‘The Escape of the Seven’ Episode 8: Uhm Ki Joon Turns Tables Against Villains
"The Escape of the Seven" episode 8 delivered a shocking revelation as the mysterious character K played a big role behind the whole scenario.
Headlined by the star-studded cast, starting with Uhm Ki Joon as Matthew Lee, the "seven," which consists of individuals behind Bang Da Mi's death, thought that they had cracked the code regarding the bizarre situation happening to them.
However, it felt like someone bigger and more powerful than Chairman Bang was behind all this.
'The Escape of the Seven' Episode 8 Viewership
As the SBS Makjang series returns, "The Escape of the Seven" episode 8 experienced a slight dip in ratings.
In a report, Nielsen Korea recorded an average nationwide rating of 6.5 percent, another decrease from its 7th episode, which got a view rate of 6.8 percent nationwide.
Meanwhile, episodes 9 and 10 are expected to be broadcast on October 20 and 21 via SBS for local audiences, while global viewers can watch the latest episodes through Viki, Prime Video, Wavve, and Kocowa.
'The Escape of the Seven' Episode 8 Recap
The tension has risen now that the seven were able to solve the puzzle after linking the incidents to Chairman Bang.
They believe that the person behind this is behind it; however, they have to figure out the possible place he is hiding and his accomplices.
At this point, Yang Jin Mo recalled his experience meeting Lee Hwi So but was unsure if it was really him.
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Now, it came to his senses that Chairman Bang is pretending to be Hwi So and has been hiding in prison all along while he faked his death.
To officially shut down the old man, the group has decided to execute a plan to kill Chairman Bang.
Nam Chul Woo, who has access to the police force, drugged Chairman Bang and captured his accomplices.
He and Yang Jin Mo tortured his assistants, but thankfully Kang Ki Tak and Matthew Lee prepared for this.
At the hospital, a mysterious man helped Chairman Bang escape. It turned out that it was Min Do Hyuk who was the spy, leaking all the plans of the seven.
In one scene, Chairman Bang recalled the conversation he had with a mysterious chaebol man that he had been working for.
He remembered the empty lot that he got from him, and his instinct says that he will be able to find clues to Bang Da Mi's whereabouts there.
Lo and behold, he saw the remains of Da Mi and a bomb next to her skeleton.
On the other hand, Min Do Hyuk joined the seven who followed Chairman Bang through a device that Geum Ra Hee secretly placed.
As for Matthew Lee and Kang Ki Tak, they wanted to save Chairman Bang, but it was too late.
The chairman saw Da Mi's ghost and refused to leave the area.
In only a matter of seconds, the bomb went off, killing the chairman.
In the last scene, the prosecutor was conversing with K over the phone and was talking about the death of Chairman Bang. At this point, it seemed like they were all under K's plan.
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Written by Geca Wills
