Surely Tomorrow Episode 6 Ending Explained: Kyeong-do’s Pattern Revealed, His Regret Unpacked, and What That Final Choice Really Means

Episode 6 of Surely Tomorrow finally says the quiet part out loud: Kyeong-do keeps picking Ji-woo over everything else, and every time he does, something important in his life breaks. The hour lines up the past and present so cleanly it almost hurts.

The choice, again

In the present, Kyeong-do turns down a high-profile company training program in Chicago. His boss points out the obvious: this is the same fork in the road he hit back in 2017, right after his first breakup with Ji-woo, when she came back and he stayed put for her then, too. The warning is blunt — if he prioritizes Ji-woo again, he might eat the same fallout again. Kyeong-do hears it and declines anyway.

The difference now is he knows the bill might come due. He accepts the risk, owns the choice, and still chooses her — even though he is too afraid to actually say how he feels to her.

The flashback that breaks them (again)

The episode’s flashback finds Kyeong-do and Ji-woo in that fragile happy stretch they once had together — until real life barges in. Kyeong-do’s father is seriously injured, and Kyeong-do throws himself into caring for his parents. Ji-woo waits, supportive and quiet, never asking for more of him than he has to give. That detail becomes crucial.

Then Ji-woo’s sister, Ji-yeon, shows up. She tells Ji-woo that she is not her father’s biological daughter and warns her that their mother’s simmering resentment could easily turn on Kyeong-do — the same mother who has already treated him cruelly in the past. Ji-woo does the math, decides she will not be the reason Kyeong-do gets dragged through that again, and vanishes overseas without telling him.

The fallout we already saw

We know what came next because the show has shown us the wreckage: Kyeong-do numbed himself with alcohol, spiraled, and ended up in rehab to claw back his life and keep his job. It is not subtle, and it is not pretty.

Finally, an honest conversation

When Kyeong-do and Ji-woo finally talk in the present, he admits he kept assuming their gap was about class and optics — his house, his status, the things that made them uneasy before. Now he understands that Ji-woo was drowning in her family mess and trying to shield him. They both take their share of the blame and patch things up.

Does he finally say it out loud?

Not quite. Ji-woo meets with Ji-yeon first, and Ji-yeon hides her own Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Instead she offers a strategic half-truth: she claims she sent Kyeong-do after Ji-woo because she knew he had always loved her. When Ji-woo relays that to Kyeong-do and presses him on the 'first love' part, he does not deny it — he basically accepts it — but he still cannot bring himself to confess outright.

Later, their friend group celebrates Ji-woo’s first day at work (and a pal’s birthday). Kyeong-do tells a friend he is still in love with Ji-woo and wants to be more than friends, but he is scared because she just finalized a divorce. The advice he gets back is simple: be brave.

When the night ends, Ji-woo offers him a ride. He says no — and instead asks her not to go home and to stay with him. Cue cut to black. No answer. The show leaves the door hanging open on purpose.

The pattern, spelled out

• 2017: Ji-woo comes back after their first breakup. Kyeong-do passes on a big opportunity to stay near her. It ends in heartbreak and rehab.
• Now: Another Chicago offer. Same choice. He turns it down again — but this time with eyes wide open, fully aware of what it could cost.

Surely Tomorrow drops new episodes every Saturday and Sunday on Prime Video.