With solely 4 episodes left, the writers of “Pricey Hyeri” are pulling out all of the stops to make viewers cry as a lot as doable earlier than Eun Ho (Shin Hae Solar) will get her glad ending. Whereas it’s troublesome to look at Eun Ho cry and endure one traumatic occasion after one other, it solely means her glad ending can be way more satisfying. From Hyun Oh’s (Lee Jin Uk) marriage rumors with one other girl to Joo Yeon’s (Kang Hoon) longing, listed below are essentially the most devastating moments from “Pricey Hyeri” episodes seven and eight.
Warning: episodes 7-8 spoilers forward!
Couple dodgeball
The “Pricey Hyeri” writers lastly gave us, the viewers, a much-needed break from the gloomy episodes… for a couple of minutes to be actual. As a result of the subplot ended up feeling bittersweet and emotional.
After being deserted as soon as once more by Hyun Oh on the finish of episode six, Eun Ho decides to fake to be Hye Ri yet one more time, hoping to expertise a fraction of the happiness her second persona writes about of their shared diary.
She goes to her car parking zone job and finally ends up enjoying dodgeball with Joo Yeon instead participant, wanting glad and content material. Not solely Joo Yeon, however his colleagues additionally act because the supportive neighborhood Eun Ho has all the time wanted. The distinction between Eun Ho’s co-workers at PPS and Joo Yeon’s at Media N Seoul is stark. Watching her overlook her worries for a number of hours reveals that greater than a lover, she wants a gaggle of associates who deal with her with the dignity and love she deserves.
Joo Yeon’s craving for Hye Ri
Initially, Kang Hoon is doing an unimaginable job as Joo Yeon, and he deserves recognition for his efficiency. The best way he seems to be at Eun Ho in latest episodes along with his craving, ache, and love feels palpable, and it’s unimaginable to not root for Joo Yeon and Eun Ho to finish up collectively.
What makes Joo Yeon’s character so devastating is the episode seven preview, the place Eun Ho stands earlier than him, pretending to be Hye Ri. He smiles, seemingly shopping for into her act. Nonetheless, it seems he is aware of the girl in entrance of him isn’t the Hye Ri he fell in love with. And he realizes it simply from the way in which Eun Ho says his identify. Although they’ve solely recognized one another for a number of months, he remembers her quirks and habits. Love is certainly about noticing the small issues, and Joo Yeon notices her.
Hyun Oh’s marriage dialogue
Whereas viewers perceive the backstory behind Hyun Oh’s fixed rejection of Eun Ho and his grandmother’s want for him to marry, Eun Ho stays unaware of all of it. It’s straightforward to say she knew what she was stepping into after they began courting, as he made it clear he by no means wished to get married. However her state of affairs is extra painful than that.
She believed Hyun Oh refused her proposal as a result of he opposed marriage typically. Nonetheless, after listening to the rumor of his alleged engagement, she realizes that’s not the case. Hyun Oh wasn’t in opposition to marriage; he was simply in opposition to marrying her.
In a way, her fears are legitimate. Whereas Hyun Oh is perhaps against marriage, the primary purpose he didn’t wish to marry Eun Ho was to spare her from the burden of his tasks. So, he certainly was not completely in opposition to marriage, he simply didn’t wish to marry the girl he loves to avoid wasting her from taking good care of a number of aged girls. However despite the fact that he thinks he’s doing her a favor, it feels disrespectful to not share his struggles with the girl he spent eight years with, denying her the possibility to resolve whether or not she wished to handle his grandmothers or not.
Hyun Oh’s actions additionally counsel that he considers the grandmothers a burden relatively than the ladies who helped form him into the person he’s in the present day. With out them, he seemingly wouldn’t have had the means to attend a very good college or get pleasure from a cushty life. The grandmothers deal with Hyun Oh as if he have been their actual grandson, however he’s adamant about lowering them to merely a duty he has to endure alone. In the event that they knew how he actually thinks of them, it will break their hearts.
Eun Ho’s failure at discovering happiness
Some folks surrender the primary time they’re struck with hardship, and whereas these folks deserve sympathy, those who actually make your coronary heart ache are those that hold looking for happiness even when life retains getting worse. They fall down each night time, set on fireplace by the world’s issues, and rebuild themselves each morning, solely to attempt once more. That’s the sort of particular person Eun Ho is.
She misplaced her dad and mom as a toddler, her sister whom she liked greater than something, and her grandmother as she was attempting to deal with her sister’s disappearance. She was additionally deserted by the person she thought she would spend the remainder of her life with. However did she surrender? No. She tried to search out happiness. She took a job at a car parking zone, pretending to be her lacking sister. Whereas that’s not a traditional response, it reveals she continues to be attempting. Even when Hyun Oh left her once more, identical to he did 4 years in the past, she stored going.
However now, she has reached her restrict. She will be able to’t keep it up for much longer. Watching her lose hope is like seeing an excellent inexperienced tree wither away from a drought. Hopefully, at some point Eun Ho and Hye Ri can turn into one, and Eun Ho can discover happiness as herself.
With each passing episode, rooting for Eun Ho and Hyun Oh turns into more and more troublesome. By typical Okay-drama logic, Hyun Oh is the male lead destined to finish up with the feminine lead, given their historical past. Nonetheless, one thing about their dynamic feels off. Hyun Oh let go of their eight-year relationship too simply and deserted Eun Ho once more, with out even explaining his facet of the story. Eun Ho deserves to be with somebody who respects her sufficient to confide in her, and the selection appears apparent.
The one downside is he isn’t in love with Eun Ho, however with Hye Ri. However who is aware of, he may fall in love with the particular person with DID as a substitute of her second persona.
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Javeria is a binge-watching specialist who loves devouring total Okay-dramas in a single sitting. Good screenwriting, stunning cinematography, and an absence of cliches are the way in which to her coronary heart. As a music fanatic, she listens to a number of artists throughout completely different genres and stans the self-producing idol group SEVENTEEN. You’ll be able to speak to her on Instagram @javeriayousufs.
Presently watching: “Pricey Hyeri” and “What Comes After Love.”
Trying ahead to: “Squid Recreation Season 2,” “Good Boy,” and “Reborn.”
