I know we’re literally only 3 episodes in, but Castaway Diva is straight up killing it!

Thoughts so far:

Every time I try to commit to one of the brothers being Ki Ho, I stop myself, lol. But I feel like…it’s Bo Geol? Maybe?

Woo Hak is way too confident about being Ki Ho, and Bo Geol is too insistent about both of them forgetting about all of it for me to be confident at all that Wook Hak is Ki Ho and Bo Geol isn’t. I think waking up one day with no memories of your life before that moment then spending years of your life trying to make sense of who you really are would probably make you a little desperate and willing to latch on to anything that could make even the tiniest bit of sense. Being Ki Ho probably feels like the answer to a question he’s lived with all of his life, the portion he can remember anyway.

Bo Geol reads to me as someone trying to forget. Forget the abuse, forget the years of not knowing what happened to Mok Ha, forget waiting outside that damn building hoping, yearning, longing to see her and being disappointed every time. I think he got to a place where he just couldn’t do it anymore, and I’m positive this is why he told Woo Hak to stop bringing Ki Ho up and to forget the past. Of course, there’s also the variable of whatever reason his father is trying to track him down which could also potentially explain why he just wants to forget everything. (I have questions about that plot point below.)

I know people are worried about Ran Joo potentially taking advantage of Mok Ha, but I’m honestly not. No matter how that plot point plays out, I feel like it’s going to be right for the story. Writer-nim has set Ran Joo up as a very sympathetic character with her backstory, and the way she fought on Mok Ha’s behalf this episode was so lovely. So even if she does make some bad decisions, I think she’s going to do the right thing in the end.

I only have one question for the writer right now, and that’s why we should be so concerned about Ki Ho’s father showing up. Without more information, I really don’t know what his father can do at this point. I mean, I could come up with theories, but that would mean coming up with more backstory for the brothers and the mom, and then I’m waving my arms around wildly in the fog, lol.

I am regretting watching ep 3 tonight though, and that’s because I don’t have ep 4 to immediately watch next, lol.