The BEST episodes of Summer Strike
Every episode of Summer Strike ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Summer Strike!
Ever since she decided to say no to her overly time-poor life, Lee Yeo-reum has been trying new things with her inactive lifestyle. Some call her naive for running away from reality, but others consider her a good soul with a heart of gold. None of these matters to her anymore because all she needs at the moment is a little time away from the city hustle. Ahn Dae-beom is a librarian. He's not just a librarian, but a shy one at that. One would wonder how he is even managing a job as a librarian with his deep-seated shyness, but deep inside, he has the other side of his story to tell. Yeo-reum's journey of self-discovery begins in a small town called “Angok” as she steps into Dae-beom's life. Maybe here, with each other by their sides, she and he could finally find themselves in a place of emotional comfort. No one knows, but they will find out at the end of the journey.
#1 - Dae-beom's Trauma and Relapse
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/2022
Dae-beom and Yeo-reum get closer by the day, and it is not easy for Ji-young to watch them from afar. One day, Dae-beom takes Yeo-reum home after having a great time together, and he runs into writings regarding her sister on the wall of Sunah Billiard. Yeo-reum is worried about him, but that's about all she can do for him. The next day, Dae-beom does not show up at the library.
#2 - Different Ways of Seeking Happiness
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/2022
Yeo-reum's previous version of life before coming to Angok was focused on sacrificing her own good for others' happiness. This time, she might be going through a similar situation, and she has to make a choice. A great time with Dae-beom, Bom, and Jae-hoon is what Yeo-reum hoped for since leaving Seoul, and she does not want to lose it.
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#3 - There Is an End to Everything
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/19/2022
Yeo-reum is satisfied with her life in Angok with Bom, Bom's grandmother, and, of course, Dae-beom by her side. Every day seems too peaceful to be true until something happens. Yeo-reum is on her way back from a date with Dae-beom, and Bom is also back home late that night. However, Bom's grandmother is nowhere to be seen.
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#4 - Leaving Angok
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/2022
Bom's grandmother, Jung Young-sook, dies, leaving Bom and her family devastated. The suspect, Geun-ho, gets arrested and later confesses to the murder. Meanwhile, Yeo-reum decides to leave Angok without telling Dae-beom.
#5 - The Truth
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/26/2022
Yeo-reum visits Geun-ho in jail, but she finds something off. Later, she learns that he’s not capable of writing such awful things on the walls and hurting Ms. Jung. Meanwhile, Dae-beom finally understands the meaning of the writings on the wall and figures out the actual culprit behind his sister’s murder.
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#6 - The Meaning of Happiness
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/27/2022
Yeo-reum confronts Mr. Kwak and accuses him of killing Ms. Jung. Dae-beom figures out that it was Moo-chul who killed his sister. Bom’s father abandons Bom and Ha-neul to gamble, leaving Bom devastated. After everything comes to an end, Yeo-reum redefines what happiness means.
#7 - An Underpaid Pushover at Work
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2022
It has been more than four years since Yeo-reum started working at her current job, but she's still the same pushover that she was four years ago. Things have changed for the worse for Yeo-reum with her mom gone, and she finally seeks a change. One day, she realizes that there is another world than the one she's been desperately clinging to and decides to take a different path.
#8 - The Perfect Place for a New Beginning
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/2022
After two days of doing nothing and being unemployed, Yeo-reum decides to move on and out. With a bag on her back full of all her essential daily necessities, she arrives in a small village called “Angok.” She first looks for a place to stay, and she ends up finding the perfect place within her budget. The next day, satisfied and relieved to see herself making some kind of progress, she gets a little too loosened up.
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#9 - The Outsider of Angok
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/28/2022
Strange things have been happening to Yeo-reum since she moved into her new place. She gets the sense that some people in Angok want her to leave. Meanwhile, Yeo-reum plucks up the courage to get to know the librarian better. While in Seoul with Ji-young, Dae-beom runs into people he's been desperately avoiding for some reason.
#10 - Meet Yeo-reum, the Drunk
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/29/2022
Yeo-reum wakes up feeling sick in the morning and tries to remember what exactly happened last night. While doing so, she realizes that she has withdrawn all the money she had in the bank account. She scavenges the streets of Angok to find the missing plastic bag of money. Later, Dae-beom comes to look for Yeo-reum to tell her something before it's too late.
#11 - Someone to Talk to
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/5/2022
Yeo-reum's old boyfriend was not someone she could talk to when she really needed to. But with Dae-beom, she feels like she can share everything. Bom deserves proper care from her parents as a juvenile, and the lack of it puts her in a vulnerable position. With no place to spend the night, Bom lingers outside Yeo-reum's place. Yeo-reum doesn't ask why she's here and puts her arms around her.
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#12 - Things That You Realize Only When It's Too Late
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/6/2022
When Bom was a little kid, her world revolved around her dad. But now, her dad is the only thing that makes her life miserable. One day, Bom goes through something awful while trying to stop her dad from making a costly mistake. After hearing about the incident, everyone in Angok rushes to their loved ones before it's too late.
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