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Descendants of the Sun Episode 5 Recap — 85 Comments

  1. Yes this is your blog and you have the right to write anything you would like to write. But I really wish that you stop recapping about this drama.

    • It’s my first time reading a recap from this blog. And my impression is that the blogger is not fond of this series. It would be right to assume that the person who will take time to seek and read the episode recap is a person interested with it. To the blogger: Like the sponsors of this show, the show itself is a product. With a target market. It is however to their advantage that it invited a good viewership rating. You smarts seem to be beyond the smarts of the target market of this show. Your sensibilities seem to be more sophisticated than ours who find this show interesting. Your present life circumstances does not call for this kind of ‘shallow’ distraction it seems. People are at different stages of engagement to entertainment media, thus our choices will vary accordingly. The way this entry presented notably the personal ‘thoughts’ included is disencouraging to people who are new to these ‘products’. You do not condemn a child when she starts reading and loving a book like Captain Underpants nor a teenager for liking John Greene books. Instead you encourage them to read on and eventually and inevitably expand and grow towards possibly a Micheal Pollan book later on. I am with the impression that this blog is aiming for that too. Feed interest. Encourage support to Asian shows. But here you are making me feel bad for liking this show. I even have to take time to write this and justify myself towards watching episode 6. I did not expect this from reading a recap. I had a rough day I was only looking for a no-brainer boost. Instead I came upon a cerebral critic. Judging the characters, egging their choices- it might help to wonder why they are making these choices. We all know foolish people in our lives. And their stories are told and retold. No one tells the story of the cerebral logical and reasonable person and yield burst of life, laughter or fun among men. Even Micheal Moore presents serious topics in sometimes silly and simplistic ways. I was worked up on this. I must really have had a rough day, I should have just extended my pilates hours instead of writing a blogg-ish blabber on this. To the blogger. All the best to you!

      • Same goes to high and mighty in the comment tread. In behalf of the people in for the hype. We are glad to get some adventure and travel with this two young working individuals with their priorities and ideals spanning beyond man-woman love. I hope for a strong conclusion for this show. For someone working away from the city I love, my country, my people, serving underserved population in a foreign land. With all its cliche, I am grateful for the hardwork invested on this project. Besides, I think it’s a very good ad for Hyundai.

      • oh please. Don’t drag Michael Moore into this. I’ve been to Michael Moore speech in person. When Michael Moore talks silly, there is still an “intention” and an explicit kind of “campy” irony in his speech.

        You talk like that it’s only you are the only one who has a rough day. Koala has a full time job and most importantly, she is NOT paid, like those public accounts over in China Weibo paid by Qiyi, to advertise and promote this particular drama. Therefore, of course she is entitled to her opinion.

        What’s wrong with a cerebral critic critiquing TV dramas? So should we say only good things about a popular culture product? The internet is not run or governed by dictatorship. No wonder critics and commentators are concerned about the relationship between the rise of fascism and the internet, particularly with the recent American primaries.

        It’s nothing wrong that you like this drama, but there is nothing wrong with koala and many others who dislike this drama. End of the story.

        I only typed these many words only for the sake of defending koala’s right. I am least concerned about this drama, particularly witnessing the attacks and “preaching” at the blogger.

      • You are right Mengwen. It’s my first time writing a comment to blog like this. I belatedly realized that I got worked up after reading some comments that aligns with the writer’s thoughts. Which is not her fault. I apologize for the preachy tone on my comment, the blogger might be busy and won’t be reading it. But I am sending my apologies however. After an evenings rest I see my folly there. I, however -though not against it- still have reservations about ‘cerebral’ critiquing of shows directed towards mainstream media. An evening weekly show at that. I have fast-food expectations to it. Filling but necessarily healthy. However people who hopes for better media contents have every right to do so. And we have every right to seek and support it for it to flourish. Cheers!

  2. To Princess: Same to you. I really wish that you stop coming to koala’s dramaland. Honestly, I appreciate her candid opinion about this drama since there are a lot of us feeling the same way about KES’ dramas!

      • She is speaking for me I can tell you that. Also honey, this ain’t Heirs, so unless you don’t want ‘alot’ of people angry, just keep quiet and move on.

