Mi-rae’s Choice: Episode 3
by gummimochi
Our heroine has her hands full as she tries to avoid one suitor while chasing after the other with one vague hint. But that’s no easy balance when all of them are working under one broadcasting station. We learn some more about Shin that suggests that there’s more to him than meets the eye. With so many other factors that threaten the present, it’s no wonder the future’s so uncertain.
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EPISODE 3 RECAP
When Se-joo asks if Mi-rae is okay after her bold declaration to prove her worth, she tearfully admits that no—she’s not okay and sick of pretending that she is. He offers a latte in consolation, saying that something sweet is the best remedy in these situations.
Instead, Mi-rae chooses beer as her pick-me-up and is remarkably pragmatic about why she was fired: it was likely because of her lack of skills rather than her age. Deciding to start over from square one, she gets up to finish her first and last project, only to realize her stuff is still at the office.
Shin is surprised to hear that Mi-rae was fired because she was too old, the same reason behind his reassignment. Mi-rae’s presence hardly goes unnoticed during their team meeting, as she searches for her bag on her hands and knees. Then Shin surprises her by giving her the floor to suggest a new feature.
He passes on all of her ideas, including one particular grandpa who hits anybody seeking to cover his story with water. Shin argues that no one’s willing to tune into that, but she insists that they give it a try, even if it means a (literal) splash to the face.
When Shin counters that he hates any attack to his face, she tells him to just admit that he doesn’t want to risk his vain celebrity image. He’s not an anchorman anymore, and if he wants viewers, he has to be willing to “ruin” that image and stubborn pride. Girl has a point there.
It’s a tense few seconds before Shin says that she’s right. He agrees to feature the story and tasks Mi-rae as the staff writer, to everyone’s surprise. Oppa PD is up in arms about the decision, arguing that Mi-rae is too old for the job, to which Shin points out that he himself is, too.
Mi-rae meets with her brother at a nearby restaurant where he directly demands to know how she knows Shin. His eyes grow wide at her answer of “We were in an accident,” momentarily thinking they slept together, and she says exasperatedly it was a car accident.
He all but rolls his eyes at her threat to cut their family ties, and tells her that she’s not up to the task. Mi-rae scoffs at that, saying that he barely lifted a finger to help her earlier—how can he still call himself her brother?
But she soon realizes that it upset him more to see his own little sister being treated like a speck of dust. Aww, you do care.
Taking his hand, she pleads with him for a chance—she’ll do a good job, really—and Oppa reluctantly gives in; however if she screws up, she’ll quit, move out, and marry the guy he chooses for her.
Excited, she agrees without question and the siblings drink to seal the deal.
Thus Mi-rae heads to work with an extra skip in her step. The Jokey PD pays her a few uncomfortable compliments, but thankfully Se-joo steps in to show her to her seat. She gets to work on the feature, and spends her day scrounging up past drafts to use as a reference.
Mi-rae is still busy with work at home, ignoring Ajumma Mi-rae buzzing around her with questions about her progress with Se-joo. Fed up, Ajumma Mi-rae hangs up on the call she’s on, to Mi-rae’s annoyance.
Oppa hears the two fighting, and I love their synchronized reaction to show that everything’s fine. Then it’s great how he tries to explain to the ajumma how guys don’t always want to be called “oppa” from all women, not realizing that Ajumma Mi-rae has been addressing him appropriately this entire time.
Ajumma Mi-rae is alarmed to hear that Shin has mentioned her, and that Mi-rae knows that he’s “that bastard” she was to avoid. Mi-rae says she got laughed at when she confronted Shin about it, and now she reckons that she doesn’t believe a word of Ajumma’s ridiculous claims anymore.
She wants to see clear proof, and when Ajumma Mi-rae can’t give it (thanks to some pesky time-travel restrictions), Mi-rae suggests that she go seek professional help. Realizing that she won’t get through to her younger self, Ajumma Mi-rae agrees not to interfere anymore and suggests they go their separate ways.
Once she’s alone, Ajumma Mi-rae’s heart starts to beat irregularly, and she wonders to herself: “No, this can’t happen already.” Oh, does that mean time-travel also takes a physical toll on the body? That certainly hammers in the “risking one’s life” to a certain degree, doesn’t it?
She then puts in a call, and it’s only now she learns that Yoo-kyung was the other party in the first fated car accident.
