A Hundred Year's Inheritance (Abridged) Episode 48

Se Yoon says nothing as he walks past Chae Won and Chul Goo, although he does give her The Stare. Just when I was starting to see Chul Goo in a whole new light he goes inside and starts blubbering like an idiot in front of Grandpa's picture. 

Se Yoon at least stops by to politely say goodbye to Chae Won and to wish her well. She does nothing to salvage their relationship. By now all I want is for her to fall into that big boiling vat of noodles. Chul Goo overhears that they've broken up and unfortunately he still thinks this means he's got a chance with his ex-wife.

Grandma is having a major guilt trip over how poorly she treated Grandpa.

EMIL is not making friends with the neighbors. We get our first look into their small apartment and honestly it doesn't look that bad to me. I've lived in worse. Of course with three people it may get crowded. Especially since they insisted on bringing that big ass ugly statue with them.

It's time for a very fancy traditional funeral. This is so the show can have lots and lots of flashbacks to pad out the episode. As the procession slowly marches to the graveyard, back at the back where no one sees her is Choon Hee. At the grave site the family toss in bundles of noodles so Grandpa will have something to eat in the afterlife. (There's nothing wrong with that! I buried my cat with a can of his favorite cat food.)

Chae Won's Dad spies Choon Hee in the bushes and follows her back to where she's been staying. Unlike his useless daughter, Dad is actively trying to save his marriage. Choon Hee is firm, though, and refuses to return home with him.

Clingy Mom tells Dick Dad that since Choon Hee is no longer Chae Won's mother the only thing left standing in the way is him. Move! Dick Dad and his Mighty Purple Shirt won't relent. 

Se Yoon gets a surprise visit from Joo Ri. (How come we never got a brooding shower scene from Se Yoon? It looks like he could probably pull it off. But I digress...) Joo Ri heard he was leaving for America and she wanted to take this moment to apologize for all the stalking and crazy shit she did for the past 48 episodes. 

While EMIL is still trying to hunt down the lawyer who wiped her out, Chul Goo is at least being sensible enough to work on his resume. EMIL gets into another cat fight with her neighbor. Later, in an effort to raise money to hire a private detective, EMIL offers to sell some of her designer bags and jewelry to the old matchmaker. The Matchmaker (what was her name again?) brings up the question of whether EMIL has seen or heard from Hong Joo lately. The Matchmaker goes on to say she was in Paris recently and thought she saw Hong Joo and she looked mighty pregnant. (Many viewers over at Viki were hoping for this development.)

Chul Goo accepts a low paying job as a driver but at least he's doing something to put food on the table, unlike his mother and sister. 

When Choon Hee learns about Se Yoon and Chae Won breaking up, she decides to get tough with Dick Dad. Taking a cue from her old friend, Clingy Mom also takes a stance against her husband. Dick Dad remains dicky, though.

Se Yoon packs one whole bag and catches a taxi for the airport. As he's riding along he gets a call from Chae Won's Dad who tells him where to find Choon Hee. Se Yoon asks the taxi driver to take him to another location and the driver says he knows a shortcut. Uh-oh, this ain't good. 

Meanwhile, Clingy Mom gives Chae Won an airplane ticket and urges the stupid girl to fly to America and join Se Yoon. Everyone is trying to save Chae Won's relationship except Chae Won! 

As Se Yoon's taxi speeds down the shortcut they are forced off the road by a large truck. Really it doesn't look like that bad of an accident but Se Yoon is unconscious and bloody. 

As Chae Won rushes to the airport, Se Yoon is rushed to the E.R. He's flat lining and their theme song comes to an abrupt halt! 

A Hundred Year's Inheritance (Abridged) Episode 47

Poor Se Yoon hasn't had much luck with getting married. His first fiance died; the second one was (and continues to be) a whack job; and now the third one has left him high and dry at the altar. If Se Yoon were a real person, I would advise him to rethink his life plan. Marriage isn't for everyone.

