A Hundred Year's Inheritance (Abridged) Episode 33

Clingy Mom just stands there as the dying nun calls her a thief and orders her to leave immediately. Choon Hee tries to write it off as the sickly woman being confused but the nun makes it clear she knows exactly who Clingy Mom is and she's EVIL. 

Outside in the rain, Clingy Mom jumps all over Choon Hee for lying about going to America. Smart Gal shoots back at Clingy Mom with her own questions: why is she so upset about Choon Hee being in Korea anyway? Is she hiding something? What was that business with the nun saying Clingy Mom was a thief? Clingy Mom doesn't care to answer any of these questions.

Se Yoon returns Chae Won to the noodle house. He plans to act like her resignation letter never was so she still has her job. He warns her they have to stick together and be strong to overcome Clingy Mom. Chae Won starts slipping into her "I'm not worthy of you" state of mind. Se Yoon quickly puts a halt to this.

While they're still standing outside, Choon Hee and Dad arrive after her bedside vigil beside the dying nun. Choon Hee tells the young couple where she's been and why. She starts to say something to Se Yoon but then stops herself. She invites him in for tea only to have Dad say it's too late at night for tea, Se Yoon needs to go. No ambivalence about how Dad feels about this relationship.

Clingy Mom is on the edge of cracking under all the pressure.

Chul Goo is in the dining room, drinking as always. Now he's wearing his Lego Superman pin. EMIL helps her son up to his bedroom. (I just noticed the wallpaper in his bedroom is the same wallpaper that was in the nun's room at the orphanage.) Chul Goo's beer goggles are so thick he mistakes Hong Joo for Chae Won. Ya know, if Hong Joo were smart she would use this drunken mistake to take advantage of Chul Goo and finally get some from her husband. 

The real Chae Won is in deep thought when she gets a phone call from Se Yoon. He's calling for some late night flirting. Ain't nothing wrong with that. 

Chul Goo wakes up the next day to find Hong Joo all snuggled up with him. Also, he be naked! So maybe she did take advantage of his drunk ass. 

Chae Won is getting breakfast ready for the family when she gets a phone call from Se Yoon. He's calling for some early morning flirting. Let's not go overboard, Se Yoon. Chae Won's disapproving Dad stops disapproving long enough to worry over Grandpa's color not being good. Yep, won't be long before beloved Grandpa is in the grave.

Dad heads off to work and is unpleasantly surprised to find Se Yoon there. Se Yoon knows Dad doesn't like him seeing Chae Won and is striving to win Dad's approval. 

Joo Ri is in the process of being discharged from the hospital when Clingy Mom drops by for a visit. (The actress playing EMIL has lost an earring during the course of the scene but they just keep on filming.) Clingy Mom has come to bring the good news that Chae Won is quitting the company.  Clingy Mom announces she was planning to go see Chae Won's family. EMIL warns her not to go as them bitches be crazy at the noodle house, especially Chae Won's new mother.

Only in DramaLand can an unauthorized, inexperienced person come in off the street and work on a construction site. That person being Se Yoon. He has absolutely no idea what he's doing so of course he's working on the electrical. What harm could there be? Dad is beginning to warm to Se Yoon. Just as long as those electrical wires don't warm to him.

Choon Hee asks her sister-in-law (Aunt with Pink Lipstick) for Clingy Mom's address. She goes there with the intent of talking about Chae Won and Se Yoon but Clingy Mom is so shocked and dismayed that her old orphanage friend knows where she lives that she has Choon Hee thrown own immediately before anything gets said.

After a hard day of actual physical work, something he's not used to, Se Yoon drops by the noodle house to complain about his aches and pains to Chae Won.  She goes to take some herbal medicine to Grandpa only to find him lying unconscious on the floor. The young people rush Grandpa to the hospital for treatment. DramaDoctors have absolutely no bedside manner and so this one simply blurts out that Gramps has pancreatic cancer. 

Grandpa insists he's fine now and wants to go home. He asks Chae Won to keep his condition a secret from the rest of the family. (Choon Hee is the only other one who knows how ill he is.) Grandpa isn't afraid to die, he just worries that the family business of three generations will come to an end when he does. Hint hint, Chae Won. Time to take over the noodle factory.

Joo Ri is hobbling around on one crutch. I keep expecting her to swallow a magic stone and turn into Darna. Clingy Mom has invited Joo Ri to a birthday dinner for Miracle Dad and Joo Ri wants her own mother to go along with her.

