The King: Eternal Monarch: Episode 12 recap

 Gon gets the NSA to find Tae-eul using CCTV. As he waits anxiously, Eun-seob calls to tell him that Detective Kang has been calling – something about chasing Luna. Detective Kang sends footage of Tae-eul on the run that helps Gon narrow the search. In the republic, Yeong tails Eun-ah and calls Shin-jae for backup since he couldn’t reach Tae-eul.

Gon and Tae-eul visit the warehouse where she was held. Tae-eul assumes Rim brought her there, even though she doesn’t understand why. Gon wonders if she saw Rim holding an umbrella, but she explains she didn’t see him personally.

Gon tells Tae-eul that Rim is hiding something in his umbrella and has likely deduced that Gon is hiding the other half in his riding crop. Tae-eul puts together that he wanted to use her to make a trade, and whoever loses the item won’t have access to the door.

Tae-eul surmises that Gon is at a disadvantage since he’s carrying that item around frequently as he travels to meet her. Gon quips that she should be nicer to him, but when he sees how upset she is, he promises not to lose his item. He suggests they go pray if she’s still worried, and she smiles in agreement.

Seo-ryung acerbically asks if he’d have gone to offer a marriage proposal had he not been “tied down.” Gon unequivocally states that all the news is true. “She’s the woman I love.” While Seo-ryung takes a beat to respond, a crash of thunder sounds, causing her gasp in pain. Gon sees the burning mark on her neck.

Comments:

Ep 12 was interesting. I think Noh's reveal that she's from North Korea kinda nullified all the theories made about how the portal was opened. Most theories were the portal opened when the flute was broke in half, and it caused a disturbance that resulted to the portal being open. But Noh came to Corea a long, long, long time ago. Now I wonder who is pulling the strings behing all this, surely theres a bigget power than Lee Rim. Even Rim seemed to be shaken in ep 12. And my early theory that Rim is keeping mum alive is to use as bait for Gon is right!

"Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter" episode 3 recap

On the latest episode of the tvN drama "Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter", Seon Ok-nam (Moon Chae-won, Go Doo-shim) started working in a coffee truck on the campus of Lee Won University where Jeong Yi-hyeon (Yoon Hyun-min) and Kim Geum (Seo Ji-hoon) were on duty as professor and teaching assistant.
Jeong Yi-hyeon kept his eyes on Seon Ok-nam who appeared to be a fairy and a grandmother at the same time and wandered around her. Kim Geum tried to approach her by doing her favors. The way these two men approached her was completely different.
Seon Ok-nam was sure that Jeong Yi-hyeon was the revival of her husband despite his complaints and suspicions. She got herself prettied up for him and told him stories of the past to make him remember.
She was even more sure when he told her he saw a fairy from 699 years ago. She took his hand and put it on her cheek. She cried a tear of pure heartedness and long waiting. Will Jeong Yi-hyeon be her husband?

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"Bad Papa" episodes 21 - 22 recap

On the latest episode of the MBC drama "Bad Papa", Yoo Ji-cheol (Jang Hyuk) apprehended chief Park (Lee Kyu-ho) from the pharmaceutical company.
Park asked Yoo Ji-cheol if he was curious about the new medicine, but he didn't say anything.
Park took out a bottle of the new medicine and said, "If you cooperate with us we can give you all the medicine you need. There are people waiting at the lab".
Yoo Ji-cheol realized that Park had snuck into his house to get the pill bottle and was outraged.
When he put his hand on Park's shoulder, his eyes turned red and he twisted Park's arm.
Yoo Ji-cheol had him in his control at once and asked, "Were you in my house? The house my family lives in? With your dirty feet? You shouldn't have done that. I hope I never see you again".

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"Matrimonial Chaos" episodes 15 - 16 recap

On the latest episode of the KBS 2TV drama "Matrimonial Chaos", Seok-moo (Cha Tae-hyun) and Hwi-roo (Bae Doona) spent a drunken night together. They had already gone a mutual divorce.
Seok-moo thought about Hwi-roo's face all night and replayed the night in his head over and over again. However, he saw Im Si-ho (Wi Ha-joon) hugging Hwi-roo and thought there was something between them. He tried to shake his feelings for her.
Seok-moo said, "There was no condom yesterday. You can't be getting pregnant so you should get an after pill".
Hwi-roo said, "I don't know if that's your concern or my concern, but are you worried that I might have a child and stop you from going anywhere? Why are you worried about me? We have nothing going on and what happens is my business".
Seok-moo had no idea that Hwi-roo had rejected Im Si-ho and called him to join them, rebuking Hwi-roo.

