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Exactly! It will be interesting to see how things pan out. They have a golden chance right now since we don't really this kind of plot much as far as I know.

I'm not sure if they will abolish the monarchy completely BUT they might add reforms- afterall even the introduction implued that the royal family no longer holds the same level of authority as they had back during Josen times.


The Queen Mother needa to open her eyes before it's too late. We know she loves her son but she barely showed it so far (except during the fire and likely we will see in ep 5 once she finds out about the car accident). She needs to fix her relationship with her son before she "fixes" the crown using archaic methods.

Do you know how did Goong end? I recall they changed the rules thsir too but can't really remember what exactly was done.

It highlights the hypocrisy behind the crown. They refuse to change with the times so this will be what will cause their downfall.

Even right now, the only royal who is popular is I An and it’s mostly because they see him like akpop idol. The queen’s fears in a way are justifiable but because she is stuck in her outdated ways (like her father said), her plots keep backfiring on her.

The quill cuts deeper than the sword. Assuming the puppet suiter’s father’s news network is the one controlling the general media, cutting their ties with the queen can only make things easier for Ian. Hopefully they will wrap up the story within one episode 🤞

I keep wonderong who Lord I is because I've gotten used to all the comments calling him JinMu🤣

With her ambition, knowing too much might kill the mood. It's easier to fake it till you make it.

Just wing it 😉

She's nothing but a pawn. Since I-An is looking into her family, it's more likely he will use her to get rid of one of the queen's allies once he dig up enough dirt on them.

NGL the episode was a bit rushed. While I don’t like dragged separations and reunions, we didn’t get to “marinate” enough to TRULY feel Akira’s conflicting feelings. Even with Kanata, we didn’t see enough but I guess we will get more on it in the next episode.

I was referring to the artistic choice. They could have made Kanda San a university student but the fact that they made him a mature salary man, amplifies their age gap more. I’m not saying it randomly - you can see how uncomfortable Akira was when any of his peers (even the girl) met Kanda San. They all considered him as an adult.

It doesn’t negate the fact that Akira did find their time truly helpful (perhaps even life saving). I just find the character choice interesting. Besides kanda San is not great. He didn’t have to have a physical relationship with his unrequited love’s brother.

Haha it’s just an expression :) I find it highly illegal that they decided to make us wait for 24hrs to find out what happens after the main story at the end of ep 3 (even if it’s predictable)

My take was that Akira felt that Kanata liked the version of him that was more or less “created” by Kanda’s influence. After Kanata temporarily recoiled after listening to Akira’s story, Akira’s self loathing kind of intensified? He was already trying so hard to only show his good side to Kanata from the beginning but now that his secret is out, he just feels even less worthy of Kanata’s love?

Kinda cliche but it makes sense for Akira’s character (specially after his past experience). He probably also doesn’t want to lose Kanata as a person in his life - he’s willing to be just a friend.

The drama was wrapped up before the eng subs version was released. I recall seeing several commenters mention that they watched the raw episodes and loved it.

I feel the real ick factor is that the tutor chose his own unrequited love/ best friend’s vulnerable younger brother to find comfort in.

The choice of Kanda’s actor is interesting since it almost feels like they purposely made the age gap stand out. Until it was confirmed that Akira’s brother was a Uni student, I thought the gap was around 10 years (since in most recent dramas, 21-26 year olds in jdramas don’t look that mature even in a suit).

Based on today's flashback, they were in highschool in 2008/2009 (and probably a year or 2 after that) so probably between 35-32?

They probably will use it but clearly Li An's intentions aren't so pure 😉

He just can't scare off his contract wife even before marrying her.

It's most likely the fact Li An probably sensed that the king will be in an impossible situation if he married the Queen Mother. You can see how the FIL practically raised his hackles so easily the moment he saw Li An but was sacarine sweet towards the king just minutes before.

Given how things turned out, Li An was right. The king couldn't handle the crown and the queen couldn't care less abput him. The FIL now is trying to manipulate the young king while trying find ways to sabotage LA.

Hottie bear 🤭

So true! It's just funny because most SML's aren't expected to publicly approve his love rival but right now he's in an impossible situation.

The church scene was too much 🤣

Didn't expect an illegal cliffhanger so soon🤭

PS: don't miss the epilogue😉

Of all the tortured SMLs in Kdrama land....🙈