Payback – Episode 5-6 – Recap and Review

When last we left our Pink Bunny and Mysterious Stranger, Sun had a gun to his head.

Shocking revelation: Bank set this all up

Everyone, seemingly including Sun, is waiting to see if he gives the gross guy a blowjob or gets shot.

The fire alarm goes off, so never mind. Outside, Jay drives up to whisk Sun away. For this rescue, he’s adding even more to Sun’s debt. I’ve got a feeling Jay is like Johan, and doesn’t expect to be repaid.

Jay explains that these rich sponsors are using the industry for power and to use handsome actors. Also, they make bad films and television. Jay wants to get rid of these people.

At some nice waterside location, Jay offers Sun a lollipop since they can’t smoke. Sun rejects it, so Jay sucks on it instead. He comments that Sun has to be furious, but isn’t showing it. 

Sun thinks to himself that since he caused his family member’s deaths, he has no right to feelings.

Jay sticks the lollipop in Sun’s mouth. When Sun pulls it out, he goes in for the kiss. The OST gets into it, and the lollipop drops.

After, Jay tells Sun that when he’s working, he should remember this sweetness. He wants him to think about whether he really doesn’t feel anything.

Later, Sun remembers the sweetness and looks annoyed

Me, I’m still fanning myself vigorously.

Khajorn has booked Sun in an advertisement, and Sky gets excited for him. It’s adorable.

Back in class, Sun gets his first chance to fight back in a literal fight. The bully wants to spar again, thinking Sun doesn’t know how. Sun gets the bully to agree, in a recording, that there will be no legal action no matter what occurs.

Sun knows how to fight, having once been a boxer’s sparring partner. He takes down the bully first, then faces the guy who set him up to get raped.

The guy immediately admits to having done everything, all for Bank. Sun wants him to tell Bank he also has a powerful backer. Then he punches the guy in the stomach.

Later, Sun finds out he’s lost the advertising job. Also, as a thank you for not going harder on him, the guy who set him up warns him that he isn’t Bank’s only target.

Sun goes running.

Sky is auditioning for the main role in a play and giving a fantastic performance. Then, someone comes in with a camera. Sky panics. 

Sun finds him crying in Khajorn’s office. He’s surprised that Sky’s sobbing makes him feel like Bank punched him in the face. Revenge is hard and affecting those around him.

Time to throw away his pride and demand Jay get him in to see Director Arthur. Jay jokes that he is Director Arthur. Ha. Ha. No, Sun doesn’t believe that. 

Jay is annoyed when he learns Sun will offer Director Arthur his body. Also, that Sun can’t remember who he slept with. Despite that, he has an invite to an awards ceremony where Sun can meet Director Arthur.

Sun gets real close and snatches the invite away

It’s the kind of award party given by rich people to give themselves awards. Bank’s sponsor, another gross older guy, gives Bank an award. 

Sun has champagne sent to Director Arthur, then follows the delivery guy. Before he reaches the door, Sun takes over and knocks on the door. 

When no one answers, Bank comes up behind him and tells him not just anyone can enter that door. Then, the door opens, Jay comes out, grabs Sun and kisses him, gives Bank the stink eye, and steps back into the room, closing the door behind him. 

That’s impressive coordination.

Some new creepy old guy wants Jay to be sexually serviced by his “granddaughter” in return for whatever. It doesn’t matter. Jay gets rid of her. 

Sun wants to leave because Director Arthur isn’t there, but Jay drags him into a kiss plus a little more. When the “granddaughter” comes back for her phone, Sun escapes.

Later, in acting class, the other classmate who was there when Sun was set up apologizes. Then he mentions there are rumors that Director Arthur is backing a new guy named Two Baht.

Time for Sun to put on a mascot costume again

It was the only job Khajorn could get him. He’s a gray bunny. With a long tail. 

After the job, Sun keeps the costume and makes a delivery to Director Arthur’s office. There, he angrily accuses Jay of having fun fooling him.

