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… Min Ga Eun? She calls Kang Mo Ran as grandmother.

I think I missed that information in the first episodes.

Whose daughter is …

I wouldn't count on it. Their target market is the International viewers, and their contract no doubt have any clauses about changing the earlier episodes for whatever reason.

Is there a possibility? Sure. But will they take action on it? That's what you shouldn't count on because they'll rely on their licensing deal and sales. Will they earn more if they upload the new episode versions? Will the same amount of people who watched the original versions re-watch the new versions? If that can be guaranteed, then they probably will. Since that can't be guaranteed, then they'll probably just "wait-and-see".

;)

In one of the episodes, Won was led to believe a lie about the true heritage of her sister. Because of that he started to have doubts who her real father is.

Those scenes were never addressed in the entire series, when Pyeong Gang saved him from a poison (which turned out to be not a poison), he suddenly became cozy-cozy with his sister again. Yet he was not with On Dal until after he taught him how to shoot an arrow.

Since he never grew up with a mother, and the last time he saw his mother was when he was a kid-kid and was even left alone in the Palace when he wanted to go … and then when Pyeong Gang returned she was suddenly the talk and focus of everyone … there is no doubt resentment grew in him.

When he became king, that resentment finally showed up … especially with an advisor who only thinks about his clan -- the father of the queen.

For Won, the sudden reappearance of his sister is a long-term plan to take the throne for herself.

In addition to those, he loves to listen to secret meetings and he is a very observant person. In his teenage years, he was very good in pretending to be a teenager but in reality he knows a lot about the politics in their empire. He knew there are clans who wish to control the king from behind-the-scenes. He knew that these clans are willing to do the unthinkable, like keep a king hallucinating, just to get what they want.

Personally, I wasn't surprised when Won suddenly became cozy-cozy with his sister because he probably formed a plan to ensure he will take the throne. But the more Pyeong Gang's name grew locally and abroad, the more worried he became that he might lose his throne to her.

Won is not addicted to power. Won was not corrupted by power. The issue with him is he is being controlled by fear. Fear for his throne. Fear that his sister is far wiser and more capable as a warrior. Fear that the people will abandon him just like his mother and sister left him. Fear that he will once again be alone in the world.

If he will only let go of that fear and trust his sister, then he'll be a good king because like his sister, he is not lacking in intelligence and wisdom. He survived his childhood and teenage years, with enemies around him and his father, by learning to observe, listen, and play dumb. But his fear is blinding him.

^_^

Actual schedule as per iQIYI:

1 - April 3
2 - April 9
3 - April 10
4 - April 16
5 - April 17
6 - April 23
7 - April 24
8 - April 30
9 - May 1
10 - May 7
11 - May 8
12 - May 14
13 - May 15

Yes.

This is the link in iQiYi (official streaming): https://www.iq.com/album/2c1yna4728d

Episodes 1 to 3 is Dramaworld 1 (re-edited)
Episodes 4 onwards is Dramaworld 2.

Friday and Saturday, 10:30 PM (UTC+8) 11:30 PM (UTC+9) a new episode is made available for free viewing. (2 episodes per week)

As of this post:
Episodes 1 to 5 is now available for free viewing.
Episodes 6 and 7 is available for paid subscribers. (Should be available for free viewing next week.)
Episode 8 is available for preview (for all accounts).

Based on the 2019 script by Matt Naylor, this Korean live-action version was a good adaptation. There were some scenes which were far too similar with another Western apocalyptic film released a few years ago (I can not recall the title) in this version that is not in the American version.

If you want to watch the American version based on the same 2019 script by Matt Naylor, look for the movie entitled "Alone" (2020).

* American version based on the same script: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_(2020_horror_film)
* Korean version based on the same script: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_(2020_film)

If you are rating this show badly because the ending was confusing, go check out my explanation here: https://kisskh.at/discussions/sisyphus-the-myth/61271-explanation-to-what-happened-in-episode-16

If that helped clarify it, then please update your rating too. ^_^

The Next step in augmented reality and augmented virtuality games is indeed playing it with a smart contact lens. We will witness this become reality in the next 10 years.

The Next step in augmented reality and augmented virtuality games is indeed playing it with a smart contact lens. We will witness this become reality in the next 10 years.

Trust is the magic that changes the world, not technology.

They didn't have to change the actor for the Prince, four years is not enough make him look like that.

Haha… you should watch this. ;)

I guess of the 2020 and 2021 Korean dramas, this is the first one where we have a lot of characters that fits the D&D alignment system. Hehe.

There are a lot of characters who have their own personal agendas and global agendas, I think the antagonist fits Chaotic Evil, the hardest alignment to understand. Hehehe.

Yeah, I checked just now, the live-action is an adaptation of the webtoon. That means then the webtoon outmatched all other stories which built upon the common idea of a "taxi driver taking revenge for others".

Apologies! I meant "Neutral Good" not "Lawful Neutral".

For Cha Young's case, she can't be Chaotic Good since she also uses the law. In the first episodes, she was more Lawful Neutral since she take cases regardless if they're guilty or not and believes in the power of the law, while her father was Lawful Good.

When she started working with Vincenzo, she shifted to Lawful Good like her father but slowly shifted towards Neutral Good.

While Vincenzo is, it's hard to classify him. There are lines he doesn't cross. He have a set of moral compass too. While he does use the law to his own advantage, he can't' be classified as Lawful since majority of what he does is outside of the law.

I'm thinking he is more of "True Neutral" since it's always about him and his own set of rules. He was even eager to leave after they first did a major blow against Babel, he only wanted the gold. Or he could be Chaotic Good because he have a set of moral compass and lines he wouldn't cross?

What do you think?

LOLs, now that we're discussing it, and Vincenzo's on break … maybe we can classify the characters the D&D way. ^_^

Yep. She started to see the justice in his ways. She's a perfect example of a "Neutral Good" character (using a D&D reference)--if it's for the good of all, it doesn't matter if it was achieved through lawful or chaotic means.

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EDIT 2021-04-12 20:21 (UTC+8): I initially typed "Lawful Neutral", what I meant was "Neutral Good". I updated the above comment to reflect the correction.

Naah. Don't.

If you want revenge, killing someone is the easiest way out. The best revenge is letting them live … in total fear. ;P

Vincenzo could have dealt with them from the episode they crossed paths directly. He was holding back because he wants to turn his back on his past and become a new person. It was explained in this episode when Mr. Scissorman told him to forget his plan to be a new person and to do what he needs to do.

Yey, the Mafia is back! Haha. See you in two weeks … lols.

They took the concept from two Western movies and turned it into a brilliant TV series and outmatched the originals. This is how you do it.