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Scene #8 – Café

This was the scene where God and the Goblin’s two protagonists, Baek Jin and Baeksulhwa, met for the first time.

A moment of stark contrast—Baek Jin, who had never once forgotten Baeksulhwa since their farewell centuries ago. And Baeksulhwa, who had no recollection of Baek Jin at all.

He had already ceased to live as a human.
Yet, cursed with immortality by the gods, he had been unable to die, wandering through countless ages.

Meanwhile, Baeksulhwa had lived as an ordinary girl, doing her best to get by.
From her student years, she had juggled multiple part-time jobs, including working at a café, striving for a life more human than anything else.

Their very existences were so different that the way they perceived each other could only be different as well.

Most of all—while Baek Jin remembered every single moment they had once shared, Baeksulhwa had completely forgotten him.

—Tap.

"…Your hands are rough."

"W-what do you think you’re doing?!"

To Baeksulhwa, the current Baek Jin was nothing more than a strange middle-aged man looking at her with a sorrowful gaze.

A man who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and was speaking cryptic nonsense—of course, she was going to be wary.

On the other hand, to Baek Jin, the current Baeksulhwa was someone he could only look at with a deep sense of longing and sorrow.

Because centuries ago, when she was still human, Baeksulhwa had been the most precious person in his life.

"L-let go of me!"

—Smack!

"Why are you doing this to me? Do I know you?"

"…Of course, this must be confusing. I understand."

That was why their gazes upon each other carried such a stark contrast.

And why this scene was deeply intertwined with their real first meeting later in the drama.

‘The audience’s perspective is already decided.’

Director Kwon Jae-hyeop, who had long since envisioned the full blueprint of God and the Goblin, was certain of this.

The gap in their memories would naturally guide the viewers toward sympathy—whether for Baek Jin’s sorrow or Baeksulhwa’s confusion.

At the same time, Scene #8 had to be crafted in a way that allowed viewers to fully understand both perspectives.