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Recap: Pinocchio Ep 4 - " Romeo and Juliet "
By joonni, November 20, 2014


We pick up where we left last episode with Dal Po asking In Ha to join him in becoming a journalist. This time we learn that In Ha’s dad, Dal Pyung, had been watching.

In the elevator down from the roof, In Ha worries about her grandpa. He can’t know Dal Po is smart enough to become a reporter! Dal Po assures her that there is no chance he will become a journalist so there is no need to worry. In Ha corrects him that his chances are 50-50, not zero, since he either becomes one or doesn’t.

Dal Pyung comes home and In Ha is afraid to tell him she is going to try to become a journalist again. But unexpectedly, Dal Pyung calls out Dal Po to talk outside and In Ha wonders why her dad would need to talk about her with Dal Po.

Outside, Dal Po also thinks Dal Pyung wants to talk about In Ha’s future but he doesn’t. Dal Pyung confesses he saw the two on the roof and that scene in addition to the picture, he suspects… Dal Pyung asks Dal Po, is he mistaken again? Dal Po can’t lie this time. But he assures Dal Pyung that In Ha does not reciprocate his feelings. She doesn’t even know how he feels about her. Dal Po confesses that he doesn’t know when his feelings for her started but he has had these feelings for a long time.




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Grandpa tells Dal Po to no longer hide and live life as splendidly as he could. Don’t hide his good looks or his good brain. Live his life to the fullest. Grandpa and Dal Po hug each other, still father and son even after the truth is revealed. Grandpa whispers, “I’m sorry, Dal Po. Thank you, Dal Po.”

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OH nooooo!

In Ha explains to her father that Dal Po has never thought of her as a woman and she has never thought of him as a man. Dal Po hears this from his room. He closes the door.

Dal Po calls home to tell grandpa the good news. Grandpa tells In Ha’s dad (Dal Pyung) and adds that In Ha and Dal Po might now be going to the same job together.

Dal Pyung starts to imagine a scene in the kitchen in which Dal Po and In Ha are both going off to work. In Ha fixes Dal Po’s necktie while holding a piece of toast in her mouth. Dal Po bends down to bite off the toast little by little.




This erotic scene totally makes Dal Pyung mad and he throws a pillow at them. In reality it is at his father and Dal Pyung ends up receiving a pillow in his face in return.

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Pinocchio is far different from kdramas... It certainly giving us a breath of fresh air
May I quote Joonni said it quite eloquently.

"There are unexpected revelations and layering of perspectives and arguments in this drama that keeps it interesting from moment to moment. It doesn’t play out predictable in what reads on the surface as a predictable story. The story seems carefully thought out and in the current landscape where most dramas play out like they’ve been thrown together last moment and desperately need to cling onto cliches and makjang, “Pinocchio” is nice breath of fresh air."

Dal Po sits listening to this debate, his necktie starting to choke him. He remembers back to all those reporters in his face and at the moment he remembers Cha Ok, In Ha speaks up. She believes the main cause of this tragic story was the testimony of the Pinocchio and the problem was that everyone believed him. But they couldn’t help but believe him, In Ha argues, because a testimony from a person who can’t lie is the most solid evidence. She feels sorry that Ki Ho Sang was found dead but this situation was an unfortunate event and no one’s fault.

This hits Dal Po hard. He begins to speak, quiet and listless at first, but he gets louder and more angry as he argues: “People believe that Pinocchio and journalists only tell truth. So the Pinocchio and journalist should have known that people will believe them without doubt and therefore know that their words are scarier than other people’s. They should have been more careful. MORE CAREFUL!” Dal Po slams on the table and he practically growls: “It is their fault that they didn’t know!!! It is their thoughtlessness that ruined one family. They must be held responsible.”


In Ha is shaking at Dal Po’s attack. Her voice shakes as she argues: “The Pinocchio only stated what he saw. He couldn’t remain silent just because he might be wrong.”

Dal Po’s face grows cold as he leans back in his chair and stares at In Ha directly and states: “Looking at you, I now know why a Pinocchio can’t become a journalist.” Dal Po continues, ” I see how dangerous it will be for a person who just talks even though they might be wrong, to become a reporter. I see how scary a person could be, when not knowing the weight of their words, opens their mouth.”

Pinocchio Episode 4

Posted on November 20, 2014 by ockoala


I LOVE PINOCCHIO. Episode 4 sealed the deal for me. This episode was everything perfect in K-drama storytelling style, with tension and laughter and so much heart I was flailing through even the non-OTP scenes. The familial unit is fast becoming one of my all times faves even if Dad is currently not onboard any possibility of the Dal Po-In Ha ship. I know he’ll come around and his reluctance for now makes for great comedic fodder. Grandpa is precious beyond belief and the makeover and confessional scene with Dal Po made me so deliriously schmoopy.

