“My Dearest” continues to tug hearts out of our chests this week as we lead as much as essentially the most painful reunion possible. Lee Jang Hyun (Namgoong Min) has yearned for Yoo Gil Chae (Ahn Eun Jin) regardless of realizing that she’s Goo Won Moo’s (Ji Seung Hyun’s) spouse now. His solely comfort is his hope that she’s happier this fashion with out him. But little does he know that she’s been dragged right into a hell she hoped by no means to witness, and solely he has the facility to get her out.

Here are 5 heart-wrenching moments from final week’s episodes:

Spoilers for episodes 3-4 beneath.
Warning: mentions of sexual assault and violence.

1. Goo Won Moo abandons Gil Chae

Goo Won Moo continues to be the worst and proves that he by no means deserved Gil Chae. She’s seconds from escape together with her maid Jong Jong (Park Jong Yeon) once they and the opposite younger ladies discover themselves on the fringe of a cliff. The slave hunters are coming to recapture them, and horrifically, lots of the ladies throw themselves off the cliff fairly than be captured by the Qing and raped. Jong Jong is about to do the identical when Gil Chae begs her to not. She vows to take accountability for Jong Jong, for all the ladies nonetheless with them. She begs them to not finish their lives, and so they pay attention. But they’re captured as soon as extra, and Gil Chae is unable to maintain her promise as Jong Jong is dragged away and offered to a dealer leaving Simyang.

Gil Chae has misplaced every part. She’s actually hours from being offered to a Qing man and raped. And Goo Won Moo lastly reaches the slave market in Simyang. But he’s troubled. He retains listening to that ladies who’re captured are repeatedly raped by the Qing, and naturally, that to him means they’re nugatory. So when the slave dealer tells Won Moo that Gil Chae has simply been offered to a person, Won Moo ditches her then and there. He doesn’t even trouble to satisfy together with her. If he had, he would have found that Gil Chae had bitten the person’s ear off and was pressured to return to the slave market. But Won Moo solely ever cared about having a reasonably girl to parade round as his spouse. And now that she’s been “defiled” in his eyes, he doesn’t care. What a disgusting man.

2. Jang Hyun and Gil Chae’s reunion

Jang Hyun’s run right into a little bit of hassle. The feminine slaver who has been rivaling him is definitely a Qing princess, Gak Hwa (Lee Chung Ah). And she’s very into him. She makes use of her energy to pressure Jang Hyun into accompanying her on walks and propositions him. At first, she reminds him of Gil Chae, and he laughs the best way he hasn’t in a really very long time. But the smile slides off his face when he hears the derogatory means she refers to Joseon’s folks and its ladies. She’s by no means been denied something her entire life, and it reveals. And now that she needs Jang Hyun, he has to assume quick to eliminate her.

Ryang Eum (Kim Yoon Woo) realizes what’s really occurred when Won Moo returns house and lies that he’ll ship somebody to gather Gil Chae in a while. Eager to make up for his mistake, Ryang Eum goes to Simyang himself to inform Jang Hyun of what has occurred. Jang Hyun is cool to him at first, however all hell breaks unfastened when he finds that Gil Chae has not solely been captured however has been held for weeks, and he hasn’t identified. As it’s, Gil Chae has been working out of luck, and Jang Hyun arrives simply in time to search out her about to be offered. He fights each slaver within the crowd for her and kneels in entrance of her wanting heartbroken. She’s ashamed, and he can solely scream, “Why?” at how merciless destiny has been to her. Namgoong Min continues to show that MBC’s Daesang (Grand Prize) belongs to him this 12 months as a result of the palpable anguish in his eyes is simply unimaginable. Please give this man all of the roles.

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3. Jang Hyun’s drunken monologue

Gil Chae is distant and impassive with him, telling him that she didn’t attain out to him as a result of they’re nothing to one another. She doesn’t have any means of repaying him, so she asks him to do nothing in any respect for her. But Jang Hyun refuses. He’s accomplished with doing what she needs. He’s doing this his means. And which means almost killing all of the slavers till they relinquish Gil Chae. He takes her to his lodgings and leaves her to get well there. But the moon is full, and that at all times makes him consider her. So he finds himself exterior Gil Chae’s door, drunk as a skunk and pouring his coronary heart out to her.

She’s not unaffected. She nonetheless loves him, however she’s stifled on all sides. She’s a married girl whose husband doesn’t care, a slave who nonetheless wants the Qing authority’s approval to be freed, and in love with a person who’s dangerously excessive up within the Joseon hierarchy now. But she listens to him and wonders the place all of it went fallacious, and so they each cry. When he falls asleep, she comes to take a seat by him and likewise falls asleep till daybreak.

4. Gak Hwa ruining every part

The hassle with Jang Hyun placing his coronary heart and soul on the road for Gil Chae is that individuals discover. And Gak Hwa (who’s principally stalking Jang Hyun at this level) has positively observed. While Jang Hyun fortunately finds Gil Chae some clear garments to put on (courtesy of Ryang Eum, whom he’s patched issues up with), Gak Hwa absconds with Gil Chae. Being a Qing princess, she will do what she likes, and which means she plans on making life depressing for Gil Chae till she will get Jang Hyun.

