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How does moving from one body to the other solve any of their problems though? I'm not seeing it. But if it's gonna be just Naksu and Bu-Yeon gone for good I'm gonna be really pissed off.
Also, why is it gonna be easier to make a whole new body for Naksu instead of reviving existing petrified one?

Well, if they say so themselves is there a reason to doubt them? Leaks also proved true. Maybe it was they themselves who leaked it, lol, to prepare the audience for this shitstorm.
I dunno, I'm starting to lost confidence that part 2 will give any sort of satisfying reason for actress swap. It's probably gonna be something incredibly lame and unnecessary, made solely to prolong the series into 30 episodes.

There was an article saying JSM's agency confirmed her appearance in part 2 in minor role.

So, are the showrunners really going throw out Bu-Yeon character out of the plot just like that without giving her any sort of closure? I would be extremely disappointed if that's their "plan". Jeez 🤦‍♂️
Or are they gonna do another bs plot twist and her soul will go into Naksu's body to tangle everything up again? Will there be any point to it? Changing one body for the other not gonna solve their problem.

Yea, what about BY's closure?! Are they simply going to ditch her?

It's their show of course, but they can't force people to like it with this decision. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

The fact that they have to explain and reason with the audience about this choice says something about their lack of confidence in the plot. Are they really just gonna ditch Bu-Yeon/Mu-Deok character's plot out the window now after building it up for the bigger half of part 1? I have no words to express how lame it is 🤦‍♂️

And maybe there's a reason why such a plot twist is rarely seen in the media and even then it's mostly because the actor died or did something bad and had to be replaced for the show to continue. Audience's reaction usually is unfavorable, especially if the previous actor did a very fine job.

Those who plan to watch part 2 are already open minded enough. There are many people though who said their AoS ended half way through episode 20, which is valid as well. It is very hard to stay open minded though for those who were really invested in the established characters, and by that I mean Mu-Deok character specifically. Good for you if you weren't.

Yea, I think Uk is on the run and acting as a vigilante trying to uncover Jin Mu's plot.
I think current royal family needs to get dethroned for being Jin Mu's villainy enablers. Also, the king is a crazy evil bastard all on his own. Not only did they not punish him, they even promoted him. And that massacre at the end of part 1 is directly on CP's hands.

I think most people are pissed off most of all because they got attached to JSM's representation of Naksu. She defined Naksu character, not GYJ, who got barely a cameo. Yea, GYJ's face was og Naksu's face, but after 20 episodes nobody cared, many people even forgot how she looked like and were confused as to who was it in the preview.
So it's only natural to feel so hugely disappointed by the actress swap after 2/3 of the show. I've seen the same sentiment everywhere - on MDL, reddit, twitter, YouTube, tabloids etc. People wanted Uk and Mu-Deok to have a happy ending and they feel Mu-Deok character was done dirty. Nobody cares about og Naksu's body, many people don't even care about unresolved Bu-Yeon plot.
Personally, I said it from the start that the writers didn't seem to understand that this is not a novel where you imagine whatever, this is a TV show people watch on screen with their eyes and firmly attach actors faces to their respective characters. So sudden actor swap is a hard sell for the audience. Writers were too deep into their scripts to get it seems.

Dang Gu looks like a serious adult now, just like Uk 🤣
Not sure about Park Jin, but knowing how stupid and criminally forgiving everyone is around Jin Mu, I'm sure he turned everything upside down and made good guys look bad again.

But did they grow older? Aside from Jin Mu's beard, which may have been dyed in part 1 since his head hair is already white, other characters look the same, some just did a new hair-do.

But why ? Are they gonna resurrect Naksu for such a long time?
I think maybe it will be half a year at max.

I'm looking at the preview and how many characters are sporting a new haircut all of a sudden, Jin Mu's goatee even got older and turned white (or was it dyed before?). How big of a time skip will part 2 have? Or there won't be one and it's just a new style for part 2?

Unless they announce a new season it will end this winter, because they're already finishing filming part 2 and air month is already announced - December.

Hard to say anything definitive about a character we barely even know. That's such a dumb writing, come to think of it 😂 Her character wasn't even introduced properly to any other characters for 20 episodes and after all that happened to her body she just gonna be ditched in part 2. Used and abused, so to speak 😥 Writers are sure cruel.

I agree with you.

Well, who wouldn't after experiencing that ending, lol? Anyway, he'll be fine. I actually hope he'll turn into full hunter mode on Jin Mu's ass.

Hypnotizing people doesn't equal erasing their memory completely. So I very much doubt part 2 will introduce the dumb amnesia trope. However, what Naksu will remember of her rampage remains to be seen. Will she remember stabbing Uk? I think she already did at the cliff when she got a hold of herself, that's why she jumped - nothing to live for anymore.