When the Stars Gossip (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

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WHEN THE STARS GOSSIP
THE COSMOS IS WITHIN US
WE ARE MADE OF STAR-STUFF
CARL SAGAN
One would have to appeal
to the religion in the hands of God
to determine how the universe started.
Only two things are infinite:
the universe and human stupidity.
We choose to go to the moon…
That's one small step for man,
one giant leap for mankind.
I have deep faith that the principle
of the universe will be beautiful…
…we announce the foundation
of the world's largest
International Institute of Space United,
IOU.
- It isn't a spaceship.
- …a full-fledged lab.
As our country's global standing grows,
international space cooperation…
In 2021, South Korea installed
a biological module
fitted with cutting-edge equipment
on the space station.
This is Seoul. What's the current status?
This is EV1.
Speed and alignment angle are stable,
with no signs of any errors.
The biological module
has successfully docked with ILS.
EV1 out.
OCTOBER 25TH, 2024
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, KAZAKHSTAN
G.O-10 system loading.
MODEL THAT USES SOYUZ ACQUIRED FROM IOU
IN USE FOR OVER 57 YEARS
SINCE SOVIET ERA
Clear.
I'm sorry.
Oh, man.
Which way is up again?
That's not your seat.
What?
That's the commander's seat.
Right.
Billionaires sit on the far right.
Why would you give up
your 70 billion-won seat
to sit in the commander's seat?
It's uncomfortable and a lot of work.
You're being sarcastic, right?
Okay.
System check.
All systems checked.
Connect the communication cable
to your suit.
I know.
Then link the medical cable.
I'm on it.
Attach the cooling and ventilation hose
and the oxygen hose.
I learned all of this in training,
Commander.
Okay.
Santi passes the ball to the right.
Eve takes the ball and looks inside
the box for another pass.
Eve passes it back to Santi! A header!
Goal! What an incredible goal!
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome aboard the spacecraft G.O-10!
Yeah!
Excuse me, Commander?
I accidentally touched
the location antenna
while coming down.
People can't find us without it
when we return to the Earth.
I'm sorry. Please check it.
Don't worry.
The commander adjusted everything
on his way down.
Just now?
Please, relax.
Relax.
Relax.
Oh! That's mine.
I'll be taking this for…
Or else we don't fly.
Okay.
Relax.
G.O-10 ready for launch.
Where's my daughter-in-law?
She just left the hospital.
- Let's go.
- Aren't you worried about your son-in-law?
He's not my son-in-law yet.
Who said I have a son-in-law?
Dad.
He's risking his life and going into space
because of you.
Mr. Chairman.
G.O-10 is set to launch soon
with Korean national Gong Ryong on board.
MZ Group paid
an incredible 70 billion won to include
Gong Ryong, who was an ob-gyn
at MZ Medical Center,
as a space tourist
on the Expedition 3 team.
Expedition 3 is carrying
samples related to some
of humanity's unsolved problems,
such as dementia, infertility,
and incurable diseases to space.
Let's go live with our reporter
at the launch site.
REPORTER, KIM SO-YEON
I'm standing here
in front of the space center.
The G.O-10 spacecraft,
carrying Korean national Gong Ryong,
is set to launch from Kazakhstan.
While in the advanced
zero-gravity laboratory in space,
Gong Ryong will study human sperm activity
to unravel genetic mysteries hidden
by our planet's gravity, in collaboration
with researchers on Earth.
According to the scheduled timeline,
the spacecraft is set to launch
within five minutes.
Turn it off.
- Leave it.
- Weather is the main variable.
You wouldn't even let me go and say bye.
Seeing your brother is more important.
They're launching soon.
After they launch,
we won't be able to see
inside the spacecraft.
I won't know if he's safe.
We won't know anything
for a while after he arrives.
Astronauts are always
going back and forth without any problems.
He's not an astronaut.
He's a tourist.
A tourist with a massive workload
to complete in eight days.
