I'm doing a little thing on feeds, thought I can as well bring it to comment section:So I'm starting my rewatch…
I thought it might be Yeonjun, since the doctor said that they don't take in "just anyone" but people from noble families who can't be taken care of at home. He's also being overseen by some shadowy higher-up figure (the doctor said that he was instructed to take very good care of the patient). Or, it could be one of the dead Crown Prince's followers, maybe the eunuch. Otherwise, I can't think of any other nobleman who would be so loyal to Janghyun but it could be someone we haven't met yet too.
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I also think that it's significant that when Gilchae arrived on the beach she was dirty and dishevelled. This seems like it could be a metaphor for her having gone through many experiences and hardships before they can be together...
Treading on very thin ice to tar people as guilty by association. Yes, if you're a bystander you should ideally step in or intervene but only if you are comfortable and can do so safely. Plus, we're talking about teenagers here.
"I do not love or trust you enough to leave everything behind". What a great, brutally honest line. There's so much to process. I need a rewatch before I can articulate anything lol.
Coincindentally, Ahn Eunjin was in a film last year called The Night Owl which is also about Injo and Crown Prince Sohyeon. She plays a concubine of Injo.
It didn't bother me as much but I did notice the editing too. I wonder if the editors are in time crunch due to…
I think because the production values are otherwise so high mistakes stand out more though thankfully they're not glaring. I did suspect they were short on time from the start since Ahn Eunjin was also filming Good Bad Mother up until March and these epic sageuks normally take a long time to shoot. Anyway, the announced break was not surprising and I'm all for it if it means the quality is maintained!
Also about Yeonjun's outburst, it was weird that it happened all of a sudden and that he turned up being locked…
What I find surprising is that he risked all of the people in his household who rely on him just to speak up in court, and for what? The only foreshadowing of that decision was his conversation with Eunae in bed. I wished we got more insight into his thought process and what led him to that moment, then it might have seemed more convincing and less, I don't know, out-of-character?
Janghyun is lowkey a revolutionary and I love that for him. I definitely feel that this drama has a progressive bent as it portrays Injo and his conservative advisers in a negative light. Yeonjun's outburst in court came a little out of left field. Not sure where his arc is leading. Also, what happened to the real Crown Prince Sohyeon as a result of the reforms/new ideas he tried to bring to Joseon seems like it will be depicted as a tragic turn of events in the drama. I still have so many questions and I'm very excited for the answers to be revealed gradually.
Although I'm not usually a fan of long separations, I do think that Gilchae has some maturing to do in order to be Janghyun's intellectual equal. She needs to acquire some life experience in order to come to terms with having feelings for Janghyun. At the moment, like he said, she's still immature enough to think that he doesn't live up to her high standards even though she is attracted to him. So she kinda likes him but doesn't WANT to like him. I think in the intervening years she'll lose some of that innocence and purity after which they'll be a better match (both a bit jaded but smart and resourceful). Anyway, still loving this! I need to rewatch all the episodes again during the break to make sure I've pinned down all the real historical figures to the characters onscreen.
Among the many things I really appreciate and respect about this drama is how even though it's nominally a melo, it never overdoes the emotional moments (see: Janghyun slumping down alone in the Qing camp when he feared that Gilchae was dead instead of, like, screaming or crying or doing something stupidly macho). That's the kind of directorial restraint I'd like to see more of in k-dramas. Anyway, I could go on about this show for literal dayyys it's just so. well. done!!!
Oh, I just rewatched it and can't believe I didn't recognise his voice! Maybe it's just an MBC easter egg?
It's definitely him delivering the lines, I can hear him now that I know it's him. Also, he's good friends with Namkoong Min so maybe he agreed to do it as a favour to him and MBC.
Although I'm not usually a fan of long separations, I do think that Gilchae has some maturing to do in order to be Janghyun's intellectual equal. She needs to acquire some life experience in order to come to terms with having feelings for Janghyun. At the moment, like he said, she's still immature enough to think that he doesn't live up to her high standards even though she is attracted to him. So she kinda likes him but doesn't WANT to like him. I think in the intervening years she'll lose some of that innocence and purity after which they'll be a better match (both a bit jaded but smart and resourceful). Anyway, still loving this! I need to rewatch all the episodes again during the break to make sure I've pinned down all the real historical figures to the characters onscreen.