      • I actually enjoy Please Come Back Mister more than this drama. I find Dots somewhat boring; even the conversation and scenes between the OTP were boring as well. The plot seriously could have been carried out better. And this is purely my opinion.

      • I appreciate her opinions too. Maybe this blog is too “low class” for a princess. I recommend trying Dramabeans. They are definitely more “politically correct” than Koala and I hope for the sake of appeasing your wrath to reading these recaps that you find your unicorns and rainbows there ^^

  3. Nothing much happened in today’s episode in terms of moving the story of the two couples forward. It was more exposition. But kudos to SJK, he never ceases to amaze me with his talent!

  4. Thanks for the recap! I enjoyed 1-4 tremendously. This is the weakest episode for me. Still excited about ep 6 even though the earthquake preview looks like light paper weight props from the 80s. Hahahaha.

  5. Okay, so she drives the car up a mountain, on a narrow road, by the edge of a cliff and she doesn’t look ahead. All this for the sake of prince charming coming to save the damsel in distress. I’m officially out. I find it puzzling that so many people like this, maybe the pretty is just that strong lol, not sure. I have no problem with mindless entertainment or cheesy romance, but here the writing is so atrocious and the cheesiness so supreme, it makes it impossible to suspend disbelief. Just can’t get lost in it if there’s a cringe worthy moment every 1-2 minutes. This is a comedy to me or a parody, not a quality drama. Too bad though. Was really looking forward to this.

    • I concur. I dropped it after watching ep 4 and decided to come here to check out to see if ep 5 could lure me back to watching it. It is supremely boring and frankly I really dislike SHG. She has sporadic sparks of interesting, a lot of pretty and mostly just bland. I wish it was Han Hyo Joo or Go Ara or just anyone who has a bigger range of expressions than her. Then again — there’s also the terrible script to contend with. Korea is generally pretty superficial and material. Give them a Lee Minho or just a beautiful cast of top name designer actors, the ratings will be good (case in point: Heirs bleh!). To me the top quality drama out there now is SIX FLYING DRAGONS. I thank it constantly for exercising my brain and is constantly blown away by the level of writing, cinematography and solid ensemble cast which makes it close to perfect. Seriously – that show imo has NO flaws… You may wanna try that one instead.

    • +1

      I really did try to like this drama but the storyline is a big joke. Dots is way too overrated. People may go gaga over pretty girl/handsome boy cast but i just can’t force myself to watch nonsense for the sake of beautiful cast and scenery. I’m OUT!

    • Every episode I say the same. Every episode on, I eat my words of’ I’m not watching this!!!’ Why? 100% song joong ki. Song joong ki.. You are my evrrythiiiiingg. Hahah

    • She is honestly. Yeah, it’s cute, but she’s kind of a disgrace as a solider. She’s like a high school girl in love, not a grown adult woman. That’s her focus and nothing else really matters. I don’t know if it’s the actor or the writing. Regardless, her actions aren’t ones of a high ranking military officer.

  6. I really wish Mo Yeon character would get stronger. So far si jiin has always been coming to her rescue. i was really wishing that during the cliff scene, she would somehow manage to save herself for a change, that would impress me and si jin for sure, but didn’t happen. Although i appreciate that she was actualy rational in her own way, making important calls to her mom not just to cry but to give instructions. I was just hoping there would be more.
    Kinda getting tired of characters moving back and forth from uruk to korea, I would be disappointed if they finally got together but with the sole reason of missing each other, or worse, bc si jin comes to her rescue once again. My nightmare.
    Somehow i can still understand moyeon’s confused state of mind, may be bc i am someone who thinks a lot before jumping into a relationship. I think a fling is only possible if you have casual interest in each other, but she obviously likes him more than that to settle with a fling. And i doubt sijin would want a fling anyway, he’s too sincere. I also don’t mind her taking a bit longer to say yes, in fact im quite happy that she made things clear about her state of mind and heart, so sijin knows she likes him but it’s just their situations that is stopping her. Honestly, guys from the special forces are not the best candidates for dating in so many ways.
    Finally starting to like the second couple as well, for me myeongju is sweet without overdoing it. All in all, I pray I don’t have to settle for a moyeon that cries every episode.