Clingy Mom is agonizing over how Choon Hee learned where she lives. Since she never gave Choon Hee a chance to say anything, Clingy Mom worries that perhaps the dying nun told Choon Hee something and that's why the other woman suddenly showed up. Se Yoon stops by to check on his mother and she reminds him of the birthday dinner. She doesn't mention anything about inviting Joo Ri to attend.

Chae Won is saying goodbye to the kitchen bitches. She's decided to quit her job and learn the noodle business from Grandpa while she can. Joo Ri, listening in as always, breathes a sigh of relief.

As Chae Won is leaving the building, Se Yoon runs out to stop her. Here I'm a little bit confused. He tells her his father was so impressed with the success of Chae Won's noodle project that Miracle Dad asked for him to bring her along to the birthday dinner tonight. Did Dad really say that or is Se Yoon making this up to get her to come along with him? 

At the restaurant Joo Ri and EMIL are the first guests to arrive. Miracle Dad thanks them for coming since things have been so strained between their two families lately. Then Se Yoon and Chae Won walk into the room. See, this is why I think Se Yoon lied. Dad has this "What's she doing here" look on his face, so I don't believe he did ask for Chae Won to come to the dinner. Everyone else of course has the "What's she doing here" look as well. EMIL is so upset she jumps to her feet and runs over to give Se Yoon a rather impressive right hook upside the head. 

At least she keeps both earrings on this time.

LEX Episode 6

It's the morning after and now Mario (who really needs some manscaping) and Silvia must face the music. He's worried she'll sue him. She's worried he'll fire her. They decide to just forget this ever happened.

Mario comes home and tries to act like he's been there all night and is just getting up. Eli isn't fooled a bit and tells him she knows he was with Silvia. Dude, put your pants back on. One, because you shouldn't be standing there in your underwear in front of your sister and two, well, I just don't need to be seeing you in your underwear.

The firm has taken on the Praying Mantis case. A woman has had three lovers die on her. Gonzalo recognizes the woman's name, Rocio, as a girl they went to law school with. As the guys remember her, she had a mustache and spots all over her face. Of course when she shows up at the office now she's a knockout thanks to plastic surgery. Also, as per the wardrobe rule on the show, everything she wears is tight and barely contain her breasts.

Dani, still confused over her entire situation, loses control momentarily and kisses Mario.

Gonzalo is concerned about the firm's drop in rankings. What they need is a high profile case with lots of media coverage. What luck, here's one now. A young man, Gustavo, has been arrested for growing medical marijuana. His defense is his mother is a cancer patient who is suffering from the chemotherapy. He was growing the weed for her and she gave some of it to the other cancer patients she knows.

Gema (per the wardrobe rule on the show wears nothing but tank tops and tight jeans) comes to Dani with a problem. She was working on a case for the firm concerning the illegal doings of a plastic surgery clinic. She snuck in after hours to hack into the clinic's computers. (I don't care what you say, Grammar Police, I'm using the word "snuck") As she was leaving, Gema saw her way was blocked by a cleaning guy.

Suddenly she realized the man was being electrocuted by his faulty vacuum cleaner. Literally leaping into action, Gema body tackled the man, Manuel, to break the contact with the vacuum. He's very thankful. As she picks her purse up, Gema doesn't notice that her wallet with her ID has fallen out.

A few days later Manuel comes to the office to return the wallet. Gema is surprised to see him wearing a neck brace and walking with crutches. He claims he was severely injured by her and is threatening to sue unless she pays him 30,000 Euros. 

Rocio meets with Mario and Gonzalo. Both men are drooling over her but Gonzalo is really drooling over her. Rocio explains the men all died because she's so great at sex. The autopsies also show all the men had taken Viagra which may have brought on heart attacks. Rocio says she also uses Viagra as it helps women have mind blowing orgasms. Gonzalo is pitching a tent.

Mario goes to talk to Dani about the kiss earlier. Dani is still confused about things but does admit she's still in love with him. He hopes they can get back together. She asks if he's been with anyone else since they broke up. After a pause Mario lies through his teeth and says no. So you know that's going to come back and bite him in a future episode.

Gema finds Manuel likes to talk dirty in porn chatrooms. She arranges for him to meet with "Lonely Lolita" which will be Dani. 

Rocio and her lawyers along with the D.A. meet in the judge's chambers. The judge can't stop peeking at her chest which may explain why he ultimately decides there isn't enough evidence to charge her with anything.

Dani/Lonely Lolita is supposed to meet with Manuel at the bar. Gema will be secretly taping all this in hopes he'll reveal what a scam artist he is. David is already at the bar having a drink and thinks to hang out with Dani. She shoos him away as Manuel hobbles in on his crutches. David isn't too far away as he overhears Manuel being very crude and thinks to come to Dani's defense. The two men start shoving each other which leads to Manuel ditching his crutches and getting into an all-out bar fight.

