My Demon: Episodes 9-10
by alathe
A demon in love is a harmful factor… in spite of everything, our hero is reaching outrageous ranges of sentimentality! With our OTP lastly in one another’s arms, and our heroine decided to grab happiness with each fingers, the long run is wanting vivid. However as ever, it’s not lengthy earlier than issues go whirling uncontrolled…
EPISODES 9-10
After a sensational kiss beneath the sprinklers, there’s no awkwardness left between our leads. Nonetheless gazing at one another with undisguised surprise, they transfer again to their house — and the bed room. The following morning, Gu-won is decided to out-husband each husband ever to husband, or make everybody cringe making an attempt. Do-hee suffers a veritable bombardment of couple’s meals, while studying firsthand that the satan has a smooth spot for tandem bikes. Su-ahn, tailing them with a digital camera within the hopes of digging up filth on Do-hee, learns what we’ve recognized all alongside: these two are offensively photogenic.
They’re additionally outrageously cute. In between gazing Do-hee with stars in his eyes, Gu-won muses that he’s grown unexpectedly keen on humanity. It’s like adopting one cat, then studying to look after all strays! While vaguely indignant at this comparability, Do-hee has to confess that it’s an enchancment on longhorn beetle. For her half? She reckons Gu-won is again to being his authentic self: guardian. Or relatively, (sly grin) her guardian. When evening falls, they slow-dance on the balcony to the murderer’s signature track, decided to strip it of any nasty associations. If I have been Do-hee, I’m unsure I’d ever wish to hear a be aware of it once more — however I suppose love conquers trauma?
Do-hee, who as soon as thought happiness was a fairy story — not to mention love — is now absolutely dedicated to benefiting from life. Meaning sacrifice. And so, it’s with minimal remorse that she indicators a doc to formally surrender her inheritance. Gu-won is lower than thrilled; so far as he’s involved, his spouse deserves love, novelty breakfast platters, and unimaginable wealth! It’s all he can do to persuade her to not less than see the murderer’s face. However when Do-hee agrees, Gu-won’s teleportation powers… flicker. Nothing occurs.
Do-hee has extra necessary issues on her thoughts. Particularly — sitting down with Secretary Shin, and pouring a beer for them each! (Badly.) My journey, she declares, has come to an finish — and letting go was simpler than I believed. Overachiever that she is, Do-hee resolves to excel at reducing unfastened! This results in each Do-hee and Secretary Shin, incandescently drunk, alternating between laughter and tears — while Gu-won and Bok-gyu cope with the aftermath. Gu-won provides Do-hee a romantic piggyback trip house, and Bok-gyu… uh, will get distracted by the moon earlier than he can cease Secretary Shin from faceplanting. An try was made.
In the meantime, the Wild Canines proceed to show themselves enthusiastic labradors: their newest present of loyalty entails a deep clear of the Sunwol constructing. Sadly, their beloved chief is just too busy smirking over the similarity between Deulgaepa (Wild Canines) and Deulkkaepa (Perilla Seeds and Scallions) to reward their exhausting work. No worries — any longer, their identify shall be modified! To — uh, have a good time Korean delicacies! It takes little persuasion for them to redirect their efforts into monitoring down our murderer. Armed with a police sketch, the newly-dubbed Perilla Seeds and Scallions go hurtling to the rescue. Granted, this largely entails terrifying random bystanders into exhibiting their faces, however what they lack in effectivity, they make up for in coronary heart!
And in addition — within the plot twist of all time — outcomes. Our gangsters-with-a-heart-of-gold level Gu-won on to the offender. However by the point the police arrive, it’s a lot too late. Earlier, the murderer agreed to satisfy with the enigmatic Abraxas at his theater hideout. Lastly, the digital camera pans to the face of our leather-gloved mastermind… Noh-Suk-min! And he’s smiling. That large, triangular leer of his will hang-out my nightmares — however the murderer doesn’t reside lengthy sufficient to remorse his life decisions. Quickly, Suk-min has him cornered, setting the deserted dressing room ablaze. All that continues to be of our murderer-of-all-trades is a charred corpse… with the dagger that injured Gu-won embedded in his chest.
