Connection: Episode 6 Recap

Cast

Ji Sung as Jang Jae-kyung, a detective of the Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station

Jeon Mi-do as Oh Yun-jin, a social affairs reporter of the Anhyeon Economic Daily

Kwon Yul as Park Tae-jin, a prosecutor at Ahn Hyun District Office

Kim Kyung-nam as Won Jong-soo, Geumhyeong Group's successor

Yoon Na-moo as Park Jun-seo, the central figure in the incident

Jung Yoo-min as Choi Ji-yeon, Jun-seo's wife

Jung Jae-kwang as Kim Chang-soo, Jae-kyung's teammate

Cha Yup as Oh Chi-hyun, Jong-soo's chief secretary

Jeong Soon-won as Heo Joo-song, CEO of Two Star Holdings, an insurance company

Park Geun-rok as Jung Sang-ui, a researcher at Geumhyeong Pharmaceutical

Jae-kyung is at Jun-seo's house when Tae-jin, the cheating man, enters using the password. Choi Ji-yeon makes an excuse, which is suspicious, but Jae-kyung pretends not to notice. 

Because of Jae-kyung, Tae-jin and Ji-yeon part awkwardly and arrange to meet later at a café. However, they are caught by Yun-jin, hiding at the apartment entrance. 

Yun-jin secretly eavesdrops on their conversation and learns that Tae-jin demands a password from Ji-yeon. Ji-yeon tells Tae-jin that she will give him the password once he gets a divorce. 

After losing his firearm, Jae-kyung faces a crisis at the police station for not returning it. He manages to get a week's grace period with the help of a fellow sergeant. 

Won Jong-soo, the vice president of Geumhyeong Group, presents to Chairman Won Chang-ho, following Tae-jin's coaching. The chairman is pleased but privately tells his son, Jong-soo, that he knows Tae-jin prepared the materials and instructs him to cooperate with Tae-jin. 

Jong-soo's inferiority complex towards Tae-jin flares up again. Ultimately, Jong-soo collapses during the business plan presentation. Suffering from breathing difficulties, Jong-soo takes a mysterious pill and calms down. 

To track the pills, Jae-kyung pretends to buy some himself. 

After many twists and turns, Jae-kyung encounters Kim Chang-soo at the investigation scene, ending Episode 6 of "Connection."

Connection: Episode 5 Recap

Cast

Ji Sung as Jang Jae-kyung, a detective of the Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station

Jeon Mi-do as Oh Yun-jin, a social affairs reporter of the Anhyeon Economic Daily

Kwon Yul as Park Tae-jin, a prosecutor at Ahn Hyun District Office

Kim Kyung-nam as Won Jong-soo, Geumhyeong Group's successor

Yoon Na-moo as Park Jun-seo, the central figure in the incident

Jung Yoo-min as Choi Ji-yeon, Jun-seo's wife

Jung Jae-kwang as Kim Chang-soo, Jae-kyung's teammate

Cha Yup as Oh Chi-hyun, Jong-soo's chief secretary

Jeong Soon-won as Heo Joo-song, CEO of Two Star Holdings, an insurance company

Park Geun-rok as Jung Sang-ui, a researcher at Geumhyeong Pharmaceutical

Jeong Yun-ho kills the mill owner, and Jae-kyung quickly deduces from the surrounding circumstances that the culprit had hidden in a taxi. However, he doesn't realize that the taxi driver is Yun-ho, his high school friend. 

Yun-ho boasts to Chi-hyun that he destroyed the CCTV footage. Still, Chi-hyun beats him up, questioning why he killed the mill owner when simply erasing the footage would have sufficed. Yun-ho, unaware that the mill owner handed a USB to Jae-kyung just before dying, assures Chi-hyun that Jae-kyung wouldn't have seen the CCTV footage. The CCTV had captured the "Inner Circle" friends passing by on the day Jun-seo died. 

Detective Inspector Yoo Kyung-hwan from the Violent Crimes Unit at Anhyeon Police Station reports the case details to Prosecutor Park Tae-jin. Tae-jin asks his friend Chi-hyun if he knows anything about the case, but Chi-hyun feigns ignorance. 

Jae-kyung, Joo-song, and Yun-jin track down the address of the company Audiophile. Instead of finding an office, they arrive at a shabby house where Min Hyun-woo, a high school student, is waiting for them. Hyun-woo lives with his grandmother and mentions that they received a lot of help from Jun-seo. 

Jae-kyung goes to Jun-seo's house, where Jun-seo's wife, Ji-yeon, helps him check the videos on Jun-seo's laptop. As he's about to leave, he encounters Tae-jin entering the house by punching in the password as if it were his own home. 

Thus ends episode 5 of “Connection.“

Connection: Episode 4 Recap

Cast

Ji Sung as Jang Jae-kyung, a detective of the Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station

Jeon Mi-do as Oh Yun-jin, a social affairs reporter of the Anhyeon Economic Daily

Kwon Yul as Park Tae-jin, a prosecutor at Ahn Hyun District Office

Kim Kyung-nam as Won Jong-soo, Geumhyeong Group's successor

Yoon Na-moo as Park Jun-seo, the central figure in the incident

Jung Yoo-min as Choi Ji-yeon, Jun-seo's wife

Jung Jae-kwang as Kim Chang-soo, Jae-kyung's teammate

Cha Yup as Oh Chi-hyun, Jong-soo's chief secretary

Jeong Soon-won as Heo Joo-song, CEO of Two Star Holdings, an insurance company

Park Geun-rok as Jung Sang-ui, a researcher at Geumhyeong Pharmaceutical

Jae-kyung and Yun-jin discover that Lee Myung-guk was a senior member of their high school club, Audiophile. However, their joy is short-lived as Jae-kyung struggles with drug withdrawal symptoms and eventually succumbs to the urge, to take drugs that had been confiscated by the police as evidence. 

In an attempt to erase footage of himself stealing the drugs from the police station, Jae-kyung reviews the CCTV recordings, only to find that the video from that time frame has already been deleted by someone else. The duty officer informs him that Inspector Kim Chang-soo was the one who visited earlier. 

