Dong-Seok and Seon-A 1
Yeong-Ju is in the hospital, and Hyeon is trying to comfort her.
Hyeon is not ready to be a father but does suggest they raise their child together. Hearing the baby’s heartbeat has changed his mind and he’s convinced that they’d make good parents.
Yeong-Ju hands over a baby scan photo, which Hyeon puts in her pocket. She tells him she’s going to get the bus, get an abortion and then go to Seoul. Silently, Hyeon follows.
Yeong-Ju, a pregnant woman, panics as a fire extinguisher goes off on the bus. She screams out that she is pregnant and the bus driver pulls over. ..
Yeong-Ju begins coughing by the side of the road. However, Choi Seon-Mi (a student at school) happens to be on the bus too, sitting at the back. As she hears them shout out that they’re pregnant, she’s shocked and horrified. ..
After all, they’ve decided to have a baby together and they both want to do the best for it. But how do they broach the subject of their fathers?
The focus for the rest of the episode changes over to Seon-A, who seems to be doing better from her crippling depression we saw several episodes ago.
Seon-A is trying to make her life easier by cleaning up her house. She’s been divorced for six months, and during those difficult moments we saw a few episodes back, she made a big effort to clean up.
Since Yeol was taken into custody by the police, Seon-A has been embroiled in a custody battle with her husband, Seon-J. The battle has been stacked against her because of the fact that Yeol has been involved in a previous custody battle with her husband.
The case worker arrives to snap photos of the apartment and while she’s looking around, Seon-A offers her some tea.
The investigator warns that Seon-A needs to be prepared for some awkward questions. ..
After the divorce, Yeol and Seon-A disagreed about their personalities. However, Yeol says that he spent several months living with her after the accident because she was then in a difficult situation.
Both parents love Yeol in their own way but it’s interesting to see how the answers differ between Seon-A and Tae-Hoon. When it comes to finding out what Yeol thinks, we don’t actually see his reaction to Seon-A until right at the end of the episode, as the video is paused and we cut across to Jeju Island.
We explore the ferry as Seon-A deliberates over what her son has said. This could have an impact on the court’s ruling, but right now it’s unclear what course of action she’ll take.
Seon-A’s car happens to be right next to Dong-Seok’s truck. As they make it onto Jeju Island, Seon-A tries to call for help with her car, given it’s broken down by the side of the road. ..
Dong-Seok eventually helps her out, although he’s cold and standoffish with her. These two have a lot of history, which built up naturally over time, something we see through flashbacks. ..
Dong-Seok is having a rough day. He’s been meeting new people and dating new women, but he’s not having any luck with his old girlfriend Seon-A. She left him for another man a few weeks ago, and now he’s feeling like a complete idiot.
This story captures the moment when Dong-Seok drives her around in doughnuts. And, of course, it leads to the pair ending up in an awkward encounter where he kisses her and she doesn’t reciprocate.
Dong-Seok is driving back to his apartment after a night out with friends when he notices that his car has broken down. He decides to walk back, but on the way he meets Seon-A, who tells him that she left him because she was too embarrassed to talk to him about what happened. Dong-Seok is surprised by this and decides to drive home instead.
In the present, Yeong-Ju is questioned at school over her pregnancy. Seon-Mi realizes she’s also wearing a slimming belt. This pregnancy isn’t going to stay a secret for long, as she and Hyeon contemplate just how they’re going to tell their fathers.
This is a difficult situation because both fathers don’t like each other.
Seon-A enters the restaurant that night, where Eun-Hui greets her. She’s staying in the bed and breakfast down the road but as she sits with a drink, Don-Seok heads in, sees her, exclaims “come on” and walks back out. ..
It’s only temporary though, as he eventually does stay to have a drink. Seon-A decides to leave instead. Everyone else is dumbfounded by what they’ve seen.
The sun is just peeking over the horizon, and the waves are crashing against the shore. Seon-A stands on the dock, watching as day breaks. The sound of the waves is soothing and calming, and Seon-A feels a sense of peace and serenity.
Seon-A recalls her time with Yeol, as the devastating revelation that he actually said bad things about her is laid out in its heartbreaking clarity. “She’s sick. That’s why I can’t play with her.” Hearing this, Seon-A jumps into the water. ..
Dong-Seok watches as the boat arrives on the scene, and heads in to try and recover Seon-A.
The Episode Review
The mother of a young boy who has recently been diagnosed with leukemia is in a difficult situation. Despite all her improvements and getting help for her condition, she’s on the verge of losing her son. The whole incident is so poignant and hard to watch, and it makes the situation all the harder by the fact that she’s up against the odds every which way she turns.
Dong-Seok is a bit of a unique situation and his anger has been pent up for a while. It’ll be interesting to see exactly whether it’s just the situation involving his mother or whether there’s more to it than that.
Seeing how Seon-A rejected Dong-Seok was pretty brutal to watch, although it’s fair to say she just wanted a friend at that point. Although to be fair you can understand why Dong-Seok misread those signals. ..
Our Blues is starting to move between all these different couples now with a consistent rhythm, while still maintaining a focus on one couple each chapter.
The preview for next week’s episode of “The Good Place” looks like it will be incredibly dramatic.
This week’s double bill of TV shows bowed out on a high this week, leaving many (myself included!) counting down the days until the next episode.
