Post by TheBo on Jul 10, 2013 13:08:54 GMT -5
Minyoung (M-Y) and Byunghoon (B-H) get into a disagreement about B-H's methods and whether he's really helping people. After the "target" discovers the truth about the client, how can the relationship continue? B-H maintains it's like putting your best foot forward, like a woman using a pushup bra to get noticed by a man (as he later reassures Dr Jin). When the relationship takes off, it's just a funny story for later. M-Y, disgusted that none of the men admits he ever wanted romance, calls them robots and leaves to go home.
That same night, librarian Jae-in's stray cat falls ill and she takes it to the Dr Jin vet office in a cab, but M-Y sees her going there and calls B-H. (M-Y has accepted a ride with the Master, who gets her to the Dr J office and gets into a fender bender to help her too.) DAC run an impromptu scam in which M-Y impedes Jae-in's progress, and then B-H pretends to be the vet while Dr Jin hides. (We also learn B-H is very allergic to cats.)
Next, DAC agency arranges for another meeting between Jae-in and her man of mystery (Dr Jin). She "witnesses" a drug deal going down, and he "saves her life" from a thug on a motorcycle (the brooding Moojin). The two go out to dinner, and Dr Jin leaves for a bit, only to return with mocked-up injuries for her romantic imagination to dwell upon.
The Master, it turns out, is really, secretly the gangster to whom B-H owes money, but he seems [to me] to have a personal vendetta as well. He sends his two thugs, who studiously avoid being seen with him, over to help DAC and spy on them.
M-Y begins to take things into her own hands. First, right after the Cat Scam (LOL), she attempts to get Jae-in to meet the real Dr Jin by saying that B-H was only the second string vet and Dr Jin is "the best ever!" This does not succeed, perhaps because Jae-in feels like M-Y is stalking her, or perhaps because M-Y assures her Dr Jin is in charge of the case anyway.
M-Y gets caught doing this by B-H, so she takes the guys out for drinks at the Master's place, where she gets drunk, tells off B-H for being a jerk, gives the Master a switchknife (apparently as payment) and passes out. She comes to at the theater and sees B-H watching film of some teenagers at school (his own school days?). The two argue some more about who is right, M-Y for true love or B-H for his profitable business model.
Later, after the Drug Scam, and after struggling with her conscience, M-Y pleads with Dr Jin himself to drop the game and reveal his true face ("you're a nice, caring person whom she can admire") to Jae-in before it's too late, and he agrees to do so (probably because he feels like a liar, too). She drives him to the library, but B-H is on to her. He sets into motion a game whereby Jae-in suddenly has Moojin revealed to her to be Mystery Man Jin. Moojin, we/she remembers, participated in the "drug deal." At that very moment, she gets a text from Dr Jin, who asks her to come out and speak with him, but she's shaken by Moojin and calls instead. B-H picks up the call on his phone. We don't hear what's said.
Elsewhere, B-H has caught up with M-Y, tells her "I'll show you something different now," and fires her for trying to ruin their business.
***
I was totally amused by Moojin, "cat murderer" - lol. Poor guy. He can't be that bad, he picked up M-Y even when B-H wanted him to leave her at that bus stop. And wasn't that a funny scene in the car, too. But what good is a Rubik's cube that's all one color?
Other funny stuff: The two thugs hiding behind a counter while the DAC crowd drank and argued. The fact that the drawing on the cover of Jae-in's Philip Marlowe book has a distinct resemblance to Dr Jin. The Master's about-face to the taxi driver once M-Y was safely out of the way. Jae-in's simper when she asked her mystery man if he "remembered her," and her fantasy about what Dr Jin was up to when he left their dinner.
It looks to me as though the Dr J Veterinary is very, very profitable. And although he's quiet, he's a nice guy and seems competent. B-H might have the right idea, maybe he just needs to get her to take a good look at him.
