Props to Lee Joon - he’s made me feel sympathy for a blood sucking sociopath. His loneliness and desperation came through when watching him with the kid and watching him struggle with the aftermath of the fire-monster attack on Sung-Un. I’ve always enjoyed watching Lee Joon but I have to acknowledge that he has mad skills to have your feel sorry for a literal monster.

I’m not sure what it is about this show that I’m so attracted too. I do find the Joeson/Goryeo parts of the story more compelling than the current day activities. I feel the show itself uses more vibrant colors and cinematography for the past than for the present. Sung-Un in the past is more mysterious and interesting than the doe-eyed, candyish version in the present. Si-ho in the past showed more passion and emotion than the current version. Det. Kwon showed more strength and gravitas in the past.
Hwal is the only one who seems the same brooding self.

The cliffhanger was really well done, both Eul-tae and Sang-Un are believable so I was conflicted. I keep thinking that there is a 3rd Bulgasal, the true big bad. Maybe because I feel bad for Eul-Tae. I also found myself watching the painting in Eul-Tae’s home. It had two beings with a halo like disc on their heads - the female character resembling Sang-Un and a male character who’s face we don’t see but seems to resemble Hwal’s back. So maybe Hwal and Sang-Un were immortals/Bulgasals to begin with and something happened to cause Hwal to be born a human. So many questions!!!

I’m still both fascinated and conflicted by the chemistry between Hwal and present day Sang-Un. I could totally get behind the chemistry between Hwal and past (lady in red) Sang-Un. Not sure how it will all end. So I guess the drama is keeping me entertained and wanting more.

One big distraction for me is the wardrobe choices for the present day women - the patch work mismatched clothes are not working for me. Although, I regularly wear dresses with jeans and sneakers and have been for years the choices in the show are distracting in a bad way.

Last thing, brooding Hwal is HOT 😍😍😍

Been watching korean drama since 2007 and because of that i feel like I can be a writer sometime hahaha. Ever since Lee Joon came out and I saw his hole in the chest I already had my own story that it might be Ok Eul Tae who killed Hwal's Family and it just happened that Min Sang Un was there to save Hwal's family but she was too late and when Hwal came he thought Sang Un killed them that's why when he stabbed MIn Sang Un she cursed Ok Eul Tae by saying she will bring the pain she was feeling before she died reason why Ok Eul Tae had that hole in his chest. And I was right all along when episode 8 came out :)

Love Bulgasal. Hopefully Kim Woo Seok's character will team up with Hwal and not with Ok Eul Tae anymore as I'm sure he was just brainwashed because of his brother being in the hospital as I really love his interaction with Hwal and I want him to be Si-Ho's partner in the drama.

The newest complication between Hwal and Eul-tae is just so so delicious. I never really understood Eul-tae's urgency in finding the newest reincarnation of the red-clad woman and killing her before Hwal could find her. But if his body is tied together with the woman's reincarnation's body, and Hwal's soul attracted countless monsters that always made attempts at her life, I can see why Eul-tae is obsessed with killing her as soon (and young) as possible.

Now, though, the question is what could possibly happen in the past to make that connection existed between them. It's also interesting that while Eul-tae's body is a mirror of the condition Sang-un has to go through (which suggested that his is the one "created" as the "clone" of hers, not the opposite), Hwal and Sang-un could never sense each other's presence despite them being the owner the same soul. And here I thought that the soul connection would be much stronger than the body connection.

With all these new twists and revelations, I think Hwal needed someone to answer the most basic question first: What actually is a Bulgasal? The separation between human and monster is very easy to make, even now when all those monsters have been reincarnated in human bodies. But the reason for Bulgasal being a monster is so much murkier. Because they don't have soul? If that's true, it shouldn't be that easy to turn them into a mortal (and a good one too, at that, looking at the evidences we have so far on Sang-un's past) with a simple insertion of human soul. And it shouldn't be that easy either to turn a mere mortal into Bulgasal just by taking their soul away.

Everything now has devolved into she said and he said, and unless Hwal can get the real account from someone who knows what really happened all those centuries ago, everyone is locked in this stalemate. I don't know who to believe anymore! (Time for Si-ho to employ her power, probably? We do need a fresh perspective, after all.) Seriously though, I itched to reach through the screen to study and decipher Eul-tae's creepy painting properly. That seemed to be the key to this whole dratted mystery.

