Angel Eyes Episode 2

Dong Joo and Soo Wan exchange an MP3 player so they can learn about each other's tastes and favorite things. Things are going well for the couple although Dong Joo still hasn't quite won over Soo Wan's BFF, Cha Min Soo.

 

 

Messy Doctor Dad finally comes home to break the news to Soo Wan that there might be an organ donor and Soo Wan's name is up on the list. (I know I've seen this actor before but I can't recall from where and it is driving me crazy.)

 

It is Soo Wan's birthday and Dong Joo's family is helping her celebrate. Adorable but sick little sister Hye Joo as well as Dong Joo's mom have gifts for the girl. Dong Joo doesn't. Hye Joo is so upset she smears cake all over her oppa's face. Laughs all around. Laughs that need to be buzzkilled as Doctor Dad calls to tell his daughter the donor deal fell through. Nice birthday present, Doctor Dad.  :P   Thank goodness Dong Joo's Mom is there to give a hug and comforting words.

 

Dong Joo takes Soo Wan bungee jumping, something she's always wanted to do. And here's that darn song the show keeps playing over and over and over:

 

 

The next morning Dong Joo has a bit of a fever so Mom insists he stay in bed while she makes the porridge deliveries on his bike. Do I need to be worried about our favorite mother? Damnit, there's the White Truck of Doom again! Shew, it just missed her. Pedestrians have the right of way, asshole! Where'd you get your driver's license - a Cracker Jacks box?

 

And then a car comes along and hits her.

 

 

Dong Joo rushes to the hospital to be by his mother's side. Whoever was driving the car left the scene of the accident. Mom is awake but will need surgery. She has two requests of her son in case of a worse case scenario. First, if she doesn't make it, Dong Joo is to take Hye Joo to America for treatment of whatever it is the girl has. (I'm still not sure what Hye Joo is sick with.) Second, Mom would like for her eyes to be donated to Soo Wan.

 

Hmm. Doctor Dad is the one in charge of Mom's surgery. He sees on the paperwork where Mom has specifically asked for her eyes to go to Soo Wan. Hmm. Doctor Dad is acting rather suspicious. You aren't going to do something evil, are you, Soo Wan's Dad?

 

And then I have to look away as there's all sorts of graphic bloody surgery shots and I have a tender tummy.

 

A nervous Dong Joo waits outside the OR. The doctors exit and one of the assistant docs assures the boy the surgery went well and Mom will recover. (A sigh of relief on my part.) Doctor Dad has Mom moved up to one of the posh hospital rooms. I'm still not feeling that Mom is totally safe.

 

Dong Joo leaves briefly to go pick up his baby sister. As he's walking through the lobby, a mysterious suited man is speaking on his cell phone. He tells the listener about Mom making it through surgery but there's still the chance she'll wake up and talk about the car that hit her. Ah, so this guy must be working for the hit and run driver. I'm very, very worried about Mom.

 

Mystery Guy slips into Mom's room and injects something into her I.V. He slips away just before Doctor Dad comes walking by. Dad can hear Mom's heart monitor starting to beep crazily. He rushes into the room just as Mom flatlines. He begins CPR but then hesitates as he recalls this woman wants her eyes to go to Soo Wan.

 

He's just as evil as the killer in my opinion.

 

The crash cart is brought into the room and Doctor Dad tries to shock Mom's heart back. Dong Joo arrives just in time to hear the other doctors say it is too late to save her.

 

At the funeral home Dong Joo is approached Detective Kim Woo Chul who is investigating Mom's hit and run. It's been hard to find any leads as it was early in the morning dark and no witnesses. Detective Kim, though, is an old porridge customer of theirs and he swears he won't give up. He will find the culprit no matter how long it takes.

 

Dong Joo goes home to cry over his mother's brassiere.

 

Min Soo rushes into Soo Wan's bedroom with the good news that Soo Wan's gonna get new eyes. Soo Wan is taken to the hospital and prepped for surgery. Apparently Dong Joo hasn't been in touch lately to tell his girlfriend the all important news about his mother being dead. He left his phone at home and only now does he see all the missed calls and messages from Soo Wan. Suddenly he remembers the whole Mom donating her eyes to Soo Wan thing and he hurries back to the hospital. He gets there just as they're wheeling Soo Wan into surgery. He yells through the doors how he'll be waiting for her. Doctor Dad is nearby and only now does he put two and two together that this young man is his daughter's boyfriend and his dead mother is the donor. Feel the guilt, Doctor Dad. Feel it.

 

Soo Wan makes it through surgery but she's still knocked out. Dong Joo tells the unconscious girl how he's going to have to leave for America and be gone for a long time but he will always love her and will come back to see her. Since she's not hearing any of this, of course, Dong Joo leaves her a note on her bedside table. A note found first by Doctor Dad.

 

Doctor Dad, you're quickly becoming Doctor Evil.

 

Dong Joo and Hye Joo leave for America. An awake Soo Wan, who never got the letter, has to be restrained as she's determined to get up and search for Dong Joo. (Okay, had a LOL moment out of the blue. Doctor Evil is standing in front of a bookcase and a large book is labeled Hoof Problems.) Anyway, Doctor Evil has the note and locks it away in his desk drawer.

 

Twelve years pass and now Dong Joo is played by Lee Sang Yoon.