How could you tell him to give up his job
and break up with me if he fails?
That's ridiculous.
I don't need it all done.
He just needs to get one thing done right.
I'm not asking for much.
Just one thing.
MEMORIAL HALL
THE LATE CHOI DONG-HUN
Will everyone please stand?
MZ CONSTRUCTION MEMORIAL
FOR CEO CHOI DONG-HUN
Let us observe a moment of silence.
Hello.
Mr. Choi, what brings you out to Busan?
You've been working so hard.
Can you gather everyone?
Let's take a break.
Have a drink. Everyone, come on down.
Thank you for your hard work.
Please, sit down.
Here, have a beverage.
Please, have something to drink.
- Sir.
- Come and take a break.
What was that?
- What just happened?
- Sir!
My eggs and Dong-hun's sperm
have been safely sent to space.
Good job.
Father,
thank you.
Dong-hun would be happy.
Go for launch.
Go for launch.
We are go for launch!
- Auto sequence initiated.
- This is Seoul. How is your headache, Eve?
MISSION CONTROL CENTER
This is G.O-10. No need to worry.
This is IOU.
Seoul, please check weather situation.
IOU
A massive storm cloud is forming.
It looks like someone wants to give us
a very noisy send-off.
FLAVORS OF THE MOUNTAIN, SEA, AND SKY
It'll be fine, right?
There's the plane.
It's a spacecraft.
I know.
You're so ignorant.
- Hello.
- I'm sorry, we're closed tonight.
- There's a sign out front.
- He's hot.
CLOSED FOR DINNER
This is IOU Mission Control.
SWISS IOU MISSION CONTROL
What is your song request?
I repeat, what is your song request?
IOU Misson Control
wants to know your song request.
Oh, I didn't know they were asking me.
They do this with all the astronauts.
They're trying to calm your nerves
before takeoff
by playing your song request.
Are we taking off now?
We can't launch
until you tell them your request.
Ignition.
Launch command for ignition.
Holy crap!
Isn't there a countdown?
- They must be launching.
- They're off.
My heart's racing. Calm down, relax.
Oh, my goodness.
- First stage!
- First stage.
Hold on to your crotch.
It's gonna feel like
someone's kicking you there.
- Second stage.
- Second stage.
Second umbilical tower separated.
SUPPLIES POWER, FUEL, COOLING,
AND AIR PRE-LAUNCH
Oh, my God!
He couldn't even think of his song.
Of course he's losing it.
Relax.
- Main stage!
- Main stage.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One.
- Zero.
- Liftoff!
Liftoff!
This is it.
It's my song request. This is it!
Ten seconds.
The booster parameters are nominal.
Everything is good.
All right, okay.
- Here comes the lightning.
- What?
Get ready, it's going to strike.
What do you mean, light…
- Status report.
- Okay, I'm on it right now.
G.O-10 ON COURSE
AFTER PASSING THROUGH LIGHTNING
- Gong Ryong!
- No!
It's art
Never thought a day like this would come
It's art
From now on,
lightning is going to be nothing for you.
Are you okay?
Spacecraft are built
to withstand lightning strikes.
The Earth is just giving us
a dramatic send-off.
Go-eun.
If you had gone,
you would have been a mess.
Seventy seconds into the flight.
All the lightning has passed.
The vehicle is stable.
Fried chicken in the making.
The space tourist
must have been terrified.
Did you hear what I said? Chicken.
Chicken! Hilarious…
That's not funny.
It wasn't?
- Chicken.
- Launch escape tower has jettisoned.
First stage separation confirmed.
All clear!
All clear.
All clear!
Everything's fine.
All clear!
Launch shroud jettison is confirmed.
Initiating descent control.
FAIRING: COVER THAT PROTECTS
THE SPACECRAFT AT LAUNCH
The second-stage thrusters
are functioning fine.
Second-stage separation is confirmed.
Mr. Gong, is everything all right?
