Episode 10 of Boyfriend on Demand starts this finale with Mi-rae awakening after a weird dream. Kyeong-nam is cold toward her and still reeling over what he's seen with Yeong-il. Turns out he noticed a warning with Mi-rae given her subscription is running out soon. The thing is, this was still on-running at the same time as her dating Kyeong-nam, hence why he's uneasy about the whole thing.
Despite the pair promising they'd be honest with each other, Mi-rae skirts around the truth now. Kyeong-nam has never been one to mince words and he immediately brings up how he logged into the game and saw Yeong-il.
Understandably, Kyeong-nam is a bit uneasy about the whole thing and isn't sure how to handle it. Of course, it doesn't help that there's also the postcard and Yeong-il is – as an AI character would be – suitably nonchalant about the whole thing.
What is the fall-out from the Song scandal?
Off the back of the drama involving Mr. Min and BOD, Song has been dropped from the company. Song shows up at the office and confronts the Director about this, causing a big ruckus in the process.
In fact, it ends up with Mi-rae's finger cut from the big cut-out of Si-woo being ripped in half and involved in the scuffle as it spills out into the main office. While she's getting patched up, Kyeong-nam enters the room but he's still standoffish with her after the BOD fiasco.
Mi-rae contemplates whether to message or not, but she ruminates over Ji-yeon's words, telling Mi-rae to resist messaging too much and not to go all-in on the guys she dates.
Does Kyeong-nam change his mind?
Meanwhile, Kyeong-nam is down in the dumps and while he's out having dinner with Hwany, he brings up the drama with Mi-rae. The thing is, Mi-rae is still receiving messages from Yeong-il while this is going on, given she renewed her subscription and went into the game to confront Yeong-il about what he told Kyeong-nam.
In the morning, Mi-rae and Kyeong-nam are awkward at work together and aren't quite sure how to react with each other. They're not the only ones though, as Song covertly tries to get rid of her BOD headset.
Mi-rae stands up for Song when she heads back to work and demands Director Hwang reconsider firing their best client. He eventually concedes and backtracks to just suspending her until everything dies down. In fact, Mi-rae decides to go "heartless" for the time being, determined not to let herself be hurt by Kyeong-nam.
The thing is, Kyeong-nam is starting to come around to the idea of this Boyfriend on Demand not being such a big deal, given the ideal guy looks exactly like him. Hwany offers some advice here, explaining how a "silicone boyfriend" could never replace the real thing given the unpredictability of love.
Do Kyeong-nam and Mi-rae get together?
Hearing this, Kyeong-nam races over to see Mi-rae at work while she's at the coffee shop round the corner. He explains he wants to be with her given he's been following his heart and knows precisely what he wants.
When Kyeong-nam hugs her and holds her arm, Mi-rae's heart starts fluttering again and she decides this is very much what she wants too.
Meanwhile, Mr. Min decides that Ji-yeon is the perfect candidate to be brought in to help tidy up their game. Only, as she heads in, Mr. Min is immediately enamoured with her. It's love at first sight for him and he acts proper clumsily in front of her. This only helps Ji-yeon's confidence.
Mi-rae and Kyeong-nam continue where they left off with their romance, but when they're almost spotted together in the storage room, Mi-rae pushes Kyeong-nam and a shelf falls on him.
Shocked, Mi-rae races to the hospital where Dong-min is already here helping Kyeong-nam. He realizes the pair are together and quickly leaves as Mi-rae holds his hand and apologizes, sobbing, as it's clear Kyeong-nam has broken his arm.
How does Boyfriend on Demand end?
The pair talk outside, opening up about this BOD issue between them. Mi-rae admits she went back to see Yeong-il again but also about her worries that things might not work out between them.
Kyeong-nam admits that he's falling for her more every day and that scares him. However, he's looking to embrace that feeling while it lasts. These words hit Mi-rae like honey, and it does work quite well to win her over.
Kyeong-nam continues though, explaining he's content with just taking things as they come, living in the moment. Mi-rae then finally decides that's something she's willing to try too.
Off the back of this, everybody patches up their issues and the Director's final night ends with all the drama over, and Song patching up her differences with the guy as well.
Mi-rae decides to head in and say goodbye to Yeong-il properly this time, ready to give up her virtual boyfriend and live her real life, following her heart wherever it may lead.
The Episode Review
So Boyfriend on Demand wraps up with a simple enough ending, tying everything up with a neat little bow but really struggling with the worldbuilding around this app. The manufactured drama surrounding the plagiarism and the app is just bizarre, given it's brushed over like nothing at the end.
There's also the interesting implication of switching headsets with other people, the privacy issues this could play havoc with (since Kyeong-nam was just able to place the headset and immediately become Mi-rae?) and all manner of small worldbuilding niggles that hold this back from being a better realized world.
Of course, the real crux of this drama comes from the characters and in that respect, the situation between Kyeong-nam and Mi-rae is wrapped up relatively well. I still don't think the show has handled the moral implications of having a virtual boyfriend while you're dating someone particularly well, but it is at least resolved for these characters I guess.
In the end, Boyfriend on Demand has been fine. It's not a bad show but it's far from being a barnstorming K-drama either.
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