When a team member reports the missing drugs, Jae-kyung hides the fact that he stole and used them. Instead, he harshly blames the team member and covers up the evidence. 

Joo-song receives a call from Choi Ji-yeon and decides to visit her. He asks Yun-jin to accompany him, but she declines, saying she’s busy. Ji-yeon, Jun-seo’s wife, believes that her husband left the insurance money to his former friends, reporter Yun-jin and police officer Jae-kyung, who are not close right now, to uncover the truth behind his death. She asks Joo-song to keep her updated on any developments. 

​Gong Jin-wook is permitted by the Doctor to make contact only once after midnight if an urgent issue arises. 

Then comes the shocking revelation: Ji-yeon is having an affair with Prosecutor Tae-jin, Jun-seo's close friend. 

For his investigation into Jun-seo's death, Jae-kyung checks the CCTV at a mill near the construction site where Jun-seo died. While Jae-kyung steps away for a moment, Jeong Yun-ho, a taxi driver who is one of the "Inner Circle" friends, breaks in, kills the mill owner and destroys the evidence. Jae-kyung returns just in time to receive a CCTV backup from the dying owner, concluding episode 4 of "Connection."

Connection: Episode 3 Recap

Cast

Ji Sung as Jang Jae-kyung, a detective of the Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station

Jeon Mi-do as Oh Yun-jin, a social affairs reporter of the Anhyeon Economic Daily

Kwon Yul as Park Tae-jin, a prosecutor at Ahn Hyun District Office

Kim Kyung-nam as Won Jong-soo, Geumhyeong Group's successor

Yoon Na-moo as Park Jun-seo, the central figure in the incident

Jung Yoo-min as Choi Ji-yeon, Jun-seo's wife

Jung Jae-kwang as Kim Chang-soo, Jae-kyung's teammate

Cha Yup as Oh Chi-hyun, Jong-soo's chief secretary

Jeong Soon-won as Heo Joo-song, CEO of Two Star Holdings, an insurance company

Park Geun-rok as Jung Sang-ui, a researcher at Geumhyeong Pharmaceutical

Jun-seo's suicide occurred less than a month after taking out a life insurance policy, and since it had been less than two years since he enrolled, no payout would be made. Yun-jin suggests to Jun-seo’s wife, Choi Ji-yeon, that Jun-seo would never take his own life and that they should request an autopsy. If the autopsy concludes it was a homicide, Jae-kyung and Yun-jin could receive a significant insurance payout. This makes it seem like Jae-kyung’s insistence on an autopsy is driven by financial motives rather than pure intentions. 

In reality, Jun-seo's will included not just Jae-kyung and Yun-jin but also a man named Lee Myung-guk. Jae-kyung receives Lee Myung-guk’s personal information from Joo-song. Tae-jin, who is both Jae-kyung's high school friend and a prosecutor at the Anhyeon District Office, tries to prevent the autopsy. However, Jun-seo's wife, Ji-yeon, decides to go ahead with it, as she cannot believe Jun-seo would commit suicide. Jong-soo, angered by Tae-jin's failure to stop the autopsy, reveals that the vice president of Geumhyeong Group holds more power than a prosecutor. 

Jae-kyung begins investigating the drug that caused his addiction. His investigation reveals that the drug was recently popular but is no longer available. He also looks into Lee Myung-guk and discovers that he had terminal lung cancer and went missing before he could share something with Yun-jin. Could Jun-seo have wanted Jae-kyung to investigate Lee Myung-guk through his death? 

Meanwhile, Yun-jin conducts her investigation into Jun-seo's death and finds Jae-kyung collapsed from drug withdrawal. She helps him home, where they find the drugs. They clash as Jae-kyung tries to retrieve them. 

Later that night, Jae-kyung confides in Yun-jin about his addiction. Yun-jin then shares what she knows about Lee Myung-guk, and they head to his house together. There, they find Lee Myung-guk's body, sealed to prevent the smell from escaping. The body, which has been dead for seven months, leaks a lot of fluid, indicating it had been frozen and only recently moved to the house. Suddenly, the house catches fire, destroying the evidence. 

As the episode ends, Jae-kyung's withdrawal symptoms return, and he tries to get his hands on the drugs seized by the police. This cliffhanger wraps up episode 3 of Connection.

Connection: Episode 2 Recap

Cast

Ji Sung as Jang Jae-kyung, a detective of the Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station

Jeon Mi-do as Oh Yun-jin, a social affairs reporter of the Anhyeon Economic Daily

Kwon Yul as Park Tae-jin, a prosecutor at Ahn Hyun District Office

Kim Kyung-nam as Won Jong-soo, Geumhyeong Group's successor

Yoon Na-moo as Park Jun-seo, the central figure in the incident

Jung Yoo-min as Choi Ji-yeon, Jun-seo's wife

Jung Jae-kwang as Kim Chang-soo, Jae-kyung's teammate

Cha Yup as Oh Chi-hyun, Jong-soo's chief secretary

Jeong Soon-won as Heo Joo-song, CEO of Two Star Holdings, an insurance company

Park Geun-rok as Jung Sang-ui, a researcher at Geumhyeong Pharmaceutical

Jae-kyung removes a vial of his blood that could detect drugs from the hospital and hastily escapes. However, a skilled doctor at the hospital realizes in that short time that Jae-kyung displayed symptoms of drug addiction. The doctor reports this, but Jae-kyung returns to the hospital and intimidates the doctor with his authority, forcing the doctor to cover up the incident in the emergency room. 

Jae-kyung then tracks down Jang Cheol-gu, who has a motive for revenge against him and threatens him. Cheol-gu claims to know nothing about the dead Park Jun-seo or the drug that got Jae-kyung addicted, except for some vague information he heard. Jae-kyung realizes he needs to find someone named Ms. Yoon, who Cheol-gu mentioned. 

