Perfect Family Episode 2 recap: How did Gyeong-ho die?

Perfect Family, the latest South Korean suspense drama, debuted on August 14, 2024, on KBS2, captivating viewers with its gripping storyline. Airing Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:50 PM KST, the series is also available on Viki and Viu in select regions. Directed by Yukisada Isao and based on the popular webtoon by Nyangpa and Joo Eun, Perfect Family boasts a stellar cast, including Kim Byung-chul, Yoon Se-ah, and Park Ju-hyun.

The plot of Perfect Family centres on Choi Jin-hyeok, his wife Ha Eun-ju, and their daughter Sun-hui, whose seemingly perfect life unravels when Sun-hui returns home covered in blood, confessing to a possible murder. As secrets and suspicions mount, the tension in their community reaches a boiling point.

In the second episode, the bond between Sun-hui and Su-yeon seems to be getting better, but an unforeseen event shatters everything.

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Perfect Family Episode 2 recap: Does Gyeon-ho reciprocate Su-yeon's feelings?

The episode 2 of Perfect Family starts the story of how Su-yeon got injured. After Sun-hui set fire to the orphanage, Su-yeon got trapped inside and had to be hospitalised. Meanwhile, Sun-hui was adopted and taken away. With the help of a sponsorship, Su-yeon managed to survive.

As Su-yeon tells Sun-hui the story of how Sun-hui ruined her life, Sun-hui is engulfed with guilt and is weeping. She had thought Su-yeon had already left when she set the fire and apologised to Su-yeon, telling her she had no idea.

Su-yeon promises to take what she deserves and leaves. Remembering her father's words, Sun-hui writes a letter to Su-yeon. In the letter, she apologizes again and tells her that she assumed Su-yeon had gotten adopted. She also promises to do her best to pay back the debt. Meanwhile, the bullies come and start asking Su-yeon about her wig and her conversation with Sun-hui.

Su-yeon easily overpowers them and warns them to stay away from Sun-hui. Su-yeon later thanks Sun-hui for the letter and leaves. On her way back, she is attacked by the bullies, accompanied by a few boys this time. Gyeong-ho, who is passing by, comes to her help. After dealing with the bullies, Gyeong-ho grabs Su-yeon by the arm and runs away from the cops. Now accompanied by Hyun-woo, they walk Su-yeon to her place.

The next day, while Sun-hui, Hyun-woo and Gyeong-ho are taking pictures, Su-yeon offers to help. She also clicks a picture with Gyeong-ho. Su-yeon even goes to Sun-hui's house for dinner.

The next day in college, Su-yeon overhears Gyeong-ho talking about his crush on Sun-hui. She goes to Sun-hui and asks her not to take Gyeon-ho seriously unless she wants to jeopardize their friendship. Su-yeon rejects Sun-hui's dinner invitation and apologizes for yelling at her.

Sun-hui hurries to deliver notes to Su-yeon but notices her heading to Gyeong-ho's house. Inside, Gyeong-ho has planned a surprise for Sun-hui, which annoys Su-yeon. Suddenly, Sun-hui hears screams and rushes in to find Gyeong-ho holding Su-yeon's hands, revealing her burned scalp.

Su-yeon, blaming Sun-hui for her injuries, lunges at her with a knife, but Gyeong-ho intervenes and takes the stab wound instead. Covered in blood, Sun-hui returns home and tells her mother she has killed Gyeong-ho.

Her mother handles her and asks her to get changed. Sun-hui wants to turn herself in, but her mother is against it. At her home the next morning, everything is normal. On the news, she finds that Gyeong-ho's house was burnt down, and the police suspect arson. Su-yeon, now scared, keeps calling Sun-hui on her phone but she does not pick.

In a flashback, Sun-hui is shown getting adopted, and here, the second episode of Perfect Family comes to an end.

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The next episode of Perfect Family will air on August 21, 2024 (Wednesday).