Destined with You season 1 episode 7 recap & review

The seventh episode of Destined with You sees Hong-jo, Jae-gyeong, and Sin-yu trying to figure out if the love spell is the cause of Sin-yu’s feelings for Hong-jo. The episode is now streaming on Netflix.

Recap

When Jae-gyeong sees Sin-yu at Hong-jo’s house and Sin-yu tells him that he is in love with Hong-jo, the two men get into an argument. Hong-jo intervenes and decides to tell Jae-gyeong the whole truth about casting the love spell and its consequences.

Sin-yu tells him that the shaman who wrote the book was killed by one of Sin-yu’s ancestors, who had passed the military exam to serve the king back then. However, Jae-gyeong does not believe that shaman spells can work.

Jae-gyeong proposes that Hong-jo should cast another spell to see whether the love spell worked or not. If the spell does not work, Sin-yu will have to stop pursuing Hong-jo. If it does work, Jae-gyeong will have to stop interfering in this matter.

While Hong-jo casts a spell, Sin-yu waits at Jae-gyeong’s house. Jae-gyeong admits that he regrets rejecting Hong-jo. He also thinks that Sin-yu has been attracted to Hong-jo since the beginning and has been using the love spell as an excuse.

Hong-jo casts the spell for fair skin. Sin-yu and Jae-gyeong both argue whether it has worked or not. Hong-jo and Jae-gyeong think that the spell has not worked, so Sin-yu has to stay away from Hong-jo now.

Jae-gyeong then calls Hong-jo to have drinks with him on the rooftop. Sin-yu sees the garden owner, who has been pursuing Hong-jo, near Hong-jo’s house and calls her to warn her. It is Jae-gyeong who picks up the phone and assumes that Sin-yu is once again making an excuse to talk to Hong-jo.

Jae-gyeong consults his doctor to find out if his feelings for Hong-jo have anything to do with his disease. The doctor tells him about neural coupling. He thinks that an intense story could have caused confusion in Sin-yu’s brain, resulting in him having feelings for Hong-jo.

Sin-yu tells Jae-gyeong about this. Jae-gyeong admits to him that he wants to be something to Hong-jo and that he is going to tell her about his changed feelings towards her. 

Sin-yu also meets Hong-jo and tells her about neural coupling. Later, Hong-jo reads the text messages that Sin-yu had earlier sent her and laughs. Sin-yu is no longer texting or calling her. 

Meanwhile, Mr. Gong is going on a date with a popular girl, and this bothers Ms. Ma. Everyone working at the City Hall finds out that Na-yeon is the mayor’s daughter and Sin-yu’s fiancée. 

Hong-jo cannot understand her feelings and calls Eun-wol, who tells her the story of a woman. The woman was in love with a king but could not be with him, so she decided to be with another man, who turned out to be a eunuch. Eun-wol thinks Hong-jo is like that woman, but Hong-jo does not understand what she means.

The garden owner starts stalking Hong-jo and behaving inappropriately, so she requests Ms. Ma to let her terminate his contract. Sin-yu pays the garden owner a visit and warns him not to harass Hong-jo again if he wishes to continue working with the City Hall. 

Hong-jo plans an eco-plogging event at work, and the mayor makes everyone participate. Sin-yu does not approach her, but Jae-gyeong, who now wants to date Hong-jo, does. At the same time, people start noticing that Hong-jo’s skin looks better.

Sin-yu’s mother meets Wook to ask him for Sin-yu’s father’s showpiece. Wook has bought tickets to watch a meteor shower for her, and he makes her happy when he gives the tickets to her. Sin-yu finds out that his father and Na-yeon have fixed the wedding date without discussing it with him.

Hong-jo’s coworkers saw her with Sin-yu, and they now believe that she is trying to date Sin-yu. They feel bad for her when they come to know that Sin-yu is with Hong-jo’s school friend and invite her to have drinks with them for the first time.

They ask her about her heart racing when she sees Sin-yu, she thinks about his confession and blushes. Hong-jo gets drunk with them, and when she is calling a cab, Sin-yu approaches her. 

Hong-jo sees that Sin-yu has not used her name to save her number in his phone and gets upset. Sin-yu brings her something to drink and admits that he is worried about her. Hong-jo tells him that he confuses her. She is also upset about him not calling her anymore. 

The next day, Hong-jo accompanies Jae-gyeong to the animal shelter. Jae-gyeong tells her that he wants to give her butterflies, but Hong-jo is no longer blushing around him.

Someone sends Na-yeon pictures of Sin-yu and Hong-jo together, and she questions Sin-yu about them. She then visits Hong-jo and slaps her. She thinks that something is going on between Sin-yu and Hong-jo, but she also thinks that Hong-jo is nothing. It is also revealed that Na-yeon is cheating on Sin-yu.

Na-yeon’s insults infuriate Hong-jo, and she meets Sin-yu to return the wooden box as well as the dress he had given her. She tells him about Na-yeon slapping her and finds out that he told Na-yeon that he is being swayed.

He admits to Hong-jo that he is being swayed by her. However, he does not intend to pursue her anymore. This does not make Hong-jo relieved, and she tries to leave, but Sin-yu stops her. He decides to be honest with her and kisses her.

Review

  • The show first convinced the audience that the spells in the ancient spell book work and then makes them doubt that in this episode, turning Sin-yu’s feelings for Hong-jo into a mystery that needs to be solved.
  • Similarly, the show tried to depict that Na-yeon has grown as a person and then revealed that she is still a bully. Na-yeon’s character development was never convincing, but even then, the revelation took away any complexity from her character.
  • Sin-yu’s shenanigans never fail to make the audience laugh. On top of that, someone like Jae-gyeong acting as ridiculous as Sin-yu for Hong-jo’s attention makes for an entertaining episode. 

Also Read: Destined with You season 1 episode 6 recap & review

Muskan Chhatwani
Muskan Chhatwani
Muskan is an editor at The Envoy Web. Her name translates to smile in English, but she likes shows and films that do anything but make you smile. She believes that analyzing and interpreting the tiny little things on-screen can reveal a story that is not visible to everyone, a story of your own.

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