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The South Korean television program “Revenant” was established by Kim Eun-hee. The thriller drama tells the tale of a young woman who is possessed by a supernatural force and a professor of folklore who has the gift of seeing ghosts. To find out what is really going on with the unexplained suicides that are happening in the city, they band together. On June 23, 2023, SBS TV broadcast the first episode of the series. It now airs every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). In some areas, Disney+ offers streaming access to it as well. (tvacute.com) We have a recap of Revenant Episode 5 in case you missed the exciting conclusion.
Revenant Season 1 Episode 5 Recap
In Episode 5 of “Revenant,” Yeom Hae-Sang (Oh Jung-se) and Gu San-Yeong (Kim Tae-ri) visit the village where a ritual took place to ward off evil spirits. When they learn that the dolls used in the ritual have been burned, Hae-Sang searches for another way to deal with the stray ghosts. As a stopgap, he plays a video of the ritual on the public speakers. While this is going on, San-Yeong runs into a lot of ghosts and comes face to face with her father after spotting him in a store window. Hae-Sang starts to chop down a piece of wood bark known as Jangseung which is thought to keep evil spirits away from the hamlet. San-Yeong’s father, Gang-Mo, informs her that it wasn’t him and apologizes before vanishing as the spirits begin to fade away. San-Yeong collapses and awakens at a medical facility.
Finally disclosing the reason behind her years-long exile from Gang-Mo is San-Yeong’s mother. She explains that because Gang-Mo insisted their second child must die, she was forced to flee the house and find safety in Baekchagol, where her mother informed her that Gang-Mo was present that evening. San-Yeong’s mother brought her to Seoul out of concern for her daughter’s safety and has never mentioned that period of time again. She had been informed by Gang-Mo that during calamities, the second kid in the village of Jangjin-ri always perished as part of a protective ritual.
When Hae-Sang returns to the village and looks into San-Yeong’s grandmother’s house, he discovers a message saying that only the energy of a deceased spirit can expel the loose-haired ghost occupying San-Yeong. Detectives identify Gang-Mo as the missing link after discovering a connection between him and a number of suicides. When Hae-Sang finds out that Gang-Mo committed suicide, he realizes that the loose-haired spirit was the one who persuaded him to give the red hair item to San-Yeong.
San-Yeong is certain that Mok-Dan’s spirit is in possession of her, but it’s unclear what the spirit wants. She dons a new look and shows up for a wedding reception party acting in an erratic and provocative manner. Detective Lee Hong-Sae (Hong Kyung) is horrified when San-Yeong claims to have killed individuals, while Se-Mi is perplexed and concerned by San-Yeong’s actions. When San-Yeong finally regains control, she wants to flee after discovering how drastically her appearance and conduct have changed.
The episode ends with San-Yeong shouting for things to stop while standing on a bridge after the spirit’s voice informs her that she is merely carrying out San-Yeong’s wishes. Hae-Sang, meanwhile, finds a relic his mother hid decades earlier, maybe providing a solution to save San-Yeong. The effort to rescue San-Yeong from the spirit’s control escalates in the upcoming episode, which promises more information about Mok-Dan.