Ms. Yoon is a female gang leader in Anhyeon City, notorious for making money through all sorts of criminal activities. She was the one who kidnapped and drugged Jae-kyung in exchange for directly dealing drugs from the Doctor. Up until now, she had been supplying drugs through Gong Jin-wook and sharing the profits. 

Through the fact that he was left drugged at subway station 3-4, Jae-kyung deduces that Ms. Yoon wants him to catch a man in a baseball cap, Gong Jin-wook. This raises suspicions that he was being used to take down a rival organization. 

Jae-kyung visits Jun-seo's funeral and persuades the bereaved family that an autopsy is necessary. There, he meets Won Jong-soo, Oh Chi-hyun, and Park Tae-jin, who are also paying their respects. Jong-soo is the vice president of Geumhyeong Group, Chi-hyun is the chief secretary, and Tae-jin is a prosecutor. They were all high school classmates of Jae-kyung, and this is their first reunion in 20 years. Through Joon-seo's phone, Jae-kyung discovers that Joon-seo had called the three of them right before he died and confronts them. They claim it was just a courtesy call. 

Later, another high school friend, Heo Joo-song, also arrives. He is the CEO of Two Star Holdings, the insurance company where Joon-seo had a policy. Joo-song is a non-violent, talkative, and warm-hearted character. Through Joo-song, Jae-kyung learns why Yun-jin became a corrupt reporter and that Joon-seo had a life insurance policy. 

At that moment, Joon-seo's will is revealed. It states that he took out a 5 billion won life insurance policy through Two Star Holdings a week before his death and bequeathed all his assets to Jae-kyung and Yun-jin. 

The insurance payout wouldn't be made in case of suicide, suggesting Joon-seo knew he was going to be murdered and wanted Jae-kyung and Yun-jin to prove he didn't take his own life. 

The episode ends with Jae-kyung and Yun-jin in shock at the contents of the will, setting the stage for the next episode.

Connection: Episode 1 Recap

Cast

Ji Sung as Jang Jae-kyung, a detective of the Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station

Jeon Mi-do as Oh Yun-jin, a social affairs reporter of the Anhyeon Economic Daily

Kwon Yul as Park Tae-jin, a prosecutor at Ahn Hyun District Office

Kim Kyung-nam as Won Jong-soo, Geumhyeong Group's successor

Yoon Na-moo as Park Jun-seo, the central figure in the incident

Jung Yoo-min as Choi Ji-yeon, Jun-seo's wife

Jung Jae-kwang as Kim Chang-soo, Jae-kyung's teammate

Cha Yup as Oh Chi-hyun, Jong-soo's chief secretary

Jeong Soon-won as Heo Joo-song, CEO of Two Star Holdings, an insurance company

Park Geun-rok as Jung Sang-ui, a researcher at Geumhyeong Pharmaceutical

The drama Connection starts in the fictional city of Anhyeon. Jang Jae-kyung, a skilled and well-respected officer in the Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station, is introduced. 

Oh Yun-jin, a social affairs reporter for the Anhyeon Economic Daily, makes her debut in the story. Her introduction is rather unsavory, as she's depicted extorting money from a company by threatening to publish an unfavorable article. This unsavory act takes place in the very same restaurant where Jae-kyung is attempting to apprehend the notorious criminal Jang Cheol-gu. 

Jae-kyung's pursuit of justice takes a ruthless turn when he confronts Jang Cheol-gu, the criminal responsible for severing his subordinate's Achilles tendon a month prior. Driven by a desire for retribution and a determination to protect his team, Jae-kyung shoots Cheol-gu in the Achilles tendon. This act of payback, while controversial, earns him recognition and leads to his promotion to inspector.

Later that night, Jae-kyung’s childhood friend, Park Jun-seo, visits him. Jun-seo tells Jae-kyung that he wants to make amends for past mistakes and leaves. 

Back in high school, Jae-kyung had reported an incident and named Jun-seo as a witness. However, Jun-seo betrayed Jae-kyung by claiming he had not seen anything. 

On the day Jae-kyung treats his team to a celebration dinner for his promotion, he is kidnapped from a restaurant bathroom after the gathering and found three days later on a subway station bench. 

After regaining consciousness, Jae-kyung tries to catch Gong Jin-wook, a gang member, in the act of drug trafficking but is overpowered and loses his gun. He receives a message from a mysterious figure known as "The Doctor," which includes a video of Jae-kyung in a drug-induced stupor over the past three days. The Doctor is revealed to be the supplier of drugs to Gong Jin-wook. 

Jae-kyung then learns that Jun-seo has died. What on earth is happening?

The Atypical Family: Episode 12 Summary

Cast:

Do Da-hae (played by Chun Woo-hee)

Bok Gwi-ju (played by Jang Ki-yong)

Bok Man-heum (played by Go Doo-shim)

Bok Dong-hee (played by Claudia Kim)

Bok I-na (played by Park So-yi)

Um Soon-goo (played by O Man-seok)

Baek Il-hong (played by Kim Geum-sun)

Grace (played by Ryu Abel)

Noh Hyung-tae (played by Choi Gwang-rok)

 

I-na tells Hye-rim, who had become an outcast after locking her in the warehouse, that she needs her and asks her to join the dance competition together. 

Grace recommends Hyung-tae as a trainer at the gym, and Dong-hee's heart skips a beat when she sees his neat appearance. 

Dong-hee's ex-fiancé threatens Dong-hee saying he will release a video of her flying if she doesn’t marry him, but she remains resolute. 

Man-heum has another premonition dream of a big fire at school. 

Da-hae is shocked when she notices a spot on Gwi-ju's neck. She suggests informing the family, but Gwi-ju insists on keeping it a secret until after I-na's important day tomorrow. Da-hae eventually despairs when her fears become reality.

Gwi-ju: "We decide when we part ways, not fate. We'll stay together until we're ninety-nine. Nothing has changed." 

Man-heum apologizes to Dong-hee for having another bad dream. She saw her daughter flying in front of everyone at the performance.

Dong-hee: "This is a chance. A chance to change the future. I’m going to the performance. I won’t fly no matter what. If I can do that, I can save Gwi-ju too." 

