‘Pandora: Beneath the Paradise' Episode 12 Recap: Lee Ji Ah is Back to Square One
"Pandora: Beneath the Paradise" episode 12 showcased a never ending twist and turn as Lee Sang Yoon is consumed by his greed and revenge while Lee Ji Ah continues to suffer the consequences as she finds her true self.
The latest episode also featured a team-up between Hong Tae Ra (Lee Ji Ah) and Jang Gyo Jin (Hong Woo Jin) as they go against the trio, Pyo Jae Hyun (Lee Sang Yoon), Koo Sung Chan (Bong Tae Gyu), and Jang Do Jin (Park Ki Woong).
The 16-part episode K-drama depicts the story of Hong Tae Ra, who seemed to live a perfect life. However, she finds herself caught up in a twisted fate after she discovers her real identity.
Hong Tae Ra became part of an evil plan and struggles to take revenge on those responsible for her past.
'Pandora: Beneath the Paradise' Episode 12 Viewership
As the drama reached its second episode, the mystery drama series struggled to keep the ratings up and beat the show's personal best.
In a report, Nielsen Korea recorded an average nationwide rating of 3.2 percent, while its personal best is 4.891 percent, during the show's pilot episode.
'Pandora: Beneath the Paradise' Episode 12 Recap
The 12th episode delivered significant stories, especially with Pyo Jae Hyun's presidential race.
The episode starts with Koo Hae Soo giving Hong Tae Ra a warning to keep an eye on her husband, Pyo Jae Hyun.
Hae Soo thinks that he saved him for now since he will use Tae Ra for the election.
It prompted her to confront her husband, but he insisted on creating a perfect family for the sake of his candidacy.
Moreover, he promised to find their daughter, Pyo Ji Woo, who temporarily stays overseas with Tae Ra's biological brother.
One of the highlights in "Pandora: Beneath the Paradise," episode 12, is the trio's presentation of Hatch.
With hopes of introducing the public to a new drug, Koo Sung Chan, Pyo Jae Hyun, and Jang Do Jin invited the media to present an update regarding their newest invention.
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During the presentation, Sung Chan found himself taken aback after he failed to execute the presentation properly.
With this, his business partner Pyo Jae Hyun presented Jang Gyo Jin, one of the creators of Hatch, and shared that they had been testing the drug on him after he became unconscious due to an accident.
Interestingly, Gyo Jin woke up and found himself in the middle of the stage.
He took the opportunity to expose the trio and revealed that they are the people behind his accident.
Unfortunately, the revelation has affected Jae Hyun's candidacy, and he has announced that he will take a hiatus to take care of his family.
In the last scene, it featured how he tricked his wife, Hong Tae Ra, only to find out that he erased her memory of finding out who he was.
She then began to live as Hong Tae Ra, the person she thought she was, without any trace of No. 50.