Blah blah blah Mario makes a moving closing statement and Gustavo just gets six months of community service blah blah blah.

Gema is able to blow off Manuel since she has the video tape to prove he's a fake.

Rocio is saying goodbye to her lawyers when the police come up to arrest her. The D.A. has found more evidence that her last lover left Rocio everything in his will although she had said they had just met. Mario and Gonzalo promise to defend her.

Dani has a miscarriage.

I Summon You, Gold Episode 6

Yoon Shim Duk and her husband are still awkward around each other after the big fight from last episode but they're willing to work together to seek a loan, perhaps even going so far as to sell the house. All to keep up with the Joneses. Tsk tsk. 

Hyun Tae tries to smooth things out between his mother and Big Daddy. The cameraman is up in the rafters again. Why are you up there? Young Ae is putting on her woeful act since she has to go to her son's wedding as just another guest and not be publicly acknowledged as his mother. Big Daddy isn't sympathetic at all. Young Ae tries to give him back the $300,000 he gave her to give to Shim Duk. He tells her she can keep it which accomplishes a miracle cure of her woes. (300k would certainly cure my woes.) 

Mong Hee comes home and tells her parents not to worry about getting a loan as she can get $100,000 with no interest, claiming the money comes from a vendor she knows. The next day Hyun Soo delivers the money as promised. Her work starts this evening as they dine with his family. 

She shows up at his palatial home driving her bright pink truck. Won't anyone notice this tacky thing outside his mansion? After seeing a picture of Yoo Na and how much they really do look alike, Mong Hee tells Hyun Soo that she did ask her mother if she was adopted and the answer was no. (Hmm, what if Mong Hee's parents were so poor at the time they couldn't afford two babies at once and so let one of them go?) 

Mong Hee gets dolled up in her Yoo Na costume. On the car ride over to the restaurant Hyun Soo gives her a crash course in how to act like his wife. Perhaps he should have made more time for these important lessons. Before they arrive, Seongeun receives a call from work about some trouble so she leaves the dinner party before Mong Hee can see and perhaps recognize her. That story is for a later episode.

Mong Hee hits some rough patches in her impersonation, especially when the family is served escargot for their appetizers. They do look disgusting. The conversation turns to the recent funeral and the others start making fun of Hyun Tae's mother and her hat. I didn't see anything wrong with her hat. If they need to talk about her talk about how she made an ass of herself and had to be ejected from the funeral  home. Hyun Tae sits there in silent suffering until Mong Hee brings attention to herself by acting like Mong Hee. She tries to eat one of the snails but (just as I probably would) she finds it revolting and spits it back out.  

The dinner over with, Hyun Soo is driving Mong Hee home. She won't cease her endless chattering so he pulls the car over to give her a chewing out. Mong Hee gives as good as she gets. If he's always an ass like now no wonder his wife ran off. She throws his money back at him. Deal is off! 

Monghyun goes on a date with Hyun Tae to that lame disco where all DramaKoreans seem to go. She sits alone as he goes off to dance with his girlfriend. This calls for a punch, Monghyun. Either her or him. Don't be a doormat. But she just leaves and there goes any respect I may have had for her character. I bet Mong Hee would have thrown some punches.

(Hyun Tae must have the same costume designer as Chul Goo of A Hundred Year's Inheritance. Look at that jacket. It's part camouflage, part leopard skin and all ugly. What else can you expect from a guy who wears a giant flower on his chest.)

Big Daddy is caught between a rock (Duk Hee) and a hard place (Young Ae) as he tries to satisfy both women with this upcoming wedding. 

Tensions come to a boiling point between Hyun Tae and Hyun Joon. They're caught by Big Daddy before any blows are exchanged. Hyun Tae is quick with the "Hyun Joon said this and Hyun Joon said that," making Big Daddy take the side of his youngest son. Defending her son, Duk Hee counterattacks with "Hyun Tae did this and Hyun Tae did that," swaying Big Daddy over to Hyun Joon's side.

Mong Hee returns to Hyun Soo's place to retrieve her clothes. She stubs her toe and he insists on looking at her stinking foot to see if it is alright. Mong Hee struggles to pull her foot out of his grasp and ends up accidentally kicking him in the face.

Show, you really need to work on your cliffhangers.

