Pachinko S02E01 Ending Explained & Recap: Do Hansu & Sunja Reunite?

Pachinko has returned with the second season on Apple TV Plus, and the viewers want to know how the season premiere ends and whether Hansu and Sunja reunite. The plot encapsulates four generations of the Baek family, Korean immigrants who make a home in Japan only to face recurrent discrimination and racism throughout the years. In Season 2 Episode 1, Hansu returns to Osaka as World War II continues to unfold. Noa and Mozasu, despite their young age, begin to realize the uglier aspects of the society they live in. Meanwhile, in the late 80s, Solomon struggles to set up his business. Here is the Pachinko Season 2 Episode 1 ending explained featuring spoilers.

What happens at the end of Pachinko Season 2 Episode 1?

Sunja, her children, and Kyunghee struggle to make ends meet as Japan slowly loses the war. Noa and Mozasu attend school, where they constantly face snide remarks about their food. Although they use Japanese aliases, it appears that some of the other students, especially those who are in the same class as Noa, have some inclinations about who they are. Mozasu, despite being the younger sibling, makes sure that his classmates will never again say such things, while Noa stays silent against the onslaught of mockery, even though rage begins to bubble up within him.

In 1989, Solomon’s attempts to raise funds for his business lead him nowhere. Although he convinces his friend Tetsuya to invest, his old boss intervenes, and those plans fall apart. At one point in the episode, the older Mozasu and Sunja hand him a check for $700,000, but Solomon tears it apart following a confrontation with a racist baker.

Do Hansu and Sunja reunite in Pachinko Season 2 Episode 1?

Sunja gets arrested for making and selling illegal rice wine, but much to her surprise, she is soon released. Mr. Kim, a regular customer of hers, arrives and takes her to a luxurious home, where she reunites with Hansu for the first time in years. Hansu reveals that Mr. Kim has been keeping an eye on her and the children for him. He urges her to go to the countryside with the children, as he knows that Americans can arrive at any moment and drop bombs indiscriminately. Although she sees the life that Hansu has been leading all this time, Sunja refuses, declaring that she will not leave without her husband, Isak, who has been in prison for several years. As the episode nears its end, Hansu realizes, perhaps for the first time, that Sunja deeply cares for Isak.