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Posted by contagion1 pt Monday, November 4, 2013

[Spoilers!] Reply 1994 Ep. 4: Five reasons Trash is growing on me

Go Ara

So when we met Trash (Jung Woo) back in the beginning, I wasn't a big fan. He and Na Jung (Go Ara) were just too at-odds all the time, and those kind of love/hate, constant fighting relationships just don't interest me at all. As it turns out, Trash is actually a pretty decent guy- the early writing didn't do him much justice, but once they found their rhythm with him he's gotten to be a neat character. Let's take a look at some of the little ways he's a pretty great guy in episode four...


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5. He helps with the dishes the night before the Sung's leave for Masan.

The night before Na Jung's parents leave, the atmosphere at the homestay is tense. Mrs. Sung (Lee Il Hwa) is barely able to properly prepare food, and that's saying something. When Na Jung tries to scurry off by herself to do the dishes, Trash keeps her company. He says it's because he's got nothing better to do, but it's pretty clear he just wants to be there for Na Jung. We find out later that Na Jung's parents are going to Masan to visit their deceased son Hoon's grave- talk about a tough day for everyone involved.


4. He gets up early to see the Sung's off and starts breakfast for Na Jung.

If things were tense the night before, Na Jung's a quiet wreck the day her parents leave. In anticipation for a rough day, Trash makes sure the Sung's leave okay, reporting back to Na Jung so she won't worry (she does anyway), and sends her back to bed while he deals with breakfast. Hoon was his best friend, so it's got to be a tough day for him, too, but he keeps putting Na Jung's family's grief ahead of his own and making sure that the're taken care of.


3. He forces Bingeure to go to school.

College is tough. Pretty much every student goes through the did-I-pick-the-wrong-major panic, and we all react to it differently- in Bingeure (B1A4's Baro)'s case, he figures skipping class and staying home is the best way to make up his mind. However, like a good senior, Trash steps in and make sure Bingeure still goes to class while he figures himself out.


2. He notices when Na Jung's pushed herself too far

After spending an entire day trying to keep herself busy, Na Jung overdoes it and makes herself ill. Trash sends her to bed and makes Chilbong (Yoo Yun Suk) and Bingeure do the dishes for her- but warns them to wait til morning so they don't keep Na Jung awake. Of course, Na Jung doesn't actually sleep and hears the whole conversation.


1. He gives Na Jung a seal toy.

What a sweet way to end a very, very stressful day. Part of what's so great about the stuff that Trash does is that they're all these small gestures- doing the dishes, calling to check in on her- or even in previous episodes when he brought her snacks and warm milk- love is in the little, every day stuff, you know? And the fact that he remembered the seal toy after all these years and knew that Na Jung would be thinking about it shows, once again, how these two are really in-tune with each other.


That said, I wish the writers had shown it to us rather than just tell us about the seal toy. In 'Reply 1997', there's a long flashback sequence of Shi Won (A Pink's Eunji)'s sister (Jewelry's Yewon) saying "Oppa, can I have this?" and then taking things from Taewoong (Song Jong Ho) before we see Shi Won do the same thing with his portable CD player. In '1994', Na Jung and her mom talk about the seal toy, and then Trash gives one to Na Jung in the very next scene. It's still sweet, but without the visual element to the story it has a little less of an impact.


Now that we know the husband's full name, we can officially rule Guk Young (Kim Sung Kyun) out as a potential husband, but we've still got Trash, Chilbong, Haitai (Son Ho Joon), and Bingeure all in the running... unless the writers have another big curveball for us. This is all entirely possible, knowing these writers- it looks like Na Jung's husband is either Trash or Chilbong. Who are you rooting for so far? Be sure to catch episode four of 'Reply 1994' at Drama Fever and let us know what you think in the comments!

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