My Liberation Notes Episode 11 Review: All seems to be finally getting well for the Yeom siblings

3/5

Story:

The slice-of-life drama continues with Chang-hee giving rides to everyone in Rolls Royce. He shows off to everyone he meets but is honest with them that the car does not belong to him but to his sister's boyfriend.

Review:

The new episode revolves around the lives of the Yeom siblings and also explores the life of A-reum. Though she might be mean and rude to Chang-hee, he later realises that she is not that bad after all. She is someone like, as she describes herself, a 'dog'. She is loyal to those who are even 10 per cent nice to her. She has a husband who is in coma in the hospital and her mother-in-law often yells at her demanding money that she is worried she will run away with. The two are often seen fighting and she talks about it all to Chang-hee when they go to an expensive club to party and order the most expensive alcohol. The way she makes a face when she sees Chang-hee puking all the liquor and food she paid for is kinda funny. But Chang-hee seems to be in a better place now. Though alone, he finds comfort by just driving the car. He takes the car to weird places like his grandmother's grave. It can be quite difficult to understand him as a person.

Meanwhile, the story shows some progress in the romantic lives of Mi-jeong and Gu, and Gi-jeong and Tae-hun. Frustrated with her boss, Mi-jeong asks Gu out for a dinner and rants about how much he loathes him. She says she hates him more than he hates her and she takes a couple of days to forget about the incident at work and calm down. Gu takes her out and talks about how the area has changed and he hates it. The street was more beautiful with the lights at night and so he picks a stone, throws and breaks the light as they get to see the fields under the moonlight with plants swaying in the winds. The two then go to the fields and the two share their first kiss.

On the other hand, Tae-hun realises that he can move on and be happy. He understands that he is happy in Gi-jeong's company and takes her out for dinner again. Gi-jeong being the desperate herself, even on her boss' advice, does not play hard to get. She presents the other way to look at the whole 'play hard to get' thing, which is quite interesting. It is another cliche that the show breaks. She says it would make a person more anxious and why would you make someone you like make that feel. As the two have their date, Tae-hun's sister finds them and is unhappy. But Tae-hun takes a stand for Gi-jeong and asks her leave them alone.

After the last few episodes, there seems to be some ray of hope in the lives of the three siblings. The big cloud that was looming over everyone has started to move away. The three Yeom siblings start to find comfort and realise that they need to deal with their problems alone. However, Gu's next move is left unpredictable.

Verdict:

The show ends on a hopeful note with Gu and Mi-jeong sharing a happy moment with each other, basking in the sun together. But it does leaving the audience wonder what's going to happen next, especially with Gu as he is seen speaking to the chairman of the business he was involved in.