Fated To Love You: Episode 11
by gummimochi
Brace yourselves, everyone—this is not an easy hour. We see the fallout of the worst birthday present ever, and it’s up to one incredible heroine to pull herself together to protect everyone in this family. It’s a heavy burden to bear, having to listen to hurtful words and being tough as nails waiting for her greatest joys in life to come back to her. And no one is better for the task than Keddongie’s mother.
It was an extremely tight ratings race on Wednesday—the difference between first and third place was a mere 0.6%. Joseon Gunman came up top with 10.5%, It’s Okay, It’s Love edged out with 10.1%, and Fated To Love You took third with 9.9%.
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EPISODE 11 RECAP
We open with Gun driving through a tunnel, looking oddly troubled. As a limo passes by, he looks over at the passenger inside: himself, holding the heart-shaped lollipop Mi-young gave him. Huh? What the hell is going on right now?
What follows are snippets for what’s to come (for us, as viewers) but the recent past for Gun. A tear rolls down his cheek as he now recalls the hurtful exchanges with Mi-young: questioning her intentions for marrying him and whether the child growing inside of her is really his, being unable to recognize Mi-young (who hastily took off her wedding ring), and being told how he doesn’t recall what happened in the past three months.
Seeing all that makes me uneasy because these means all signs point to amnesia, but if anything, we’re seeing the moment everything comes flooding back to him at the top of the hour. Gun breaks down in sobs.
We rewind back to the day Gun’s sudden collapse, as Yong comes running to tell the disgruntled Jangin board members about the news. Over at the hospital, Gun comes to and literally jumps at seeing Se-ra. He wonders why he’s at the hospital since the last thing he remembers is leaving for Macau. Notgoodnotgoodnotgood.
Manager Tak grabs his boss in a relieved (but painful) bear hug, and seeing Se-ra and Manager Tak’s perplexed faces has Gun half-jokingly wonder if he’s been in some kind of accident. He freaks out when they don’t answer.
Now we learn more about the mysterious illness that has plagued the Lee family line: Huntington’s disease, a neurodegenerative genetic disorder. According to Doctor Moon, memory loss is one of the symptoms, though that alone isn’t enough to make a diagnosis. Moreover, Gun hasn’t shown any physical symptoms, such as chorea (involuntary jerky and writhing movements), so the best thing to do now is wait and see.
(I looked up some more info out of curiosity, which I think helps anchor some details: The average onset appears between a person’s 30s and 40s, though the chance of earlier onset increases with a larger number of repeats in the family, like the Lee clan. Symptoms affect behavior, movement, and psychomotor abilities, and also include dementia. Life expectancy significantly drops once symptoms appear to, on average, 10 to 20 years.)
While a distraught Mi-young rushes into the hospital, Se-ra grabs Gun in a headlock like old times when she sees him lingering outside of his room. She can’t help but hug him when he calls her “my Se-ra,” and that’s when Mi-young walks into and sees them together.
Devastated, Mi-young stands agape as Gun walks hand-in-hand with Se-ra right past her. Oof. But then Gun doubles back, having recognized Mi-young’s face after all: “You know me, don’t you?” he asks.
“Yes, I do,” she answers. She can barely hold back her tears as Gun identifies her as that strange woman from their ring-losing-dog-chase incident—their first encounter—and asks if Daniel is her boyfriend. Oh god, this is only the beginning and we might have to endure 50+ more anguish-filled minutes of this?!
Mi-young learns of Gun’s amnesiac state from Se-ra, who explains that Gun doesn’t remember his married life with Mi-young at all. Since forcing his memories or receiving shocking news could negatively affect him, she requests that Mi-young step out of the picture.
Gun isn’t used to the hot weather, still thinking it’s May. He’s given his possessions that were on his person when he came into the hospital. He doesn’t recognize his wedding ring.
Daniel drops Mi-young off at her mother’s restaurant, both sympathetic to Mi-young about her husband’s memory loss and angry at Gun for hurting her again. But Mi-young says Gun’s probably having a more difficult time than she is, and believes that he’ll remember her and Keddongie again.
Before bed, Mi-young tells Keddongie about her very long day: “Seeing your father who never once got sick in the hospital, Daddy looked so weak. Daddy always took care of Mommy. You’re going to pray with me that Daddy recovers his memory, right?”
Mom continues voicing her disappointment in Gun, noting how neither of them have seen a trace of him. Her maternal worry kicks in when she hears that Gun is sick, only to go to bed hearing that he’s got hurt feelings.
Mi-young receives a text from Daniel soon afterwards, saying how he may not be the first but could be the last person who wishes her a happy birthday. He’s also sent her a funny video, which makes her laugh.
She celebrates her birthday twin in a soft voice: “Happy Birthday Gun.”
