[Kitty] It's been a while since what was supposed to be a cozy ski trip
snowballed into an avalanche of agony.
And things are still frosty with Praveena, to say the least.
[bittersweet pop music playing]
♪ Last night, we sweat it out ♪
♪ Walk on the wire… ♪
[Kitty] Yuri's avoiding me, and she's not the only one.
I've barely seen Juliana in days, and I feel like it's all my fault.
♪ You're gonna stay ♪
♪ Hold it together ♪
♪ We fall apart… ♪
-[song cuts out] -Have a great day, Kitty.
[awkwardly] You too.
Actually, it's not all my fault.
My angelic roommate, Stella, is definitely up to something… unholy.
[tense music playing]
"WWJD."
-[alert plays] -No. "Min Ho."
[alert plays]
[sighs]
[Kitty] And I'm going to figure out why.
[alert plays]
[sighs]
[door opens, closes]
I forgot my laptop. Oops.
Oopsies. [chuckles nervously]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[bright music plays]
[music fades]
Why is Marius's old mattress so plush?
Too many feathers, not enough back support.
Yeah, Marius was pretty high maintenance for a straight guy.
I thought switching rooms was supposed to make you less grumpy.
Sorry, I just found out that
Mr. Moon is combining Advanced Voice and Entertainment Management,
so we can work together for his competition.
Which means I have another class with--
Morning, boys.
Hey. [sighs]
Up early, eh?
Yeah, I got a study group with…
Kitty.
[whimsical music playing]
-Right. -[Min Ho grunts]
Who finished my oat milk?
Don't look at me.
I'm lactose intolerant. You know that.
I swear, I was going to replace it.
No, you just did what you wanted and didn't give it a second thought.
Typical.
[sighs] Dae, I'm sorry, man.
-[door opens, closes] -How long is Dae gonna keep this up?
Look what this stress is doing to my skin.
-Please. -Isn't that punishment enough?
[sighs, scoffs]
[Q] Just want to have breakfast.
Min Ho, you can't just put a pimple patch on this beef
and expect it to go away overnight.
-What is this? -[Min Ho grunts]
Oh.
Stella found a box of my old stuff Dad kept at the ski cabin.
She thought it would cheer me up because I was pissed off at him
ditching me for Joon Ho.
Oh! Did it work?
A little bit.
But he still hasn't bothered to apologize.
[mockingly] He's still busy hanging out with his favorite son.
So, the only reason Stella was going through your dad's stuff
was because she was actually trying to be a good girlfriend.
[Kitty] Oh, please. Are you really that gullible?
That's not a reason, Q. That's a cover story.
How are you explaining her stealing and leaking my letter?
Maybe, you know, your letter ended up in her luggage by mistake.
Okay, what possible motive could Stella have to be leaking your love letter?
Look, I don't know what she's actually after, hence the snoop.
But trust me. That girl is up to something.
Well, perhaps this manic energy could be better utilized
helping me navigate this toxic bro tension I'm currently living with.
I can't believe you didn't tell me about Min Ho's plane confession.
Well, he would have killed me. Plus, it meant nothing.
He's over it, and I've moved on to explosive love triangles with girls.
Yeah.
I really wanna make things right with both Yuri and Juliana,
but neither will even talk to me.
You think you could talk to Juliana
and tell her that I don't suck and that I feel horrible?
She really likes you.
[sighs] Everybody likes me.
But I think you're gonna have to face this on your own.
Yeah.
[energetic music playing]
[yawns]
[horns honking]
[horn beeps]
[in Korean] Mr. Kim?
Oh, I'm sorry. I startled you, didn't I?
No, no.
But you seem very tired.
Aren't you overdoing it?
My dad isn't--
No, I'm fine.
But Yuri, can we please not mention this to Dae?
Yes, of course.
[Dae] He's lucky he didn't cause an accident.
I'm only telling you because I'm worried. Your dad seems really tired recently.
Should I talk to my dad? Tell him to adjust his working hours?
Thank you. You must be dealing with a lot right now yourself.
Don't you have Moon's music production class this morning?
[somber music playing]
[in English] Did you just walk me to class to run into Juliana?
