Valicious

Redemption in death and sacrifice maybe... But I'm not convinced... She might go full mental and Je-woon will have to kill her to save Dal-i or Kang

Dumb trolls who hate it for whatever reason. When you ask they're usually unable to explain why. Most people haven't rated it yet, so I wouldn't worry too much.
I also finds this show incredibly good. We only had 4 episodes and in most other sageuks to get to this point we would already be mid season 😂 the acting is excellent and the cinematography is top notch.

The Left minister had his hand at killing both previous queens. The dowager doesn't want Je-woon back either as she is the one who started the whole rumor about infidelity. She wants to choose the next king as is her prerogative, and she wants her puppet in place, while the Left minister prefers his own puppets there. He put the current king on the throne after killing the previous one. So he sticks to his plan. He has already pegged Kang for being a weak coward, even though he's wary of him. As he plays the fool, Han-cheol thinks he still holds most of the cards. Je-woon went to Qing to enquire about the poison that killed everyone so the minister probably thinks he's a greater danger, maybe not understanding that Kang send him on that quest...

Many people haven't rated yet. I always wait until I've seen everything before deciding. But then we all have different taste. I know I dislike shows with huge ratings, while I love some that are poorly rated. It shouldn't matter. I don't pay attention to that. I love what I love 🤷🏼‍♀️ I love this, unless there's a huge shift I'll go on loving it

Yeah, many have problems to explain what they truly dislike. Some have barely watched and come here to tell us how bad it is. I'm always open for a discussion. I personally am rather impressed by the ML, he went from being ready to die after his wife death to getting rid of the Left minister his new life goal. He's aware of all his crimes, those he freely admitted to him as well what happened in the Gyesa year and probably before. Proving everything is another story...

She consciously desires power now I think, not saying it was always like that. She dislikes (hates??) her father and this might be her way to take control as she's tired to be treated like a pawn. But I agree with you that's definitely not someone I'd root for. I must admit her ruthlessness threw me off. I was expecting her to play the crown prince's game as both what to get rid of her father, like both couple overthrowing the main villain, but now... But I love it. I'm also wondering how she'll even survive this. Lee Kang is alive, his word will have more power than hers. I guess the Secretary she's trying to rope in (we know he supports the former crown prince) will take the fall. I like how they keep us guessing what's happening next. I can't wait for the next episode.

Happens to me often when I watch sageuks especially when the actors have had lots of plastic surgery... Here I'm fine with the FL and both ML. I have more problems with the SFL, but it disturbs me less than in others shows I watched recently.

I'd say at the end... They seem to be back in Hanyang as the eunuch is there when they wake up.

They're cousins. The SML is the son of the king who died, while the ML is the son of the current king, who was the half brother of the previous.

But on the table or box containing the pistol, there's actually nothing to reload it, or I missed it. I looked... I'll look again but that was weird.

Empathy is best appreciated with people you don't know. Orchestrating the death of people she doesn't know simply because it inconveniences her is hardly showing empathy. Her emotions about Je-woon could be pure habit. I grew up with a sociopath with no empathy, they're good at convincing you they care when it feeds their narrative and their own importancevl in society.
But reading the comments, it's probably the actress

It's not a single barrel pistol, it's a double one. We saw it properly in episode 2.

In my previous post the puppet I mentioned was the king 😅 the crown prince has somehow the dowager on his side as she wants to avoid a grandchild of the Left minister to become king one day. The current king is the son of the king by a concubine, so his mother's family might not have had any big standing, even if noble... We'll see...

Lol yeah I see the one you're talking about 😂 loved it too.
Here he has no allies because he's basically the minister's puppet. He killed everyone. The dowager is his stepmother, so while she hates Han-cheol (he killed her son, grandson and brothers) she isn't necessarily a fan of the king either. And the others are just too afraid... I mean I would be afraid too.
But yeah it's the usual trope, and an easy one. That said many real kings in Joseon were in similar situations. I still enjoy for now, I might change my mind at one point, but I'll go on watching.

Valid and possible. But then the guy killed several people on the road (king, crown prince, at least one queen, several minister, the court physician and anyone linked to the deaths in the Gyesa year) and 5 years ago he was indeed a 'weakling'. Han-cheol created his enemy with his taunt. And his daughter is rather careless, but not without ideas, you have to admit that 😂 I'm looking forward to the rest, I do think they've been good so far at throwing us curve balls. It's a lot faster than I thought too. Usually sageuks take forever to place the pieces on the board.

Maybe she's a psychopath, she clearly lacks empathy. She lived many years in this temple with limited contact to the exterior world... It's chilling, not necessarily in a bad way for the storyline.
Or it's the actress... I must admit that I don't know her.

But he's working on his plan. He's been gathering proof about the murders in the Gyesa years. He's been training to become a fighter after Kim Han-cheol mocked him for being a coward who'd rather kill himself than kill him. So I'm not sure why you say he hasn't done anything... We reach now the moment he's getting ready for the showdown. His aim is to kill the Left minister himself. He said it twice already. He clearly wasn't expecting his daughter to try to kill him, that's for sure...

When you post publicly in a forum you ask for opinions or you would keep it to yourself 😏 if you don't want people to talk to you, scream in the void 😁 but whatever...

I didn't think she would do it, and she's even more devious than I thought in the spoilers for episode 4. It makes me chuckle. She obviously discovers he's alive quickly as she's asking for help to get him killed before he reaches Hanyang...
I like true villains 😂😁 and this is only episode 3 OMG 😂😂

Just watch something else, the selection is enormous. We all like different things, don't force yourself if you don't like.
And if you don't understand the how, you haven't paid attention to the story.