When the Stars Gossip (2025) s01e04 Episode Script

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WHEN THE STARS GOSSIP
Eve!
Stay with me, Eve!
EV1, check your CO2 levels. EV1?
- Open your eyes, Eve.
- EV1?
Are you okay?
- Eve! Eve, stay with me.
- Stay awake!
Eve!
Let's see
what she wrote in her will.
My adoptive father
was an American astronaut.
How does that look?
Should we get one more?
Let's take another. Come on.
See if you can get the article.
My daughter's gonna see this.
She'll be proud.
He died trying to save his colleague
during a spacewalk.
Right before the spacewalk,
he wrote me a letter,
and those turned out to be his last words.
"Dear Daughter,
once you come to this vast space
with no beginning or end, you'll see."
"Zinnias, lettuce, mayflies, even humans."
"Everything is weightless here."
"All living beings are equal."
"So do not carelessly step on
an earthworm in the backyard…"
…do not carelessly step…
"…or weed the lawn."
…or weed the lawn.
"They are miracles
made by the spirits of the universe."
Every…
"Every being is a miracle on its own."
…on its own.
That's what he said.
"Every being…
is a miracle on its own."
Eve!
Grab whatever you can, Eve. Come on!
She's got a hold of it.
Eve, are you okay?
I'm sorry.
I think my glove is damaged.
Here's your list of duties while I'm out.
This isn't a will, just a set of requests.
Okay, number one.
Run on the treadmill
for two hours straight
to keep your calcium levels up
until you return to Earth.
Zero gravity is a monster
that feeds on muscles.
Number two.
Put food in Public and Indecency's vial.
They need to eat to survive.
Keep an eye on the larvae
and check if they're molting.
Keep the temperature at 25 degrees
and humidity at 75% to help them along.
If they fail to molt and die,
there will be hell to pay.
Number three.
Change the IV and dressing
for the post-op male mouse.
Shake the NSAID and inject exactly 0.2 ml.
Gently. Don't hurt him, okay?
All right, number four.
There are three tubes of gochujang
at the back of my food storage locker
in the kitchen module.
You'll find a can of tuna there too.
If you're missing Korean spice,
try adding two tubes
of gochujang to the tuna.
Now, don't forget.
You have to leave one for me.
Number five.
- Once the spice gets your bowels moving…
- Kang-su. Eve.
…you have to poop by the end of the day.
I know you haven't pooped once
since you got here
- three days ago.
- Gross.
In zero gravity, the toxins
will spread throughout your body,
causing odor and even swelling.
- It's very dangerous.
- Where is it?
You haven't gone in three days,
so you'll need to push hard,
but zero gravity
weakens your blood vessels.
So make sure to alternate
between pushing and pausing.
You've got to take it easy,
or you could burst a blood vessel.
Man, she's even telling me
how to take a dump now.
Where is it?
Found it.
EV1, body temperature 37.3 degrees,
your heart rate…
Fifty-seven?
Eve, check your glove. Is the hole bigger?
Her ECG levels are falling.
EV1, check your CO2 levels.
EV1?
EV1?
Eve! Eve, stay with me.
Eve!
Number six.
- You're not an astronaut.
- Shit.
You're a visitor, so stay put
and do nothing, no matter what happens.
IOU, this won't work.
Please find a different angle of approach.
Moving EV1 to a safe position.
Don't move. Stay as still as possible.
You need to buy every second you can!
Copy.
- EV2, repressurization complete.
- Repressurization done.
I'm switching places with Dr. Kang.
Eve, how's your breathing?
Is the tear getting bigger?
Her heart rate is dropping.
- Commander.
- Check your CO2 levels.
- Can you hear me? Commander.
- EV1.
It's still within the normal range.
I'm fine.
You checked the reading?
Can you see the monitor?
Capcom, have we found
a different angle of approach?
We can't get a good angle.
Her safety tether is attached
to a concave section on G.O-10.
There's just no way
we can bring her close enough to the hook
with the solar panel in the way.
With her right hand
holding on to the panel,
it won't work with the robot arm.
Number seven.
Stay out of trouble like I said,
and I'll buy you a drink
when I'm back on Earth next year.
Lee, how much time is left?
Fifteen minutes remaining
for decompression.
