spoiler I just don’t like how the political things ended!!!I liked crown prince and his wife and what was that…
Its historical drama, the crown prince and his wife are "real historical persons" and in history they actually died like that. There is even a theory developing among historians that the king might have killed the crown prince.
After Qing State Invasion to korea (You say Mongol) Korea become "Tributary State" of Qing Empire.
(Tributary state is A state that recognizes another state as its overlord. He had to pay "tribute" every year to the country and if something else was requested he had an obligation to fulfill it)
But unlike an autonomous province, a tribunal state is still considered "a full state". The king still fully manages his own country, its citizens and its own military. A state that becomes an overlord state will also not station troops to its subordinate states or interfere in political affairs in its subordinate states (unlike colonial states).
So the Qing troops in the drama did indeed return to their country but Korea's status remained as a Tributary country whoever succeeded the kingdom.
This practice even continued for 200 years afterward until Japan colonized Korea in 1895.
If you are careful enough when watching other historical dramas from this period, you will definitely come across talks about Tributary to Qing/China Kindom several times.
The King didnt kill all his children. It's just that all his remaining children are not shown in this drama.
The one who became king after King Injo died was the Crown Prince's younger brother, Yi Ho (King Hyojong),
In fact, not only the crown prince but his younger brother was also exiled to China. However, during his exile to China he was "not shown" by the author of the story. But he appears briefly in the ending (Netflix Last Episode Version) at 42:30 as a New King.
Due to being exiled together, the crown prince's younger brother was very close to him. Because of this closeness, "Ryang Eum" ended up not being killed but instead being put in a mental prison (Yes, the importance person who put Ryang Eum in mental prison IS THE KING HYOJONG). Because he was "considered" the only remaining subordinate of his "beloved" brother, the crown prince.
Why he was put in a mental prison, because so he could be saved. Because when his father (King Injo) died and he ascended the throne, his government was still unstable. The slander of the "crown pince" still has a wide impact in the government.
In fact, one of the sons of the crown prince who is still alive after King Hyojong's reign is stable, will have his name cleared of traitors and be made a noble and participate in his government.
Mdl users maybe not used to this genre..Although its not new,all the action,thriller or mystery genre without…
I know this is a good drama. But for me, Douban drama ratings are very unreliable as a basis for choosing dramas.
I trust MDL more to choose drama over douban. I personally never understood that the score on Douban could be so badly skewed by more than 2-3 points.
This is different from MDL, where the skew is never more than 1 point and I still understand better why this drama is skewed and I can adjust the score personally. In Douban? no. The drama score there is very stretched and I can't understand it.
I personally love this season than previous season. their're writing, directing, acting and cinematography are better than the previous season.
In the previous season, several parts were weak in script writing. Some actors also have bad acting in some part and sometimes even "out" of his initial characterization. In some scenes they even force it to be more comical and funny but because of poor writing, directing and editing it fails and looks awkward.
In this season, no, it's more denser and fuller. There is no akward and dull scenes. we get this quality on top tier Chinese films.
All of this most likely because this season only has 13 episodes.
Comments and reviews are quite complimentary, but the ratings are lower by comparison. Any theories as to why?
In fact, I think the rating system on MDL is quite good and tight and is very good as a basis for starting to watch. But I personally make some adjustments to the drama because of one or two things. 1. Dramas with extreme fan actors I personally will deduct -5 points. 2. Dramas with extreme fan "themes/drama genres" will be deducted -5 points. 3. Dramas with unpopular themes I will add +5 points. 4. Dramas that are very controversial during the broadcast period will add +5 points. 5. Dramas with that "female audiences don't like the plot direction" I will add +3 points.
The acting of the supporting actors is sometimes out of context. In sad scenes many really seem to be pretending, and many characters are over-acting and some of the other are really flat.
But at least the plot is still very good so I personally can still watch it
his redemption arc starts in s1 but is mostly in s2 so I don’t think they’ll show in season 1 of kdrama
Pi' s dads gang is more powerful.
He is the strongest in Incheon and appear in all seasons. In season 1 only a small part of them were shown. The Main Villain in season 2 is still an extension of them.
Season 3 is still on-going.
Pi's dad, in my opinion. If he wasn't the final boss, he would definitely be the arc boss.
I just found out that the Webtoon Get Schooled (True Education), which is in the "same universe" as Study Group and has another standalone crossover in their's webtoon, is also in the production process for another drama series.
And more importantly. It produced With the same production house, YLAb Flex + Studio Dragon. It looks like it will be this good too, but it's a shame we have to wait for 2026.
The history is written by the winners, so there is no pure 100 percent accurate history.A king with achievements,…
You say this because you don't know how royal history is written in Korea.
All events that occur in the kingdom are written neatly and as they are there.
There is a special, independent department in the kingdom whose job is to accompany the king to record all activities and events. All of these events were recorded by 8 historians and these records cannot be read by anyone, including "kings", except by the author.
And its written "Day by Day". So, You will knows what the king did in general "every day".
After the "king died" these records would be compiled by a special team. If you watch a lot of Korean Saeguk dramas, you will definitely see or hear this team of historians once in a while.