Chae Won comes running up to Se Yoon and asks him if he's seen her/his mother, Choon Hee. She's left the noodle house and her husband. Se Yoon coolly replies that if he does hear anything he'll have his secretary contact Chae Won as he doesn't want to have anything personal to do with her again. I don't know why Chae Won is so surprised that he's acting this way. You left him at the altar, girl! 

At least Chae Won tries to apologize and explain herself but it's too little too late. Se Yoon says he's just so tired of all the drama. After 47 episodes of this I don't blame him. You deserve a rest, Se Yoon. Go ahead - take one. I'm totally on your side.

Se Yoon is moping up in his office when Dick Dad (no longer Miracle Dad) storms in to remind Se Yoon that he resigned from the company to run off and get married against Dad's will. Se Yoon softly explains he didn't get married and how Clingy Mom was taken to the hospital for an overdose. He makes the offer to go work in the U.S. branch, next week if need be, if Dick Dad will reconcile with his wife.

Choon Hee calls her husband from the bus station. He begs her to come back to him but she believes they must make this sacrifice in order for Chae Won and Se Yoon to get married. 

EMIL holds a press conference to apologize for the recent bad food that they made and to announce that all the bigwigs from the company will be resigning their positions. Afterwards, EMIL is terribly worried when she can't get a hold of her lawyer, the one who was helping her hide her assets. You know what this means. He done made off with the cookie jar.

Since the show is about to wrap up for good, too many minor characters are getting too much screen time. 

Grandpa collapses again and now the entire family knows he's dying of cancer. They sit around and cry over him.

Dick Dad comes to the hospital to visit with Clingy Mom. Since Se Yoon is leaving for the States, Dick Dad is willing to take his wife back. Surprisingly, Clingy Mom is adamant that Se Yoon and Chae Won marry. Since Choon Hee has left her husband, there's no obstacle anymore in the way of the young couple. Clingy Mom blasts Dick Dad for being so obstinate. Dick Dad storms out of the room. 

EMIL has lost everything, even that big ass ugly statue that was always changing directions. And the golf clubs that were always on the stairs - they're gone as well. Chul Goo sure is acting different nowadays. Even dressing down more. It seems since they've lost the company and all their money Chul Goo has finally grown up. 

The family are forced to move into a small apartment. EMIL breaks down in the street crying over her lost wealth. The neighbors are all, "Who is this crazy old bitch?" 

Chae Won learns Se Yoon is leaving the country. Does she do anything to try and stop him? Of course not. Remember, this is Stupid Girl. 

Using the last of his strength, Grandpa calls Se Yoon and tries to get the two back together so he can die in peace. See, Chae Won? Even on his deathbed your grandfather is taking action. Why can't you?

Choon Hee gets the message about Grandpa's failing health. Grandpa wants to take one last family picture before he buys the farm. 

It's Se Yoon who gives Chae Won the opening to take action. He tells her if she says don't go then he won't go. All she says is, "I'm sorry," and goes home to get her picture taken.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The photographer is trying to get all these depressed people to smile. Only Grandpa has a big grin on his face.

In the next scene they are holding Grandpa's funeral. I'm trying to understand different cultures have different funeral rites, but what is up with those hats? Chul Goo comes to the funeral and behaves himself. He confides in Chae Won that while he tries to act strong in front of Joo Ri and his mother, he's actually very scared about what will happen to his family now. Chae Won gives him some lame words of comfort and encouragement. Chul Goo gives her a hug as a thank you.

Se Yoon walks up just in time to see this.

Heartless City Episode 6

Who will Ji Hyung Min shoot today?

As the sun shines and the rain falls, Ji catches up to Shi Hyun in the yard and demands to know if he's the Doctor's Son. Just as Shi Hyun is about to slowly turn around and face the cop, a car comes out of nowhere and knocks Ji back about twenty feet. It's ol' buddy Kim Hyun Soo who gets out of the car. He's about to shoot Ji when Shi Hyun stops him. It's bad news to kill a cop, they should just get out of here.

