TBH is the fifth episode of Season 1 of the Netflix series XO, Kitty and the fifth episode overall. It aired on May 18, 2023.
Synopsis[]
With no plans for the Chuseok holiday, Kitty attempts to prepare a special feast for other students on campus with help from an unlikely source.
Plot[]
Dae and Kitty are trying to cohabitate with each other since they decided to work with each other as friends but Kitty states that his relationship with Yuri will make it difficult for her. Dae is about to tell her the truth but she leaves him alone. Kitty and Q are on their way to class but Q notices that she cannot stop talking about Alex being her half-brother.
Q asks Kitty to confront Alex during the yearly Chuseok break when all the other Korean students will be going back home, leaving the EXPATs behind. Jina tells the students how Chuseok is an important festival for South Koreans. Kitty is excited to celebrate the festival but Professor Lee shocks her when he gives her an F on her test, asking her to make time for studying during the break.
On her way to her next class, Kitty talks to Alex and invites him to an exclusive dinner she’s arranging for the EXPATs. Alex promises to show up if Kitty was taking the effort to cook which gets Kitty to go grocery shopping. Min Ho then runs into Kitty at the convenience store and takes over the cooking for Chuseok on behalf of Kitty.
Kitty learns that Min Ho was talking to an idol in training, who will soon be his girlfriend. Meanwhile, things are not great at the Han house where Yuri’s parents keep fighting even during the holidays. Yuri brings up Kitty’s mother with Jina and the school principal gets defensive.
In the dorm room, Kitty is shocked to see that Min Ho is such a great cook and the two share a moment with each other while talking, as Dae comforts her with dealing with the loss of her mother.
Kitty makes up her mind to reach out to Dae who was back at home with his family.
Meanwhile, Yuri joins Dae at his family home for dinner with his father and sister. Yuri brings a gift for Dae’s mother and he tells Yuri that his mother had passed away three years ago. She realises that she does not know a lot about Dae but spends the rest of dinner trying to get along with his family.
Back on campus, Kitty bonds with Min Ho and the two are somehow having fun together.
During the EXPAT Chuseok dinner, Maddison is obsessing over Min Ho while Alex shows up with Professor Lee who is at the dinner to monitor the students who were still on campus. The dinner is awkward at first but Kitty forces Min Ho to sit with Alex. Kitty raises a heartfelt toast to her mom and the families of all other EXPATs.
Kitty gets to bond with Alex and tells him more about his family. Min Ho decides to leave the dinner early to meet his idol girlfriend but ends up with an upset stomach on the way there.
During dinner, Kitty learns from Professor Lee that most East Asians were lactose intolerant which has them avoid mashed potatoes she made with goat cheese in it. Kitty gets an SOS text from Min Ho asking for her help.
She recalls having him taste some of the mashed potatoes and rushes to help. Kitty uses her skills and convinces Lulu to reschedule their date for a different day. Min Ho thanks Kitty.
At the same time, Dae drops Yuri outside, thankful that she chose to take the time out to bond with his family.
On her way out, Yuri runs into the delivery person who was here to deliver Kitty’s necklace to Dae. She reads the note from Kitty to Dae and decides to keep the necklace with herself. Yuri goes back home to see that her father had stood her mother up for dinner. She apologises to her mother before going to her room. Kitty runs into Alex and is about to tell him the secret that they had the same mother.
Alex shocks Kitty when he tells her that Professor Lee was his father. Kitty cannot process the fact that their mother dated Professor Lee while Alex is shocked to learn that Kitty is his half-sister.
Meanwhile, Jina goes through her yearbook, until eventually tearing up and burning the photo of her and Eve Song from their time together in school.
Title and Background[]
- The episode's title is an acronym for "to be honest".
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Anna Cathcart as Kitty Covey
- Choi Min-young as Dae Heon Kim[1]
- Anthony Keyvan as Q Shabazian[1][2]
- Gia Kim as Yuri Han[1][2]
- Sang Heon Lee as Min Ho[1][2]
- Peter Thurnwald as Alex Finnerty [1]
- Regan Aliyah as Juliana[1][2]
Guest Starring[]
- Jocelyn Shelfo as Madison Miller
- Yunjin Kim as Jina Lim
- Théo Augier as Florian
- Michael K. Lee as Professor Lee
- Chaerin as Lulu[3]
Co-Starring[]
- Ryu Han-bi as Eunice
- Sunny Oh as Mihee
- Lee Sung-wook as Mr. Kim
- Tobias J. Yang as Altan
- Lee Hyung-chul as Mr. Han
- Doyeon Ko as Bora Kim
- Woo-Young Jung as Messenger
- Kang Yeo Jung as Swoony Girl
Gallery[]
Promotional stills[]
BTS[]
Songs featured[4][]
- Best Shot – Wonho
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
- HANN (Alone in Winter) – (G)I-DLE
- Time Machine – Juju B. Goode
Trivia[]
- Min Ho addressing Kitty as Covey, is similar to how Peter Kavinsky addressed Lara Jean Covey in the movies.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Netflix's To All the Boys Spinoff Series XO, Kitty Reveals Full Cast — First Look
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 XO, Kitty Cast Guide: Who’s Who in Kitty Song Covey’s Squad - Netflix Tudum
- ↑ 체리블렛 채린, 美 ‘내사모남’ 스핀오프 ‘엑스오, 키티’ 출연 - Naver
- ↑ ‘XO, Kitty’ Netflix Soundtrack: All The Songs in Season 1 - What's On Netflix