Kathryn_51

Re-watch Ep. 2 - he is simply repeating HER seduction line.🤣🤣

Nice episode with lots and lots of screen time between Soo Hyuk and Bora but. . . . .with only 3 episodes to go, I'm beginning to fear the last episode will be open ended. 🙁🙁

And because I'm a detail person, I tried to figure out how long it has been since they had their mutual break-ups.

The Golden Night fiasco was on August 26, 2022.

Yu-ri's wedding invite is for December 10, 2022.

So, about 4 months, give or take a handful of days.

The screenwriter has one other drama under her belt ("Mad for You") and based on comments from viewers who loved the show until the last 2 episodes and the rushed, implausible ending, I will start to prepare myself for another disappointment.

Finished 1st 2 episodes. It definitely has that vibe from 6-8 years ago (Cinderella/4 Knights; Marriage Not Dating, Something About 1 Percent) - outlandish plots but quirky characters. Only 10 episodes so presumably it won't drag (or include a ridiculous murder mystery, lol).

The dating show was a one episode "pilot" and my impression was that if it had great ratings, they would have continued with different contestants (??) It didn't make sense that the same 6 people would be on a long-term series.

From the previews, it looks like they are proposing a "variety" show and Mark Wang will be involved (perhaps as sponsor?).

Thank you. I have no stomach for the sperm donor story line (shades of every single US soap opera in the '80s), but thankfully there are enough other people in this drama for me to root for - including the Gong daughter and her Doctor hubby; They are a mess of miscommunication but the underlying love is still there. Plus, enjoying the two cutie leads.

If I am correctly interpreting the SBSNow twitter feed, it is two separate "reality" shows.

https://twitter.com/SBSNOW/status/1657958990272241664

https://twitter.com/SBSNOW/status/1658376950602416128

For the 1st time in months, I am watching several dramas as they are aired - Bora! Deborah - which is released the same time as good Bad Mother (I'm falling behind on that one) and the Real Has Come. Going to try Oh Youngsmin to replace TRSG. Thank goodness for streaming, lol.

I hope someone can explain what is going on with the Uncle because many viewers seem to be anticipating one thing (surrogacy) while I thought they were headed in a different direction with his story.

I thought "Jay" is Uncle's son and one reason he looks so much like Oh Don Wook (the nephew) could be that they are 1st cousins.

But other viewers think that Uncle's primary role will somehow be a surrogate (sperm donor?) for Chun Myung and his wife? What did I miss???

Behind the Scenes from last week's episodes - In-soo and Do-hyun are hilarious; Mijoo and the twins are charming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYMR-JAAvDU

I rarely write reviews, but I submitted one today after completing this drama and gave it 10⭐ (only the 2nd time I have done so).

As others mentioned, the character of Shi-yeol (credit to writers and Kang Hoon's acting) carried this drama past the 2nd episode where I have stopped every prior attempt to watch a sageuk.

The producers didn't spare expense - the palace scenes filmed on location must have cost a fortune with all of the extras, nighttime as well as daytime, multiple cameras, horses. Multiple sword fights required large numbers of stunt performers - all well choregraphed.

Finally, all of the puzzle pieces fit together. There were a handful of red herrings in the beginning, but in the end, all of the plots/counter plot threads came together in a cohesive conclusion. I'm going to miss my Monday/Tuesday watch😢

A waste of 4 minutes. I suppose it was part of the novel, but it really had no connection to anything that came prior to that.

Many viewers wanted to know Shi-yeol's background/history, but I'm glad they didn't show how he survived from the novel! And any scene where SY harms himself (cutting off his fingers) would have been out of place in this drama which was not overly brutal.

Thanks for sharing - I was hoping for a better reconciliation scene between ST and HJ - at least we got a wedding scene. 😄

I have ZERO doubt that Shi-yeol and Hong-joo will have a happy ending. All I ask is that it is more than a 1 minute reconciliation - they deserve beautiful cinematography and meaningful, heartfelt dialogue like earlier episodes. I will have a box of tissues handy.

I'm sure he will get a happy ending with Hong-joo - I just want it to be more than 2 minutes. How many precious minutes will be used up in Ep. 18 between Dan-oh and Kang San who have already reunited 6 or 7 times in this drama??

Does Dan-oh know that the teen watchman saved the teen Kang San/Lee Seol's life???

I admit that I often FF through a lot of the Dan-oh/Kang San scenes so if he told her what happened 8 years ago, then yes - shame on Dan-oh for not telling her sister the full story.

I've been predicting for a few weeks (and I'm even more convinced after Hong Joo told Shi-yeol that he should die) that she learns the truth, his "death" will be announced and then she will realize how much she loves him. Learning that one's fiance was a killer won't be enough to absolve Shi-yeol of the blood (innocent in her mind) on his hands. She needs to know that he only protected people - and never killed innocents.

All I ask is that they get more than 2 minutes for their reconciliation.

This is on my Watchlist and Love is for Suckers is also - although I haven't gotten past the first few episodes.

I would be concerned if it has the vibe of Strangers Again (another ENA production). I am so glad I dropped that one.

I read an article that the director focused on romance and comedy in the first 8 episodes to balance out the tension in the later episodes. It definitely does not drag, but there is little comedy in the last episodes - although I believe there will be several happy endings (we will find out in one day).

The overall plot has mystery, hidden identities, spies/counter spies, hidden agendas. This is the first sageuk (and I guess it's called "fusion" sageuk) that I was able to watch past the 1st 2 episodes.

I FF through a lot, but the only main character that died was Administrator Jang.

SPOILER:

. . . at the hands of Shi-yeol and it was Awesome with a Capital "A".

Episode 17 Pre-release with - of course! - Shi-yeol and Hong-joo (SBS understands THEY are the main couple 😄😄😄😄)

"There is another person who needs to die!" said Cho Hye-joo, who sticks a dagger in Kang-hoon's chest.

I predicted this earlier. I believe Shi-yeol's "death" will be announced (and I further believe he will insist that others honor Hong-joo's final wish - noble idiocy, but I can accept); and Hong Joo will suffer even more anguish. Their reconciliation scenes better be lengthy, with drop-dead cinematography and beautiful dialogue such as their scenes by the various rivers.

https://programs.sbs.co.kr/drama/romanticguesthouse/clip/76463/OC465774078

alternate link: https://twitter.com/SBSNOW/status/1657913691596025860

I can assure you that education on Asian history, for example: Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution (20 Million+) or the Cambodian Killing fields (3 Million in 1 year) is barely present, if at all, in the US.

I have assumed from the beginning that it must be Shi Yeol that kills Jang. Unless in some twist, it is the mysterious (since we don't know his back story) Chief of the Royal Guard.

I realized after re-watching a couple of episodes that I'm fairly certain that the Chief of the Royal Guard (Kim Hwan) has never seen Shi Yeol's face. Shi-yeol has never been in the palace and the only time the Chief visited Ihwawon Inn, Shi Yeol was not there - and it was the first time Yu Ha was introduced to the King (and the Chief). I still think there is a connection between the Shi Yeol and Kim Hwan

This past week, I have out-stressed myself trying to think how Shi Yeol and Hong Joo get their happy ending. At some point, Shi Yeol "dies" (but not really dead) and Hong Joo then realizes how much she loves him (or has forgiven him for the past). He plans to disappear and. . . . something, something, reconciliation. It's the only scenario that will work for most viewers - especially those that believe that Hong Joo can never live happily ever after with the man who killed her fiance.

However it happens, I hope it's more than a 60 second reconciliation.

Rewatched the preview, so removed one prediction re Shi-yeol and Yu-ha.