Ep. 5

Are they or aren’t they? We get a fun week of push and pull between our gumiho and his college student roommate this week. As the two grow more attracted to each other, they work doubly hard to hide it, ignore it, or flat-out deny it.

Yay, we get to return to that super Daebak moment that ended last week’s episodes, and I don’t mind watching that scene play out again. They even close the scene beautifully, with Woo-yeo gently ending the moment by suggesting they head out.

But My Roommate is a Gumiho is not a drama that merely doles out Awesomeness — in fact, in this week’s episodes most of our Daebak or almost-awesome moments are riddled with humor and hilarity. Or, they’re blatantly undercut with those infamous “record scratch” moments that kill whatever was in the air. Luckily, our drama knows how to balance the right amount of humor and romantic entanglements.

For the record, can I just say how I love that Dam finds herself attracted to Woo-yeo, knows she’s attracted to him, and that amongst all the reasons she tries to snuff it out, the fact that he’s a dangerous mythical beast is not her main objection LOL. That’s okay, Dam — when I see the way Woo-yeo looks at you in those hidden moments, I also willfully forget he’s not human. Hence the joy of this drama.

After that romantic dinner moment, both of our characters seem to have an increased awareness of each other. Dam tries to brush it off, but she jumps at a ride home from Woo-yeo — and he just as readily jumps at the opportunity to pick her up. Neither are where they say they are, and both fib to get this adorable ride happening, and I have no complaints. Also, Woo-yeo drives a pick-up truck?! This might be a dramaland first!

Even cuter than the actual ride together is all the excitement beforehand. Even when Hye-sun appears and tries to throw a spanner in the works and reveal her identity to Dam, Woo-yeo won’t let it happen. This scene is hilarious, as is his unbridled desperation. He eventually resorts to using his magic to teleport Hye-sun right out the truck so Dam can take her spot without any awkward moments. Squee!

But sadly, squees quickly give way to misunderstandings. Both Woo-yeo and Dam conclude independently that they need to squash whatever is blossoming between them. For Dam, it’s most just awkwardness and discomfort and the knowledge that it’s impossible, and the Beast would never care for Beauty. Woo-yeo, though, has deeper reasons for putting up his wall.

As Hye-sun likes to remind him, their relationships with humans do not end well. The fox bead slowly drains the life force right out of the women he has given it to — that’s the very premise of how gumihos become human.

Of course one glance at Hye-sun tells us she didn’t have a problem sucking the life (literally) out of the men in her past, but Woo-yeo? We know he’s different. And that sunset scene with Dam is enough to give you goosebumps.

Dam is more than a little confused about what’s going on (I do love this about her), so after an episode of experiencing this “some” relationship, the two have a little heart to heart on his front steps. She says that he’s special to her and she can’t pretend otherwise; he says the same. Except he then expounds to say that she’s like family to him — like a niece. *Record scratch*

Ah, Dam, she wears her heart on her sleeve in the most endearing way — I actually like her as much as Woo-yeo does at this point. She’s royally pissed that he sees her as a niece, and snarkily starts calling him uncle (samchon) instead of the formal oraeshin (elder) that she had been using.

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Brief summary of Ep. 5

🍂Lee Dam Begins To like Woo-Yeo🍂

Lee Dam goes to the living room to watch TV. She’s irritability when the general says the lines in the drama. She thinks she was beating fast because of the words from the book. Woo-Yeo sits next to Lee Dam and asks her if she likes the drama.

Lee Dam is lost when she stares at Woo-Yeo. She walks away when he spots her. Jae-Jin meets with Soo-Kyeong. He thinks the person Lee Dam mentioned is Sun-Woo. Soo-Kyeong kicks Jae-Jin’s foot when Lee Dam has a seat with them. Woo-Yeo packs his stuff. He’s going to leave.

🍂Woo-Yeo Comes To See Lee Dam🍂

Yoo-Jin stops Woo-Yeo and asks him out. But he rejects her. He gets in his car and remembers Lee Dam avoided him when he tried to have a talk with him. Lee Dam eats with Jae-Jin in the restaurant. She’s startled when Woo-Yeo texts her and tells her that he will visit her.

