Second Shot at Love – K-drama Episode 11 Recap & Review
Episode 11 of Second Shot at Love begins with Geum-ju comforting Ui-joon. He tells her about his past. In 1996, his mother dies and unable to take it, his father abandons him. His grandmother and Geum-ju are the only two people in his life. When he grows up, his father returns as an alcoholic, demanding money.
After Ui-joon becomes a doctor, he gets Mr Seo admitted against his wishes. Mr Seo lies about his recovery and once he is out, he attacks Ui-joon on his birthday and accidentally kills Nurse Jeong. Because of his clinically proven alcoholism, he gets a light sentence. Ui-joon blames himself for the lenient punishment and Jeong's death. It is also why he has been sober.
Gwang-ok is discharged from the hospital and everyone welcomes her. Once Nurse Baek has Gwang-ok settled, she leaves, citing the umpteenth club she has joined to look after Ui-joon. The Hans gush over how lucky Ui-joon is to have her. Geum-ju does find their close bond odd but Ui-joon jokes that he is likeable.
It cuts to Mr Seo, causing a scene whenever he is conscious. Nurse Baek wonders if her visit triggered him. We also learn that the cops helped Ui-joon contact Caretaker Oh. He tells Nurse Baek about the meeting and she wishes he would move on and live a happy life. He learns that Oh and Baek are classmates but Baek claims not to know her.
Onto the second lead couple's drama. Hyeon-ju takes her twins out of the taekwondo class. Seon-wook begs Seon-hwa to help change her mind but his sister vaguely refuses. Once he leaves, she declares that she is done with Hyeon-ju for good.
Next, Ms Nosy continues to sulk and avoid Gwang-ok. However, Gwang-ok shows up, having missed her. Ms Nosy feels guilty for being rude to her and the illness gave her a reality check. A flashback shows Ms Nosy's husband being thoughtless. He gets drunk with friends on their honeymoon. And also lets it slip that Gwang-ok is his first love. At present, Ms Nosy reveals that she was insecure and took it out on her. Gwang-ok comforts her as she apologises.
Back to our lead couple, Geum-ju is tasked with supervising a car crash case. Coincidentally, the van belongs to the nursing home and Ui-joon tells her about her father allegedly being seen there. The mood lightens up when she finds his gift from all those years ago. He wants to gift her something better but she wears the necklace.
She arrives home and feels guilty for being happy while Hyeon-ju is sad. Hyeon-ju reveals that she wants to fix things with Seon-hwa. The sisters cheer each other up but Hyeon-ju ghosts Seon-wook as he tries to call her.
Upset, Seon-wook wants to get drunk again. Trying to deter him, Young-woong lets it slip that drunk him ruined Seon-hwa and Hyeon-ju's friendship. Outside, Instructor Kim spots Seon-hwa bringing hangover medicines for Seon-wook. She is wearing an old jacket and Kim berates her for not taking care of herself. Seon-wook overhears and feels bad.
Geum-ju visits the nursing home to resolve the car crash and leaves before Ui-joon can pick her up. But he ends up running into Caretaker Oh and is shocked since she had told him she had retired. She claims it is temporary and a call cuts short their meeting.
As for Geum-ju, she spots Nurse Baek at the bus terminal. She tries to surprise her but Baek claims she is in Seoul. Geum-ju is confused as Baek's bus heads to Myeongju, the nursing home's location.
Meanwhile, Ms Nosy treats the town to celebrate Gwang-ok's recovery. Her husband, Ki-beom, is rude and she is grateful as Gwang-ok puts him in his place. Seon-hwa is missing and her mother-in-law jokes how it is strange since she is practically family to the Hans. Seon-wook and Hyeon-ju feel guilty. As they are wrapping up, Seon-wook apologises and promises to back off. However, he hopes Hyeon-ju can understand Seon-hwa and forgive her as she has no one else.
The Nurse Baek mystery continues as Ui-joon had seen Baek call Caretaker Oh. But he gives her the benefit of the doubt.
Geum-ju Googles all the clubs that Baek is a part of but they have all shut down. She heads to the hospital for medicines and overhears the nurses gossip how Baek should hate Ui-joon. She runs into his mentor who reveals that Baek was only close to Nurse Jeong and Ui-joon. Baek felt guilty as she swapped shifts with Jeong the day she died. At the same time, the cops update Ui-joon that the nursing home belongs to Nurse Baek and Caretaker Oh is its director.
Oh is tucking in Mr Seo when he wakes up and looks at a syringe. Ui-joon shows up at the nursing home and confronts Baek. Mr Seo pops up with a broken glass bottle. He claims that he wants to kill Ui-joon as revenge against Nurse Baek. Seo attacks but she steps in front of Ui-joon and is stabbed. Mr Seo runs off as Geum-ju calls the cops. A flashback shows Baek's conversation that triggers Seo. She reveals that Ui-joon is her son.
The Second Shot at Love Episode 11 epilogue is of the class graduation. The Hans pick bouquets for Geum-ju and Ui-joon but a lady in red pays for them. It is Nurse Baek who watches Ui-joon and then leaves.
The Episode Review
Second Shot at Love Episode 11 tries to wrap up most of the storylines and give all the supporting characters closure. Geum-ju and Ui-joon are in a good place. Gwang-ok recovers, is treated well by her family and the mini conflict with Ms Kim aka Ms Nosy is quickly resolved. Hyeon-ju and Seon-wook understand where Seon-hwa comes from. And hopefully, she'll most likely come to terms and give Hyeon-ju and Seon-wook her blessing in the finale.
In fact, this whole episode feels like a finale and could have been the perfect point to wrap up. The added mystery with Mr Seo and Nurse Baek feels unnecessary, especially since it never contributed to the main plot. The set-up has just been a few seconds over the past 10 episodes and no one would miss it if this subplot cut out. But now, the show will need to spin some convoluted plot twist to explain Nurse Baek's disappearance and why she keeps her identity a secret from her son.
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