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Grandpas Over Flowers in Greece: Episode 4

javabeans: It’s morning in Athens, and one by one everybody starts getting ready. Soon-jae halbae checks that the weather report is on target, while Geun-hyung halbae enjoys a walk outside in the morning air. Ji-woo puts on her makeup while Seojinnie does his hair in the adjoining bathroom, which of course looks just like a married couple.

girlfriday: They’re already like an old couple with a morning routine!

javabeans: I burst out laughing when Seo-jin asks why Ji-woo is putting on makeup, adding, “Did you always wear makeup?” LOL. It’s that thing men do of saying they like women who are bare-faced, not knowing that the “bare face” is layers of artfully applied makeup.

girlfriday: She’s aghast at the idea, and cries that she’s been wearing makeup the whole time. But she doesn’t seem to mind his sideways compliment that she’d look just as good bare-faced (not that he’d ever know the difference, heh).

javabeans: The halbaes make it down to the lobby area with their bags and eat the breakfast Geun-hyung halbae brought back, and OH NO now I’m remembering that their super-early start time is going to wreak havoc on the car rental plan! Sometimes it’s really stressful knowing the future.

girlfriday: Ack, I think he made the reservation for 11am, and it’s barely 9 in the morning and all the halbaes are packed and dressed and just sitting there staring.

javabeans: On the phone with the car company, he just keeps saying the word “earlier,” like, “earlier,” just maybe “earlier?” It’s so ominous sounding!

girlfriday: Seo-jin has the horrible job of telling the halbaes that they have to wait, and I’m sure that that they’re okay with it, but it’s Seo-jin’s frozen face that sends me into a panic.

javabeans: It reminds me Seung-gi, where both sides are trying overly hard to accommodate the other and really, it’ll just be okay. Seo-jin suggests that they take a look at the Dionysus theater, and they go agreeably, saying that they wanted to see more anyway. Then the second they’re off with Ji-woo, he races for the Hertz office to try to ask them to hurry.

girlfriday: Things don’t seem nearly so dire now, since the halbaes are off sightseeing with Ji-woo and Seo-jin has a plan in motion. The halbaes really enjoy touring the theater, which leads to all sorts of history lessons about the origins of Greek theater and drama.

javabeans: It’s also nice to see little snippets of the halbaes in theater performances, which of course we never get a chance to see otherwise. It’s a little disconcerting to see stuff like Sophocles or Shakespeare performed in the Korean language, but I suppose the stories prevail.

girlfriday: Gu halbae calls it the highlight of the trip, and seems especially happy that he got the chance to see it. He’s actually in the middle of rehearsals for a play right now, and we see him stop to buy castmates presents and reading his scripts late at night during the trip.

javabeans: Meanwhile, Na PD and Seo-jin look online at more lodging options and like the ones named after gods and heroes (which are all of them, really). Then they’re all, “There’s an Hermes Hotel!” “But it’s not that expensive!” “…wait, is Hermes a Greek god’s name?” HA. Figures Seojinnie only knows the one.

girlfriday: Did he just ask if Conan is a Greek god?

javabeans: Na PD’s just messing with him now, isn’t he? He names off all the Conans that Seo-jin isn’t talking about, while Seo-jin tries to explain, “You know… the barbarian.”

girlfriday: Okay they totally overplayed the rental car drama, because it shows up and they load it up to go without any new mishaps. There’s this hilarious moment when the halbaes get in the van, and Soon-jae halbae can’t figure out how to get his seatbelt on (he has two buckles and no clip), and just looks around furtively before holding it in place, pretending to have it on.

javabeans: Then Gu halbae tells him to put his belt on, and Soon-jae halbae totally plays it off like he’s not wearing it because he totally chose not to, not because he couldn’t figure out how to put it on. At least that time he finds the clasp, so that he’ll only be embarrassed in retrospect when this episode airs to the country.