Gu-won takes this for what it’s: a warning. Our homicidal good friend clearly died as a result of Gu-won noticed his face — which means Workforce Evil are conscious of his powers. The bug in his workplace confirms his fears: there’s another person behind all of it. However there are worse revelations at hand. Each single clock in his assortment has stopped. As he stumbles into the lobby, he sees scrolls spiraling by way of the air. Each single considered one of them burns into ashes earlier than they hit the bottom. His contracts have all come unraveled — and each deal he struck, undone.
Time for solutions. He makes haste to Suk-nyeo, rudely shaking her awake. I see you’ve grow to be fully human, she observes, with relish. He follows her down a surprisingly elaborate staircase, right into a hidden bar with playing tables. Right here, to his shock, she is handled like royalty. Suspicions rising, Gu-won asks her if that is actually an acceptable place to speak. With a tongue-in-cheek snap of her fingers, Suk-nyeo causes their environment to fade — changing them with a desert, a mountaintop, and a seaside in fast succession. I can do every part you may, she assures him. In any case, I gave you these powers.
As a result of, sure certainly, Suk-nyeo extra generally goes by a distinct identify… God. Or, the universe. Time. That which is all over the place and every part. Nonetheless, even God has her limits — she doesn’t govern human alternative. She merely units the foundations. And so, even when she wished to, she couldn’t restore Gu-won’s powers; she didn’t take them away to start with. Now that they’re within the flawed physique, they may proceed to fade till they’re gone fully. After they do, Gu-won will expend and disappear. The one approach to regain them is to kill their present possessor — Do-hee.
There’s just one factor worse than being advised to homicide the love of your life. Returning house, half an hour after being advised to homicide the love of your life, solely to seek out her placing ending touches on the world’s worst cake. He couldn’t have caught her wanting extra lovely. After debating writing “merry demon” on this expertly-crafted monstrosity, Do-hee feeds Gu-won a chew. Stoically, he insists it’s good. She tries some too, solely to flinch; it’s chock-full of salt. Nonetheless, she provides cheerfully, if Gu-won likes it… there’s lots left! (Truthfully, I’m with our demon. I’d eat salt by the barrel for Do-hee!)
Later, mid-cuddle, Gu-won breaks the temper a bit by asking Do-hee what she’d do if the world have been to finish tomorrow. She shrugs. I’d keep at house with you, she says. Sleep in. Make foolish jokes. We’d etch that final day into our reminiscences. Impulsively, Gu-won means that they keep up all evening — let tomorrow take care of itself. And so, they watch a horror film, throw popcorn at one another… and the chronically-overworked Do-hee passes out throughout the hour. The one factor that scares me, Gu-won admits as she dozes on his shoulder, is a world with out you in it.
Gu-won has made up his thoughts — and God is the primary to know. He intends to discover a manner for them each to outlive. And what’s extra? He’s keen to wager on his success. To Do-hee, he means that they go to Sokcho and immerse themselves within the water. Perhaps if they fight once more below the complete moon, his powers will return. Do-hee, blissfully unaware of the import, suggests they make a honeymoon of it. In the meantime, our demon prepares for the worst. Actually, he tells Bok-gyu, he doesn’t intend to die. There’s no query of that. However… simply in case he does — Bok-gyu ought to take care of Sunwol.
Alas, herein lies the plan’s weakest hyperlink. While Gu-won tells Bok-gyu the complete fact, he decides that Ga-young have to be saved at midnight… and Bok-gyu is constitutionally incapable of mendacity with a sword at his throat. After studying of Gu-won’s death-defying scheme in file time, Ga-young calls on Do-hee. Her opening gambit is handy our heroine a number of capsules of poison. I encourage you, she says. Please save Gu-won. The one factor you are able to do for him is die.
Fortunately, our hero intervenes. Acidly, he tells Ga-young he’d warned her to not cross the road. However Do-hee, fleeing the scene, will get affirmation from Bok-gyu: if Gu-won can not save them each, he intends to die for her. However right here, we take a pointy swerve away from noble idiocy! Do-hee wastes no time — she tells Gu-won that she refuses for both of them to die. They’ll work it out collectively, even when they need to take a thousand ice-cold baths within the sea! Gu-won interrupts her with a hug. And so, our heroes honeymoon in Sokcho, sharing a blanket on the seaside. Whenever you’re reborn as a demon, says Do-hee, I’ll make you a correct birthday cake.