On the day of the performance, I-na, waiting for her father, asks Da-hae if something has happened to him. She insists he will come no matter what.

I-na: "Dad always said, even if it looks like the end, it’s not. There's always something next. A funeral without a body. I believe that wasn’t the end. It’s just taking some time for Dad to come back." 

Dong-hee receives a text from her ex-fiancé asking her to come to the dressing room. Meanwhile, Gwi-ju is checking the shortest route to the warehouse where high school Da-hae was in the past. Luckily, he arrives at the performance venue before it starts, much to I-na's joy. 

Standing on stage, I-na feels nervous under the many eyes watching her. Jun-woo, taking off her glasses, tells her to only look at him and dance, calming her down. I-na wants to tell her father something through this performance.

I-na: "Dad, can you see? I have friends who look me in the eye. I'm not invisible. I have color now. So don’t worry about me. I love you, Dad!" 

After the performance, I-na reconciles with Hye-rim, becoming real friends. I-na realizes that just as she wanted to be liked by Hye-rim, Hye-rim also wanted to be liked by her. Hye-rim admits she felt hurt that I-na never shared her feelings, as friends should. 

Da-hae recalls that Gwi-ju, who came from the future to warn her when I-na was trapped in the gym, was wearing the same clothes as the present Gwi-ju. Staring at the spot on Gwi-ju's neck, she feels pained by their unchangeable fate. Gwi-ju tells her that going to save her is his choice, and they should continue making choices without denying their past decisions.

Gwi-ju: "If we can’t change the future, we make the next future. Don’t be defeated by bad dreams, but light up the future." 

Dong-hee's ex, angry that she doesn't accept his surprise proposal, threatens to burn everything down with gasoline.

Dong-hee: "What I loved about you was your timidity. You’re a bad guy but not a wicked one, just a clumsy bad guy...that was cute." 

Man-heum realizes her prophetic dream was about a fire at today’s performance. After Gwi-ju goes to the past, Da-hae hurriedly searches for I-na. Dong-hee's ex accidentally starts a big fire while handling gasoline. Dong-hee flies up and lowers the fire curtain with her own choice. 

As Da-hae tries to find I-na, she nearly gets crushed by the collapsing building, but Gwi-ju shields her. Under the rubble, Gwi-ju returns to the time I-na was born and runs to where Da-hae is.

Gwi-ju: "You’re not alone. Even when you thought you were alone, you weren’t. Not just me, you’ll meet everyone soon. We’ll go through tough times, but looking back, all our times together will be happy. Until then, don’t lose this ring. Remember, it’s not the end. It’s the beginning." 

On the day of I-na's performance, there are no injuries except for one missing person. Da-hae has a baby boy, Nuri, and lives to wait for what's next. Today, I-na is coming home from the dormitory. Man-heum dreams there’s one more spoon at the table and tells Da-hae to set an extra place. Nuri is playing with a lost ball he found. When Da-hae asks where he got it, he says he brought it from yesterday.

Da-hae: "Can you bring something from the past?"

Nuri: "What's the past?"

Da-hae: "Like yesterday."

Nuri: "Do you have something you want to bring?"

Da-hae: "Something I lost a long time ago. Can you find that too?"

Nuri: "How long ago?...Yesterday's yesterday?" 

Da-hae shows a picture of his father missing a long time ago.

Da-hae: "Can you bring back Dad?"

Nuri stares at the picture for a while and then goes back to playing. As Da-hae is about to leave the room, she feels something strange and turns around. There, holding Nuri's hand, Gwi-ju has returned.

The Atypical Family: Episode 11 Summary

 

Cast:

Do Da-hae (played by Chun Woo-hee)

Bok Gwi-ju (played by Jang Ki-yong)

Bok Man-heum (played by Go Doo-shim)

Bok Dong-hee (played by Claudia Kim)

Bok I-na (played by Park So-yi)

Um Soon-goo (played by O Man-seok)

Baek Il-hong (played by Kim Geum-sun)

Grace (played by Ryu Abel)

Noh Hyung-tae (played by Choi Gwang-rok)

 

Da-hae pleads with Gwi-ju not to travel back 13 years to save her, saying she doesn't want to be saved.

Gwi-ju: "Who said I'm going right now? We'll live happily together for a long time, and when I-na grows up... no, we'll wait until I-na has kids, and those kids get married." 

The next day, Gwi-ju meets Il-hong and tells her that Da-hae didn't run away from her, but from himself.

Gwi-ju: "I will save Da-hae and be dead. She disappeared to save me. I risked my life. I will risk my life to protect Da-hae. So from now on, anyone who tries to mess with Da-hae will have to risk their life." 

Da-hae apologizes for her failed scam, but Man-heum says she's grateful because it shows how far Da-hae is willing to go for Gwi-ju.

Da-hae: "It's not over yet. I'll find another way."

She tells Man-heum that the person who saved her had a birthmark on the back of his neck and asks her to find clues in her dreams.

Dong-hee asks Gwi-ju if he saved Da-hae because of their mother's dream or if it was his choice. She shares how Man-heum's prophetic dream stopped her from continuing her modeling career and led to her obsession with food, advising Gwi-ju not to be trapped by dreams and that the future can be changed. 

Man-heum dreams of Dong-hee crying miserably with a disheveled woman in her newlywed home but can't bring herself to tell her, fearing it would ruin her wedding. She believes her dreams are a curse that has driven her children into hell and wishes she would never dream again. Both I-na and Man-heum feel regret and sorrow over their abilities. 

Da-hae catches Dong-hee's fiancé cheating and blackmails him with the photos, demanding an unmanageable amount of money to stop the wedding. Dong-hee realizes she doesn't love her fiancé despite getting the wedding she wanted, thanks to Gwi-ju's advice. 

The fiancé gets caught in a trap set by Da-hae and Grace, being caught cheating the night before the wedding. During a scuffle over the money Da-hae received from the fiancé, Grace accidentally falls out of a window. In that moment, Dong-hee, recalling happier times, heroically saves Grace. Seeing this, Da-hae realizes that Man-heum's dream isn't the whole picture. The dream helped change Dong-hee's future. Da-hae asks Man-heum not to be afraid and to dream again.