I Summon You, Gold Episode 5

For the first time probably in his entire life Hyun Soo gets praise from his father as Big Daddy lauds Yoo Na's behavior at Grandma's funeral and credits Hyun Soo for her transformation. (Hyun Tae, honey, you need to take that girly sweater off. Men don't wear sweaters with great big roses on their chests.) But then Big Daddy goes a little too far when he suggests they throw a party to show everyone the fact that Yoo Na isn't the bitch they all think she is. (Say what you will, I miss Yoo Na. Where'd she go?)

Hyun Soo is wondering that himself as he interrogates a friend of his wife's (Yoo Na has friends??) to see if she knows anything. That friend sure is acting fishy. I bet she does know where Yoo Na is but she's not saying. 

Young Ae is thinking back to an earlier fight she had with her son. She was offering to, well, basically buy Hyun Tae a better wife than Monghyun. I hope she also offered to buy a better sweater for him. In frustration Hyun Tae smashes a glass, cutting his hand to ribbons, and threatens to kill himself if Young Ae continues to embarrass him as she's been doing.

Young Ae breaks down and agrees to allow the marriage. Duk Hee wants to hurry things along and get the kids married by the end of the summer. 

Hyun Soo attempts to tell his father the truth about Yoo Na but Big Daddy starts in again with the praise for how Hyun Soo whipped his wife into shape. That's shows the kind of work and initiative it takes to run the family company. Perhaps Big Daddy should start giving Hyun Soo more responsibility at work. Of course this stops the truth telling on Hyun Soo's part as all this is just what he wanted to hear from dear old Dad. Hyun Joon, wearing a little bit too much lipstick, does not like the direction things are going in.

Mong Hee's mother is starting to get a little bit of a big head now that Monghyun is marrying up. Mong Hee is still stuffing her face. How does Han Ji Hye not get fat from all her eating scenes? 

Manager Yoon's big head follows her to the workplace. Good thing Young Ae is there to deflate her a bit. Young Ae gives Shim Duk a sizable amount of money to be used to buy the wedding gifts as Young Ae doesn't think Yoon's family has the ability to buy gifts worthy of the occasion.

After talking it over with the family, who advise to not use the money or they'll never hear the end of it from the other side, Shim Duk tries to return the check. Young Ae mentions how expensive the marital gifts could be. (A $20,000 blanket?! A $100,000 ring for the mother-in-law?! People of Korea, don't get married. You can't afford it. Live in sin.) There's that clown music again. Anyway, Young Ae pushes Shim Duk to take the money and use it because she doesn't want her son (or herself) to be embarrassed by the gifts bought by his wife's family. Shim Duk still has her pride and refuses the money, which pisses Young Ae off.

At another meeting, Seongeun asks Shim Duk to spend a mere $200,000 on marital gifts as Seongeun, being the second daughter-in-law, doesn't want to be shown up by the third daughter-in-law. 

Hyun Soo returns to bug Mong Hee. He invites her out to lunch so she can once again stuff her face. I swear, instead of I Summon You, Gold this show should have been titled I Summon You, Food. I will say that's a lovely view outside the restaurant window. Hyun Soo softens Mong Hee up a bit at first by telling her how Big Daddy is treating him oh so much better lately thanks to her performance at the funeral. Then he goes in for the kill: will she pretend to be his wife one last time? Mong Hee says nein, nyet, nada, and other words that means nuh-uh. Hyun Soo then speaks for us all as he asks her to please not speak with her mouth full. 

Under orders from his father, Hyun Joon invites his baby brother out for a drink so they can play nice together. It doesn't last long, ending with Hyun Tae tearing up the money Hyun Joon gave him to pay for the honeymoon. 

Going over the family's finances, Shim Duk finds they can scrape together only $50,000. The shame. Shim Duk talks about mortgaging the house. Money matters lead to a loud fight between her and her husband. For once we get a very real scene about very real problems. 

With this dark financial cloud hanging over her family, Mong Hee reaches out to Hyun Soo. She wants to work out a contract between them. She'll agree to pretend to be Yoo Na for at least a year and a half if he'll pay her $100,000 up front. Hyun Soo agrees but there is one condition: Mong Hee must truly transform into his wife. No more talking with her mouth full or dressing sloppy or acting like a buffoon, etc. She must be Yoo Na. 

A Hundred Year's Inheritance (Abridged) Episode 32

As Chae Won tries to wrestle the sleeping pills away from Chul Goo, a whole bunch of people start piling into the hotel room, including a cop who says he's here to arrest the couple for adultery. I still want to know if you can be arrested for that in Korea or if this is just DramaLand law. Chae Won starts explaining the whole situation but Chul Goo is of no help whatsoever. He realizes if he's charged with adultery then he's automatically divorced from Crazy Wife so he's like, "Yeah, I'm guilty. Guilty as hell!" Again, is this really legal in Korea?