The production team arrives on location the next day, and they’re surprised to see their host show up so early. As Shin introduces himself to the grandpa, I love how certain he is that his celebrity appeal will work… and then he gets hit with water again and again and again. It’s hilarious.
That effectively sets off another round of swears from Shin, who demands to know where Mi-rae is. She shows up just then with a puppy and shoves the box of puppy toys in his hands. And that’s what piques the grandpa’s (and his little puppy’s) curiosity.
Meanwhile, Se-joo updates a secret document that evaluates the morning show and staff. Hmm. He nearly gets caught by Jokey PD, who’d rather slack off than do actual work. Once he’s gone, Se-joo makes a note to revise the PD entrance examination. Ha.
The grandpa allows the team for a chat but strictly restrict them from filming. Unbeknownst to him, they do anyway. This time, Shin notes in a kinder voice that the old man’s humble shop contrasts with his rather sizable charitable donations to the disabled persons fund.
He learns that the old man’s disabled son has since passed away, and when the grandpa reminds him not to film them, Shin reveals that they already are. He adds that they would need his permission to broadcast any of this.
Shin echoes the old man’s sentiments, and shares his story about his own sick father. The broadcasting network had promised to pay for the hospital bills if he permitted them to film everything about their poor and penniless lives.
But he had an image to uphold as the class president, so in the end he said no, and his father inevitably passed away. “It as if I killed him myself.”
There’s an genuine and earnest quality in Shin’s voice as he says that’s why he always does any feature to collect donations himself. He knows how painful it is to reopen old scars, but encourages the old man to make his son’s story known to raise awareness so others can donate as well.
That’s how they secure the story, and in the editing room, Mi-rae asks Shin if his childhood story was true. He doesn’t give her a straight answer, but spins her around to say that in broadcasting, one must be able to see the hidden truth in the background.
He invites her to look directly at him to guess whether it was the truth or not. She stares for a minute before she looks away, suddenly growing uncomfortable.
But Shin takes her by the chin to look back at him. “I saw something in your eyes,” he says. “I only see a silhouette, but it’s dark. As if you can fall into it like a black hole.”
Then he leans closer to study her eyes (while she tries to avert her gaze, ha), saying there’s something written on them. He utters, “Ill… fate,” and pushes her away.
Mi-rae lets out an empty laugh at his joke, but then he suddenly rises to stand behind her chair to point at the screen. That’s when she notices his Adam’s apple and the veins his arms, slightly thrown off by their close proximity.
She involuntarily smiles when he ruffles her hair… and she cries at the realization that she hasn’t washed her hair in days.
She tries to shoo away the janitor ajumma as she washes her hair in the sink. She practically jumps out of her skin to see Ajumma Mi-rae, who notes that she sure looked cozy with Shin earlier. At this rate, they may even end up married, “Like me.”
Mi-rae asks why Ajumma didn’t tell her earlier outside in the hallway. Ajumma Mi-rae sadly notes it was a marriage gone wrong before declaring that it’s all a lie anyway.
When Mi-rae presses her for more information, Ajumma Mi-rae wonders why she’s so curious—has she already fallen for Shin? Mi-rae vehemently denies it, but Ajumma Mi-rae knows better. It doesn’t matter anyway, she adds, because fate has already changed its course and Shin will likely end up with Yoo-kyung.
So Mi-rae tries to oh-so-casually ask about Yoo-kyung to her sunbae. Not that she needs an explanation of course since Yoo-kyung waltzes into the office just then (à la evil Mi-shil music from Queen Seon-deok) all smiley and cutesy with the male staffers.
That is, until she comes face-to-face with Mi-rae, and the Evil Queen soundtrack becomes more apparent as her thinly veiled barbs about Mi-rae’s age (in banmal, at that) carry an air of a viper. Ooh, so there’s more to Little Miss Perfect Reporter than her pretty face.
So Mi-rae asks how old Yoo-kyung is then, and she pops up a V-sign: “12!” earning laughs from the men. Then Yoo-kyung swoops over to Shin’s side, taking him by the arm.
Mi-rae can barely stomach the oozing aegyo from Yoo-kyung, and points out to Shin that they seem to be on friendly terms. He asks that Mi-rae be a friend to her since she doesn’t have any close female friends. Oh gee, I wonder why.
