Bonnie's constant rejection of Soo-ho has gotten to be rather tiring, so it's with relief that I write that this episode they actually finally start dating. Yes that's a bit of a spoiler but I don't care at this point- it's taken so long for "Lucky Romance" to get to any actual fun standard romantic comedy material that see Bonnie and Soo-ho is event worthy of some celebration. If only it could have happened without the using of so much clumsy game company gossip.
To date Soo-ho has mostly been comic relief (weird, given that he's the lead), so it's nice to see his relationship being precipitated by some rather sweet flashbacks indicating how he was being considerate to Bonnie more for the sake of niceness than any expectation of reward. Strictly speaking what Soo-ho did was kind of creepy, but it's the sentiment that counts. Not to mention the simple logic. Bonnie's obsession with superstition has prevented her from doing the normal things people with sick family members do.
Namely, continue to try to live life. Don't forget, but don't fall into constant self-flagellation either. It's always been fairly clearly implied that Goo-sin's bizarre tiger instructions were actually an inducement to get Bonnie together with Soo-ho. The main outstanding questions are whether Goo-sin did so deliberately, whether it really was legitimate religious guidance, or if the whole thing was just contrived plotting all along.
Elsewhere Dal-nim's appearance is ruined, as was to be expected, although the jokes resulting from her makeover are funny enough to warrant forgiveness. Ryang-ha is just so completely terrified of what he's done it's easy to laugh at his misery. Another aspect I like is how Dal-nim has obviously gone too far- sure heels are sexy, but they're also hard to walk in for someone who's not used to it, so of course she's horribly clumsy.
That's where the focus is right now- exaggerated character traits, and the acknowledgment thereof. Now that Bonnie is seriously talking to Soo-ho in a non-crazy context, there is room in the dialogue for her to acknowledgment simple facts like how Soo-ho lacks any kind of respectful gravitas even though he is a successful businessperson in his thirties. And more importantly, that's OK. Once the superstitions are removed Bonnie and Soo-ho can connect pretty easily, and I'm glad she was able to finally figure that out without Goo-sin explicitly leading her on.
Source: HanCinema
