Tropical Night
Episode 10 of Forecasting Love and Weather starts with Ha-Kyung’s mother showing up at her daughter’s place. Ha-Kyung is confused as to why her mother is there, as she had not spoken to her in months. Si-Woo and Um are both there, with the former calling her “lady”. Uh oh! ..
Ha-Kyung’s mother asks about the living arrangement and starts playing matchmaker, wondering whether Seok-Ho could be a prospective husband for Ha-Kyung. Thankfully, Ha-Kyung heads home and saves them both, taking her mum away.
Um thinks about whether or not she should get married to Seok-Ho, since they have nothing in common. She decides that maybe she could be a good wife for him, but she’s worried about how Si-Woo will react.
Inside the bar, Ha-Kyung and Si-Woo are both drinking nervously. Si-Woo says he doesn’t believe in marriage, while Ha-Kyung only dates someone if there’s a chance of it leading to a wedding. So there’s a lot of tension to play with. ..
The pair have a lot to think about and that, coupled with the sticky tropical night, has made them exhausted.
Yu-Jin is in a competition with her fellow writer to be the best. She is encouraged by her superior to stay until she gets a good story, and this meddling reporter doesn’t get anything.
Yu-Jin takes the reporter from Munmin Daily, Heo Ju-Yeong, into the cafeteria to talk. Yu-Jin gives him a cryptic story…which is really just slang or the current tropical weather. She’s done this to catch him unawares and point out that Ju-Yeong is incompetent. She wants him off her turg.
After the morning meeting, Ha-Kyung approaches Ki-Jun and cautiously asks him about married life. He admits that everything is different than what he thought and he feels pressured to try and maintain a happy life. Understanding one another’s flaws and living with that is just part of married life. ..
A heat spike has occurred in the main hub, and myung-joo is in charge of taking it down. She apologizes profusely for the mistake, and says that they will do their best to prevent it from happening again.
Myung-Joo should have been more vigilant about this and as our characters explain, she could well face disciplinary action as her MQC mistake may be considered neglect of duty. Unfortunately, “Butcher Heo” (the nickname given to that reporter) notices it flash up on the portal and inevitably starts writing up a story of his own. ..
Um’s daughter, Bo-Mi, is on a field trip to the KMA and excitedly catches up with her. The pair talk about Um’s work, as it becomes clear that Bo-Mi’s motivation stems from curiosity. She wants to know all about the job that her father does, believing she has a right to know more about him. Um has a massive smile on his face the whole way home that night, gushing over how much he loves his girl and the importance of family to Si-Woo.
Um’s wife sends him a text just before he is about to leave work to go talk to their daughter at the KMA event. Um’s wife is not happy about his daughter going to the KMA event and wants Um to tell their daughter not to go and call off the whole event. ..
Mrs. Bae is over at Ha-Kyung’s house, meddling again. She wants to hook Seok-Ho’s daughter up with Tae-Kyung and sends Kyung up to fetch him. ..
Seok-ho, who happens to have the city crocodile book in his collection, tells Tae-Kyung that his favourite part of the book is when the crocodile eats the rat. Tae-Kyung, who has always been a fan of Seok-ho, immediately softens and asks him what his favourite part of life is. ..
Tae-Kyung even encourages him to help with her next story which is going to be about penguins. I think it’s clear these two are going to get along well, relieving the pressure Mrs. Bae is putting on her daughter. ..
Ha-Kyung comes downstairs to blows with her mother and decides she’s not going to get married. She’s decides thanks in part to Myung-Joo’s influence at work that she’s not going through with this anymore. Of course, it’s also party because she’s enamored with Si-Woo right now.
The Director General orders Myung-Joo to fire Yu-Jin and Ki-Jun for their part in the leak. The two women are then taken outside to face the consequences.
Ha-Kyung is given the unenviable task of choosing one of her team to leave for two months or so to go on typhoon duty. Out of everyone, she encourages Si-Woo to leave and go to Jeju Island.
Yu-Jin packs up her things and decides she and Ki-Jun should take some time apart. She wants to evaluate their relationship and is unsure if this is the right thing for them. ..
The episode ended with both couples in turmoil, leaving everything wide open for what’s to come next. ..
The Episode Review
Love and Weather is a show about love, and weather. It’s been doing well so far to keep the idea of marriage central to the series. However, this season there will be a slower bout of drama to go with yesterday’s camping trip. This is okay, as it means that the show can focus on other things.
The tenth episode of the drama was another good one with many themes explored. The Si-Woo/Ha-Kyung romance has been interesting to watch, as Yu-Jin and Ki-Jun show what not to do in a relationship. ..
The surprise package in this episode is the development between Tae-Kyung and Seok-Ho. This development reinforces how natural and unpredictable love actually is and I imagine that this relationship will continue to develop over the course of the season. For now, the weather looks to continue as this week’s episode comes to a close.
