Kathryn_51

When at Songrim, Naksu's body was frozen - JU mentioned that she would have been able to soul-switch into it - had it not been stolen. If I recall correctly, it was Jin Mu and Gil-ju that stole the body, but they blamed it on the men who got into Songrim and caused the distraction/fire. So, for all we know, Jin Mu has that frozen body stashed someplace and it was a fake on the fire. However, he still thinks Naksu's soul is dead - so the writers are leading us somewhere and I think it's more than simply keeping him in the dark so that he doesn't suspect Mu-deok. 😂😂😂

I step in and add to bloomingtide's comments and say that the FL is a kind, generous woman who wants to serve her community - and then her life collides with ML (who is anything but kind and generous in the beginning). It's a great show.

Okay, I won't post my opinion on this topic anymore.

Oh well, then I guess I needn't post my opinion on this topic.

I think Cho-yeon is several (2-3) years younger than the other Season Men. She's described as "naive" in the character descriptions. Jin Mu is trying to partner her with the Crown Prince.

Plus, if fans can forgive Naksu-the-assasin (a presumably much older (5-6 years?) woman, I can forgive Cho-yeon who, in the end, felt guilty about what she had done.

There are two remaining scenes (I think) from the original 6 minute preview trailer that we have not yet seen. One of them is the CP and MD (which finally appeared in the Ep. 9 preview) and the other a conversation between MD and Cho-yeon. I'm looking forward to it.

I may be wrong - like majorily wrong - but as a JSM fan (the only reason I even thought about trying out AoS because it is not my normal genre) , I find it hard to believe the following: if the producers knew that JSM wouldn't return, they would still have based ALL of their marketing (those gorgeous posters - I mean, My Gawd!) on Lee Jae Wook and Jung So Min. Every teaser, every preview - it was their faces. They are the ONLY faces in the title sequence. Scene after scene of THEIR piercing eyes - including that mind-blowing scene w/blind fold MD. This cannot be duplicated or substituted.

The fashion spreads - gorgeous. JSM has participated in numerous promo videos - such as the recent one w/ the three "guys". Here's another cute one of her (w/eng subs):

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf5-TJvp3GT/

It's taken a day for me to reach this conclusion but that's where my mind is today. I cannot even imagine AoS Season 2 attempting to substitute a new face into all of the marketing, the promos, the teasers, BUT - I may be wrong.

Meanwhile, I began watching "Playful Kiss" last night. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Arin and Dang-gu might be the "celebrity" and "social butterfly" of Daego, but they are cute, endearing, and naive. I enjoy their scenes and wish there would be more - I can forsee all sorts of magical mis-haps (Poor Cho-yeon is being blamed for things that she did NOT do!) .

I've been thinking that she will at least be best buddies with Yul - they are some sort of distant counsins. Hmmmmmmm. . . . . . Yul is dealaing with poison ono his hand, Heo Yoon-ok is a medical practitioner (PLEASE Writer Gods - make her a mage), Yul finally decides he needs to go to Sejukwon for medical care. . . . . .

"At the end of the day fans are absolutely entitled to feel and comment whether they feel a certain way about a totally needless revelation. "

THIS.

but they were blaming Cho-yeon for it - and she hadn't been near it since the men entered the cave/vault - but she got blamed for it.

Naksu thinks it was HER energy that broke the mirror. Neither Jang U k nor Naksu had the power to break the mirror. IMHO, It was "blind girl Mudeok" who did it - because of her connection to Jang Uk, of course. 😂😂😂

Okay - you are correct; in one brief second it shows the mirror w/remaining shards of glass. But it was not even cracked when Yul, CP and JU were there. Writers going over time to divert Mother Jin's attention from what really happened and poor Cho-yeon getting all the blame - for the mirror, for opening up the vault.

Yesterday, I spent some time researching the Korean name "Choi" - its origins, it's connection to other names (including, possibly Chinese) and . . . .there is very little variation. It is apparently very common - just like Kim, Park, etc. But I couldn't see any connection to any of the other characters and I was looking on sites that show character names that are different from what Netflix shows. (Example: Wook v. Uk). If there are Chois sprinkled amongst Daeho, they don't appear to be any of the current characters. I've tried to locate the name of the Seo family home city -where the Queen is presumably from - but no luck thus far.

I've been collecting tidbits that are of interest to me. Here's one: during a partial re-watch of Ep. 7, I noticed that there is an exact replica of the Mirror of Longing - but it was outside on the "porch" in the scene with Cho-yeon, her mom, Park Jin and Crown Prince. That mirror isn't just sitting there as a decor item!

I think our man Yul is going to be hopping over to the medical facility where he will meet up with his Heo Yoon Ok, a distant cousin (my words) I'm not sure what their family relationship is - but I think it's distant enough that they could pair up. 😊

Thanks Cau. I have had quite a bit of free time on my hands because I was caring for my daughter (major post-op). That's coming to an end and my ability ("time") to theorize/speculate is also ending It is a beautiful show, w/great actors. I'll wait for a formal press release - this article is ambiguous so crossing my fingers.

If true, I might as well stop right now because the only reason I started this drama is because of JSM.

I would like to think that as the writer's provide information to us, it may not be all-inclusive, but it at least stays consistent with the canon provided in past episodes. I don't mind the occasional slight mis-wording (did JBY die or is she simply "lost), but the big stuff - the rules of soul-shifting, the mage levels, etc - if the dots don't connect in the end, viewers like me will down-vote it because STORY matters. As for the theory that it Ice Stone can reverse the petrifying process - it's not one of the 3 "abilities" previously mentioned so I would be disappointed if they added a new one at this point.

On the other hand, the Ice Stone appears to provide many more powers, including the power to make magical/enchanted artifacts that can either serve good or evil. We will probably learn more as Master Lee is used to provide history lessons.

me too!

I think you and I are thinking the same. My thought is that if Mom and Dad know that their daughter is blind, they would look more closely at a woman that was wearing a blind-fold. The writers were pretty careful as to who saw her w/the blindfold - and who did not.