As soon as it's done,
you'll exit and unhook
Eve Kim's safety tether.
Eve, don't move an inch until then.
If the tear gets any worse,
you're in real trouble.
EV1, copy.
You must be cold.
It's minus 130 degrees out there.
Your feet must be freezing.
How long have you been
standing there like that?
I mean, how much longer do you have to…
…like that?
Eve.
Eve. Wake up.
Look at me, okay? Eve!
Open your eyes. Eve!
I think I'm fine.
I'm okay.
You said you were fine
even when I stitched up your toes
without anesthesia.
Will you please stop lying?
Pressure is dropping in your suit, Eve.
Eve.
Come on, look at me. Eve!
Stay awake. Look at me, okay?
Eve!
I'm okay.
EV1's heart rate is dropping fast.
You said you'd buy me a drink
when you got back to Earth!
EV1 seems to be…
EV1 seems to be losing oxygen rapidly.
EV1?
EV1!
Eve, respond! What's your oxygen level?
I'm okay.
I think I can hold out.
Damn it.
You can't see the monitor?
You can't see it?
Shit.
Lee, how much longer for decompression?
This is Airlock 1.
I'll go out, unhook her,
and bring her back right now!
No, Seung-jun.
Finish decompression first.
You have to finish decompression first.
I think I can hold out until then.
You've been acting like you're fine
this whole time?
Airlock 1, preparing to exit.
Stop!
Are you trying to get yourself killed?
You'll be in danger too
without proper decompression.
Just wait till it's finished.
It's almost done, all right?
Stick to the protocol!
Her vitals are continuing to drop, Chief!
Don't stop me.
Do you want to lose her like this?
What the hell?
- What's going on?
- Where's this coming from?
Someone just opened G.O-10's hatch!
What?
Oh, my God!
That crazy bastard.
He's out of his damn mind.
You need to turn around and face me.
Turn around and face me right now.
I can't.
Are you even connected
to the oxygen supply?
I am.
I didn't want to blow up the station,
so I closed its hatch too.
You'll get decompression sickness!
The gas bubbles will kill you!
Mr. Gong.
Push your legs through the hatch,
close it, and get inside.
Do as I say.
No.
You looked like
you were about to die any second.
How could I just stay inside?
You can't reach the hook,
but I can reach it from here.
So how could I…
Anyway, forget about that.
Where's the hook to the safety tether?
Where do I go?
You skipped decompression. You could die.
Nitrogen narcosis is no joke.
So just tell me!
I'm not going back until I unhook you,
so tell me right now, okay?
I feel like I'm going to die.
Where is the damn hook?
For God's sake.
Look, Mr. Tourist.
Who goes out to space in a pressure suit
without decompressing?
In that suit, you won't last one…
No, not even two minutes.
Get back inside now!
At this rate, they're both going to die!
Screw the protocol.
I'm going out right now!
Just tell me where the hook is!
Let go of the handle and go down.
Mr. Gong is much closer to it than we are.
If they wait for Dr. Lee,
neither of them will make it.
Mr. Gong, listen carefully.
Go down and grab the hook.
You'll be able to reach it.
Gong Ryong. Just listen to me.
If you go back inside now,
you might still be okay.
Going down now.
Damn it, he just won't listen.
He's the only one
who can save Eve right now.
He can reach the hook from there!
Theoretically,
he can last for a few minutes!
For God's sake.
Come on.
I don't see it.
This is an order.
Go back inside!
Where is the hook?
Go back inside.
Keep going. Go farther down.
Hold on to that right there.
Copy.
Going down.
I can't reach it.
Come on!
Where is it?
Is it on my left?
On my right?
I can't reach it!
We can't see any further.
This is insane.
What do I do then?
What do I do now?
Damn it!
I…
I can't do it.
Only you can see it now.
Eve, only you can see it now.
Eve!
Only you can see it now!
Only you can see it!
Eve.
On your left.
It's on your left.
My left?
On my left.
On your left.
A little more to the left.
Stretch a little farther to the left.
To the left.
Stretch farther to the left.
A little more.
Damn it.
I got it.
I got it.
Yeah!
He…
He did it!
That nutjob.
That lunatic did it. He did it.
Confirming.
