My Candy Mobster: Episodes 5-6

by DaebakGrits

Our poor mobster and his deerlings are actually feeling the load of society’s prejudices this week, however our content material creator is available in like a wrecking ball of pure sunshine and kindness. She could have misjudged our mobster — and his workers — primarily based on appearances, however she’s seen his internal softie and is now a believer in second possibilities.

 
EPISODES 5-6

Rivals Ji-hwan and Hyun-woo have formally met on the battlefield of affection, and the strain between them is so thick it may be reduce, battered, deep fried, and served with a facet of radish kimchi and a pint of beer. Hyun-woo is none too happy to see Eun-ha with Ji-hwan, and whereas Ji-hwan (himself) is definitely on the prime of Hyun-woo’s listing of potential risks, her mere proximity to the previous gangster might make her an unintended casualty within the ongoing feud between Ji-hwan and the Kitty Gang.

Hyun-woo insists on driving Eun-ha again to the town, and alongside the best way Eun-ha tries to defend Ji-hwan. She’s not terribly convincing, although, as a result of the reality is that she doesn’t know sufficient about Ji-hwan’s previous to make an knowledgeable choice. Nevertheless, she will additionally inform Hyun-woo is biased, and despite the fact that she doesn’t know the total story of his previous, she will confidently inform Hyun-woo that she feels protected with Ji-hwan — an assertion that doesn’t go over properly with him.

Though he claims he doesn’t hate Ji-hwan and that his concern stems from the varied gang-related crimes he’s seen throughout his time as a prosecutor, he deems Ji-hwan probably the most harmful individual he is aware of and there’s 100% some historical past between the 2 males. Ten years in the past, after a gang-related brawl, Hyun-woo witnessed Ji-hwan holding a bloodied bat whereas standing subsequent to a bloodied and unconscious ajumma. One thing tells me there’s extra to that story than meets the attention — like Eun-ha’s first impression of Ji-hwan when she noticed him holding the damaged bottle — however you may’t blame Hyun-woo for considering the worst of Ji-hwan in that state of affairs.

After Hyun-woo, who’s oblivious to Eun-ha’s present residing state of affairs (or lack thereof), drops Eun-ha off at her former residence, our homeless heroine utterly ignores his phrases of warning and returns to Ji-hwan’s home to retrieve her belongings. Eun-ha tries to clarify to Ji-hwan that she solely is aware of Hyun-woo as a result of she was referred to as in as a witness to the incident that occurred on the Kitty Gang’s nightclub, however Ji-hwan tells her that her candor is pointless. She shouldn’t should make clear how she is aware of a prosecutor. As an alternative, she must be providing up excuses for why she is aware of a former gangster. He then sends her on her approach, his self-pity convincing him that she’s safer on her personal reasonably than residing below his roof.

That is one other a type of moments that make you actually really feel for Ji-hwan. Whereas his pragmatic realism is objectively right — his enemies are harmful even when he isn’t a menace to Eun-ha — it’s additionally extraordinarily painful to look at him deprive himself of happiness when society is already doing sufficient of that for him. Gah! Let the person construct his meat processing empire and crush on the item of his affection in peace, dammit!

Whereas Ji-hwan resigns himself to his lot in life, Eun-ha decides to spend the evening at a jjimjilbang, however even at a sauna she will’t escape Ji-hwan’s attain. She by accident (and actually) journeys over one among his deerlings — particularly, the one answerable for Thirsty Deer’s advertising and marketing. One of many youthful members of Ji-hwan’s internal circle, Advertising and marketing Deerling foolishly stole Ji-hwan’s seal so he might signal a contract with Ye-na — with out Ji-hwan’s permission — and have her promote their kids’s sausages. For sure, Advertising and marketing Deerling is in scorching water with Ji-hwan, and he’s been hiding out on the jjimjilbang.

Yeah, it’s too unhealthy the little dummy shares each second of his life on social media, so in fact Ji-hwan shortly locates him. It’s a very good factor, too, as a result of as quickly as Advertising and marketing Deerling solutions Ji-hwan’s name to return outdoors and face his (calm however equally terrifying) wrath, Advertising and marketing Deerling by accident pisses off a bunch of huge males itching for a combat. Eun-ha, bless her coronary heart, tries to diffuse the state of affairs, however she solely makes issues worse by declaring all the failings in one of many thug’s bootleg Pikachu tattoo.

