Ok-Dong and Dong-Seok 1
Dong-Seok sets his alarm and prepares to leave.
Dong-Seok refuses to pick up her calls, much to Eun-Hui’s annoyance when she finds out.
Dong-Seok and Eun-Hui are discussing Ok-Dong’s cancer. Dong-Seok is not happy with the news, but Eun-Hui is adamant that she needs to do this for closure.
Dong-Seok shows up to surprise Seon-A but notices her with Tae-Hun and Yeol, about to go out for dinner. Dong-Seok decides to drive off, honking his horn repeatedly in frustration, believing that they’re together again. His heart is shattered and he heads back on the ferry to Jeju Island. Ah, the misunderstanding trope strikes back!
Eun-Gi is seen across from Man-Su as he recovers from his critical state last episode. Despite being in a critical state, it appears that her prayers have worked and he is recovering. ..
Ok-Dong is relieved to see a video of her granddaughter excitedly chirping and singing to her about how her father is okay. ..
In-Gwon and Ho-Sik demand that Dong-Seok follow them so they can discuss what’s happening to Ok-Dong.
Eun-Hui, the brigade’s leader, demands that Dong-Seok be driven to Mokpo. After winding up In-Gwon, who starts taking his clothes off and preparing to fight, Eun-Hui calms everything down. She brings up the past and admits that she used to cry for Dong-Seok and what happened.
Dong-Seok’s sister passed away, and Ok-Dong remarried and moved in with someone else less than a month after. This upset a lot of people – Eun-Hui included. She felt sorry for Dong-Seok and cried for him. ..
Dong-Seok, a 12-year-old boy, witnessed his mother and her friend’s father (the one she remarried) sleeping together. This tarnished their relationship and there is more to the story that will be revealed in a few paragraphs. ..
Eun-Hui urges Dong-Seok to reconcile with his mother, but he is stubborn and refuses. Jeong-Jun has a different tactic and drives out to the coast to watch the breath-taking sunset. ..
The sky is orange and red, blushing through the clouds. Honestly, I cannot put into words how beautiful this vista is.
Dong-Seok reflects on his recent interactions with Ok-Dong and decides that he feels weird following the news. When he visits Seon-A’s house, she rings him and Ok-Dong has a place to talk about their feelings.
Dong-Seok is on a journey to Mokpo to fight against her past and rub it in the face of her former friend, Him.
After losing his father and sister, Ok-Dong told him “I’m no longer your mother. I’ll be your aunt. Jong-U and Jong-Cheol will be your parents.”
Despite objecting, she slapped him over a dozen times, beating him down until he bled. So obediently, he no longer looks at her as a mum, she sees her as an aunt. But then Jong-U and Jong-Cheol used to beat him too, sometimes in view of Ok-Dong who did nothing to stop it.
Seon-A listens to all of this and tells Seon-J that he should do whatever his heart thinks is right. She also believes that Seon-J should confront her and ask Ok-Dong these difficult questions about her not being a good parent. Not only that, Seon-A admits that she doesn’t have feelings for Tae-Hun anymore… she has feelings for him.
The next day, while eating Sundae Soup, he finds out when the memorial service is and agrees to see her at 4am. Everyone, including Eun-Hui, are really happy and Ok-Dong even decides to eat more broth. It would seem like this is what she wished for with the 100 moons at the end of the last episode.
Yeong-Ju is rushed to the hospital despite being a month early. Jung-Hyeon is a mess, and the group head in to the clinic. Ho-Sik and In-Hwon are outside holding hands as they admit to Eun-Hui that she’s been having contractions for over 10 hours now.
Yeong-Ju is about to give birth to her first child. All of her friends and family are in the delivery room, hoping for the best. ..
Meanwhile, Dong-Seok is unable to sleep all night and counts down the hours for Ok-Dong to show up to take her to Mokpo.
Ok-Dong is constantly testing Dong-Seok’s patience, and because of this, they miss the morning ferry. “Let’s have breakfast first.” Ok-Dong says, as Dong-Seok looks at his mother incredulously. ..
The Episode Review
Episode 18 of “The Crown” was a rollercoaster of emotion. While I was under the assumption that Man-Su had passed away at the end of episode 17, it’s a relief to find he’s pulled through. ..
After the group finishes their prayer, they notice that something has changed. The light in the sky is now a beautiful shade of blue, and the wind has died down. ..
Ok-Dong and Dong-Seok have a complicated relationship. Dong-Seok is not happy with his mother, and Ok-Dong helps to reframe their relationship. It’s a heart-wrenching story that sheds light on why Dong-Seok has had such animosity toward his mother. ..
Ok-Dong repeatedly slapping Dong-Seok was difficult to watch. ..
This episode was a lot of fun, with some great moments that broke up the heavy drama. Seeing Yeong-Ju about to give birth and In-Gwon and Ho-Sik now together in their worry and angst was a nice touch, although I have to say I thought Yeong-Ju might have miscarried, given the tone of this show over the previous chapters.
The final week of the anthology drama looks like it is going to be a wild ride with some great moments and some very exciting developments.