Man-heum: "It's not the dream but the interpretation..."

Da-hae: "You can't change the dream, but you can choose how to accept it." 

Watching his parents' happy past, Gwi-ju sees young Da-hae being teased by friends for being unable to ride a bike. He helped her to ride, and in the process, gets a plant rash on his neck. Back in the present, Gwi-ju notices a birthmark has appeared on his neck.

 

The Atypical Family: Episode 10 Summary

Bok Gwi-ju (Jang Ki-yong) feels bewildered as his father returns and his parents smoothly accept each other, causing an unexpected situation. 

Upon hearing Bok Man-heum (Go Doo-shim)'s dream of Gwi-ju dying, Da-hae is shocked. Man-heum promises to do everything to make Gwi-ju's remaining time happy, even agreeing to welcome Da-hae into the family, even if she ends up marrying a scammer for the sake of their son. 

Bok I-na (Park So-yi) and Jun-woo open their hearts and start dating. Meanwhile, following I-na being locked in a warehouse, school friends start suspecting Hye-rim's duplicity. 

Man-heum tells Bok Dong-hee (Claudia Kim) that once Gwi-ju is gone, the building she coveted will be hers.

Dong-hee: "You dreamed of this... stealing the future through dreams... am I the only greedy one? Isn't Mom getting punished for her greed? Just making me look like this would have been enough."

Shaken by Man-heum's dream, Dong-hee resents her, believing Mom's dream is about killing Gwi-ju. 

Gwi-ju spends happy times with Da-hae and I-na, although Da-hae conceals her feelings. They travel to the sea and cherish their time together, but during a brief moment when Gwi-ju seems to lapse into the past, a car accident happens. Upon Gwi-ju's return, Da-hae is missing. Despite an extensive search, only her jacket is found, leading to the search being called off. 

Gwi-ju confronts Baek Il-hong (Kim Geum-sun), shouting if she caused Da-hae to become like that. Il-hong, on the other hand, resents Gwi-ju, questioning why he couldn't save her despite having superpowers. 

Witnessing a repeat of the accident pattern from seven years ago, Dong-hee finds solace in believing Gwi-ju might not die. Saddened, I-na confesses that Da-hae was the first person she wasn't scared to look at, asking Dad and Aunt to find Da-hae. 

Gwi-ju, having returned to the past, tells Da-hae about the impending accident. Despite this, when the reality doesn't change, I-na feels something is off and seeks out Noh Hyung-tae (Choi Gwang-rok). He then shows her Da-hae's location through his vision. It turns out that Da-hae had staged the car accident with Hyung-tae's help to fake her death to save Gwi-ju. 

With I-na's help, Gwi-ju finds Da-hae.

Da-hae: "You're going to die. So go back. Don't stay by my side. Stay with I-na. You promised your daughter you’d be with her. Even if you can barely breathe, stay alive. It's better than you not being here at all."

Gwi-ju: "I thought you were a foolish scammer, but you’re a fool. I'm sorry, but I can't endure what you ask me. I can't be without you. I love you!"

The Atypical Family: Episode 9 Summary

Bok Man-heum (Go Doo-shim) sees a vision of a building engulfed in flames with Bok Gwi-ju (Jang Ki-yong) inside and warns him to stay away from Do Da-hae (Chun Woo-hee). Gwi-ju dismisses this, saying the fire happened long ago and shows Man-heum a ring identical to the one Da-hae has, down to the smallest scratch. He explains the ring has never left the safe. Man-heum is astonished as her dreams have never shown the past before. 

Um Soon-goo (O Man-seok), who was scammed by Baek Il-hong (Kim Geum-sun), secretly takes a lottery ticket worth 2.3 billion won. He complains about the hardships he's faced in the family with supernatural powers, but Man-heum feels betrayed when she realizes it was her husband who took the ticket and angrily tells him to leave. 

When Da-hae learns Il-hong has the ticket, she warns Gwi-ju that it's not her he needs to save but his family. She reveals Il-hong’s true target is Man-heum, who lays golden eggs through his prophetic dreams. 

Bok Dong-hee (Claudia Kim) introduces her boyfriend to Man-heum, hoping to inherit the gym building upon marriage. However, she realizes he doesn't love her.

Man-heum remarks, "Even someone I thought shared my dreams turned out to be living in a different world. We're surrounded by scammers."

Dong-hee retorts, "You don't see how your dreams have been controlling our family. I’ll start my own family, just to get away from you."

Dong-hee, who has lived her life according to her mother’s visions, is angry and disappointed when her mother changes her stance. 

Bok I-na (Park So-yi), who has been bullied at school, runs away. Despite searching all likely places with Hye-rim, Gwi-ju can't find her and decides to check the sauna. He realizes that I-na, always alone, hides behind her phone to avoid people’s gaze. 

As Il-hong continues to see the Bok family as a golden goose to exploit, Da-hae reveals that she stayed with her mother out of pity, understanding the desperation of the mother clinging to her dead daughter’s memory. She vows to use everything she learned from Il-hong to repay her in the most brutal way if she touches the Bok family. 

Future Gwi-ju warns of the danger I-na faces, locked in a gym storage room by Hye-rim, who is jealous after Jun-woo's confession to I-na. Gwi-ju rescues I-na and asks why she was there.

I-na replies, "Do I really have to go to school? ... There are too many eyes." 

Feeling it was better when she was invisible, I-na resents Da-hae. She tried to be friends with Hye-rim but doesn't understand what went wrong. Da-hae shares her own experience of feeling invisible and being found in a burning gym.

Da-hae says, "Someone will come for you, even through the flames. Don't be too afraid of the people coming for you. What you hear might just be a tiny piece of their many-layered hearts." 

Da-hae advises Gwi-ju to look I-na in the eyes instead of scolding her. Following this advice, Gwi-ju's silent apology brings I-na to tears.