Shin says he feels bad because her injuries from their car accident will take a full six months to heal. Mi-rae scoffs in disbelief at that, and walks out in a huff. Mmhm nope, you’re not jealous at all.
It’s actually pretty satisfying to watch Se-joo shoot her an Are you kidding me? look as Yoo-kyung confirms dinner plans. When Yoo-kyung spots his eyes fall upon her legs, she deliberately recrosses them in front of him.
Se-joo covers her with his jacket instead, saying they need to concentrate, but she lets the jacket fall on the floor. Se-joo scoffs and then surprises her by asking, “Do you want to sleep with me?” Well now.
His insinuation that her seduction tactic won’t work on powerless VJ like himself ruffles her feathers, and Yoo-kyung stews silently for another minute until Mi-rae knocks on the door. She doesn’t miss their friendly rapport.
Yoo-kyung wastes no time to confirm whether Mi-rae is just friends with Se-joo, making her plans to pursue him perfectly plain. She asks Mi-rae to keep it a secret.
When Mi-rae hedges, Yoo-kyung pulls the sunbae card, talking down to her in banmal. So Mi-rae lures Yoo-kyung outside just far enough that allows her to speak freely. She gets a few barbs in before Yoo-kyung hopes behind the line to say fine—she’ll speak in jondae to Mi-rae, but she’ll get both boys on her side.
But that means Mi-rae might lose both men to Yoo-kyung, so she rushes to complain to Ajumma Mi-rae (who’s been giving out stock advice to the other ajummas, haha) about the viper reporter girl.
Ajumma Mi-rae asks why she’s seeking her help, still worked up. She softens a minute later and says they need to refocus their efforts on Se-joo. She teaches her the keyword to Se-joo’s heart: “Water.” Then Mi-rae asks, “Do I have to drink it? Spray it?” Ha.
As Se-joo drives Mi-rae home that evening, she racks her brains and uses a water bottle to try out any connection with water. I especially love how she spritzes herself and accidentally sprays Se-joo too.
He asks if she has a few minutes to spare and takes her… to a carwash? Well I suppose there’s water there too. He turns on the stereo and it all seems perfectly romantic… until Mi-rae opens the car window. Ha, is this your idea to incorporate water for him to fall for you?
They end up back at the office to dry off and finish their work, and aww, he even set out candles. Then Se-joo wraps her with a blanket, and Mi-rae insists that they use it together.
Noticing her scar through her shirt (it’s more innocent than it sounds, I promise), Se-joo asks her where it’s from. He says she doesn’t have to tell him, but Mi-rae doesn’t mind. She accidentally got burned while her parents were arguing, she explains, and because she was so young at the time, she naturally thought it was her fault.
Her parents were sorry, but they’ve long since passed away, Mi-rae continues. She’s okay but not okay with it at the same time since she’s aware of people’s judging eyes. When he says it must have, she playfully teases that she’s been found out “because of water.”
Se-joo says she’s fallen into water twice now, and a flashback teaches us that Mi-rae nearly drowned from her moonlit ocean swim. She had been rescued by a patrolman, and Se-joo had watched her sleep peacefully.
Mi-rae asks if he’s heard from Yoo-kyung, who’s told her about her intentions to date Se-joo. She describes Yoo-kyung as that pretty girl guys would easily fall for, and he replies that she’s not his type.
Shin walks by just then to see the two laughing on the couch. And when Mi-rae notices him standing there staring at them, she laughs a little harder next to Se-joo. Do I sense a hint of jealousy or perhaps even, a longing?
Then we see an older gentleman walk into the same time machine, traveling back to 2013. Omo, is this older Shin?! If not (’cause time has really not been a friend to you), then who are you?
We roll the clocks back to the day of the fated car accident, and given how Shin rams into Mi-rae’s car instead of Yoo-kyung’s, this must be the reality that Ajumma Mi-rae remembers.
It’s Mi-rae he visits at the hospital now, and he notes apologetically for adding another scar to the one she already hates. Then Shin turns her face towards him and kisses her… to wake up in his bed, confused. Wait, so that was a dream?
Shin places his fingers to his lips, then breaks open his dictionary to a random page as usual. The second definition of the word “dream” leaves him stunned: “Something you want to realize; a hope or an ideal.”
It weighs on Shin’s mind when he gets to work and Mi-rae rushes into the same elevator. He tugs at her sleeve to confirm his suspicions, and asks how long she’s had that scar. Feeling a bit violated, she gets off in a huff.
