Sageuk Lover

I think I read somewhere he washes his face with milk or something.

then she must have used public transport, maybe the stop was quite away from the warehouse, or she might have dropped from her taxi in a place she wasn't heard. or even if she was heard, male lead and sister wouldn't just assume it was her, they could have assumed it's someone else and thus didn't bother looking.
when she was walking home, i didn't think she walked home directly from where her husband was. maybe she dropped from the bus/taxi at a stop and just walked the rest of her way.

My experience was I watched Queen Seon Deok before Empress Ki (actually Empress Ki didn't exist yet when I watched Queen Seon Deok). also the political conversations between the two women is also what helped me be more hooked with this show. Like I said before, I'm a fan of their writers (they also did Arthdal Chronicles, Six Flying Dragons, Tree with Deep Roots). I do love Empress Ki as well, but I see her as a grayer and more vengeful version of Dongyi. That being said, I'm a bigger fan of Ha Ji Won than the female leads of Queen Seon Deok simply because of the fact that I've seen her in more sageuks I love.

I like that drama for its smart female characters. I'm also a big fan of the writers, maybe that's why I'm a bit biased about the ratings. I know it was extended, but the last 10 episodes did show how Queen Seon Deok ruled as a queen, after all the title says she is a queen.

Kim Ji Won is a beautiful and excellent actress, if I decide to watch this show, it will be mainly for her.

They're now making more dramas about married couples that either doesn't involve cheating or the couple is not marriage for contract or parents' sake. I do not know all the dramas but based on what I know, this is one kdrama that first brought out that dramas about married couples can be exciting (without it having to be a marriage by agreement/parents involved marriage/cheating on the side).

she didn't bring her car. we saw her walking back home. we just assumed she rode a taxi or public transport.

You can also check out Arthdal Chronicles, the male lead actor is the same as this one. He is also in the first season, he was really amazing in this one. (I think he showed his best acting here). It requires you to pay attention to the first few episodes (like this one), but it’s also a payoff to watch the latter episodes. I’m just gonna mention that he plays two characters here and the second character first appears in episode 6.
They also just announced a second season, but a different male actor will play his character. Watch Flower of Evil for that actor’s acting. This Flower of Evil drama is also one of the best during the last 3 years.

What a payoff episode 8 was. I didnt understand what was going on the first few episodes, but when I decided to pay attention to watch, it started becoming amazing.

How did you enjoy the show? What was your favorite episode?

really dislike the stars leaderboard in mydramalist. i want to keep moon chae won on that list but I don't have so much money left to give her enough flowers. I can't afford the 1000 flowers per week.
before she leaves the top 100 (I still wish she wouldn't, hoping someone else who's a fan can also give her some), I would like to mention that she was able to reach top 29 (her highest rank) and that this week she is top 39.

there is a bit of romance between one grand prince and a noble girl. another grand prince is also in love with a gisaeng lady

i think he's no longer well known by the netflix kdrama audience.

With the "wedding night" scene between Hyun Min and Seong Jun, I feel like Hyun Min is gonna be the real brains/villain behind her husband

She didn’t know at first Uiseong wasn’t her grandson. She liked him since he was smart and the grandson of the minister that helped her in the past. As for her hatred of Queen Hwaryeong sons to the point of letting them die, I’m just not sure why.

Such a good episode tonight. All the actors are doing really well.

I found their characters really compelling. They are the most two-dimensional villains I've seen since the villains in Joseon Gunman.

yes she was.

I think they might kill each other, that would be the ending of the show.

I do not believe Physician Kwon did not love Consort Hwang even if he did use her, He mentioned they may have lived as an ordinary married couple if they did not meet the way they did. I know they're the villains but watching this episode made me somehow care for them even if I also mainly rooted for our main character Queen.
The previous episodes I found Cheongha and Seongnam prince cute but I feel like they were more like distractions in this episode. Sorry I was too invested in the villain and rebellion plotline this episode.