I don't know how Hyun Soo is able to see what with the combination of the rain and a totally smashed windshield. Shi Hyun flashes back to what literally just happened two seconds ago and realizes something: how did Hyun Soo even know where to find him? Hyun Soo just laughs it off and hints that he's got a "friend" in the special forces.

A really weird looking ambulance rushes the injured Ji to a hospital. Back at the office Director Min is jumped by the crooked Deputy Director Kang for not obeying his orders to pull the special forces out. Min defends his decision pointing out they arrested Meth Kim and discovered who the leak was within. So all in all the operation should be considered a success. Before the yelling can continue, though, Min gets the news about Ji Hyung Min.

As Ji lies unconscious he has a vision of a live Gyung Mi being shot in the head by a shadowy figure. Dream Ji is too stunned to react. A light begins to glow that slowly illuminates the face of the shadowy figure as Shi Hyun. Ji wakes up briefly but will he remember the face he saw in his dream?

Min Hong Gi is greeted at the hospital by Fat Cop. (What is his name again?) Anyway, Fat Cop fills his boss in on Ji's condition. Min cautiously asks if anyone saw the face of Doctor's Son. Fat Cop replies the criminal was long gone by the time they all got to the scene. 

This calls for another secret meeting out in the wide open with Shi Hyun (who has since dried off from the rain.) Shi Hyun explains he's trying to let the special forces understand that he isn't the one who killed Gyung Mi.

Kang calls Safari Moon. Kang is worried that Suh Yoon Gyung, the leak, will blab about him. He wants Safari to clean up the mess. Safari sends a newbie gangsta to the hospital where Suh is being treated. 

The rest of the team are at the hospital wringing their hands over their fallen leader. Fat Cop is talking to Detective Kim (the one who is in Hyun Soo's pocket) about the cost of college for his daughter. Detective Kim offers to help out financially and asks for Fat Cop's account number. (Geez, people! Don't give out your account numbers! None of my friends know my account number and I don't know theirs. Why are DramaKoreans always handing out confidential information like that?)

Meanwhile Newbie Gangsta enters the hospital and isn't noticed by anyone despite the fact that he's a) blonde and b) has a clouded eye. He easily enters Suh's room because even though she's under arrest the police saw no reason to station a guard outside her room. Newbie Gangsta takes out a syringe to  inject something into Suh's IV when suddenly a miraculously healed Ji emerges from the bathroom to do battle with the baddie. 

(Next time I'm ill I'm going to a Korean hospital. All these characters can be stabbed in the abdomen or hit by a car in one scene and in the next they're up and running around, kicking ass.)

Ji looks to have the upper hand as he demands to know who ordered the hit on the sleeping Suh, only at this moment Ji starts to feels the effects of his earlier injuries. Newbie Gangsta runs away, leaving his syringe behind on the floor. A stumbling Ji gives chase but by the time he catches up to Newbie, he's already been taken out by someone else. A nurse who witnessed the attack says a man went thata-way. Ji again starts to give chase when he stops to realize this is all just a diversion away from Suh. He runs back to her room only to find the bed empty.

We see Sleeping Beauty being pushed around in a wheelchair by Shi Hyun. He takes her to the rooftop because DramaKoreans luv rooftops. Suh finally wakes up and he asks her for more details about what happened "that day." (I'm assuming he means that day Gyung Mi was shot.)

Ji dashes up to the rooftop to find Suh still in her wheelchair but she's all alone now. He knows Doctor's Son has been here but Shi Hyun has already gotten down to the parking lot and is driving away. Suh finally coughs up Kang Min Sup's name. Back in her hospital room she plays a recording of a phone call from Kang when he ordered her to erase the cellphone location record of Gyung Mi. 

Ji calls Kang to let him know it's all out in the open now. Ji wants to know why Kang did it. Before their conversation gets much further, Safari Moon (in that gawdawful shirt and jacket) shoots Kang in the head. Safari wipes the gun clean and places it in the hand of the dead man to make it look like Kang committed suicide. 

Shi Hyun blackmails/bribes the prosecutor, Ahn, in charge of Lee Jin Sook's case.  As she learns that she's going to be released, Jin Sook gets contacted by Shi Hyun. He asks her sincerely to get out of drug dealing business once she's free.