girlfriday: He just looks SO guilty. I can’t stop laughing. There’s a new hiccup when Seo-jin can’t find his destination in the GPS, no matter how many different ways he types it in. Everyone in the car keeps peering over his shoulder in comical succession, and I’m thinking they’ll never get on the road at this rate. Thankfully he decides to ask for help.

javabeans: They finally get going, and the halbaes all nod off until Seo-jin suggests playing some music for them, and at one sound of some old standards, they perk right up, bopping along to the music. Why is that so cute? They remind me of four cats.

girlfriday: Soon-jae halbae is especially cute today, I don’t know why.

javabeans: I know, it just keeps getting cuter, like when they break for lunch and he starts feeding all the animals around him. I like that they know him as the animal-lover now, and Geun-hyung halbae is like his pet-friend-lookout. “Sparrows over there! Oh, look, a dog!” The halbaes all start handing him their leftover carbs to hand out to the animals. Then when they load up into the van, we see that Soon-jae halbae always takes the middle seat, even when the others offer him the more comfy seats up front, and he just waves it aside going, “They’re all seats! Doesn’t matter if they’re front or back or small.”

girlfriday: I didn’t really notice, but they show him always getting into the middle or back seats on every single car ride on all the past trips. They get excited when they near their destination, Meteora, and the hotel owner comes outside to greet them super enthusiastically.

javabeans: That place looks super comfy, kind of like a mountain lodge with a ton of rooms all nearby or adjoining. And very importantly, it actually has a real kitchen. I like the look of horror on Geun-hyung halbae’s face, though, when he finds out Seo-jin means to sleep on the sofa-bed. “You’re going to sleep in a CHAIR?” Seo-jin says he’ll be fine, and Geun-hyung halbae sighs that he’s going to die.

girlfriday: Well when he says it like that, I start to worry too.

javabeans: HA. So Seo-jin is either a liar or he’s totally smitten. Because Ji-woo pauses to admire the view, and as Seo-jin walks by, he very uncharacteristically pauses to admire the view as well, and then the show intercuts an interview where he says very unsentimentally how he doesn’t care about that kind of stuff.

girlfriday: And we see why, because as soon as he pauses to look out and enjoy the moment, Il-sub halbae chirps, “Make food!” Back to work! While Seo-jin and Ji-woo make a grocery list, Soon-jae halbae befriends the cat (and names it!).

javabeans: Seo-jin and Ji-woo head out to grocery shop at the supermarket he clocked on the way into town, and he totally talks it up, like he’s boasting of his find. Then Ji-woo lights up to see how huge it is and gives him all the praise he was angling for, and he just grins like a doof.

girlfriday: It’s amusing because you think it’s such a silly thing to be SO proud for, but then Ji-woo really does get super excited about the giant supermarket like it made her whole day.

javabeans: She even calls him Cute-jinnie, and I don’t see him objecting to that. What I find so funny is that clearly Seo-jin knows his way around a market and cooking and housekeeping, but Ji-woo wants to take charge, and he wants to let her, so they just fall into these roles. She tells him she wants to pick out the meat, and all of a sudden he’s all wide-eyed, “I don’t even know how to do that.”

girlfriday: You are on a show ALL ABOUT COOKING.

javabeans: FOUR seasons of it! TWELVE MEALS A DAY. They start bickering, and it’s like the hotel shopping all over again. Him: “Just take whatever.” Her: “How can I just take whatever? I have to be careful!” Him: “They’re all the same.” Her: “Still, you have to pick well!”

girlfriday: He lets her win the lemon war, but then they get into another battle of beef vs. pork, and this one is more crucial because Seo-jin swears that the halbaes prefer beef, while Ji-woo insists that they wanted pork today. They can’t agree so they make a call to Il-sub halbae, and when he says pork, Seo-jin actually frowns because he lost the argument.

javabeans: At least Ji-woo doesn’t gloat in his face (although he would totally gloat in hers). The halbaes get started with drinks and snacks, meanwhile, and the mood is convivial.