EV1 has been detached.
Let's take her home.
Let's take her home.
Go ahead.
Once you're in,
push the repressurization button
and put on the oxygen mask
right away, got it?
Just go!
Go.
Airlock 1, decompression
completed to 4.3 psia.
I'll help Eve back inside
when she gets here.
Eve, I'm heading out now. Can you see me?
Yes, I can see you.
G.O-10, did you lock the hatch?
Did you lock the hatch?
Don't talk. You're low on oxygen.
Hey, stay focused. Look down the hatch.
I said don't talk, Eve! I got this!
- Let me do it!
- Open the repressurization valve.
Hey.
Mr. Gong,
did you find the repressurization valve?
Mr. Gong.
- Mr. Gong?
- Sir.
- Mr. Gong.
- Sir.
- Sir.
- Sir.
Sir.
Sir!
Sir.
Sir!
Damn it! Why is he not picking up?
Wait, is he dead already?
Or…
Are you dying right now?
Ryong!
Come on, please pick up.
It'd be faster
to just talk to you like this!
Dr. Na Min-jeong's eggs
have been successfully injected
with Mr. Choi Dong-hun's sperm
in zero gravity via ICSI.
They're now in the incubator
set at 37 degrees with 5% oxygen,
where the sperm and egg nuclei
are likely fusing as we speak.
If all goes as planned,
we should know by tomorrow morning
if fertilization was successful.
What are our odds here?
Well, since Mr. Choi Dong-hun's sperm
is severely misshapen,
it's likely that both its motility
and DNA integrity are compromised.
But in a zero-gravity environment,
we're hoping that
at least three of them will fertilize.
All seven of them will.
Sure, of course.
- I have a good feeling.
- Yes, all seven of them.
Dr. Jeon.
The director thinks I don't know anything,
and I need to keep it that way.
Have you talked to Ryong?
I haven't been able to reach him
for hours. I'm worried sick.
He's not taking my calls either.
Do you think he got caught?
He might be dead.
What?
He said he was going to keep running
on the treadmill until the motor exploded.
Maybe he tore a muscle
while he was running,
or his heart couldn't handle the strain
in zero gravity and went into arrest,
or his arteries ruptured.
Something must've gone wrong for sure.
How could he risk his life
to steal back some eggs? That's insane.
If something really happened to him,
I'm not letting it slide,
whether it's the director or the chairman.
How's Min-jeong doing?
- Is she all right?
- Yes, sir.
Right this way, sir.
The chairman is here.
How are you feeling?
Well, everything looks good, sir.
You can go now.
Yes, sir.
You should start preparing
for your pregnancy now.
Kang-su will make it happen soon,
so stop working
and just focus on your health.
Once my grandchild is born,
I'll put them on a pedestal.
I won't let their feet touch the ground,
and I'll make sure every door
is opened for them so they'll never
even have to touch a doorknob.
They'll be raised like royalty.
I'll get them the best teachers
so they can learn business management
and take over MZ Group after Go-eun.
No.
Once the baby is born,
I'm leaving with them.
What?
The child is mine.
How I raise them is up to me.
I've decided
I won't let them turn out like you.
Who do you think you are?
You have no idea how much
Dong-hun struggled growing up, do you?
He didn't want to go into management,
but you forced him
into that construction job,
and it got him killed.
I know you'll do the same to my child,
and I won't tolerate
your controlling ways
and restrictions anymore.
Are you…
Are you saying
it's my fault Dong-hun died?
Did you ever ask him…
what he really wanted?
He was miserable his whole life,
and he died trying to save someone else.
That's who he was.
He was different from you.
That's why
he also wanted to leave you
if we had a child.
Shut it!
I'm the one who spent 70 billion
to send Gong Ryong up to space!
This is about my child,
but you changed my doctor
without my consent,
and you're already controlling their life
when they're just a handful of cells,
not even an embryo.
Imagine what you'll do once they're born.
As their mother, I can't let that happen.
Did you ask the child
if they want to inherit MZ Group?
Who in this world
wouldn't want money and power?
The child has my genes,
so I know.
They're going to be someone like me,
living with pride
and the whole world at their feet!
Don't kid yourself.
They won't be like you.
Things won't go according to your plans.
