MBC daily drama ‘The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun’ depicts a mother’s desperate maternal love for her daughter and a shocking reunion with a past evil relationship.

On the 8th episode MBC daily drama ‘The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun’ (planned by Jang Jae-hoon/directed by Kim Jin-hyung/written by Seol Kyung-eun)aired on the 18th, the tragic past of Baek Seol-hee(played by Jang Shin-young)and Kim Seon-jae(played by Oh Chang-seok)from 16 years ago was revealed, presenting a twist.It seemed like justice was served, but the mother and daughter Seol-hee fell into despair again due to clever media manipulation, bringing both pity and anger to viewers, drawing them deeper into the drama.

The most shocking scene in the broadcast that day was the reunion between Seol-hee and Seon-jae.Seon-jae, who appeared as a lawyer from Min-gang Distribution’s legal team, did not hesitate to make disparaging remarks toward Seol-hee’s daughter Baek Mi-so(played by Lee Ru-da)by calling her “the daughter of a single mother who runs a small snack shop in a remote neighborhood” and threatened her to cover up the incident.In response, Mi-so confronted Seon-jae’s meanness by saying, “Like you, uncle?” and the look in Seol-hee’s and Seon-jae’s eyes when they entered the hospital room at that time made viewers ‘palms sweat as they foreshadowed the reunion of their ill-fated relationship from 16 years ago.

After that, Seol-hee and Seon-jae, who faced each other after moving, could not erase the shadows of the past.Seon-jae was shocked to learn that Miso was Seol-hee’s daughter and doubted whether she was his child, but Seol-hee strongly denied it.And through their conversation, it was revealed that Seon-jae had cruelly betrayed Seol-hee in the past, and Seol-hee continued a tense war of nerves, criticizing Seon-jae for abandoning her, saying, “You ended up becoming a dog to a conglomerate family,” as if taking revenge.When Seon-jae threatened, “Don’t make a big deal out of it.This isn’t a request, it’s a warning,” Seol-hee confidently declared that she would not cover up the incident, saying, “I won’t let you see the good side of me again,” and gave a strong warning, saying, “I’m not that reckless person from 16 years ago.I’m not that innocent Baek Seol-hee who was used by you, so handle it yourself,” giving a thrilling catharsis to the living room theater.

In the flashback scenes that followed, Seon-jae, a test taker, and Seol-hee, who was a sweetheart, devotedly supported Seon-jae and dreamed of a future together.Seon-jae promised Seol-hee, who confessed that she was 12 weeks pregnant, that he would take responsibility if she passed, but his attitude completely changed after he passed the final bar exam.After Seol-hee took the medicine that Seon-jae gave her, saying that it was good for the fetus, he cruelly and viciously broke up with her, saying, “I won’t have anyone to take responsibility for anymore.” In the end, Seon-jae’s cruel and mean-spirited ignorance of Seol-hee, who collapsed with bleeding, and his departure were shocking, and made viewers curious about how their past will affect their future confrontation.

At Minkang Distribution, a war of nerves broke out over the recruitment of Moon Tae-kyung(Seo Ha-joon).Chairman Min Doo-sik(Jeon No-min)instructed the launch of a new business along with the news of Tae-kyung’s joining, and a cold atmosphere flowed between Gyeong-chae and Seon-jae.In the meantime, a ray of hope came to Seol-hee.Following the newspaper report on Min Se-ri’s(Park Seo-yeon)assault incident, the black box footage Seol-hee provided was released on the news.Seol-hee held Mi-so’s hand and reassured her, saying, “Se-ri will be punished now,” but the joy was short-lived, as the interview that followed changed everything.

Miso’s best friend and the owner of the cafe where Miso worked gave an interview in which she said that Miso deliberately provoked Seri for money, and that the truth of the incident was “an ugly act of slander aimed at getting a raise,” which was completely different from the truth.Miso cried in shock when she heard the news, and Seol-hee tried to comfort her daughter who was in a state of panic, but the betrayal of those she trusted left the mother and daughter with deep wounds.

Behind all this was Kyung-chae.The scene where Kyung-chae, who was smiling with satisfaction while watching fake news, was talking to someone on the phone and praising herself, saying, “The news is good.The interview was especially impressive,” was enough to infuriate viewers.The shock that Seol-hee and Miso experienced when they were unexpectedly counterattacked at the moment when they thought justice had finally been served made viewers feel sorry for themselves and deeply immersed in their stories.

In this way, episode 8 of ‘The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun’ left a lingering impression on viewers by unfilteredly showing the cruel reality in which the sincerity and truth of the powerless are easily distorted by the power of great authority.

Episode 9 of MBC daily drama ‘The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun’ will air today(the 19th)at 7:10 PM.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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