  7. I can understand MY’s reservations because SJ, as charming as he is, still doesn’t tell her much and lies to her at times. He’s cute and wonderful, yes but to date a man like that takes a lot of courage. He could die at anytime, and she’d never know what ever happened because his job is such a big secret. I do like they both know there is something there, and they talk about it too. So the kiss didn’t ruin anything. These two actually have good communication, which is nice to see.

    I think next episode is when the love lines really start moving and the arguments going on with both of them will end for awhile.

    • I think Ye Hwa’s life with Daniel is a small window into what it would be like dating or married to a man like Shi Jin. He is the knight in the shinny armour on a white horse(even his car is white) with all the charm, great lines and moves but when he walks out of the door, you won’t know if he is ever coming back.There may not even be government records of where he was if he happens to die somewhere, unknown. Mo Yeon even had to ask his friend Daniel, what really is his job. From the beginning, she treated him, as she had said, not a boyfriend so she really didn’t do much to specifically attract him. But after the car rescue, she seemed to look at him in the dark with affection in her eyes. So I guess, this episode is part of their journey in their relationship.

      I find MJ, not believable as a trained soldier, whose only drive, so far seems to be with Dae young. She acts cute to Dae Young, maybe even to Shi Jin, but rude and disrespectful to others.She seems to wear a perpetual smirk and look of disbelief when talking to others.

      • Yes, exactly. SJ is totally romance novel worthy, but is that a life a practical and normal doctor in her 30’s wants? I’m not so sure. Right now SJ would make a great fling, but I’m not sure a good husband or someone to comfort her when she’s down.

        And I agree with MJ. Her mannerisms, expression and everything about her just isn’t believable as a trained high ranking military officer. I’ll see if I can believe her as surgeon next. And following her ex-boyfriend around the world in hopes he’ll hang out with her more is not cute. Give her something else to do. Though she has so little screen time, what time she does have is all romance related.

      • Agree with your analysis about MJ. Perhaps only teens without much real life mundane to worry about would hot-headedly swoon over someone who makes your heart flufter with flirt and quips. Nobody as a grown up would like to settle down with a guy without concern that he may be gone forever next moment after your date.

  8. Yes this is your blog and you have the right to write anything you would like to write, please recap “Come Back, Ajusshi” instead. I love that one but no one is recapping it.

  9. Here’s my opinion on MY. I like the way they are showing her character… she is not the same type of heroine cut out we’ve seen in many dramas. Yes she is stubborn in her views, but at least she is thinking about it. She talks to SJ about it too. It’s not like she hides what she is feeling. She’s asking questions, and even though she doesn’t like what she hears, she is at least working it out. I feel like that is a very realistic adult way to handle something your heart is feeling while your mind is thinking up of all these scenarios. She is at the age for a serious relationship, and I feel like she won’t want a fling with SJ. SJ knows this as they have talked about the situation.. So even though she might get jealous (and people are asking why) they both have feelings for each other, but the questions is if those feelings can turn into something real, and that is taking time… like Koala mentioned, maybe it might have to take a natural catastrophe (which we know is coming). I for one am glad there is conversations between the two leads, and no “other man” to help the heroine discover her feelings. I’ll take a stubborn let me work this out girl over a candy type girl any day. Sj is attracted to MY for that reason, and that’s why he keep thinking of her. Just look at his looks towards her *swoons*

    I for one am on the addicted train! I haven’t been into a drama this long. Ep5 was less interesting but still kept the chemistry going. I’m in it till the end and can’t wait for more!

    P.S. I don’t mind her crying. Who wouldn’t cry when they almost fell off a cliff, got their job taken away with all the hard work you put in, and a guy basically telling you off? haha. but it would be nice to lessen it 😛 more kissing less crying please

    • Oh and who else teared up when SDY was talking to the general?? Come on father, who wouldn’t want to marry their daughter to such a caring and handsome guy!

      • actually i much prefer SDY at the moment.. just makes me wanna hug him with so much hurt he’s hiding..