Soo Min is released from solitary confinement just in time to learn Jin Sook is being freed. Soo Min tries to contact Ji but he's currently being grilled by Internal Affairs for shooting a co-worker in the leg. It appears IA frowns on that sort of thing.

Min meets with Ji's dad, Prosecutor Ji. (I only now realized Ji's dad is the useless dad from I Summon You, Gold. I don't know why I didn't recognize that hairpiece right away.) Ji Dad wants to get his son out of trouble and suggests they change the whole story. There was no leak, Director Kang was depressed, and Suh was injured in the line of duty during a drug bust. 

Ji is a free man but there was an additional condition to the deal: he's been demoted and is no longer the team leader. Ah, Fat Cop's name is Yang. I'm still going to call him Fat Cop. He's in charge of the group now. Ji chooses to leave the unit entirely and continue the investigation on his own. He knows Kang didn't commit suicide.

Prosecutor Ahn meets with Prosecutor Ji. Ji Dad wants an eye kept on Lee Jin Sook. Both Ji Hyung Min and Kim Hyun Soo learn about Jin Sook's release. Neither men are pleased by the news.

She's back in her old haunts now. She calls Shi Hyun to tell him she can't get out of the business yet because she wants to catch whoever ordered Park Eun Hye to kill her. This is the first Shi Hyun heard of the attack.

Soo Min finally gets in touch with Ji. Now that Jin Sook is out of jail, Soo Min wants out as well. Ji warns her that a pro like Jin Sook will quickly figure out Soo Min was a plant if she's released to easily. 

Yet Jin Sook is doing her own thing to help Soo Min get out. Call it pay back for saving her life. Jin Sook has her thugs beat up the convenience store manager and force him to confess to the cops about his rape attempt. Soo Min is released from prison. As Ji watches from afar, Jin Sook comes herself to personally pick Soo Min up. She's in.

The girls hit a spa and have mustard smeared on their faces. (Well that's what it looks like. Who knows, maybe mustard is good for your face.) Now it's time to shop Victoria's Secret. 

Shi Hyun heads to the women's prison to start his own investigation of his auntie's attack. He arranges to have a meeting with Eun Hye. Ji is still at the prison (he totally didn't see Shi Hyun walk by) and asks to see Eun Hye himself. When the guard tells him she's in a meeting with her lawyer, Ji runs into the room to find... she's having a meeting with her lawyer. It's the same lawyer who represented Jin Sook. Ji wonders why such an expensive attorney is handling such small fry. The lawyer oily answers he does pro bono from time to time and this is the time. 

Elsewhere in the prison, a guard shows Shi Hyun the  closed circuit tv recording of Eun Hye visiting with Hyun Soo. Shi Hyun bribes the guard to erase the tape. The guard returns to the recording booth (or whatever it's called) and is just about to hit the delete button when Ji comes into the room and catches him. Ji is everywhere! 

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And thanks to Bonnielou over on Dramafever I have learned that soulful song over the end credits is called "Sangcheo" by Kim Yong Jin. 

Red Eagle

Don't watch it.

Three Kingdoms Episode 42

It has been exactly one year since I started this blog and started watching Three Kingdoms. One year and I'm still not anywhere near the end of this series, but I am at the end of this blog. So I'm going out the same way I came in: wondering where the hell is Ruby Lin.

Zhuge Liang is reunited with Liu Bei. Almost immediately our strategist is throwing out orders left and right to everyone. Well, almost everyone. Guan Yu, that crybaby with the long beard, whines that he's not getting to see any action. Wah, Guan Yu. Wah. Zhuge Liang, master of reverse psychology, explains he had started to send Longbeard to guard an important pass but he feared once a defeated Cao Cao came running that way, Guan Yu would allow him to get by in remembrance of past good times. Guan Yu puts down in writing that Cao Cao shall not pass or Longbeard will face execution.

