Kathryn_51

They said it was mages (plural) that summoned the rain - but clearly they featured a blind woman as central. Wonder if it was JSM that played that role?

JU figured out what was happening and I think he stopped HIS soul from shifting, but the question is whether Gil Ju's soul made it into JU's body. If Gil Ju didn't make it, then perhaps at that point JU reveals himself to Mu-deok and tells her to run. In the trailer for Ep 7 & 8, there was a brief scene where one of the brown-suited guards was being abduced - perhaps Jin Mu is going to try and "bring the dead back (Gil Ju) to life by summoning back his soul" and shifting it into another Royal Palace flunky body.

We learned a great deal today - the Soul Ejector is a "powder", not a device. That was a shocker. I need to update my "science of soul shifting" discussion topic. I would welcome input from anyone. i😊

Until told otherwise, I am absolutely locked into the idea that Mu-Deok is Jin Bu-yeol. Which means that it was Bu-yeol's power that opened Jinyowon and also Bu-yeols power that provided the surge that broke the mirror.

I've been thinking that there are several reasons why Mother Jin doesn't recognize her.

1. She's never been up close to her - she's only seen her from a distance.
2. Today, Mom was up close when JU carried her out of the vault/cave, but her head was turned away from Mom - Mom didn't have a clear line of sight. that must be intentional by the writers.
3. If Jin Bu-yeol was blind (and that appears to be the case), then as a young girl her eyes were probably covered, like in today's episode. BUT Mom never saw the blind-folded Mu-deok - only the four young men and Kim Do-joo saw her with the blindfold.

The big reveal to me today was that Mu-deok/Jin Bu-yeol ("the blind girl is back") WAS blind. The artifacts in the vault recognized Jin Bu-yeol's soul.

And Mu-deok's "surge of power" was from Bu-yeol, not Naksu. iMHO, of course.

But I don't understand the Ice Stone/dark magic part at all. Need to go back and rewatch that again.

My impression is that someone (and not Jin Mu) is manufacturing soul ejectors from the Ice Stone.

Well, we learned some new history today, but the overall story didn't move forward much. I want to know when the "intelligent" people of Daeho are going to figure out Naksu is occupying the body of a Jin daughter.

Count me in as well.

There are 4 steps or stages to becoming a powerful mage:

Step 1 - Jipsu - The ability to gather the energy of water.
Step 2 - Ryusu - The ability to gain energy from the flow of water. [also, in ep. 5 "the stage of emitting energy from the body"]
Step 3 - Chisu - The ability to control the energy in the atmosphere.
Step 4 - Hwansu - The godlike power of changing water to fire and vice versa.

Tansu: swordsmanship that involves flicking energy with your sword; must achieve Chisu first (??)

We are simpatico. I also believe we have not seen the real mudeok, although there might be whispers of her presence. I hope Mudeok becomes as strong and capable as the female sword-carrying Jin guards.

She is a lovely and gracious woman - and able to believably portray a very young 20-something in AoS.

I think I'm going to call the occupying soul "Naksu Lite". 😂😂😂

Naksu is a cold-hearted, selfish assassin. Is the new improved "Naksu" really the same soul that has undergone a major "evolution" in a matter of weeks (?) due to her partnership w/Jang Uk? Or, are we seeing the influence of the other soul (Mu-Deok) that may be growing in strength and impact? Time will tell.

Will you be looking for anything in Ep. 7 and 8??

This is what I will be looking for: There were a handful of hints in Ep. 5&6 (AFTER her night episode w/Teacher Lee) that Mu-deok is becoming kinder and gentler. Is it Naksu that is changing? Or, perhaps stronger evidence of Mu-deok's presence and strength.

That is what I will be looking for - evidence of either situation.

Also, any mention of Jin Bu-yeol's constellation plate. I want to know what that plate reflected.!!

It's right where it always was - In her body.

😂

We will hopefully discover the answer in Ep. 7. 😊

I wish I was that talented, but No, I am not Hwanhon_tvn. He/she clearly understands/is able to translate Korean. Me??? I understand "mianhae" (I'm sorry); "kamsahamnida" (thank you) and "gudeyo" (which seems to have many meanings, but I like "My dear"). But I bookmark that IG site and frequently visit. 😊😊

If anyone can provide guidance on accessing the tVN "broadcast", I would be grateful. The link I was using previously doesn't work anymore. I even tried to subscribe to tVN, but wasn't successful (maybe because I don't understand Korean text so I didn't know how to fill in the subscription form and the goggle translor didn't help) I have a VPN and can access S. Korea. Thanks in advance

I found an eng sub version, but couldn't make the link work (I'm usually pretty adept at it). See my edit to original post.