    • I’m on the same addicted train as you. It’s been a while since last time I was able to sticke with a K drama from the very start and follow each episode closely while longing for more. Aĺl the MY’s (seemingly) calculations and hesitation to go forward for a relationship makes sense to me. I just hope this won’t hold up too long and there is no IRIS ending.

  10. The story of this drama is getting more interesting. Can’t wait to watch next episodes. And you know guys my heartbeat have been doubled wondering what Dr. Mo Yeon will say to Shi Jin .
    And I’m really happy that this drama rating reach 27.7 .
    Hope to see this drama being the top .

  11. Haha. The car hanging off the cliff was a stretch but their acting pulled it off. How weird is it that I liked that Mo Yeon called home about her insurance??? Ahhaha. I am also terribly curious with how Daniel and his wife will fit into the drama. HE IS HOT!! :PPP

    • It was great imo. I think some are taking that scene too seriously. It was 100% supposed to be campy/funny. And it was all done so we can get a CPR kiss. KES spending that budget wisely.

      And calling her home insurance just shows how rational and normal she is (and points to another reason she’s having issues being swept off her feet).

  12. Found the cliff scene ok, sjk was hot saving her bt was nt a fan after that. Where he resuscitated her w cpr and their conversation after tat. The feelings in that scene didn’t scream omg i just fell off a cliff in a car. Expected some strong emotions there.

  13. Mo Yeon chatacter is so damm annoying childish immature has ego omg i can’t stand her.is she a doctor? doesn’t fit at all and at the scene when she eavesdrop when they were talking..bitch just stop it..mind your own business.such a brat for a doctor..

  14. Usually the kiss where the girl stands there with lips together bothers me, but it didn’t this time because it was a surprise and then she didn’t want to go there. She was an adult and grabbed the wine and retreated. I think the writers are in danger of making the lead female too wishy washy, but I kind of liked the fact that she is really thinking about the ramifications of going all in on a relationship with a special forces guy and everything that entails. We all know that they like each other but in the real world, that doesn’t mean the relationship will automatically work. Having said that, the story needs to move forward, and I take it that the earthquake puts these two together again and brings back the other guy from Korea. The writers so far haven’t spent a lot of time with the secondary couple, and I’m ok with that because the story is a thin as skim milk.

    I’m glad for the ratings, deserved or not, but also that it’s not taking viewers from CBA which is really good.

  15. When I first saw the screencaps and read the live recap on Soompi I felt very sure that I was going to hate this episode and probably even drop it for good considering all the cheesy scenes esp. how they had to force the CPR scene to happen. But I gave it a shot (for SJK!) and watched this episode and I ended up loving it more than I could ever imagine.

    I would say that the writing for ep 5 was subpar compared to the first 4 but in the end the acting made up for the thin plot. I actually enjoyed the cliff scene. I was expecting the reaction to be serious since it was a near death experience and not one the character (i.e. Shi Jin) should laugh off easily, but I found the whole thing quite relatable and believable. I mean, SJ faces death pretty much every second so that car jump was really nothing to him. And MY’s reaction was pretty epic. And I would do the same thing if I were her, recording my last message and all. I don’t think I’d be brave enough to try anything in her position and risking the car to fall off faster. I guess I belong to the weaker group. Boohoo

    Anyway, thanks Koala. Looking forward to tonight’s episode.

  16. @koala I tried to watch ep 5 but gave up. I dont feel the spark between leads. Story and characters feel “off”. Thats the best way i can describe it.

  17. Is the drama really deserving the excellent ratings or is there a lack of a good drama in the same time slot?
    Just a thought !
    I plan to watch it though SHK and SJK pairing does not sit well for me. A pity since I really like both a lot….only not as romantic pairing with each other. DOTS will be a test of them as good actress/actor if they can make it believable for me.

  18. Does anyone else feel that the main OTP does not have any chemistry? Or am I the only one.I also like come back ahjussi more than DOTS.I hope writer does not go to tvn and ruin their quality of dramas.

    • You are not the only one. Everything seems forced and there’s no sizzle. I’m concluding the chemistry people feel is probably between the male lead and themselves, lol. Otherwise, they’re the most boring couple I’ve ever seen.

