Losing his guard around Mi-jeong, Gu reveals his personal struggles in My Liberation Notes.
Spending time with each other in Seoul, Gu tells Mi-jeong ahead of time how much he liked her as he foresees himself becoming unpredictable in the future. Meanwhile, Tae-hoon worries about the possibility of Gi-jeong being pregnant. Chang-hee, on the other hand, recalls Gu’s words while thinking about Hyeon-a and his past loans.
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My Liberation Notes Episode 15 Highlights
“The many don’t really care. But the one is always on their guard. Since they’re alone.”
Walking side by side, they reminisce about how they were in the fields, compared to them at present in Seoul.
Strolling in the market, Gu and Mi-jeong share a meal, but Sam-sik calls Gu, stating it’s a Saturday. Losing track of time, Gu hesitatingly rushes over after realizing it was a Saturday.
Running around checking the books of the clubs and bars, Gu loses his temper at an angry customer, and also flips things in the office to catch the manager of the bar gambling the money from the establishment’s revenue.
Sustaining a wound on his face, Gu’s boss tells him that he lost his touch. He speeds over to Mi-jeong’s new location, and she
wonders how he changed an hour and a half.
“If you have five minutes of peace, it’s bearable.”
Stating that something can always go wrong in a day, Mi-jeong tells Gu that five minutes of peace each day is enough to carry on.
Drinking together and enjoying the night together, she tells Gu on the snowy road how he always comes at the right time to stop her from hitting rock bottom. Just recently, she was about to cause a scene and ruin Chan-hyeok’s wedding, but it was timing that Gu called her.
Arriving at Gu’s apartment tipsy together, Mi-jeong sleeps by Gu’s side and reassures him that he’s no longer a bad guy for her since he called.
Chang-hee, who now runs his own convenience store, airs an empathizing remark to his employee about issues on delayed salaries. Recounting the time his business failed, he concludes that he’s like a psychic that knows where he belongs.
Skipping church on a Sunday, Gi-jeong recalls Gyeong-seon’s unwelcoming attitude during Yu-rim’s graduation. Aware of all those, Tae-hoon gets into an argument with his sister.
Checking up on his daughter, Mi-jeong’s father confirms that Gu has already met her again after giving out her number.
Happier in her new job, Mi-jeong eats out with her old workmate who also resigned from Joy card, both feeling better than before.
“Even if you live alone, it’s fine. You can be perfectly happy.”
Drinking together with her friends, the next table to Gi-jeong overhears her negative concerns about being 50 and guarantees her that 50 and ages after it will all just feel the same.
Chang-hee, drawn into the mountains in Seoul, gets corrected by his employee about having three generations living in Seoul to be considered a Seoul person. Hearing how Chang-hee foresees his grandchild being a Seoul person, his employee reminds him that he broke up with his girlfriend.
Sharing her reflections on being married, Gi-jeong’s friend reassures her that living alone is fine also.
Visiting Chang-hee’s convenience store, Chang-hee’s friend, also an old workmate, looks up to him for paying back his loans.
Mi-jeong gets left on by Gu like before, as he also gets confronted by his boss on his growing problem, suggesting therapy. He then expresses his decision to appreciate five cumulative minutes a day.
Worried about the pregnancy test Gi-jeong bought, Tae-hoon later apologizes for expressing relief when he heard Gi-jeong is not pregnant.
Offering Mi-jeong a part-time job of listening to him for ten sessions, Gu shares his time when he was still a host.
In his apartment, he asks Mi-jeong to remember that he liked him for real even though his future behaviors may become unpredictable. Mi-jeong then agrees with Gu’s request of ending their sessions when he has nothing left to say.
In the morning, Gi-jeong cuts her hair short by herself. Chang-hee informs his father that he has paid all his loans, and goes on biking. He then breaks down into tears as he remembers his break-up with Hyeon-a, who denies that she was bored with Chang-hee who was too normal, not broken.
My Liberation Notes Episode 15 Musings
Finally living in Seoul, we get to see the Yeom siblings both living and working in Seoul. Compared to before, much has changed in their lives.
Chang-hee appears to be more exhausted than before as he broke up with Hyeon-a. Also, he had a lot to go through with his loans and a failed business. Even with those, he now runs a convenience store on his own.
On the other hand, Gi-jeong’s relationship with Tae-hoon is met with more struggles given the persistent conflict with Gyeong-seon. As we see Tae-hoon’s reaction to the possible pregnancy, we may wonder how their plans of marriage would turn out.
Gu becomes more human after finally meeting Mi-jeong again, and admitting his weaknesses and vulnerabilities. He has already tried reaching out for professional help, and is also showing signs of willingness to heal.
Hopefully, in whatever way he chooses to heal, he does find liberation from the state he is in. Looking forward to the ending, we shall see what happens to the liberation club and the ending of each character we are not yet ready to let go of yet.
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