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"100 Days My Prince" episode 16 recap

"100 Days My Prince" Do Kyung-soo and Nam Ji-hyun had a romantic ending.
On the latest episode of the tvN drama "100 Days My Prince", Prince Lee Yool (Do Kyung-soo) married Hong Sim (Nam Ji-hyun) whose status had been reinstated.
Lee Yool and Hong Sim had regained their rightful titles, but remained apart and missed each other. The people wanted to marry a miner and the oldest single woman of the village to stop the drought, but Lee Yool did his best to stop them.
Hong Sim rejected him and wished him happiness, but he asked her to find his books for him. She found the bundle of books that were hidden in the streets and found out they were Lee Yool's diary. He had written about how happy he'd been to be her prince for 100 days and Hong-sim was touched.
Lee Yool appeared again as Won-deuk and he asked her to marry him. She accepted him and they kissed under the rain of flowers.

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"The Ghost Detective" episodes 25 - 26 recap

In another round of "The Ghost Detective" pulling a "Weekend at Bernie's" with Da-il's body, the biggest threat to his future remains the man himself. Team Good tries to catch up to Hye and their own friend in a race for his life, and an unlikely ally surfaces, along with a pretty great, even if rushed through twist. With his health running out, and no guarantees that his plan would even work, will Da-il listen to his team?
I cannot describe my satisfaction when lawyer Baek (Park Joo-hee) acts reasonably regarding Da-il's (Choi Daniel) instructions, because it is so rare for drama characters to do so at times. I understand why our hero does not, but this could have easily become a very frustrating tale of everyone one-upping each other in stupid ways to die. It feels great to see characters learn and evolve, even if their circumstances weaken their resolve.

As muddled as the plot has been while juggling character drama along with a repetitive body-chasing bit, writer Han Ji-wan-I is great at setting things up in interesting ways. I used to say that the way the series was progressing made so many twists possible, and we see the result of this regarding Gyeol (Shin Jae-ha). His plan and brave demise are great, but its emotional impact is sadly harmed by his lack of focus and solid development as a character before it.
I have the same issue with lawyer Baek and Eun-chong (Yoo Su-bin). They are clearly becoming important parts of the team, but it feels as if their existence was created for this moment, rather than them feeling as a natural part of the group, or as characters we should be warming up to. I understand that part of the reason why is because they have had to be mysterious and suspicious as characters before, but I still wish they had been handled better.

As for our heroes, the reversal of Yeo-wool (Park Eun-bin) and Da-il in terms of who is the collected, reasonable one and the self-sacrificial and emotional one is a really fun topic being explored. No one is impervious to feeling hopeless and making mistakes, and the one who began this way has now developed their strength in order to help someone else get through it. The drama's handling of camaraderie is simply wonderful.
This extends to our other members of the Scooby gang and the way they go about things. From Jeong-dae's (Lee Jae-kyoon) acknowledgement of the danger he poses, to Chae-won's (Lee Joo-young) understanding of Sang-seop's (Kim Won-hae) need for support, we have some great bonding that is never overtaken by the main romantic pairing, which was a fear of mine. Can all my darlings live and be happy, please? Viewer-Ori needs it.
"The Ghost Detective" is directed by Lee Jae-hoon-II, written by Han Ji-wan-I, and features Choi Daniel, Park Eun-bin, Lee Ji-ah and Kim Won-hae.
Written by: Orion from 'Orion's Ramblings'

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"Room No.9" episode 6 recap

On the latest episode of the tvN drama "Room No.9", Jang Hwa-sa (Kim Hee-sun) offered Eul Ji-hae-i (Kim Hae-sook) help. She took it.
Jang Hwa-sa ended up killing Ma Hyeon-cheol (Jung Won-joong). Gi-san (Lee Kyung-young) tried to use this accident as an excuse to turn Jang Hwa-sa to his side. Jang Hwa-sa said, "I'll pay you back by winning the trial against Gi Chan-seong (One)". Gi-san replied, "You better or you're going to stand there in the trial".
Jang Hwa-sa collected evidence with Kim Mi-ran (Kim Jae-hwa). However, Oh Bong-sam (Oh Dae-hwan) ended up picking up a towel that was also evidence. He sent it away for forensic analysis.
Eul Ji-hae-i suspected Jang Hwa-sa for killing Ma Hyeon-cheol. Jang Hwa-sa asked her for help in the second trial and offered to find a way to return her body after she finished her business. Eul Ji-hae-i agreed under one condition.
Jang Hwa-sa started getting Eul Ji-hae-i's help and Eul Ji-hae-i started preparing a trial on the 'Jang Hwa-sa case'. It was time for her to leave prison on her own. Eul Ji-hae-i told Jang Hwa-sa to let her know when she was being cornered for the murder of Ma Hyeon-cheol as she wouldn't be able to take care of it on her own. Oh Bong-sam got his results and Jang Hwa-sa's prints were on the evidence.

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