In a van, she edits an author’s script about myths and the supernatural. We cut to a grown NAM JIA ( Jo Boa), now a TV producer. Yeon gives her until the end of her ceremony to live. They’re interrupted by an attendant – it’s time for the bride’s entrance. She begs to see her husband-to-be once more. He somehow materializes a sword and holds it to her throat. Her hand transforms into a claw, and she attacks. She appeals to the fact that he’s fallen in love with a human before too, but that backfires since hates being reminded of his “scandal.” With how many livers she’s eaten, “How can you dream of a happy ending?” Yikes. She begs for her life, insisting she no longer hurts people. Armed with his red umbrella, he crashes a gumiho’s wedding. Yeon wakes up in his fancy abode and forgoes a healthy breakfast for a tub of ice cream. Yeon surveys the scene from afar and vanishes.Ģ1 years later. He orders her to forget everything that happened and whispers something we don’t hear about the consequences if she doesn’t.īewildered, little Jia now stands in the road by her parents’ flipped car. He kneels down, his golden cat-like eyes staring at Jia. A golden vapor flows from his hand toward her, and he sighs that she’s not. LEE YEON ( Lee Dong-wook) appears in the room with her, holding a red umbrella. Suddenly, there’s slashing sounds and animal-like whimpers. Her “father” growls, “I see you,” as he peeks at her through the hole. The doorknob falls out as her faux parents bang on the door, and a beast-like hand reaches through the hole. She locks herself in her room, shoving some furniture against the door. Whoa, this child doesn’t play! Her “mother” attacks her and enlists the help of her “father.” Jia escapes and runs upstairs. She stabs her “mother” in the leg, demanding to know where her real mom is. Oho! She reminds her mother that she’s allergic to nuts which her doctor mom would never forget. Jia grabs a pair of scissors and hides them behind her back. Jia asks for some walnut cookies, so her mom rummages in the kitchen. You know things are wrong when her parents begin laughing during the news report on casualties from a devastating fire. Then she sees the spot of blood on her sleeve. Jia happily plays with her musical carousel until she notices one of the horses is missing its head. She awakes safe and sound at home with her parents, relieved it was a dream. She sees two figures outside and yells for help. Glass flies everywhere as the car dramatically flips, landing upside down in the street. A shadow crosses the windshield, and the car swerves. Outside, the streetlights are mysteriously extinguished one by one and a fog descends. Inside, a little girl happily opens the musical carousel her parents gifted her for her birthday. That mysterious shaman-like spirit can foresee events beyond a thousand miles. The fox who lives 1,000 years flows through the heavens and becomes a heavenly being. When a fox turns 100, it can transform into a beautiful woman or a man who mates with one. Its dark tone lends it an air of mystery and suspense, but its sense of playfulness keeps it from feeling too serious or heavy. These types of fantastical dramas are always a gamble, but I’m happy to say this one is working for me. Lee Dong-wook is our titular gumiho with a cross to bear, while Jo Boa is the intense PD who spends her days chasing the supernatural. The premiere episode of tvN’s Tale of the Nine Tailed is a fun venture into a world wherein the supernatural lurks in the shadows of the human world. 74 OctoOctoTale of the Nine Tailed: Episode 1 by quirkycase
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