8.2/101,285 votes#1 - The Boy Who Fed On Nightmares
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/20/2020
Moon Gang-tae has a striking run-in with his brother's favorite author, Ko Mun-yeong, when she comes to his hospital to read to the children.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.4/101,133 votes#2 - The Lady in Red Shoes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2020
Mun-yeong invites Moon Sang-tae to a book signing event that ends with a nasty commotion. Gang-tae hears about a job opening in his hometown.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.3/101,095 votes#3 - Sleeping Witch
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/27/2020
Having followed Gang-tae, Mun-yeong begins teaching literature classes at his new hospital. Chaos breaks out when a VIP patient runs away.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.7/101,139 votes#4 - Zombie Kid
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2020
The VIP patient's incident triggers childhood memories for Gang-tae, who remains an emotional puzzle to Mun-yeong. Lee Sang-in arrives in town.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.5/101,035 votes#5 - Rapunzel and The Cursed Castle
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/4/2020
With nowhere else to take Mun-yeong, Gang-tae brings her back to his place. Discovering her there surprises everyone, most of all Nam Ju-ri.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.6/101,024 votes#6 - Bluebeard's Secret
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/5/2020
When Mun-yeong offers an opportunity to Sang-tae, Gang-tae is forced to bend to their will. A patient at the hospital rattles Mun-yeong.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.8/101,008 votes#7 - The Cheerful Dog
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/11/2020
Gang-tae takes a day off from work to spend time with Mun-yeong, who seems to need a distraction. While drinking alone, Ju-ri encounters Sang-in.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.6/101,002 votes#8 - Beauty and The Beast
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/12/2020
Seeing Mun-yeong with something that belongs to him upsets Sang-tae. When a belligerent visitor shows up at the hospital, Gang-tae snaps.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.8/101,008 votes#9 - King Donkey Ears
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/18/2020
Gang-tae and Mun-yeong decide to go on a day trip together. During their mountain getaway, an unforeseen situation crops up.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.6/10965 votes#10 - The Girl Who Cried Wolf
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/19/2020
Refusing to go home, Sang-tae coops himself up in a room. Gang-tae wrestles with the demons of his past and the constraints of his present.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
9.1/101,137 votes#11 - The Ugly Duckling
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/25/2020
An escaped patient shows up at the mansion. Mun-yeong makes an effort to change Sang-tae's mind about allowing her a place in the brothers' lives.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.9/10960 votes#12 - Romeo and Juliet
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/26/2020
Wanting to overcome his trauma, Sang-tae opens up about his darkest memory. A cruel twist of fate threatens Gang-tae's newfound happiness.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.7/10897 votes#13 - The Father of the Two Sisters
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/1/2020
Sang-tae shows Gang-tae that he's been practicing drawing his greatest fear. Mun-yeong receives word about her father's worsening condition.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.7/10896 votes#14 - The Hand, the Monkfish
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 8/2/2020
The identity of the vandal who ruined Sang-tae's mural sends everyone into a state of shock. Mun-yeong struggles to process a devastating truth.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
8.7/10831 votes#15 - A Tale of Two Brothers
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/8/2020
After a chilling phone call, Gang-tae rushes over to the mansion. Later, Mun-yeong asks the brothers to leave her — but they refuse to listen.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
9.3/101,191 votes#16 - Finding the Real Face
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/9/2020
Mun-yeong decides she's going to publish the new fairy tale after all. Everyone comes together at the hospital for a reading of the book.
Director: Park Shin-woo
Writer: Jo Yong
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Boy Who Fed On Nightmares" is the best rated episode of "It's Okay to Not Be Okay" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 1285 votes. Directed by Park Shin-woo and written by Jo Yong, it aired on 6/20/2020. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Lady in Red Shoes".