This show has completely fallen apart. I won’t write a long rant but there was so much potential that was wasted. What they’ve done with the Gong Chan character, from casting a different actor to play him as an 18 year old to dressing him where he’s wearing a backpack 95% of the time is just so bad and I feel awful HIY may get tarred by this. None of it is his fault, he’s making the best he can with what’s been given.
Sigh. I will continue to hate watch till the end lol
One of the issues with this show I think is that it was marketed as sort of a fantasy mystery thriller romance when it’s really ended up being mostly slice of life. And that’s fine, but slice of life is a very specific type of show that requires a certain mindset and it would have been helpful to have known that at the beginning.
Instead many of us feel frustration at the lack of dynamic plot and story development which feels like it goes in an endless loop with little forward progress.
The only thing I’m feeling slightly let down on is the training montages between master & pupil. I thought we would get better action with MD/Naksu actually teaching him instead of just standing and watching. I was hoping for something more dynamic.
Well I for one cannot believe that’s how it ended this week and we have to now wait……….. we got no payoffs this week 🥺😢😭 next week will be bangers I think.
Please bring back the original cast otherwise this will be a fail like Spartacus when they replaced Andy Whitfield. There are some roles that cannot be replaced by a different actor and Song Joong Ki/ Eunseom/Saya are one of those roles. Better to make a prequel with new actors and then come back with the original cast. You could literally make a whole prequel starting with Asa Shin & Risen and The Neanthals all the way to Sanungs affair with a Neanthal and Tagon birth.
Now that we know that Jin Mu actually works for the Queen, I wonder if the Crown Prince has a birth secret and maybe he’s not even the current kings son but Jin Mu’s son. I only say that because Uk’s uncle asked him why he didn’t have his own family ….. Either way, it’s clear now that the Queen probably knows Uk’s secret and that he’s the rightful King so she’s up to no good with Jin Mu to make sure Uk never usurps her son.
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Sigh. I will continue to hate watch till the end lol
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These first 4 episodes are rough to get through. My ears are bleeding. But I won’t give up yet!
Instead many of us feel frustration at the lack of dynamic plot and story development which feels like it goes in an endless loop with little forward progress.
Then get the original cast back for season 3