Queen of Divorce Episode 5 Recap and Review: Sa-ra gains another win but this time Yul-seong’s anger is not a small one. Directed by Park Jin-suk, the drama stars Lee Ji-ah, Kang Ki-young, Kim Sun-young, Oh Min-suk, Lee Tae-goo, and Na Young-hee, alongside other cast members.
The Kdrama (끝내주는 해결사) tells the story of Kim Sa-ra who was once the daughter-in-law of the biggest law firm in South Korea, however, an unfair divorce leads her to become someone who helps others facing a similar situation. Helping her in this is Dong Ki-joon who was an excellent prosecutor but has now become her business partner and advisory lawyer. They now work together to solve unfair divorce cases, but will this partnership evolve into something else?
-Queen of Divorce Episode 5 Recap Contains Spoilers-
Queen of Divorce Episode 5 Recap
Ki-joon witnesses Dae-ki and Sa-ra hug which makes him assume that the two are dating and he leaves the scene. Meanwhile, Dae-ki reveals to Sa-ra that she was the one who saved his life when he was fighting cancer. Sa-ra is surprised and understands that he joined Solution because of her.
Sa-ra is happy to see the person whose words helped her during her darkest moments and the two share a laugh together. She later calls Ki-joon who makes up a reason for not being able to meet her. The following day, he sees Sa-ra with Dae-ki and cannot contain his frustration.
Elsewhere, Yul-seong prepares a plan to get himself back in the election game and blackmails Ji-in to help him out during this time. Ji-in cannot refuse him and tells Sa-ra that she won’t be able to go through with the divorce. Later, news of Yul-seong saving his wife from an assailant spreads and Sa-ra understands that Yul-soeng is making use of Ji-in for the upcoming elections.
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Sa-ra tries to talk Ji-in out of this but with Yul-seong beside her, Ji-ion chooses to bear the burden and continue being married to him. Sa-ra is frustrated by this but Ki-joon makes her understand that Ji-in is choosing the path which is bearable for her. Sa-ra offers to go for some drinks but is surprised when Ki-joon rejects her.
Later, she complains about Ji-in to her friend and brings Ki-joon into the conversation which surprises her friend. Suddenly, she gets a call from her son’s nanny who refuses to let her talk to her son but promises to send his pictures every once in a while. Sa-ra gets his pictures and is once again filled with enthusiasm to fight for her son.
Meanwhile, Yul-seong’s plan has worked wonders as he is back in the election game which is unbearable for Sa-ra. She decides to bring him down somehow and starts tracking down her kidnappers. However, before Dae-ki and Kang Bom can reach the kidnappers, they have been alerted about them and manage to escape.
Later, the team gathers together for after-work drinks and Ki-joon finds out that Dae-ki and Sa-ra are not in a relationship which makes him excited. He is once again filled with energy as he is ready to chase Sa-ra again. The next day, Kang Bom and Dae-ki are finally able to get a lead on the kidnappers and rush to get hold of them.
Sa-ra finally gets the evidence she needs and plans to pull Ji-in back into the game so that she can get out of this unwanted marriage. Elsewhere, Ji-in understands that Yul-seong never meant to fulfil his promise to save her father and is filled with frustration. Meanwhile, Sa-ra sabotaged Yul-seong’s election rally to get him riled up and it didn’t take time for her video to go viral.
Yul-seong is frustrated by this and approaches Sa-ra to make her cook up a lie in front of the media in exchange for letting her speak to her son. Sa-ra does not fall for his trick and tells him to sign the divorce papers and prepare alimony for Ji-in if he wants any help from her. Yul-seong is not ready to go with her plan and warns her to watch out for his revenge before leaving.
The following day, Sa-ra meets Ji-in and tells her what she can do in order to get out of the situation that she is in. Ji-in thinks it over and the next day at the press conference, she stands up for herself and tells everyone that Yul-seong has been lying this whole time. Sa-ra too joins in and successfully throws Yul-seong’s election plans under the bus.
Having live streaming the whole event, Sa-ra’s name spread far and wide and soon Solution becomes a plan everyone wants to go to for their divorce problems. Meanwhile, Yul-seong is angered by the whole situation which only reaches its peak when the result of the election favours his opposition.
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Elsewhere, Ki-joon is investigating Na Yu-mi’s case and gets his hand on her old phone which has pictures of her with Yul-seong, which makes some connections clear to him. The next day, Yul-seong calls Ji-in when she is with Sa-ra and while he tells her to come to the redevelopment area, Sa-ra warns her against it and goes there herself.
She reaches there and Yul-seong offers her a to settle the divorce without having to pay the alimony. Instead, he’ll pay her a good amount and let her talk to her son if Sa-ra agrees to his demands. Sa-ra is annoyed by his suggestion as she once again sees him fall low in front of him.
Queen of Divorce Episode 5 Ending
Sa-ra rejects his offer and Yul-seong is angered by her, amidst which he chokes her and promises to not let her get near her son. He then orders his subordinate to lock Sa-ra inside and leaves from there. Sa-ra is frustrated by his move, however, things suddenly change when lightning strikes and a fire begins in the building she has been locked inside.
Sa-ra is frightened by the sudden fire and begins to look for an escape while Ki-joon arrives on the scene and tries to save Sa-ra. The two begin looking for a way to reach each other, however, Sa-ra loses consciousness before she can reach Ki-joon. Will Ki-joon be able to find her?
Queen of Divorce Episode 5 Review
Yul-seong is soon to begin his big villain era while Sa-ra is prepared to fight the man with everything in her power. Meanwhile, Ki-joon continues to win our hearts with his love for Sa-ra who knows when to keep a distance and when to chase behind her. The way he backed out when he thought that Dae-ki was dating her was surely a green-flag move.
On the other hand, we are surely looking for more excitement from the upcoming cases because the legal aspect of the drama is surely not as high as we had expected. The plot is surely falling short on the law drama side, but the Sa-Ki couple are holding the show with everything that they’ve got.
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