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It's been said that if KO ever gets released at all, it won't be before KSH's trials, lawsuits & counter-suits have all been exhausted.

So I propose that Disney should make a knock-off of Knock Off. They should produce an entirely new drama with an entirely similar premise and cast. I've even come up with a title for this imitation: Ersatz. Without the toxic casting, Ersatz will be even better than the original. This is a story which needs to be told! Who is with me? Where shall we launch the petition?

"Hold still!"

How did she ever graduate at the top of her class at that posh royal school when she obviously failed "Nobility 101: History & Customs of the Crown"? That is not an elective course!

I just read an article which claimed that all the ads sold out at top rates and the production had already made its money back before the first episode even aired.

Shocking realization that Jin Mu happens to be the best father in this drama!

Am I the only one who is still wondering whatever happened to the astrolabe the FL abandoned atop the staircase bannister at the royal school? That was a priceless historical artifact. It'd be a shame if it ended up in a landfill or as part of some student's bong!

Jin Mu would be so embarrassed if he were to fail an assassination attempt. All the other K-Drama villain back at their secret hangout would mock him whenever he showed up. Even the White Truck of Doom would avoid him. I suspect he'd never show his goateed face in another drama ever again. He'd have to go in disguise—clean-shaven or with a full beard!

Kim Jae Gyeong's motive is that she wants to marry the grand prince. She was the queen dowager's pick for an arranged marriage to him. The FL got in her way. Then KJG showed up outside of the FL's house (and was intercepted by FL's brother and sister-in-law). What was that all about?

Now I'm speculating that FL's daddy & KJG are in cahoots to murder the FL. He wants revenge for her being born out of wedlock and embarrassing him when his wife dropped dead, and to get her out of his son's way at Castle group.

Anyway, If an errant white truck can seek out and murder a queen, then why can't a scorned female can pursue revenge against those who impeded her strongest desire?

Did he ever process his emotions? Or did he bottle them up and resent his daughter for literally decades? At some point, it's no longer about his long-dead wife. And it's just about him being unable to move on, grow up and comport himself as a human adult like billions of others somehow manage to do.

But when has a Disney princess story ever NOT had a HEA?

Kim Jae Gyeong is an outside albeit unlikely possibility. She has motive, but probably neither the means nor the temperament!

Yes. The 2ML was totally right to abandon her as soon as he saw her speeding away. He probably had some phone calls to make, or some other pressing business. Bygones!

FWIW, they built an entire palace from scratch for this production. (The BTS time-lapse video is pretty amazing to see.)
https://x.com/dannarysx/status/2042486474718003301

At best we get a belated KSH season 1. Season 2 will never happen considering they abruptly shut down the production midway. Maybe they can salvage some S2 footage to shoehorn into an extended S1?

The ML risked his own life while saving hers, but the 2ML mysteriously bailed after promising to look after her when she took the boy king out for a joy ride in her winged sports car. These two men are not the same.

I think Disney should completely re-shoot both seasons of Knock-Off with Byeon Woo Seok (replacing KSH, whose ongoing scandals derailed that project.) I'm sad we didn't get to watch that drama. The premise is interesting to me. And Disney needs more hits, to help support their bottom line.

Poor little rich girl with a prince wrapped around her finger. He wants love but she wants power. I imagine Hui Ju will indeed become both CEO & Queen of the world. But I suspect what she really wants is her daddy's love. Can our FL find true & lasting happiness?

Holding a grudge like that is extremely petty and speaks to his own emotional arrested development. His child did not willfully cause the death of his wife. His own secrecy did. The child had lost her mother—her only parent up until that point—and was dropped off at the house. She didn't look him up in a family registry, find his address, and walk there.

FL's father had years to grow beyond his initial harsh reaction. Why didn't he? The FL has managed to mature despite her harsh upbringing.

Thank you for this!

There really hasn't been enough focus on the nobility to provide much grist for palace intrigue. We don't have any likely suspects behind the deaths of either of the former kings (who died of a heart attack, and smoke asphyxiation, respectively.) There really is not much or any reason whatsoever to even suspect that there is a plot to eliminate the monarchy. And it's obvious that the automobile accident was premeditated to take out the FL, but not the boy king whose presence was unexpected.

Considering we've really only met characters from four noble families (Yun, Min, Han, & Kim), the only ones who are likely villains to destroy the crown are the political Mins. And the prime minister does not seem inclined to murder his best friend or the child king. (Or his other friend, the FL, for that matter—at least until & unless he succumbs to jealousy. But I digress…)

Mrs. Han is married to Castle group's heir (FL's brother), and does not seem likely to hurt anyone.

Ms. Kim remains the queen dowager's pick for an arranged marriage with the grand prince. She does have motivation to get the FL out of her way, and could be behind the auto sabotage. But she seems a bit too dim for the task.

The Yuns want to preserve the monarchy, via the young boy king. They are the best suspects in my mind as enemies of the FL, but not the crown.

Something's going on. I don't know what it is. But in any event, I doubt palace intrigue is going to dominate the plot. It's more likely to just provide hurdles for our main couple to surmount.