Before Zhou Yu leads his forces out, he has those two Cao Cao spies brought forward and sacrificed. At the head of Zhou Yu's fleet is General Huang Gai. He's flying the banner of the Black Dragon. Over on his boat, Cao Cao sees the banner as a signal that Huang Gai is coming over to his side. One of Cao Cao's lackeys is suspicious of the oncoming CGI boats and makes his concerns known to his master. This enables Cao Cao to finally realize that he's wrong (gasp!) and instead Huang Gai is attacking. 

Just when I was about to complain that the filming was too dark for me to see what was going on, Huang Gai helpfully issues the order for the front fire ships to be lit. Thanks, Huang Gai. Now I can see. So can Cao Cao. Ooh, now Huang Gai's people are launching fire bombs through the air. Burning stuntmen are running all over the place. Now the fire ships are crashing into Cao Cao's fleet. 

Cao Cao's guard quickly whisk him away to safety as the grand fleet burns. But even on land it isn't safe as the fire bombs are bringing down the forts. With the chaos going on on land, Huang Gai lands his ships and orders his soldier to attack.

When Chinese TV gets it right, it's awesome.

Beavis would be in absolute heaven with this episode.

Huang Gai (Gramps kicks ass!) leads his men in the storming of a fortress. The defense is fierce until Huang Gai's guys start tossing in hand grenades. The gates come crashing down and Huang Gai and his soldiers rush into the opening. Fire! Blood! Screams! Money well spent!

Cao Cao and his peeps, all covered in soot, are in a disarrayed retreat. They've made it to the Wulin Forest only to have Zhao "I actually have a couple of lines" Yun ambush them. Somehow Cao Cao is able to escape. Defeated and terrorized, what's left of Cao Cao's guard start to run away. Zhang Liao tries to stop the deserters but Cao Cao says to let them go as terrified men are useless to him anyway. Only 27 soldiers are left out of the million man army. Cao Cao reminds everybody he's been in lower spots before and has come back swinging. This is just a minor setback. 

Ah, there's no rest for the wicked as Zhang Fei leads his own ambush on the straggling few.

Dawn finally breaks and Cao Cao and his remaining men are exhausted. Taking a moment to rest, he figures out why both Zhao Yun's and Zhang Fei's ambushes weren't full blast. They could have wiped out Cao Cao and his small band but they didn't. Cao Cao sees that there's a subtle tug of war going on between Liu Bei and Zhou Yu as to who will be made to kill Cao Cao and thus earn the eternal wrath of the Cao clan. Zhou Yu's been trying to drive Cao Cao into Liu Bei's territory in order to force a lethal confrontation. Liu Bei, through his brothers, has been trying to push Cao Cao into Zhou Yu's direction. Therefore Cao Cao and his twenty-seven men are actually quite safe from death.

Cao Cao orders everyone to follow him down the Huarong Road. He knows that eventually he will have to face Guan Yu and it will probably be along this route. Sure enough here he comes now with a large force of men. Guan Yu strokes his beard (because that's his thing) as he faces his old frenemy. Cao Cao reminds him of their past friendship. Guan Yu stays firm, declaring this is no time for sentiments to cloud his mind. 

Cao Cao draws his sword. He would rather die in battle than be incarcerated and there's no one he would like better to kill him than his old friend Guan Yu. The other twenty-seven men start to wail about how they want to die with their leader. Cao Cao continues to tug at Guan Yu's heartstrings (which, let's face it, isn't that hard to do.) Longbeard can't fight this feeling any longer and orders his troops to spread out and allow Cao Cao's men to escape.

Cao Cao refuses to budge. He's worried (or so he says) about what will happen to Guan Yu for allowing him to escape. Guan Yu forces Cao Cao onto a horse and makes him leave. At the final Guan Yu announces his intentions to return to base and accept his punishment.

I Summon You, Gold Episode 11

I was just about to go do some laundry when I saw this episode had been subbed. Curse my K-drama addiction paired with my hatred of housework!

Hyun Soo thinks Mong Hee is holding out for more money as the reason why she won't move in with him. He assures her over and over that he doesn't see her as a woman and isn't the least bit interested in her so Mong Hee shouldn't worry about him being improper towards her. But what to tell her parents?