girlfriday: Gu halbae succeeds in getting Soon-jae hyung to drink again, and Soon-jae halbae is all, “Do you like this taste?”

javabeans: They’re snacking when Ji-woo and Seo-jin get back, and say a little sheepishly, “We got tired of waiting.” Hee. They’re eating canned salmon with their soju, and then step out to let the couple start cooking dinner. And while the room is empty… that cat ambles inside and discovers the leftover salmon. OM NOM NOM. How adorable!

girlfriday: That’s so cute. Seo-jinnie chases it out, but if it had been Soon-jae halbae, he’d probably have offered the whole can. Ji-woo takes the lead in the kitchen, and it’s funny to watch Seo-jin get ordered around so much and enjoy it. I think he also likes that the stress is on her to put the dish together, and all he has to do is wash or chop or whatever.

javabeans: Ji-woo says that she doesn’t actually know much about cooking, and that anything she might have said otherwise was all lies. She’s relying on the internet to help her through this, and when Seo-jin wonders why she’s putting macaroni in her army soup, she replies, “Doesn’t… it go in here? Oh well.”

girlfriday: She’s pretty frazzled and stops every other minute to go, “What was I doing?” and “What am I supposed to do?” until Geun-hyung halbae finally steps in to help her.

javabeans: But every time she stops to taste, she’s completely pleased, so it’s a different feeling than when Seo-jin is cooking and you just don’t know.

girlfriday: I love it when she’s super excited about the kimchi and makes Seo-jin taste it, even though he keeps trying to tell her that it came from his house.

javabeans: HAHA there’s a hilarious moment when Ji-woo sees the green onion kimchi and notices that it’s cut into bite-size pieces. A flashback reminds us that Seo-jin was grumpy when it was uncut on the last trip, and she says that he must have complained to his mother, which is why she cut it this time. I love that first of all, Ji-woo notices this, which means she totally watched the last show, and also the idea that his mom is going to LOVE her for noticing.

girlfriday: We’re one step closer to wedding bells! Once the table is set and the halbaes start eating, there’s so much food that it doesn’t even fit on one table. Aw, as the halbaes eat, Il-sub halbae seems especially focused on the fact that Seo-jin is standing over the stove grilling the meat, and pours him a glass to bring him over to the table.

javabeans: It’s so sweet, and Seo-jin mentions it later that night to the others. I did notice that Il-sub halbae has frequently mentioned how hard Seo-jin’s been working and has thanked him repeatedly on this trip. It’s such the Korean dad thing to do, to notice quietly and then say one word about it, and for that to bring you to tears.

girlfriday: Later Seo-jin interviews that Il-sub halbae didn’t get mad once on this trip, and then spills the beans that on previous trips that stuff got edited out. Hee.

javabeans: Aw, he’s mellowing. We see that even two years ago on the first trip (has it been two years already?!), he was resistant to the idea of thinking himself a senior, but now he says he feels that changing, that he really is an old man. Then after dinner is over, Ji-woo keeps cooking for the crew, who sit down at the table after the halbaes leave.

girlfriday: She even feeds the cat!

javabeans: Then it’s morning again. You know, I wonder if Na PD really enjoys finding new narratives to attach to all of these morning sequences, because really, it’s boring footage of men waking and washing up for the day. But in Na PD’s hands you get techno dancing in one room, and monk-like meditation in another, and so on.

girlfriday: There’s certainly an art to it. Also, halbaes dancing is always funny.

javabeans: Seo-jin packs up the van, and apparently his dimples are just now a character in this show. They’re like his emotional indicator, broadcasting how he’s feeling at the moment.

girlfriday: They pile into the car to head out for the day, and for some reason, Gu halbae is totally unresponsive when Soon-jae halbae keeps trying to engage him in conversation. Maybe he’s just not a morning person? But Soon-jae halbae just KEEPS trying, which makes it funnier and sadder at the same time.

