Episode 5:
High Points:
Grandpa gets lost and Popcorn is helping him look for his house when
Dad comes and finds them. Min-suk discovers that Elf-boy is behind
Popcorn getting fired and confronts him belligerently every chance he
gets, including getting into a fight at a company picnic. After
having been very demanding for attention, Stalker-girl finds out
Popcorn, her unni, got fired and touchingly cleans the apartment and
does all the laundry. An employee makes Elf-boy cringe when he sticks
a pen in his face to sign a paper.
What were they
thinking? We find out that
Popcorn had a warning dream just before her father died, so it's a
talent. She also thinks she remembers Min-suk's dad. What connection
can they have? Min-suk is increasingly upset over the way she is
treated, finding an outlet in physical exertion. She is annoying to a lot of viewers because she is gauche and slumps and wears frumpy clothes. But being scatterbrained and less experienced than most women is why he likes her. They are pretty much at the same social level, and can connect; if she weren't like this, we would have no story.
Episode
6:
High Points:
Min-suk hires Popcorn as his
secretary and she does well, even chasing after him on a scooter to
catch him for a meeting. Team Leader gets after Min-suk in the
bathroom, who says he can't be caught and threatens to quit. Elf-boy overhears them and later meets CEO Dad in the elevator and
tells him about his mother's bad health. Min-suk warns Popcorn about
Elf-boy, but the elf is being nice to her. He finally meets up with
her in the neighborhood and pulls her into a hug. “Give me ten
seconds,” he says.
What were they
thinking? Elf-boy becomes
suspicious and investigates Hyung, finding out he was in Germany two
weeks ago, after he started work in Korea. Dad is getting suspicious
too, because he sent Hyung a package which was returned. Min-suk is
becoming more irritable, but he doesn't know why until he figures out
maybe he likes the girl and hugs her to find out.
Episode
7:
High Points:
Elf-boy visits his mom in rehab and we get a flashback of his dad
throwing things and knocking her down. No wonder she's alcoholic. Going on a weekend retreat, Popcorn gets left at a rest
stop. Min-suk and Elf-boy drive back to get her and fight over
whether she sits in the front, so she decides to drive and let them
fight it out in the back. So. Funny. One
of the men plays guitar, but no one pays any attention except a tall
girl who takes him aside to listen. When they get back, CEO gives Min-suk a ride and admits his wife and two kids are busy and don't care if he is a workaholic. They see Min-suk's dad go by on a bike and CEO thinks he is familiar. Elf-boy asks Popcorn to spy on
Min-suk and she says no. He has a broody shower scene.
Min-suk finds her crying and takes her face in his hands and kisses
her.
What were they
thinking? Elf-boy's informant
says that Hyung is an aloof perfectionist, nothing like Min-suk. He
is definitely suspicious but his attempt to use Popcorn as an
informant fails. Min-suk doesn't see him as a threat yet except over
the girl. How does CEO Dad know Min-suk's dad?
Episode
8:
High
Points: Min-suk tries to talk to Popcorn but she runs away from him
and avoids him at the office. He promises to leave her alone and
tries to cope by running, over-eating, and careening down the hill in
a shopping cart. She doesn't recognize him at all and calls him a
hooligan! She dreams of him bungee-jumping and sure enough the next
day he hurts his arm at training camp. Elf-boy's mom comes to visit
his dad at work, they fight, and Dad has her thrown out. Popcorn and Min-suk look for each other and he comes up
behind her in a back-hug. Then he lifts his sling over her head and
does a thorough job of kissing her.
What were they thinking? Popcorn is uncomfortable about going from one man
to another so quickly, but decides she likes Min-suk. He throws
himself with a huge amount of energy into everything he does,
including falling in love. Elf-boy is furious because he is
illegitimate and his father wants the connection kept secret. It's
hard to know whether he is starting to like Popcorn or only wants to
use her.
