seon-A has lost custody of Yeol.
Seon-A’s birthday is a last chance for her to make things right. After visiting the hospital, it doesn’t look like things will get any better. ..
Dong-Seok and Seon-A have a great relationship despite their different approaches to life. They both have experienced hardships and can understand each other better because of it. ..
This watch is fascinating during difficult times, when people are feeling overwhelmed and emotional.
Our Blues has been a great watch though and each of these stories have served a specific purpose in the grand scheme of things. The ending feels like a decent conclusion for the pair, as they work through their issues while leaving next week’s double-bill for another couple to take the limelight.
