6.3 - Review of Episode 3 of Gyeongseong Creature

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 3 of Gyeongseong Creature, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Park Seo-joon as Jang Tae-sang, Han So-hee as Yoon Chae-ok, Wi Ha-jun as Kwon Jun-taek, Kim Soo-hyun as Lady Maeda, Jo Han-chul as Yoon Joon-won, Ji Woo as Myeong-ja, Jo Han-chul as Yoon Joon-won, and Kim Hae-sook as Nawol daek. We discuss:

• The song we feature during the recap: Time by Baek A, the acoustic version
• Whether or not we think Jang Tae-sang had an affair with Lady Maeda
• Jang Tae-sang’s plan to re-enter Ongseong Hospital
• The game mahjong
• The drawing of Yoon Chae-ok’s mom and how it landed in Jang Tae-sang’s hands through the tailor
• Jang Tae-sang’s encounter with the samurais who beat him up
• How Sachimoto helped Jang Tae-sang and Kwon Jun-taek re-enter the hospital
• How Yoon Chae-ok doesn’t hesitate to kill the doctor when she saves the children
• The significance of fireworks to the Korean military and Korean culture
• The amazing cinematography in this episode, particularly during the fireworks scene
• How Dr. Ichiro is trying to train the creature
• What anthrax is really is and Joanna’s anthrax story
• What we thought about the title of this episode: Signal, Between Obsession and Perseverance
• The amazing and beautiful Han So-hee

References

• Rules of Mahjong
• FBI Investigation into Amerithrax Case
• Han So-hee in Wikpedia