Our Unwritten Seoul – K-drama Episode 6 Recap & Review

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The Silent, Ever-Present Fool
Episode 6 of Our Unwritten Seoul begins with Mi-ji's confession that she likes Ho-su. Of course, he's still under the impression that this is Mi-rae. However, her drunken antics come back to bite her in the morning when she realizes her memory has big gaps and she wakes up at Ho-su's place. Although she tries to explain herself, apparently Ho-su has already sorted things out, which only causes her to spiral even more!
Mi-ji shows up at work late, where Tae-i has already got her some hangover cure medicine. It's a nice gesture, especially after their chat at the bar the previous night.
When Mi-ji leaves, Ho-su finds himself pursued by Ji-yun, who brings him out to a restaurant. He continues to snap photos of her and tries to make future plans but he's very clearly not interested in her romantically. Still, that doesn't stop Ji-yun, who even tells Mi-ji (as Mi-rae) that she's 'got dibs' on him.
Before all of this though, the Director brings Mi-ji along for the landowner meeting with Gyeong-min. The idiot manager fumbles his words and struggles to hold his own. Mi-ji effortlessly steps up and usurps Gyeong-min though, leaving him with egg on his face. Given how hard she worked on the project, and despite Gyeong-min chewing her out, all of this has helped her shine in the meeting.
The misunderstanding trope continues here though after work, when Ji-yun stops by with Ho-su to drop off her bag. Mi-ji is still mulling over what happened that night but through flashbacks, we see that it's a simple case of her falling asleep on his shoulder and him taking her back to his place. There is slightly more to it but we'll wait until the end of the episode for that!
Meanwhile, Mi-rae decides to hang in bed after quitting her job at the strawberry farm. Everybody is noticing her downcast behaviour, and both her mother and Gyeong-gu struggle to get through to her.
Mi-rae is shying away from the rumours about Se-jin and her dating him, which is partly why she's quit. She's also worried and feeling anxious, which is something she relays to Mi-ji later on when they talk on the phone.
In fact, Mi-rae wants to switch back the next week, which catches Mi-ji off-guard. Some of this stems from her work project with the returning Park heading back to the office. Now, it would appear something has happened between them but we don't know what just yet.
Instead, Mi-ji is thrown into the fire when Lee Chung-gu arrives wanting to discuss Ro-sa and the HQ Project. He hands over a confidential file, explaining how they're building an LRT station at the new HQ site. This is a big project but she's sworn to secrecy, which only makes things more awkward – especially with the switch-back occurring soon and her own moral compass swaying toward telling Ro-sa the truth.
Her inner-turmoil is only made worse when she finds out Ho-su and Ji-yun are going to the wedding that weekend together. Seung-hyeon rings and suggests they go too, and she reluctantly agrees. Ho-su rings though and asks to meet, given he's found her watch that she left at his the previous night.
As they sit and talk, Mi-ji discusses the dilemma regarding Ro-sa's building and the confidential planning looking to take place. Ho-su encourages her to drop it when she brings it up, reiterating that she could get in massive trouble and he needs to keep her mouth shut.
At work, Mi-ji is awkward and even more so when she believes Ro-sa might be keeping secrets too about her university days. For now, she plays dumb with Chung-gu but this is definitely going to come up in the episodes ahead!
Speaking of secrets, the wedding goes ahead and all the guests attend… but there's a problem. No only has Mi-ji been invited, but so too has Mi-rae. And it's here where secrets are revealed. When Gyung-gu 'kidnaps' Mi-rae to get her to tag along, he mentions how he's got them a hotel room together. Mi-rae is livid and points out their boundaries and how it's not right. Of course, Mi-rae is unaware that Gyung-gu is gay, which spills out in dramatic fashion.
Not only has Mi-ji known about Gyung-gu's sexuality, but so too has Ho-su. Back in school, Seung-hyeon convinced Gyeong-gu to give a public confession about his feelings to Mi-ji but Ho-su told him not to. Gyeong-gu didn't listen and instead, Seung-hyeon recorded the whole thing so he could make fun of him and get a kick out of the snubbed proposal. Ho-su, ever the loyal man, beat Seung-hyeon down in the classroom.
Back at the wedding, Seung-hyeon talks smack about Gyeong-gu and Mi-ji at the table, eventually leading to our titular character leaving the wedding and ringing Ho-su. Funnily enough, when Ji-yun tries to stop him, bringing up how the twins have switched, he shrugs it off and tells her he already knows.
Turns out, that drunken night at his place, Mi-ji answered Ho-su with her own name, which explains why he 'figured it out'. Mi-ji has always liked him and his foolish side, and its taken until now to figure that out.
While they head home together, Mi-rae goes back to the strawberry farm, where Se-jin is struggling in the rain. We heard about the bad weather earlier in the episode, and she encourages him to head inside with her. He warns that them staying the night together is only going to fuel the rumours between them, but Mi-rae admits this is the only place for her that feels real, at least to her.
Se-jin admits he likes the rumours between them, which is as good as a love confession I guess! As they stare at one another, the episode comes to a close.
The Episode Review
So this week's double bill of Our Unwritten Seoul comes to a close with a movement with both Mi-rae and Mi-ji's romantic endeavours. The swapping lives has been eye-opening for them both, better understanding what the other twin has been through and how difficult their lives are.
The toxic work situation that Mi-ji has been thrown into looks like it could get a whole lot worse with this Park character returning, while Mi-rae has felt a bit directionless until she's met Se-jin.
The idea of healing, growing and learning by switching lives with someone whom you believe has it better than you (and then eating humble pie when you realize their life is just as hard) is nicely realized and one of the stronger components of this show.
The twins have been misunderstood their entire life and the fact their own mother can't tell them apart, but their grandmother can, from one single look at both Mi-ji and Mi-rae speaks volumes.
Park Bo-young deserves a lot of credit here too because even without the hairstyles, the way she plays both Mi-ji and Mi-rae is instantly recognizable and distinguishable.
This is definitely shaping up to be one of the stronger dramas this year and the chemistry between the two love interests is palpable. Roll on the next episode!
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