Gwi-ju thinks, 'I'm awkward and unsure how to connect with you, but I'll try. From now on, I'll spend time with you. The moment you were born was the best time of my life, and I want to reclaim that.'

I-na, who can hear her father's thoughts, admits she wishes her ability would go away.

I-na says, "The moment that consumed you also consumed mom."

Blaming herself for the accident after sensing her mother's feelings, she breaks down in tears, revealing her deeply hidden guilt. 

Waking up in the sauna, Man-heum tells Il-hong it feels like her deceased daughter is alive, a tactic advised by Da-hae to unsettle Il-hong. 

Gwi-ju teaches I-na to ride a bike, feeling happy as she succeeds. Jun-woo approaches I-na as she rides, apologizing and promising to try harder to keep his distance if that's what she needs, asking her not to run away.

I-na confesses, "I like you too." 

Man-heum wakes up screaming, crying to her estranged husband that Gwi-ju is going to die. 

Gwi-ju, thanks to Da-hae, can reclaim the time when I-na was born.

Gwi-ju says, "Now it's time to save you with that happiness. I waited 13 years to meet you and love you like this."

He vows to protect his family, including Da-hae, giving her a ring.

Gwi-ju: "This is the ring I gave you 13 years ago, and the ring I’ll give you in the future."

The Atypical Family: Episode 8 Summary

Bok Man-heum (Go Doo-shim) keeps having repetitive prophetic dreams, but they are never clear. 

Bok Gwi-ju (Jang Ki-yong) wants to spend happy moments with Do Da-hae (Chun Woo-hee) and negotiates with con artists, promising them the ability to steal the future. Grace (Ryu Abel) suggests revealing the secrets of the family with superpowers to the media to make a lot of money quickly.

Gwi-ju: "If you want to kill the goose that lays golden eggs for just a few eggs, go ahead."

Da-hae: "It's my time. It sounds easy to say you'll give me time, but does that mean you can trample all over my time whenever you need it? I don't want to be used, ever." 

Despite developing feelings for Gwi-ju, Da-hae pushes him away. She tells him that the time they spent together was meaningless because he was deceived by scams and that he should find other meaningful happy times. Da-hae criticizes Gwi-ju, saying it's typical arrogance of those with superpowers to want to save people who are worse off. 

Gwi-ju travels to the past and gets injured rescuing a cat on his first day as an EMT. At the hospital, he sees Da-hae attending her father's funeral. Baek Il-hong (Kim Geum-sun) makes a deal with Da-hae to pay off her father's debt. Gwi-ju silently comforts Da-hae by holding her shoulder, and she finally breaks into tears.

Bok Dong-hee (Claudia Kim) discovers that it was Grace who pushed her.

Dong-hee: "So it was you. You pushed me!" 

To make Da-hae happy, Gwi-ju goes to buy her a special Patbingsu, an ice dessert, with Noh Hyung-tae (Choi Gwang-rok). Sneaking back to the past, he gives Da-hae the dessert. She recalls the time when, as a hungry student, an old lady bought her bread and ice dessert after catching her stealing bread.

Da-hae: "I had to sell my misery to become a little bit happy. So I'm confused. Was it a miserable time or a happy time?" 

Da-hae says that she acknowledges what that day 13 years ago meant to Gwi-ju but she wasn't grateful for surviving. Living with nothing made her life tough.

Da-hae: "I want to vent my anger for saving me." 

Da-hae asks Gwi-ju to return a ring, which is a keepsake from the person who saved her 13 years ago, to the bereaved family at the Bok family house.

Da-hae: "Is this what having superpowers is like? Did I go back to the past? Or have I never been able to move on from it?"

Gwi-ju gives Da-hae a lottery ticket with this week's winning numbers worth 2.3 billion won, telling her to use it to pay off Il-hong's debt.

Gwi-ju: "Stop selling your misery. If you have to sell something, sell happiness from now on." 

Grace helps Dong-hee reconnect with her plastic surgeon boyfriend, but he is only interested in the 50 billion won building he will receive upon marriage. As Dong-hee struggles with an extreme diet to regain her ability to fly, Grace, feeling sorry for her, promises to help her lose weight and get married, proposing they split the 50 billion won building. 

Da-hae asks Man-heum to keep Gwi-ju away from her. She warns that dealing with Il-hong will endanger not only Gwi-ju but the entire Bok family. She gives the winning lottery ticket to Man-heum. 

Gwi-ju discovers that the ring Da-hae mentioned as a keepsake from her rescuer is identical to one in the Bok family safe. Realizing there are two identical rings, Gwi-ju shows one to Da-hae.

Gwi-ju: "Is this it? The keepsake from the person who saved you. Did that person give you this ring? Did you see his face?"

Da-hae: "The rescuer was wearing something over his face. He slipped the ring on my finger and asked me to keep it safe."

The Atypical Family: Episode 7 Summary

Do Da-hae (Chun Woo-hee) reveals herself as a con artist, causing the wedding to be called off. Bok Gwi-ju (Jang Ki-yong) questions whether the marriage registration and the fire from 13 years ago were also lies. Da-hae exposes that the story of her surviving a fire as a poor high school girl was a ploy for her schemes. 

Gwi-ju regrets the many times he went back to Da-hae, realizing all their time together was built on lies. He resolves never to return to those moments with her again. Despite his resolve, he finds himself repeatedly drawn back into memories with Da-hae. 

Baek Il-hong (Kim Geum-sun) demands an explanation from Da-hae, wondering if the Bok family has supernatural powers since Bok Man-heum (Go Doo-shim) seemed to know about Da-hae's deceit beforehand.

Da-hae: "Let's stop. If you regret saving me, kill me now, or I'll do it myself. Oh, and by the way, there's nothing left for you then."

Grace: "I saw it too! Bok Dong-hee (Claudia Kim) was floating in the air. This could be worth a lot of money!" 

Jun-woo invites Bok I-na (Park So-yi) to have malatang after school, but she refuses until he mentions that Hye-rim wants her to come. Hye-rim outwardly invites her but internally thinks, "Don't come, get lost." I-na, sensing this, drops her glasses and runs away. Without her glasses, she hears everyone's thoughts and becomes terrified. 

