너의 시선이 머무는 곳에 EPI 5-6 REVIEW
Friday couldn’t have come sooner this week. We needed a mental vacation from everything in the world that is transpiring. The fact this series is almost over hurts! It has been such a breakthrough for Korean Dramas and we hope to see many more in the future. (We hope they adapt some of those 만화’s we love so much!) Our review of 5 and 6 is going to happen…NOW!
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO RUIN THE PLOT BEFORE WATCHING DO NOT READ!
5화- 또 다른 시선 (Ddo daroon sheeseon- another kind of gaze)
Well butter us up and call us a turkey because this is the episode we needed! 내 주 feels guilty for just dipping on 강 국 after he caused 강 국’s date to kind of get ruined. When they arrive home 내 주 sort of confronts the feelings he is having. We say sort of because he eggs 강 국 on to explain why 내 주 acted the way he did. YOU DON’T NEED AN EXPLANATION! You know exactly why you did what you did. It’s this little old feeling called jealousy.
As they fall asleep 내 주 asks 강 국 to hug him like his mother used to, which 강 국 denies initially due to hide his very clear feelings. But 내 주 explains he is sad, and like a good not yet boyfriend, 강 국 gives in and wraps내 주 in his arms. Let us tell you that snuggle looked so comfortable and filled with care that our hearts melted.
Now here is where the episode started seasoning and basting us to get ready for the deep fryer. During their gym class they start to play this game we have seen a lot in high school k-dramas. We don’t the exact name for it (if you do please let us know), but it is very similar to dodgeball here in the US. You throw a ball to get people out, but there are some who keep a person our of harms way. In the usual k-drama trope, it’s a man keeping the girl he likes safe. But since this is a BL Korean drama, we got not only a female getting defended by 강 국, but also out lovely little rich boy 내주 as well.
Too bad 강 국 decides he is going to block the girl from getting hit by the ball and내 주 gets nailed in the head. He is not happy about this and after the gym class is over he looks for solace in a quiet little grassy area of their schools campus. 강 국 finds him to give him a water bottle, but 내 주 has other plans.
And this moment, our dear dear friends, is when we were dropped in the hot vat of oil that over flowed and caused a catastrophic fire. 내 주 wrestles 강 국, pins him down, and stares at him with a very lustful gaze. 강 국 asks if he really wants to ‘do it’ there. To which our boy responds ‘do what exactly?’
We can’t tell if강 국 tries to play dumb for his own sanity or for 내 주’s safety, but either way내 주is not having it and complains about how much he hates 강 국 playing dumb since he believes they are the same. (aka: gay) AND THEN… THIS. BOY. SAYS. ‘Let’s prove it.’
If we thought our souls left our bodies in the previous four episodes, we don’t even know what we would call what happened to us as 내 주 leans down to kiss 강 국. Because trying to contain squeals of joy was impossible. But it was followed up by screams of total heartbreak as the episode ended. Luckily, next episode was prepared to harm us even more.
OUR FAV SCENE: That end scene where내 주 looks to have finally come to terms with his feelings for 강 국 and plans to show him just how much he cares about him. We have been on the 강 국 side of this lovers growth, but in this moment we took a step back and dug the initiative내 주 took. In fact he gave us more ‘top’ vibes than 강 국, who we’ve been assuming would be ‘top.’
Our cutest scene: The cuddle scene. While it was sad, because we felt like 내 주 uses 강 국 as a weird motherly kind of caretaker, the fact is that 강 국 does care, and wants nothing more than to see내 주 safe and taken care of. Seriously when he wraps 내 주 in his arms, we wrapped ourselves up in blankets to try and feel the same type of comfort.
Our least fav scene: Another episode we can’t say there was a scene we didn’t like. This had a lot of character growth and realizations that we were here for. So nothing. Nothing was ‘meh’ about this episode.
6화 – 15년 우정의 마침표 (shibo(15)nyon ujonge machimpyo- the end of a 15 year friendship)
The title of the episode suggests that it could go one of two ways. Positively, meaning that they both accept their feelings, kiss, and live a lovely love filled lovey love. (Yes, we meant to use all those love words.) Or negatively, meaning one confesses and the other pushes them away.
Since this is a BL Korean drama…you can probably assume which way this is going to go. But let’s begin at the start shall we?
Our fav bully buddy makes his appearance looking for his two new besties. And he finds them…oh yes he does. With 내 주 on top of 강 국 going in for a kiss. Walking away, our bully buddy sees the meh girl who is walking in the direction of the two kissing friends. He stops her and they actually have a very witty and endearing conversation. We have a sneaking suspicion that these two could potentially hook up by the end of this series. And we totally ship it. Ugh girl has actually weirdly grown on us. She is really socially awkward but means well. Even if she tried to break up our boys. (By the end of this episode though, she shockingly redeems herself.)
While all that is happening 강 국 pushes내 주 off of him and says that they should get back to class. They walk past ugh girl and bully buddy as if totally unaware of the two.
And then our spirit animal returns. Ugh girl’s mom. And this is when we start to see ugh girl realize that maybe her mom might’ve been right about 강 국 and 내 주’s relationship.
Now this is where sh*t hits the fan and this k-drama hits one of the dramatic romantic k-drama peaks! As 강 국 and 내 주 finish up their massive sparring session (probably to relieve their sexual tension when in actuality just making the tension even stronger) 내 주 drops a bomb to end all bombs.
THIS.MAN.CONFESSES.HIS.LOVE. And not just a simple, “I like you.” NO! This man says how he hated seeing 강 국 with ugh girl, how he wants to spend all day every day with him, how he wants to hug him whenever he is with him, and how he whines whenever he is far away. This man professes like a man should!
And our boy…this mother f*cker…강 국 do you know what he does? He doesn’t shoot the boy down. He fires a damn torpedo at this boys heart and pisses on the ashes. He not only claims that 내 주 is confessing because he thinks 강 국 can fill the void of his mother, he tells him that내 주 can’t live without 강 국, but 강 국 can live without 내 주.
The biggest of BRUH’s fell from our mouths. Sir?!?! What is you doing?!
내 주 is a don’t f*ck with me type of guy and so he tells 강 국 to go and tell his boss (aka: 내 주’s father) that and how unbearable life is with his son and how much he hates working for him. He then explains that he never wants to see him again and that he should just get lost.
강 국 leaves the gym and meets up with ugh girl. And this is where she sort of redeems herself. She makes him a little knitted doll as he apologizes for ignoring her that morning, she explains that it was ok. BUT THEN, this boy is about to confess that he likes 내 주 and she stops him saying that she guessed her mother was right. On top of that she says that she could tell that when he looked at her, he was really looking for someone else. (Brava girl. Brava.)
The episode ends with 강 국 heading back to his shared apartment to find the place looks to have been ransacked and destroyed and내 주 is no where to be seen.
OUR FAV SCENE: 내 주 confessing his feelings for 강 국 was very heartfelt and genuine. Their chemistry really is captivating.
Our cutest scene: Bully buddy hitting on ugh girl was funny and was a great comedic break before the sh*t hit the fan the rest of the episode.
Our least fav scene: 강 국 shooting down 내 주’s confession. Of course we kinda get why he did it. Like he was keeping his feelings hidden so he could stay with 내 주 as his bodyguard. But like he dug out that poor boys heart and threw it into the ocean. It hurt.
If you want to watch the show yourself and see everything we talked about and more, the show is airing on Viki. Check it out. So far we have not been disappointed and neither will you. If you want to chat about the show feel free to reach out to us on Instagram (@koreanfromcontext) or Twitter (@koreanfrmcntxt). We would love to hear if you’ve started the show and what you think!
