So you're telling me the PM, who has been a hard-working, honorable man his entire life who cares deeply about…
Yup. It's not in his character and I have no idea why the writers chose this route.
Also, he shot himself in the foot.
Ian will 100% find out who did this. He has the tenacity and the reason, bc his feelings for hj have been real from nearly the start. The pm knows both of these facts.
The pm offered to marry her before she married ian and she rejected him; he knows that too.
so!
he should have waited for the three years. if hj hadn't caught feelings yet and divorced ian then ian and him could've worked public opionion in a way to make it okay for him to marry her, and he could've pursued her honestly.
otoh, if hj would have stayed married, catching feelings for ian, which is the pm's biggets fear, then he would have been left out cold. but it's all moot atp bc she rejected him; she does have feelings for ian; and she's about to find out what he did to both her and the man she loves.
too bad, he could have stayed her friend, bided his time in the wings.
but no.
he had to wreck it all.
his friendship with hj, any chance with hj, his friendship with ian, his integrity, and, once everything comes to light, his career, reputation, and maybe freedom.
Are there any theories about the king or his father having heart illness?
I-An mentioned taking that heart med which nearly overdosed him. The late king was ready to give Ian the throne, bypassing his own son, telling his wife "it's better than dying."
I always took that for hyperbole, but now...
Then ther was that scene where Ian confronted his brother before his wedding and told him essentially "if you do this, then on your head be it."
Is there a heart condition in the royal family? That the late king had, and passed down to his son potentially, but in Ian is only minor? A condition that would flare up under the stress of being king and be potentially fatal?
Hmm..........all these episodes in and there is absolutely nothing she's done to warrant the amount of affection…
he fell for her outspoken and brave personality back in school, as well as her drive to succeed whenever ppl and circumstances tried to shove her down. it resonated with him then, and now.
you're also incorrect. she has done for him, to the best of her ability, as circumstances allow. for instance, she's the one who dragged him away from the queen mother and comforted him when the qm attacked him. she's also the one who told him to stand up and fight, when he was ready to give up the engagment, and perhaps even his plans to retake the throne, after the car crash. she is supporting him, defending him, giving him a fresh lease on life. that's why he continues to be devoted to her.
it's gonna be tearjerker, i fear. we're all rooting for ian, but everyone, including ian, loves that little boy. it's always the innocent kids who suffer for the parents' misdeeds...
What do you mean ch was left on the steps of the private residence? Did i understand that correctly? The royal private residence? And nobody investigated???? i smell scandal and all the tea...this is not simple at all, is it?
i have a semi theory, myabe just a thought really, that ian, bc his wife was attacked, is going to accelerate his plans to take over the throne bc only by outing the rot and having full power himself can he fully protect her. before, it was his intent to gradually lead up to it, he was playing the long game, but not anymore. which is why he pushed his nephew to do the royal work himself. and why he froze for a minute there the next time he saw his nephew in person. he knows what's coming, and is getting ready to be a bit ruthless. it'll be hard for the poor innocent boy, but in the end it'll work out for the best. poor ian tho. and poor baby king.
He's been told his whole life he wasn't anything but the 2nd prince and should stay in his lane to keep the family's…
Also, something just occured to me.
Pm min, beforfe the car accident several eps ago, made a throwaway comment lamenting about there not being a lawful restriction on age to rule.
Its possible, bc his son was essentially a todler, and he himself was drowning under the pressure of the crown, that the late king's edict had two componenets-abdication to ian, plus a rule establishing an age limit for the monarchy. (Even with a regency in place, you can see the strain on the boy king today, so a regent isn't a good enough alternative for an underage heir taking over.)
since this story takes place in a constituional monarchy, i'm not sure what the law are, but they likely deviate a bit from the original J era. Does parliment establish law? Doe sthe king? Iam seemed to indicate that they are only ceremonial at this point, but is that entirely the case?maybe when it comes to succession it is the royal family's choice, but the parliment must officially confirm their choice? the possibilites are endless.
but the age thing, and law revision, and the pm's throwaway comment...the pieces are all starting to come together...
I have to say, for a show that's meant to be fluffy romance and light commedy, the writers are delivering a fair amount of intrigue and drama in very interesting and engaging ways.
He's been told his whole life he wasn't anything but the 2nd prince and should stay in his lane to keep the family's…
you make a very intersting point. i had completely overlooked why the king abdicated to his brother rather than his son. its possible, that bc the son was only like 3 or 5, and regent would have to be named bc he couldn't actively rule that young, plus the king felt hed cause upheavel by abdicating so put a strong king in place to take over immediately, which would be ian?
i wonder this too. are crown pricess given the title by virtue of being the first born? or does the reigning king select a successor from the royal line? bc if it's option two, it would explain why ian's father was so horrid to him, basically calling his choice into question, and would explain why ian was abdicated to over the royal baby. but if crown prices are born, not chosen, then you're right. why take his own son out of the equation?
He's been told his whole life he wasn't anything but the 2nd prince and should stay in his lane to keep the family's…
Prince would have been like 3, tops 5 yo a the time. I don't think ppl would have viewed it that way. Ian could have named him grand prince, next in line, adopted him, idk...any number of things.
He's been told his whole life he wasn't anything but the 2nd prince and should stay in his lane to keep the family's…
I agree and disagree.
He has definitely been told to never outshine his older brother, but he has never been a coward. For instance, when he lost the final arrow throw it was done intentionally. His father didn' t break him, despite doing everything to. Ian simply made a choice to step back and let his brother shine. His father demanded it, he loved his brother, and he didn't want to tarnish the crown or let down the ppl.