Gun has a meta-moment at the hospital, wondering if he’s like one of those amnesiacs you see in the dramas (ha, it’s A New Leaf and Fantasy Couple). He isn’t too troubled by the fact he can’t remember the past three months, since he has people like Se-ra to fill him in.
He does, however, have a belated eureka moment: If Se-ra’s here, then does that mean she accepted his marriage proposal? Se-ra apologizes for making him wait so long, saying that she’s going to quit ballet and stay with him. He’s over the moon to hear it, then shows her the ring, asking if Se-ra gave it to him.
Se-ra steps outside to take a call before she can answer, though. She sees Gun ogling over the ring on his finger.
At Lee Manor, Manager Tak comes up with the elaborate excuse that Gun is throwing himself into his work, so as not to startle Grandma Wang about Gun’s condition. But just as she rises, Doctor Moon jumps in to stop her, issuing complete bedrest until he says otherwise. I love how he emphasizes that she must, must follow doctor’s orders.
Gun wonders why he’s still in this stuffy hospital room if he’s feeling perfectly fine. But then he has a thought: Does his memory loss mean the onset of his genetic disorder?
At the same time, Mi-young is told to be patient to make sure Gun is mentally at ease. The same goes for Mi-young, since she needs to think of the baby.
Gun barges in just then, worried about his health. He recognizes Mi-young, whom he calls “ke-ban-ji” or “dog-ring,” and he wonders why she keeps appearing in front of him. He asks if someone she knows is hospitalized here, and she nods.
He asks who that is, but then sees his own medical records on display. He asks why the doc is discussing his condition with a stranger, and is told that this woman is his personal secretary. Mi-young’s Doctor Moon, say what? face cracks me up.
Now back in the hospital room, Mi-young hastily tucks away her wedding ring before Gun whips around to interrogate her. He asks for her name and remarks how pleasant it sounds. When she says it’s pretty common and ordinary, Gun unknowingly repeats the same words he told her in Macau—that a common name means that a lot of people like it.
She plays along with the secretary ruse, spinning this story of how he was so impressed by her running abilities when they first met that he invited her to apply for the company, and she eventually became his secretary. Gun laughs at that idea: “As if.”
He has a hard time believing it, and then yells at Manager Tak when he joins them. Having heard about the ruse, Manager Tak addresses Mi-young accordingly, and even fist-bumps Mi-young to show off what a great combo they were. Ha.
He dismisses them both, but calls Mi-young back again to ask if she knows about this mysterious ring he found. His girlfriend said she didn’t give it to him, so why does he have it? She answers, “It’s mine.”
She says she entrusted it to him and offers to take it back now. But Gun childishly doesn’t give it to her, claiming that he can’t trust her words. So until his memory returns, he’ll be keeping it. He muses, “But you and I keep crossing paths because of these rings. How strange.”
Once out of earshot, Manager Tak shares with Mi-young that Gun was on his way to meet her for her birthday when he collapsed, even ignoring a board meeting that would decide his future. He tells Mi-young not to beat herself over it because Gun’s always worrying about her.
Se-ra is displeased to see Mi-young hanging around Gun at the hospital after their talk. Mi-young apologizes, but she can’t stand by when she knows Gun became sick because of her. “I want to help him and look after him until he recovers his memory.”
Se-ra scoffs at that, and asks if Mi-young thinks she means a great deal to Gun. She’s read about their contract marriage in the papers—all that will be left waiting for her at the end of this road is divorce, isn’t it? “We’ll be able to find that out when Gun recovers his memory,” Mi-young answers.
Mi-young talks to Keddongie on her way to her mother’s, telling the little one to be patient and not be upset that Daddy can’t remember them. He’s sick right now, after all.
Daniel happens to be waiting for her, and the two relocate to chat. She thanks him for his humorous gift, and he asks if she remembers what he said on her birthday. You know, that bit about how he’d actively pursue her now.
She says she understands that he was worried about her, and grateful that she has a good person like Daniel by her side. Eek, officially friend-zoned? Daniel seems to realize it too, hanging on the “good person” compliment.
He asks about Gun, and Mi-young says that she’s relieved that Gun hasn’t completely forgotten about her. He smiles at her optimism even now, and reminds her that there’s no need to say that she’s okay when she isn’t.
Se-ra’s mother pays a surprise visit to her daughter and gapes to hear of her plans to quit ballet. She asks if Se-ra is planning to see Gun, and just when I’m half-expecting her to slap her daughter any moment now, she throws aside the lunchbox Se-ra was preparing for him instead.
Se-ra’s bottom lip literally quivers as her mother tells her to re-examine herself for chasing around a married man, and that ballet is her only shred of dignity left.
Meanwhile, Gun is worried over what will happen to the most important people in his life if his disease really has kicked in. Aw, Manager Tak’s on that list. But aside from his grandmother and Se-ra, Gun can’t shake off the notion that there’s someone else…
So he checks his phone, and aw—he has Mi-young and their baby saved as “Snail ♥ Keddongie.” He’s surprised when Mi-young picks up, and she quickly explains away the nickname (dalpeng-ie) that likens to how she can do a variety (dayanghada) of tasks.
