From In-laws to Roommates
Episode 2 of Our Universe begins with Hyun-jin going back to Hyun-joo and Woo-jin's house with Woo-joo. She sees the room that Hyun-joo had made up for her and regrets all the things she said to her when they were fighting. That's when she gets a text saying that BS Food has accepted her application and moved to the interview phase!
Elsewhere, Tae-hyung drinks his sorrows with his friend, Eui-joon. Tae-hyung confesses that Woo-jin tried to call him and even sent him a text saying they needed to discuss something important a few moments before he died.
Meanwhile, Hyun-jin gets a visit from her friend Se-yeon, who also works at BS Food and helps her out with Woo-joo. They soon realise that parenting is no easy gig. Meanwhile, Tae-hyung works with a contractor on doing up his new apartment.
At BS Food, we are introduced to a team leader named Park Yoon-sung. He puts on a show, cooking an elaborate dish for the company's directors and uses it to acquire approvals for new projects. While looking through the interviewees for his team, he recognises Hyun-jin.
The day of the interview arrives! Se-yeon, who was going to look after Woo-joo, is suddenly pulled away for some work in Busan. Hyun-jin struggles to find a sitter and ends up texting Tae-hyung, telling him she's giving up the kid. He rushes over and she begs/needles him into looking after Woo-joo for a few hours. However, he gets a work call and takes Woo-joo home with him so he can use his laptop.
During her interview, Hyun-jin explains how food is often related to memories, like the kimchi pancake her sister used to make. Back home, Woo-joo makes a mess of Tae-hyung's apartment. He gets annoyed and things get worse when Woo-joo knocks Tae-hyung's phone onto the road.
Frustrated to no end, Tae-hyung takes Woo-joo to the BS Food office, where the little boy makes a scene, much to Hyun-jin's embarrassment. She drags them both outside and is arguing with Tae-hyung, when Woo-joo runs into a fountain. After they get him back, Tae-hyung reiterates that he won't be seeing either of them again.
But he'll have to eat his words soon. Tae-hyung gets a new phone and gets frantic messages from his contractor, who says that his apartment is flooded due to the extra work he wanted done. As a result, his new apartment will take another month to be ready. But since the lease on his current studio is getting over, he doesn't have a place to stay.
The next day, a moving company turns up at Hyun-jin's apartment complex. It's Tae-hyung, who is taking Hyun-jin's earlier comment about raising Woo-joo with her very literally. Hyun-jin protests but Tae-hyung explains the situation and shows her all the damage Woo-joo did in his studio — worth over 5 million won, which she definitely can't afford. Hyun-jin is forced to assent and is soon pleasantly surprised by how much cleaner the house is with Tae-hyung around. She's even happier when she gets her official acceptance to BS Food!
Tae-hyung encourages her to go and celebrate with her friend while he takes care of Woo-joo. Turns out, he's trying to stay on her good side, so she'll let him stay in the house. Since Hyun-jin now has a job, Tae-hyung is confident that she will want him to stay on.
After talking to Se-yeon, Hyun-jin realises it will be better to have Tae-hyung look after Woo-joo while she settles into the new job. That evening, the two sit down and make a roommate agreement according to which Tae-hyung will look after Woo-joo while she's at work and all expenses and chores will be split in half.
The Episode Review
Our Universe Episode 2 fares a lot better than the first one. Now that the basic premise has been covered, the story slows down and allows us to get used to this new situation. Hyun-jin takes some time to adjust to her new responsibilities but is overall doing quite well for someone who knows nothing about taking care of babies. The story also finds a nice way to bring Tae-hyung back in the loop by engineering a situation where Hyun-jin needs a sitter. Along with Tae-hyung's apartment troubles, there is more than enough reason for the two to move in together.
The episode is well written for the most part, slowly building the blocks that push Tae-hyung and Hyun-jin towards each other. The reasoning is convincing and their final decision feels justified. The introduction of Park Yoon-sung adds a new angle to the story and a potential romantic rival, which is bound to make things interesting. At the same time, there are a few pacing issues in this one and a couple of segments feel a tad rushed.
Along the way, we also get plenty of shenanigans from Woo-joo, particularly when Tae-hyung is looking after him and thinks it's wise to take his eyes off a toddler in an immaculate apartment. While Bae In-hyuk and Ron Jeong-eui do show some chemistry in this episode, it's baby Park Yu-ho who steals the show. Even if the story is a tad slow and not the most exciting, this baby is all kinds of adorable and might just be the reason to keep watching.
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