BYOB

BYOB is the sixth episode of Season 1 of the Netflix series XO, Kitty and the sixth episode overall. It aired on May 18, 2023.

Synopsis[]

Drama erupts and romantic connections emerge at Min Ho's swanky party, where a determined Kitty intends to work through her feelings about Dae.

Plot[]

Kitty is enjoying breakfast when Min Ho enters the room and the two quickly begin their usual back-and-forth bickering. However, things take an unexpected turn when those tensions turn into that of the sexual kind. Just when it looks like the pair are about to make out, Min Ho awakens and is left confused.

Meanwhile, Kitty tries to prod Professor Alex into talking to Professor Lee about his paternity. Alex turns Kitty down and tells her that he does not want to force himself on Lee. He only wants to know more about his birth father. Not getting the hint, she tries to force him to talk to Margot and Lara Jean but Alex asks Kitty to back off and instead study for her tests.

Q tells Kitty that she had been obsessing over the same things for the past week and asks Kitty to live her life as she came to Korea to partake in new experiences. Kitty is embarrassed that she’s turning into Lara Jean and asks Q to help her out with it.

As a result, Q informs Kitty about Min Ho’s party that night and Kitty is sure she will have her first kiss with someone there.

Elsewhere, Yuri is dressed for the party as well and lies to her mother that she’s going on a date night with Dae. Jina is proud that Dae brings out the best in Yuri and is happy that her daughter is not getting into trouble. Yuri is sad about the fact that she’s breaking her mother’s trust and tells Dae how she feels bad about it. It takes some bit of convincing, but eventually, she convinces Dae to attend Min Ho’s party.

Min Ho claims that the party was exclusive to his guests only but Maddison shows up, leaving him confused. Kitty then makes it to the party with a totally different look and Min Ho is shocked about how attracted he is to her. Dae is also swooning over how pretty Kitty looks while Kitty longs for Dae, but doesn't want to show it. Kitty then asks Q and Florian to distract her, as Florian mixes some alcohol in her drink.

Kitty scans the other guys at the club and tries to look for someone she can talk to. She spots Dae with Yuri and he tries to make a conversation with Kitty but she ignores them and talks to a guy by the bar. The guy ends up badmouthing Yuri, so Kitty stands up for her slamming him for talking badly about Yuri.

Yuri, who is overhearing the conversation, is touched by Kitty’s gesture. Meanwhile, Yuri and Dae end up bonding on the dance floor. Dae leaves the conversation to talk to Kitty and she tells him how he wasn’t thankful for her gift. Dae is visibly confused. Kitty is annoyed that she can’t seem to find anyone to date or kiss at the party and ends up calling Professor Alex to rant about it.

Alex, who is on his run nearby, makes it to the club after their call is abruptly disconnected. A drunk Kitty ends up texting Professor Lee instead of Alex by accident and tells him that she’s at a party. Kitty is about to kiss the rude guy who badmouthed Yuri earlier, but Yuri comes in time to save her at just the right moment.

Professor Lee calls Jina who tracks Yuri’s phone and learns the name of the nightclub the students were at. Dae asks Q and Florian to explain the gift that Kitty was talking about and they reveal details about the necklace. Dae is sure Yuri is behind this and confronts Kitty about it. Kitty misunderstands Dae and assumes that he’s trying to tell her how much he loves Yuri, and that she finally gets it.

Min Ho watches Kitty and Dae together and ends up kissing Maddison out of spite. On the other hand, Kitty tells Dae that she’s ready to find someone new and Dae confronts Yuri about the necklace. However, the party is cut short when the teachers come to the club and most of the kids start fleeing.

The next day, Kitty wakes up after she has a sex dream of her kissing Yuri.

Title and Background[]

The episode's title is an acronym that usually stands for "bring your own bottle," though in some instances the second "B" may refer to "beer" or "booze".
- The term BYOB is used to describe restaurants or events at which guests are encouraged or allowed to come with their own alcoholic drinks.