Zhystel

i think he just stayed for the night to comfort her. they didn't specify if he slept there or returned to his quarters after the queen slept.

there are a few draggy parts, but personally i still get hyped up HAHAHAHAHHA maybe it's because im already used to slowpaced sageuks. eitherway, it's all worth it in the end. however, u may wanna rethink watching it if you hate palace politics bc most of the mid part is about that

my guess is that they didn't add anything, but 16 eps were really not enough to fit in everything 😭 even now that it's 17 episodes, there were scenes that couldn't be aired

well, in the afterlife atleast. but it was a beautiful ending

I was rewatching the red sleeve ep 2 and was fascinated to see lots of foreshadowing or hints to what will happen in the second half of the story (in an ironic way).

1. When Kyunghee asked Deokim why she let Bok Yeon and Younghee join them in transcribing even though they're not helpful, Deokim answered "I do not mind if it is minor. I want to make choices". She was always someone who wanted to make choices even if it's only trivial. But in the end, the only choice she was able to make was to keep her feelings from Yisan.

2. When Deokim was transcribing at the library and overheard Yisan's lecture, he was asked "Have you ever wanted to be a commoner instead of being the Crown Prince?". He firmly replied, "Never". At first, his explanation to this answer was something Deokim admired, but this also hinted to what happened in the last episodes which is when Deokim asked Yisan if he ever imagined what if the two of them were commoners. Yisan answered he likes being king, and that Deokim suited being a court lady best. This ultimately led to Deokim saying these painful words, "If you see me in the next life, please just pass by me as if you don't know me". She knows that she'll never be completely happy with the life she'll live with him if their status remains.

3. Yisan and Deokim's first encounter in the library when she didn't know who he was yet.
Deokim: How dare you try to bribe the crown prince's person?
Yisan: You are the crown prince's person?
Of course how could we forget Yisan's line in the later episodes, "Were you even my person?/Were you even mine?"

idk if u guys saw this yet, but the afterlife scene had a few details different from the scene in ep 16 (other than ofc after the door part) !! the flowers and yisan's facial expressions were different.

https://twitter.com/loeydeux/status/1478403573226479617?s=20

the ending is definite, but it can be interpreted as sad, happy or bittersweet

could be sad, could be bittersweet. it depends on how u interpret it

i think they kissed about 4 or 5 times??

not all romance have kisses tho. mr sunshine only had a hug

is there a way to watch this like the first time again but only until that tangerine scene... i'll do everything

IFY I CANT WATCH THEIR PAST MOMENTS THE SAME WAY EVER AGAIN TT i always cry a river because it reminds me of how much things have changed

the ending itself is kinda hard to explain if you don't watch it directly (it depends on the person if you'd see it as bittersweet or tragic). but basically in the last episode, the fl died and the ml was left alone for years until he finally willingly left joseon (meaning he died too). but it still ended beautifully imo.

fun fact: kyunghee, bokyeon and younghee were also real people :)

https://twitter.com/gAFXm15WCsETfeC/status/1477551990972743680?s=20

wait really that was the reason why she called them to her deathbed?? omg where did u see that

i still cry when i see scenes from the drama even tho it's already been 2 days

Just now I watched an ost of trs on youtube. I played it and when Deokim running around the palace appeared before my eyes, I started bawling my eyes out. She was smiling so brightly. I couldn't even remember she was that happy.

Since when has everything changed so much? I just realized now that everyone, everything was so different from how it was before. They used to be so youthful, with not much to worry about. Just bickering with each other, Yisan making fun of Deokim as he pretended to be the gyeomsaseo, Deokim being as cheerful as ever. It was very heartwarming how they were always there for each other, especially Deokim.

Yet all of that disappeared as they started to grow up- setting their own priorities, realizing the reality and the consequences of their decisions, putting a wall between each other and the latter trying to break it. Why did they have to be born so differently? Of all things, why did he have to be a king and why did she have to be a court lady? Why did they have to be born in that period? It aches my heart how things can never go back to the way it was before. Everything that has happened when he was still a crown prince, already feels so vague because my heart is now clouded with all the pain and grief I felt from the last episodes.

The palace is really, the most cruel villain in the story.

six flying dragons - political, but the enjoyable kind of politics because it covered how goryeo was overthrown and how joseon was made. this also has the best swordfights i've ever seen. all the main characters are very admirable.

mr sunshine - set during the japanese occupation. based on true events in history. women empowerment here (the female leads are so cool). my #1 fave sageuk. also has impeccable cinematography

dong yi - this could serve as a prequel to the red sleeve. the female lead is the mother of king yeongjo who started off from the lowest class (which if u remember it was mentioned a lot of times in trs how he was looked down on because of his mother, but she is endearing). so the leads are basically the great grandparents of yisan.

empress ki - the female lead is so badass. polygamy is also portrayed well here

queen seondeok - kinda similar to empress ki, but i admired the antagonist here the most. the ones who are opposed to each other are both women and it's more of battle of wits.

he died. deokim told him to go back 3 times and this represented how the head eunuch would have to plead for the king to come back three times when he dies. he was also about to die before he came to that place, and he had the chance to come back to life by opening the door- but he chose to stay there and leave joseon forever. as the ending says, "and soon the moment became eternity", because he never went back to the real world.

for me i don't think it's necessarily similar to moon lovers because the red sleeve focuses on the harsh reality of women inside the palace despite having romance in it (especially in the last 2 episodes). tho there are a few parts that might indeed remind you of moon lovers (although it didnt happen to me hehe).