javabeans: What IS this? It’s so confusing but hilarious. Gu halbae can’t NOT be hearing him, but he’s just… not listening. And Soon-jae halbae is so confused but eager to get some kind of response.

girlfriday: The captions are the best, because it creates Soon-jae halbae’s desperate inner monologue, all, It’s okay… he just didn’t hear me that time.

javabeans: After a loooong car ride up a rocky mountainside, they make it to Meteora, which from afar looks like it was just dropped into place with no way to get there.

girlfriday: Wow this place is crazy. Before stairs were built into the cliffside, they used to haul things and people up with a rope!

javabeans: Don’t you think it should be “stairs first, then inhabit”?

girlfriday: Right?? Il-sub halbae says that he regrets not being able to make the climb to the top, but even Ji-woo is struggling to climb up there and is amazed that the other halbaes are just trucking along.

javabeans: They reach a scenic viewpoint, where Seo-jin notices that Ji-woo won’t near the railing because she’s afraid to look down over the ledge or even get near it. She warns him to be careful, so of course he purposely leans waaaaay over and pretends to start climbing over, and sits on the railing just to get a rise out of her, laughing like a teenage boy.

girlfriday: He’s such a child around her. He might as well pull her pigtails. I love that the halbaes tour the monastery and momentarily wonder where the luggage kiddos went, then decide, “Let ’em play on their own without us!”

javabeans: Go on. Don’t mind us. We’ll look away.

 
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Thanks for the recaps. I was just reading the recaps from the first 3 episodes and lo and behold, a new one!

This makes me interested in watching this particular season.

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Thank you for the recap. I absolutely love this show! The halbaes are adorable. The luggage kiddos can spend time together all they want. LSJ and CJW scenes are among my faves. Cant wait for the next episode. :)

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i've pretty much stopped watching stuff altogether (unless it's something extremely interesting) and now rely on the recaps. I'm really liking this season. thanks for the recap. :)

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How in the world were CJW and LSJ able to bring perishable food on their Greece trip? They brought ham, rice cakes , kimchi, etc. dont they need to be refrigerated ? I am impressed at their dedication to make Korean dishes overseas.

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Maybe by the powers of managers, assistants and stylists. I don’t believe they can travel that fashionably (different outfits and shoes) and still be able to bring their bathroom,spa room and kitchen in their 1 luggage

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I totally agree with you girls. Na PD really have a knack to make something so regular into funny scenes.
I love how this show bring us closer to the places they went. Aside the dynamics between casts, I really love the trip part. They really adding more and more places on my trip-list.

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I really wanna find the sub episodes of this season!!!!! LSJ & CJW are so cute together, but i don't understand a freaking phrase :(
Na PD is definitely the reality tv midas!
Thanks for the recap GF & JB

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Ahhh thanks, been waiting for this!

"He’s such a child around her. He might as well pull her pigtails." I totally agree, GF! lmao. Gosh, episode 4 was the cutest!

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I seriously want them to get a reed now. As a Choi hime and Bae Sama shipper since winter sonata I now abandoned ship for Young Master.

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I ended up watching this episode raw and I know I'm missing all those small nuances so thank you so much for this recap.

I heard the ratings were really high for this episode - adding Choi Ji Woo to the mix was perfect! Its like watching We Got Married travel version unscripted.

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Never thought of this, but you're right. Good call!

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that was a great idea...WGM the travel version..

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I haven't had time to watch this show. It sounds great though. I definitely have to add it to the never ending "to watch later" list.

I'll get to it one of these days!

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This show gets better each season. :D I feel like the whole of SK just might work together to pair up SJ and JW. Hahaha

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same thought with you kay. it is like a mature version of
we got married traveling edition with grandpa's around. been a shipper also with cjw and byj before but at this time
i have to say that i love choi ji woo and lee seo jin. we can see them real in their inter action. jiwoo seem a bit childish which i really like about her.