Monghyun screws her courage to the sticking place so she can ask Duk Hee for permission to leave the house and go visit Young Ae. Duk Hee says no. (Grrrrr. Does a grown woman need permission to go anywhere she chooses? I chafe at the constriction. I'm trying to be open-minded towards Asian culture but this is just running all over me.)

Big Daddy blames Young Ae's poor parenting for the reason their son is such a man-whore. Oh, and you did such a wonderful parenting job yourself, Big Daddy? Young Ae (rightfully) points out that Hyun Tae must have got his man-whore genes from his father. Seeing as Big Daddy has several kids by several different women, I'd say she's right. Don't worry, Big Daddy - nobody can out-whore you.

Hyun Soo gives the excuse that the apartment is so empty is because they've done an early spring cleaning. Duk Hee doesn't buy it and orders her minion (Seongeun) to drop by the apartment every other day to check up on things. Duk Hee is unhappy about the change in relationship between Hyun Soo and Big Daddy and she intends to find Hyun Soo's weakness.

Hyun Soo and Big Daddy may be getting along just a tad better but Hyun Soo still needs to grow a pair. He's learned about Seongeun's scheduled visits and is worried that he'll be found out. Perhaps it is time to end this charade and come clean with the family about Yoo Na leaving him. Feeling sorry for him, Mong Hee gives in and agrees to move into Hyun Soo's place. She just tells her parents that at thirty years-old it is time to leave the nest. (You know sooner or later they'll find out she's living with a man and all heck will break loose.)

Monghyun accuses her husband of not being in love with Super Freak because he doesn't know what love is. Hyun Tae explains he feels comfortable around Super Freak because she doesn't treat him as a bastard since she's a bastard herself. 

(Monghyun kind of reminds me of Fanny from Mansfield Park. She's not proactive. She's a doormat. She just moons over the man she loves and hopes that eventually she'll annoy him into loving her in return.)

Monghyun learns how to lie and is able to get away and have lunch with Young Ae. She tells her MIL all about what Hyun Tae said about his relationship with Super Freak. That night Young Ae beats her son for dating an illegitimate girl and for wearing a really ugly shirt.

Uh-oh, Monghyun has been found out by Duk Hee. The shit's about to hit the fan. Will Monghyun be a real woman and finally stand up to her MIL? Of course not. 

The three DIL's go to a flower arranging class together. Although she's in Yoo Na mode, Mong Hee can't help the big sister coming out of her as she can clearly see Monghyun is unhappy. Monghyun just stands there as Mong Hee and Seongeun take pot shots at each other. 

Seongeun takes delight in reporting Monghyun's latest disgrace to Shim Duk. Mother is anxious to call Monghyun but is afraid it would only stir up more trouble. Somebody turn down the classical music please.

It's a beautiful spring in Korea and by God they're going to film outside as much as possible. Duk Hee has come down to see Hyun Soo at work and harass him in an effort to oust him out of the family business. Poor Hyun Soo. With his birth mother mysteriously gone, Duk Hee was the only mother he ever knew and even though he's a grown man you can see how terrified he still is of this toothpick of a woman. 

But wait! It appears Hyun Soo's testicles may have started to drop as he works up the courage to defy Duk Hee. He's on her shit list now but still, he stood up for himself. Now pass this on to Monghyun!

There's a big jewelry expo event thingy in Tokyo coming up. Big Daddy doesn't think Hyun Soo is ready to handle it. He orders Hyun Joon to be in charge and to teach Hyun Soo the ropes. Hyun Joon instead talks his father into simply dropping Hyun Soo completely and letting him take care of it all. Hyun Soo doesn't fight for it at all. Guess those testicles shot right back up.

Mong Hee packs up her stuff to move out. Wow, look at that shirt. Someone owns a Bedazzler. 

Were you expecting a cliffhanger? Too bad, you ain't gonna get one.

