Woo Yeo provided warmth to emotionally and physically pained Lee Dam in episode 4 of My Roommate is a Gumiho.
But he also decides to halt the growing attachment that he should have not entertained in the first place. Hye-sun finds a new dream as a gumiho-turned-human and she might be the woman who could make up all the heartbreaks Jae-jin suffered. *wink
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My Roommate is a Gumiho Episode 4 Key Moments
“From now on, always answer your phone. Even when I’m next to you.”
Picking up Lee Dam with an umbrella, the two shared dinner and Woo-yeo received the report of how she made herself look horrible with her date with Sun-woo.
Instead of being disinterested, Sun-woo asks Lee Dam to go for a movie date. When she meets her friend before watching her younger brother’s match and relays her concern about their senior.
Hye-sun pays a visit to propose a deal to Woo-yeo by helping her enter a university to become a woman of intellect as she’s tired of being looked down on by her smart gumiho friend. She bargains being able to protect his marble which had turned blue recently if she will be studying at Lee Dam’s university.
Weighing his option, he agreed to his friend’s proposal. The next day, she sashays on the university ground and was helped by Jae-jin to where she needs to go. She also meets Dam and Sookyeong.
In a twist of cute fate, Dam and Sun-woo get paired to go on a project about communication in one of their subjects. Hye-sun and Jae-jin are also teamed up, and they were tasked to go on a date.
“You seemed to be running late so I came for you.”
Dam’s recent involvement with Sun-woo has put her on the hate list of most women who like the popular senior. When the senior she turned down lounged with Sun-woo and their other friends vocally rates Hye-sun and Dam, the latter chides their ill behavior. Although her anger was not directed at Sun-woo, she points out that it was not good to act uncaring while his friends are spewing nonsense.
The same seniors caused her a tedious day at school when they left her to finish a group project. So when she set forth to go home and finds Woo-yeo picking her up outside the school, she breaks down and cries. Consoling her, she goes closer to him and bawls even more.
Wanting to do something for Dam, he shares how he goes to a mountain forest when he needs to vent out. He tells her he will join her to go somewhere that can make her feel better, and she just knows where to go! – splitting Woo-yeo’s eardrums with her crazy noraebang concert.
Belting her heart out, Woo-yeo takes on the karaoke challenge when she berates how he might not know any song. Boasting how he has lived for centuries adapting to change, he pulled off a classic 80’s song (a nod to Hyeri’s Reply 1988 series), delighting Lee Dam. Successful on his mission, she thanks him for making her feel better.
“It’s not easy to be nice to someone without expecting something in return.”
Subconsciously submitting to give what his roommate needs, Woo-yeo takes the extra mile of ordering dishes that Lee Dam wants because of her painful monthly period. She assures him that he will become a good human for being kind in buying vitamin supplements and her favorite comfort snacks.
Praising him for being well-mannered when the world is full of bad men, she shares her disappointment with people who do not act humanely.
Dam’s period cramps escalate on the second day when she’s supposed to work with Sun-woo for the dating assignment. Worried about her, Woo-yeo proposes to do the project using his shape-shifting ability. They also bump with the pair of Jae-jin and Hye-sun, the latter recognized her gumiho friend right away.
The communication project gets more entertaining when the two couples find themselves booking a movie that turns out to be erotic. While the boys feel awkward, the girls are totally okay.
Waking up to see Dam asleep beside him, Woo-yeo stares at her meaningfully. He looks back on his earlier conversation with Hye-sun of how his fox bead is draining Dam’s energy. His growing attachment will not at all help him. Deciding it’s for the better to not get closer with Dam, he draws a line with a cold front.
“You don’t need to tell me everything unless it’s important. We are nothing more than two people who got suddenly involved with each other.”
However, Dam catches on to the change of his attitude and wonders why. When she consults about the assignment with Sun-woo, she gets a cold response to do things on her own since she knows what’s best for her.
To help analyze the strange sudden cold treatment from Woo-yeo, she meets Sun-woo to find clues from the date that Woo-yeo stood in for her. But she can’t find anything that would link to her puzzling problem. Refusing Sun-woo’s offer to walk her home, he calls her attention just when she was walking away and asks who Woo-yeo is to her.
“It’s just like I said. I accidentally happened to know him. Nothing more, nothing less.”
While walking home, she spots Woo-yeo at the restaurant they previously dined out and walks away with a heavy heart. Woo-yeo who stops himself from reacting gets surprised when Dam sits in front of him and declares that she cannot do what he requested. She demands he cannot alienate her when they were just previously in sync.
Woo-yeo apologizes as Dam insists they go back to how they use to communicate before. They talk about Dam’s date with Sun-woo and he listens as she relays how she does not know to process if Sun-woo indeed has feelings for her. Giving his two cents about her predicament, he compared Dam to a novel heroine who was loved deeply and uniquely for all that she is by a man.
“There is always madness to love. When you like someone, you are misunderstanding that person in your own way.”
My Roommate is a Gumiho Episode 4 Musings
That Fermina Daza reference in the fading seconds seemingly felt like Woo-yeo’s very own suppressed feelings towards Dam. And really, Jang Ki Yong’s temperament in his new character, albeit super old school, feels so knee-weakening. Korean-folklore based character like Woo Yeo who can deliver poetry is truly a gift.
The scene when Woo-yeo felt the human way of being drawn to someone after realizing Dam didn’t go on a date preludes to his deepening connection to the college student who rolled into his life unexpectedly. Similarly, Hyeri is gravitating to the old but handsome gumiho who spare no effort in being there for her.
I hope the love impasse between him and Dam moves to a certainty before the supernatural element conflict kicks in. Praying for Jae-jin to find his one great love is also my current advocacy.
It looks like Sun-woo is determined to make serious moves to win Dam’s heart based on Jae-jin’s advice. That would add a more fascinating level to the love narrative.
The second week of My Roommate is a Gumiho keeps its strong momentum and for a good reason. Featuring engrossing characters and upbeat storytelling makes the series really inviting to watch. Hopefully, it keeps the chirpy vibe flow up to the finale week.
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