He immediately tests her words, giving her a laundry list of errands to complete in the next half hour. He asks if these kinds of personal errands bother her, but Mi-young is smiling because this means she gets to see Gun. Aww.
As for Gun, he acknowledges that she’s not half-bad. I will love it if you fall in love with her all over again. He decides to check the news, which ack—you’ll see the headlines about your contract marriage! And that’s exactly what he sees.
Mi-young arrives at the hospital with her arms full of clothes, documents, and food. She makes sure to take off her wedding ring, but Gun exits before she enters, taking the items out of her hands with a solemn expression.
Once changed, Gun and Mi-young sit down at a cafe where Gun tries calling her “Secretary Kim” a few times. He’s amused when she responds readily, and asks if she really works for him.
Flustered, Mi-young slips up and calls him the more affectionate “Gun-ee-sshi,” an address he picks up on. He asks why she lied about being his secretary when in fact, she’s not. Mi-young apologizes, and he asks how she could stick to that lie when they made headlines not too long ago.
Mi-young honestly says that she didn’t mean to deceive him, but cites how the doctor said that shocking news would be detrimental in his current state. Gun acknowledges that it must be great if they had a one-night stand and held a shotgun wedding. That’s what everyone’s saying, Gun says. Is it true?
Gun is in disbelief when Mi-young confirms them. Why would he leave his Se-ra to do something like that with someone like Mi-young? Ouch.
But he isn’t finished yet: “Is it true that you married me based on the condition that you would receive money, have the baby, and get divorced? Did I, by any chance, make that offer?” I thought it’d hurt less because we’ve seen it once already, but this is just worse.
“There were many things that happened during those three months you can’t remember. Although I can’t say them now.” Mi-young answers softly.
Gun has heard enough, resigning himself to the idea that they were in a contract marriage and “I didn’t love you in the slightest, right?” Someone pick up the broken pieces of my heart off the floor.
And if it couldn’t get any worse, it just did—Gun points to her stomach and asks, “Is that baby you’re carrying my child?” There are tears in Mi-young’s eyes, but she still somehow answers, “Yes. Keddongie is your baby.”
Gun returns to Lee Manor, and is totally confused when his grandmother tells him to bring Mi-young home. Manager Tak ushers Gun into his quarters, where he explains that Grandma Wang knows nothing about Gun’s amnesia.
Gun asks if it was fun making him look like a fool about his relationship to Mi-young, to which he’s told that they were thinking of his health. He flicks Manager Tak’s hands off of him, while his secretary suggests that Gun doesn’t do anything he’ll regret.
“This really isn’t it. This… isn’t it,” Manager Tak emphasizes, and Gun takes issue with inserting his name in those words (Lee Gun and “this” are homonyms in Korean). It’s adorable how much Manager Tak worries about the newlyweds, and reminds Gun to eat in his room on account of his morning sickness. Ha, I totally forgot about that.
Gun sighs over the wedding photo and children’s books, and while looking around the bedroom-nursery, he asks, confused, “What happened to me?”
Mi-young’s family sit around her as she eats, perhaps wondering the same thing we are: If she’s okay. She says yes, confident that Gun will come back. Mom worried for her though, saying that only fools would stay married after what she’s been through. Mom plans on returning the money Gun gave their family too and snaps at Mi-ja’s suggestion that Mi-young could get alimony from her divorce.
At work, Gun is introduced to Daniel whom he recognizes from the hospital, and the latter’s use of calling Mi-young by name has him inquiring what kind of relationship the two have.
Daniel can’t suppress a laugh and tells Gun that they had a similar conversation like this one once. He repeats it verbatim, including how Gun referred to Mi-young as “my wife,” and that he in turn deliberately referred to her by name. “That should be enough of an answer to that question.”
Gun stops him from leaving because he feels Daniel has more to tell him. Daniel does: “I hope that you regain your memory as soon as possible. That is, if you want to know just how kind and grateful a person like Mi-young is. You may even lose that chance if you’re too late.”
Gun is distracted at lunch with Se-ra, but when he tries to bring up the topic about his marriage to Mi-young, Se-ra changes the topic, saying that it doesn’t matter to her that he can’t remember these past few months.
Once their meal arrives, Gun stares at his plate, strangely hesitant about eating snails all of a sudden. I don’t know if he sees the animated snail, but we do. Se-ra on the other hand, happily digs in, even offering one to him.
The prenatal teacher and her twin drop by to say hello just then, and Gun doesn’t remember how he knows either of them. He’s astounded to hear that he’s been taking prenatal classes and bought baby supplies.
Se-ra rises from her seat, upset, and Gun takes off after her. She’s offended by those women’s judgmental eyes and demands to know what he’d been doing instead of settling things with Mi-young. “What’s the problem?” You saying all of this right now.