Wow, Dae. You're a lot quicker with these things than you used to be.
[chuckles]
[in Korean] Anyway, I'll talk to my dad.
-[in English] Okay. Thanks. Bye. -Bye.
-[Kitty] Yuri! -[tense music playing]
We need to talk.
Come on.
[sighs]
What are you doing, chasing me down in front of everyone like that?
I'm not chasing you down because I want to be with you.
So stop avoiding me if that's what you're worried about.
No, I'm worried about everything, Kitty.
So am I!
Maybe this would be easier
if we were there for each other as friends.
Like always.
Look, Kitty. I'm so sorry about how everything went down. Really.
But right now, I'm trying to get Juliana back,
and hanging out with the girl I cheated with isn't going to help.
[somber music playing]
Maybe we can be friends again.
Eventually.
But… just not now.
-[Kitty sighs] -[door opens]
[music grows tense]
[under breath] Right.
Wait. It's not what it looks like.
You gotta hear me out. You can't ignore me forever, baby.
[tearfully] I'm not your baby, Yuri!
Haven't you humiliated me enough?
What could you possibly say that I want to hear?
Just… leave me alone.
[Kitty sighs]
Just who I wanted to talk to.
Someone who wants to talk to me. That's refreshing.
I can relate.
I've been trying to talk to Dae, but he's still shutting me out.
How about you?
Well, Yuri just blew me off.
But tomorrow, I'm embarking on a four-hour bus ride,
which will be a beautiful escape from my dorm room from hell,
where Juliana hates my guts and Stella…
[tense music plays]
…wishes she had a normal roommate.
Anyway, a bus ride to Bukjeon is just what I need.
I found Simon's real name from that video,
which helped me track down his mom, my great-aunt,
and, apparently, she still lives
in the same town she grew up in with my grandma.
She's my grandma's secret sister.
And I found the Instagram of my cousin named Jiwon.
Hopefully she can help.
[Min Ho] Wow, look at this.
Portland's stalker's back.
-Oh, that's really funny. -[chuckles]
I also have been preparing a speech in Korean. Do you want to hear it?
[in Korean] Dearest relatives, I come to ask--
[in English] Okay, stop.
Covey, oh my gosh.
I'll cut you a deal.
My driver can take us, and I can translate.
Trust me, based on what you just assaulted my ears with, you'll need it.
-[Kitty sighs] -[Min Ho scoffs]
And you can thank me by talking to Dae for me.
Why would Dae want to talk to me about this?
He's not mad at you. You're the perfect person to tell him
whatever happened on the plane was a moment of temporary insanity.
I was disoriented.
It was my first time in coach, for God's sake.
[Kitty] Okay.
I'll see what I can do.
Thank you.
-Hi, how've you been? -Kitty, let's not.
Hi.
-How are you two? -Hi.
Hey.
Isn't this great? We're all here in one room.
I mean, nothing brings people together more than artistic collaboration.
I know. Me and my Dae-bae have really been working on our chemistry.
Both on and off the stage, if you catch my drift.
[Kitty chuckles]
[softly] Hey.
Look, I know that you're still really upset with Min Ho,
but he would never do something to intentionally hurt you.
And me and you are in such a good place right now.
-You seem so happy with Eunice-- -Kitty.
[somber music playing]
Min Ho confessed his love to you five minutes after we broke up,
and now he's making you do his dirty work for him.
He has always been selfish and entitled.
This is just another example of that.
[music fades]
[whimsical music playing]
Hi.
-Hey. -I heard about your road trip with Min Ho.
Oh, it's so, so important to connect to your extended family.
You don't mind if I steal him away for a whole Saturday?
[Stella] Kitty.
I'm not one of those girls that needs to spend every minute with her boyfriend.
Cool.
Oh, you're here.
Why wouldn't I be? I live here.
Right, but wait.
What you saw earlier today, I promise, it's not what it looked like.
I really can't take one more lie.
No, I… I know, it's…
[sighs] I'm really sorry.
You know what? I'm not gonna help you feel better about what you did.
If I have to live with it, so do you.
Can we please just talk?
