Kathryn_51

Her father tries to kill her boyfriend and the boyfriend will likely kill or badly injure the father. I don't think a wedding is in the works.

I agree - I thought it was the Seo family heritage that gave Go Won his mage energy as well. His father has none.

It will be a pleasure to watch Karma hit her in the face. If they don't kill her, I hope she's soul shifted into the burned out hulk of Shaman Choi.

I agree. But I remind myself - "Naksu" is a creation of Jin Mu and his brainwashing. Her worldview is limited to survival.

You are watching the same show that I am 😊 But you have more courage than I do in speaking plainly. Unless JSM decided On Her Own that she didn't want to return, she will be back. I do believe GYJ will be on the show - playing Cho Yeong - the girl Seo Yul first fell in love with when he broke his ankle. So, that's why I think the frozen body might be useful. 😎

In the preview, he's walking up the steps of the Training Center while Shaman Choi is doing the soul shift. At this point, I'm getting really, really bad vibes about who Jin Bu-yeon's father is. 😕😕😕

Jin Mu practices sorcery - creating a fake body would be easy. I'm just pointing out that in the very first episodes, they made a special point about her body being frozen and Jin Mu wanted a big public burning.

I think the episode was intended to make "Naksu" finally figure out what she wants in life, but I found it contrived and I always hate it when good guys are killed just to make a point.

Nevertheless, it is Jin Bu-yeon who created the ice barrier and she's trying to get "Naksu" to learn about the REAL power of the ice stone. She's testing her - just like Master Lee is testing Jang Uk.

Now we can get back to the real story -Jang Uk's destiny to "deal with the chaos created by the ice stone" .

I don't know if JSM will be a cameo (JBY looking down from the skies - ugh), the female lead or a few "special guest appearances" (that's a phrase used in Hollywood - doesn't seem to be standard in Korea). But I think she will appear in Season 2.

"Naksu"/Cho-Yeong's body was frozen when Gil-ju stole it from Songrim. If I was writing a way for her to return, that's the body I would use.

Jin Bu-yeon is alive and was pulling the ice stone towards her when Fake JBY screwed up everything.

And I'm glad she told "Naksu" that Naksu is essentially a parasite that JBY has been graciously keeping alive for months. 😍😍

I think JSM will appear in Season 2. 😎

For weeks, I have thought the following - and even if I am totally wrong, it's fun to speculate.

Jin Mu figures out Bu-yeon is alive.
Frozen Body
Lots of Abra Kadabra soul shifting - some intentional, some not
Two Cliffhangers:
(1)Is Bu-yeon dead or not (and THAT is the spoiler that will be given away if they announce if JSM is returning or not)?
(2) Where is Naksu's soul?

Google has changed Jung So Min's character description to Jin Bu Yeon. 😊😊😊

https://twitter.com/autumnofdream/status/1560856334236405761

In a recent Jung So Min vlog, she said that SHE (the actress) had never had a scene in the Royal Palace because her character was a low status (or something like that). Very interesting since it showed that the writers are actually thinking through some of these issues and plotting out the scenes accordingly.

On the day of a specific episode, most folks try to use spoiler tag. But going back to Episode 1? Or Episode 5? Sorry - but this forum is not meant for folks just beginning to watch the show. Try to look at the "Reviews" (which tend to br soiler free) if you want generalities.

I have sensed the same vibe - she is in Crown Prince's circle more than Dang-gu or Seo Yul

And where is the scene with Fake-Queen-Shaman-Choi????

I have read that suffocation (drowning, etc.) is one of least painful ways to die. It's less "painful" than bodily injury - sword, blood worm, etc - , I guess. I don't want to think about it because I think Mama Jin planned to bring her back to life with the ice stone. The flashback appeared to be Bu-yeon's - which is why she "woke up" and called up to her mother. I have been Team Jin Bu-yeon from Week One and that was truly one of the most painful/heart-breaking scenes thus far on AoS.

I may be VERY WRONG on this. But after re-watching many scenes with various swords, I believe that male mages get their energy from water, earth and atmosphere - and their mage level (Jitsu, Ryusu and Chisu) are based upon their ability to control that energy - and they send that energy INTO their swords. I look at the CGI and this is what I see.

Cho-yeon said that Jin women power is more "divine" than "spell" oriented. "Naksu" (who I believe to be a Jin) has said many times that she receives energy FROM her sword. Her sword is enchanted - the minute she (OR Jin Bu-yeon!) unsheathes her "enchanted' sword - the energy flows TO her and that's what enables her to perform mage level spells. Compare the CGI - it's all there.

That's how I have seen it for several weeks. But Maybe I Am Very Wrong.

I want to know how Naksu's sword suddenly fell into her hands since the last time we saw it, it was at the Jang household.

Her sword is enchanted - and she gets her powers from the sword - unlike everyday, common mages. That's my theory and I am sticking to it until proven otherwise.