'The Silent Sea' Episode 1 Recap: Bae Doona Meets Gong Yoo and the Rest of the Team for a Top-Secret Mission
Amid the yuletide season, Netflix released the much-awaited team-up of Bae Doona and Gong Yoo for the sci-fi mystery series "The Silent Sea."
The eight-part episode Kdrama left the viewers at the edge of their seats with mind-boggling scenes and revelations.
'The Silent Sea' Episode 1 Highlights: Song Ji Ahn Receives an Offer to Go on a Secret Mission
The episode began with various reports telling the people about the massive scarcity of water, reaching an all-time low.
"The Silent Sea" episode 1 featured how the rich and powerful differ from normal human beings as the government imposed a regulation on water consumption.
In hopes of finding the solution to the continued drought worldwide, South Korean Space and Aeronautics Administration (SAA) Chief Kim Jae Sun (Heo Sung Tae) offered Dr. Song Jian (Bae Donna), a former hotshot astrobiologist, to join a special team in a space expedition.
He mentioned that Director Choi (Kil Hae Yeon) recommended her to team up with the elite crew.
However, after Chief Kim revealed the location, Song Jian became interested.
In episode 1, it revealed that the team is set on a crucial quest to Balhae Center, where the abandoned space station, known as the "silent sea," was located.
Initially, the former astrobiologist turned ethologist refused to join the team because her sister, Song Wonkyung, was among the crew who died in the same expedition five years ago.
What prompted her to join the mission was to know the reason behind her death.
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Song Jian Meets the Rest of Captain Han's Team
In a special meeting, the higher-ups gather the members of the elite space crew led by Captain Han Yun Jae (Gong Yoo), who is also the youngest team leader in South Korea's space expedition.
Joining him is Captain Ryu Tae Seok (Lee Joon) a top-notch member of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense, who volunteered to participate in the special mission.
Capping off the space crew is expedition team doctor Dr. Hong Ga Young (Kim Sun Young,) head of the security team, Goo Soo Hyuk and Captain Han's closest subordinate, pilot Kim Hee Sun (Lee Sung Wook), co-pilot Lee Gi Su (Choi Young Woo,) Gong Soo Chan (Jung Soon Won,) E1 (Cha Rae Hyung) and E2 (Yoo Hee Je.)
Chief Kim explained that the Balhae station has to be permanently closed due to the radiation leak that happened five years ago, killing the crew; however, before this, they are tasked to retrieve a vital sample and return to Earth safely within 24 hours.
Unfortunately, the team was not informed regarding the exact details of the substance inside the capsule but were told that they had to be "extremely careful" of it.
The Take Off
After the briefing, the whole team began their special expedition-and that is to reach the abandoned lunar base and was joined by Mr. Hwang.
Interestingly, he was the only crew member who previously saw the "silent sea."
Unfortunately, as the spaceship nears the moon, a problem occurs at the spacecraft's exterior, causing the team to undergo an emergency landing and end up on the edge of a cliff.
Because of their delicate location, the crew needed to escape quickly.
Now, they need to traverse a seven-kilometer walk on the moon to reach the target area.
"The Silent Sea" featured a tragic incident involving Mr. Hwang, who was severely injured due to the crash and could not walk to Balhae.
The group was stunned to see their fellow astronaut vomiting blood and dying right before he tried to warn the team about "water," which made Song Jian curious about his message.
