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Men were allowed to have concubines.

Women were owned by their husbands.

Some historical context: in Joseon, women could not divorce their husbands. Husbands could divorce their wives but only for legitimate reasons (e.g. adultery). The government and king were the ones to decide whether nobility were allowed to divorce the wives who had returned from Qing. But captain Gu is not nobility so he might be allowed a divorce. Anyways, this article explains the tragic fate of the women taken to Qing. "Many women were lucky enough to be repatriated to their hometowns after a ransom was paid. But their joy was short-lived because they were stigmatized as spoiled. Married women from the noble class were not allowed to reunite with their husbands." https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2010/12/29/fountain/The-tragic-fate-of-Joseon-women/2930274.html

As the seller of slaves said, amost on one ever came back to buy the women. The women taken to Qing were considered ruined, defiled, and were not wanted anymore. Here's some historical context: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2010/12/29/fountain/The-tragic-fate-of-Joseon-women/2930274.html

The series follows real history pretty closely so it's possible to read into what happened to women who were taken to Qing. The husband is not a bad person bc his ideas are the ideas of the people of that era (and not this era we're living now).

Every woman who had been taken to Qing was considered ruined and either sent back or forced to hide the fact. The husband was exceptionally decent in offering to taken her back. People should pay more attention to the actual historical context. Remember how much the scholars despise the king for succumbing to barbarians, they really considered this ruining and debasing their culture. Major trauma.

The series follows real history pretty closely so it's possible to read into what will happen.

Yes he will kill the crown prince as soon he returns to Joseon. And more tragedy follows

He bought into the nobility rank with money. As a child he was a servant just like Ryang Eum.

not in the list.

I can't find crown princess Minhoe from the actors' list.

In my rating, not very good dramas. Everyone can do their own rating. I dropped Melting me Softly.

Just to add additional context. Captain Gu is above average decent in offering to take her back. The women who had been taken to Qing were sent back or forced to live as outcasts bc they were considered ruined. They had to conceal the fact that they were returnees in order to be able to continue living in Joseon. There's an episode of this in Pung the Joseon Psychiatrist. Also, the KBS drama special "Return Home" deals with the cruelty of the treatment of people taken as hostages by the Ming dynasty and returning to their homeland.

Captain Gu is just doing what everyone did to women taken to Qing. So he is just normal and above average decent in offering to take her back. The women who had been taken to Qing were sent back or forced to live as outcasts bc they were considered ruined. They had to conceal the fact that they were returnees in order to be able to continue living in Joseon. There's an episode of this Poong the Joseon Psychiatrist. Also, the KBS rama special "Return Home" deals with the cruelty of the treatment of people taken as hostages by the Ming dynasty and returning to their homeland.

Normal adult communication: the situation in Qing has gotten too dangerous for you to stay here.
Jang Hyun: I don't love you anymore so f*** off.
They still can't communicate normally and without creating fundamental misunderstandings. FL and ML are just impossibly frustrating. Why the hell must they be breaking each other at every turn. Separately, they're decent people.

I'm not taking it seriously. I fast forward through it to see how low they can go. The amusement is all in seeing the depth of crappiness. Strong candidate for absolutely cringiest k-drama ever made. But kids love it and it's for them.

People posted some of those scenes here. Especially the one that was meant to be in the first episode as an introduction to Junmo would have made me see Junmo in a different light. Apparently Euijong's and Junmo's teenage years scenes and dating scenes were deleted as well.

K2 I dropped. I'm not into action gods in particular, just good acting. Which should be very clear from my rating.

1) Sound of Magic (singing!, nuances!)
2) If You Wish Upon Me (major character development, he makes even the most hardened of us cry)
3) Worst of Evil
4) Healer
5) Empress Ki
the rest, not very good dramas

Great acting in The Worst of Evil.