Yes, I'm okay.
Actually, my stomach…
Third-stage thrusters are accelerating.
Third-stage engine cut off.
G.O-10 separation confirmed.
He's getting space sick.
Better take off his helmet.
Okay.
That's okay.
I can do it.
Are you going to puke?
No.
I think I'm going to die.
You're going to be a billionaire.
Wouldn't it be a waste
to leave all that money behind?
Please, can we just drop
the billionaire thing?
- Eve.
- Yeah?
It's all out of the bag.
Everything's loose.
Couldn't they have secured everything
like I asked?
Is that a gun floating in front of me?
I feel like I keep seeing things.
THE EXPEDITION COMMANDER
HAS A GUN FOR EMERGENCIES
EVE: COMMANDER OF EXPEDITION 3
SANTI: COMMANDER IN CHARGE
OF PILOTING G.O-10
We've crossed the Kármán line
and are now in low Earth orbit.
Say goodbye to gravity.
It's going to be a while.
G.O-10. Deploying solar panels. Over.
Copy that.
Can you see the Earth?
If you look at it, you won't feel as sick.
G.O-10, unfolding antenna.
Copy that. Unfolding antenna.
Copy. Unfolding antenna. Yeah.
By the way,
with respect to the solar panels,
both wings are fully operational now.
That's…
That's…
It's strange.
I keep seeing things.
That really was a gun.
You're not hallucinating.
Yeah.
I wish it were
a figment of my imagination.
That is unmistakably a human being.
No, wait.
It's a corpse wearing a space suit
floating in space.
- No, don't throw up.
- No, no, no.
- Santi, take him up.
- Wait, Mr. Gong. Wait!
Go upstairs to the bathroom.
Any vomit could get into the machine
and kill us all.
Hold it in.
I came here
certain that the universe would save me.
But that belief is fading.
Will I return dead or alive?
If I die, will I be a cosmic orphan
drifting aimlessly through space?
In situations like these,
my mothers would say,
"Then why don't you ask the stars?"
Ask the stars?
I would always scoff at that.
I always thought of the universe
as a womb.
Now I wonder if it's a tomb.
Instead of a place of birth,
maybe it's a place of death.
I've done my share of bad things,
so maybe it'd be better to say
I died from that lightning strike.
Saying I died of space sickness
would be mortifying.
My entire life,
as short as it was,
is flashing before my eyes.
SEOUL MEDICAL CENTER
- One more time!
- One more time!
- The baby is out.
- It's out!
It's a boy, Na-mi.
It's a boy.
He's beautiful.
Be careful.
Everyone says it's impossible,
but I remember all nine months
I was in my mother's womb,
right up until the minute I was born.
You did well.
He's butt ugly, isn't he?
Her womb was like
a bottle of alcohol but comforting.
The hospital room that day
was shabby but warm.
Even though they reeked of cigarettes,
I felt very safe and loved by my aunties.
You're just biding your time
You're just looking from afar
Even though you whisper constantly
You can't say…
I'm not finished. You're so impatient.
…that you love me
What?
- My foot.
- Did I step on it?
- Damn you.
- For God's sake.
You asshole. Hey!
My mother died right after she had me.
The three aunties who were there that day
became my mothers.
They worked in a bar
to make sure I get an education.
I had to study,
so somebody told them
to do whatever it took to make money.
The somebody was me.
This is so fucking hard.
And who might this be?
Give me my tuition money.
- I don't have it.
- Hurry up and give it to me.
- Tomorrow, my dear.
- You reek of booze.
Oh, my back hurts.
If he had fun with my beautiful moms,
he should've paid up.
Which asshole is it? Is he gone?
Where did he go?
He ran off.
Where did he go?
Damn it.
Go straight home!
Let's go for one more round.
I'm here for my money.
Damn it.
You little shit.
Hey!
Damn it.
What did you pick up that rock for?
If you had a good time
with some beautiful ladies,
at least have a conscience.
