8.11 - Podcast Review of Episode 11 of Crash Landing On You (CLOY)

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 11 of Crash Landing On You, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Hyun Bin as Ri Jyeong hyeok, Son Ye-jin as Yoon Se-ri, Seo Ji-hye as Seo Dan and Kim Jung-hyun as Gu Seung joon. We discuss:The songs we feature during the recap: Here I Am Again by Baek Yerin and Let Us Go by Crush.In the first half of the show, Se-ri is trying hard to adapt to North Korea. In this episode, Captain Ri and the ducklings are trying to get used to South Korea.Cho Cheol Gang is now in South Korea and she’s clearly after Se-ri. Se-ri can’t believe her eyes when she finds Captain Ri on the sidewalk. The hug they give each other makes it clear that they are home in each other’s arms. Now, Se-ri knows that Cho Cheol Gang is after her.If Captain Ri has one talent, it’s his ability to find Se-ri. Knowing just her neighborhood, he found her in Seoul!Although Se-ri lies to Captain Ri and tells him that everything is fine with her family, she has to eat her words when Yoon Se-Hyeong and his wife enter her apartment and threaten her if she tries to get in the way of him becoming Chairman.Se-ri takes Captain Ri shopping for some amazing clothes and a hot haircut. He was so handsome before; now he’s downright debonair!The reference to the Korean folk tale of Heungbu and Nolbu.How the ducklings have been dropped into Seoul and they are exploring fried chicken and a South Korea spa.With Cho Cheol Gang convicted, Mr. Cheon says he and Gu Seung Jun are in danger. Mr. Cheo gets taken by some men, leaving Gu Seung Jun alone and without a place to stay.Gu Seung Jun gets a phone call from Seo Dan, whom he picks up and who offers him use of her apartment in the border village.How both Captain Ri and Seo Dan’s mothers ultimately care about their children and want them to be with someone they actually love.Yoon Se-Jun and his wife tell Se-ri’s mother that Se-ri was in North Korea. Even worse, Yoon Se-Hyeong knew about Se-ri and didn’t do anything about it!The village ladies risk a lot to see a shaman, who tells the women that they are all in trouble because their husbands are in trouble.Captain Ri’s battle with the thugs and his epic cat and mouse game with Cho Cheol Gang to save Se-ri.In the epilogue, we realize that Se-ri and Seo Dan had also met while in Switzerland.Our favorite K Drama elements, especially Captain Ri protecting Se-ri at personal cost to himself, the Subway product placement (finally!), and a new element: clamping a hand on someone’s mouth.The actresses who play the village ladies; we love them!ReferencesFrequency of households ordering delivery food in South Korea in 2023Nordstrom may try to take the company private againSouth Korea’s obsession with fried chicken explainedThe tale of Heungbu and NolbuReport on North Korea from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom