With only two episodes left until the finale, ENA's Monday-Tuesday drama Honour (directed by Park Geon-ho, written by Park Ga-yeon, planned by KT Studio Genie, produced by How Pictures, hereafter "Honour") production team predicted a "sweeping development that keeps viewers tense until the end." With viewers' curiosity about unresolved hints reaching a fever pitch, ahead of the broadcast we highlighted three questions that will be concluded in the ending.
#. Jung Eun-Chae's dangerous choice and repercussions
Kang Shin-jae (Jung Eun-Chae)'s choice is the biggest variable that will shake the flow of the remaining two episodes. She, who had read the board more coldly than anyone to confront huge power, delivered a shock by making a different decision from her past actions in episode 10. To prove that her friend Yoon Ra-young (Lee Na-young) acted in self-defense, she joined forces with Baek Tae-ju (Yeonwoo), who was revealed to be the architect of "Connectin." This was not a simple alliance. Because Kang Shin-jae, who fought to uphold law and justice while keeping the "line that must not be crossed," crossed that boundary herself, it is possible to guess that the aftershocks of her dangerous choice will not be insignificant.
Moreover, this meant that she would have to let go of her longtime colleague and friend Yoon Ra-young and Hwang Hyun-jin (Lee Chung-ah), who had been with her for 20 years. If the two knew Baek Tae-ju's true identity, it would be an unforgivable choice. Whether Kang Shin-jae's decision will change the tide of the "Connectin" case has become a must-watch point that viewers cannot take their eyes off until the end.
#. Baek Tae-ju's reason for designing Connectin (feat. the list of sexual bribery from 20 years ago)
The central figure in the latter half of "Honour" is undoubtedly Baek Tae-ju. He is the person who created the digital platform "Connectin" that the political, business and legal circles' prostitution cartel wanted for more perfect concealment, and he is the person who has been manipulating all the cases on the stage he designed until now.
In particular, it was revealed that a "call list," the key evidence in the actress sexual bribery case that shocked Korea 20 years ago, existed, and that Baek Tae-ju was the original informant of this list, which provided an important clue as to why he became the mastermind of this scheme. Twenty years ago, newcomer actress Seo Ji-yoon endured exploitation by the powerful and took her own life, and the perpetrators were never punished. Their connections mediated by indulgence grew stronger, and under that protection distorted desires became more secretive and ugly.
Baek Tae-ju argued that unless they were eradicated, nothing would change no matter what new system was imposed. He said he could tolerate any harm if it was part of the process to achieve the desired result, and he proudly claimed that luring people with prostitution was also a choice to cut out a rotten sore. It was a twisted belief that "for the sake of the goal you do not avoid means but choose them." Viewers' curiosity is intensifying about how far Baek Tae-ju truly wants eradication to go and what relationship he has with Seo Ji-yoon at the starting point.
#. their eradication of the prostitution cartel and restoration of honor
"Honour" began with the story of three friends who were left victims of brutal violence one night 20 years ago. The choice that made them accomplices to protect one another drove them to the brink for a long time, but it also became a reason they could fight again. Yoon Ra-young, Kang Shin-jae and Hwang Hyun-jin have been confronting the truth of that day in their own ways while tracking the "Connectin" case. They exposed the victimization buried in silence and fought against huge power to create a world where victims no longer have to hide.
However, "Connectin" remained solid and huge, and within it the lives and honor of many victims were trampled and not restored. Now only the final legal response to "Connectin" remains. With Kang Shin-jae having jumped into hell herself, whether Yoon Ra-young and Hwang Hyun-jin can eradicate the cartel and reclaim their trampled honor is drawing attention to the final ending.
The final two episodes of ENA's Monday-Tuesday drama Honour will air on ENA at 10 p.m. on the 9th (Mon) and 10th (Tue), and will be available on KT Genie TV and Coupang Play.
[Photo] KT Studio Genie
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