The feature story about the grandpa broadcasts over the air as Shin provides the narration Mi-rae wrote. Mi-rae can hardly believe that this is really happening, and Se-joo assures her that it is—hundreds of thousands of viewers are watching the show.
Then after Shin’s signoff, Se-joo shows her the best part: her name in the credits. Mi-rae jumps excitedly and hugs him, something that Shin doesn’t miss.
Having had enough, Shin slams a hand on to the table and shouts: “I told you, no dating team members!’
COMMENTS
How this show continues to surprise me and it’s barely been two weeks. It’s a nice feeling to be taken for the ride, allowing the story to present itself to me. It allows plenty of room for speculation with so many questions that await answers along for new ones to be introduced. I like that we’re getting an intricate weave of different timelines and alternate realities; so while it’s bad for my head (gah, the headaches!) it makes for a potentially rich storyline that can take us anywhere. Almost. Just as long the story doesn’t go all willy-nilly later. *fingers crossed*
How much do I love that Yoo-kyung is actually hateful? She’s the type of evil that you love to hate, and I wondered what kind of second lead we would get from the brief glimpses we got last week. A part of me wondered if she’d be nice, but that makes for such a boring character, so I like the veil of viciousness about her. What also makes it great is that Mi-rae doesn’t take her standing down, and puts her in her place (outside the YBS building, that is). Not only that, both boys regard Yoo-kyung in a platonic way, which is sure to be a big pill for the reporter princess to swallow. Her introduction was a great way to learn everything we need to know about her. I can’t wait to see more of her and how she’ll spice up the place. Ajumma Mi-rae didn’t refer to Yoo-kyung as “that bitch” for no reason, after all.
I like that we got to learn more about Shin in this episode, especially after the first week did a fantastic job of painting him as a target. He knows that Mi-rae is denied a chance to pursue her dream for the same reason why he was ousted, so I appreciated that she gave her the shot to prove herself. I’d like to believe that his childhood story about his father was genuine in both its telling and purpose, not as some tactic to convince an old man to talk. Even back then, he had an image to uphold, and that choice led to such dire consequences. Given his overall serious nature, I want to trust his words of his earnest desire to reveal and share the truth to the rest of the world. And then I can understand his frustration when he’s denied that in the workplace.
While we’re on the topic of Shin, the sequence of the rollback to the fated car accident to the hospital, only to reveal it was just a dream honestly confused me. Because that scene was intercut with our other mysterious time-traveler (who I’ll get to in a minute), I momentarily thought that Shin had his own Future Self giving him advice about Mi-rae; I couldn’t tell what was the past, the present, or the dream until Shin woke up. Apart from that, it’s interesting that a dream awakens his feelings for Mi-rae. It begs the question of whether they were dormant until now and if it didn’t matter particularly when he met Mi-rae since he would be attracted to her anyway. And now that his romantic feelings have opened, it paves the way for Jealous Shin, which, eee!
As for our mysterious time-traveler, the question becomes: if he’s not Shin, then who is he? One possible theory is that he could be Jokey PD, whose flirtatious overtures made me a tad too uncomfortable. The way he looks at his futuristic cell phone (is he watching Ajumma Mi-rae perhaps?) just makes me uneasy. But if he’s not, then there’s a possibility he could be a loan shark since we know that Ajumma Mi-rae isn’t rich and we’ve been given more than one reminder that she risked her life to come back. It’s still rather early to be certain, but let the speculation rounds begin!
On a lighter note, I’ve been enjoying Se-joo more and more with each passing episode. Jung Yong-hwa has a natural presence onscreen, a large improvement from his early days in dramaland. It’s always nice to see idol-actors come into their own as the years pass by, and while I’ll be hard-pressed to buy his cold chaebol side, I’m seriously falling for his nice boy next door character. And from the way Se-joo keeps staring at Mi-rae, I keep thinking that he thinks she might float away like bubbles if he looks away. Oh hell, I’m already drowning.
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51 Yuki
October 22, 2013 at 10:48 AM
Same here about Yong-Hwa. Never caught my attention in other dramas, but I'm falling hard for him now. :D
Well, he's portraying an absolutely adorable character and I hope he gets the girl...I know, it's not happening, but, it'd be sooooo good!
