The Legend of the Blue Sea

November 16, 2016

Heo Joon-jae (Lee Min-ho), a con artist, encounters a mermaid (Jun Ji-hyun) in Spain who has followed him from Joseon. She pursues him to modern Seoul. Jeju Island establishes the ocean world she left.

November 16, 2016

The mermaid's arrival in contemporary Seoul — her bewilderment and adaptation to human life.

November 23, 2016

Joon-jae's professional con artistry and his instinctive resistance to the mermaid's uncomplicated affection.

November 23, 2016

The Joseon-era parallel story — the nobleman and the mermaid's first meeting across centuries.

November 30, 2016

The Gangnam penthouse as the mermaid's first real home — her adjustment to human luxury.

November 30, 2016

The mermaid's ability to wipe human memories — and her choice not to use it on Joon-jae.

December 7, 2016

Nam Doo (Lee Hee-joon), Joon-jae's partner, and the complications his mercenary loyalty introduces.

December 7, 2016

Joon-jae and the mermaid at their midpoint — his defences dissolving.

December 14, 2016

The connection between Joon-jae's mother's murder and the drama's antagonist.

December 14, 2016

The Joseon parallel's most romantic episode — what the mermaid and the nobleman were to each other.

December 21, 2016

The full story of Joon-jae's family and the crime at its centre.

December 21, 2016

The mermaid's full capabilities deployed in Joon-jae's defence.

January 4, 2017

Joon-jae's acknowledged love — the con artist who finally cannot deceive himself.

January 4, 2017

Whether Joon-jae would love the mermaid if he remembered everything — including what she took from him.

January 11, 2017

The antagonist's final aggressive move against both of them.

January 11, 2017

What loving a mermaid costs — the specific rules that govern their connection.

January 18, 2017

Joon-jae and the mermaid's relationship fully acknowledged — the drama at its warmest.

January 18, 2017

The criminal conspiracy's resolution.

January 25, 2017

What forever means when one of them is not human.

January 25, 2017

The finale. 21.0% nationwide. Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho's chemistry in Kim Eun-sook's most playful fantasy romance.