And you have the money.
MARCH 3, 2007
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR TEST QUESTIONS
FIND THE CORRELATION
BETWEEN HIS DEBT AND GRADES
AS HIS GRADES GO UP,
HIS DEBT INCREASES EXPONENTIALLY
THEREFORE, GONG RYONG = BROKE DOCTOR
One, two, three, push!
Push!
- Come on, push!
- Push!
It's coming out!
Push!
It's out!
I took that money and got
a private education like everybody else.
A perfect CSAT score
got me into med school.
Every day, I looked at uteruses
and delivered babies.
Good work, everyone.
Doctor! The baby isn't crying.
What?
Clean up here.
Call pediatrics. Check the Ambu bag.
Two, three.
I'm here!
Your mommy is right here!
Wake up!
If you give up,
I'll kill you myself.
Congratulations
on becoming a mother.
Hello.
Congratulations
on becoming a mother.
Are you okay?
What's going on?
Breathe.
Breathe.
You have to breathe.
Congratulations
on becoming a mother.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
While I may not be God,
I felt a sense of joy and excitement
bringing new life into this world.
The other way.
One.
- Help!
- Over here!
LET'S
GO
I AM A BIRTHING HERO
Congratulations
on becoming a mother.
- Congratulations.
- Congrats!
Whether it was
a hundred times or a thousand times,
each birth made my heart race.
That's why
I became an ob-gyn.
This video was just taken in our IVF lab.
It shows one
of our specialists performing an ICSI.
It shows Mr. Choi's sperm
being injected into Ms. Na's egg.
As you can see,
Mr. Choi's sperm is deformed
and has genetic defects.
Is there any way…
to fix it?
If you're successful,
I'll give you anything you want.
Despite being the primary doctor
for the daughter-in-law
of the MZ Group chairman,
I was still broke.
But one day, as I was on my way to work
for the night shift…
DON'T SKIP MEALS, DRINK THIS AT LEAS
YOUR MOMS
What the hell? Are they crazy?
SCORE
2006 H CAR
2 MILLION WON
2023 R CAR
470 MILLION WON
Oh, my God. I can't believe this.
Excuse me.
Hello?
Excuse me?
I'm fine. As you can see, all good.
It's a little dark for sunglasses.
Blood…
What?
Your forehead is bleeding.
It's nothing.
I see blood every day. I'm fine.
I'm okay, but…
Can you come out here for a second?
So, you see,
this car was passed down to me.
I don't know what to do about this.
Wow, I…
Shit.
Wait. Stop, please.
SURGERY PREPARATION UNDERWAY
It appears to be an ectopic pregnancy.
You need emergency surgery.
The egg is implanted
in your right fallopian tube,
and the left fallopian tube
is already blocked.
We don't have much time,
so we'll start the anesthesia,
then move you to surgery.
- I'll see you later.
- Okay.
After surgery, can you lend me
that scalpel over there?
I'm not going to let Kang Kang-su
keep his parts either.
You're…
You know me, right?
Yes. Nice to meet you, Ms. Choi.
Actually, I think
a pair of scissors would be better.
If you're tense,
the anesthesia won't take effect.
Your forehead is bleeding again.
I like children.
I didn't even know I was pregnant.
Don't worry and get some sleep.
There's no need to be nervous.
Trust me and go to sleep.
Are there…
any trustworthy men in this world?
Keep my surgery a secret.
I would never talk about a patient.
You included.
If you betray me, I'll kill you.
After the surgery,
I'll pretend I don't even know you.
Just do me the same courtesy
after you wake up from surgery.
Repeat after me.
"I'm going to
put my trust in you
and go to sleep."
Here you go, a scalpel
and a pair of scissors.
Are we good now?
Now, can you go to sleep? Please?
Go to sleep.
It's okay.
You can trust me.
Don't worry.
I'm your doctor.
She even tried to fight the anesthesia.
She was amazing.