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52 kristbjorg999
October 22, 2013 at 11:00 AM
This show keeps surprising me as well. I wondered how to could make time-travel seem interesting, and I am glad to say that this show is able to do that. The show keeps me on my toes, I am waiting desperately for the next episode. This is such a funny, cute and interesting drama. Recommend it to everyone.
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53 kristbjorg999
October 22, 2013 at 11:04 AM
And I forgot to say, that at first I was doubtful if Yonghwa would be good enough of an actor to be in this drama but wow he sure has changed. He has become more mature, grown-up. He is like a man in this drama, not a high school boy. He can portray his emotions the right amount and when he lifts Mi-rae, when she has fallen into the sea, he seems so strong, it seems she is light as a feather. Just so glad about the whole cast. And now we see the jealousy of Shin and it is awesome, so delicious, powerful. Like I said, CAN'T WAIT for the next episode. These are my top three dramas that are running:
1) Secret, 2) Marry him if you dare and 3) Reply 1994.
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54 NoLifeBFCoffee
October 22, 2013 at 11:20 AM
It's my first post here and it is even a "little" off topic, but has someone seen this lovely picture of YEH in a Trench?
http://de.burberry.com/modeschauen-events/art-of-the-trench-events/#/art-of-the-trench-seoul/image-4
...I just can't get over her hair...
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55 opheliadrowning
October 22, 2013 at 11:25 AM
I'm so curious about why Future Mirae hates Kim Shin so much. From the dream flashbacks of what should have been, it seems that in the reality that Future Mirae has lived, they met, fell in love, and felt genuine attraction and love for one another as evidenced by that kiss. So what went wrong? How did Mirae change as she did if she's all into money and fashion and whatnot? Also, in her reality, was she never a TV writer, too?
I speculated briefly that Shin is the one who kills and is killed--so he commits suicide or something--the one Mirae loves most--but then, why would Future Mirae want Present Mirae to be with SJ so much? i'm a little boggled now.
Either way, I am now on board Ship Lead 1. I think there's good chemistry and the attraction/longing is being played really well, and I think for how dickish he was to her at first, it's not necessarily uncalled for, either. She was weird with him and then sort of alluded to possibly blackmailing him with the driver's license bombshell with the press. I think if I thought someone was trying to blackmail me and then showed up at my office, I'd be tetchy, too. The water in the face was a bit much, but I guess they are playing that whole "He fell in love because of water" with both male leads.
I think I can buy his sympathy change of heart, too--that she was fired for being too old, which is why he lost his anchor position, too. And that it made him see her in a different light, especially after she ripped into him and showed a lot of heart and courage. That was the spark that lit the fire that...water started? lol.
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lemondoodle
October 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Other than the water, I didn't think his reaction to her was that bad either. I thought both were kind of obnoxious during the car wreck scene. Both made things worse than they really had to.
As far as kdrama jerks go, he's pretty harmless and was able to sympathize and move on with her pretty easily. I found it realistic. as well.
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Shadow-chan
October 22, 2013 at 4:15 PM
Mhh... My very first thought was that Shin is the one dying as well, and actually I'm still betting on that.
My speculation is that Ajumma Mi-rae doesn't really hate him, but treats him cold like that more for self-preservation? And of course tries to make him look bad to Mi-rae so she doesn't end up marrying him.
The whole taking money thing of course... Well, maybe they needed money and he took a dangerous assignment which got him killed or something like that?
Okay, it doesn't really make too much sense yet :D
But still, until I see some solid hints pointing in another direction, my money's on Shin.
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56 DanyDanyBobany
October 22, 2013 at 1:51 PM
When I watch a drama, I always want it to be good. But this time, I just feel this could be amazing,funny , intriguing with a mix of deepness...the whole package. Not that the others dont, but this I want it to be wondeful. Please drama gods!
And Jung Yong-hwa!! Th last time I had Second Lead Syndrome was in Best Love, but he is awesome in this, i cant help it! I love Mi rae and Se-joo together.
Thank you for the recap! Im loving this drama.
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57 Lindy
October 22, 2013 at 3:29 PM
This reminds me of the film, Peggy Sue Got Married, which is one of the best takes on the old time travel genre in my opinion. An unhappy middle-aged woman with an unfaithful husband revisits the week before her 18th birthday and gets a chance to completely rewrite her future. Will she or won't she becomes the question?