Even the embarrassing incident when King Taejong fell from his horse is neatly written there.
The historical records of the Korean kingdom are recognized as having high integrity and trustworthiness and are even recognized by UNESCO, except for the records of the last two kings which are doubtful due to a lot of Japanese editor interference.
I was always wondered if this was real..the screaming thank you for giving us inside info
There are even doctors with eccentric behavior like "Baek Gang Hyeook" and who like to give strange nicknames. He's more real than Dr. "house" and dr "shaun" I think.
What is unusual is his skill in being able to carry out complex and difficult surgery in such a crazy time. I've just never seen it. Is it possible?. Maybe.
There is even a theory developing among historians that the king might have killed the crown prince.
After Qing State Invasion to korea (You say Mongol) Korea become "Tributary State" of Qing Empire.
(Tributary state is A state that recognizes another state as its overlord. He had to pay "tribute" every year to the country and if something else was requested he had an obligation to fulfill it)
But unlike an autonomous province, a tribunal state is still considered "a full state". The king still fully manages his own country, its citizens and its own military. A state that becomes an overlord state will also not station troops to its subordinate states or interfere in political affairs in its subordinate states (unlike colonial states).
So the Qing troops in the drama did indeed return to their country but Korea's status remained as a Tributary country whoever succeeded the kingdom.
This practice even continued for 200 years afterward until Japan colonized Korea in 1895.
If you are careful enough when watching other historical dramas from this period, you will definitely come across talks about Tributary to Qing/China Kindom several times.
The King didnt kill all his children.
It's just that all his remaining children are not shown in this drama.
The one who became king after King Injo died was the Crown Prince's younger brother, Yi Ho (King Hyojong),
In fact, not only the crown prince but his younger brother was also exiled to China. However, during his exile to China he was "not shown" by the author of the story. But he appears briefly in the ending (Netflix Last Episode Version) at 42:30 as a New King.
Due to being exiled together, the crown prince's younger brother was very close to him. Because of this closeness, "Ryang Eum" ended up not being killed but instead being put in a mental prison (Yes, the importance person who put Ryang Eum in mental prison IS THE KING HYOJONG). Because he was "considered" the only remaining subordinate of his "beloved" brother, the crown prince.
Why he was put in a mental prison, because so he could be saved. Because when his father (King Injo) died and he ascended the throne, his government was still unstable. The slander of the "crown pince" still has a wide impact in the government.
In fact, one of the sons of the crown prince who is still alive after King Hyojong's reign is stable, will have his name cleared of traitors and be made a noble and participate in his government.
I trust MDL more to choose drama over douban. I personally never understood that the score on Douban could be so badly skewed by more than 2-3 points.
This is different from MDL, where the skew is never more than 1 point and I still understand better why this drama is skewed and I can adjust the score personally. In Douban? no. The drama score there is very stretched and I can't understand it.
In the previous season, several parts were weak in script writing. Some actors also have bad acting in some part and sometimes even "out" of his initial characterization. In some scenes they even force it to be more comical and funny but because of poor writing, directing and editing it fails and looks awkward.
In this season, no, it's more denser and fuller. There is no akward and dull scenes. we get this quality on top tier Chinese films.
All of this most likely because this season only has 13 episodes.
1. Dramas with extreme fan actors I personally will deduct -5 points.
2. Dramas with extreme fan "themes/drama genres" will be deducted -5 points.
3. Dramas with unpopular themes I will add +5 points.
4. Dramas that are very controversial during the broadcast period will add +5 points.
5. Dramas with that "female audiences don't like the plot direction" I will add +3 points.
many characters are over-acting and some of the other are really flat.
But at least the plot is still very good so I personally can still watch it
But the main plot at least saves everything.
No wonder it didn't pass the censorship even though it was censored in such a way.😅😅😅
He is the strongest in Incheon and appear in all seasons. In season 1 only a small part of them were shown. The Main Villain in season 2 is still an extension of them.
Season 3 is still on-going.
Pi's dad, in my opinion. If he wasn't the final boss, he would definitely be the arc boss.
Season 3 is still on going. At now its focus on Pi Hanul Father's Gang.
He will not be a member of the group but he will be a burden of the group.
And more importantly. It produced
With the same production house, YLAb Flex + Studio Dragon. It looks like it will be this good too, but it's a shame we have to wait for 2026.
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All events that occur in the kingdom are written neatly and as they are there.
There is a special, independent department in the kingdom whose job is to accompany the king to record all activities and events. All of these events were recorded by 8 historians and these records cannot be read by anyone, including "kings", except by the author.
And its written "Day by Day". So, You will knows what the king did in general "every day".
After the "king died" these records would be compiled by a special team. If you watch a lot of Korean Saeguk dramas, you will definitely see or hear this team of historians once in a while.
Even the embarrassing incident when King Taejong fell from his horse is neatly written there.
The historical records of the Korean kingdom are recognized as having high integrity and trustworthiness and are even recognized by UNESCO, except for the records of the last two kings which are doubtful due to a lot of Japanese editor interference.
What is unusual is his skill in being able to carry out complex and difficult surgery in such a crazy time. I've just never seen it.
Is it possible?. Maybe.