Link: Eat, Love, Kill served a narrative with various genres that proved that facing our fears and fixing our regrets is the only way to face tomorrow with no bottled-up emotions.
Link: Eat, Love, Kill introduces a refreshing take on murder and thriller narratives. It highlights Eun Gye-hoon and Noh Da-hyun’s tragic childhood memories that hindered them in “growing up.”
- Main Cast: Yeo Jin Goo | Moon Ga Young
- Streaming Site: Disney Plus
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Episodes Recaps: 01 & 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 & 06| 07 | 08 | 09 & 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Finale + Musings |
Link: Eat, Love, Kill Finale Highlights
“I’m okay. Because… Whenever I miss you… I imagine you in my mind, Gye-hoon. I imagine us being together.”
After Noh Da-hyun’s incident, Eun Gye-hoon proceeds with his plan to move out from Jihwa-dong. His farewell made it clear that he and Da-hyun has broken up.
Since Gye-hoon left, Da-hyun continues to relive her memories with him to fill the emptiness she feels when going outside. Despite knowing that this will scar her heart again, Da-hyun’s way of coping with heartbreak surprisingly helps her on moving on as well.
However, Da-hyun’s longing and sadness shifted as Gye-hoon appeared in front of her. This time, it wasn’t her imagination, but Gye-hoon indeed returned to her after realizing how his life became meaningless without her.
“I was able to read Da-hyun’s feelings thanks to our link. But now, I can’t read her at all. She looked at me, and I didn’t know why. “Is she mad? Is she not? Is she happy? Does she want me to talk or not? I have no idea if she wants me to stay or leave. It’s too hard.”
Eun Gye-hoon did not explain the reason for his return but expresses how he loves and misses Da-hyun with a kiss. Furthermore, he decided to open his restaurant, Jihwa Western Cuisine, again with Da-hyun, Chef Cha, and Chef Lee.
They completed their soft opening and garnered many customers outside Jihwa-dong. Nevertheless, Gye-hoon feels stressed out despite how his restaurant is running smoothly.
This is because, after Da-hyun’s incident, the link that connects their emotions was cut. Since then, the two find it difficult to read each other’s feelings, especially Gye-hoon.
Nevertheless, this allows both of them to get to know more and deeply understand each other. Additionally, they are now finally able to check many wishes on the bucket list that they want to do as a couple.
“Because it was all my fault. It was me who brought you to Jihwa-dong. And it was also me who failed to save her when I could have. I’m to blame.”
On the other hand, Police Officer Seo rescued Police Officer An at Young-hoon’s warehouse after he was arrested. Luckily, Officer Seo arrived on time as Officer An fights for his life while tied up.
After Officer An recovered from his injuries, he consistently visited Young-hoon in prison and hopes that Young-hoon will reveal where he hid Gye-young’s body. At first, Young-hoon resisted, but knowing how Officer An trusted him, he gave him a hint.
Together with Officer Seo, they worked hand-in-hand on finding Gye-young body to also correct their mistakes. Furthermore, Gye-hoon learned that the two were searching for his sister’s body and decided to buy the land.
With their determination, Officers Seo and An successfully found not only Gye-young’s body, but the remains of Gye-hoon’s father too. Now that Gye-hoon achieved justice for his sister and father, he finally learns to “grow up” and freed the “young” Gye-hoon stuck in the past.
Link: Eat, Love, Kill Quick Plot Recap
Eun Gye-hoon (Yeo Jin Goo) is a known talented and frank sous chef. Unexpectedly, he starts to feel and link with the emotions of a mysterious woman such as happiness, sadness, anger, and the like.
This connection is not new to him since his twin sister’s emotions are linked with him but disappeared after she went missing. Now that he feels the same connection again, he returns and established his own restaurant on Jihwa-dong where his sister was last seen.
However, he found out that a woman named Noh Da-hyun (Moon Ga Young) was the woman whose emotions are connected to him. Their lives then entangled with each other and their pasts became the missing pieces to solve their dilemmas.
Link: Eat, Love, Kill Series Peak Points + Musings
Yeo Jin Goo and Moon Ga Young’s On Point Acting Prowess
In Link: Eat, Love, Kill; the lead pair showed their acting versatility and experiences as former child actors. Like their characters, the two should also be in sync with their emotions which both of them showed and exceeds our expectations.
I’ve known Moon Ga Young as an actress whose bread and butter in the K-Drama world is rom-com and youth genre. However, as she transforms into a mature and complex character for this series, she proved that she can do more as an artist.
On the other hand, I also noticed Yeo Jin Goo’s improvement in his acting performance for Link: Eat, Love, Kill. Portraying a sous chef character, he effortlessly looks like a professional chef with his cutting skills.
In addition to this, he continues to awe us with his shift of emotions and his ability to connect these elements to us viewers. His connection with Ga Young was also on point as if the both of them did indeed share emotions.
Fading Spotlight on the Supporting Character’s Stories
Throughout the series, interesting stories are not given much importance and end abruptly with no resolution. Jo Jae-sook story of her struggle with her abusive husband was first given a highlight and was an interesting issue to address for the series.
However, her character and story suddenly disappeared in the rest of the series and were given a short screen time in the last episode. It is good that is shown that her friends backed her up and she reconciled with her husband.
I was hoping that the series showed how she overcame being abused and if she reported this to the authorities. Also, I’m disappointed with Lee Jin-geun, for his sudden death without explanation for his relationship with Lee Young-hoon.
And speaking of Young-hoon, I also hoped that the series highlighted his reasons for abducting children. That’s why despite Link: Eat, Love, Kill ended on a warm note, I cannot help but feel dissatisfied with the side stories.
Relishing Dishes and Storyline
Nevertheless, the mouthwatering meals prepared by Jin Goo and the drama’s not-so-warm narrative make up for it. I love the use of the elements of cooking in telling a thriller story, which also creates a not-so-disturbing murder story.
Just like food, we can relive our happiest or saddest memories from the taste of our past. Using Gye-hoon’s restaurant as the place where everything started, this is also where the characters started to recall their memories.
Additionally, this is also where they got together, shared a hearty meal, and helped each other fix their past. Food indeed brought them closer where they wholeheartedly open up and talk over a meal.
Furthermore, the series also left a deep message to everyone. It proved how important it is to talk and have someone to listen to our stories. Despite how bad our day went, at the end of the day, a fancy or simple meal with our loved ones can make it complete.
Enjoy a full course meal of various emotions on Link: Eat, Love, Kill with Yeo Jin Goo and Moon Ga Young. International fans can stream it on Disney Plus!
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