Ok-Dong and Dong-Seok 2
Dong-Seok: Hey, let’s head out for breakfast. Ok-Dong: Yeah, sounds good. Chun-Hui: Let’s go!
Jeong-Jun is nervous about meeting Yeong-Ok’s parents. She can’t even muster a smile.
Jeong-Jun tells the story of how he and his parents have been able to keep a tight lid on their family’s secrets for so long, despite the fact that they know everything about everyone in it.
Yeong-Ok decides to compromise and take her car after some back and forth over whether to even go. Yeong-Ok decides to work on “three strikes” and if they strike-out, doing anything to make things awkward or hostile it gives her a getaway. They drive up together but when they arrive, Yeong-Ok is concerned that neither of them even bother to smile at her. Unfortunately they’ve picked a bad day, as both parents are in a bad mood.
Jeong-Jun’s mother breaks the ice and struggles to hold back tears. She brings up how it must have been difficult for Yeong-Ok all this time. Eventually they start warming to her and Yeong-Ok manages to ease up a little around the dinner table.
Back with Ok-Dong and Dong-Seok for now. While they’re on the ferry boat, she urges him to join her in Madang-Ri, which is at the very end of Mokpo. Dong-Seok even helps his mum out with her seatbelt in the car too. ..
Dong-Seok waits outside the hospital, while Chun-Hui and Ok-Dong head to the hospital. Man-Su is on the mend, and the doctors claim it’s a miracle – a miracle wished on 1000 moons of course!
Ok-Dong is still being sick and throwing up blood, although she’s still upright and soldiering on. Chun-Hui urges her to keep it together, at least until after the funeral. ..
Ok-Dong hands over a large envelope of money to her friend, urging Chun-Hui to give it to Man-Su and Eun-Gi when the time comes. She knows that they will need it to help them get away from the law enforcement officials.
Dong-Seok and Ok-Dong head out together to get things ready for the memorial service. They stop by Jong-U’s place on their way. Dong-Seok isn’t exactly happy, especially as there are clear tensions in the family. ..
It’s a really nice segment, with music cut completely as each of the family (minus Dong-Seok) sits down to pay their respects. Jong-U and Dong-Seok don’t see eye to eye, mostly because the former used to beat him down in the past.
When Dong-Seok antagonizes his “brother”, Jong-U throws noodles across the table at him. A big verbal sparring match breaks out, with Jong-U accusing Dong-Seok of being a thief. When he left the house all those years ago, he took off with jewellery and cash.
Jong-Cheol and Dong-Seok used to beat him up so it was just compensation.
When Jong-U claims he pitied him, Dong-Seok snaps and stands up for her son. She points out that it was Jong-U that’s more to blame for his father’s death, given his sudden shock over recklessly losing all that money.
When they eventually leave, with the evening a complete bust, an irate Dong-Seok decides to head back on his own, apologizing and revealing that this is the last time Jong-U and the others will be seeing Dong-Seok, given her terminal diagnosis. Oh, and they’re not welcome at the funeral either.
That night, while alone in a motel, Dong-Seok opens up about his feelings. “Why didn’t you ever apologize to me?” He asks. “Why should I?” Is her reply. This obviously angers Dong-Seok and he head outside to sleep in his truck, slamming the door on the way.
Ok-Dong and Dong-Seok head to Madang-Ri, a village that Ok-Dong grew up in, to meet up with the people they promised to help. When they arrive, they find that the village has been turned into a reservoir and can’t even walk there. ..
Lunch was a complete bust today. The server brought the wrong food and was late delivering it. Dong-Seok snapped, dropping the bowls upside down on the table and storming outside. He eventually drove off with Ok-Dong. ..
Dong-Seok questions his mother’s attitude, pointing out that she was all smiling and happy at a puppy prior to eating (or, well, almost eating!) and compares that to how cold she’s been her whole life toward him. Ok-Dong is silent and doesn’t reply.
Dong-Seok decides to drive up to Madang-Ri after all, fulfil her wish and then that’s it. That’s the last thing he’s going to do for her. As they drive in silence together, everything is left precariously hanging in the balance.
The Episode Review
Dong-Seok and Ok-Dong have had to overcome a lot in order to make it this far, and their journey has been full of pain and suffering. It’s still unclear if they will be able to overcome their differences and work together, but the show seems to be indicating that there is a lot of potential here.
The ending of the series has been a bit of a letdown, but overall it’s been a great series. All the different stories have come together to create an interesting plot.
Our Blues is crying out for a renewal. It’s an anthology, and as such, it has the potential to be renewed many times. If Taxi Driver can get a renewal then surely this can too!
I’m concerned that the finale may only be around 70 minutes or so, which doesn’t feel like enough time to round everything out and say goodbye to everyone. ..
The finale of “The Office” is sure to be exciting. There has been a lot of drama across the prior episodes and the preview for tomorrow’s episode certainly looks enticing. We’ll have to wait and see what happens with that, but it should be quite the emotional rollercoaster! ..