Gun promises to take care of everything, but there’s a child involved. But Se-ra cuts him off, “So what? If it’s because of the baby, she can have the baby and you can take it home. I’ll even raise that child myself like it were my own. So settle it with her.”
He asks for a little more time, but she doesn’t see why he’d need it. “I even gave up ballet for you. I gave that up, but what are you hesitating for?” Not Cool, Se-ra.
Gun examines the various baby things at home, like the Keddongie mug and baby outfit. He starts reading Mi-young’s letters to the baby, which express her joy and fear about becoming a mother.
He reads about Mi-young’s fascination with how two such different people can share so many similarities, and how they’ll all spend the day tomorrow together.
A tear falls from Gun’s eye as he reads the final few lines: “Meeting your dad was one of the happiest things that ever happened to me.”
Gun is fighting a headache when he returns to his office to see Se-ra waiting for him. She’s eager to spend the day together if he isn’t busy, and notices that the pictures of them together aren’t on his desk.
He finds them in his desk drawer, where he also sees something else: the heart-shaped lollipop. He takes a long minute to look at it, which makes Se-ra nervous. It’s at that moment he recalls a snippet of an exchange—him giving a chip and being given this lollipop in return.
It’s followed by more broken memories from Macau, like his proposal decorations being taken down and hearing Se-ra apologize to him. He asks, “Did you… not come to Macau three months ago?”
He realizes that Se-ra wasn’t there for his proposal, and walks out holding the candy in his hand, completely lost in his own thoughts.
Se-ra chases after him, begging him not to go. “Se-ra…” Gun says weakly. “I feel… like I lost something really important to me.” With that, he pulls out of Se-ra’s hold on him and takes off. Go Gun Go!
And now we’re back to the opening sequence, where Gun is driving through the tunnel, where Mi-young’s face, voice, and happy memories with her come flooding back to him. Her heartfelt confession about her feelings and the fear it brings rings in his ears, and he recalls when Mi-young was taken away from Lee Manor and from him.
Tears streaming down Gun’s cheeks, he calls out in between his sobs: “Dalpeng-ah! Keddong-ah! Dalpeng-ah!”
COMMENTS
Man, that was a tough hour to get through. We’ve been spoiled with such delectable moments in this series that despite knowing that there would be some kind of angst on the horizon, I wasn’t looking forward to an inevitable turn in the story. You could call it a mind-heart battle, where my brain knew a conflict had to come, but my heart wouldn’t be prepared for nor accept whatever it would be. Not for This. Show.
I knew that it had to be something drastic to forcibly keep our inseparable couple apart, and I feared amnesia. So I wasn’t thrilled when that’s exactly what we got, because again, that mind-heart battle: My mind would argue that because Gun is in love with Mi-young now, he would need a system reset to consider feelings for Se-ra again; my heart would say, screw you, Amnesia—go take a timeout next to your friend Noble Idiocy. At the very least, I appreciated that we saw the moment Gun recovered his memory at the beginning, giving us an assurance that this was a very temporary thing. It didn’t, however, make it any easier to get through the episode, watching Gun be even colder to Mi-young because he couldn’t even remember her. Just writing about it still upsets me. There were times I couldn’t even bring myself to laugh at the much-needed humorous moments, since they were still undercut by the inner pain that Gun and Mi-young weren’t together.
At first, I wanted to sympathize with Se-ra, because I could see how seeing the old Gun, the one who loved her for years, would want her to pick up right where they left off. But as the hour progressed, I continued to see her lie by omission to Gun and eventually saw her use the emotionally manipulative card against him. It would honestly be a pity to see Se-ra’s character go down this traditional second female lead route (read: crazy bitch), even if it is inevitable so that we would root for Mi-young (which we would, anyway). I’ve realized that Se-ra was nearly always the one with the upper hand in her relationship with Gun, because he would jump through hoops to please her. It’s only when I compare Gun’s relationship with Mi-young where he enjoys taking care of her that I think that being with Se-ra probably wasn’t good for him in the long run.
Then our other suitor Daniel said that he’d pursue Mi-young just last episode, only to… not. I’d wondered why he didn’t, thinking that perhaps he was being considerate towards Mi-young and her recent emotional trauma. But then I also considered the possibility that Daniel didn’t feel it was a level playing field to compete for Mi-young’s affections against amnesiac Gun. Perhaps that was why Daniel nudged him to remember before it was too late, but then again, he’s also been friend-zoned in this hour. On an optimistic level, there could-maybe-not-really be hope for him yet, but that would also mean something even more heartbreaking between the newlyweds.
