Across the Ocean to See You Episode 1

First episode sets the stage

First episode introduces us to both the ML and FL, starting in their currently separate lives, leading each to a pretty sad state of 'single' by the end of the episode. In the ML's case, he also ends up quitting his job on top of his romantic woes. BOTH failures are pretty clearly due to his own character flaws as we learn that while he is clearly smart and talented, he's also stubborn, temperamental and impulsive - the latter trait being on display again at the very end when he foolishly tosses the wedding ring away (wasting all the money he spent on it). On the FL side of things, she is shown to be diligently trying to support her marriage. Her Mother-in-Law convinces her that because her son is infertile but doesn't realize it, that FL should undergo IVF to get pregnant to have a child to strengthen their marriage. So she goes through the effort to get IVF treatment. She then immediately finds her hubby drunk, violent and obviously cheating on her. Plus, he reveals he knows she was trying to get pregnant and he knows he is infertile and he wants a divorce. This all makes it look like she may have been setup by her husband and mother-in-law. So her status is pretty pitiful at this point. She is tossed brutally to some steps by her husband who is obviously cheating on her. She's about to get divorced. And she's possibly pregnant with some stranger's child.

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