  19. @maris I am not a fan girl but a grown woman that enjoys good quality dramas. I gave up on yongpal, remember and now Dots.

    @latent sHk lacks chemistry with leading men in most her drama. ? And that’s the case here as well. She lacks facial expressions even tho she is beautiful

    • @BA@Whatever yeah I keep seeing her acting in this expressionless-detached kind of way,but don’t get how the producers/directors hire her all the time,and she’s considered a good actor too? Why can’t I see it? Lol I could not even see ‘that winter the wind blows’,because she totally ruined it for me,while I was supposed to empathize with her,but the almost-non wrinkled face of hers was always kind of dominating the crudeness inside [which the character was not supposed to be in the first place],and while I was supposed to hate the guy who faked to be her brother,I ended up sympathizing more with him,and could not connect to her character at all.
      And here too,she is always just ‘uttering’ her dialogues,[that just seems like it at least],and then we’re supposed to believe they have this amazing love of eternity from the get go.As if we have to ‘take’ it as the director is giving us signals that ‘love them,because they love each other’…and not the other way around.They are not actually ‘showing’ us ‘why’ we are supposed to love them.I wished kdramas stop going this route,and make more clever and intelligent,resourceful rom-coms,as they used to,in the past.I am sorry to say,but at least heirs had some strong supporting characters,romance arcs going on.Compared to that,DOTS has just a heavenly location and two glossy people as the otp,I love SJK but he’s always doing something that I can’t see at the end.Lol.Sorry for the rant anyway.I am just talking from my personal realization.The ratings actually make me wonder,or just a bit disappointed maybe that,audience still goes for this kind of stories? If this trend continues,then the credit would go to the people who’re investing in it,more.

      • Twteb – Jo In sung and other supporting actors were good but story dragged on at the end. I barely finished All In and gave up on autumn in my heart as both leads have similar stoic faces. Full House was charming in beginning but story got repetitive. And all dramas had in common was Leading lady ?

  20. Thanks for the recap Koala, I’m so glad you are recapping this drama so that many of us have a place to share our thoughts!
    This drama is indeed very beautifully filmed, the background and the scenery really does a good job of keeping my eyes glued to the screen!
    As a female doctor in my 30s (who’s happily married), I can totally understand MY’s hesitation in accepting SJ. We have seen plenty of smart, impressive, good looking guys by this point of our career and our life, but many of them are just not life partner materials. SJ obviously makes her feel giddy and increases her heart rate, but she’s old enough to realize that she needs to step back and look at the whole picture instead of just jumping into a relationship right away.

    • +1 Agree. As a professional woman not purely residing on sensual feelings to settle a relationship, I think MY’s hesitation to go along with SJ’s romantic intention makes sense in real life. I’m empathetic with MY. In contrast with MJ, she is actually more cool headed and mature. To me, MJ’s obsessive attachment to a guy regardless of her father’s objection is more nonsensical practically speaking.

    • +1
      I think that’s also a select few think there is “no chemistry” between the two, because SHK isn’t playing MY as a puppy eyed girl in love who is desperate for love like say the 2nd lead female (nothing wrong with that, but different characters), but as a professional and smart woman who is moved despite herself. MY is beautiful and successful, do people think SJ is the one hot and charming guy she’s ever come across in her life? MY/SJ is a slow burn couple for me, that will continue after MY has weighed all sides.

      And I enjoy the KES gave MY more agency and choice in one episode than she ever gave her last two female leads.

  21. Some comments cracked me up. hahahaha….I just have to say there are people loving apple and raving about how the fruit quality saves one from visiting doctors while apple happens to be the one fruit I dislike most…and among all vegies, I so love bitter gourd while others are averse to the taste. LOL…It doesn’t matter how illogical the plot of DotS is or how nonsensical the characters appear to be, I’ve been enjoying this drama very much with my emotional senses not my head. And this is the only one K drama that has been able to snatch me back from C- or T- dramalands recently. Since ppl mentioned Six Flying Dragons, boyz, that historical drama was so dull and dry to the heck with all incomprehensible ancient Korean court politics. I never got past ep 2 of SFD even I’m a huge fan of Yoo Ah In. Well, all I can say is we all have different tastes in art of any form including drama.