Fortunately, Advertising and marketing Deerling by no means ended his cellphone name with Ji-hwan, who overheard the entire change and subsequently swooped into the sauna like a protecting mastiff prepared to chop some throats together with his angular cheekbones. With out even attempting, Ji-hwan saves his damsel and deerling as a result of his mere presence is sufficient to scare away the thugs. Though the complete change with the tattooed gangsters was humorous (for the viewers), the incident was harmful sufficient for Ji-hwan to recant his earlier assertion. Eun-ha was, in truth, not safer on the streets of Seoul than she can be below his safety. As for Advertising and marketing Deerling, properly, Ji-hwan is unwilling (within the second) to forgive him for his mistake and sends him on his merry approach.

Though Ji-hwan doesn’t intend to cost Eun-ha lease, she insists on incomes her hold, so in change at no cost room and board, Ji-hwan asks her to tutor his deerlings and assist them go the highschool proficiency check. Sounds easy sufficient, besides not all the deerlings are accepting of her presence in the home, which is why the extra amiable ones of the bunch determine to host a celebration to welcome her — and Advertising and marketing Deerling, at Eun-ha’s request — into the fold. A number of consuming video games later, everybody — however the straightedge Ji-hwan — is drunk, which is how a giddy and playful Eun-ha finally ends up clasping Ji-hwan’s face and falling into his “twinkling and glowing” eyeballs… and his lips. (Omo!)

The subsequent morning, Eun-ha is feeling particularly awkward and embarrassed, so she pretends she doesn’t bear in mind the kiss. Ji-hwan, who very a lot remembers how her lips brushed his, follows her lead, and the entire change leaves them each considering the opposite individual regrets the kiss. And the misunderstanding solely beneficial properties extra traction for Ji-hwan when he overhears Eun-ha inform the deerlings that if she needed to describe Ji-hwan in two phrases, she’d name him a “shoulder thug.” It’s a time period Ji-hwan’s by no means heard earlier than, so in fact he latches onto the “thug” half, and since he’s already insecure about his previous, his shallowness plummets. Fortunately, Eun-ha units the file straight, telling him to lookup the time period, and when he realizes it was really a praise in reference to his broad shoulders, his confidence — and the load he units the lat machine — skyrockets.

In the meantime, Eun-ha is just not utterly unaffected by the reminiscence of the kiss or Ji-hwan’s rippling, post-workout shoulder and pec muscle tissues, however her curiosity in Hyun-woo — particularly her want to substantiate he’s her childhood protector — is retaining her partially distracted. Nevertheless, there are nonetheless some very telling indicators as to which path her romantic emotions are leaning. For starters, she’s jealous when she overhears the deerlings discussing the best way Ji-hwan gently cared for Ye-na after she foolishly bit into one among their sausages at a press junket and had an allergic response. (Apart: Ye-na, ya dumb. Certainly you would have discovered one other approach to endear your self to Ji-hwan with out backing him right into a nook and being the spokesperson for a product you may’t even eat.)

Secondly, when Hyun-woo invitations her out on a date and leans over to buckle her seatbelt — a traditional Okay-drama swoon second — she imagines a really disapproving Ji-hwan sitting within the backseat and is startled out of her temporary romantic reverie. The remainder of the date finally ends up being a bust, too, as a result of all the stylish eating places Hyun-woo handpicked for his or her outing are closed.

If I used to be nonetheless invested in Hyun-woo as a second male lead, I’d really feel unhealthy for the man, however my curiosity in his character has declined quickly. I’m really on the level of resenting each minute he’s on display screen as a result of it takes away time from our lovely OTP. And it doesn’t assist issues that his prejudice towards Ji-hwan is exasperating. Sure, given what he is aware of, it’s comprehensible that he would really feel some type of approach about Ji-hwan, however his animosity has turn into his dominant persona trait. And since the remainder of his characterization has confirmed to be reasonably blah, he simply feels so misplaced in a drama the place even the principle unhealthy man has a satirically humorous facet to offset his villainy. To not point out, it’s simply plain unhappy to look at Eun-ha tip-toe round his biases so as to preserve a friendship with each him and Ji-hwan.

And Eun-ha is, as soon as once more, caught in the course of the 2 males when Hyun-woo receives phrase that Former Drug Seller’s little sister and grandmother are lacking, and she or he calls Ji-hwan to search out out if he is aware of something. The information doesn’t shock Ji-hwan, however he gained’t elaborate over the cellphone — not when he is aware of she’s with Hyun-woo.

Whereas Eun-ha tries to hail a cab dwelling, Hyun-woo has a secret rendezvous with Ji-hwan, the place he accuses Ji-hwan of inflicting hurt to Grandma and Little sister. He refuses to consider Ji-hwan when he says they’re protected as a result of, as a witness to the incident on the lodge ten years in the past, he is aware of Ji-hwan is a harmful man who can’t be trusted. Once more, I believe there’s extra to that incident than what Hyun-woo noticed, however we’re simply going to should hold ready and watching if we wish to see Ji-hwan’s facet of the story.