You can thank me later.
Just quit your job here
and focus on your health.
What's so great about being a damn doctor?
I want Na Min-jeong fired.
Effective immediately!
- Clear her office this minute.
- Yes, sir.
If I see her working in this hospital,
- you'll be fired too.
- Sir?
CEO Choi Go-eun of MZ Electronics
has announced her engagement
to Dr. Gong Ryong,
an ob-gyn formerly
with the MZ Medical Center.
Dr. Gong is currently aboard
a space station as a tourist
and will return to Earth in five days.
Here's a clip from the press conference.
Has the chairman
officially given his blessing?
Of course.
When will the engagement ceremony be?
Once Ryong gets back,
we'll arrange a meeting
for our families first.
- Ladies.
- We'll cherish our time together.
I think…
We'll cultivate a happy marriage…
- We should go dress shopping.
- …built on love and trust.
…didn't go to the space station for fun.
As a doctor,
he's taken an important first step
in the life sciences industry
that MZ Group will lead in the future.
Could you say a few words to Mr. Gong?
I miss you.
Stay healthy,
and please make it home safe and sound.
GONG RYONG'S 4TH DAY
I'm worried.
He'll get better, won't he?
He has to.
Thanks to Na-mi,
we haven't had to go
to a hair salon in the last 30 years.
It's way too expensive to get a perm.
She could do our hair
when we meet the girl's family too.
Do you think a day like this would've come
if it weren't for Na-mi?
Imagine if she hadn't convinced us
to raise Ryong back then.
Ryong should forever be grateful to Na-mi,
even more than to us.
NA-MI'S HAIR SALON
Eve.
Only you can see it now.
Only you can see it now!
Do you want more noodles?
No, I don't have time.
I've got to run and prep for surgery.
Slow down. You'll get indigestion.
You got a perm?
Pretty.
Yi-man just called me pretty.
Who says that to their friend's mom?
I can hear you.
RYONGSTER
You asshole!
Geez.
Nothing happened. What's with the yelling?
I'm done being friends with you, you jerk.
You're just going to give me
a heart attack at this rate,
so I'm done, okay? Just forget everything.
Forget what?
Are you saying you don't want to
check on my moms anymore?
Sure, you can forget about that too.
- Can we have more kimchi, please?
- Sure.
Hey, your moms?
They're doing way better than you.
Stronger and healthier too.
Hell, they'll probably even outlive you.
They just got a perm too,
and they're loving it.
You worry about your own life.
They may look fine on the outside,
but they're a mess on the inside.
They take fistfuls of meds every day.
So? Did you run that marathon?
You bet.
No one knows what I did.
But you couldn't have been
running until now.
What took you so long to call me?
So, are you feeling okay?
I'm fine. Let me talk to my moms.
Listen, things have been crazy over here.
Go-eun announced her engagement to you.
What did you say?
She said there'd be a ceremony
as soon as you got back.
Look, just go for it.
Get engaged and marry Go-eun.
You can just refuse
to take any money from her father.
What?
- Hi.
- You're up.
Good news,
the nitrogen cleared out with no issues.
You really pulled through.
You got incredibly lucky.
Thank you.
You can come out
once we finish adjusting the pressure.
Hang tight for a bit.
Wait.
How's the commander?
Chief.
Eve's vitals are back to normal too.
Mr. Gong's hyperbaric treatment
is finished, and there's no tissue damage.
I think we can relax now.
Good work, everyone.
I should go lie down in my office.
Hey, you. Outsider.
You really should go now.
They might think you're the boss here.
After I talk to Eve.
You…
Are you…
What, are you jealous?
You care more about Eve than I do.
Chief.
I just talked to the IOU legal team.
They're having an emergency meeting
about yesterday,
and they want you to attend.
What's your question?
Never mind.
- What time?
- Now.
Thanks. You should go get some rest.
- Would you like some porridge?
- No, thanks.
Where are you going? I'll take you.
What's with you?
I'm sorry I left you behind.
Don't worry about it.
I'm going to the bathroom.
Right, the bathroom.
Are you feeling all right?
Ladies first.
Thought you were really going to die--
I know I shouldn't have done that.
I'm just a tourist,
and I should've known my place.