    Back to DotS. I love all the banters and quips that haven’t gone overboard to be exaggerating as many K dramas (such as Come Back Mister) inclining to. I do hope the romance in a war-torn setting with villains lurking would not have an IRIS ending. That would certainly break my heart. Writer KES, you don’t need to go that route of playing tragic hero card in order to be called a writer of “in-depth” as many ppl working in the literature field may falsely perceive. We’re not looking for Nobel sagas or Oscar-worthy storyline. Please give us a happy ending with blissful memories to reminisce your collection later on. Keep away from crappy and cheesy Heirs with miscast would be fine enough.

  22. Its interesting how netizens response in blogs vary greatly from the ones I read from streaming sites and well the audience actually watching in Korea ( judging from the ratings). I’m actually just watching with leisurely interest..but I find the polarising opinions more amusing. With all the complains about thin plot, non-chemistry and all, I’m just wondering if star power is what made this drama work…if so, why so many others fail?

    • Good point. I think with the international viewers it is all about the feels. I read a lot of “he’s so hot,” kind of comments. So in that regard, think ‘Heirs.’ When it comes to Korean audiences, you don’t get 30% without ajummas. And we all know ajummas love crazy. In that regard, think weekend makjang. I mean, here’s a great idea for skinship. Mines! Here’s another one. Cliffs! What the drama amounts to is silly romance, forced setup and a mish-mash of clichés. That, my friend, in dramaland is called a Winner.

    • I think some ifans just want to watch because everyone else is, but still want to complain about it. KES dramas seem to attracted that. Then you have some people complaining just because DoTS is destroying the rest of the dramas.

      DoTS is something special even if some people don’t see it. Given the ratings, I’d say the are in the minority though.

  23. Does anyone happen to know how scenes such as the cliff scene, in general, are filmed?? Is it done in front of a green screen? So curious!

  24. Some of the scenes are odd, and too out there. Im watching cuz I cant take my eyes off Joong Ki. My God did he grow up well. And his voice.. Hmm mm mm. Deep and sexy. Bahaha.

  25. I am ok with this drama, just not addicted. Song Jong Ki alone is enaugh to draw my attention. Like many of you I prefer Come Back Ahjusshi more.
    Off topic,
    What made me laugh is many people keep comparing Song Hye Kyo & Kim Tae Hee in term of beauty & acting. I have no comments on beauty, because both are a beauty for me.

    But recently, I found even Kim Tae Hee was criticised a lot on her acting, but i feel more satisfied watching her acting compared to SHK. SHK is no doubt naturally can act, but her acting has been the same from years ago. I have watched many of her drama / movies, sadly it is easier to forget. If in the future, she takes the challenge to try a new role, maybe a villain, maybe her acting will be remembered.

    On the other hand, KTH was no doubt bland in her her early career, but has improved a lot. I found a satisfaction watching her acting. Not flawless, but i feel like her acting developed.

  26. Come Back Ahjusshi….Argh! That crazy drama with all the exaggerating and gross acting…not my cup of tea at all. Specifically, Rain made me feel like puke…I thought he could somehow redeem himself from the epic fail of My Lovely Girl slump. But he made it worse in CBA. LOL…I could never be a fan of him after trying two of his dramas.

  27. Com’on, it’s just a personal view.
    It’s an interesting point of view, though I too do not agree entirely.
    Anyways, this is one hell of a smashing drama. Puts others pale in comparison.
    Cos of this drama, I’m not even keep on Rain’s new drama. Pity his recent dramas have been disappointing.
    Other dramas I had liked fizzled off…….cos this is simply AWESOME. Sorry Ji Sub, Rain, Kim Tae Hee! I like you but Joong Ki is IRRISISTABLE!

  28. Hahaha…still LMAO @ some old familiar names bleating about the chemistry between the OTP and how ridiculous the plot seemed to be but kept coming back to each recap to whine all the ass throughout the whole series. Such pathetic obsession!

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