[Spoiler] "Lee Soon-sin is the Best": Episode 19 Recap

by: Raine

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We got some cute, some infuriating and a whole lot of truth.

AGB Nielsen Nationwide had this episode coming in at 22.0%.

"Lee Soon-sin is the Best" is directed Yoon Seong-sik by and written by Jeong Yoo-kyeong and features Lee Ji-eun, Cho Jung-seok, Go Doo-shim and Lee Mi-sook.

Episode 19 recap

Mi-ryeong breaks the news that Yeon-ah still likes Joon-ho, which has him shifting uncomfortably. Then Mi-reyong calls Yeon-ah to tell her about meeting Joon-ho. She also wants Yeon-ah to be nice to him and make him happy in order to make him a loyal puppy.

Wait, that would require, y'know, being nice. I don't think Yeon-ah knows how to do that.

At Gabi, Soon-shin receives a lot of nasty looks, gossip and attitudes from the employees who think she's dating Joon-ho.

Joon-ho gloats in his car over the fact that Yeon-ah finally fell for him. He heads straight to his hyung, Young-hoon, to tell him that Yeon-ah wants to date him again. Joon-ho can barely stop smiling as he asks what he should do. Should he date her?

Young-hoon is doubtful (as he should be) and brings up Soon-shin. What will happen to her? Joon-ho is a bit stilted in his reply: she'll keep doing what she's been doing. Young-hoon points out that the bet is over and if he's not going to take responsibility for Soon-shin (and using her), he needs to take care of it so her feelings won't be hurt.

At dinner, Jung-ae doesn't bring out Soon-shin's rice bowl and tells Soon-shin to get her own. Granny gapes and Yoo-shin wonders how she can treat her daughter like she doesn't exist. When Hye-shin offers to get the rice, Jung-ae distracts her with a question about her mother-in-law.

Soon-shin trudges off to the kitchen for rice and is joined by Yoo-shin.

I kinda feel like Yoo-shin is finally starting to regret her treatment of Soon-shin. That, or she doesn't want Jung-ae messing with her verbal punching bag.

Yoo-shin tells her to do well with the music video and make their mother happy. She fears the storm that is coming. The comment confuses Soon-shin, but I think it's about the divorce.

In-sung hands Joon-ho the script for the music video. Then he very carefully breaks the news that rumor has it that Joon-ho is dating Soon-shin. Joon-ho orders him to stop the rumor from spreading. With a sigh, In-sung hopes she won't get bullied.

Uh, too late. The nasty commentaries have started.

Proof. Soon-shin is walking to a practice room and getting stared at by everyone. When Joon-ho comes to give her the script for the music video, they get stared at. Soon-shin tells him that she heard another actress was supposed to be in the video, which immediately puts Joon-ho on edge. He asks if she's being bullied because of it. She denies it and asks to be pulled from the video. She doesn't want to steal someone's spot. She wants to do something she earned with her own ability.

Frustrated, he leads her to a practice room away from prying eyes. He scolds her, telling her that ability in this field is winning. It's not about fairness. Taking this opportunity will open up another for her. Soon-shin still doesn't want to steal a position from someone else. "You idiot", he snaps. Then he childishly tells her not to shoot the video and leaves to pout in his office. He murmurs about how she has no talent, but then worries that she'll actually quit.

Oh. You. Child.

Sexy baker Jin-wook meets Hye-shin and Woo-joo in the street. Woo-joo glares at him while Hye-shin thanks him for the Children's Day gift (the doll). Woo-joo leaves in a huff and Jin-wook makes a face as Hye-shin chases her child.

When they get home, Jung-ae asks if Hye-shin has called her mother-in-law for her birthday and Hye-shin lies that she did already. Then she heads upstairs to confront her cranky daughter about her behavior. But he's interrupted by a call from her ex who wants to know about Hye-shin's meeting with his mother. Hye-shin is flabbergasted that he didn't call Woo-joo on Children's Day.

Hye-shin forces him to talk to Woo-joo who doesn't want to talk to him. But, when the phone is handed to her, she explodes:

Dad, it's me. Don't call us ever again. Don't call us ever again! We're going to live just fine without you. You have fun with that woman. You think I don't know why you guys broke up? You fell in love with that woman and forgot about us. That's why you don't answer the phone when I call. Don't ever call us again. I'm not going to see you anymore.

Woo-joo storms out of the room only to encounter Jung-ae who has heard everything.

The divorce news is out! Hye-shin sits and formally apologizes to Granny and Jung-ae for not telling them about the divorce. Granny is blown over and Hye-shin apologizes again. She just didn't want to shock them. Jung-ae coldly asks if it was because of a woman and Hye-shin confirms it.

Granny is against divorce; she wants the family together for Woo-joo. But Jung-ae thinks she did the right thing. Unfortunately, this praise comes from her own wound.

Jin-wook comes home and finds Woo-joo crying in the garden. He kneels in front of her and she explodes, crying and hitting him. Of course, this is when Yoo-shin comes home. It really looks like he's assaulting the poor kid and Yoo-shin scolds him. Heh.

Jung-ae broods and cries in her room where Granny finds her to scold her. Granny bemoans their family's sad state. (All caused by Jung-ae, mind you.) Granny wants Jung-ae to make Hye-shin get back together with her ex (which is dumb), but Jung-ae just cries and has a pity party.

Soon-shin comes home and Yoo-shin immediately tells her the news. Jung-ae ignores Soon-shin and goes up to see Hye-shin to collect her ex's number.

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