The accident that could've ended with
just me dying almost killed two people.
But because there were two of us,
we both survived.
We astronauts know we could die
at any time, and we're prepared for that.
But you're a tourist, a human.
We can't let you die out here.
Aren't astronauts humans too?
Aren't all lives equal?
You believe
even the life of a fruit fly or a mouse
has value and meaning, right?
Was that a lie?
If you had died,
it would've been like killing me twice.
I'll never forgive you for that.
I'm sorry, Commander.
I shouldn't have done it,
and I feel terrible.
It won't happen again. Please forgive me.
For the next four days
until you go back to Earth,
act as if you're dead,
and don't do anything.
Don't touch anything,
and stop all your ongoing projects.
Just enjoy your time here quietly
until you go back.
And while you do…
Actually, even afterward,
stay out of my sight.
I don't even want to see you.
Is that clear?
Eve.
Act as if I'm dead and don't do anything?
I can't do that. I'm alive.
This place is like a mid-sized apartment.
How do you expect me to stay
out of your sight in this cramped space?
It's not like we can go outside.
We share a bathroom,
and you sleep right across from me.
How can I stay out--
I'll sleep somewhere else.
What?
The mission commander wandering around
looking for a place to sleep
because of some tourist?
That's ridiculous.
I'm really sorry about what I did.
I just didn't know any better.
I didn't realize
how dangerous it was, all right?
What do I know? I'm just a tourist.
You did know better.
You knew how dangerous it was,
but you jumped out anyway.
That's why I can't forgive you.
Commander, please.
I was being reckless.
Sometimes I can be impulsive like that.
Please forgive me.
Commander.
Section 3, Clause 4
of the IOU-space tourist agreement.
"If the tourist causes any issues
at the space station
by taking unauthorized dangerous actions,
the IOU will enforce
disciplinary measures."
You do remember signing that, don't you?
I know, okay? I know that.
You can't blame the commander.
I didn't say anything.
I guess you can't do anything now.
Mission control
will also tell you to stop
all your projects, keep your head down,
and do nothing but exist
for the remainder of your stay.
Good for you, huh?
You've got nothing to do anyway.
Let me clue you in on something.
As of yesterday,
the eggs are back in my possession.
I won't give up.
Let me clue you in on something.
I managed to fertilize the eggs
from MZ Group yesterday.
Six out of seven fertilized.
Could you say a few words to Mr. Gong?
I miss you.
Stay healthy,
and please make it home safe and sound.
MZ ELECTRONICS CEO CHOI GO-EUN
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMEN
Hey, can you make sure
to take a bunch of pictures?
The tear right here on Eve's glove?
Yeah, I'm going to send it over to MCC.
Oh, hi, there.
Why'd you come all the way here
to use this bathroom?
Are they seriously being jerks and
not letting you use the one over there?
That is so petty.
You okay?
You look down.
Can I sleep in a corner somewhere here?
Although I doubt I'll be able to sleep.
We've got the best remedy for that.
Stairway to Heaven.
And he's buying our "stairway to heaven."
What?
Wait, that's…
No, I had it hidden under the veggies.
Damn it, Mina.
Sew the ticket into your underwear.
You're making me so anxious.
My underwear? Where exactly?
Your bra.
Sew it into your bra
before anyone else sees it.
You just sleep anywhere
without your own CQ.
But Dona, the tourist
was staring right at the ticket.
Get a hold of yourself.
Even if Gong Ryong saw it, how would
he know it was a winning ticket?
We've got a month.
As long as we claim it in time,
the money is ours.
Why do you keep talking like
this is ours when it's not?
The person who lost it
hasn't bothered with it all year.
That ticket doesn't belong to anyone.
This lottery ticket belongs to
whoever wrote "Stand by me."
What if they find out about this later?
I told you,
this is our destiny written by the cosmos!
I don't understand.
Why would she punish you
when she should've just rewarded you?
I mean, you saved her life,
for God's sake.
If I were her,
I would be bound to you forever!
"Rule book this, rule book that."
Since when is the manual more important
than saving someone's life?
Hey.
Hey!
Do you know how cool he was out there?
- He was awesome.
- What's that?
You…
were awesome.
Yeah, awesome.
Look. Isn't it strictly forbidden
to bring alcohol up here?
