Ep. 2

I’m also really digging Hyeri in this role. Granted, she’s not the most well-rounded of actresses, but she does these utterly artless and comedic characters so well (here’s looking at you Deok-sun!) that the character of Lee Dam feels like it’s actually her. Hyeri has alllll the space to scream, flip out, have her eyes roll back in her head, and ride her emotional rollercoaster. After all, she’s living with a terrifying — and charming — gumiho now, and her everyday college student life has become a wacky inversion of traditional tale of Beauty and the Beast.

Speaking of the cast, we also have a bit of a Start-Up reunion to enjoy here, with Kim Do-wan playing Dam’s bestie, and Kang Hanna as the smoking hot but also kinda dumb YANG HYE-SUN, who is a recent gumiho-turned-human. Hye-sun has had a 700-year friendship with Woo-yeo, and though the two seem to enjoy antagonizing each other, I’m sure there’s more backstory yet to come. In the meantime, Hye-sun is as confused about Woo-yeo’s sudden cohabitation as we are.

But there’s more to that cohabitation than Woo-yeo’s immediate oversight of Dam and his fox bead. Woo-yeo soon reveals that Dam’s very life might be at stake (though he promises to protect her). Additionally, there are complications that Dam didn’t expect: she can’t drink alcohol, eat chicken, or come in contact with any men born in the Year of the Tiger (which is everyone in her class), as these things negatively interact with the bead, and cause her great physical pain.

Believe it or not, I’m buying it all — because it’s fun. Dam comes home in agony, and is restored by a gentle touch from Woo-yeo. Dam intrigues the new playboy on campus, and the more she avoids this Year of the Tiger hotshot, the more he pursues her. (Shoutout to Bae In-hyuk who debuted in the recent web drama XX. I knew he was going places!)

All in all, it was a quick and wild premiere week, but one that set the tone of the drama well. And however madcap My Roommate Is a Gumiho gets in moments, there’s something magical that K-dramas are able to do, taking a crazy premise and making it into a story that’s easy to join for the ride.

After all, a drama with an “every girl” college student in the lead, who just wants to get through her semester and hang out with her friends, is pretty easy to relate to. The mystery of the story, of course, lies in Woo-yeo — what’s the truth around his history and his bead? Why does it seem to behave uniquely while Dam is holding it? Is there something about her we haven’t learned yet? I’m guessing the answer will be yes.

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Brief Summary of Ep.2

🍂Lee Dam Wants to Kill The Gumiho🍂

Lee Dam shows up in front of the window to startle Gumiho. She throws a fit to him. She takes the knife and asks him to find a way to take out the marble out of her body. She’s furious to chop the onions.

Lee Dam walks around the campus and spots Jae-Jin. She wants to beat him, but sees his tears. So she asks him what happened. He tells her that his ex-girlfriend got herself a new lover. She cries to tell him that the world gave up her. She kicks him because he made her be like that.

🍂Lee Dam Enjoys The Chicken🍂

Jae-Jin takes Lee Dam to the restaurant. She eats the chicken and thinks she should eat as many foods as possible before she leaves the world. She’s drunk to walk him. She asks him what he will do if he gets dumped again when she’s not there.

Lee Dam tells Jae-Jin to love himself but she drives him away. She trips and finds out that the marble is out of her body. She feels happy. Lee Dam returns home. She’s excited to tell Gumiho what happened on her. But he tells her that it’s a candy that someone ate.

Woo-Yeo Stops Lee Dam Breaking The 🍂Treasures🍂

Lee Dam throws away the candy and wants to vomit to the vase. But Woo-Yeo moves it away because it’s very expensive. He opens the door of the bathroom for her. She rushes into the bathroom. He wants to bring the drinks to her. But she doesn’t open the door.

Lee Dam tears up when she takes a look at her family photo. She asks her mom for the method. She apologizes to Woo-Yeo for what she did. He asks for a talk. Gumiho asks Lee Dam to sign the contract for protecting the marble. She’s against it because it requires her not to eat chickens. He persuades her that he’s trying to save her life.

🍂Soo-Kyeong Falls For Sun-Woo🍂

Soo-Kyeong tells Lee Dam how good the party is. She begins to dance. Sun-Woo drives by and almost hits Soo-Kyeong if Lee Dam didn’t take her friend aside. Soo-Kyeong feels happy because she takes same class with Sun-Woo. But Jae-Jin reveals the man hurt many girls.

Soo-Kyeong mocks Jae-Jin for getting dumped. But he says that he feels good because he didn’t hurt any girl. He mentions Lee Dam praised him. But Lee Dam says that she said so because she was drunk. He reveals he thought he’s a perfect man.