A Hundred Year's Inheritance (Abridged) Episode 38

It's a total flip-flop in character for Clingy Mom. One episode she's slapping Chae Won left and right. Now she's coming to Chae Won's rescue and asking the young woman if she's alright. And did I mention Chul Goo's jacket is trimmed in camouflage? He rudely tells the old woman to mind her own business. Where are you slapping skillz, Clingy Mom? Why aren't you ringing his ears like you did Chae Won and Choon Hee? 

After threatening to call the police on him, Clingy Mom surprisingly takes Chae Won by the hand and leads her back into the building. And here comes Joo Ri who still doesn't get it that the winds have shifted. She asks Clingy Mom to join her for dinner but Clingy Mom coolly replies she doesn't feel up to it; then she turns to speak warmly to Chae Won. Do you feel the change in temperature, Joo Ri? 

Clingy Mom goes up to Se Yoon's office to let him know she knows about his silly tragic loss of taste. Miracle Dad (who is really useless if you stop to think about it) comes in just in time to comfort his crying wife. Gah, you'd think Se Yoon was paralyzed or something. I can't feel anything but contempt for this plot point.

Chae Won's noodles have made it to the finals in the competition.

Chul Goo introduces his sister to the wonderful world of getting stinking drunk when the person you love rejects you because you're a crazy bastard/bitch. Chul Goo stumbles upstairs to have a freak out in his bedroom. Only problem is it's Hong Joo's makeup and stuff that he's trashing. 

Chae Won brings Se Yoon home for dinner. They're greeted by Choon Hee (his secret mother) and he presents her with flowers (just in time for secret mother's day.) After he eats and leaves, Aunt With Pink Lipstick (because EMIL bribed her with an orange handbag) starts trying to talk Chae Won into dropping Se Yoon and getting back with Chul Goo. Chae Won has a rare moment when she quickly figures out EMIL must have gotten to Aunt Pinkie. 

EMIL once again threatens Hong Joo if she doesn't leave. The girl asks if EMIL will put her in a mental hospital like Chae Won.  Hong Joo remains defiant, declaring she's not weak like the first DIL and when she does leave this house it will be because she chooses to, not because EMIL pushed her out. In private, though, Hong Joo is showing signs that its all starting to get to her. 

Se Yoon comes home and is totally weirded out when Clingy Mom doesn't have a conniption because he had been with Chae Won. 

The next morning Hong Joo attempts to be nice and help make a big breakfast for the most dysfunctional family on the planet. No one eats it or appreciates her. With tears in her eyes Hong Joo sits down to eat the food, complimenting Mrs. Park (who is also crying) on her great cooking. Everyone over at Viki is crying over this scene.

Now that Chae Won and Se Yoon have finally gotten together, they're kind of boring. I'm almost tempted to start skipping over their scenes.

It's raining and for the first time ever, ever, ever in this show someone shows concern about the noodles being outside in the weather. Remember that time it snowed? Nobody seemed to care then.

Hong Joo (and Coco) decide to throw in the towel and leave the house of horrors. She says she plans to go join her mother in Paris but first she stops by the noodle house to talk to Chae Won. Now even Hong Joo is trying to talk Chae Won into taking Chul Goo back. Chae Won stays firm in her love for Se Yoon and her hatred of all things crazy.

The next day Chae Won learns the family's noodles have won the competition. This means a contract with Se Yoon's company. It's Boom Time at the noodle house. 

Clingy Mom and Miracle Dad unbend enough to give Se Yoon their approval of his relationship with Chae Won. He rushes straight over to the noodle house to tell Chae Won the good news.

Everything is going to so well that I'm starting to get bored. 

Chul Goo comes home from the office to find the signed divorce papers. The family celebrates. 

Clingy Mom receives a mysterious letter from the orphanage. It's from the dead nun. Knowing that Clingy Mom wouldn't feel any guilt after getting the purple thingy (I still don't know what the thingy is), Dead Nun writes that she's arranged for another sister to give her secret-laden diary to Choon Hee. Ah-ha, a diary. Of course! 

Careful, Choon Hee. With twelve episodes left, your life may just be in danger!