Chul Goo is so anxious to be arrested he sticks out his hands and demands to be handcuffed. Say, what happened to all those pills you were clutching just a second ago? Yet as the cops take Chul Goo and Chae Won down to the station, Hong Joo begins to doubt what happened happened.

Clingy Mom and Miracle Dad (because he was cured so quickly and completely of his stomach cancer) are out with friends having dinner. Miracle Dad says he's stopped drinking, yet there's a glass of red wine right there in front of him. Just what is your idea of stopped drinking, Miracle Dad? The other couple ask if the rumors about Se Yoon are true. Clingy Mom insists her son's engagement has merely been postponed, not broken off. 

The thought that her son is being talked about so upsets Clingy Mom that she has to excuse herself from the table. She goes out into the lobby to talk aloud to herself and that's when we the audience learn just where she and the others are eating - the restaurant in the hotel where Chul Goo and company are now being escorted out of. Clingy Mom sees a distraught EMIL crying after her son as she arrives on the scene. She also notices Chae Won is in the thick of things whatever is going on. EMIL is none too quiet as she loudly denies her son wasn't committing adultery with his ex-wife, which of course Clingy Mom is going to hear.

Down at the police station, Chul Goo swears he and Chae Won have been carrying on a torrid affair for months now. Chae Won looks like she could kill him. Then we'd have a murder, the only thing lacking in this show so far.

Clingy Mom and husband return home to yell at their son for embarrassing them with the broken engagement. Clingy Mom just can't wait to tell Se Yoon about Chae Won being arrested for adultery. 

After being released from custody, Chae Won slaps Chul Goo, and it's about damn time! She tells him she's sorry now she bothered to save his life and should have let him just go ahead and kill himself. Oh man! Chul Goo, still not getting it, tries to hug her which is when Se Yoon drives up. He jumps out of his car and slugs Chul Goo. Chul Goo tries to come back at him. With one arm around Chae Won, Se Yoon uses the other hand to catch Chul Goo's wrist and wrap it behind his back. Smooth. 

Se Yoon puts Chae Won in his car and they drive off. Unlike last time, at least now Se Yoon gives her the chance to explain what happened. Chae Won asks how he even knew she was at the police station and is mortified when he tells her his mother witnessed the scene at the hotel. Se Yoon tries to put her at ease by telling her he spoke to the company lawyer and they should be able to get Chae Won out of this trouble. 

When they arrive at the noodle house, Choon Hee thinks they've just been on a late date, which neither denies since they want to hide the truth. She invites Se Yoon in for some tea, his first time inside the noodle house. He makes his formal bows to the grandparents. The whole family is impressed with him, especially after the one uncle identifies Se Yoon as the son of the company president. 

Choon Hee is in the kitchen with the aunts and only now learns that Se Yoon is the son of her old friend, Clingy Mom. The aunt with the pink lipstick still warns that Clingy Mom will not accept Chae Won and be even worse than EMIL.

As Chae Won escorts Se Yoon out to the gate, she argues with him that he went too far tonight. She never agreed to date him so he shouldn't have acted like a potential boyfriend to her family. Se Yoon just smiles and replies he's not giving up on her. Sooner or later she'll come around.

When she comes back inside, Chae Won overhears her father confiding in his wife that he's not sure about this whole thing. He worries that Chae Won is potentially getting into the same mess she had with her first husband and his mother. Choon Hee admits she's also got reservations when it comes to Clingy Mom. So naturally Chae Won has some thinking to do.

Clingy Mom is not happy to learn her precious baby has been out cavorting with a divorced woman. Seems Korea is still back in the 19th Century when it comes to attitudes towards divorced adults. 

The next morning Chul Goo awakens to find his wife snuggled up with him in bed. He screams like a banshee! What's she doing in his bed since they were divorced last night? Hong Joo admits she overreacted last night and she doesn't want a divorce. Since she's still his wife, Hong Joo sets to work straightening him out. She tells him to accept that fact that Chae Won is not coming back to him and he'd better stop drinking. 

Later that day Chul Goo is in his office (which I've just now noticed looks like a set from the Mike Douglas Show) when EMIL and Hong Joo, now acting all chummy, drop in for a visit. They've just come back from the police station where Hong Joo had all charges dropped so the divorce is canceled. 

Chae Won is over in her office when she has her own visitor. Oh no, it's Clingy Mom! She gets right to the point - no way in hell are you going to be with my boy. Also, Clingy Mom has arranged for someone from Human Resources to be coming to see Chae Won soon. This can't be good.

