The Seoul Inferno: When Korea Burned Itself Free

In June 1950, a few months after the Korean War began, Seoul fell to North Korean forces. But that's only half the story. The other half is how the South Korean capital became a battlefield twice over — first as a frontline city, then as a scorched-earth target. In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the three brutal occupations of Seoul, from the chaotic exodus of its citizens to the burning of the Han River bridges, the UN's desperate counterattack, and the eerie quiet that followed when the city finally changed hands for good. We look at the people who stayed behind — the 'left-behind' who scavenged for food, the collaborators who switched sides, and the families torn apart by ideology. We also weigh the controversial decision to firebomb the city, a tactic that erased centuries of history in a single week. This is a story about what war does to a place, and what a city does to survive it.

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