Sunday, October 20, 2013

Scandal Episode 33

The episode begins with a close up of Kang Joo Pil's urinary drainage bag. No, I don't know why the show felt it was important for us to see his bag. On the other hand his urine looks pretty clear so that should be a good sign, no? Joo Pil can't get his head wrapped around why Real Eun Joong saved him. After all, Joo Pil was the one cutting brake lines and trying to kill Eun Joong.
 
In another room the police are talking to Real Eun Joong. They know the brake lines were cut so they're looking into this as an attempted murder. Hwa Young, Myeong Geun and I are all surprised when Eun Joong actually covers for Joo Pil, saying they were the ones who accidentally severed the line and were going to get the car repaired when the accident happened. Hwa Young wants to say something but then she can't bring herself to incriminate Fake Eun Joong.
 
Joo Ha and Jin Woong are stunned to see Fake Eun Joong moving back into the house. When they ask about the fate of Real Eun Joong, Tae Ha matter-of-factly states he's going to kick that son out.
 
Now for a heartwarming scene as Real Eun Joong (released from the hospital), Myeong Geun and Hwa Young go out for dinner together. There's playful banter and smiles all around.
 
Heartwarming scene is over. Now we go to a creepy scene as Secretary Kim continues to invade Soo Young's personal space. Get away, Creepmeister!
 
Back at the restaurant, Hwa Young begs her son to come home with her and not return to Tae Ha. Eun Joong explains how he has to go back. The whole reason he ever entered the House of Jang was to get the goods on his father but now that he's gotten to know Tae Ha, Eun Joong feels like it's his filial duty to save the evil bastard.
 
Real Eun Joong returns home to find Fake Eun Joong in his bedroom. Real asks after Poong Gi. Fake replies the hacker is now going to be working for Tae Ha. Oh, and by the way, I'm Eun Joong now and this is my room and Tae Ha is my father, so neener neener. Everything is falling back in place for Fake but he's still worried over Joo Ran's recording of him. He fears Hwa Young will hear it (which she already has) so he has to do something to get rid of it.
 
Fake Eun Joong and Joo Ha listen in with glee as they hear their father order Real Eun Joong to get out of the house. However Real refuses to go anywhere. He fully admits to helping the press conference get on air, stealing the slush fund money and finding the bribery files. He claims he was doing it to make Tae Ha wake up and realize he's an evil bastard. (Evil bastards don't care if they're evil bastards, Eun Joong.)
 
Real still doesn't get it as he asks Tae Ha to turn himself in for the deaths of Gong Gi Chan and Deputy Chief Song. Really? You really think he's going to do that? Joo Ha defends the fact that dear old dad is a murderer by pointing out how many people Taeha Group employs. Yeah, that makes all the difference, Joo Ha. An enraged Tae Ha physically grabs Eun Joong by the scruff of the neck and throws his son out into the yard.
 
Back at the hospital, Joo Pil has Joo Ran go get his clothes that he was wearing during the accident. He asks her to search the pockets and she finds the USB stick. When she asks what it is, Joo Pil lies and says it is porn. Oh Joo Pil, are you going to be the one to take Tae Ha down? Has your near-fatal accident managed to set your head straight again?
 
Hwa Young comes into the room to say how glad she is Joo Pil survived the accident so he can go to prison. Perhaps if he's lucky he and Tae Ha can share a cell. She gives Joo Ran back her phone as Hwa Young has erased the recording off of it, but not before making a copy of it somewhere else. She tells how Real Eun Joong covered up for Joo Pil but unlike her son she won't let this go and will see both of them in jail. Joo Ran plays the best card she's got: that if Hwa Young uses the recording she'll get Fake Eun Joong arrested as well for accessory to murder.
 
Tae Ha is getting ready for bed when Real Eun Joong sneaks back into the house. Pretty as you please Eun Joong climbs into Hwa Young's old bed and goes to sleep. Tae Ha is perhaps too stunned to protest. Or perhaps he's partly pleased that his son won't give up on him so easily.
 
It's an awkward breakfast at the Jang house when the family learns that Real Eun Joong is still here. Fake is upset to hear that Real even got to sleep in Daddy's room. Real just continues to stuff his face as Tae Ha pushes Fake to stop being Hwa Young's lawyer in the divorce case.
 
Later at Center Pole Lair (because they've gotta push the sponsor somehow) Jin Woong tells his wife about the car accident and how Joo Pil and Joo Ran are an item. Speaking of Joo Pil, he's just got some news from the doctor. What he didn't know was he had the beginnings of gall bladder cancer. Because of the surgery due to the accident the doctors were able to stumble upon the cancer and cut it out. So now Joo Pil owes Eun Joong even more.
 
What luck, here comes Real Eun Joong now. If you weren't connected to a pee bag, Joo Pil, you should have been down on your knees thanking this man. And look, he's even brought you some porn to watch. It's only right that you return to him the USB stick.
 
Ah Mi finds a list Myeong Geun made of things he wanted to do but now doesn't have the time left for. One of them was to play guitar while wearing jeans. (I don't know why wearing jeans is so important.) Ah Mi decides to go shopping for a guitar and discovers she has a stalker in the form of Real Eun Joong.
 
Musical interlude.
 
Ah Mi is giving him the silent treatment so Real Eun Joong pulls out the guns by pointing out the injuries he got from the car accident the other day. Of course Ah Mi has to worry over him now. Eun Joong escorts her home where Myeong Geun is tickled pink to have his son back at least for dinner.
 
The next day at the courthouse Hwa Young (not letting on that she's knows what he did) gives Fake Eun Joong an opening to get out of her divorce case against Tae Ha. Fake says no, he's in this trial until the end. I hope she doesn't trust him as I sure don't. Inside the courtroom before things get started, Fake and Tae Ha exchange respectful nods. Hwa Young catches this as well as Tae Ha's signature smirk.
 
Hwa Young is awaiting the arrival of Dr. Kim. He's the doctor Tae Ha strong armed/bribed into prescribing her the schizo drugs. This is when Fake drops the bomb that the good doctor won't be testifying today as Fake called him and canceled. He goes on to explain to his mother how he was forced to choose only one parent and so he choose Tae Ha.
 
Over at the Taeha office, Monsieur Personnage  Dyplaisant is talking on his cell phone to Soo Young trying to get her to come on an overnight camping trip with him. The elevator arrives and Secretary Kim is surprised to see Real Eun Joong. Thanks to an obvious slip up (saying Soo Young's name) and doing his signature neck crack, Kim gives himself away as Eun Joong realizes his baby sister is in danger.

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