Nicole the Greek

This drama is so similar with the sageuk "Haechi".
The prince and his badass assistant solving crimes together/battling corrupted officials/falling in love in the process.
It's literally the same with non stop deaths and killings (except the curse rumor ). Even the same cinematography and thrillerish vibe 😅

We have to wait 5 more days for ep 3 😢

It's based on a Chinese book called "the golden hairpin" which focuses on the female lead solving murders as an eunuch and trying to clear her name from the accusations of killing her family. The Chinese book had minimum romance and it was focused only in the female lead solving the murders . Mainly mystery.
Now about this Korean version, the author said in an interview that they will change the plot of the Chinese novel and that they'll create their own unique story in the process. They won't follow it completely. So that means that they'll probably add more romance and that they will make the story more focused on the male lead along with the female. In the Chinese version the prince had minimum role to play in the plot. Here prince Hwan takes a huge part in the plot already . It's clear that they are already changing things. They'll definitely add more romance but it will still be a mystery/political/investigation. Perhaps more focused on the male lead

Yeah probably. And instead of being engaged with her from the beginning, they will engage him later on. Who cares. If they follow the Chinese novel, she'll soon be found dead and people for once more will accuse Hwan's course for the incident. She isn't gonna stay around for long 😅

Yes. Our blooming youth is based on a Chinese novel called
"The golden hairpin". There is also a Chinese drama "The golden hairpin" since 2020 if I remember correctly and it will air sometime in the future. It should have been aired but it had some legal issues with the protagonist whom commited a crime and got jailed. Therefore they had to reshoot and it still hasn't aired. Thankfully China sold the rights for a Kdrama and .....boom.....there it comes "our blooming youth"

In the (original) Chinese version of this drama the price had a woman betrothed to him (and she later had gone missing and he was looking for her). In this drama so far prince Kwan is not engaged. I guess they erased her character from the plot.
Less competition for Min Jae Yi 😅
I won't complain!
Or maybe it's Princess Ha Yeon whom is referred on the cast above and they will do the engagement on later episodes.😢

Have a look at this trailer. Its 5mins and the 3 last mins are completely new scenes from eps 3-5 .
https://youtu.be/TnhUuCfsl6g
The romance is indeed a slow burn since in this trailer they didn't add romantic scenes at all.

That was exactly my thought. That he kills all his sons one after another and that in his twisted mind he wishes to remain the king for an eternity. I've seen this in countless Chinese dramas. I can name them one by one. Imagine if that's the case then towards the end of the drama when Hwan and Jae Yi will be deeply in love she will discover the shocking truth that the emperor and Hwan's father murdered all her family. That will be a shock for their relationship. The same happened in "Bloody Heart", 'Heaven's order" and many other sageuks. It will be the same tragic plot 😅

Yeah maybe I judged the king too harshly. Maybe he just wants to protect Hwan. I still feel suspicious about him though. For example in an other Historical drama the king was murdering secretly his own sons one after another simply because he didn't want to give up the thrown despite being old. That drama made me suspicious of all emperors in all Dramaland. When the right counselor accused the king I quickly followed this logic without much questioning 😁

Maybe the queen watches over him. She seems a kindhearted woman . (Probably I'm wrong but anyways. We'll find out for sure).
When the ministers were talking towards the end of the episode and one of them said "It might not be the doing of the right state counselor. None of us knows what his majesty is thinking"
Doesn't that mean that the king might be the culprit?
They kept talking and they revealed that the king must change the prince in order to strengthen his position to the throne. So the emperor is selfish and only cares about himself. 🔥
Poor Hwan was trying to be a good prince and a good son and was desperately trying to move his right hand and the king is rubbish lol

I don't think they gonna use the romance right away. I mean ....she just called him an idiot and he also pressed her head against the wall and tried to choke her out of anger. No woman in Min Jae Yi's place would think...."oh what a sexy guy lets fall for him". I'm sure the writers won't treat the viewers as dumb and that they'll create a slow burn romance.

Yes it was the right decision to make her an eunuch. I just like action and I'd love to see her as his personal guard. But in terms of plot and writing, she must be an eunuch. You're right

I like that prince Hwan is actually very open-minded. He was shocked when he heard the word "jerk" and it surely hurt his pride but he overcame it quickly and finally he gave her a chance to prove herself. He never trusts anyone in the palace . Not even his closest people and therefore he didn't trust Min Jae Yi at the beginning. But he's willing to listen and deep inside he's craving for someone to depend to. He's lonely af and isolated, surrounded by malicious officials and a cruel father. Deep inside he knows he needs someone to depend to.

I would prefer it if she would become a guard and not an eunuch but based on the trailer she's an eunuch.😅 Anyways. She's so smart and so badass that whatever she becomes I'm sure will fit her well

And he actually figured that out on his own lol. That was so refreshing. Normally it takes 10 episodes before the revealing and the whole situation drags endlessly
Prince Hwan was like:
-Hmm... the son is dead , so you must be Min Jae Yi.
😄👍💥🎉🎊 Nice job dude . Too smart for a male lead

I think the kindhearted servant Ga Ram, will be his 'romance" lol. They kind of hinted it to us when they showed her looking at him

I lost my shjt when he tried to write and his hand suddenly was covered in blood 🥶
Everyone in the public witnessed it, so it's not that he has schizophrenia or something. The cinematography was superb and spooky

Personally I'm glad that this one has absolutely no comedy. I had enough comedy with "a forbidden marriage" and i was in mood for something serious. This was perfect 😊

I feel you. Some times I like the 2nd of even 3nd couple's story and I would like more episodes to cover the details.

No. She was betrothed to an other guy but the marriage never happened and she doesn't even care much since she's fixed on clearing her name and finding the culprit. It's clear that the writers focus on her and the prince and not the other dude