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Let's hope so for the poor Ban Ya, who had that fate against her will. But I thought that there was an obsession to marry virgins in that era, so even a love story was a no-no, let alone sex work.

Yes, me too. Too gruesome!

I read somewhere that members of the Joseon royal family had a lower life expectancy than the average citizen. And it makes sense. They kept getting murdered. I wouldn't take that job if they paid me!

I wonder if it would be okay to marry below her recovered yangban status. But frankly, even someone who is NOT a nobleman, in that era (but also today) wouldn't be happy to marry an ex-sex worker.

He only frowns to show any emotion, that's all he knows how to do. He'll get the two vertical lines between his brows for nothing.

Maybe that's exactly the reason why you don't understand the score (which is much too high in my opinion).

What nobleman would marry someone who worked as a prostitute?

In "Tree With Deep Roots" (a.k.a. Deep-Rooted Tree) the main lead became a palace guard. And what a gorgeous guard Jang Hyuk was! And Han Suk-kyu (who later became famous as Romantic Doctor Kim) gave a stellar performance as king Sejong. If you haven't seen it, give it a chance. The writing, the direction, the actors are all so good that it will keep you on your toes from beginning to end.

The romance is very lukewarm and boring, the actors suck (with a couple of notable exceptions) and the writing+directing is absurd. The type where there's a fight of one against 6-7 who dutifully wait for their turn while the hero tackles them one or two at a time, and then at the end they again wait until the mains have their dramatic scene before attacking. If I weren't part of the subbing team I would have long dropped it.
Comedy? Hardly any. Go watch Forbidden Marriage if you haven't already, for a good, balanced fusion sageuk.

Only by pissing us off with a long time skip.

But they were six who went to murder an innocent 12-13-year old child, whose only crime was to be born the son of a prince. Another teenager, 4 years older, was his only protection, and managed to defend him by defeating them. In this situation, are we talking about unfairness?

What is the problem? Today episode 17 came out, and tomorrow the last one, episode 18.

If you see the Korean version of "Love Affairs in the Afternoon" (Korean version) you will see a really toxic wife as well.

He could also have gone to a doctor and checked it out, no?

Because the actor is a sweetie trying too hard to play a villain by rolling his eyes etc., but not succeeding. I love this guy, but in this role he sucks.

You call that "good action"? You're sure easy to please. The enemy respectfully waiting until the mains have their moments of emotion, their dialogues, their glances etc. before attacking. Total BS!

I think you expressed what more or less all of us are thinking.

That scene was beyond cringe!

This is a fusion sageuk, and they usually end well, unlike real historical dramas.

At least she has a strong suspicion.