That evening Chae Won is preparing her resignation letter. Se Yoon comes waltzing in as he usually does so she quickly hides the letter. He's come to reassure Chae Won that all the charges made against her have been dropped. As a thank you he orders her to make him something to eat. It all started to look good to me until she mentioned the squid. Not a big fan of squid. 

Chul Goo returns to the police station to beg with all his might to be charged with adultery.

Both Choon Hee and Clingy Mom receive late night calls from the orphanage. The director is fading fast so if they want to see her one last time they'd better hurry. 

Se Yoon returns to Chae Won's office only to find her desk cleaned off and her resignation letter left behind. He jumps into his car and chases after her bus. While a sad song plays, flashbacks remind me how Se Yoon had a really bad haircut at the beginning of this show. 

As Chae Won gets off at her bus stop, she's surprised to see Se Yoon arrive. In front of her he tears up her resignation letter. And litters! Se Yoon, give a hoot, don't pollute. Finally he makes his move and plants one on Chae Won's lips. At first she doesn't look too into the kiss but in the next shot she's grabbing his butt. I swear to you, that's where her hands are. 

Thirty-two episodes and only now are we getting to the first kiss. Is this the slowest romance in Kdrama history? 

Choon Hee is the first one to the bedside of the orphanage director. Do nuns wear their habits when they're on their death beds? This one does. Clingy Mom comes in next and is distraught to see Choon Hee back here in Korea. Choon Hee reminds her they can talk later, right now they've got a dying nun to cry over. Only the nun doesn't want Clingy Mom. She gasps for breath as she harshly orders Clingy Mom to get out and calls her a thief. 

Hmm, what could she have stolen. A baby, perhaps? Hmm.

I Summon You, Gold Episode 4

Hyun Soo pulls Mong Hee outside to yell at her for not acting like his wife, although other viewers have pointed out he never took much time in training Mong Hee on how Yoo Na acts so why did he expect instant perfection? If I were Mong Hee I would have just left his ass in a lurch and walked off. But of course she doesn't.

During the funeral Mong Hee starts thinking about grandmothers in general. She begins to cry - long and loud. Hyun Soo finally has to come up with an excuse to get his "wife" to go home and get some rest. 

Young Ae is wanting to go to the funeral (and probably make another scene) but Hyun Tae tries to talk her out of it. Goodness, the cameraman is all over the place in this one scene. Now he's up in the rafters! Get down from there. When Hyun Tae reveals how crappy the family treats him up at the big house, Young Ae is more determined than ever to go to the funeral home and step on everybody's toes. 

Circus music plays, because when you think of funerals you think of circus music. Young Ae falls before the picture of Grandma and wails like a professional mourner, making everyone look. Big Daddy tries to get her to leave. Young Ae threatens to be even worse unless they cancel the blind date Hyun Tae is supposed to go on with Monghyun. 

As they're trying to drag Young Ae out, things aren't made any better when Shim Duk and Monghyun (at the invitation of Duk Hee) show up at the funeral. This gets Young Ae's ire up. As revenge she goes over and slaps Hyun Joon, who in all fairness was just standing there and not doing anything to warrant a slap. The shame of it all makes Big Daddy fall to the floor. 

After seeing all this drama, Shim Duk begins to have second thoughts about allowing her daughter to marry into this crazy family. 

It's a new day and a new hat for Mong Hee. This one has ears. Hyun Soo stops by her truck to give her a gift. He saw her sketch book of jewelry designs and he's brought her one from his company. Only now does Mong Hee learn that Hyun Soo is the son of her mother's boss. She quickly runs Hyun Soo off although she keeps the book.

Big Daddy and Manager Yoon are having a cup of tea together. He's worried that after the messy scene at the funeral home that she'll change her mind about the kids getting married. He still wants the marriage to go through. I sure hope Big Daddy isn't flirting with Mong Hee's mom. That would be icky.

Duk Hee goes to Young Ae's apartment - whoa, someone pick the cameraman up. He's tilting. Anyway, Duk Hee slaps Young Ae. I guess it's tit for tat. Young Ae hits her back with a pillow. C'mon, ladies. If we're going to have a cat fight at least try to do it right. 

Monghyun and Hyun Tae have their blind date at the restaurant where they have all the pictures of American First Ladies. I've seen this room before in other dramas so it must be a real place. He's in a hurry and just wants to get married and get this over with. She won't marry him until she gets his mother's approval. Hyun Tae warns her it's Duk Hee she should be more worried about, not his biological mother. 

Monghyun asks him what he wants to do. Does he want to marry her or what? Hyun Tae coldly replies he already has a woman he's in love with and he plans to continue to see her even after he gets married. Can Monghyun handle it?

