Rugal's Dark History, Trust Issues, And A Bad Reunion

What're OCN dramas without some twist and turns? I was thinking of the time I watched Kill It and Justice on the KissAsian website. This time, it's Netflix's OCN drama Rugal which has some twists and turns. When we thought his wife was dead - she's alive? I thought Hwang Duk Gu was just being a psychological douche of a good villain. Yes, a very good villain who knows how to make you hate him that it's best to save him for last. The kind of good villain you love to hate and you'd hate to go so quickly. I was expecting that Ki Bum's wife Yeo Jin to be still dead. I was wondering did Argos turn her into a zombie. It turns out that she's suffering a fate worse than death. Speaking of sex workers - I'm just reminded of how Justice had its villain Sook Hoo abduct young women auditioning to be actresses and turn them into his sex slaves then murder them when he bored. It turns out Yeo Jin was turned into a sex worker.

There's some betrayal going on. Chief Choi is really getting shady here. Did he order the eyes to be carved out? Maybe not but why he allowed it (if ever) should be despicable. He had a rather weird plan to "kill" Yeo Jin and try to reunite her with Ki Bum. However, Yeo Jin foolishly escapes and was captured by Argos. Argos turned her into a sex worker. They do have their reunion later but it's all been part of a sinister scheme. The reunion is a sad one. Granted, we don't have any much on-screen development between Duk Gu and Yeo Jin makes me think she could've better off dead all along and that Duk Gu was trolling around with Ki Bum's feelings. No, we see a short, sad reunion where Yeo Jin commits suicide presumably to save her husband. The extreme stress blows out his eyes and we don't know how dangerous it is. Some of the oil could've made it to his brain as the cybernetic physician in Rugal point it out.

I don't blame Ki Bum for trust issues and going crazy. Heck, he even goes as far as to point a gun at Chief Choi and dissociate himself with Rugal! What makes it more fun to watch is how the douche of douches Duk Gu was once the first test subject of Rugal. Maybe, that's why Duk Gu has such a heavy grudge. Duk Gu is a power-hungry villain who'd do anything to get what he wants. Duk Gu gives the chairwoman Ye Won a good reason to fear him. I see why the spoiled Ye Won wants to get rid of Duk Gu. Later, Ye Won is seen taken away and lands into a conversation with someone who also hates Duk Gu. Back on track - Ki Bum really can't believe it that Chief Choi was hiding information. Why is it that information is seldom withheld? I think it had to do something to protect them. Yet, Chief Choi also has selfish motives such as trusting to test the bionic eyes out.

Ki Bum starts going haywire. He starts attacking people he believes ruined him. He sees everyone as the enemy. I just love how Mina tries to bring him back to his senses. I can't decide on what to think of Mina when she said, "What Chief Choi did is wrong but Duk Gu is much worse." Yes, remember Duk Gu murdered Mina's father too. Ki Bum's eyes start acting on their own again. Ki Bum would pull the chips away from the back leading to a bloody cliffhanger.

Two more episodes and we're done with this OCN drama.

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