With most of the anticipated angst swiftly dealt out of the way in the last episode (SO green with envy this week, javabeans), we enter a new stage of development concerning “The Secret of Sang-go-jae.” A clever title, since the meaning is threefold: the secret of Sang-go-jae’s design, the family secret that the house contains, and Jin-ho’s secret of why he moved there in the first place.
While I’m riding this express train with both hands in the air screaming “wheeeeee,” I’m also a little vexed as to the dramatic weight being placed on Jin-ho’s Sang-go-jae betrayal. If he were my boyfriend (swoon), I’d be a tad more upset about The Gay. Wouldn’t you? They seem a little asymmetrical in dramatic proportions, but I suppose if this is the only way to see them as a couple while still hanging a secret and possible betrayal in the balance, I can groove with that. I do always love a series that introduces coupledom well before the final week. Especially when it leads to hijinks of the sexually frustrated kind, as pictured above (double swoon).
EPISODE 12 RECAP
Do-bin reels from his rejection, and the look on his face speaks volumes. God, I love good silent acting. He returns to his suite and throws his would-be gift on the ground. No! Not the Kandinsky! Avert your eyes, art lovers.
Meanwhile, Kae-in has taken Chang-ryul to the hospital, where the doctor says that he’ll be okay, given that he regains consciousness sometime soon. But you haven’t said anything about amnesia, Doctor. Sir! Doctor! Where are you going? It’s like he doesn’t watch tv! If there’s one thing I’ve learned from a lifetime of watching kdramas, you ALWAYS run the risk of amnesia. Scrape your knee? Ask about the chance that you might not know your name or who you’re supposed to love.
