Lovesick

Du-Sik and Hye-Jin are walking hand in hand down by the docks after their kiss. They admit that they like each other and plan to keep it a secret from their families.

At Hye-Jin’s house, Du-Sik is asked to hold off telling everyone about their relationship until she has a chance to speak with Seong-Hyeon. Given that we know he has the hots for her, this is set up to be a difficult conversation.

That night though, Du-Sik rings Hye-Jin and points out that he was the one who took their family photo in the past. She’s surprised, chuckling incredulously as the pair trade stories from their past. It almost seems like fate – although Du-Sik claims it’s coincidence.

Meanwhile, Seong-Hyeon takes time out from shooting to head over to the bar. Chun-Jae butters him up while he waits for Hye-Jin, telling him to put in a good word to his peers on his behalf.

When Hye-Jin shows up, we learn more about their past together. Now, it turns out Seong-Hyeon always looked out for her, making sure she was okay at college.

Hye-Jin had a strong affection for Seong-Hyeon, but was scared to tell him because she knew he liked her too. Seong-Hyeon reassured her that he had always loved her and that she was his first love. Chun-Jae, who was listening in the distance, cried tears of joy. It seems the conversation wasn’t as bad as we thought! ..

Du-Sik takes Seong-Hyeon aside to help with something over at Gam-Ri’s place. Now, he knows that Du-Sik is the one Hye-Jin likes and eventually opens up, telling him to take good care of her. Thankfully there’s no ill feelings between them as they continue woodworking, joking about. This also has the knock-on effect of allowing Hye-Jin and Du-Sik to officially confirm this is their first day of being a couple – at least privately anyway.

Meanwhile, there are simmering tensions between Yeong-Guk and Hwa-Jeong, as the former tries to figure out why their marriage ended in divorce. However, he runs into Seong-Hyeon at the bar. Given they’re both upset about their relationships, the pair have a lot in common. And if the number of empty soju bottles on the table is anything to go by, they get pretty drunk. ..

Yeong-Guk is feeling the effects of the next day at work, although he’s quick to be given a hot drink and a need to shape up, given he has important matters to attend to. ..

Meanwhile, Du-Sik is fighting in the wars in the morning. Hye-Jin continues to unintentionally hit him – first in the face, then in the leg and finally in the nose – on three different occasions as she becomes nervous in the presence of other residents around town.

The climax to this comes that night, as the old ladies show up at Du-Sik’s place and are quickly encouraged to leave after Du-Sik gives them a bunch of candles. They soon exhibit their suspicions over what’s going on, but obviously the reason is Hye-Jin. She just so happens to be hiding in the closet the entire time.

When the old ladies leave, Du-Sik scoops her up from the closet but slips, as they both end up on the bed together. Just before they kiss, Hye-Jin’s phone goes off. Ugh, talk about timing!

Elsewhere, Seong-Hyeon comes down with a stomachache. Ji-Won looks after him for the time being, admitting that it’s embarrassing that this has happened to someone as healthy as him. Well, Seong-Hyeon believes the real root cause of this is because he’s heartbroken, which of course is thanks to Hye-Jin. Ji-Won looks at him sympathetically; could these two be getting together in the near future?

Meanwhile, Eun-Cheol heads into the clinic for a teeth scaling, which Mi-Seon administers. With his mouth wide open, the officer admits to Mi-Seon that he doesn’t want to not date her per-se but really he just wants to get to know her slowly. She grins and tries to hide her elation, feigning ignorance and claiming she can’t understand what he’s saying.

Du-Sik and Hye-Jin are both super excited for their date. They both head down to the docks again but while they’re together, getting close, all the village residents show up. Hye-Jin decides to forget the pretense, openly admitting that they’ve been dating for four days.

The other villagers all laugh and joke, correcting them and confirming that it is actually three. All of them knew about their secret relationship since the beginning, given their goo-goo eyes for one another and the phone left behind. It’s all smiles and giggles though as the villagers welcome this new love story with open arms.

The Episode Review

The conflict in this show is nonexistent and it’s a shame because it would have been a nice addition to the story. While Hye-Jin and Du-Sik are cute together, their relationship is one of convenience and conflict is never really mentioned or addressed. This leaves the viewer with the feeling that there’s nothing interesting or interesting about this show.

The mini subplot with the villagers and hiding their relationship from everyone is a nice touch, but it’s hard not to feel warm, fuzzy feelings while watching this. I loved every second of this episode with the pair together, but it also feels like it’s missing that key ingredient to turn it from good to great.

Du-Sik and Hye-Jin have been shipping together since the first episode, and their reunion in this episode was a fan favorite. ..