Sadly, there are problems past our heroes’ management… and much past an unlabeled salt-shaker. As they snuggle on the seaside, Suk-min (together with his nightmarish monstrosity of a smile saved mercifully in test) is voted in as Chairman of Mirae. Nevertheless, Do-kyung is MIA, allegedly attributable to sickness. This, based on Su-ahn, is a frequent prevalence — a chilling admission, as soon as we study exactly why he’s absent. Seems, Suk-min caught him with a duplicate of his personal cellphone; his son has been spying on his messages. As punishment, he pressed a branding iron into Do-kyung’s forearms — while Se-ra wore headphones to drown out his screams. Show your price to me, Suk-min demanded.
In the meantime, our second leads have discovered one another. Bitter meets bland, forming a crew of unparalleled resentment! Ga-young reveals Gu-won’s true identification as demon to Seok-hoon, lastly placing to relaxation any lingering vampire-related suspicions. Nevertheless, she additionally claims that Gu-won makes a speciality of manipulating people — Do-hee most of all. Each are scorching on our heroes’ heels.
Moreover, Do-hee has her non-public doubts. Within the night, when she and Gu-won cease at a service station, she will’t assist however look on the poison Ga-young gave her. Within the store, she picks up a postcard. If we find yourself having to make a merciless alternative, she writes, I’ll select you. Please forgive me for condemning you to the identical hell I went by way of. At this level, she receives a name from Seok-hoon. You’re in peril, he says — Gu-won intends to kill you. Do-hee refuses to take the bait, hanging up in superb disdain.
Sadly, Seok-hoon is right: Do-hee is in peril. Lurking in a close-by automobile, arms nonetheless lined in deep welts, is Da-kyung. Slamming the accelerator, he plows the automobile straight into the store, shattering the window and sending Do-hee flying throughout the wreckage. Fuel ignites. All the constructing billows into flame. Ga-young seizes Gu-won earlier than he can plunge in after her. If Do-hee dies, he’ll reside — all he has to do is look the opposite manner! Gu-won’s reply is blunt: I can’t reside with out her. With that, he walks straight into the hearth.
Inside, it’s a large number of warmth and shattered glass. Do-hee lies wounded. Scarcely in a position to breathe, Gu-won collapses, nonetheless inching his manner ahead. However simply as his eyes flicker shut, he manages to brush Do-hee’s wrist. All of the sudden — miraculously — the cross begins to glow. Seok-hoon and Ga-young watch astounded as two figures emerge from the wreck. Do-hee is susceptible in Gu-won’s arms, each of them with out a scratch. As Gu-won locations Do-hee gently down, her eyelids flicker. She stirs. Gu-won seems to be down at her, face brimming with emotion… the tattoo now emblazoned on his wrist.
Now that’s the way you write a love story! Our leads’ relationship has been so fantastically plausible all through, and all of the extra so this week. When these two are being cute and romantic, they nonetheless really feel so distinct, and fully like themselves. The actors completely offered it; they appeared totally pure collectively, with none contrived awkwardness. Kim Yoo-jung is pure sunshine; the way in which she performs Do-hee’s delight at being in love makes my coronary heart soften. In the meantime, Tune Kang is endearing one second, and resolute the subsequent — he handles the shift with such aptitude.
As ever, I’m unhappy that Ga-young stays two-dimensional. She feels like a personality with potential for depth, however alas, her solely operate is to be a roadblock for our protagonists. Nonetheless, this present stays so enjoyable that I can’t keep mad at it for lengthy. We’re going to some fascinating locations plot-wise! I like the concept of a playing god — one who units the foundations, however lets probability dictate the result. It’s the proper battleground for our risk-taking heroes. With six episodes to go, it nonetheless looks like there’s ample materials to cowl, and I like that the writers haven’t been afraid to let the romantic relationship breathe a bit, as a substitute of saving the confessions for final minute. Right here’s hoping that once we delve into our heroes’ previous lives, the writing stays as spiky and imaginative.
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