But theyboth have the same fire that makes every moment ofPachinkotruly captivating.
Several little boys (including Mozasu) run about, pretending to be soldiers.
With the wind whistling through the wintry neighborhood, the man stops at one house.
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Noa assures Mozasu that “God is watching over us,” but the little boy is skeptical.
The man is in disheveled clothes, and only when he says, “I’ve come back…
I’m home,” do they realize thatIsak has finally returned.
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As joyous as the occasion should be, it quickly becomes apparent that Isak is not in good shape.
Isak can barely sit up and is having trouble breathing.
Sunja turns to theone person who can help her: Koh Hansu (Lee Minho).
As soon as they begin talking, Sunja realizes that Isak has only been released because Hansu arranged it.
I want to be both loved and rich."
Isak has had a lot of time to think about who turned him in.
He asks Pastor Huif he was the one who betrayed him.
The man does not deny it, and immediately confesses that he despised the kindhearted Isak.
He didn’t want to be replaced, so he reported Isak to the police.
Isak considers this information and states that he forgives Pastor Hu.
The doctor Hansu has arranged for finally arrives.
Isak and Sunja lay side by side on the floor.
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They both know that these are the final words they’ll say to each other.
Her beloved Isak is gone for good now.
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He is now stuck in Japan, basically with no future.
Halmoni doesn’t seem to have time for Solomon’s nihilism.
She reminds him that she got her land simply because they were practicallygiving it away after the war.
He excitedly tells her, “This is how we fight back!”
She tells him, “I had to forget… or how could I possibly live here?”
Investors would no longer be interested in purchasing land that is a burial ground.
But at the same time, Solomon understands Halmoni’s reluctance.
Mozasu is seen holding a framed picture of Isak, and the family walks with his wooden coffin.
They place the coffin in a furnace, and a sudden air raid siren screams through the air.
The last chilling image is Isak’s coffin continuing to burn, and then a fade to black.
The most tragic part is thatSunja is robbed of saying one final goodbye to the love of her life.
There aresome sharp contrasts between Sunja and Solomon in this episode.
Sunja is driven, as always, by doing whatever it takes to save her loved ones.
Her selflessness is the opposite of Solomon’s motivation.
He is driven by revenge and by wanting to live up to his own ideas of success and wealth.
New episodes ofPachinkoare available to stream every Friday on AppleTV+ in the U.S.
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