-[door locks] -[sighs]
[somber music playing]
[music fades]
Like some tea?
I'm good. I just brushed my teeth.
[quietly] And I can't be sure you're not poisoning it.
[Stella humming "Amazing Grace"]
[sighs]
[exhales]
[chuckles softly]
[indistinct chatter]
Thank you again for doing this.
Especially because I did not fulfill my side of the bargain with Dae.
I actually might have made it worse.
It's fine. Honestly,
I wouldn't mind putting some distance between myself and Dae's death glare.
[Kitty sighs]
And look at that. Stella gave me sandwiches to bring.
Huh. That's really thoughtful of her.
-She really is the best. -Mm-hmm. [chuckles]
Yeah.
Thanks.
Damn. [sighs]
So when we went to Iceland, Juliana loved this certain yogurt.
And I found a place that will overnight them.
So what I'm thinking is I need a big gesture like that.
Look. [sighs]
I know how badly you want to fix things with Juliana,
but I just think a gesture like that isn't gonna do it.
Okay, then what will? I've apologized a million times.
Breakups suck.
When I first moved to Korea,
I was coming off the back of a really bad breakup.
Oh. I didn't know that.
I've definitely told you a few times.
Is it possible that you can be a little self-involved?
That is a distinct possibility.
[sighs]
What if I am just a selfish, terrible person?
-No, don't say that. -Like with Kitty.
I completely shut her out after kissing her on a whim.
Yesterday she came to me as a friend, and I didn't want anything to do with her.
I might have ruined that friendship.
Ugh. God.
All I want is to get Juliana back. That's all I can think about.
That may be what you want, but what if that's not what Juliana needs?
[energetic music playing]
[Min Ho] Okay, we're here. What's the plan? You do have one, right?
Well, of course I have a plan.
We are waiting for my great-aunt to leave so I can talk to my cousin, Jiwon.
And I'm not gonna do the grand "you have a long-lost relative" reveal just yet.
Today, we are simply gathering intel.
We're gonna act like students who are interviewing locals
who have lived here for generations for an oral history project.
That's actually not a bad plan.
-[chuckles] -Thank you.
I'm sorry again that I couldn't help with the whole--
What? Dae hating me thing?
-[sighs] -It's all right.
I just don't know what to do.
Dae's like a brother to me.
We had our fights, sure, but never like this.
Never over a girl.
Well, when I talked to Dae,
I kinda got the feeling that this wasn't really about me.
What do you mean?
I remember Dae telling me about some fight that you guys had
in, like, the 7th grade.
You wanted to go to a concert
and made fun of him for wanting to stay in and study.
-[gentle music playing] -I don't even remember that.
'Cause it probably seemed like no big deal to you.
But for Dae, getting caught for something like that can mean losing his scholarship.
He has to think about a lot of things that you… don't.
And sometimes, that can lead you to making impulsive decisions.
Like telling my best friend's ex that I'm in love with her.
[inhales sharply] Right.
So maybe for Dae's sake,
you should think twice before doing things like… that.
[gentle music fades]
[yawns] I'm sorry. I didn't know stakeouts were this boring.
-Want the last walnut cake? -[gasps] Wait. I think that's her!
[bright music playing]
That's my great-aunt! It has to be.
Ooh.
She looks just like my halmoni.
She's leaving. She's leaving.
And she's left. She's left! [gasps]
Oh, we're going up. Okay.
[gentle music playing]
Covey?
Hello?
You all right? [chuckles]
I didn't expect to feel this… much. [sighs]
Is it weird to have a close connection to a place I've never even been before?
No, I think it's pretty special.
[Kitty] I just can't get over… My ancestors lived here.
[in Korean] Oh my God!
Why are you just standing there?
You're too late.
She thought you weren't coming, so my grandma stepped out for a bit.
[Min Ho] Oh.
We're very sorry.
Which one of you is here to be matched?
[in English] She's asking which of us is here to be matched.
[whispers] New plan. Go with it.
Tourists?
[chuckles]
I guess Halmoni really is expanding her customer base.
[Kitty chuckles]
-Follow me. -[energetic music playing]
Are you telling me that they are matchmakers?!
