King of High School: What were they thinking?
Episode
9:
High Points:
Back at hockey camp, Min-suk has to do a million squats and then
collapses on the ground giggling. CEO Dad asks Director Nam about Lee
Jung-soo's chauffeur; he's seen someone like him lately. Elf-boy
discusses investigating Min-suk with Director Nam and then gets Team
Leader drunk and pumps him for information with no luck. Min-suk and
Popcorn spend Saturday sightseeing on an island having a great time.
When they get back she asks if he really likes her. He flips his arms
open and she jumps in like she was pulled by elastics. Elf-boy breaks
into Min-suk's office to look at his computer and finds an email from
Hyung.
What were they
thinking? Popcorn heard that boyfriends on trips finagle an overnight stay. She worries
that Min-suk doesn't like her since he isn't like that. He convinces
her he is crazy about her, which he is. He'll do anything to see her,
even if his coach punishes him. Lee Jung-soo seems to be Min-suk's
real father, who is dead. The chauffeur is Min-suk's adopted dad, who
CEO saw on a bike. What does CEO Dad know about them?
Episode
10:
High Points:
Before Elf-boy can read the email, Min-suk reads it and deletes it.
Then Popcorn walks in on Elf-boy right when he is on his knees
begging his dad to visit his mom. When she leaves work she sees him
have an accident, and since he is obviously shakened by it, she
drives him home. But when she hands the key back he grabs her and
kisses her. Meanwhile, Stalker gives Min-suk an expensive pair of
skates, hardly registering it when he tells her he likes another
girl. Guitar-guy tries to keep the assistant manager from going out
with Tall Girl, until she gets annoyed and complains at him. Then he
kisses her, and we have a new romantic couple. An argument between
Min-suk and Elf-boy erupts into a business reception and they fight
it out and knock down tables. Popcorn takes Min-suk out and patches
up his face. The next day there are parent-teacher meetings at
school. Popcorn goes to see Stalker's teachers and walks spang into
Min-suk in his student uniform.
What were they
thinking? The ending to episode 10 is tense. It is the focal point of all the
previous episodes. Everyone who has thought about how unstable the
relationship is, or how the hyung can do this, or how Min-suk can keep
up the charade, or how the sisters will feel, has been thinking about
this point: when everyone starts to find out. Because we all knew they
would; it was inevitable. We've been holding our breaths waiting to see
what will happen, and now we will get to see. The rest of the show will
be the fallout of this moment.
It's not funny to see a man impersonate a businessman. But a high school kid? It's the juxtaposition. We all know how calm and sedate a businessman should be, and when he starts to ignore protocol, and run, and ride freight carts into a presentation, it's weird. We know Min-suk is acting like that because he's a kid, but the people at work don't know it. The secretary falls in love with her boss, and she is expecting him to be finished with his education, have a job, and be ready to settle down and raise a family. The 18-year-old isn't prepared for any of it. That is what the contradiction and the tension has been about, the fun and the anxiety. Now we are going to see how it resolves.
The story has been excellent so far, and we are counting on the writer to have thought everything through and have something awesome in store for us. How people handle the shock, and what kind of excuse the hyung has for doing this, is going to make or kill the show. The prelude at the start of Episode 1 gave a glimpse of the secretary helping the kid manage his two lives. It will be fun to watch them doing more of that. What's going to happen? None of us have any idea. That's why this show is so good. It isn't predictable. So we are waiting for Monday. KOHS FIGHTING!!
