It’s so interesting! I watched this without any expectation and background of the webtoon but the plot twist in ep 4 that revealed everything and it made a lot of sense afterwards.
I just don’t understand why Netflix translate ML name as Paik instead of Baek 😅I was confused in ep 1-2. International fans are used to Baek as last name, not Paik although it’s the same name in Korean. 😅
I’ve finished rewatching this drama. I love how I’ve different perspectives now that I’m older (back then…
Back then, I couldn’t really understand Hae Soo’s decision to leave the palace after Chae Ryung’s death because to me, she’s just a maid and a traitor, why did Hae Soo care so much and trigger her to make such decision? Last time, I concluded that Hae Soo might be worried that she might despise Wang So if she stays next to him as he’s slowly changing and he has to make lots of excuses due to his position as a King.
Chae Ryung’s death is a trigger for Hae Soo that she cannot trust anyone in the palace, even someone who’s dearest to her could betray her as she was controlled by the princes. Palace is a place that everyone’s manipulating and scheming just to survive and the weak ones that have no strong family background would eventually be the first victims. Hae Soo’s decision is because of her pregnancy. She doesn’t want her child to grow up in palace and with her position as King’s woman (no title whatsoever), her child may be a target from powerful households and even the Queen (Yeon Hwa). She knows Wang So will protect their child, but to what extend? They will use the child as a weapon/hostage to bring down Wang So. Hae Soo is sick and she couldn’t be there for her child so her best bet is to accept Jung’s offer to leave the palace.
I’m just sad over the fact that Hae Soo and Wang So ended with a bad term and they missed the chance to at least reconcile when Hae Soo was really sick 😭It really broke my heart that Hae Soo was waiting and Wang So didn’t know the truth.
I’ve finished rewatching this drama. I love how I’ve different perspectives now that I’m older (back then I watched this drama ongoing and I was still in college). From this rewatch experience, I understand Hae Soo’s decision better during the ending and why she suddenly said to Jung that she desperately wants it.
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Chae Ryung’s death is a trigger for Hae Soo that she cannot trust anyone in the palace, even someone who’s dearest to her could betray her as she was controlled by the princes. Palace is a place that everyone’s manipulating and scheming just to survive and the weak ones that have no strong family background would eventually be the first victims. Hae Soo’s decision is because of her pregnancy. She doesn’t want her child to grow up in palace and with her position as King’s woman (no title whatsoever), her child may be a target from powerful households and even the Queen (Yeon Hwa). She knows Wang So will protect their child, but to what extend? They will use the child as a weapon/hostage to bring down Wang So. Hae Soo is sick and she couldn’t be there for her child so her best bet is to accept Jung’s offer to leave the palace.
I’m just sad over the fact that Hae Soo and Wang So ended with a bad term and they missed the chance to at least reconcile when Hae Soo was really sick 😭It really broke my heart that Hae Soo was waiting and Wang So didn’t know the truth.
It’s still great drama to me after all these years. I’m still hooked and couldn’t stop watching it