I like the Yoo-kyung character a lot. She's exactly perfect as a certain kind of woman every other woman knows is a manipulative, phoney bitch but every man thinks is just the cutest thing ever. Gah! Every man except Se-joo who instantly sees through her tricks. He seems to be immune to people trying to use him for his status and money but, as Yoo-kyung has no idea who he really is, he is going to present an intriguing challenge to her.
Both Mi-rae and Yoo-kyung are sexually attracted to their future men in the present. Mi-rae with Shin's adam's apple and his veiny strong arms wrapped around her is really quite sexy. The scene where Se-joo asks Yoo-kyung if she wants to sleep with him is funny. It's then she decides she's going to have both men. Shin because he's the kind of man a woman like Yoo-kyung wants to marry; older, respected, able to advance her career professionally. But, oh yeah, she wants to sleep with the younger, poor but very sexy VJ because, really, who wouldn't?
I also wonder who the older time guy is. At first I thought he might be a time cop sent back because Future Mi-rae has created all kinds of future havoc by changing the present. Or he might be the Grim Reaper himself because Future Mi-rae says she has risked her life to go back in time.
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58 JinSoo
October 22, 2013 at 3:53 PM
I really love this drama, not mentioning that the three leads are actually my favorite Korean Celebrities, I also love their characters including the b*tchy character of Han Chae Ah. The turn of events are unpredictable and the scenes are mixed emotions every time I watch them.
It's just the first time that Second Lead SYndrome didn't have any effect on me. The chemistry of the four casts were fair and just that's why. But of course I'm still sailing on ships, with ShinRae ship and SeKyung ship.
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59 light
October 22, 2013 at 4:30 PM
I hope there wont be a sucky ending. But if mirae ends up woth shin..its already a sucky ending. Lol.
Right now im watching only for YEH.because i love her. And yong hwa. Because he is perfect. And i love him. Haha.
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60 sirena
October 22, 2013 at 4:37 PM
Something I noticed while watching this episode. Before future Mi-rae traveled back in time in order to alter her past self's destiny, Se-joo and Yoo-kyung were involved in a romantic relationship, correct?
Why then does Se-joo tell Mi-rae (after she has revealed Yoo-kyung's 'plot' to make him hers) that Yoo-Kyung isn't his type? Is this a plot error or has future Mi-rae's disruption of the present (or past) altered Se-joo's opinions of Yoo-Kyung?
Also, I'm curious about our other time traveler. I hope that the reveal is worth the suspense he has generated among the people in this forum.
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Lindy
October 22, 2013 at 5:07 PM
Mi-rae has altered the time line by not getting into the first accident with Shin. Yoo-kyung, who was supposed to be on Jeju Island gets into it, meets Shin and goes to the hospital instead of Mi-rae. All Future Mi-rae seems to know is that Se-joo is rich and that he meets his fiancee on Jeju Island and water is involved. He sees Mi-rae instead of Yoo-kyung, in the water, naked, at night and is instantly smitten.
To put it in Jungian terms, both men in the original timeline have fallen for an anima or an idealized figure of a woman. This is a lousy way to pick a successful marital partner as no woman can ever sustain being an ideal when real life starts to intrude. By disrupting the timeline, now both men can get to know both women as they really are, flaws, strengths and all. Love that starts from this place has a greater chance of success and a great chance at a lasting lifetime partnership.
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jomo143
October 22, 2013 at 6:40 PM
What an awesome explanation!!
So perfect.
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sirena
October 24, 2013 at 5:38 AM
@Lindy12 Thank you for the explanation :)
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laraffinee
October 26, 2013 at 7:18 PM
Well said!
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61 KimNaNa
October 22, 2013 at 4:48 PM
I'm pretty suspicious of Future Mi-Rae; maybe it's just the actresses being different people, but I'm having a hard time seeing them as the same person.
Maybe I'm crazy but...
I think "Future Mi-Rae" is Yoo Kyung.
Several reasons:
1) the proof she had was knowledge of the house--which Mi-Rae shares with Oppa (I'll get to that later) and her diary, which basically contained her life story, so what couldn't she learn about her from that?
2) the scar, as a lot of people have mentioned; things like that usually have a lot more significance than it has so far.
