7.4 - Podcast Review of Episodes 7 and 8 of Queen of Tears

Today, we’ll be discussing Episodes 7 and 8 of Queen of Tears, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Kim Ji-won as Hong Hae-in, Kim Soo-hyun as Baek Hyun-woo, Park Sung-hoon as Yoon Eun-Seong, Kwak Dong-Yeon as Hong Soo-cheol, Lee Joo-bin as Cheon Da-Hye. We discuss:The song we feature during the recap: Love You With All My Heart by Crush.Soo Cheol calls Hyun-Woo “maehyeong” 매형, which means older sister’s husband.How Hae-in loses her will to live when Hyun-woo admits that he wanted a divorce.How Hyun-woo decides to make Hae-in hate him so that she has a reason to live.How Hyun-woo wants to stay by Hae-in’s side even if it means being the subject of her rage, humiliation and hatred; he has powerful reasons for wanting to be by her side.Both Hae-in and Hyun-woo are left wondering if everything the other person said and promised was a lie.Through the flashback of the marriage proposal, we can piece together how our couple got engaged, broke up, got back together, and finally married.How we held our breaths when Hyun-woo discovers that Hae-in has lost her memory of Germany and Hyun-woo wanting a divorce, which means Hae-in has to relive this trauma TWICE.The crazy divorce settlement scene with Song Joong-ki as Vincenzo Cassano.How Hae-in realizes that Hyun-woo was suffering during their marriage; she learns this when she overhears Hyun-woo at Grandma’s Home Cooking restaurant.The Chairman wants Hyun-woo fired by Hae-in defends him from the Security Team.How Hyun-woo followed David Yoon when he was following Hae-in. We see a very different Hyun-woo in that scene. We think we will see a very different Hyun-woo from now on.How David Yoon pressured Soo-cheol to sign the resort deal with David Yoon, and then the deal went south, giving Pione Investment the chance to swoop in and pretend to save the deal.But when the investors pull out and the Chairman’s embezzlement investigation comes out, David Yoon ends up with control over Queens Group.Meanwhile, Hae-in turns down the Hercyna deal and rejects David Yoon’s offer (again) to replace Hyun-woo.We feel sorry for Soo-cheol, whose wife double-crossed him, left him, and took their son to New York.Hyun-woo and Aunt Beom-ja have definitive proof, through a DNA test, that David Yoon is Moh Sul-hee’s son!Moh Sul-hee and David Yoon have been playing the long game. Moh Sul-hee endeared herself to the Chairman, whom she tricked into giving her power of attorney, and then poisoned.How the Hong family has been kicked out of their own company and have fled to Yongdu-ri.The hilarious scenes involving Hyun-woo, Hae-in and their secretaries.More Crash Landing On You references and tie-ins!The Koreans’ seeming obsession with the Myers Briggs Personality Types.The K Drama elements in this show, including all the crying, the epic umbrella scene involving Hyun-woo and Hae-in, more connections from the past between Hae-in and David Yoon, all the product placements, and Hyun-woo saving Hae-in from an oncoming truck.Our new, #39 product placement - cameos!Our predictions for the end of the show!We learn more about the amazing Park Sung-hoon!ReferencesPark Sung-hoon on WikipediaMyers Briggs Personality TypesCrush on WikipediaLove You With All My Heart by Crush on YouTube