Lee Dam runs out of the restaurant and calls Gumiho to confirm it. She says goodbye to her friends. Woo-Yeo packs his car and places the blanket on Lee Dam’s seat. He’s satisfied. But Hye-Sun takes the blanket after she got in the car. She mentions he didn’t take suggestion. But he tells her that he can handle it.

🍂Woo-Yeo Makes Hye-Sun Disappear🍂

Woo-Yeo spots Lee Dam walking to him. He’s nervous because Hye-Sun refuses to get off the car. He sends Hye-Sun away when Lee Dam gets in the car. Hye-Sun is startled after she realized that the person who is talking to her is Jae-Jin.

Hye-Sun asks Jae-Jin if he fears her when he’s driving. She mentions he was easy when he and Lee Dam got together. He says that Lee Dam has a good personality which makes him want to approach her. He reveals he has a shadow with beauties. The car is smoking when he’s talking.

🍂Jae-Jin Is Upset🍂

Lee Dam eats the noodles with Gumiho. She gets a message from Jae-Jin who tells her that he’s going to leave the world. Jae-Jin sits in the truck with Hye-Sun and the driver. He tells Lee Dam that he’s feeling bad because Hye-Sun ignores him.

Lee Dam tells Woo-Yeo that Jae-Jin is upset when he stays with Hye-Sun. She reveals the guy usually does so when he sees beauties. She asks him if Hye-Sun is beautiful in his mind. He denies and tells Lee Dam that she’s very beautiful. She’s surprised and feels happy.

🍂Woo-Yeo Takes A Photo Of Lee Dam🍂

Lee Dam walks Woo-Yeo and tells him to use the texting app. He agrees to it. So she decides to teach him. But she finds out that he doesn’t have any photo. She walks away to take a photo for him, and teach him how to smile. He takes a photo for her as well. He’s lost when he sees her smiling.

Lee Dam goes to check her photo Woo-Yeo just took. She’s lost when she takes a look at him. Sun-Woo sees the photo. He’s in jealousy. He remembers that Jae-Jin told him that Lee Dam likes good man. Seo-Woo shows up to pretend to be cute. She asks Sun-Woo for big cashes.

🍂Sun-Woo Wants To Be A Good Person🍂

Sun-Woo rejects it and asks Seo-Woo what a good man looks like. She tells him that he cannot be a good man in his life. He’s furious to throw the pillow to her. Lee Dam almost bumps someone when she’s texting Woo-Yeo. Sun-Woo stops her from holding her clothes.

Jae-Jin tells Soo-Kyeong that he wants to get Sun-Woo and Lee Dam to drink together because he noted that Lee Dam was cold to the man. He tries to take out his phone to contact Sun-Woo. But Soo-Kyeong stops Jae-Jin because she saw Lee Dam getting into a handsome man’s car.

🍂Jae-Jin Gets Angry At Lee Dam🍂

Jae-Jin is in anger because he thinks Lee Dam didn’t treat him as her friend. He ignores her when she tries to give the drinks to him. She follows him and wonders why he got angry at her. He complains that she didn’t tell him about her secret since he knew everything about him.

Lee Dam is furious because Jae-Jin didn’t tell her the reason. She goes out of her room and drinks up the ice water. Woo-Yeo notes it and asks her what happened. She complains to him about what Jae-Jin did to her. She asks him for going out with her.

🍂Lee Dam Is In Love🍂

Woo-Yeo walks Lee Dam. He spots the bar and holds her hand to visit the bar. She feels happy when she drinks. He confesses his feelings to her. She realizes that she’s in love, and puts her head on his shoulder when she falls asleep.

Lee Dam wakes up. She’s shocked when she remembers that she confessed her feelings to Woo-Yeo. She’s careful to walk to the living room. She hides under the couch after she saw Woo-Yeo. She climbs through the floor, and intends to flee.

🍂Woo-Yeo Mistakes Lee Dam’s

Confessing🍂

Lee Dam screams when Woo-Yeo shows up in front of her. He blocks her way because he thinks they should discuss something. He brings the steamed egg to her because he mistook that she likes steamed egg.

Lee Dam realizes that she will fall for Woo-Yeo if she continues to be the roommate of him. So she asks him if he found the way to take out the red bead. He tells her that he’s trying his best to do so.

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