Even in perhaps the most heart-wrenching page in her married life thus far, I’m still impressed by how Mi-young could hold herself together, especially when Gun told her that he didn’t love her and questioned if the baby was even his. After hearing him speak the most incredible things about her, it was painful to hear and she was still confident that Gun would come back. So it was such a relief to see him come out of his amnesia spell in one hour, but if this episode means that this is the actual onset of his degenerative disease, then that easily means it could happen again. And again. And if that happens, then… I don’t know. Welcome back, Gun.
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51 bashful
August 7, 2014 at 7:53 AM
Thanks gummimochi for this episode's recap.
Indeed, while it was tough to watch LG's amnesia leading him say hurtful words to KMY, it was equally satisfying to see the many lovely things near LG that remind him of KMY and ultimately of his love for her. I didn't imagine that orange lollipop would be the critical trigger for regaining his memory. Good on you, writers! And once again, KMY shows her grace inside-out during good and tough times. By now, she could easily have left LG who cause her much heartache for Daniel who is constantly supportive of her, but no, KMY remains steadfast in her love for LG and honest about it so that Daniel is not misled.
Thanks gummi also for 2 Korean word vocabularies of the day: nickname (dalpeng-ie) and variety (dayanghada)
Although anxious, I'm looking forward to the next episode. :-)
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52 bgr
August 7, 2014 at 8:05 AM
i'm sorry, i hope i don't offend any fans but i don't find Sera physically attractive. And with such behavior, her character is even more unattractive.
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windsun33
August 7, 2014 at 2:34 PM
Neither do I. And though I have mentioned it before, every time I watch her talking, it seems like there is something wrong with her upper lip - like plastic surgery gone bad or nerve/muscle damage.
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53 owl 🦉 🫰
August 7, 2014 at 8:09 AM
I am wondering about the lost sister tangent - if Mi-young is Daniel's lost sister and if so, when will that light bulb go on?
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plumwine
August 7, 2014 at 9:49 AM
I thought it was her at first also, but now I think it is Se Ra.
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windsun33
August 7, 2014 at 2:34 PM
I am 99% sure it is Se Ra who is the lost sister.
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54 Glasloves
August 7, 2014 at 8:12 AM
I don't want to watch today's episode
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55 plumwine
August 7, 2014 at 8:18 AM
I blame all of you Beanies for this! Last week on Open Thread I asked if I should watch this because I am not a fan of 'fate'. Everyone's comments were glowing and raving about how great this show was. (Which is correct.) So I spend the weekend between watching an episode, laundry, episode, dishes, etc... All caught up I impatiently wait for ep 11. Amnesia!!!! (jhgkljdsh) is what I get! Ok, so they handled it beautifully, I'm not going to complain about it. But then the preview..... If I cry tonight I'm going to blame all of you!!! *off to buy tissues and make hex dolls, screw mopping*
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56 Katherine
August 7, 2014 at 8:20 AM
I agree that the writers (and of course actors) have made the amnesia-plot sounds possible and reasonable. This Korean version of FTLY has proven that they have their own plot and not simply copy the WHOLE storyline. But there is something which really bother me after watching this episode. Is it only me or this episode is somehow spilling the idea on how Gun's Father gets married to Mama Yong? Doctor says that this genetic disease runs at Lee's Clan, then maybe Gun's Father also got amnesia in the past? I mean what if the situation of his parents were rather similar with his marriage life? So Mama Yong is just like Se Ra while Gun's mother is somehow like Mi Young. Because Gun once says that : "I only remember her back since she doesn't want me see her crying". IF my suspicion is true, then Gun (maybe) can forgive Mama Yong and she will not be as evil as before. And what I am afraid the most is that Gun and Mi Young would end up that way. I really hope they would have a tiny space to explain about it in the future.
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Z
August 7, 2014 at 9:20 AM
I think Dr. Octopus mentioned that his father never got the disease either which means there is a good chance that Gun won't get it. And Dad was never married to Mama Yong either. She was a mistress and Gun's parents remained married... hence how they died together in a car accident.
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57 happybyul
August 7, 2014 at 8:31 AM
I literally stopped watching after 5 minutes because I was so done.
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58 logan5
August 7, 2014 at 8:32 AM
probably one of the best usage of Amnesia in recent Kdrama ... guess the wife and I aren't going to Korea and flip tables.
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59 heonheemoon
August 7, 2014 at 8:47 AM
Deabak!
Just when I think I can't shed anymore tear is when tears are just free flowing for the unexpected...Lee Gun. The hauntingly poignant heartbreak flashbacks of the tunnel drive and the reading of the baby diary eat up every inch of my heart!
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60 Z
August 7, 2014 at 8:59 AM
1) After that ominously sad intro I almost refused to watch this episode.
2) Dr. Octopus is the worst! How you gonna discuss a man's condition with his secretary and his ex before you discuss it with his wife? And what year of med school do they teach that the proper way to test amnesia is to pretend that nothing happened?
3) If you do make the questionable decision not to tell an amnesiac that he had amnesia, shouldn't you have a plan in place to keep him from finding out? Because eventually he's going to open a newspaper or get on the internet or simply step outside and realize that something is up, right?