Maybe it was because,
after she fell asleep,
she would be consumed by guilt and regret
that her child was no longer in the world.
MZ Group.
That's how I first met the only daughter
of a chaebol family.
- Thank you, Doctor.
- You're welcome.
Are you Dr. Gong?
And you are?
At least tell me what's going on
so I know what to do.
Hey! Are you guys crazy?
I'm just an innocent citizen.
How dare you…
Hello, doc.
Hello.
Who gave you the right
to operate on my daughter?
Do you even have the faintest idea
how valuable the genes you destroyed were?
You ignorant doctor.
I don't know
how valuable those genes were,
but it's wrong to lie to a woman
and do that to her.
Now you're saying
even my daughter may not have kids,
after my son and daughter-in-law
failed to have children for years.
You're responsible
for ending our family bloodline.
What? Me?
- Get out.
- Why?
Sir? Chairman Choi? Why?
Hang on a second!
Why?
Wait.
TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE YELLOW SEA
If you're done, bury him.
Yes, sir.
Hold up! Wait a second.
Sir,
as a doctor, I had no choice.
If I were faced with the same situation,
I would have to operate on your daughter.
You're fired.
What did you say?
Fired?
No, I'm going to make sure
you never practice medicine again.
Don't worry, Chairman Choi.
I'll make sure he doesn't get the job.
If I hire you, Dr. Gong,
MZ Group said they would cut off funding.
What did you do to piss him off?
Hey, man, how have you been?
I'll do all the dirty work,
the night shifts.
Please give me a job.
Oh, come on. Please.
Hello?
KIM HYE-SEONG OB-GYN CLINIC
Should a doctor be drinking this much?
What's it to you?
I'm sorry.
Aren't we supposed to pretend
not to know each other?
Stop coming here.
Let me compensate you.
Pretend you don't know me.
Is there anything I can do?
Don't do anything.
Do you know how hard it is
to just sit by and do nothing
knowing what you're going through?
It's hard for you?
You're having a hard time?
Ever since I got fired,
do you know how hellish
my life has been because of you?
After getting fired,
I thought of you and your face every day.
All I can think about
is how to get back at you and your father.
My thoughts are consumed with revenge!
Get lost.
How is this for revenge?
I like you.
Shit.
You know what?
I'm not interested in women.
I have more important things
to worry about.
I don't know what love is.
Just go.
Wake up.
Don't just lean on any random woman.
You're not just any random woman.
Exactly.
Starting then, I guess I was asking
to get struck by lightning.
I was confused.
Was it revenge, love, or desire?
I love you.
"Is this love?"
Let's get married.
"Do I want to marry this girl?"
I wondered.
Go-eun was a good person.
She was too good for me.
She owned the world,
but she shared the pain in my heart.
Fine. Let's get married.
This is the kind of girl you marry.
It isn't important whether I love her.
What was that? Lightning?
Holy crap.
- What was that?
- I'm scared.
DATING DR. GONG RYONG
FROM DOCTOR AND PATIENT TO LOVERS
Mr. Gong, I'm going to take you upstairs.
Mr. Gong?
Come on, pull yourself together.
Focus.
- Mr. Gong! Is he okay?
- Hey, are you okay?
Sir?
It's a choking sign!
Is his windpipe clogged?
Try to cough. Can you cough?
Try to breathe!
If you want to live, you have to cough!
Try coughing!
Do a medical check.
He's not hooked up to the medical cable.
- Mr. Gong.
- Eve, are you sure it's vomit?
- Cough.
- I'm coming up.
- Santi!
- What?
Check the monitor, now!
- What's that?
- What is it?
Are you okay? Try breathing.
Cough, or you'll die!
Eve!
Mr. Gong.
Hang on to me. Santi!
Mr. Gong!
Santi!
Holy shit!
Eve, are you okay?
What about Mr. Gong?
Eve!
Are you okay?