-[gasps] -Covey, be cool.
-Be cool. -[exhales]
[chuckles softly]
[clears throat] So, which one of you is the client?
Oh. So, my American friend here, she's so pathetic and perpetually single.
-She really needs professional help. -Mm.
And Min Ho here also desperately needs your services.
He's run off every girl in town by being so annoying and rude.
[Min Ho chuckles]
Okay, my halmoni doesn't like to get involved in anything complicated.
So, you two aren't a couple?
-Oh my God. That's disgusting. -Oh God, no.
-I'm gonna throw up and die. -What's wrong with you?
We are just friends.
Single and ready-to-mingle friends.
[Min Ho chuckles]
[whimsical music playing]
Okay, so two questionnaires, then?
Sounds great.
-[Q] Thank you. -[Juliana] Thanks. [sighs]
So, did Kitty put you up to this to make herself not the bad guy?
-Well, yes. -[chuckles]
And I also thought the squish of the boba might actually make you feel better.
Is it working?
[sighs] That worked for like half a second,
and then my bloodlust returned anew.
[chuckles] Okay, I totally understand your… bloodlust. But, um…
Okay. I'm gonna tell you something I haven't told anyone. Not even Kitty.
You have my attention.
Remember our old roommate, Marius?
He was "straight."
He had a girlfriend back home.
Well, he and I used to secretly hook up.
To be honest, you're not coming off great in this story.
I know. I know. But…
I never met the girlfriend. I could pretend she didn't exist.
But then she visited us,
and I realized a real person was getting hurt.
I know it's not an excuse. I'm still garbage.
You're not garbage.
You're just a person that made a mistake.
[Q] Look, Kitty first started having feelings for Yuri last semester.
-When she was still figuring out she's bi. -Yeah.
She didn't know you.
She helped you come back to KISS, despite her feelings, and…
[sighs] I know she feels like garbage too.
Yeah.
I've been focusing my rage on Kitty because if I face who I'm really mad at,
I may never stop crying.
[door opens]
[Juliana] Stella, what are you doing at an internet café?
[gasps] Juliana! Q!
Hi. Um, so… it was a funny story.
I actually use the gaming computers in there
to play this immersive role-playing game
where you get to be a famous Bible character.
[chuckles softly]
Okay, fine. I was playing Call of Duty: Warzone, all right? Um…
I… I should go. Uh, have a… a blessed day.
[chuckles softly]
[intriguing music playing]
Okay. Why was she acting like we just busted her making a drug deal?
-That was sus, right? Okay. -Yeah, that was sus.
-Okay. All right. -[Q] Absolutely. But I don't know.
I'm still not buying Kitty's theory that she's some letter-stealing wackadoo.
Why not?
I kind of agree with Kitty on that one.
No way.
Look, Stella was conspicuously missing when that letter was circulating.
And as her roommate, I gotta say, the girl just… is off.
Too smiley. Too wide-eyed. It all adds up to sus.
Well, now I feel bad for telling Kitty she's the one who lost it.
[sighs]
You know, if the two of you ever squashed your beef, you could actually be friends.
Maybe even start a detective agency together? Huh?
-Don't know about that one. -[Q] Baby steps.
[Juliana] Yeah.
[thunder rumbles]
So, how long has this business been around?
Is the whole family involved?
It goes back many generations.
Halmoni would love for me to take over one day, but
I'm actually studying to teach English.
Probably at the village school so that I can stay here and take care of Halmoni.
She needs me. I'm her only family.
Well, don't freak out, but speaking of family--
Kitty, that's not the plan.
[in Korean] It's really starting to pour out there!
Jiwon.
-Yes. -[grandmother] Come here and help me.
[Jiwon] Grandma! Over here.
Who are these people?
Huh?
Aren't these your new clients?
What are you talking about?
No, why would a radish farmer have such a fair skin complexion?
[chuckles]
Plus, his younger sister…
[Kitty chuckles]
…has a famous hairy mole, look.
It's not there.
Who are you both?
[in English] Uh, maybe I can help explain.
Uh, Kitty?
