Pachinko (E8)

Spoiler Alert: If you watch enough police dramas the plot is fairly predictable, but the chemistry between Ji Woo (female protagonist) and Mu Jin (leader of criminal organization) is off the charts. Bruce especially appreciated how they adapted Ji Woo's fighting style to make it gritty, intense, and most important, realistic.

Spoiler Alert: An ensemble of characters try to survive a monster apocalypse. Although Bruce felt it was lacking in plot, he enjoyed the visuals and the chemistry between Ji Soo (band girl) and Jae Hyeon (preacher/sword fighter). Also, the resident badasses, Yi Kyung (firefighter) and Sang Wook (enforcer) were fun to watch throughout the series.

We need a break! Alice is going to school to become a teacher. Bruce is coaching freshman football and his daughter, Alana, in basketball. We will see you the first of September :)

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The Japanese arrested Isaac for being a communist. While Hana is dying, Solomon makes a deal with gangster Yoshii. Lastly, we are given the details of Noah's life as Han Su introduces himself to Noah.

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We see a young Han Su as a math tutor for a wealthy US family. Han Su's father steals money from the Yakuza and desperately tries to keep Han Su out of it. The great Kanto earthquake of 1923 happens, which eliminates his chance to go to the US and facilitates his entry into the Yakuza.

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Hanna comes back into everyone's life and we find out that she has AIDS. Solomon gets an offer to open up more Pachinko parlors that he might not be able to refuse. Sun Ja gives birth to a son and Han Su relieves his wife of her conjugal duties.

The older Sun Ja returns to Korea to find that her father's grave has been moved. The younger Sun Ja finds that her in-laws went into debt to bring her to Japan, so she sells the watch that Han Su gave her. Solomon gets fired from his job and goes on a search to find Hana.

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As Issac prepares to marry Sun Ja, he meets Han Su who sizes him up. The Korean landowner gets cold feet and has a heart-to-heart talk with Solomon. Sun Ja and her mother have a tearful departing, while Han Su looks on from the docks.

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Sun Ja tells Han Su she is pregnant, but he does not give the response she was hoping for. Solomon takes his grandmother over to the Korean landowner's house and finally closes the deal. A sickly mysterious stranger shows up to the boardinghouse and asks Sun Ja a very important question.

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Han Su saves Sun Ja from being raped and she allows him into her world. Solomon tries to get the Korean land owner to sell her dilapidated house and fails to close the deal. Sun Ja allows Han Su to talk to her during her daily chores and he opens up about his childhood... romance ensues!