IOU, an unidentified object has crashed
into the machine module radiator
and solar panel.
Please check it!
Roger.
Santi, hold your position.
We need to redirect.
Stand by for your new order.
Eve, are you okay?
Yes, I'm fine.
- Hey.
- Eve, attach the medical cable.
There's no time for that.
Is he unconscious?
Is he unconscious?
It looks that way.
If it's not a blackout
but a blocked airway,
brain damage will ensue
after four minutes
due to oxygen deprivation.
In seven minutes, he'll die.
Doctor, I think we need
to take all his clothes off.
You have four minutes. No, less than four.
G.O-10,
report the spacecraft status, over.
Life support is normal,
and the engine thrusters are fine too.
Without gravity,
the Heimlich won't be easy.
You need to find the right spot
and push upward quickly.
Copy.
Slow pressure
won't create the force needed
to expel the matter.
Copy!
One, two, three!
One, two, three!
Come on. Hurry, Eve.
- One, two, three!
- Come on.
One, two, three.
Okay, come on, Eve.
One, two, three.
Two, three!
One, two, three!
One, two, three!
One, two, three!
Yes!
She did it!
Mr. Gong.
- Mr. Gong, are you okay?
- Are you okay?
Lean back and hold this.
You okay?
Can you breathe okay?
How many fingers?
Can you see
how many fingers I'm holding up?
Can you see them?
What's your name?
What's my name?
Don't worry, you're fine now.
You trust me, don't you?
I'm your commander.
I contacted IOU Mission Control.
They said spacecraft sometimes
get struck by lightning.
But that doesn't mean
the astronauts inside are in danger.
Fine.
Ms. Choi.
You have a call from the space station.
Have they arrived already?
No. It hasn't even been
an hour since they launched.
It's Mr. Kang Kang-su.
Should I ignore it?
- Done.
- Yeah, okay.
Mr. Gong, your blood pressure
and pulse are both normal.
And your breathing is stabilizing.
You must wear the medical belt
until you arrive at the space station.
Thank you, Doctor.
Don't thank me. Thank the commander.
Is he allowed to drink water now?
Of course.
Aren't you thirsty?
Are you angry, Commander?
Are you mad at me for throwing up?
Why would I be?
You spent 70 billion won on this flight.
You are mad.
I have to go back down.
Your feet…
Is it past twelve in Seoul now?
Or is it before?
How can you act so normal?
Didn't we break up as enemies?
I just spoke to your father,
so I figured I'd call.
He still likes me.
You two can be friends,
but leave me out of it.
If the new guy is no better than me,
I'm not letting you go.
Hilarious, right?
Go ahead. Laugh.
Hey!
Why the hell is my dad
still talking to Kang-su?
Can't we call up IOU
and get them to delete
our numbers from his phone?
Aren't we only allowed calls
from our contact list?
The thing is,
your father gave him permission.
Then just don't answer his calls.
What a stupid thing to say.
Do you miss Earth already?
After we left Earth,
I saw a dead body.
There was no safety tether.
It was a dead astronaut in a space suit
just floating…
What you saw out there wasn't a dead body.
It was a SuitSat.
SUIT SATELLITE
SATELLITE MADE FROM A SPACE SUI
That was a satellite?
This is it.
That looks like it's
from the SuitSat we've been tracking.
Look, that's a fist, and that's an arm.
Put it on the screen.
Yeah, that fist and arm
are from a SuitSat.
- What?
- Yes.
How did that thing get detached?
A space suit costs 14 billion won.
Space suits that have been discarded
at the space station
are recycled into satellites.
And you mistook that
for an astronaut who died on a spacewalk.
MCC has been tracking its orbit.
It's not a big deal,
so there was no need to tell you guys.
SuitSats are equipped
with communication devices and sensors,
which send valuable data to Earth.
A tiny,
invisible piece of cosmic debris
probably hit the arm.
It broke off and flew
into the spacecraft's orbit,
causing a collision.