3) when Yoo Kyung appeared with the pizza, I might have to watch it again to make sure, but I was pretty surprised at Oppa's reaction to her presence--there seemed to be something going on there... Perhaps they (not yet, but in the near future) have a relationship, and that's how Yoo Kyung knows her way around the house and knows Mi Rae so well, and calls him "Oppa" so lovingly (Mi Rae and her brother don't really have that kind of relationship, so it seemed incongruent)
I know! It's crazy >_< but it would explain a lot...
Anyways, I love this drama~ thanks for the recap!! Looking forward to the next ep. ^_^
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jomo143
October 22, 2013 at 6:43 PM
I like how you put all the pieces together based on very plausible explanations, and I totally would have bought it, but I have doubts after seeing Ep 4.
No spoilers here, but I would be happy to meet you at the Ep 4 recap!
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light
October 22, 2013 at 6:44 PM
You actually made sense! I noticed yoo kyung being extra friendly to oppa as well when she came with pizza!
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RaineeDays
October 22, 2013 at 8:46 PM
Ooohhhh...i like that. But i really don't mind who future Mi-Rae is, as long as she's trying to get Se-Joo and Mi-Rae together.
And who is that "loved one" whose death was caused by Shin? I wonder how Mi-Rae's marriage to Shin is connected to that, and how it will change if Mi-Rae ends up with Se-Joo.
Oyyy...the endless possibilities of this series is giving me a headache! =)
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62 nasus
October 22, 2013 at 4:51 PM
thank you for the recap, really appreciate it.
if the new ahjussi who travels back in time is Shin, I now half understand why ahjumma Mi-rae wants Mi-rae to avoid Shin... he's not that good-looking after years passes by, is he? lol what did he eat during all the coming years that his hair became like that in 2043?
I enjoy this drama a lot.. such a fresh plot with many suprises. time seems to travel fast when watching this time-travelling drama!
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63 Min
October 22, 2013 at 5:57 PM
i'm really enjoying this drama a lot! YEH really is on the spot and I'm lovin the fact that Yonghwa is really doing well too! I cracked up when Reporter Shin went postal when he saw SaeJoo hugging Mirae at the end... lol if they weren't thinking about dating he's put it in their mind now. hehehe
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64 llij1990
October 22, 2013 at 6:16 PM
Thanks for the recap. I also thought you won't be doing it anymore. I watched it yesterday and it's really really exciting. So far so good. ^^ They let the lead actors have their moments as well. But Sejoo is really cute. HAHA.
How was the ratings? I really hope it got higher. Also, I was thinking of watching "Heirs" because I love CN Blue and Minhyuk is there. Is it as good as MHIYD?
Thank you very very much!
Yonghwa fighting!
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65 July
October 22, 2013 at 7:53 PM
Maybe Oppa falls for yoo kyung and she breaks his heart and that's why Mi-Rae calls her that b*tch
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66 RaineeDays
October 22, 2013 at 8:40 PM
I am loving this series more and more. I just caught episode 4, and I agree that they is a lot more to Shin than meets the eye. That said, I am still rooting for Se-Joo and Mi-Rae in the end.
I love the infinite possibilities of this show. I've just recently watched dream high and (spoiler alert), i never would've guessed she ends up with sam dong because jin guk was the lead for the most part of the series. so maybe they'll do a reversal here, and give yong hwa a break. let him have the girl! and maybe cure me of my second lead syndrome in the process =)
another thing i love about this show is the fact that they're playing characters that are their or close to their ages. while i like heirs, it just seems weird to pass of people in their 20's as highschoolers.
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lemondoodle
October 23, 2013 at 4:17 AM
He'll get a girl. Just not the main girl. I actually really like him with YK (especially in ep. 4). When you know why she acts like she does it makes her really relatable to me and kind of sad she has to do what she does to get by. More so than Mirae, who is easy to root for but mostly boring. The original "fated" couples go really well together.
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67 sixtyeightmonkey
October 22, 2013 at 9:11 PM
Even though I'm enjoying the show, I'm still distracted by Yoon Eun-hye's appearance, especially in contrast to the appearance of her character's older self. Every time she appears onscreen, I cringe at how she's been uglied down for this role. Would Future Mi-rae PLEASE give Present Mi-Rae a makeover. . . soon! I can't believe I'm begging for the show to pull that worn-out device ASAP, but it's needed to keep me from being jerked out of the narrative every time YEH appears onscreen. It's like Full House 2, all over again.
