'It's Okay to Not be Okay' Episode 16 Promo: Mun-yeong wants to retire but all else hints at happy ending
The 'It's Okay to Not be Okay' Episode 16 promo doesn't seem to move forward in the same vein as the end of episode 15. It seemed as if Kang-tae (Kim Soo-hyun) and Mun-yeong (Seo Ye-ji) have made up and that the former had managed to convince the latter that he will not leave her side. After all, that lean in for a passionate kiss that we have yet to see hinted at the two possibly moving on from the latest conflict towards a happy ending. However, the promo of the finale has left us confused.
So we first see Sang-tae say that he really wants to be an illustrator and not just sketch as an amateur. The beautiful scene of Sang-tae (Oh Jung-se) completing the mural with butterflies on the wall is an indication that he has definitely overcome his fear of butterflies. This would also mean that Sang-tae can now stay in one place for longer than a year. He won't have nightmares of butterflies following him to kill him. So that means things will wrap up on a happy note, right?
We also see Kang-tae feel left out after Mun-yeong and Sang-tae begin working on their fairytale. A hint of this was something that we had seen in the past and a full-blown ranting session ensues this time in the presence of his best friend Jae-su and publisher Seung-in. Sang-tae and Mun-yeong refuse to show Kang-tae what they are working on and that makes Kang-tae angry but after he drinks and rants to his friends, he feels better and takes a sneak peek into their work while they are asleep. He looks extremely happy, and this is another reason why we hope that he and Mun-yeong have a happy ending.
However, the promo throws a twist at us by showing us that Mun-yeong is serious about retiring. She tells Seung-in that the fairytale that she is currently working on with Sang-tae will be the last of her work. Does this mean that Mun-yeong will not be working anymore and is doing this as a favor to help Sang-tae? After all, we did see how Sang-tae had told her that he now wants to be serious about being an illustrator.
We also hear Mun-yeong apologize, and that makes us worry that she is apologizing to Kang-tae because she is unable to proceed the way Kang-tae wants. Will the camping car adventure end up being just a dream in the form of a fairytale?
'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' originally airs on tvN on Saturdays and Sundays at 9 pm KST in South Korea and can be streamed on Netflix.