Kathryn_51

I think we agree on JU and JBY. but maybe it's semantics. Naksu is alive due to sorcery (Soul Ejector).

We still don't know why Bu-yeon grabbed Naksu - maybe it was to save the other woman's life!! LOL, I know it won't be that simple. If she is truly "vile" as you say, then that's simply another Hong Sister 180° reversal from part 1 where everyone from her village described her as kind and animals loved her.

There was a casting call for 2 year old boy twins (although at that age, the sex doesn't really matter). It was for two shows: AoS and - I think - "Bad Mom"

Everyone claimed them for Naksu/Jang Uk but I take credit for insisting that they must be boy/girl twins for my favorite couple and when folks asked why I said "cuz I have boy/girl twins". 🥰

After Ep. 7, my faith is even stronger. See cake/balloon colors here and In-soo wearing wedding ring. https://kisskh.at/photos/1Ym4Q_3😄😄😄

From the very, very beginning. . . . . "This story is about the mages of Daeho fighting against Fate. Mages whose fate is twisted due to the Alchemy of Souls."

The fates of all three characters (JU, Naksu and JBY) were twisted due to AoS. All three should have died or never lived except for using sorcery with the ice stone/Soul Ejector. Of the three, Naksu is the only one who used sorcery. Jang-uk’s energy is from the King’s Star (and now the ice stone) - he was willing to use sorcery in order to save Naksu. Jin Bu-yeon's powers are divine/celestial (from the sky) - as far as we know, she never used sorcery.

If Jang Uk chooses sorcery, Daeho – and all of his friends – might be destroyed. Them’s the rules – sorcery is bad and leads to chaos. The writers created this mess and although they’ve reversed narrative many times, I don’t think they can do it with the #1 Rule that has been drummed into the viewers’ heads. So they need to come up with something that doesn’t involve sorcery.

Whatever it is, I imagine it will be stupid mumbo-jumbo but as long as it doesn’t involve sorcery, viewers will get a happy ending.🥰

Bu-yeon is blind - they have never shown her character without the blindfold. She senses things but she cannot "see" with her eyes.

And in Part 1, writers implied that Bu-yeon was dormant most of the time. When she emerged, Naksu didn't remember.

I wish, but I think it will be Moon Sook playing either Jin Seol-ran or possibly the "Cho Yeong ancestor" from 200 years ago - and by ancestor, I mean someone comparable to Seo Gyeong and Jin Seol-ran in terms of power/energy.

Young JBY does show up again because in addition to the location shoot with GYJ, she filmed in studio with LJW (and perhaps others).

TvN has commercials and no subtitles in any language? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm pretty sure we will get flashbacks of the CP/Jang Uk meet-up today where they agreed to work together but first Jang Uk had to pretend to go to the North Fortress so that Jin Mu would feel safe.

She is the most dreaded of all roles - the plot device.

I didnt' bookmark when I should have, but in late September Yoon Hae-vin (young JBY) posted on ig, thanking LJW for a beverage. A few days later, iirc, she posted that she was traveling "on location" - the same day that GYJ's team posted they were going to Seongheung - the location of the Naksu tree. May or may not mean anything.

These were the last few days of filming so she will probably show up in Ep 9 and/or 10.

I think JBY is "good" but after today, 90% of the web thinks she's the villain so what do I know? 8 days to find out.

Haha, I enjoy our back-and-forth. You don't lose your sense of humor.

Jang Uk used the cheat code as well. 😂
And Naksu intended to kill another woman.

All three should have died/should never have lived. All because of the ice stone.

Master Lee should just take things in hand, do his mumbo-jumbo nonsense and save Daeho on his own and die the good death leaving JU/Naksu together and JBY running Jinyowon to protect that "small" egg for the millenium. And for me, THAT is the biggest puzzle of all - he has the power, damn it. USE IT.

Naksu never knew she was sharing the body with another soul. She thought she had killed Mu-Deok during the soul shift. When in the ice barrier, she called Mu-deok a "relic of Jinyowon".

It's one reason I never cared that much about Naksu - she never showed any remorse for killing another person. But I know I'm in a very small minority. 😄

Ep. 8 TvN description (I did minor edits to make it closer to English grammar)

Jang Uk and Jin Bu-yeon realize each other's hearts. However, he must keep his promise to Jin Ho-gyeong to return Bu-yeon. Seo Yul who knows that Naksu's soul will soon disappear, asks Jin Ho-gyeong to give Uk and Bu-yeon time together. Meanwhile, Yoon-ok who learns that Bu-yeon is Naksu, summons Bu-yeon to confirm her identity...!!

Question: in the Ep. 8 preview, it looks as if JBY is wearing pinkish dress (like the one in todays ep) when standing that the Danhyanggok tree. but in earlier preview (with both her and Jang Uk), she was clearly in blue dress. Are my eyes tricking me?

That was my impression. "I knew from the moment I saw you, my dear husband."

Identical to when he said he recognized her (Naksu) the moment he saw her.

I just re-watched it and I didn't read anything about saving Naksu from Bu-yeon. He talks about protecting "what I must" (different translation?)

Fans will love the pre-release. 💕💕 This link by anntifan on twitter has most of it w/rough translation:

https://twitter.com/anntifan/status/1609341290902355968

Read through the whole twitter chain for the translation breakdown.

I think the big battle is Ep. 9/10

Trying hard to not be one of those awful people who says "I told you so". This show has hit me in the gut a couple of times so I understand that there is a lot of raw emotion today.

We all have our own filters (and blinders) when we watch a show like AoS. My filter/blinder has always been that Mu-deok was really "missing Jin daughter" and I wanted to see JBY's story play out. I want her to be a heroine so I always looked for hints/clues about what her narrative might be. The big data point for me was when she saved JU from the soul shift - one of most truly gorgeous scenes in all of AoS.

She stopped the soul shift w/Gil Ju and she interrupted the fight between Master Lee and Jang Uk at the cabin. But the other times she emerged, I guess she actually saved Mu-deok/Naksu - killing the Eunuch, breaking the mirror, possibly stopping Naksu's suicide. So, I admit, it wasn't "over and over again" with Jang Uk, but she emerged frequently in a time of crisis and 'Naksu" didn't remember any of the events.

Arrgggh - I found the article, but I don't want you to stop watching! The article doesn't say she is a main character - it says her story is one of the main stories.

I don't think JBY (original JBY) survives. I have always believed she is determined to destroy the ice stone. Her birth was the start of the ice stone chaos in Daeho. She's willing to sacrifice herself in order to protect Daeho. Well, that was my view up until Ep 2 of part 2. Maybe I'm still wrong, but if correct, she may be Jin but she's a heroine.

If I was invested in the Naksu/JU romance (I gave up mid-way in Part 1), I would be furious as well. I really do understand the anger because Part 2 marketing has been ALL about the sexual tension and romance.

If you still want to read the article, I'll send the link via message.