After assembly with Hyun-woo, Ji-hwan one way or the other teleports and beats Eun-ha dwelling. In distinction to Hyun-woo’s staunch disbelief in Ji-hwan’s goodness, Eun-ha instantly takes Ji-hwan at his phrase when he says that Grandmother and Little Sister are protected. Sadly, Ji-hwan is simply too preoccupied with the conclusion that Eun-ha was with Hyun-woo to understand her blind belief in him. As an alternative, the load of his place in society feels heavier, and realizing Eun-ha clearly hid her residing state of affairs from Hyun-woo makes the hole between Ji-hwan and Eun-ha appear wider.

That hole’s not going to be there for for much longer, although, as a result of our story is decided to push them collectively to allow them to overcome Eun-ha’s lingering biases and Ji-hwan’s insecurities about his previous. On this explicit occasion, the writers are going with the compelled proximity and near-death tropes.

You see, the following morning Eun-ha wakes to search out the deerlings seemingly getting ready for battle with one other gang. It’s all a misdirect, in fact, however Eun-ha doesn’t notice that till after she’s stowed away at the back of the deerlings’ van in an try to forestall them from partaking in a gang battle. Her want to maintain them on the straight and arrow is downright lovely, but it surely additionally belies the truth that she doesn’t wholly belief them.

The fact, although, is that it’s all arms on deck state of affairs due to some meat provide situation (that absolutely went over my head), and the higher government deerlings armed themselves with an enormous duffle bag of knives in preparation of butchering a bunch of animals. (Vegetarians and vegans, you would possibly wish to look away.) In all of the chaos, Eun-ha is mistaken for one more employee and positioned answerable for stickering the packaged meat because it comes off the conveyor belt. It’s nearly like an undercover boss (spouse) second, as she learns extra about Ji-hwan by the ladies below his make use of. They sing his praises, and if it weren’t for Ji-hwan, felons — like the lady who murdered her husband to cease him from beating her baby — wouldn’t have the ability to discover jobs. Now Eun-ha understands — and believes — why Ji-hwan’s deerlings described him as somebody exhausting on the surface and mushy on the within.

By this cut-off date, our deerlings have picked up on the truth that Ji-hwan is involved in Eun-ha, and so they additionally sense that he wants a little bit assist wooing the item of his affection. That is how one misguided deerling’s try at matchmaking leads to Ji-hwan and Eun-ha being locked in a freezer collectively. Personally, I’m not a fan of malicious pranks — unintentional or not — so after it’s all mentioned and accomplished, I hope Ji-hwan dishes out a stern punishment.

Within the meantime, although, I’m going to simply accept our OTP’s life-threatening predicament because the romantic cliche that it’s. How can I not when Eun-ha tells Ji-hwan that she’s seen a brand new, extraordinarily admirable facet to him by his workers eyes? Our mobster completely wants to listen to somebody — somebody undeniably “good” — reward him for his kindness to ensure that him to see his personal price. (Ugh, my coronary heart!)

Sadly, the nice and cozy and fuzzy second is just not sufficient to compensate for the frosty temperatures contained in the freezer, so Ji-hwan and Eun-ha develop steadily colder till frost clings to their lips and eyelashes. Finally, Ji-hwan tentatively asks Eun-ha for permission for them to behave like penguins and huddle collectively. When she doesn’t object, he positions himself behind her and envelopes her in his arms to allow them to heat one another with their physique warmth.

Why is their near-death expertise so darn swoony and candy? I imply, Ji-hwan and Eun-ha are turning blue and are on the verge of dying from hypothermia, and I’m over right here squeeing like they’re steaming up the again of a horse-drawn carriage. (Please don’t choose.) And talking of steamy, Bridgerton-like scenes, I’d be remiss this week to not acknowledge our secondary couple: Mi-ho and Il-young.

We don’t have all the main points — as a result of this present is trying to stay healthful — however we got sufficient to know that these two had a really passionate evening collectively after a random girl slung water on them and so they needed to go to a close-by lodge and dry off. I can’t say that I’m blown away by this pairing, however they’re giving me Sung-hoon and Younger-seo (Enterprise Proposal) vibes — instantaneous attraction and fast-paced courtship — that performs out as a pleasant foil for our OTP’s slower, extra harmless romance. However let’s be actual, it’s exhausting for any pairing to shine after they’ve received to share display screen time with our OTP. They’re simply so darn cute! Take a look at them!

 
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