Head Over Heels – K-drama Episode 12 Recap, Review & Ending Explained
Episode 12 of Head Over Heels begins with Gyeon-woo meeting Bong-su in Sung-ah's body, their fateful meeting which we find Yeom-hwa's doing through a spell.
Gyeon-woo brings Bong-su back home, with Ji-ho stunned to see Bong-su in Sung-ah's body. Gradually, all of their friends from school find out about her presence and tearfully express how much they've missed her. This makes Bong-su feel guilty about staying in Sung-ah's body, believing that she should've been the one with her friends. However, we find that Bong-su isn't able to cross over because he hasn't yet found his name.
Meanwhile, Gyeon-woo tries to contact Sung-ah at the Hour of the Ox, also known as the hour of ghosts, but it turns out Bong-su had played a prank. Sung-ah never takes over the body. Frustrated with the prank, Gyeon-woo threatens Bong-su to stop messing with him. Later, he goes back to apologise for his behaviour, and Bong-su reveals that Sung-ah's spirit vessel is cracking and she might die soon. But she is unwilling to let Bong-su leave her body. If he doesn't leave her body, she will soon die.
So, Gyeon-woo visits Sung-ah's dream, pretending to be Bong-su, and makes her come out of the cabinet and take over the body by kissing her, just like she'd taken over Bong-su from him.
Sung-ah is finally back in the real world, and the friends celebrate her return. Ji-ho, watching Sung-ah and Gyeon-woo together, quietly but gladly, leaves Gyeon-woo's house.
That night, while Sung-ah sleeps weakly, it's revealed that Gyeon-woo had been in contact with Yeom-hwa and had decided to die to save Sung-ah. Both of them begin the exorcism at the house where Bong-su had become an evil spirit. But not before the amulet maker and others, except Sung-ah, find out about the exorcism and try to save both of them through a ritual, as Yeom-hwa is to die with Gyeon-woo in order to exorcise an evil deity.
Meanwhile, inside her dream, Sung-ah remembers her spirit mother and that she is a shaman, something she'd forgotten after Bong-su took over her body. She wakes up with a start and reads Yeom-hwa's letter about what they're going to do. Sung-ah then frantically calls out to the deities who had left, urging them to return. Soon, her patron deity returns along with her mother's spirit to support her. With their combined power, Sung-ah opens the door of the abandoned house. They take Yeom-hwa out, leaving Sung-ah with Bong-su.
In the meantime, Gyeon-woo, in Bong-su's dream, figures out that the older man they had thought to be Bong-su was actually a projection of Bong-su's imagination—so he wouldn't regret dying without sending the ring to his mother. The little boy whose burial site they'd seen was actually Bong-su, and they find his real name from the depths of Bong-su's consciousness.
Following this, Sung-ah says goodbye to Bong-su and performs a ritual to help him cross over, as Gyeon-woo returns to his body.
Years later, we see that Gyeon-woo is set to compete at the Olympics while Sung-ah helps ghosts. Gyeon-woo has stopped being able to see ghosts, and they live happily ever after as the episode ends.
The Episode Review
The finale episode of Head Over Heels ties all the storylines back together. The ending is clearly quite rushed—especially the resolution where Gyeon-woo somehow figures out that the man they thought was Bong-su is imaginary. The logic behind this is predictably weak and contributes to the rushed conclusion the episode reaches.
There are definitely some slice-of-life scenes in the show, including this episode, that would appeal to a wide audience. But for serious viewers, there are just too many loopholes in the script to feel truly satisfied with the conclusion.
Nevertheless, despite leaving us with too many unanswered questions (like how Gyeon-woo can still see ghosts even though Bong-su left his body), this episode is an average watch that gives just enough to feel somewhat satisfied. Head Over Heels is definitely a fun no-brainer but with many faults that do not go unnoticed.
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