Sa Eon is so possessive of Hee Joo, I love…

Sa Eon is so possessive of Hee Joo, I love their chemistry. And the characters fit so well in everything such a perfect choice, had to say that. And the scenes where he's blushing because of that emoji it's so fucking cute. And His Jealousy Omo that's perfect. Her sister is back. Feel bad for Hee Joo for her past and all. But feeling bad even more for Sa Eon, this guy's tense about everything protecting his wife so that nothing bad will happen to his wife, taking the stairs all the way, running to her to make sure she's protected and safe. He's got so much to do and he's got to make sure that college friend stays away from his precious Wifey. Man's so jealous that he came with her, so to make sure SML doesn't do anything. Omo she called his name, that will be his highlight moment of the day. Him learning sign language for his wife, such a moment.

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slow and relatively unfulfilling episode

this is the first episode of the show that mostly sets aside the 'thriller' aspect, and it's a little lackluster for me. maybe it's the long wait, but i can't help but feel that it was a tad underwhelming, considering the pure brilliance of previous episodes.

what's amazing about this show so far is that every episode had its 'iconic' moments. i've replayed certain scenes in episodes 1-4 more times than i'd like to admit, but episode 5 takes a step back, settles in the comfort zone of tried-and-true rom-com tropes and meanders a bit. it's safe to say i won't be rewatching this episode.

the biggest problem with ep 5 is that the teasers released ahead of the airing more or less summed up the entire episode, and watching the entire length felt like an over-elaboration of things we (1) already know, (2) can infer, or (3) aren't particularly interested in. i'd go on to say that the preview of ep 5 provided to us at the end of ep 4 suggested a much more interesting storyline than the one we got. [my interpretation of the ep 5 preview: sa-eon receives a phone call to him revealing that 406 is female, and it clicks that hee-jo is likely the culprit. just as the epiphany hits, the truck of doom charges towards him; heejo cries out his name, and he turns to her in shock. truck hits/doesn't hit, episode ends.] instead, all of these moments are individualized, abruptly resolved, and not utilized to keep piling up the stakes as has been done very well in ep 1-4.

some moments i felt like were missed opportunities:
1. heejo getting caught likely talking on the phone: resolved with saving her from a fall and sa-eon deciding to let her confess in her own time. it would have been nice to show sa-eon's nagging suspicions that heejo could be 406 at this point and let that tension/fear build, then culminate in the revelation that 406 is female.
2. sa-eon's assistant confirming 406's demographic: it's shrugged off with a low-voltage drunk scene. i contend that juxtaposing this bit with the truck, as was presented in the end-of-episode preview would have been a better match for the show's prior intensity.

i understand the need for a slower-paced episode to give everyone a breather, but such episodes are usually utilized to lay down the groundwork or further develop character dynamics, none of which i felt were accomplished in this episode. other than the sign language lesson, which was adequately covered in the ahead-of-release teaser, and the truck scene, nothing much happened at all. i'm also not the biggest fan of the good old clothes-buying segment, or the extremely cheesy "fall to the ground in a kiss" trope bruh in all likelihood THAT's not gonna end in a soft demure kiss it's going to break a lip and dent your teeth.

in conclusion, definitely my least favorite episode so far.

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