Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 2 of Crash Landing On You, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Hyun Bin as Ri Jyeong hyeok, Son Ye-jin as Yoon Se-ri, Seo Ji-hye as Seo Dan and Kim Jung-hyun as Gu Seung joon. We discuss:
- The song we feature during the recap: But It’s Destiny by 10cm and how 10cm got its name.
- Our gratitude to our listeners who commented on the blog, and gave us a review on Apple podcasts. Thank you!
- The Korean tradition of doljanchi where babies are asked to pick an object from a table in front of them; the object they pick will influence their future.
- How Se-ri is is someone who has learned to trust and obey her instincts, but when she turned left instead of right at the fork, after leaving Captain Ri, she made the wrong decision. Or did she?
- How Captain Ri now thinks that Se-ri is a South Korean spy who managed to evade the land mines and electric fence; how did she do that?
- How Se-ri uses all of her skills as a woman and business person to get Captain Ri and his men to help her.
- The story of Heung Bu and Nol Bu that Se-ri tells Captain Ri.
- How Captain Ri is so upstanding and always ready to deal with wrongdoing appropriately.
- How Captain Ri goes to Pyongyang to investigate the death of the grave robbers, but is instead investigated until he is saved by General Go Myeong Seok, who knows him and his father.
- How Pyongyang is the most modern city in North Korea. Much of the rest of the country is without electricity most of the time, meat is hard come by, and life is really hard.
- How Gu Seung joon is about to become Co Cheol Gang’s newest customer.
- We learn a shocking fact when we see Se-ri in the flashback, asking a staff person at a Swiss Institute for euthanasia; she was denied and recommended instead to go see the Swiss mountains.
- Our favorite K Drama elements, including: the food that Captain Ri makes for Se-ri, a connection from the past (and it’s only episode 2), the many product placements, and the K Drama reference.
- The amazing and hunky Hyun bin. We talk about his education, early career, fame, and military service.
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