4) Sera, your mom is as crazy as you but at least she has some common sense. What, exactly, was your plan? Cross your fingers and hope he never regains his memories even though his terrible doctor says he probably will? How could this possibly have ended well for you? Even if you had managed to rush and get him divorced and married to you before he remembers everything, what happens when he remembers and realizes that, not only did you desert him once, but you also snuck back in under false pretenses. I do feel kind of bad for you, but I warned you not to be that girl.
5) Mi Young-shi, please grow a backbone... I'm begging you. That is all.
6) This episode is now the Gold Standard of how to do Amnesia. Actually, the Gold Standard is just not to do it at all, but, if you must, do it like this. The amnesia victim sees through all the flimsy lies by the thirty minute mark and actually takes an active time in figuring out what is going on in his own life and we're back on Memory Town by the end of the episode.
7) I made the mistake of watching the preview for tonight. NEVER AGAIN for this show!
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samsooki
August 7, 2014 at 10:57 AM
Hehe Z.
Love your comments. :)
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windsun33
August 7, 2014 at 2:37 PM
#2 - I would never recommend that anyone get their medical advice from dramas. :P
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Z
August 7, 2014 at 2:59 PM
You mean to tell me all my loved ones wont die from "shock" at the slightest hint of bad news? I can finally tell my mom about that F I got in college seven years ago!
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61 sweetcaroline
August 7, 2014 at 9:03 AM
When are we getting our happy days back? This ep is heart breaking and seems it is not getting any better(happier) in ep 12. Whaaaaaa...i am missing the laugh. i cried a lot.
LG-KMY forever!
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62 yeng
August 7, 2014 at 9:32 AM
I am not even going to mention the amnesia...I am going to forget that this even happened in this episode. But I am confused about Sera's character. They made us feel more sympathetic with her by bringing her selfish mother in to explain that Sera had somewhat of a reason to pursue ballet and give excuse for her to be selfish to Gun. And just as I feel sorry for her, they made her a liar and even more selfish person. I just don't get it?
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Gidget
August 7, 2014 at 9:22 PM
Prima ballerinas are notorious for having - um, let's say - a 'healthy' ego. No matter how you look at it, her attitude towards their relationship has always been 'it's all about me'.
Every choice I've seen her make has been made to advance her own interests. Even her choice to give up ballet was made out of self-interest. She didn't do it for his sake, she did it for her own sake. And once she made that choice she started manipulating him to start bending his world around hers.
I can't see using her mother is an excuse, either. Even if someone has a horrible selfish parent, they don't need to choose to become selfish themselves. Without a major attitude reset, she'll be just as bad as mom.
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63 Sros
August 7, 2014 at 10:57 AM
She's complicated.
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64 808
August 7, 2014 at 11:08 AM
anyone know the last song on ep 11?
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65 hyunjee
August 7, 2014 at 12:29 PM
EPISODE 12!!!!!!!!
omg. I can't wait until we can talk about episode 12!
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trixxi
August 7, 2014 at 2:02 PM
i know right!!!! gaaaaaahhh. im on spazz mode. my heart got broken to a million pieces but the end scene of episode 12!!!! whoa. jang hyuk oppa!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahaha ???
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OhSoEnthusiastic
August 7, 2014 at 3:41 PM
Now I'm excited for episode 12.
Or should I be dreading it?
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vanillasalt
August 7, 2014 at 8:41 PM
u def won't be laughing at all this episode I can tell you that much
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OhSoEnthusiastic
August 7, 2014 at 8:51 PM
You had THAT right. It was the episode I had been anticipating since the drama started.
It roundhouse kicked me to the CHEST.
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66 Julie
August 7, 2014 at 12:48 PM
This definitely could have been a disastrous episode like many of us were worried it would be. The writer did a great job from the beginning to the end of the episode -- making us hopeful, worry, be sad, laugh, and make us be hopeful again. I thought the side joke about amnesia used in dramas was awesome. I, too, looked up the disease. And just knowing about it makes me worry for Gun and Mi-young. I don't usually like the amnesia card used in dramas, but this worked.
I sympathized with Se-ra losing Gun, but not in this episode. I understand that she was under the impression the marriage was a sham (according to the press), but she doesn't even know all the specifics. Every time she was in a scene, I clawed at the screen! Unlike many of you, I do agree with her mother. She's given up a successful career - one she has trained years to be and enjoys - to chase after a married man with a baby on the way. No matter the circumstances. Think about it...when he was going to propose she went to NY. Now that another woman has come into the picture she's greedy. But everything she's done has been about her. She can still be a ballerina. They have ballet in Korea or be a ballet teacher! I was surprised Gun was happy she gave it up. When he was with Mi-young, he didn't care if she worked, especially at the restaurant. I was also surprised Se-ra would raise another woman's kid. That seemed desperate and out-of-character...for someone who didn't want to get married.
