Our heroine gives her all to restore her late father-in-law’s honor. But even after everything is sorted out, she still puts others first. Thus, once again, breaking our storyteller’s heart.
We also meet a new character who seems to be a wild card and our young boy is now all grown up and ready to support his dear sister-in-law.
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The Tale Of Lady Ok Episodes 5 and 6 Highlights
“I was born with rotten luck. That is why everyone leaves me.”
Sadly, Lord Sung passed away, leaving poor Tae-young and Do-gyum behind. As if this isn’t tragic enough, the nasty chief snatches Lord Sung’s house and servants, forcing Tae-young to return to the Ok family’s house together with Do-gyum who offers to leave to avoid being a burden on Tae-young and then cries his eyes out and admits that he doesn’t want to leave since Tae-young is all he has left.
One can only imagine how devastated Tae-young is, losing the people she cared about individually. But luckily for her, Seung-hwi is by her side, encouraging her to uncover the truth so that she can clear Lord Sung’s name. The smart cookie she is, Tae-young quickly figures out that the nasty chief must be hiding the kidnapped children in the mountain that Lord Sung planned to search before he got framed.
If she discovers the hideout where the children are kept, this will be evidence against the chief, right? Except, no matter how skilled she is, Tae-young can’t take on this risky task by herself. So, Seung-hwi insists on accompanying her to the mountain. With Seung-hwi around, we can finally take a breather and have some fun. Yet, unluckily, the baddies spot our leads and figure out what they are up to.
Tae-young reaches for her sword, but Seung-hwi grabs her hand and runs away. Ending up on a cliff where they can either take the risk and jump or stay and fight, Seung-hwi goes with the former, since it has a higher possibility of survival, wrapping Tae-young in his arms and jumping off. One thing Seung-hwi didn’t expect is that Tae-young couldn’t swim. The poor guy trembled in fear until Tae-young opened her eyes. Yet, the relief only lasts briefly as Tae-young loses consciousness again and Seung-hwi mistakes the situation for her passing away.
Resolving to follow Tae-young in death, Seung-hwi unsheathes his sword for one last “dance.” Except, it isn’t the baddies but a group of people who live on that mountain. One of whom recognizes Tae-young since she has saved him before. Returning the favor, the man provides Tae-young and Seung-hwi with shelter and joins their cause along with his group.
Luckily, our group of good people finds the hideout where the children are locked up. But the situation turns dire when the baddies show up and Tae-young gets captured and put under the blade. Luckily, the day is saved with the arrival of government officers who arrest the leader and his gang on the spot. Except, the evidence only serves to tie the village chief to the gold mining and kidnapping but isn’t enough to prove there were no traitors in the village and that Lord Sung was framed.
In an unexpected twist, the kid who was supposedly killed by the chief survives and shows up in court. He testifies that he was stabbed by someone who wanted to paint Yoon-gyum’s group as traitors when they were innocent, though he keeps the culprit’s identity a secret. Lord Sung’s reputation is restored, but the chief only gets away with his crime and is accused of illegal gold mining and forced slavery.
While I understand that Tae-young doesn’t want to use the law for her gain to get revenge, that man needs to pay for destroying Lord Sung’s family. What is more shocking, though, is Tae-young defending the chief and getting him a reduced sentence. When asked about the reason, Tae-young argues it was Lord Sung’s wish that Tae-young defends everyone equally, even if it was her enemy. Though I don’t buy it, the chief returns the house and servants to Tae-young as a sign of regret for his crimes. Regardless, I hope this is the last we see of him and his group.
With everything sorted out, Tae-young goes to see Seung-hwi. But don’t get your hopes up. It is just another farewell. (How many times will that poor guy get turned down?) At least, Tae-young confesses she reciprocated Seung-hwi’s feelings and yearned to be with him, though those words only put salt on his wound and break his heart more.
“I plan to rush your brother’s marriage. However, is it right to make such an important decision all on my own?”
Seven years pass after that. Tae-young has settled into her role as a legal advocate, getting more cases and hiring people to help her. Do-gyum is now an adult, ranking first in the state exam and showering Tae-young with gifts to thank her for taking good care of him and helping him achieve all that success. Though word must have reached him long ago that Lord Sung’s name was cleared, Yoon-gyum stayed away for all those years and didn’t even bother to send Tae-young a single letter.
Tae-young looks forward to marrying off Do-gyum, but this might prove harder than expected as Do-gyum will only agree to marry if the bride is like Tae-young. Enter Cha Mi-ryeong (Yeon Woo) who acts kind-hearted on the outside but seems to harbor a secret agenda of her own which we will come to learn later. For now, Do-gyum is slowly falling for Mi-ryeong and Tae-young is on board with it.
Despite her busy schedule, Tae-young drops by the bookstore to get Seung-hwi’s novels, but it has been a while since Seung-hwi’s last novel came out. Did he stop writing of his own volition or did something happen to him? Unluckily, it is the latter. Seung-hwi is now in jail after causing some trouble. Hearing of Seung-hwi’s predicament, Tae-young agrees to defend him, though she hesitates a bit out of fear someone might recognize her in the village where Seung-hwi resides.
On her way to the deck, Tae-young spots a familiar face, none other than Yoon-gyum. But when she calls out for him, Yoon-gyum turns his back on her, leaving Tae-young to weep alone. He might have his reasons, but it is completely wrong of Yoon-gyum to ignore Tae-young after all she did to him and his family. The poor woman still deems him her husband when he totally forgot about her and his brother.
The Tale Of Lady Ok Episodes 5 and 6 Musing
So much was going on that I didn’t get to mention it. I want to give it to Choo Young-woo for his superb performance. Playing two roles in one drama is no easy feat, but I can sense the difference between Yoon-gyum and Seung-hwi even if they have the same face. Instead of another separation, it could have been more thrilling to have Seung-hwi impersonate Yoon-gyum with all the romance and angst this twist might entail. But I guess the story wants Tae-young to get together with Seung-hwi as himself.
It seems the drama is setting Mi-ryeong up as the main antagonist. But instead of a stereotypical villainess, I hope she is more of a morally grey character with multiple layers to serve the story instead of just existing to provoke tension. It looks like Tae-young has met her match, given how smart and well-versed in law Mi-ryeong is, earning a spot as Tae-young’s assistant shortly after the two women met. Still, I doubt Mi-ryeong will be able to keep the ruse for long given how sharp Tae-young is. Interesting!
Tae-young receiving help from the ones she helped before was delightful to see. To pursue her cause, Tae-young had to part ways with Seung-hwi multiple times, though she kept missing him. At least Tae-young isn’t facing everything on her own. Even if it can’t fill the void in her heart, this is enough to give Tae-young strength to go on.
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