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THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSES
"The Great Seer"
Episode 2 and 3
Today, 6:30 p.m.: Young-ji’s house is abuzz with preparations for her marriage to Lee In-im. Lee In-im gives his bride-to-be poisoned tea in an attempt to kill the baby she’s carrying, but Sooryungae saves her just in time. Dong-yoon comes back and pleads with Young-ji to leave with him.
Today, 7:45 p.m.: Afraid Lee In-im will harm her newborn baby, Young-ji gives the baby to Dong-yoon. Sooryungae forces her newborn baby on Young-ji to raise in exchange for saving Young-ji’s baby. Fast-forward 11 years to when Lee Sung-gae plays a vital role in capturing the city of Gae-gyung.
"Faith"
Episodes 23 and 24 (final episodes)
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Choi Young constantly stays by the poisoned Eun-soo’s side as the latter tries to find an antidote. Gi Cheol is cornered and comes up with a final plan to take Eun-soo to the heaven’s gate. Eun-soo decides to use another poison to counteract the poison that’s slowly killing her.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Eun-soo wakes up from her feverish slumber but Gi Cheol kidnaps her and takes her to the heaven’s gate. Choi Young catches up with them, but fails to stop Gi Cheol. Eun-soo is forced into the heaven’s gate as Choi Young lies dying.
"My Love, Madame Butterfly"
Episodes 5 and 6
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: Nabi goes to Jung-wook’s parents’ to find Roy. When she’s told they are his family, she goes into denial, sticking to her belief that Roy is an orphan from the U.S. And Jung-ae finds out her son is wanted by the police for fraud. Jung-wook leaves for Hong Kong to catch his partner. Nabi is now homeless and all her belongings are being repossessed by the bank. Things look really bleak until her mother tells her that she’s going to get enough money the following month to get them a place to live.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Nabi finds out that she’s pregnant. Woo-jae’s plan, which involves Byung-ho, isn’t going well. Nabi is still trying to get her wedding ring back from Woo-jae. Instead of money, he finds another way for her to pay him back. However, this plan lands Nabi in the media again with much disapproval from the public. This is when Woo-jae first finds out about Nabi’s situation and feels badly for her. Sul-ah panics when she finds out Nabi has the information she wants on Roy.
"Five Fingers"
Episodes 23 and 24
Friday, 7:45 p.m.: In-ha saves Young-rang when reporters swarm over her. Jung-wook confronts Gye-hwa about not telling him about the child he had with Young-rang. He tells her to find his child. Ji-ho brings up crucial evidence of the fire that killed his father.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m: Woo-jin’s murder investigation is reopened when Ji-ho submits black-box footage from the taxi. In-ha is consumed with fear when he’s called in for questioning. Gye-hwa suspects Ji-ho could be Young-rang and Jung-wook’s son and does a DNA test.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
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