Now, on to some precious character growth and understanding.

I always thought that Hwal is too mightily stubborn when it comes to another possible explanation of Sang-un's identity. But eps 8 finally gave me the answer to that. Given that Hwal has met countless iteration of the people from his past, and since no matter how different the era they lived in at the moment they seemed to always embodied the same core personality that defines them as human, I can finally understand his reluctance to acknowledge that Sang-un might be a completely different person than the red-clad woman. There was no other proof or precedence of that being possible. Everyone is doomed to follow the same choices and mistakes they've made in their previous lives, no matter the different people that now comprised the majority of their circle,...

Thank you for the recap and reveal on Episode 8. Due, to I ff some parts of episode 8. I like episode 7 more then episode 8. I love Lee Joon. I wish he played villain for few more dramas. I still think Kwon Nara is weakest link. The only thing she is good at when she see herself in the pit that is when she was good. 😂 Other then that, I hope Detective does not die.
From what we seen preview, our guess that the teenager is the reincarnated son is correct. However, how he end up with Lee Joon is a mystery. I do hope we see Lee Joon in the past life soon. I am curious of how he become who he is in the modern life. 😀

Good night everyone!!!

Lee Joon has essentially the most compelling character on the show. He is also fantastic as the villain. There are just so much questions. I am interested in the mystery of the Bulgasal and where the writer is taking this.
Hwal is mostly brooding and that is understandable considering the centuries he had lived through.
Sang woon is vanilla and find her annoying really because of her candy characteristics. I have been waiting for when she remembers it to make things interesting. So looking forward tto next week.
I am rather happy to see SiHo have endearing fatherly moment with the detective. One that she was starved of in her past life. I like her sibling chemistry with DoYoon. I would like her to have more interaction with Hwal. Hwal was mostly guilty with how his relationship deteriorated with Sol. So hopefully he get to atone for it soon and have a pleasant moment with her. Sang woon has been monopolizing his attentions.

Omg I can't believe the recap is up already! Yayyy and thanks!

The drama had briefly mentioned Si Ho could see strange things (when touching someone?), but didn't specify her ability until now. I don't know if she *just* learned that she could see the past lives though instead of just past moments.

The action and impact was less this week. EP 8 ended in a bland way. Or maybe bland is too strong of a word. Abrupt? Typing this super late. I guess I was waiting for more to happen after the trio encounter and the show just ended it like that. Argh.

DO YOON! I'm glad that the drama revealed his twist early. I just became suspicious of him last week. I have no idea why he is working for Eul Tae by spying on Hwal. Sang Eon's hand doesn't shake around him. Is he really human? Can he be a different supernatural form? What's his goal.....

The back-and-forth about who really killed Hwal's family. I don't know who to believe yet. I wonder if the line about Bulgasal can only be killed by Bulgasal was actually about Sang Eon discovering her true form and is the one who can destroy Eul Tae. She had a short flash of power she used against the first monster she faced during her heightened state of fear/adrenaline.

I enjoyed these last two episodes a lot. The show is still spinning its wheels in order to maintain the suspense about how exactly Sang-un and Hwal are connected. But there was much forward movement, some great character development with Lee Joon's character (the board game scene was awesome), and with Si-ho seeing the past, I feel like we can finally get a better glimpse of the obviously complicated past relationships that got us to this point.

I'm a little surprised Hwal hasn't been pulled more towards Si-ho. Even if the two were never truly in love or that affectionate with each other, his guilt and longing seemed so profound I don't know why he isn't more compelled to reach out to her in some way.

One complaint: I hate Sang-un's clothes. Can whomever is dressing Lee Joon take over?

@missvictrix Thank you for this weecap. Si-ho's ability were confirmed in an earlier episode. I am happy that she is taking a somewhat more active role in the events taking place. The pain connection between Ok Eul-tae and Sang-eon did take me off guard. I assume that this connection has always existed between the two. However, when we see Eul-tae first try and plunge the knife into Sang-eon, his reaction to the pain that he experiences seem one of shock, as if he wasn't expecting it. Or have I mistaken the pain of his black hole causes him with the pain he felt in episode seven?

None of the twists were surprising to me, aside from Eul-tae seeming genuinely fond of Do-yoon and excited to play board games. I really need more airtime for our lonely little monster.

Still convinced Do-yoon is the reincarnated son. He seems like a nice kid who was helped out by Eul-tae and thought he was doing the right thing by being a spy. He called Hwal "hyung" right away but keeps a distance from Eul-tae.