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Chandler
October 22, 2013 at 10:17 PM
I think she's still beautiful. And it suits her character. I'm actually slightly more bothered by how her older self turned out.
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68 MizzEka
October 22, 2013 at 10:50 PM
Dong Gun Opppa is back!! Seriously, its glad to see his anger, his curse when he was mad, his smile and laughs and those eyes when he staring his kisses partner. Ye ye ye, YEH is good kisser alike LDG. Very exciting about another episode, MHIYD fighting.
I think each character shows a very good side and their act was improve better than before, even years of hiatus, they develop their act skills a lot, not just LDG, YEH but also Yong Hwa.
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69 Lisa
October 22, 2013 at 11:36 PM
Really hoping for Jung Yong-Hwa to end up with Yoon Eun-Hye... but as it stated, ill-fate is still fate. *sigh* :(
My instinct when I first saw this epi at the part where the time travelling guy comes out was that he was Kim Shin... because the transition between Shin and time travelling guy was very smooth and looked like it was meant to be connected. ... but if it really is him, why does he look so gangstery? LOL
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70 lin
October 23, 2013 at 12:04 AM
EEEEEEEEKEKKKSSSSSEEEEEEEKKSSSS THIS WAS AWESOME. so in love with this drama now. I!CANT!WAIT!FOR!THE!NEXT!EPISODE!!!!!! HAHHAHHA. Just what i wanted in a drama. twists and awesome loveliness ^ ^
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71 trotwood
October 23, 2013 at 2:15 AM
I have only been on facebook for a couple of months (I know--you should see my teenage daughter's eye roll) and I "liked" Lee Dong Gun's offical page, so I get all the notices about him. Really I just did it for the pretty. Anyway, he has (or one of his minions has) put your link up on his facebook page. Maybe this is a common occurence, but to a new facebook person like me, I still get excited when worlds collide, so I am giddily sending this notification to you guys hoping it will make you and girlfriday and javabeans as excited as it made me! I tried sending this as an email on the contact page, but it did not work. I hope you read it here even though it is so late.
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72 rhiaa
October 23, 2013 at 2:59 AM
To tell you the truth, I'm swooning over Se-joo. Especially the last scene. GAH. Never thought I'd say this about Jung Yong-hwa's acting.
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73 xxjieunxx
October 23, 2013 at 9:04 AM
YongHwa's such a revelation in this drama..He surely has screen presence..Looks like I'm drowning too..lol..Lovin Park Se Joo..It would be awesome if this drama breaks the typical. If not, I hope they give Se Joo a nice girl.YooKyung would be awesome but I hope there's more to her character than what is presented at the moment..There's hope though as we see how she reacted when SeJoo had spon on pointed out her habits..
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74 grace
October 23, 2013 at 11:30 AM
i really dont like her hair color or the style it doesnt suits her face....
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Grace
October 23, 2013 at 2:01 PM
Great minds with great names think alike!!
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75 Grace
October 23, 2013 at 1:59 PM
I'm enjoying this show! But I still can't believe that two handsome guys would fall for a girl with such horrible hair!!! Show, please, drop the curls!!!
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76 elssaka
October 24, 2013 at 3:51 AM
Gosh I am hooked on this. I know normally the 2 male/female leads will end up together but I am rooting for the 2nd male lead in this one. Will we have the predictable ending or will it be a twist?
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77 Jaeminuf
October 25, 2013 at 1:52 AM
I'm so totally enjoying this drama. It's too bad that this drama is up against Heirs since Heirs would have had to suck majorly in order for this to have any chance.
I am sorry to learn that the ratings aren't doing so well since the characters are compelling and well-acted. I really dig Se Joo and wish he could get Mi Rae (and I usually don't ship the second lead), so I can't wait to see what Shin has to offer to switch these things around. Yoo Kyung is just delicious as the second lead. Han Chae Ah is doing a faboo job at making her so fun to hate.
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Jaeminuf
October 25, 2013 at 1:55 AM
Oh no! Never mind. Not against Heirs but against Suspicious Housekeeper, really? And lower than Jung Yi? Really?
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78 Skylla
October 25, 2013 at 2:35 PM
I think this drama will be like "I Hear Your Voice." The viewers will decide who she stays with and marries at the end. I vote for Park Se-Joo. He is a chaebol and his chemistry with Mirae is amazing!
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