The 'witch' Park Jin-young faced the 'law of death' once again. His battle, risking everything on the last variable, intensified curiosity about how his struggle would conclude.
The 8th episode of the weekend drama 'Witch,' broadcast on the comprehensive programming channel Channel A on the afternoon of 9th, opened from the perspective of Mi-jung (played by No Jung-ui) during her high school days. At the end of Mi-jung's gaze was also Dong-jin (played by Park Jin-young). When Jeong-hwan (played by Bae Yoon-kyu), who confessed his feelings to Mi-jung, was struck by lightning and died, everyone simply gathered and chatted, and no one genuinely mourned. At that moment, Mi-jung saw Dong-jin silently paying his respects for him, feeling relieved that at least one person was mourning.
Looking back, there had been no connection with Dong-jin during those days, but it felt like their eyes often met. Even while eating lunch alone on a bench in a school corner or when spending time alone on picnic day, even though he was far away, she felt a fleeting glance exchanged with Dong-jin watching her. Mi-jung, realizing who he was upon seeing the name of the bench canopy donor, looked at that name every day while eating her lunch. Always bright and laughing among friends, watching him was just like watching TV, and before graduating, she wanted to talk to him at least once.
But that was the last time. Mi-jung left school because another male student died because of her. On a day when it snowed a lot, leaving the playground alone, Mi-jung felt again that someone was watching her through the classroom window. The first time she saw Dong-jin's face clearly was in the graduation album from Mi-dong High School that Da-eun (played by Kwon Han-sol) left behind. Moments that felt like they had gazed into each other's eyes for a long time aligned with that face. After that, ten years passed, and she saw Dong-jin, who had thrown himself off a bridge over the Han River.
Avoiding the 'law of death,' Dong-jin jumped off the bridge and focused on piecing together the last puzzle. It raised the question of how the people who had loved Mi-jung even a little got hurt or died, while those Mi-jung loved remained. In the process of digging into this, he realized that 'Mi-jung's heart' was a variable.
The evidence was her first love, Ik-jong (played by Joo Jong-hyuk). He had spent more than 10 minutes within 10 meters of Mi-jung, exchanged more than ten lines of conversation, and even confessed to her. He met all the conditions of the 'law of death' but had lived without any incidents until now. The past incident of being stung by a hornet was actually a lie that Mi-jung had wrapped around him, considering his complex of epilepsy. Mi-jung's emotions were indeed the decisive variable that could break the 'law of death.'
Dong-jin, who couldn't even remember confessing to Mi-jung, even grew angry at Ik-jong, who spread the rumor that she was a 'witch,' saying, 'You don't deserve to have Mi-jung's variable.' However, Dong-jin's heart sank at his counter-question, 'Do you think you deserve it?' Still, if he stopped here, he was no different from the people who had hurt Mi-jung. Only the one Mi-jung loved could break the law; there was only one way: Mi-jung had to love Dong-jin.
Dong-jin, who staked everything on that one possibility, prepared to leave for somewhere. Before that, he visited Mi-jung's rooftop, took off his helmet, and stood in front of her for the first time as 'Lee Dong-jin.' He conveyed the heartfelt message he had held for a long time, saying, 'It wasn't your fault. Now do what you want to do. It's okay.' Although he had counted on his fingers to keep it under ten lines, it became useless, but he really wanted to say it to Mi-jung even if the 'law of death' approached him again.
Once again, a crisis quickly approached Dong-jin, who spoke over ten lines. The sparks from the transformer and the threatening vehicles passing by were simple patterns, all expected situations. Dong-jin evaded these one by one and moved forward. But at that very moment, a vehicle quickly rushed toward him. In an ending where Dong-jin had entrusted his fate to the last variable, tension peaked as to whether he could safely overcome the 'law of death' this time.
The viewership rating for this day's broadcast of 'Witch' recorded a national 3.1% and 3.2% in the metropolitan area, setting a new record. The instantaneous peak rating rose to 3.7%. (Nielsen Korea, based on paid households)
[Photo] Captured from the Channel A broadcast screen.
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