What was that?
If Eve finds out, we're toast.
Oh, this
will never be allowed in here.
But do you know why
I risked my career, and thus my life,
smuggling it in?
To become more humane. To feel.
Don't be so rigid about it.
It's so we can moisten our throats.
It's so dreary and dry here.
No water, no air, no alcohol.
So, no affection.
Right.
This is our gift to you.
To our hero, Fantasia!
From now on, the pack has got your back.
You are probably the only,
first and only anthropoids
to ever take a shot in here.
But when we get back down…
Just make sure to hide it later.
Well, you can do this any day on Earth.
That's why I call it heaven. Good night.
- Good night.
- Night.
Okay, then.
I'm going to go check on the mice.
You can sleep in the CQ.
There's a window in the quarters here.
Unlike the ones on the other side.
Just lie down and watch Earth.
You'll start to feel totally at ease
and drift off to sleep.
See you.
Good night.
Night.
Santi.
Santi!
I totally regret coming up here, but…
Santi.
I'm going to make sure
that people like you,
who struggle to have kids,
can have them too.
I'm not going back empty-handed.
Good night.
I saw the lottery ticket.
It belongs to Kang Kang-su.
"Stand by me." I saw it
written on one of his photos too.
Kang Kang-su?
Yeah, I was going to give it back!
What, you think…
You think I'm the kind of person
who'd steal 500 billion from someone?
I've just been keeping it
because I didn't know whose it was.
Once I find out… I mean, I just did.
Yeah, and now that I know,
I'm going to give it back to Kang-su!
What?
Wait, you're going to give it back to him?
Yeah!
Well…
Do you really have to give it back to him?
What?
Are you insane?
Why would you give it back?
He's got plenty of money.
He's a trillionaire, okay?
Not just a billionaire.
Man, I really don't get it.
He doesn't even care he won.
He hasn't even bothered to look for it.
Giving him 500 billion
is like pouring
a bottle of water into a river.
You should keep it.
It's definitely yours, okay?
I'll just…
pretend I didn't see.
But in return,
later on, help me just one time,
no questions asked.
Then I'll act like I didn't see it, okay?
I didn't see anything!
I didn't see anything.
I know nothing.
Dr. Lee!
Hey, why didn't you go to sleep?
Dr. Lee.
You should go to sleep.
I bet you think I don't realize
how amazing the work you're doing here is.
But I do know, okay?
Right.
Please,
I'm asking you.
Please do your best to study Alzheimer's
using these mice
and make sure
you develop a vaccine for it.
So that no mother in the world
would ever forget where she lives
or stop recognizing her kids.
You know how Alzheimer's patients
often get Parkinson's and lose muscle?
Do something about that too.
Find a way to stop that from happening.
Help everyone who lives to be 100
avoid Alzheimer's and be able to keep
their nice, juicy muscles.
Just go to sleep.
You've got to make it happen, Dr. Lee!
I'm counting on you!
Damn it.
This clumsy body.
I'm not going back empty-handed.
What? What are you doing?
Back off!
Have you been drinking?
Yeah.
Look, what did I do that was so wrong?
I honestly don't think
I did anything wrong.
Even if I could go back,
I'd do the same thing.
Open up the hatch,
jump out like an idiot, and save you.
Would I have been rewarded
if I had let you die
while decompressing and suiting up?
I was groveling earlier,
but I take it back.
What I did was good.
I did the right thing.
Give me a pat
and tell me I did the right thing.
Come on, just say thank you.
I really have no idea
how I'm supposed
to stay out of your sight.
Where did you get the alcohol?
Is it okay if I like you?
No?
- You're drunk.
- I'm not drunk at all.
Is that okay?
WHEN THE STARS GOSSIP
You absolutely cannot
have feelings for me.
This is an order.
Am I so unattractive?
All seven of them
have developed into morulas.
Don't do it.
Dr. Kang Kang-su can take over.
He's letting me have 500 billion.
Just imagine what he'll ask for in return!
I really hate that you're leaving.
Eve doesn't know much about men.
Men who betray women are absolute trash.
Ryong doesn't like you
as much as you like him.
I…
am not getting engaged to you.
Subtitle translation by: Yoonjung Song