And, um, did you notice the interesting inclusion of a man of color in the drug deal? I only mention this because I've heard some stories about the experiences of black people who live in Korea, and they were not pleasant stories. Is it, if you want to give shorthand for crime, use a black person, or if you want to give shorthand for danger, use a middle eastern person? Just like here?
That same night, librarian Jae-in's stray cat falls ill and she takes it to the Dr Jin vet office in a cab, but M-Y sees her going there and calls B-H. (M-Y has accepted a ride with the Master, who gets her to the Dr J office and gets into a fender bender to help her too.) DAC run an impromptu scam in which M-Y impedes Jae-in's progress, and then B-H pretends to be the vet while Dr Jin hides. (We also learn B-H is very allergic to cats.)
Next, DAC agency arranges for another meeting between Jae-in and her man of mystery (Dr Jin). She "witnesses" a drug deal going down, and he "saves her life" from a thug on a motorcycle (the brooding Moojin). The two go out to dinner, and Dr Jin leaves for a bit, only to return with mocked-up injuries for her romantic imagination to dwell upon.
The Master, it turns out, is really, secretly the gangster to whom B-H owes money, but he seems [to me] to have a personal vendetta as well. He sends his two thugs, who studiously avoid being seen with him, over to help DAC and spy on them.
M-Y begins to take things into her own hands. First, right after the Cat Scam (LOL), she attempts to get Jae-in to meet the real Dr Jin by saying that B-H was only the second string vet and Dr Jin is "the best ever!" This does not succeed, perhaps because Jae-in feels like M-Y is stalking her, or perhaps because M-Y assures her Dr Jin is in charge of the case anyway.
M-Y gets caught doing this by B-H, so she takes the guys out for drinks at the Master's place, where she gets drunk, tells off B-H for being a jerk, gives the Master a switchknife (apparently as payment) and passes out. She comes to at the theater and sees B-H watching film of some teenagers at school (his own school days?). The two argue some more about who is right, M-Y for true love or B-H for his profitable business model.
Later, after the Drug Scam, and after struggling with her conscience, M-Y pleads with Dr Jin himself to drop the game and reveal his true face ("you're a nice, caring person whom she can admire") to Jae-in before it's too late, and he agrees to do so (probably because he feels like a liar, too). She drives him to the library, but B-H is on to her. He sets into motion a game whereby Jae-in suddenly has Moojin revealed to her to be Mystery Man Jin. Moojin, we/she remembers, participated in the "drug deal." At that very moment, she gets a text from Dr Jin, who asks her to come out and speak with him, but she's shaken by Moojin and calls instead. B-H picks up the call on his phone. We don't hear what's said.
Elsewhere, B-H has caught up with M-Y, tells her "I'll show you something different now," and fires her for trying to ruin their business.
***
I was totally amused by Moojin, "cat murderer" - lol. Poor guy. He can't be that bad, he picked up M-Y even when B-H wanted him to leave her at that bus stop. And wasn't that a funny scene in the car, too. But what good is a Rubik's cube that's all one color?
Other funny stuff: The two thugs hiding behind a counter while the DAC crowd drank and argued. The fact that the drawing on the cover of Jae-in's Philip Marlowe book has a distinct resemblance to Dr Jin. The Master's about-face to the taxi driver once M-Y was safely out of the way. Jae-in's simper when she asked her mystery man if he "remembered her," and her fantasy about what Dr Jin was up to when he left their dinner.
It looks to me as though the Dr J Veterinary is very, very profitable. And although he's quiet, he's a nice guy and seems competent. B-H might have the right idea, maybe he just needs to get her to take a good look at him.
And, um, did you notice the interesting inclusion of a man of color in the drug deal? I only mention this because I've heard some stories about the experiences of black people who live in Korea, and they were not pleasant stories. Is it, if you want to give shorthand for crime, use a black person, or if you want to give shorthand for danger, use a middle eastern person? Just like here?
, and I am getting tired of girls acting like they have no brains-- which is the way I thought M-Y was acting in the first episode, even if she had thought of different ways to make people fall in love, she just seemed to be a bit flaky to me, not so bright.
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