Mong Hee is stuffing her face yet again when her sister stops by the truck for a visit. Monghyun doesn't want to get into details of how disastrous and short her blind date was. The sisters reminisce about Mong Hee having to drop out of art school to help support the family. This makes Monghyun think about their woeful middle-class lives. It's just terrible how they have a roof over their heads and heat during the winter. Terrible, I say. 

Monghyun tells her parents its all a go and she will marry Hyun Tae. 

After a hard day of stuffing her face, Mong Hee comes home to stuff her face some more. As she and her mother are talking, Mong Hee brings up the question of whether she's adopted or not. (Earlier Hyun Soo asked if she was, since his missing wife is adopted. He wondered if perhaps they're twins who were separated at birth.) Shim Duk says no but she's got that startled look in her eyes. 

A Hundred Year's Inheritance (Abridged) Episode 31

Will no one teach Stupid Girl how to unlock her own car door?

As Joo Ri drives off with Chae Won, Se Yoon grabs a taxi and gets to utter that immortal Hollywood line: Follow that car! Only now does Chae Won begin to understand that Joo Ri ain't all there in the head. Se Yoon calls Joo Ri's cellphone and asks her to pull over so they can calmly talk things over. She replies she'll only pull over if he says he's engaged to her again. (Look, Se Yoon, at this point just say yes. Get her to stop, then you can say Hell No after you've gotten Chae Won out of the car.) Naturally he doesn't listen to me. You'll never have a career has a hostage negotiator, Se Yoon.

The two women fight over control of the wheel, the car veering wildly all over the road. I wonder what the taxi driver is thinking of all this. Se Yoon (with the funniest look of horror on his face) thinks he's about to see history repeated as the car starts heading towards a light pole. Wait, I cry foul! From one angle of the shot the car is just barely touching the pole. But when Se Yoon runs over, suddenly the front is all crumpled and the engine is smoking. 

Se Yoon opens the car door (I thought it was locked) and starts shaking the unconscious Chae Won, because that's what you do with someone who's just been in a car accident. Shake 'em like a Polaroid picture! I cry foul again as Joo Ri is shown with her seatbelt on when just the scene before she didn't. Coming to, Joo Ri watches with heartbreak as Se Yoon pays absolutely no attention to her while he pulls Chae Won out of the car. Because that's another thing you do with someone who's just been in a car accident. Who needs EMS?

EMIL and Chul Goo are both shocked to see a happy Hong Joo wearing an apron and preparing dinner. Who are you and what have you done with Crazy Wife? As they sit down to eat the dinner, EMIL gets the call that her daughter is in the hospital. They go running to the hospital where Joo Ri and Chae Won are in beds beside of each other. While EMIL hovers over her daughter, Chul Goo runs over to annoy Chae Won. Is that a Batman pin on his coat?

Se Yoon walks over, not even giving a glance to Joo Ri. His eyes are on Chul Goo with that "Whatchu doin' with my woman?" look. The doctor joins the crazy crowd to announce the results. Chae Won just has some bumps and bruises so she'll be released soon. Joo Ri has an injured ankle and some other symptoms so she'll be kept in the hospital for observation. 

Se Yoon and Chul Goo go outside for a man-to-man talk. It actually starts out pretty calm as Se Yoon explains how the accident happened. But as Chul Goo keeps saying "My Chae Won" Se Yoon gets a little annoyed and tells him to stop it. Chae Won's going to be his woman and Chul Goo better back off.

Chae Won's dad wonders why his daughter isn't home yet and isn't answering her phone. Smart gal Choon Hee immediately suspects EMIL and Joo Ri may have done something. Just then Se Yoon calls from the hospital to let her family know what happened. 

Dad and Choon Hee rush right over. When they see the guy who's with Chae Won, Choon Hee and Se Yoon both have a What are you going here? moment. Choon Hee wonders aloud why she and Se Yoon seem to keep running into each other. (It's because you're secretly related, that's why. One of these days we'll get to that.) 

Joo Ri has been moved up to a room. Surely I'm not the only one who notices that when Joo Ri declares she has no reason to live anymore that EMIL is smacking the leg that's supposed to be injured. Chul Goo doesn't have time to worry over his crazy sister. He runs down to the lobby just as Dad and Choon Hee are helping Chae Won out. Dad is not pleased to see his ex-SIL. 

Chae Won doesn't want to tell her family just how the accident happened as she doesn't want to worry them overmuch. Smart gal Choon Hee has already figured out that the accident had something to do with Joo Ri and Se Yoon. Gosh, I love you, Choon Hee. Maybe you can teach Chae Won how to unlock her car door next time she's kidnapped.

