Kathryn_51

I didn't know who CEW was until I watched WONDERfools - and then quickly found out. But when I looked at the list of past dramas, I realized why - all of the plots involved women with issues regarding their "looks", including the dog one. Not my genre. I watched Island - it was pretty bad, but he was great as the priest - casually mild on the outside but fierce evil-fighter when required.

I'll be watching on Prime Video in the USA. Any idea when it releases/drops after release in Korea?

Re: Chairman's 2 wives (from official JTBC web site)

1st wife "lived without any affection due to a political marriage." She asked Cho Sun-hui (who had been twin's babysitter) to return to the home [during her illness?]

Jae-gyeong believed ["firmly misunderstood"] that her father committed adultery while his 1st wife was alive and rebelled.

To explain this on the web site is OK, but I hope it becomes clear to viewers as well.

Thankfully, there was NO hint of romance in Ep. 8!

I would like to believe it's fake because the drama is ruined for me if young soccer player is dead. That scene with the grandmother certainly indicates his soul has left this earth. 😒😒😒

You speak for many of us. The beginning was hilarious - if Joseon Royal Consort was suddenly reincarnated into the modern era, what would happen? All of the scenes you described - loved it and Im Je-on was fantastic. But Se-gy'e insta-love for her never really rang true for me. Not my kind of romance but recognize that others loved it. Killing off Grandma was totally unnecessary except for writers' need to script out some sort of lovely death scene. Awful.

June 18 - Four Year Anniversary. I decided to rewatch some favorite scenes - especially the 1st two episodes which were absolutely epic in terms of cinematography, CGI, character introduction, explanation of Daeho and its mages.

I don't think KJS is "evil" - it was his father that required him to battle his sister on every little job. I don't think he really wanted to take over the company - but he definitely didn't want to be under his sister's thumb.

His wife, Na Eun Se is a lot like Bang-guel. Desperate for acceptance/respect from their fathers. They said Eun-se was overlooked because she has four brothers, so she did her father's bidding to infiltrate Choiseong Group. In one of the episodes, Eun-se asked her dad to take the W and back-off, but he refused.

How do you know he was cheating on his wife. Maybe Chairman and 1st wife were divorced.

Instead of watching the final episode of My Royal Nemesis, I watched Ep. 7 of RR this morning. Both deal with soul swapping, but there the similarities end. MRN was an absolute mess by the last few episodes and I just pray that RR doesn't pull the same inexplicable WTF plot holes.

There have been so many deals/bribes and various companies/slush funds/shell companies involved that I've lost track of the status (control) of each one except to understand that Twin Jae Seong "lost" each time. He seems to really love his wife, who - it appears - is much like Bang Guel in wanting HER father's approval/respect. It's time for a re-watch of the first 4 episodes in order to follow the money and try to understand who controls what.

Great questions - some answers are implied (such as the chauffeur) but not shown. I started to give up on the drama once certain events (past and present) seemed to be forgotten (such as the Se-gye recovering from the perfume brand scandal - all we saw was him passing out gift bags at Seo-ri's party). The Chekhov Gun principle: If a gun appears in Act 1, it better be used later on before the end of the play. A drama with Swiss chess plot holes is NOT a masterpiece. MY Opinion, lol.

If you have this drama on your Watchlist, you will see that it is no longer airing. MDL always removes the "currently airing" tag sometime on the day of the final broadcast. I don't understand it, but it's not unusual.

Spoiler tag please. 😊

This show "jumped the shark" today. Too many brand new pieces of "data" (facts? visions? traitor/not traitor? evil/good?) which means no matter how writer-nim tries to explain in Ep. 14, it will be unsatisfactory for many viewers.

Compare/contrast Joseon/Modern Era timelines. I don't know if any of this is relevant, but I kept notes and decided to put it together. I've already noticed some slight inconsistencies, so hopefully the Grand Prince's diary will make the final call.

Joseon FL (Kang Dan-sim))
12 years old: family attempted to sell her into slavery but she ran away and threw herself into river. Somehow ended up as an apprentice court lady. During so-called hazing incident, rescued by the Grand Prince.
15-18 (?): junior court lady following her “coming of age ceremony”. Soon thereafter, she is forced to betray the Grand Prince
21/22: she is high ranking concubine [clothes/hairstyle in Ep. ?] when she learned of the death of the Grand Prince in exile].
21/22 years old [Year 6 of King Anjong’s reign] – when a red comet appeared, she was elevated to the position of Royal Consort Kang Huibin but it coincided with a drought and people blamed her and the “Star of the Temptress”. King orders her execution.

Modern Era FL (Sin Seo-ri
October 5, 1996 - Seo-ri's birthdate [Note: Se-gye's birthdate is six months earlier on April 13, 1996]
~12 years old (2008): a famous child actress who shined in front of the camera. After a “bad accident” where she almost died, she took 6 months off but her acting skills allegedly disappeared. [But, was that true? or something her agent made up because she was covering up the suicide?].
2009-2025: The Great Unknown
29 years old (2026): during filming, she collapses on the set due to illness/high fever (?) and wakes up with Joseon FL (“Dan-sim”) memories.

Additions/corrections welcome.

I drafted up something about the ages of Joseon and Modern FL but never got around to posting it. Guess I'll do it now before the last episodes. Joseon FL was 20/21 when she was executed - that's why she was upset at how old her face looked when she "woke up" or whatever.

I hope she never finds out the truth. The drama is hilarious (and serious) as it is, so don't need that sort of "ick" (as in, OMG, did I actually start to have a crush on dear old dad) factor.

I still think (well, hope??) the souls will swap again around Ep. 9/10 and then are crazy as young soccer player and old chairman try to manage the chaos unfolding. I'll be disappointed if the final swap doesn't occur until the last 15 minutes.

Thanks for sharing. Had to use my VPN - but worth the trouble. Kim Jong Tae is a favorite.

Think "Bolivia Adjacent" - south American country with extensive mineral mines.

Excellent summary. I hate option 2 and will down-rate the drama if that's the outcome, because it relies on too much cosmic mumbo-jumbo. But. . . . .both girls apparently came close to dying in water. Seo-ri in the car; Dan-sim when she ran away from slavery.

And, to me, it's a cheat if, after the switch, there are no scenes of either child trying to adjust or questioning where they are. Should have been some hints - whether in Seo-ri's adult diary or even child Dan-sim wondering how she ever ended up in the palace.

I'm holding onto the apparent manipulation of Seo-ri and Ji-hyo's manager after the parents committed suicide and she (possibly) covered it up by telling people that Seo-ri lost her talent after "the accident."