🍂Lee Dam Refuses To Contact Sun-Woo🍂

Sun-Woo calls Lee Dam and wants to return the clothes she just dropped. But she tells him to throw it away, and she picks it herself. She runs away.

Hye-Sun asks Woo-Yeo why he decided to become the roommate of Lee Dam. He says that he wants to protect the girl. But he doesn’t tell Hye-Sun that he has feelings for Lee Dam. She thinks he fell for the girl. He denies it and promises to save Lee Dam’s life.

🍂Lee Dam Panics To Avoid The Tiger Men🍂

Lee Dam goes out and sees many tiger men. She tries her best to avoid them. But the man rushes by and makes her trip. Jung Seok tries to catch her. But she rejects it and continues to fall. She closes her eyes when she’s caught.

Lee Dam feels happy after knowing he’s a rabbit. She accepts his invitation for eating meat. But she’s lost after knowing that the meat is actually chicken. Sun-Woo shows up and spots Lee Dam. He walks to her when she’s going to leave. It startles her.

🍂Lee Dam Encounters Sun-Woo🍂

Sun-Woo tells Lee Dam that he wants to drink with her. Jae-Jin lets the man have a seat. Sun-Woo tries to put his hand on Lee Dam after knowing that she knew him. But she avoids him. He goes outside after getting a call from someone.

Lee Dam trips when someone rides the bicycle by. She trips. Sun-Woo tries to help her with his hand. But she rejects it and falls to the ground. She flees.

🍂New Contract For Gumiho🍂

Woo-Yeo asks Lee Dam what happened when she returns home. She complains to him that she couldn’t eat chicken. But he doesn’t understand her feelings because he doesn’t eat chicken. So she gets him to sign the new contract she made.

The cat startles Lee Dam. Her phone drops. She goes to pick up the phone, and walks in the basement. The door closes. She tries to open the door. But it doesn’t work. She sees Woo-Yeo and tries to flee. She asks him for opening the door for him.

🍂Woo-Yeo And Lee Dam Are Locked Up Together🍂

Woo-Yeo rejects it because he’s locked up as well. He tells Lee Dam that he used the wooden block to stop the door. She realizes that she moved it when she walked into the room. She apologizes to him for misunderstanding him. She asks him what they can do to deal with it.

Woo-Yeo asks Lee Dam for her phone. He calls the repairman with the phone. She grabs his hand because the place is so dark. He lights up the lamp. She sees the treasures in the room. She gets on knees to him after knowing that he has lived for 1,000 years.

🍂Gumiho Cooks Duck For Lee Dam🍂

The repairman fixes the lock. Woo-Yeo and Lee Dam leave the room. Lee Dam watches the TV. She tells Woo-Yeo that she won’t eat chicken anymore. So he cooks duck for her. She’s excited to eat the duck meat. She tells him that it’s delicious.

Woo-Yeo tries to give Lee Dam more duck meats since she liked it. But she’s nervous to stop him. He learns that the duck meat isn’t delicious at all. So he goes to order foods for her. She washes up the pot and gets a message from Sun-Woo who asks for a meeting.

🍂Lee Dam Has A Problem🍂

Lee Dam releases her stuff into the toilet. But it doesn’t work when she tries to flush it. She reports it to Sun-Woo. He tells her to use the plastic bags to fix the toilet. She’s excited after finding out that the toilet works again. She promises to buy him a meal for thanking him for helping her.

Lee Dam feels happy after she fixed the problem. But she worries about the bead. So she comes out to see Woo-Yeo. She asks him if check if the bead is fine. He tells her that there’s no any problem in the bead.

🍂Lee Dam Wants To Protect The Bead🍂

Woo-Yeo asks Lee Dam why she wanted to protect the bead when she’s eating pizza. She tells him that she knew the bead is his dream. She notes that he doesn’t eat the pizza. He tells her that he doesn’t like human foods, and he cooked for her because he felt guilty.

Lee Dam completes her homework. She looks up and sees the bell. She thinks Woo-Yeo is the person who cares for others. She walks to the bell and wants to see it clearly

🍂Lee Dam Cheers Woo-Yeo Up🍂

Woo-Yeo wakes up from his nightmare. He goes out to take a walk. Lee Dam spots him so that she joins him. She cheers him up because she noted that he’s not happy. He remembers she cried when she stares at her family photo. He stops her when she tries to leave. Woo-Yeo walks to Lee Dam. He grabs her hand and checks the bead.

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