Antibodies
Yi-Hyun and Sae-Bom rush to save Seo-Yoon from the creepy resident. They quickly close the door, just in time for the resident to ring the doorbell. The two of them quickly hold the door shut, just in time for Yi-Hyun and Sae-Bom to show and save Seo-Yoon.
As the pair of paramedics try to save the man with blood streaming down his face, they realize he may be infected. For now, they manage to get rid of him with a hard baseball bat strike. As he scurries away, Sae-Bom hands over some food and promises to be back soon.
Meanwhile, Hyun-Kyung gullibly lets Trainer Kim out and he immediately starts gulping down water. He walks toward her, as Hyun-Kyung unlocks the door and charges straight into the parking lot. Everything is starting to come unraveled now, and it doesn’t take long before Yi-Hyun and Sae-Bom find Kim lurking about.
He turns, charging after them in the gym, and threatens to infect them both. Thankfully, Tae-Seok rushes in with a gun and shoots the guy dead. Hyun-Kyung eventually comes back too, although her brother Soo-Min is missing. A gunman opens fire on two people at a gym, but is quickly killed by one of the victims - Tae-Seok. Hyun-Kyung returns moments later with her brother Soo-Min still missing. ..
The other pressing issue here comes from Sae-Bom herself. The cut on her hand isn’t healing and it appears she has traces of the virus in her system. Could she be the key to a cure? We’ve theorized that before in the past but it does seem like that’s where this show is going. For now she’s okay but if the virus reaches her brain then they could have a problem.
Yi-Hyun, a student at the school, does the rounds and learns about the infected. Two of them managed to corner Jung-Kook and Joo-Hyeong but the latter used a cross to ward them off. He also learns Dong-Hyun is the one responsible for opening thee door downstairs. For now, no one has been bitten or scratched. But how long can they hold out?
Tae-Sok goes to see little Seo-Yoon, offering to take her outside the walls to see her mum. However, she’s untrusting of him and backs away. Tae-Sok gently retreats, offering her the choice for later.
Tae-Seok instead turns his attention to the other residents. The entire city is on lockdown and worse, this apartment complex is going to have the entire power cut for the night. As alarms wail, martial law is taken into effect as Tae-Seok tells them they’ve got 4 days of this. ..
Tae-Seok urges everyone to run a bath, just so they have a steady supply of water, but this is obviously a precarious situation. The real reason Tae-Seok is here though is to test Sae-Bom. He believes there are antibodies in her that could help provide a cure. He’s desperate and it seems this is a last-ditch attempt to try and salvage the situation.
Yi-Hyun ambushes Sae-Bom, allowing an infected resident to pounce on her. He does shoot the guy in the shoulder, saving Sae-Bom, before injecting her with tranquilizer. Sae-Bom is taken out the complex by Tae-Seok but just before they leave completely, Yi-Hyun jumps in and points a gun at them.
Lieutenant Lee and the other soldiers are there too, as this situation starts to fizzle out. Having watched Tae-Seok on the cameras earlier on, Yi-Hyun questions why he cut out Seung-Beom’s brain. It’s here Tae-Seok admits that he’s trying to find a cure and that could well come from using Sae-bom’s blood.
The thing is, the tranquilizer he used should have knocked her out- but it didn’t. She’s up and about already. Has the virus gotten into her brain? Regardless, Lee manages to take a sample of her blood and the duo head back into the apartment complex again. ..
The flashlight shines on Soo-Min, who is now completely infected with the virus. As the light shines on her, she stands wide-eyed and watches in disbelief.
The Episode Review
The episode begins with a tense scene as the characters try to figure out how to get out of the city. They are quickly surrounded by infected and must find a way out before it’s too late. The team is able to come up with a plan and they make their way out of the city, but they are not done yet. The infection is spreading and soon everyone in the city will be infected. They have to find a way to stop it before it’s too late.
This episode was good, providing a better understanding of the scope of the infection and how it’s spreading. However, not seeing anyone outside the apartment complex was a little disappointing. Then again, there is martial law in place so I guess the show gets a pass for that!
The show has a lot of interesting characters and it will be interesting to see who survives when all is said and done. While there is no outright action this time around, the blackout and threat of the infected breaking into the unprotected complex is enough for this show to really ramp up in tension.