A single arm is tiny,
so we weren't able to detect it.
That's the one.
Chief, that's the one.
That was the space suit I wore last.
I wore that to fix the truss
outside the space station.
Then I rewired the cables
and attached them to the new equipment,
and replaced the broken power regulator.
During that, my helmet started leaking
and filled up with water.
I thought, "This is the end,
and I never got to marry."
I remember rushing back into the airlock.
I did all that wearing that suit.
You no longer work here,
so what are you doing here?
I'm on the clock until tomorrow.
Did you really get scouted
for a lot of money?
I should be here.
It's Eve's first command.
Is that all?
- What?
- I'm sorry?
The launch is tomorrow.
How am I supposed to wait a year?
A year is too long, Eve.
It'll fly by.
We just got together.
It's going to make me crazy.
Can't you take the position next time?
Yes.
That's a relief.
What are you implying?
Eve deserves to date a great guy.
I totally agree.
Go up and get some rest.
You're going to wear yourself out
before you get there.
Yeah, go up and get some sleep.
The solar panels are damaged.
Do you think it will affect
docking with the station?
We adjusted the altered orbit with Santi,
and we're inspecting
the machine module for issues.
So, we'll have to wait.
Were you scared?
No.
Quite the dramatic start as commander.
Can I help with anything?
No, it's okay. I'm good.
Go upstairs. That's an order.
Go upstairs.
Copy.
Don't worry. I'll hold down the fort.
Hi.
Let's take your temperature.
Let me know if you feel sick, though
there's probably nothing left to throw up.
I'm hot.
36.5 degrees. Perfectly normal.
But I feel like I have a fever.
Don't touch the window
with your hands or face.
You could get burned.
The sun's a lot stronger up here.
Oh, can I take this off too?
I'll turn it off.
Try to get some shut-eye, both of you.
Okay.
NO SIGNAL
Your foot is bleeding again.
You also hurt your foot? Let me see.
It looks fine.
No, your foot.
Stop moving around and rest.
Three…
Just a sec…
Okay, nice.
- I got it.
- Hold on.
The cut is more than a centimeter deep.
A Band-Aid won't stop
the bleeding for long.
We're completely helpless
without the rails in zero gravity.
It's serious.
Just putting pressure on it won't cut it.
You need surgery.
It'll bleed whenever you use the rails.
Who's going to operate? You?
- Yes, Commander.
- Here?
- I'm a doctor.
- You were a doctor.
Good thing I brought
my operating tools and some sutures.
How can you possibly steady yourself
and properly
thread a needle in zero gravity?
I've threaded a billion surgical needles.
You're not going to sew it all crooked,
or sew my big toe
to my index toe, are you?
Like I said, it'll keep bleeding
when you use the rails.
If you keep this up,
you might end up losing both big toes.
Without them, you won't be able to walk
when we get back to Earth.
I'm being serious.
I know.
I wasn't waiting for you to answer.
If I sew it all crooked
and stitch your toes together,
I will piggyback you around
for the rest of my life.
- Don't be ridiculous.
- Exactly.
That will never happen.
Before coming here,
I completed all the required training.
This isn't even surgery.
This gash
just needs some anesthesia and stitches.
Okay, here I go threading the needle
for the billion and first time.
Damn it.
The blood must have rushed to my head.
My hands are swollen.
I've got all day.
Here, it's a new day
every 90 minutes, right?
Within the 90 minutes
it will take to orbit the Earth,
I promise to get it done.
Hang on.
If I knew how to sew,
I'd stitch your mouth shut.
Those are scary words--
You throw up,
you're all talk, and you're full of crap.
You said it was normal
for first-timers in zero gravity.
Didn't you also feel sick your first time?
Yes or no?
Did you or didn't you puke?
Okay. You have nine minutes.
It won't take nine minutes.
Ninety seconds will suffice.
Once I numb the area,
stitching is a piece of cake.