Back home, an upset Chul Goo turns to his old friend Jack Daniels for comfort. Hong Joo comes in and pulls the bottle out of his grip. Chul Goo (wearing those multi-colored jammey pants again) jumps up on the dining table and begs Hong Joo to give up on their marriage and go back to her own home. Hong Joo refuses. (Psst, Hong Joo. The bottle is right there next to your hand. Pick it up and slam it over your husband's head. Go on, do it. Do it!)

The next morning, with no ill aftereffects whatsoever, Chae Won plans to go into work. Se Yoon comes to pick her up in his car. Not the one that was wrecked last night but a different one. Choon Hee is all, "Get in the car, girl," as she invites Se Yoon over for dinner some night. Choon Hee wastes no time. Part of the reason I love her.

Chul Goo, wearing yet another odd jacket (what are the straps for?), is waiting to  ambush his ex outside of her workplace but has to hide when he sees she's with Se Yoon. Chae Won has barely gotten into her office when Chul Goo comes barging in. He can't believe she's been fooling around behind his back. Chae Won (for the umpteenth time) reminds Chul Goo that they're no longer married so it's none of his effin' business who she fools around with. 

Clingy Mom stops by the hospital to visit with Joo Ri. EMIL isn't pleased by her appearance nor by the fact that Se Yoon wasn't the one who told Clingy Mom about the accident. EMIL puts her own spin on the story, having Chae Won look like it was all her fault. She warns Clingy Mom to keep an eye on her son lest he fall under the spell of Chae Won. As Clingy Mom is starting to leave the hospital she catches sight of Choon Hee. Clingy Mom is now Panicky Mom.

Ah, I wondered why Choon Hee was at the hospital. She's here to see Joo Ri and EMIL. She lays down the law, warning the two crazies they'd better never mess with Chae Won again or they'll have to deal with Choon Hee. <3 <3 <3 To rub salt in the would, Choon Hee tells Joo Ri how Se Yoon came this morning to pick Chae Won up for work. That ship has sailed so Joo Ri might as well move on with her life.

Se Yoon takes Chae Won for a walk down Pollen Alley. My allergies are acting up just looking at this. Since they were interrupted last night, Se Yoon didn't get a chance to make his grand declaration so he's doing it now. But what's this? Chae Won turns him down. While he's ready to love again, she's not at that place yet. Se Yoon is okay with it. He'll wait until she gets there. Chae Won tells him not to wait. Her marriage beat her down so bad she doesn't believe she's a person worthy to be loved. Aw man, it's sad but true how women from abusive relationships really do think like this.

Hong Joo didn't sleep well last night so she takes a sleeping pill. The cameraman makes sure we keep seeing that bottle of pills on the nightstand. That night, after a day of brooding on things, Chul Goo packs his suitcase. He sees the bottle of pills and picks it up, leaving his wedding ring on the table in exchange. Is he going to go kill himself? Hong Joo (and Coco) certainly are worried that he is when she notices the pills, along with her husband, are gone.

Hong Joo calls EMIL to update her on what's happening. If she wasn't such a bitch one could almost feel sorry for all the stress EMIL is under right now. She's got one kid in the hospital and another kid who may be off committing suicide. EMIL calls Chae Won in hopes she's seen Chul Goo. She hasn't but now Chae Won knows her ex is in the potential state of mind to be suicidal.

Right after she hangs up with her ex-MIL, Chae Won does get a call from Chul Goo. He wanted to hear her voice one last time before he killed himself in a hotel room. Chae Won tries to get him to wait until they can talk things out. Chul Goo tells her where he's at but insists she must come alone. 

Hong Joo gets a call from Sour Puss. I guess it does pay off to have someone constantly following your SIL around as Sour Puss knows where Chul Goo has gone to.

Chae Won pleads with Chul Goo to give her the pills. He says only if Chae Won breaks up with Se Yoon and comes back to him. When Chae Won says no, Chul Goo starts to gulp the pills in his hand. Suddenly there's a man at the door claiming to be room service. Chul Goo yells back that he never ordered room service. Chae Won seizes the moment to jump at Chul Goo and try to get the pills out of his hand. They both end up struggling on the bed.

The door opens and several people come in, including the cameraman who's been following Chul Goo around. Sour Puss and Hong Joo are there as well. Another man pulls out a badge and claims to be there to arrest Chul Goo and Chae Won for committing adultry.

Can you be arrested for that in Korea?

Wait, that voice sounds familiar. Is the guy playing the cop Nanseung of the No Longer Great Hair from The King's Dream?