I enjoyed that everyone, except Se-ra, hoped Gun's memories came back. I wish the doctor could have done it a different way, though. A shock to the system? Come on! Most doctors would want family and friends to help the person regain their memories. Se-ra could have just stood in the way without everyone skirting around the issue. Ugh, I just feel there's more heartbreak in store for us...
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windsun33
August 7, 2014 at 2:39 PM
On Se Ra's behalf - her (adoptee?) mother is sure as hell no gem either. She would warp anyone's mind.
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Julie
August 7, 2014 at 3:37 PM
Yes, her mother is a little crazy, but we really don't know enough about their history. All we've seen is her getting mad at her daughter and not wanting to give up on being a ballerina. She kinda came out of the blue. I didn't like her slapping her daughter, especially in public. That's terrible. I think Se-ra tries to manipulate people into getting what she wants, but we haven't seen enough of her with her family to truly know Se-ra. I wish we did! I would like to know where Se-ra is coming from and her crazy mother. Her mom said something about training her. Maybe she's a psycho "stage mother" and trying to live through her daughter's career...if so, they should bring that in. I think it would give more dimension to Se-ra's character and why she's acting the way she is.
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blue
August 7, 2014 at 5:46 PM
but in what way has SeRa really acted? people talk as if she has gone to the great beyonds to try and break Gun and MY up when all she did was give up ballet and return to the man she loved when she thought they might have a second chance...what is so scary about that? she hasnt done anything at all yet.
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67 trixxi
August 7, 2014 at 1:58 PM
gaaahhh!!! i am on spazz mode. and i thought i got over my kdrama obsession, seen it all moved on to other asian dramas but here i am back to square 1. amnesia, noble idiocy, handsome second lead, fast forward to years later, terminal illness, contract marriage, modern cinderella, a makeover, chaebols, airport scene, lost sibling - name it and this drama has it! you would think i'd have enough cliches and drama tropes but no.... i,m back on board kdrama land. im just loving ftly! it was good so far, but what tipped this over to greatness? don't hate me but when i saw jang hyuk oppa with his haircut, that's it! sold. this has got to be the best drama of 2014!!!! jang hyuk oppa!!!!!! ???
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windsun33
August 7, 2014 at 2:42 PM
I feel your pain :D
I had just about dropped all k-dramas for a bit, then this show and MND came out with a double whammy.
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68 Mia
August 7, 2014 at 2:40 PM
I love how they made the amnesia work <3
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69 OhSoEnthusiastic
August 7, 2014 at 3:21 PM
I literally hate amnesia So Much that even when it's utilized in a way that actually WORKS, I STILL hate it.
I mean, this was a great episode. It was downright fantastic.
AND I HATE IT.
My only real question, now that I've seen this episode is why did they have to make the illness such a big secret? I know they did the same thing in the original version, but it was silly there, and it's silly here. If they had laid out the groundwork early on, telling us What the actual illness is, then I bet most of us would not have been so upset by the 'amnesia' (I feel like it's a little disingenuous to call it amnesia, when it's really not, but whatever. And it's Totally related to his illness. I mean, come on doc. You know it's true.)
And I KNEW I was right to still dislike Se Ra in this version. I know it was unfair to judge her character in this version based solely on her Taiwanese counterpart, but I just couldn't shake off my feeling of distaste and distrust no matter what I did. And I was right to be distrusting!
I don't hate her character, but I wouldn't miss her if she went away.
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OhSoEnthusiastic
August 7, 2014 at 3:44 PM
I totally forgot to bring up the fact that in order to keep Gun from finding out what happened during those three months...They Made Stuff Up About Those Three Months. How is that any different?!
Logic. You don't have it, Mr. Octopus.
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70 Sreenidhi
August 7, 2014 at 4:37 PM
Just watched ep 12, holy wat wtf idek
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71 Skwonto
August 7, 2014 at 4:40 PM
Must keep eyeballs from rolling back in head...
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72 Bex
August 7, 2014 at 4:42 PM
So not only is it amnesia but also the possibility that Gun could develop Huntington's disease, like why why have that added in there it seems so harsh. Also judging by the preview we've got a lot more heart breaking drama to come :( I really just wanted to have a few more happy couple episodes but I guess not :/.
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73 vanillasalt
August 7, 2014 at 5:06 PM
I really like the way they handled the amnesia trope in this drama. In fact, this and Master's Sun is the only other drama that i didn't mind the amnesia thing.
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74 OhSoEnthusiastic
August 7, 2014 at 5:34 PM
I feel like I owe everyone an apology for this episode. I said there would be no amnesia.
I was wrong.