Why isn't there a syringe?
It must have fallen out earlier.
You know, in the collision earlier.
Just do it.
No way. Do you know
how painful stitching without--
Hurry up and do it--
No! I can find the syringe, okay?
I know I brought it.
It can't have disappeared.
It's in here for sure.
Things lost in here
don't drop to the floor,
so they're hard to find.
It's nothing. I can handle it.
It's only a few stitches.
Let's just get it done.
Then, do you want to give it a shot?
I'll be quick.
Okay, let's do it.
Okay.
Okay…
Here we go.
Here goes.
Go ahead.
But it's going to hurt.
After I finished my last mission
and was returning to Earth,
I fell into
a remote area of Southeast Asia.
I crashed into a thorny bush
in the jungle at full speed,
and I didn't even flinch.
There must have been
tens of thousands of thorns in that bush.
So don't worry, all right?
Okay.
Here goes.
Turn your head.
This doesn't scare me.
Come on, don't look!
Just leave that to me.
Thorns just prick you.
It's not the same
as sewing flesh with a needle and thread.
- Shall I do it?
- No.
- I'll do it.
- No, I'll do it.
Okay…
Do it?
I'm almost done. Just a bit more.
What happened to his toe?
How did he manage
to get a hole only where his big toe is?
Tell me when Ryong is on.
Okay.
As planned, they will attempt
to dock on the morning of the 6th.
The process will take about three hours
from start to finish,
after which, the hatch will open
and they will board the space station.
If docking is successful,
Mr. Gong will move to the space station
and spend the next eight days
on various tasks.
Sometime tomorrow morning, Korea time,
Mr. Gong is scheduled
to contact IOU Mission Control.
I love you.
Go-eun, I'm going to spend my life
being devoted to you.
We're going to live a fantastic life.
I promise to be faithful to you.
I'm never going to betray you.
Why can't you just say it back?
"Why can't you just say it back?"
I love you.
I love you.
Hello, Ms. Choi.
All done. You're doing well.
Didn't you say you were done?
You're doing great.
I really am almost done.
Just about done now.
Hey, don't move.
- Almost there.
- I can't take it anymore.
- That's enough.
- No, wait.
- I swear, I'm almost done.
- You can stop now.
- A bit more.
- No.
- Aren't you finished?
- Last one…
Hey, you said you were done.
I want to make sure there's no scarring.
- Okay.
- It looks done.
Doesn't it, Dr. Gong?
I swear, just one more stitch.
Really…
Done.
Finished!
Good job.
Thank you.
Sure.
Get some rest. I'm going to head down.
Commander.
your
big toes…
are amazing.
Your big toes…
are beautiful,
Commander.
SPECIAL THANKS
TO CHO JUNG-SEOK, PARK JIN-JOO
WHEN THE STARS GOSSIP
Finally, the space station.
Why is our Ryong
the only one flailing like that?
What is this?
Hello.
They say he's just after her money.
He's pretending to be in love with her
and even came to space for it.
If I succeed…
I told you, I'll do anything.
Hey.
Give it up.
Go-eun is mine.
I'm looking for it.
Don't worry, I'll find it.
His heart rate is dropping.
What are you doing?
Did you get caught?
Don't move. You're acting suspicious.
Subtitle translation by: Erica Lee
Hi.
"PLEASE FAST BEFORE DEPARTURE"
AS GONG RYONG BIT THE APPLE,
HE RECALLED EVE'S WORDS
"WHATEVER, I DON'T EVEN LISTEN
TO MY MOTHERS"
THE APPLE WAS HEAVY LIKE EVE'S WARNING
GONG RYONG ROLLED DOWN
THE CAR WINDOW
"WHAT COULD GO WRONG?"
A SLICE OF APPLE, EVE'S WARNING…
GONG RYONG SWALLOWED THE APPLE,
THE WARNING, AND HIS DOUBTS
AS HE HEADED FOR THE LAUNCHPAD