Even if news and reporter dramas aren’t all that interesting to a setting, this story uses it correctly merely as a canvas to showcase dramatic and heartfelt character connections. That’s what makes Pinocchio so much win already in four short episodes. Park Shin Hye finally came into her own as In Ha and more than matches Lee Jong Seok’s brimming chemistry and intensity, making for double the pleasure and torrents of future epic romance to come. I’m so happy I could cry that the drama year is looking to end on a high note for me thanks to Pinocchio. Who needs truth when dramatic fiction is so stirring.



Thoughts of Mine:

Oh Pinocchio, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. The fundamental requirement of a romance K-drama is a likeable and rootable OTP. That’s done so magnificently here with plenty of goodness to spare. Dal Po is equal parts broken and healed, able of great love but also inflicting great pain. His choices have always been living for others because living for himself is too daunting when the real him comes with so much tragedy as baggage. As Dal Po he can be goofy and giving, as Ha Myung he’s shouldering the weight of a missing vilified father and a suicide driven mother.





It’s no surprise that he snapped in the conference room during the final interview and that In Ha bore the brunt of his pent up anger. Both her being Pinocchio syndrome afflicted and her mom Cha Ok directly contributing to the sensationalized reporting against his father, Dal Po has hidden that away so that he can love In Ha unconditionally. It’s not that he’s unaware of what comes with loving her, he has chosen not to address it until it becomes something he can’t ignore. I’m not angry he lashed out at In Ha because he’s always been hiding his own feelings for the sake of her future and happiness, for once he allowed himself to say what he thinks even if he probably doesn’t mean it. These two are required to fight for their happiness and part of the satisfaction in their romance journey involves challenging each other.



I also ship the entire Choi family so hard. Grandpa is all sorts of amazing as a patriarch who supports without being controlling. He also knows when to do certain things and how to express himself with all the right affection and understanding. The makeover scene followed by the bus confessional had be smiling and crying so effortlessly because the drama has built up so well Dal Po’s love for the family and vice-versa. He’s not spent as much time with the Choi family as he did with his own real family, and in many ways the world has been good to Dal Po. He suffered but he was given a second home filled with love that both came to him and he contributed towards.

That’s why Dal Po is so emotionally healthy for the most part, he had a support group to sustain him even if there are still unresolved anger and grief to work through. I suppose being a reporter allows Dal Po to understand and criticize the world of news reporting in ways that are more substantive than to simply stand on the outside passing judgment. It’s an easy narrative crutch for him to become a reporter with In Ha so they experience the same issues but wrapped in their background angst it works wonderfully to suss out more conflict and then work towards a resolution. I also like Dad’s approach with Dal Po liking In Ha, his silent request for Dal Po not to go any further is understandable and doesn’t hinder our OTP since it’s clear he’ll eventually come around.

Who else finds Bum Jo really skeevy and thus far an annoying presence? Sure he’s never in a million years going to be a viable rival to Dal Po for In Ha’s heart, but at least don’t be such a stalker and so blasé about it. His creepy staring at her all the time is not the least bit welcome since he’s not even made the effort to approach her. Yoo Rae is still in the background but so far the go-getter reporter wannabee is nicely brought into the narrative fold while leaving room for her character to be fleshed out. She appears to have zero interest in Dal Po, or even notice him, which is great because I can do without a second female lead’s one-sided interest in the male lead.

I know Cha Ok is written to be interesting for how ambitious and cold she is towards her career and family, but so far she doesn’t interest me so having little of her in this episode was nice. All I want to see is how Dal Po and In Ha strive to become reporters when one is stymied by a physical affliction and the other hampered by a personal grievance. It’s important that their togetherness doesn’t become a crutch for either of them, and Dal Po’s meltdown in the final test at In Ha shows they need to each become reporters on their own terms. If In Ha can’t work around her Pinocchio syndrome and Dal Po sinks under the anger of his own prejudices, then both might as well go drive a taxi together. I can deal with that actually, watching them drive a taxi and bicker all day long would be plenty entertaining for me.

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© 2014, ockoala.

Pinocchio Episode 4 AGB
(16) 10.4%
(10) 11.8%

TNms
(14) 10.6%
(6) 12.8%


Daebak! The ratings in double digits.....that too in just 4 episodes



My Note: hi Eve! Delighted to find you online at just the right time when I wanted to shout in joy with you and others.....this drama is just dfrctewsbythxsertyubn!',.dcx and lots more. I am soooo happy. Not just because I am loving watching it but also because Shinhye is just perfect as Inha........beautiful and her acting is so convincing. She owns the role....

My favorite character is In Ha who radiates love and kindness without being a door mat and a leaky faucet. She is not poor, she is not a “genius,” as so many of our K-drama character tends to be nowadays, nor does she play the part of a sacrificial lamb. She is not tortured or traumatized by her parents divorce. She is a normal, young girl who happens to have the Pinocchio Syndrome. She is not a victim to her disability with “unmentionable scars in her heart” as so many K-drama leads are written as. She is just normal girl, pliable without being plucky, vulnerable without being fragile. I am glad Park Shin Hye met this character so she can break away from the “Candy/Cinderella” image she has created for herself these past few years by taking on that type of role constantly.
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