But he has always been strong. During the scene where he barges into his brother's room right before the king and queen mother got married, we can see that he cared for his brother, was ready to step in and help him if asked, ans was also ready to step aside for this brother's sake and let the chips fall where they may.
But now, he has two reason to feel justified in claiming a throne which he knows he is gifted for sitting on. One, his brother did ask him to take over. Two, the lawful king abdicated to him. And, if you want a third reason, the nephew whom he loves and protects is being pressured as a king to the extreme....
Alotogether, I don't see why he's waiting. I have a feeling the PM would have backed his legal claim to the throne too...
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Also, he shot himself in the foot.
Ian will 100% find out who did this. He has the tenacity and the reason, bc his feelings for hj have been real from nearly the start. The pm knows both of these facts.
The pm offered to marry her before she married ian and she rejected him; he knows that too.
so!
he should have waited for the three years. if hj hadn't caught feelings yet and divorced ian then ian and him could've worked public opionion in a way to make it okay for him to marry her, and he could've pursued her honestly.
otoh, if hj would have stayed married, catching feelings for ian, which is the pm's biggets fear, then he would have been left out cold. but it's all moot atp bc she rejected him; she does have feelings for ian; and she's about to find out what he did to both her and the man she loves.
too bad, he could have stayed her friend, bided his time in the wings.
but no.
he had to wreck it all.
his friendship with hj, any chance with hj, his friendship with ian, his integrity, and, once everything comes to light, his career, reputation, and maybe freedom.
I-An mentioned taking that heart med which nearly overdosed him.
The late king was ready to give Ian the throne, bypassing his own son, telling his wife "it's better than dying."
I always took that for hyperbole, but now...
Then ther was that scene where Ian confronted his brother before his wedding and told him essentially "if you do this, then on your head be it."
Is there a heart condition in the royal family?
That the late king had, and passed down to his son potentially, but in Ian is only minor?
A condition that would flare up under the stress of being king and be potentially fatal?
We're about to go end Idiot Inpyeong, QM, and the PM for good measure.
you're also incorrect. she has done for him, to the best of her ability, as circumstances allow. for instance, she's the one who dragged him away from the queen mother and comforted him when the qm attacked him. she's also the one who told him to stand up and fight, when he was ready to give up the engagment, and perhaps even his plans to retake the throne, after the car crash. she is supporting him, defending him, giving him a fresh lease on life. that's why he continues to be devoted to her.
"off with their heads"
nobody dare touch ian
we're all rooting for ian, but everyone, including ian, loves that little boy.
it's always the innocent kids who suffer for the parents' misdeeds...
Did i understand that correctly? The royal private residence? And nobody investigated????
i smell scandal and all the tea...this is not simple at all, is it?
which is why he pushed his nephew to do the royal work himself. and why he froze for a minute there the next time he saw his nephew in person. he knows what's coming, and is getting ready to be a bit ruthless. it'll be hard for the poor innocent boy, but in the end it'll work out for the best. poor ian tho. and poor baby king.
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Pm min, beforfe the car accident several eps ago, made a throwaway comment lamenting about there not being a lawful restriction on age to rule.
Its possible, bc his son was essentially a todler, and he himself was drowning under the pressure of the crown, that the late king's edict had two componenets-abdication to ian, plus a rule establishing an age limit for the monarchy. (Even with a regency in place, you can see the strain on the boy king today, so a regent isn't a good enough alternative for an underage heir taking over.)
since this story takes place in a constituional monarchy, i'm not sure what the law are, but they likely deviate a bit from the original J era.
Does parliment establish law? Doe sthe king? Iam seemed to indicate that they are only ceremonial at this point, but is that entirely the case?maybe when it comes to succession it is the royal family's choice, but the parliment must officially confirm their choice? the possibilites are endless.
but the age thing, and law revision, and the pm's throwaway comment...the pieces are all starting to come together...
I have to say, for a show that's meant to be fluffy romance and light commedy, the writers are delivering a fair amount of intrigue and drama in very interesting and engaging ways.
Amazing work!
i had completely overlooked why the king abdicated to his brother rather than his son.
its possible, that bc the son was only like 3 or 5, and regent would have to be named bc he couldn't actively rule that young, plus the king felt hed cause upheavel by abdicating so put a strong king in place to take over immediately, which would be ian?
i wonder this too.
are crown pricess given the title by virtue of being the first born? or does the reigning king select a successor from the royal line?
bc if it's option two, it would explain why ian's father was so horrid to him, basically calling his choice into question, and would explain why ian was abdicated to over the royal baby.
but if crown prices are born, not chosen, then you're right.
why take his own son out of the equation?
you have a point there.
I don't think ppl would have viewed it that way. Ian could have named him grand prince, next in line, adopted him, idk...any number of things.
He has definitely been told to never outshine his older brother, but he has never been a coward. For instance, when he lost the final arrow throw it was done intentionally. His father didn' t break him, despite doing everything to. Ian simply made a choice to step back and let his brother shine. His father demanded it, he loved his brother, and he didn't want to tarnish the crown or let down the ppl.
But he has always been strong. During the scene where he barges into his brother's room right before the king and queen mother got married, we can see that he cared for his brother, was ready to step in and help him if asked, ans was also ready to step aside for this brother's sake and let the chips fall where they may.
But now, he has two reason to feel justified in claiming a throne which he knows he is gifted for sitting on. One, his brother did ask him to take over. Two, the lawful king abdicated to him. And, if you want a third reason, the nephew whom he loves and protects is being pressured as a king to the extreme....
Alotogether, I don't see why he's waiting. I have a feeling the PM would have backed his legal claim to the throne too...
I think we're still missing info.