Thinking of Da-hae, I-na goes to the sauna. Il-hong, seeing her as a lucky charm, believes that if the Bok family accumulated wealth through supernatural means, they could pull off an even bigger scam, and she offers Da-hae another chance. 

When I-na meets Da-hae, she realizes Da-hae has been locked. Using the pretext of adjusting I-na's glasses, Da-hae takes her to send her back to Gwi-ju, telling her not to return.

I-na: "Your mother thought she was testing you to see whose side you're on. She thought this was your last chance. If you let me go, she won't leave you alone." 

Gwi-ju misunderstands Da-hae's intentions.

Da-hae: "This is the only time I'll return her nicely. Next time, I can't promise what will happen."

Gwi-ju has one last question for Da-hae.

Gwi-ju: "My late colleague had a family—a wife and a young son. Is this what the student he risked his life for grew into? Live your life meaningfully. Our time is truly over. I'll erase those memories and never return to them."

At that moment, a future version of Gwi-ju appears, warning that Dong-hee is in danger.

Da-hae: "Go to your sister... She's supposed to be in danger." 

Gwi-ju saves Dong-hee, who had been pushed by Grace (Ryu Abel) to capture her flying. Seeing Gwi-ju injured while saving her, Man-heum slaps Da-hae.

Man-heum: "Stay away from my family. How dare you touch a child."

Da-hae: "You should have looked after her better. It was too easy. All I did was make eye contact."

Man-heum: "You picked on the weakest child."

Da-hae: "Superpowers aren't all that. Seeing the future, past, and everything... but missing what's right in front of you. What a waste. If I'd known it was this easy, I would have tried harder. Be prepared. My mother won't let go once she bites."

Despite her cold words, Da-hae wants to protect Gwi-ju's family from Il-hong. 

I-na warns her father.

I-na: "She might be locked up somewhere, suffering. After ruining the wedding and sending me back, who knows what she's going through."

Returning to the past on the wedding day, Gwi-ju sees Da-hae being dragged away by Il-hong and understands why.

Gwi-ju: "She smashed everything beyond repair. She could have just quietly escaped. Was it necessary to make such a fuss? Was the con artist saving me?"

Realizing the truth, Gwi-ju seeks out Da-hae.

Gwi-ju: "Let's make a deal! Let's reset our relationship as strictly business."

Da-hae: "Are you proposing a collaboration?"

Gwi-ju: "The time I spent with you is a time-slip point. If you cooperate, my powers can be useful. We need to change the past. I'm going to hold onto you."

The Atypical Family: Episode 6 Summary

 

Bok I-na (Park So-yi), who took her grandmother's watch as a friend's gift and joined the dance club, refuses to talk to her father Bok Gwi-ju (Jang Ki-yong). Although I-na wants to talk with Do Da-hae (Chun Woo-hee), Da-hae's inner thoughts are inadvertently revealed due to I-na's psychic abilities, leading Da-hae to retreat to the sauna.

Gwi-ju keeps urging Da-hae to converse with I-na, but Da-hae finds it increasingly difficult to face the unfolding events in Gwi-ju's household and the unsettling glimpses of a past she'd rather forget. Da-hae insists they should stop at this point. However, Gwi-ju begins to change. He starts exercising, tidying up the house, taking care of his daughter, and even tries to mend Da-hae's heart by visiting the sauna daily.

Gwi-ju: "I think I can go back to the time when I-na was born."

Da-hae: "Just watch over I-na. Taking the watch might be a small visible problem."

Gwi-ju: "I'll try to bring happiness. I'll reclaim the time when I-na was born. I'll find Da-hae and save her."

Da-hae, communicating secretly through eye signals, reveals that I-na needs to remove her glasses to read minds. When I-na questions why Da-hae caused such a commotion by coming to school, Da-hae explains it was because she was worried I-na might get into trouble. Da-hae, who suffered bullying in school, understands I-na's feelings better than anyone else and expresses concern that I-na might be overexerting herself to accommodate Hye-rim. I-na asks when Da-hae will come home.

I-na: "It's pointless to try and deceive when everything is already clear."

Da-hae: "It must have been scary to read other people's minds. You might have heard things you didn't want to. But if you keep suppressing it alone, it'll be harder for you."

I-na: "Let's meet at home. Fraudulent lady."

After Baek Il-hong (Kim Geum-sun)'s visit leaves Man-heum sleepless and restless, Um Soon-goo (O Man-seok) offers a glimmer of hope, mentioning that Gwi-ju's depression seems to be improving. Meanwhile, Finally, Gwi-ju demonstrates the return of his psychic abilities, claiming he can travel back in time, though only to the time he spent with Da-hae.

Man-heum, after a peaceful sleep at the sauna, has a prophetic dream, stating she saw Da-hae again and leaves the sauna with a determined expression. She warns her son not to return to the sauna.

Man-heum: "I've seen the end already!"

Gwi-ju: "I have to see the end with my own eyes too." 

Man-heum eventually agrees to the marriage in her prophetic dream.

Gwi-ju: "The future is already decided. I'm quite looking forward to it. The fact that Da-hae is alive is evidence that I will eventually save her."

The wedding proceeds smoothly, and Soon-goo tells Da-hae that if he had been there for his wife, Da-hae would be the same for Gwi-ju.

Hye-rim, who accidentally overheard Jun-woo's confession to I-na at the amusement park, returns the watch and sneakers to I-na, lashing out at her with harsh words.

On the day of the wedding, Dong-hee claims to have found evidence that Da-hae is a fraud, leading to a confrontation with Grace (Ryu Abel). During the altercation, Bok Dong-hee (Claudia Kim) falls from the second floor, shocking Grace because Dong-hee floats above the floor.

Da-hae confesses at the wedding that she's a fraud, and Gwi-ju is the third target of her mother.

Da-hae: "I'm sorry. You can't save me, Gwi-ju."