I don't think the person who can't remember from Ms. Lee's prophesy is Sang-eun.

I'd rather see an evil Sang-eun than the doe-eyed candy she is now, but Red Bulgasal didn't seem all that evil to me and neither did Sang-eun's twin.

I came for Kwon Na ra and Gong Seung yeon. Why didn't anyone tell me how hot Lee Joon?
The board game scene was the cutest bromance scene I've seen in a really long time.
Honestly, at this point, I'm just here for the mystery, Lee Joon and the monster of the week.

*plays the OST on repeat while waiting for new episodes*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c9sKFrZJ9M

This show is really great with the action, really love the folklore, and thankfully Detective Kwon & Eul-tae are moving things forward. Everyone else unfortunately seems like they're standing around or doing the same thing over and over again. Do wish they had written Sang-eun as a more believable person.

Most of these comments are annoying. How are you so confused about who killed Hwal family? Euk tae is a manipulator and a liar. He lied to all of those monsters just to get close and kill Sang eun. Hwal isn’t the only one that has experienced tragedy. He may be immortal, but almost every character has experienced tragedy. Also, Hwal never really saw Sang Eun ( Bulgasal kill his family). He had 600 years to find out what really happened instead of having so much bent up anger and vengeance towards Sang Eun. His guilt for not protecting his family is also part of his anger towards her. SMH. I actually like Sang Eun. She’s so innocent and sweet. I really don’t like that everyone is after her and is also hated by Hwal too. She’s a strong woman to endure all of that. She is even forgiving towards Hwal after he brutally tried to kill her at the well.

I have zero interest in the romance between it feels forced and unreliable now. I'm more invested in the side characters like Detective and his past with Bulgasal, Siho and her secret power, Doyoon and his imposter or a son (?) And another important main character like the vilain Ok Eultae who has just being there and stealing the show caught my attention.

Bulgasal is getting better and complicated but this makes it fun and I enjoyed a lot. The cinematography is still the best.

The Joseon scenes are amazing but the modern day scenes drive me to sleep.

I didn't enjoy the final reveal, it was so predictable. IMO, the show would be much more interesting if Sang-un (or sister) is indeed evil, and have us all fooled by their victim/goody-two-shoes image. At the moment, the most compelling connection for me is between Black Hole and Sang-un. I'm sure they have a super angsty relationship hundreds of years ago. But why is the show taking forever to reveal their origin story?

Hwal does not need more screen time with Siho. Why would he? He need to remember that everyone except him are all reincarnated with different lives and have new memories, except for the monsters. There may be some similar traits, but it’s like he’s been projecting everyone he’s seen reborn as the same person and treats them as such. That’s not fair. He lived his entire 600 year life stuck in the past. He should rethink his way of living and figure out a better way of handling things. He could have lived a more comfortable life while still trying to find the truth instead getting vengeance on something he really has no solid proof of. His mind is so clouded, that he didn’t even know of another Bulgasal. Wouldn’t anyone want to know if they are the only Bulgasal monster in the world? He lives in a run down disgusting house, which I’m so happy everyone their finally made it more homely. I like that they all live there like a family except for Hwal. He allowed it.

On Hwal/Si Ho shipping: seems to me they were bound together by circumstances: Dad wanted them together and no one else would have either of them and then family misfortune/Karma. The drama has not given anything to show they loved or even really liked each other particularly as of yet.

The Pregnancy will draw them together because of his overwhelming guilt and amp up his protectiveness of her of it but the OTP if their is one is SW and he.

This week was slow. The twist about DY's past was very nice but like @tiredys said above, the main characters are running around in circles. Saying the same weird things with the same strange demeanor. Honestly Hwal seems as crazy as Eul-tae, he doesn't talk to the real people in this era, he just acts as if they are the people from Joseon. He doesn't think about why there is connection between Red Bulgasal and Eul-Tae and the fact she might have been a regular person in her past lives. That was all much more believable when he did not know about them but now he is just plain crazy. It doesn't help that the FL is even more unbelievable, no sane person in her situation would act the way she does, which led to the attempts at romance this week. It is very unrealistic and quite boring. He is not some tsundere with an attitude, he plans to kill her. She knows it.
Det. Kwon and Eul-Tae and even Do-yoon are the only ones that remain moving the plot in a logical way.