The Midnight Romance in Hagwon Episode 12

Heading into the final stretch? Hopefully

I've been repeating myself over and over for every episode, but once again this was a good episode! The conflict between Hye Jin and Jun Ho was resolved in a realistic way, which is what happens when there are two adults in a relationship who are both good at communicating and expressing their feelings. I thought it was very funny that Pyo Sang Seob was forced to watch them argue, and the audience was meant to also think it was funny from the way it was directed. Nice to see Pyo Sang Seob feeling confused and put-off after the numerous times he made Hye Jin feel that way. But otherwise, this episode and the last did a lot to redeem Pyo Sang Seob as a character. In the end, you even start to root for him after watching his special lecture.

Also loved how Hye Jin handled Vice-Director Woo having the audacity to not only steal all her material but use that to threaten Hye Jin into leaving with her. The way Vice-Director Woo is so obsessed with her because she knows firsthand how talented she is in the industry. Genuinely liked the way Hye Jin resolved it at the end because all her prior material means nothing to her now that she has the resolve to move forward in a different direction. And that is thanks to Jun Ho and to Pyo Sang Seob.

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