[in Korean] I am Kitty Song.
My mom's Eve Song.
She's your sister's daughter.
-[in English] Your mom is Eve Song? -[grandmother gasps]
You've heard about my mom?
Her and Simon were--
That's my dad.
[Kitty] Yeah.
[in Korean] Grandma, what's she talking about?
That's enough! Stop and just leave! Get out!
[in English] I… I don't understand.
She says, "Get out."
[in Korean] Leave right now!
I said get out! Why are you just standing there? Get out!
-Halmoni! -Yeah, yeah.
Get out! Get out now!
[Kitty crying softly]
[in English] Great tea. Thanks for the--
[in Korean] I told you to get out!
[Min Ho in English] Right.
-[in Korean] Oh, what's wrong with you? -What?
How upsetting.
[exhales]
Oh, my temperature is rising.
[sighs deeply]
[Min Ho] Kitty!
Kitty!
[somber music playing]
Kitty!
[thunder continues rumbling]
Kitty, you all right?
I should have seen this coming.
[music fades slowly]
I just kept thinking that they're family,
so they would have to feel a connection.
I mean, my great-aunt is a matchmaker.
[voice breaking] But my family…
doesn't want me?
I have made such a mess of things at school,
and now I've made a bigger mess.
And apparently, that's what my mom did too.
I always thought that maybe I was like her in the best ways.
What if I'm like her in the worst ways?
[sobbing]
[tender music playing]
Come on now. That's not true.
Oh, I know quite a bit about Kitty Song Covey.
She's relentless and determined.
She helped her sister find love
in her own chaotic way,
then traveled around the world so she could find it for herself.
["This Is What It Feels Like" by Armin van Buuren playing]
That's how I know she…
Well…
Well, that's how I know you won't give up on your family.
Whether they want you to or not.
[chuckles sadly]
[clears throat]
Right. Shall we get out of here?
It's getting quite muddy, and frankly,
your living ancestors scare me.
I don't want to meet the dead ones.
Yeah? Come on.
[gentle music fades]
Runners always get the runs. It's like an actual thing.
They were so surprised by that. Tell me you've heard that.
You should keep that to yourself.
-Okay. -Right.
[Q] I'm workin' on that.
-Uh… -Hi. Don't worry. I'll be quick.
[Juliana sniffles]
I just want to say I'm gonna stop chasing you around campus
and give you space.
I'm gonna really try to figure out why I made the mistakes…
[crying] …that made me lose the most important person in the world to me.
[inhales deeply]
That's it. [sniffles]
Sorry. You can both go about your day.
-Are you gonna go after her? -No.
But I did need to hear that.
[cell phone chimes]
[intense music playing]
Oh my God.
What?
-♪ I'll take you down ♪ -[excited chatter]
♪ I'll take you down ♪
[notifications chiming]
♪ I'll take you down… ♪
Oh. It's a drop from some new anonymous Insta called Moonleaks?
Oh my, it's NDAs.
Lawsuits are accusing him of--
"Bullying, overworking staff and trainees,
putting untalented singers
on his reality shows just to embarrass them."
-Poor Min Ho. -[gasps] Wearing hair plugs? What?
-This is so embarrassing. -[cell phone vibrates]
[Dae in Korean] Hello?
Yes, this is Dae Kim.
-[somber music playing] -[woman speaking indistinctly on phone]
[Dae panting]
Dae, this isn't what you think. I swear to God.
I need to get to the hospital.
-What? -My dad got into a car accident.
Get in. I'll take you.
[suspenseful music playing]
["Face to Face" by Kenzie playing]
♪ All this space ♪
♪ What a shame ♪
♪ How can we be so far apart ♪
♪ Face to face? ♪
♪ I'm getting tired ♪
♪ Of practiced lines ♪
♪ I wish you could take off Your disguise ♪
♪ Why can't we see things eye to eye? ♪
♪ Face to face ♪
♪ Remnants of a stolen youth ♪
♪ Two lies and a broken truth ♪
♪ I don't miss you, I don't love you All I wanna do is talk to you ♪
[nostalgic pop song ends]
[balloons expanding]