Red Swan Episode 8 Review: Emotions, Drama and Tons of Money!

In the last episode of Red Swan, we saw Wan-soo walking into Mi-ran and Sang-il’s trap and then her and Do-yoon getting attacked by a masked Lee Jin. With Hyun-soo behind bars and the press posting about the embezzlement fiasco, will she be able to get out of this mess and clear her name while saving her brother?

Red Swan Episode 8 Recap

After a smooth but deadly fighting sequence between Do-yoon and Lee Jin, during which he is unable to unmask her, he takes an unconscious Wan-soo off in a yacht in order to keep her safe. The next morning, although injured, they both check in with each other, confirming that they are both safe. As they spend a tender moment together, Yong-kook is left astonished when he finds the devastation at the house.

Later on, Yong-kook and Wan-soo have the photoshoot and we see a flashback of her having a conversation about who could’ve sent the assassin to get rid of them. Do-yoon theorizes that it is either Yong-kook or Yong-min, although Wan-soo mentions that the latter didn’t seem to know about the slush funds in the foundation. Do-yoon wonders why Sang-il changed everything to reflect Mi-ran’s name and what could be going on behind the scenes.

After the photoshoot, Wan-soo directly asks Yong-kook whether Yong-min was conceived out of wedlock, taking him by surprise. However, his reaction proves her theory right and he further tells her that his father also hated Yong-min, along with Mi-ran. Turns out it was all a plan, and accordingly, Wan-soo asks Yong-kook about Du-o’s death. On the other hand, Mi-ran asks Sang-il to release the news of Wan-soo’s affair in order to deal with her and Hyun-soo once and for all.

Either way, once the news hits the headlines, Yong-kook is irate with his mother and refuses to divorce Wan-soo. They have a fight, especially about his festering feelings towards her infidelity but Mi-ran refuses to take accountability. Either way, Yong-kook is left deeply heartbroken, unable to express his feelings for his wife. After witnessing this ordeal, Tae-ra makes her exit, realising that no one in the house really loves her.

The next day, Hyun-soo is released from prison and promises to hand over the evidence he has against Hwain to Sang-il in exchange for all the laundered money that is kept under his name in the foundation. However, Sang-il adds another condition – he needs to get the ledgers that Do-yoon has stolen and hand them over as well. He tries to talk to Do-yoon and make him hand the ledgers over, but he remains one step ahead, letting Hyun-soo know the truth about the ledgers. That night, he breaks into Sang-il’s home once again and is finally able to open the safe from which he finds out that Yong-min is Sang-il’s son.

Do-yoon and Hyun-soo make a plan for if something happens to the latter while bringing all of the insanity to light while Yong-kook confronts Sang-il with the truth about his relationship with Yong-min. After reminding him why Mi-ran hates Yong-min and why his own son refuses to acknowledge him, he goes to meet Do-yoon, whom he has imprisoned. Do-yoon tells him everything, including the fact that Du-o was probably murdered and with Wan-soo’s entry, Yong-kook asks her whether or not she loves him. It’s an emotional moment for him and Wan-soo is able to calm him down.

As the day finally arrives to read Du-o’s will, the family finally learns that Du-o had 18 trillion won donated to NOW Foundation, and an additional 16 trillion won left in Wan-soo’s name which she can take out by visiting in person. She is left bewildered at the revelation while everyone else is left irate at the turn of events.

Red Swan Episode 8 Review

I think I loved Yong-kook’s storyline the most in the last few episodes as he is given a character arc and a traumatic past that a lot of people will be able to relate to. The sequence with him and Mi-ran is so emotional, along with Tae-ra leaving the house, that it can leave viewers wondering what we have missed in the series as a whole. Although he is a cheater, his past really accentuates his struggles and his failures and gives it a very emotional twist that I think Jung Gyu-woon is able to bring out well. Seo Yi-sook is fantastic as always and her screaming at the slightest inconvenience is what keeps me going in the series.

Other than that, no one was surprised about Sang-il and Yong-min’s relationship but the conversation between Yong-kook and Sang-il is quite thrilling to watch regardless. Yong-kook proves to not be the idiot that everyone makes him out to be. I enjoyed watching this episode because it has quite a few dramatic moments that will keep viewers hooked. Plus, Wan-soo and Do-yoon finally kiss, which is great. However, I must say that Kim Ha-neul really lacks that passionate element here. Rain is great though – Do-yoon is cool as a cucumber and his strong and sure behaviour really makes him stand out.

All in all, Red Swan episode 8 ends on a great cliffhanger and makes me, for once, look forward to next week.

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