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Soooooo much cute all around :-)

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I have to admit, I am glued to the recaps just to read the updates on the couple. Who are not a couple. But should totally be a couple.

Despite comments in another posts about him.

Thank you for the recap. I don't know if it's because Ji Woo is there but the show suddenly became so much more interesting.

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Love the Halbaes and JW & SJ - all so incredibly cute and adorable....

*chuckles* Serious SJinnie getting cute with JW ....*dances in delight* GPOF just gets better every season!

NaPD Jjanggggg

Many thanks gals for recap *bows*, i can so feel the 2 of you having so much fun watching and recapping for us :)

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Thanks for the recap, looove this show. <3

And can we stop and admire CJW's travel fashion sense? The men seem to wear the same jackets and trousers everyday, but she always makes an effort on looking flawless every time.

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Me!!! I always note what she wears and all I can think of is how many luggages did she bring and weren't they heavy XD

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OMG I know! Everything she wears on the show is just fashion goals. That white Bomber jacket she wore on the first was so pretty.

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Thank you for the recap. I love the salmon-stealing cat, the cute couple cooking for the grandpa's, and anything JW does. She is just so cute and genuine.

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Hilarious animal scenes with Soon-jae halbae! Oh and let's ring those wedding bells!

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Omo.
the dimples get deeper whenever CJW around. Ckckck.. LSJ oppa really smittened this time.

May i know where i can watch this?

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you can watch it on channel m with english sub every Saturday. hooray!* :D

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Maybe Gu Halbae was just super hung over and that's why he was quiet haha

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CJW & LSJ with the halbaes looks like a family trip minus the kids .. but it will have soon if CJW will become a mainstay to the series hehe. If not possible, why not have another reality series with CJW & LSJ together .... we will let Na PD think of the concept ... hmmmm ;)

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I never realized how super cute CJW is. She's so so super adorable and lovable and cute on this show. LSJ and she make a cute couple. BUT, I do feel like LSJ will get annoying after a while. He isn't very interested in much of anything, he doesn't really get excited about anything, he complains about fun things way too much, and based on what I have seen of him in the first season of Three Meals a Day he just seemed a bit lazy or unconcerned - like he just didn't give a crap about anything and wanted to do everything sort of half way. CJW seems quite active and detailed, I think a personality like LSJ would be annoying after a while. Alas, they seem cute on this show so good luck to them~

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But lsj although he grumble a lot..he still do the tasks with more than 100 % effort..and cjw also compliment him during her instyle interview may 2015 that he is meticulous..quick thinking and responsive to elders need...what i like about them like na pd said..they are real and not pretentious for the sake of their image..that statement alone from na pd make me adore lsj..cjw and the halbaes

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Just saw someone posted the links for the subbed eps in DM. Credit to get the uploaded. Blessed him/her! ?

Grandpas over Flowers in Greece EP 01 with eng sub .
P1 : http://t.co/dtEs15UpPH
P2 : http://t.co/nkx9keEVzK

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Yay, thanks for the links! I've been avoiding reading the recaps because I want to watch it before reading about it, but it's been frustrating not being able to find eng subs for these. As popular as they seem to be, it's shocking that no one is subbing them!

Definitely post if you find links to any of the other episodes! :)

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You're very welcome! ?

Yup, it's been great reading DB recaps on the series. But really, watching it and be able to understand every single things doubled the happiness ???

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Thank you thank you for the links!

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Funny that they were in my country.
I finally can relate to something I read here, even though its only places I have lived/visited.!!
Haha, but.. just one thing. Sophocles mention about the theater, of course, but Sheakspeare?
He was a theatrical author, alright, but he has no relation to Greece.

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The animal scenes were off-the-charts cute, especially the salmon and cat!

As for Conan The Barbarian ... I. Can't. Even. Oh Seo Jin.

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