 

The Atypical Family: Episode 5 Summary

Do Da-hae (Chun Woo-hee) is anxious about Bok Gwi-ju (Jang Ki-yong) believing in the fake marriage certificate she created, fearing it might be exposed at any moment. She also worries about the superpowered family finding out about her.

Meanwhile, Gwi-ju is tormented by constant thoughts of the moment he kissed Da-hae. Sleepless, he confronts Da-hae in the morning as she tries to enter the Bok family’s vault alone and takes her away. 

Da-hae repeatedly asks Gwi-ju to marry her, but he rejects her advances. When he downplays the significance of their kiss, Da-hae slaps him. 

Bok Man-heum (Go Doo-shim) suspects his daughter Bok Dong-hee (Claudia Kim) of stealing her watch, but she denies it and suspects Da-hae instead. However, the family discovers the marriage certificate. 

With the family's awareness of the marriage, Gwi-ju suggests having a formal meeting between the families before their wedding. Man-heum, noticing Da-hae's odd behavior, orders his husband to investigate her background. Realizing Da-hae is being investigated, Baek Il-hong (Kim Geum-sun) tries to make the first move and contacts Man-heum. 

​Meanwhile, it’s revealed that Man-heum's watch was given to Hye-rim by Bok I-na (Park So-yi), who also lends her shoes after reading Hye-rim's mind who thought her shoes were pretty. Da-hae, seeing I-na return home in slippers, reminisces about her school days. I-na likes Hye-rim, her first real friend, but Hye-rim's behavior is not exactly friendly. Da-hae suspects that I-na might be being bullied. 

Grace, after Dong-hee protects her from a sexual predator, shares drinks and food with her, but her slip of the tongue makes Dong-hee suspicious. At home, Man-heum begins to distance herself from Da-hae. 

​Gwi-ju keeps bringing up the fire incident and then disappears before Da-hae. He realizes that Da-hae's inability to speak about it is because the memory is too painful. He returns to the moment of their kiss, only to see I-na stealing Man-heum's watch. 

Da-hae goes to I-na’s school with slippers and overhears kids saying that Hye-rim treats I-na like a servant. Seeing Hye-rim wearing Man-heum’s watch and I-na's shoes, she takes Hye-rim aside for a talk. However, I-na, knowing that Da-hae is a fraud who is trying to become the legal representative of the Bok family by defending Hye-rim, instead blackmails Da-hae. Da-hae is shocked that I-na can read her entire mind. 

Da-hae calls her uncle, Noh Hyung-tae (Choi Gwang-rok), for help, but no one believes her. When Gwi-ju arrives at the school, she runs and hides, but a teacher unintentionally locks the door, trapping her inside. She tries to call her uncle for help, but her phone dies. Her uncle attempts to go to her, but Il-hong deliberately stops him. Da-hae is terrified, trapped in a confined space. 

In the past, Da-hae was locked in the fifth-floor storage room by her friends, who said she had to stay there until someone came for her. A fire broke out, and she was paralyzed by fear. In her panic, she sees Gwi-ju and tells him no one came for her and that she was trapped there during the fire. Gwi-ju mentions the fifth-floor storage room and says he feels he should be the one to save her. 

Da-hae hopes that Gwi-ju is truly the person who saved her as the episode ends. For the first time in five episodes, Gwi-ju comes across as heroic.

 

<The Atypical Family, Episode 5 Memorable Quote>

"I feel like I should be the one... the one who saves Da-hae. I'll save you."

'At that moment, an unreasonable desire quietly surfaced. I hoped that this man was the one who saved me.'

The Atypical Family: Episode 4 Summary

Episode 4 begins with a scene where Do Da-hae (Chun Woo-hee) is rescued from danger, leaving Bok Gwi-ju (Jang Ki-yong) amazed at her return.

While returning home, Um Soon-goo (O Man-seok) who coincidentally witnesses Gwi-ju regaining his supernatural abilities, investigates ancestral records with him and confirms that when he meets his proper match, his seemingly insignificant abilities become powerful.

Meanwhile, Gwi-ju encounters Da-hae, caught off guard by seeing his reflectionless self in a mirror upstairs, coming downstairs in surprise. He could suspect that she met himself from the future again.

Bok Dong-hee (Claudia Kim) confirms that Da-hae put sleeping pills in the tea for Bok Man-heum (Go Doo-shim).

When Man-heum mentions having seen Da-hae coming out of the Gungjeon (meaning "palace") Sauna in a dream, the startled Da-hae hurries to the Gungjeon Sauna. Following Da-hae, who was being pursued, Gwi-ju finds Da-hae and Baek Il-hong (Kim Geum-sun) together in the sauna, breaking through Noh Hyung-tae (Choi Gwang-rok)'s obstruction. However, due to Hyung-tae activating the fire alarm, Gwi-ju has to leave the sauna without the chance to ask any questions.

As Da-hae is transported to the hospital in an ambulance, just like the scene Man-heum saw in her dream, it's revealed that Da-hae's father's death left her owing money to Il-hong, leading her to scam people. Il-hong urges Da-hae to bring a marriage certificate with Gwi-ju quickly.

On the way back from the hospital, Gwi-ju begins to regain his abilities due to Da-hae's appearance. Still, he mentions that his abilities only manifest in Da-hae. Finally, Da-hae, who starts to believe that the Bok family indeed has supernatural abilities, locks herself in her room to ponder over a plan.

At the end of deep thought, Da-hae goes to find Gwi-ju and presents him with a marriage certificate, claiming it's from him, the one who came from the future. When Gwi-ju is reluctant to believe easily, Da-hae mentions that thirteen years ago, during the Seonjae Girls High School fire incident where fire station chief Jeong sacrificed himself instead of Gwi-ju and died, she was also there. She suspects that the person who saved her was Gwi-ju trying to sway his heart.

Da-hae confronts Gwi-ju with the marriage certificate, claiming it's from his future self. Surprised, Gwi-ju leans in and kisses her, saying, "If you went through all this trouble, it must mean I've fallen for you. Let's see what the future holds, shall we?"