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75 maripaz
August 7, 2014 at 6:46 PM
I'm actually fairly sympathetic towards Se Ra and find her actions understandable and believable, if not exactly dignified. However, I had to roll my eyes at her "What are you waiting for? Divorce her already!" I mean, really, how long has he been waiting for You? And presumably you were close enough to know all his family pressures yet still asked Him to wait. I understand her desperation, but I was a little taken aback by her audacity given the parallels.
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76 Bandi
August 7, 2014 at 6:47 PM
How closely are they following the tw version? For those that watched the tw version, I think you know what I'm talking about. It's been one of the moments I've been thinking about ever since I started watching this version. But if they don't follow it, I can't imagine how they would get the same emotional response. But, I still kinda don't want that moment...
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OhSoEnthusiastic
August 7, 2014 at 8:53 PM
That moment, that moment you are thinking of....
It happens.
It happens. That moment.
(This moment never happened.)
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77 Vic
August 7, 2014 at 7:20 PM
Can someone please let me know how many episodes are remaining.
I read somewhere that there should be 20 episodes in total, but my colleague just told me there's only 16.
I don't want FTLY to end at 16!!!!
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78 genmai
August 7, 2014 at 7:34 PM
Thanks so much for recap this drama. I'm only read for a long time but can't be silence anymore. I have to say that this drama make me believe in Kdrama more. I almost lost Kdrama interest because of Doctor stranger issues. But this drama give me more strength to trust in Kdrama PD-nim and Writer-nim more. I first watch this drama because of Lee Gun laugh and Mi Young cuteness. Then, I realize that this drama can light up my soul by it perfections. I'm so impress with Jang Hynk and Jang Nara acting. They understand theirs character really well and express out from the bottom of their. By the way, I can feel Lee Gun and Kim Mi Young emotions in all situations. I've not thing else to say except..I'm so addict to Fated to love you! Thanks.
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79 Gidget
August 7, 2014 at 8:56 PM
"My mind would argue that because Gun is in love with Mi-young now, he would need a system reset to consider feelings for Se-ra again; my heart would say, screw you, Amnesia—go take a timeout next to your friend Noble Idiocy."
LOL
My take was different. When they said Huntingtons Disease, my mind said, 'do I hope for that or amnesia? No brainer: I hope he has amnesia.'
Cheeky writer.
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80 lea
August 7, 2014 at 11:52 PM
i would take amnesia because of stress over Huntington's Chorea anytime because seriously, Lee Gun is soooo precious, i don't want anything to hurt him.
can't wait to read episode 12's recap because hell i'm a total wreck ever since i watched it without sub last night. T_____T
thanks for the wonderful recap!
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81 chach01
August 8, 2014 at 8:26 AM
Anyone notice that Se Ra's shirt in the hospital when Lee Gun first wakes up says "Faux" which is French for fake?
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82 elsabrina
August 8, 2014 at 10:47 AM
Can somebody tell me what song played in the opening when Gun drives through the tunnel¿?
Pretty please,, ^^,
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83 Leticia
August 8, 2014 at 7:25 PM
I really tried to give it a chance but Gun's hairstyle is extremely distracting (in a bad way).
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84 KUKU85
August 12, 2014 at 1:45 PM
Can anyone tell the song played at the end of the 11th Episode??
I am not finding it! :(
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85 acejjang
January 6, 2015 at 7:48 PM
It's funny how those people around Gun only makes him remember the memory of him being with Miyoung, instead of Sera, whom him soooo much longer..
I mean, 6 years vs 2 months, the more memorable one is the 2 months? Tragic T.T
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86 Yoe Eun Knoe
November 5, 2015 at 5:14 AM
I saw this drama in 2015 but its still awesome!!Nice Duo Jang....and the actress really eat well in the show not faked,not in diet...great
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87 talk2thebecky
October 10, 2018 at 9:01 PM
I very much disliked the Hungtington's reveal. This was the most unbelievable reasoning for Gun's amnesia.
I didn't understand when Gun kept asking the doctor if it was back. Huntington's Chorea is a genetic mutation on one of the chromosomes. If you have it, you have inherited it from a parent, the parent may or may not have shown symptoms of having this disease. One the mutation starts occurring, there is no remission. Symptoms typically start at around mid thirties. You may not start to show symptoms until you are in your sixties.
There is no cure for this disease at the moment. The doctors can prescribe you drugs for your symptoms, but that is it.
Gun asking the doctor if it was back. Once symptoms start, there is no remission, no going back. You're like that for life. Even if Gun hits forty, he could still have the mutation on his chromosome, but not have shown any symptoms.
Gun's memory loss linked to Hungtington's makes no sense. Alzhiemer's patients will forget that a spoon is called a 'spoon'. Huntington's patients will forget what the spoon is used for. Gun's amnesia is not the result of him having Huntington's disease.
Why hasn't Gun had a genetic test performed to see if he has the disease? If Gun does not get the genetic test, he may have the disease and live his whole life without developing symptoms. Then he would have the possibility of passing the disease along to Gae Dongie.
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