UNCONTROLLABLY FOND -- EPISODE 11

Get a room, you two

Joon Youngdesperately tries to getNoh Eulreleased from jail, begging his mom and threateningChoiwith evidence to ruin him. EvenJi Taetries to convince his dad. Meanwhile,Noh Eulkeeps up hope thatJoon Youngwill get her out. The next day,JoonYoung's mother visits again and tries to defendChoi and won't hear a bad word about him. We find out that he quit school and said he didn't deserve to be a prosecutor after almost killingEul.Ji TaecallsJoon Youngand tells him the Hallyu star has no right to be happy withNoh Eul, either, because he stole the evidence to bringChoidown fromNoh Eul, andChoiwas able to destroy her life. Finally,Noh Eulis cleared of all charges and is released.Choi's wife arranges to hitJikwith a car, knowing that would lead her toNoh Eul.  She talks toNoh Euland threatensJik's life if she continues to be even tangentially involved with theChoifamily.Noh Eularranges to skip town, butJi Taeblocks the taxi with his limo, demanding she get out of the car...

Joon Youngis now suffering from Displaced Responsibility Syndrome, the belief that you've screwed up someone's life so bad that you're no longer deserving of them, so you run away from them even though they're crazy in love with you. So he does. He hides himself away in his house, drinking and playing video games. The damnable thing is thatJi Taemight be right, but there's no way to make that determination, andJoon Youngshould just work on making the rest of her life better.


The joke about this bed has not been made up yet.

Ji Taeis now fascinating. He seems to be trying to covertly sabotage his dad. Whether this is out of love forNoh Eulor an attack of conscience is unknown. What I wonder is will this screw up his life? I know that your family's rep has a massive effect on the future. Fun fact:Choiused to go slumming too. That's how he wooedJoon Young's mom.

Noh Euljust seems to be the helpless victim of circumstance this episode. She keeps hoping for a savior to materialize, and he never does. She's imprisoned with no way to clear her name. She gets threatened byChoi's wife and makes no effort to retaliate. When she gets shooed off byJoon Young's handlers she doesn't put up a fight. This isn't an issue with her acting -- this is a script issue. She could be so broken in spirit that she's lost the will to be defiant, but they don't make that clear.


Call Of Duty and chill

Choi's wife is really audacious this episode. But I'm sure she's desperate. Beneath that arrogant exterior lies a woman who could be reduced to a weeping heap easily, which is why I wasn't comfortable withNoh Euljust sitting quietly taking it. I would have made her cry because the woman is foul. She deserves everything that's coming to her because I'm sure a bad ending is right around the corner.

This was better than most of the episodes thus far. It's probably because they're pushing everything forward. They just stuffed it full of plot and more secrets. It's growing on me, but I'm not a huge fan. Part of it is that I'm sure we're heading for a messed up ending. But at least this was better, if very dark. Sit tight, it's sure to all fall apart soon.

Score

Plot........................8
Cinematography...8
Pacing...................8

OVERALL............8.0