For the primary time, we see Jang Hyun terrified. He is aware of what Qing ladies love to do with their maids, particularly one as merciless as Gak Hwa. He even agrees to be Gak Hwa’s servant and agrees to be together with her if she lets Gil Chae go. Naturally, that makes Gak Hwa tighten her maintain. And Jang Hyun goes straight-up nuts. He makes use of every part at his benefit: offers and favors that might have gotten him far with the Qing emperor Hong Taiji (Kim Joon Won). All of it, simply so he can free Gil Chae. For her half, Gil Chae realizes that Gak Hwa needs Jang Hyun and places up with whipping and abuse, even mendacity to Jang Hyun that she’s positive, simply so he received’t harm himself attempting to rescue her. He sees the whip marks and is aware of she’s mendacity and why she’s doing it.

They maintain attempting to guard one another!

Gak Hwa tries to promote her to the emperor, however she even learns Mongolian and petitions the emperor concerning the abuse of maids. Hong Taiji is taken with Gil Chae’s power and passes on an edict requiring Qing ladies to offer humane therapy of Joseon ladies (solely so the lads can rape them afterwards after all). But Gil Chae isn’t free. Jang Hyun even begs Gak Hwa on his knees for Gil Chae’s life, and he or she proposes a closing recreation—one that can save Gil Chae’s life if he wins. Jang Hyun agrees, however Ryang Eum has a horrible feeling. And he’s proper.

5. Jang Hyun’s closing alternative

Ryang Eum has been terrified for Jang Hyun this entire time, and returning to his aspect solely worsens it. He is aware of higher than anybody that Jang Hyun will do something for Gil Chae. He has and can proceed to danger dying time and time once more for her. And seeing as Ryang Eum loves Jang Hyun with the identical degree of devotion, it’s breaking his coronary heart to see Jang Hyun do that to himself, particularly as a result of Ryang Eum has by no means seen Gil Chae return Jang Hyun’s emotions. But all he can do is watch. He tried meddling as soon as, and it ruined every part. There’s nothing he can do, and it breaks his coronary heart. Poor man! But what a beautifully-written character.

Gak Hwa proves the depths of her malice the subsequent day. She has Gil Chae freed, formally and totally, realizing that there’s just one path Gil Chae can take to go house. It’s the identical path that slavers take to search out Joseon escapees. She ensures that Gil Chae is supplied with stolen provides in order that she will name Gil Chae a thief. She meets Jang Hyun on the highway and factors out Gil Chae within the distance, saying that the authorities have ordered the seize of that slave. It takes Jang Hyun solely a second to comprehend that it’s Gil Chae. Gak Hwa says that the foundations are easy. If she wins, Gil Chae won’t ever be free. If Jang Hyun wins, Gil Chae will probably be freed, however Jang Hyun will die. She stabs Jang Hyun’s horse and rides off towards Gil Chae to kill her. And Jang Hyun gloriously, utterly loses it. He runs like his life will depend on it towards Gil Chae, and even Gak Hwa is stunned by his devotion. But that’s all of the extra purpose why she raises her bow and shoots Gil Chae. But Jang Hyun takes the arrow as a substitute.

It’s Gil Chae’s flip to lose it. For a second, it looks like he’s lifeless, however Gak Hwa carts him and Gil Chae again to Simyang and tosses him in his quarters. Looks like she didn’t need him to die in spite of everything. Gil Chae unleashes each little bit of rage at Gak Hwa, not even caring when she’s slapped. She vows to curse her till dying and hang-out her in dying if Jang Hyun dies. Gak Hwa doesn’t care. She’s sure that Jang Hyun will come to her in some unspecified time in the future (please let her be fallacious!). Gil Chae’s free now, so she storms off to maintain Jang Hyun. He’s badly injured however opens his eyes in some unspecified time in the future within the morning and sees her. She tearfully says that she’s free, and he caresses her face.

These two are going to be the dying of me. They deserve a lot, however life at all times has different plans! It’s nearly beginning to really feel contrived as a result of every time something good occurs between these two, no less than 80 obstacles will floor. Won Moo will in all probability be considered one of them. But the synopsis retains mentioning Gil Chae as married twice, so it’s fairly terrifying.

Kyung Eun Ae (Lee Da In) continues to be the sweetest buddy a woman may have. Upon realizing that Gil Chae has been deserted, she tries to go all the best way to Simyang herself to rescue her, regardless of being very weak. She cries together with her husband Nam Yeon Joon (Lee Hak Joo), saying that Gil Chae would have accomplished the identical for her and would already be at that marketplace for her. And it’s true. Yeon Joon can’t assist both as a result of solely relations can free slaves. But subsequent week reveals Gil Chae deciding to remain in Simyang now that she’s freed, and he or she helps Jang Hyun get well. He seems ridiculously comfortable together with her determination, however what obstacles does the present have in place? We have six episodes left and fairly a number of years to cowl earlier than the present-day sequence. I like them, however I’m scared!

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Shalini_A is a very long time Asian-drama addict. When not watching dramas, she fangirls over Ji Sung, and spins thrillers set in more and more improbable worlds. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram, and be at liberty to ask her something!

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