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Junho is on his way to being in a class of his own.

It’s been a few years since I got into a drama like this. Other stuff that come out can be good but not a masterpiece like this. 😩

No one would think of underestimating his talent after this drama.

😂 Agreed 100%. After reading everything, for me it was like we were seeing Yi-San and Doek-Im onscreen not two actors playing a character. They were that good. Junho outdid himself as expected and embodied Yi-San.

It was a brilliant comeback.

One and Only in their past life and Forever and Ever in their present life. If they did that, it would be awesome!

They went from unborn to his death followed by Uibin’s death so time skip is about 4-5 years.

Think it’s kind of both. That he worked himself old at a young age and brought his heartbreak back when he was tired and his heart was ready to go.

CP Munyo was actually only 5(4) yo. So heartbreaking.

I balled my eyes out at that scene. She chose San and said goodbye to herself. I know deep down he had to have known her true feelings when he knew her character so well. Their push/pull stubbornness till the end.

Yes!! This drama deserves the higher ratings. So glad it broke 15%…but dang almost reached the 19/20% prediction and Nobody Else.

Probably to stick with the novel as much as possible so they played it off as him pretending to forget? And probably time as well since they were limited in episodes.

Being King in Joseon was no joke. Dealing with those factions would age anyone. I saw the comments about Junho’s beard but at least they stopped at the scraggly beard…according to the Talking Cupboard, Yi-San had alcohol weight (beer belly), greying hair and missing teeth. 😂🤣. Apparently Doek-Im got the handsome young Yi-San. He worked and drank so hard after Doek-Im’s death, it hit him physically so it’s no wonder he died young.

That’s the only part I didn’t like about the novel version, the whole he “almost forgot her” or it had been years since he went to her residence or the CP residence since historically he practically moved into the CP residence and was always at her residence even after his new son was born. The only thing he stopped doing out of respect for his new son was the visits to their graves.

From what I read, that poisoning theory had to due with him pointing and saying the name of her palace on his deathbed. They also weren’t getting along at that time like these last few episodes. He was supposedly recovering but died all of a sudden so that theory came about. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I love that palace life for these women wasn’t sugar coated. I think people who wondered why Doek-Im resisted for so long finally understood a little bit after these two episodes. Imagine the constraints you had to live under…luxurious prison was a great description.

It’s because in the old version she was one of the villains but in history, she was just like what’s portrayed here.

Just finished. 😭😂😭😂😭 through both episodes like some lunatic. I felt bad for him but at the same time understood why she was like that. He’s so attached to her that it would be harder to move on and as King, he had to move on. Similar to their fight and separation in ep15. 😭 But I’m also glad Court Lady Seo didn’t listen to her either. She was the only one who knew how deep in love the two were. The others kinda knew since she said it but Court Lady Seo went through it with both of them. They were both stubborn as ever to the end. Doek-Im with her bravado and Yi-San with his pride.

I will have to say that I love her and Tae-ho. Court Lady Seo reminds me of a mixture between Mrs. Potts and the fairies from Sleeping Beuaty in ep16/17 😂 And when she looked at Tae-ho in that scene in the courtyard during the Queen Dowager’s visit, she was like…I know you’re a good person but Bless Your Heart. 😂

🥰 Then it’s time for me to switch episodes. I hear for ep16, Siri doesn’t have to repeat the kiss scene for me 😂🤣

Palace life is not rainbows and sunshine for a concubine of the lower classes and even worse sometimes when you have the King’s love. Doek-Im having grown up there knows. YeongJo had a hard time because of the origins of his mother, Jeongjo had a hard time because of his father. If she gave birth to a son, there could be hard times for him, especially if the other concubine or the Queen gave birth to a son too since they’re of higher class. Doek-Im knows all this and thinks a lot. Also, no one knew the strict by the books King really did love her this much. We can see it all as the audience but it’s different living in the unknown walking on eggshells because technically your life isn’t worth as much in the palace to anyone else but the King. That’s just my way of understanding it from her POV 😊