I was expecting to be in shock after tonight's finale. However, I didn’t think that it would be due to the impossible…
La;dy Heo was dating a man she met that had a broken arm who was handsome as Seo Yul (but apparently NOT Seo Yul because he never had a broken arm). Seo Yul is the new head of Jeongjingak
You know how AOS mixes up time frames?? Going back and forth to show what led up to the current time?? Ep9 is full of that so nothing is confirmed. Cfossing fingers it is fake out to fool jin mu.
Okay I don't want to hold on to hope or anything but why is everyone mourning Park Jin and Maid servant Kim??…
Some people watch at surface level. Others think about what might be below the surface. I can't believe writers/directors would telegraph so blatantly. Crossing fingers.
Cho-yeon and Dang-gu are married and. . . . . [please, please, please] - have boy/girl twins Go Won is King cuz papa is goin' down Sang Ho survives - but do we ever get to see Ju wol again (what a waste of a character) Yul survives. Daeho is saved, thanks to Bu-yeon and Jang Uk.
All else is a mystery.
Good night - I have to get up at 5:30 am (10:30 pm KST) to watch when Netflix releases.
Wut … you are kidding, right ????? 😱https://twitter.com/kdramadaisy/status/1611751269433233409?s=46&t=7f0OHHhu57ciXqvKUhY6Nw
I wrote earlier - it doesn't make sense to me that the writers would telegraph this in previews and photos (black/white of beloved couple), etc. Fake-out to Jin Mu, I hope.
The producers of "Illusion" said, "The final episode, which airs today, will be the culmination of the romance between the two couples, and all the actors and crew did their best to make it an ending that will remain in the hearts of viewers for a long time. Let's see what kind of end the couple's steadfast fateful love will end."
still 100% sure of happy ending because:- Uk back in blue in teaser photo- They don't reveal GYJ final foto with…
I don't know about the rest, but ChoDang wedding is definite (altho probably off-screen like most of their other scenes 😥) because In-soo was authorized to flash that ring TWICE.
I've been unhappy with Dang-gu's minimal screen time and couldn't believe that he was told to "go to Jinyowon" so that he missed the big fight in Ep.9.
But then read a press release from In-soos agency - in late August. he was able to attend the script reading for "Bad Mom", his new drama. So, he missed a few days of filming and was able to return - looking at previews/teasers, he will be there at the final battle with bow and arrow.
In hindsight, I regret not buying any alcohol prior to tonight's finale. Could have really used some strong booze…
LOL, but I must watch very early in morning (6:00 am, if I bother to get up). Will need lots of coffee tomorrow morning because I'm determined to watch and FF before coming to MDL or Twitter. 🥰
I think they skipped or cut some scenes because of fitting into just 10 episodes.. that's why the execution seems…
In-soo filmed for over a day with children for the lantern festival. In the end, we never saw Dang-gu's interaction with the children - it was all reduced to 5 seconds. 😥😥😥
Meanwhile, far too many lengthy scenes w/no dialogue and too much music. (Jang Uk, Jin Bu-yeon, Yul, etc.) This is on directors, not writers who wrote the original scenes.
Im totally prepared for a new Daeho. Ruled by the new King Go Won in the Royal Palace, with the help of the four…
You are ever the optimist Cau - I'm glad you are back on MDL because I know you were very busy over the holidays. I've been predicting an epilogue and it seems more likely.
Cho-yeon and Dang-gu get married - that's a given since In-soo intentionally flashed a wedding ring on his last day. It may be totally off screen (for which I will deduct at least 3⭐and I'm already pretty much at 6.5 so that doesn't leave much room but I will ADD 3⭐ if it is on-screen). There are BABIES to be born, after all. Daeho will be saved - that's been JBY's mission from the beginning. Pretty happy ending as far as I'm concerned. Still crossing my fingers regarding the possible deaths. 😢
I wonder why none of their friends are not at the wedding ceremony, maybe they did a spur of the moment thing.…
Well, for one thing, it was one of the very, very last shoots - almost all (maybe all) other cast members had completed filming, and some (such as In-soo and MHM) were already filming their next project when the "daisy" scene was filmed.
Wanna take some moment to praise Hwang Min Hyun.the fellow alchemists who comment here since first part can remember…
Thank you Cau. 🥰🥰 I don't follow celebrities (especially those in Korea) so I didn't realize that he was famous idol (huge following on ig and in Japan apparently). In one interview, he said he tried to ad-lib a bit (like In-soo and LJW) but the director kept telling him NO, recite your lines with no emotion. They finally let up on him a bit (according to the interview) when he was allowed to be "confused" in the later episodes.
It was so unfair for viewers to criticize his "wooden" acting when he was doing exactly as directed.
He also said that they re-arranged filming schedule so that he could complete all of his scenes and be able to attend Montcler 75 (?) in Italy. He is apparently some sort of representative in Korea along with Lee Sung Kyung (S**ting Stars, Dr. Romantic 2). I have his next K-drama on my watchlist.
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Cho-yeon and Dang-gu are married and. . . . . [please, please, please] - have boy/girl twins
Go Won is King cuz papa is goin' down
Sang Ho survives - but do we ever get to see Ju wol again (what a waste of a character)
Yul survives.
Daeho is saved, thanks to Bu-yeon and Jang Uk.
All else is a mystery.
Good night - I have to get up at 5:30 am (10:30 pm KST) to watch when Netflix releases.
The producers of "Illusion" said, "The final episode, which airs today, will be the culmination of the romance between the two couples, and all the actors and crew did their best to make it an ending that will remain in the hearts of viewers for a long time. Let's see what kind of end the couple's steadfast fateful love will end."
But then read a press release from In-soos agency - in late August. he was able to attend the script reading for "Bad Mom", his new drama. So, he missed a few days of filming and was able to return - looking at previews/teasers, he will be there at the final battle with bow and arrow.
Love my Dang-gu.
Anyway, from the early in Part 1, Jin Bu-yeon is determined to save Daeho from the "chaos of the ice stone" and she needs Jang Uk to make it happen.
But. . . maybe I haven't been watching the show or so I was told.
Meanwhile, far too many lengthy scenes w/no dialogue and too much music. (Jang Uk, Jin Bu-yeon, Yul, etc.) This is on directors, not writers who wrote the original scenes.
Cho-yeon and Dang-gu get married - that's a given since In-soo intentionally flashed a wedding ring on his last day. It may be totally off screen (for which I will deduct at least 3⭐and I'm already pretty much at 6.5 so that doesn't leave much room but I will ADD 3⭐ if it is on-screen). There are BABIES to be born, after all. Daeho will be saved - that's been JBY's mission from the beginning. Pretty happy ending as far as I'm concerned. Still crossing my fingers regarding the possible deaths. 😢
It was so unfair for viewers to criticize his "wooden" acting when he was doing exactly as directed.
He also said that they re-arranged filming schedule so that he could complete all of his scenes and be able to attend Montcler 75 (?) in Italy. He is apparently some sort of representative in Korea along with Lee Sung Kyung (S**ting Stars, Dr. Romantic 2). I have his next K-drama on my watchlist.