Jay immediately notices that Sun’s voice sounds different in the costume. It matches the Pink Bunny’s voice. So, he didn’t know. But now he does! He hugs a VERY confused Sun.

Then he turns Sun around, bends him over the table, and pulls down his zipper. So he can see the tattoo at the base of Sun’s back.

Flashback to the FULL Pink Bunny story. Jay was not happy to be saved, because that was his fun for the night. As an apology, Sun offers his body. Yup. It’s his thing. 

During the sex, Sun cried, his tears dripping onto Jay’s chest. Later, Jay had an, er, chance to see the tattoo. He asked about it, but got no answer.

Post sex, Sun cries against Jay. Sun won’t take the bunny head off, and asks Jay if he believes in karma. He does. Jay wants Sun to stay, but Sun throws money at him and leaves. 

Present-day Jay says he didn’t fool him, Sun is just crazy stupid 

That doesn’t go over well, but Sun isn’t threatening in his bunny outfit. He demands that Jay repay him for messing with him this way.

Jay is good for it, but he’ll repay Sun how he wants, with no refunds. He pushes Sun back onto the table, but no more kissing. Boo. 

Sky has been avoiding Sun and Khajorn ever since his failed audition. But at school, Phakin is the guest teacher. Phakin knows about Sky’s fear of cameras, but asks him to model for his demonstration.

Once again, with the camera focused on him and clicking, Sky panics. He apologizes and leaves.

Outside of class, Phakin finds Sky and comments that his fear is unusually strong. He wonders if Sky’s been secretly filmed before. Sky makes a snarky comment about shooting nudes and leaves.

Sun gets a ride home from Director Arthur, blowing Khajorn’s mind

Poor Khajorn, Sun is a lot.

They stop by a cemetery where Jay leaves flowers at a grave. Next, Jay would like to eat Sun, but Sun takes him to a food cart by the water. The lady working there reminds Sun of his Mom.

At Alice’s, Jay gives Sun a script to read. Which I think is for the series Bank is going to star in?

Sun goes to Jay’s Flashy Jacket friend to ask about Jay. When Flashy Jacket wonders why Jay trusts Sun enough to take him to the cemetery, Sun thinks it has to do with his desire for revenge.

Flashy Jacket jokes, kinda, that Bank must have killed Sun’s family. Sun says no, that’s him. He gives him the full story, leaving Flashy Jacket in tears. 

Flashy Jacket tells Sun that was Jay’s mother’s grave. Jay’s mom founded Dream, something obviously happened, and Jay too wants revenge. 

Later, Sun walks out of Alice’s Labyrinth and nearly gets run over by Bank’s Evil Sponsor’s car. 

Now I wish this series had more episodes

Mostly because I want more Khajorn, Sky, and Phakin. Not that I wouldn’t also take more Sun and Jay. They are. Very good together. Nice size difference.

Probably because the premise reminded me of Reset, I thought we’d go through time the same way, covering days, weeks, and months quickly. But this show has a very different pace. Halfway through, and Sun is still wearing mascot outfits for work and hasn’t acted once. 

On the other hand, if this show had a faster pace, Bank would have seen his face by now.

I’m REALLY curious about Bank. He’s obviously comfortable being taken care of financially, but did he become an actor only to level up in that area? Or did he truly want to act, and at least this way at least he gets to act a little? What is he getting out of what looks like a pretty miserable life?

Sun’s character I now fully understand. Poverty and desperation already had him somewhat shut down. Because he blames himself for his mother and brother’s deaths, he shut down completely. 

IRL don’t try this at home, but I love the idea of acting as a way for him to discover feelings. Also, I love that Jay is forcing him to FEEL again. Would he have noticed that woman reminded him of his mother if Jay hadn’t been pushing so hard? 

Between Jay, Sky, and Khajorn, Sun will be forcibly revived from his living-dead state. 

Also, I love that the people who make terrible shows for their own vanity are the bad guys. Agreed.

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