Destined with You season 1 episode 13 recap & review

Open Go TV / October 9, 2023 / Reviews

[ad_1]

The thirteenth episode of Destined with You sees Hong-jo trying to distance herself from Sin-yu to protect him. The episode is now streaming on Netflix.

Recap

Hong-jo now remembers her past life. In that life, Eun-wol raised her and advised her to accept the spirit in her body. Hong-jo became a shaman and later fell in love with Sin-yu, who ended up killing her.

Hong-jo can no longer stand to see Sin-yu’s face. She asks him to give her some time to think about their relationship. It turns out that the past does not matter to Hong-jo. She is only breaking up with Sin-yu because she wants to protect him.

As long as they are together, Hong-jo’s curse will keep hurting him. When she met Eun-wol, she found out that the curse would only be broken if Sin-yu died. Therefore, Hong-jo decides to let Sin-yu go.

The next day, Jae-gyeong informs Sin-yu that Haum Construction will be taking over the development of Mount Onju, the project that was given to Sin-yu’s father’s company. When Sin-yu accuses him of siding with the mayor despite knowing that this is Na-yeon’s revenge, he claims that he is simply acting as the mayor’s advisor.

Sin-yu later assures his father that he will not let the project go to Haum Construction. He also realizes that his father wants to meet Hong-jo. Sin-yu then visits Hong-jo and finds out that she is breaking up with him because she does not want to see him die at a young age.

Hong-jo wants to stay away from Sin-yu for a while to see if he gets better, and she leaves no room for argument. The two of them keep missing each other, but Hong-jo is not willing to change her decision.

Hong-jo’s coworkers force her to throw a housewarming party because they want to spend time with Jae-gyeong. When they ask Jae-gyeong to join them, he agrees for Hong-jo’s sake. Later, he also tells Hong-jo that his father is an alcoholic, and that is why he was not happy to see him the other day.

Sin-yu gets drunk with Wook, who drives him to Hong-jo’s house. Hong-jo once again pushes Sin-yu away and breaks his heart. Jae-gyeong overhears their conversation and comforts an equally upset Hong-jo. She admits to him that she thinks Sin-yu is sick because of her.

Mr. Gong’s blind date with Seung-yeon keeps getting canceled, but Seung-yeon still insists on meeting him. Ms. Ma gets jealous and allows Mr. Gong to tell her that he is dating her. To do that, Mr. Gong finally meets Seung-yeon, who turns out to be a beautiful woman.

When Gi-dong waters the plant in Sin-yu’s office, he sees red water seeping out of the pot. This leads to Sin-yu taking the plant out of its pot. He finds his and Hong-jo’s clothing in the pot, which makes him suspect that Na-yeon is working with the garden owner.

He meets Na-yeon and confronts her about stealing his and Hong-jo’s clothes. Na-yeon then admits that Na Jung-beom was stalking Hong-jo and that she had no idea what he intended to do with their clothes. Sin-yu does not believe her and tells her that this is the last time he is warning her.

Jae-gyeong is on a business trip, but he keeps checking the CCTV footage. He sees Na Jung-beom lurking around the house and informs Sin-yu. He also calls the police. Jae-gyeong and Sin-yu keep calling Hong-jo, but she does not answer the phone.

Na Jung-beom attacks Hong-jo, but he has to run away, as the police show up. Sin-yu also comes to Hong-jo’s house and takes her to his place to keep her safe.

Sin-yu sees Na Jung-beom’s car in his building’s parking lot. He leaves Hong-jo in his apartment and goes to the parking lot to check. When he calls Na Jung-beom, he finds out that Na Jung-beom is going to attack Hong-jo again.

Sin-yu rushes to save her and stops Na Jung-beom from harming Hong-jo, but he ends up getting stabbed in the process. Na Jung-beom flees once again, and Hong-jo finds Sin-yu bleeding to death.

Review

This episode gets repetitive with Hong-jo and Sin-yu having the same conversation over and over again. Due to that, their break-up is also not as impactful as it should have been.
Additionally, characters sacrificing their love for the one they love is not the most original idea that the show has come up with. However, the scene that depicts Sin-yu’s quiet acceptance of Hong-jo’s decision is a little touching.
The episode gets better towards the end when there is danger and a sense of urgency. The scene is full of tension, and it ends with Sin-yu getting stabbed.