Breaking the Dams

My Demon-Hunter Ex Returns to Expose All My Lies Episode 1

Episode 1

Episode 1 recap

Elowen Moran lies weeping over Loran in bed, staging an affair to protect Karen. Earlier that day, Karen kills a beast at camp, receives food from Elowen, and promises to propose to her that evening before his march. Marquis Voss visits the cottage and drops a decree claiming Elowen carries a curse that will kill Karen. Karen walks home with a carved ring, opens the bedroom door, and finds his lover with his best friend.

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Episode 1 Scene by Scene

  1. 00:00: Staging the Betrayal

    Elowen weeps on top of Loran on a fur bed inside the cottage bedroom. Her voiceover explains that she is staging infidelity with Karen's best friend. She puts this deception into motion to protect the man she loves from danger.

  2. 00:30: A Promise Before Battle

    Karen defeats a beast at the training camp while comrades cheer. Elowen arrives carrying food for him. Karen kisses Elowen in front of his fellow demon hunters and promises to ask her to marry him that evening before marching to the Abyss.

  3. 01:22: The Marquis's Decree

    Marquis Voss enters the cottage and drops a decree scroll before Elowen. The document claims she carries the black plague curse, which will cause Karen's death in the Abyss. Elowen decides to break Karen's heart so he leaves her behind.

  4. 01:47: Caught in the Bedroom

    Karen walks toward the cottage carrying a slain monster. In his hand, he holds a ring carved from beast bone with the word Return. He opens the bedroom door to propose and finds Elowen in bed with his friend Loran.

Key Lines from Episode 1

“Wow, Elowen really takes care of you. Karen, you're one lucky man—you get to come home to her cooking every day!”

Demon hunter · A comrade teases Karen when Elowen brings him food at the training camp.

“I'm leaving for the Abyss tomorrow. Tonight, I'm asking you to marry me.”

Karen · Karen kisses Elowen and announces his marriage plans before his upcoming military march.

“The only way to save him is to make him hate me enough to leave.”

Elowen · Elowen reads the Marquis's decree and decides to stage an affair to save Karen.

“Elowen! Loran! What the hell are you doing?”

Karen · Karen opens his bedroom door and sees his lover in bed with Loran.

How Episode 1 Ends

Karen drops his monster trophy in shock at the bedroom doorway. He looks at Elowen and Loran together in bed and roars in pure anger. His proposal plans collapse on the spot. Will Karen hear any explanation, or will this staged betrayal send him straight into the perils of the Abyss with hatred in his heart?