Daldajang

Aha! 💡

I agree

And should the whole royal family suddenly die in a freak accident, then the new monarch is likely some American bastard of a past royal tryst! 🤪

King Ralph (1991)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdrnCSK9lP8

Only now? Sorry about that. Enjoy!

So far it seems logical, once all the threads have been untangled. You may be correct, but I really do hope that all this does makes sense in the end!

I think that when the ML's brother ascended the throne, there was no crown prince until his son was born. The ML has been grand prince since his own birth. Even after his brother became king, his status wouldn't change. And when his brother died the ML was still grand prince, but also holds the additional title of prince regent, which will expire when the boy king comes of age.

Ti02, you are the scholar historian of this board. Thanks again for keeping track of the dates and the character's ages and the little details!

Yes. As of ep 6 there is currently no crown prince. The next one would presumably be the boy king's eventual firstborn son. But both the current previous kings were each in turn crown princes in early episodes, prior to ascending the throne. (When the ML's brother became king he was no longer the crown prince and his son became the new crown prince at birth.) The ML has always been grand prince.

[edited. Hat tip to Ti02] At the start of the drama, we knew of 4 in the line of succession:
• the king (the ML's father, since deceased due to a heart attack),
• the crown prince (the ML's brother, was the next king, but died in the palace fire),
• his son (the ML's nephew was crown prince from birth until he too became king), and
• the grand prince (ML)

If the boy king were to follow his father & grandfather into an early death, the grand prince would inherit the throne. If the ML were to also meet his maker, then perhaps the monarchy would be dissolved? We don't know of any others in the royal line at this time. Perhaps there is a zygote in the FL's womb? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I bristled at that scene also. For all his strict upbringing, no one ever taught the prince proper gun control.

Yeah. I can barely keep up. There are some twists coming. Speculating can be a fun way to bide away the time until the next episodes drop, but I'm gonna just have to give it a rest and just wait & see.

Minor detail—he does have one blood relative—his nephew, the king. And I'm still confused about exactly how much power the royalty really does or does not possess in this world. I don't think it's strictly ceremonial, like with IRL constitutional monarchies. I think the sway the royals exert over the nobles is a form of power.

I'm also confused about why all the prime ministers come from the same family. If the position is elected, why would that be the result? (Are the Mins really so good at running the country that everyone keeps voting for them, generation after generation?) So I've been assuming that the PM is appointed by the crown, which would be another form of power. 🤷🏻‍♂️

The first scene was a flashback to school days and that abrupt cut to her adult self as business ceo in the conference room could have been better executed. The time jump would be more obvious if a young actress had been cast to play her younger self. (IU mentioned this in a BTS clip. She had wanted another actress to share the role (as in WLGYT), but the production insisted that she play her character's teenage self).

Thank you for pointing this out. I can understand why many would want to rate a series they have dropped. (I just checked both of our watchlists and I only gave ratings to 05/21 of the series that I dropped, while you rated 64/97 of yours.)

All this, plus he confessed to her early on that he had always wanted to marry for love!

It's hard to believe that when they keep making lovey lovey eyes at each other. Plus he has spies—perhaps including the pilot of that boat. As soon as he suspects their love is genuine, he is going to convince himself that she betrayed him by lying to him. And then he will react.

Yes. And the queen's father (Jin Mu, hehe) did want to do just that—he suggested trying to convince his grandson the king backtrack his blessing—but the queen dowager told him to not do that. She confided that the grand prince had played her because he was aware of her own betrayal when she thwarted the previous king's intention to abdicate the throne to his brother (the ML).

The Yun's need to rethink their plans before making their next move.

Yes. And after the grand prince played her as you describe, he also revealed that he knew all along that she had thwarted the previous king's intention to abdicate the throne! IOW, the grand prince's betrayal of his breakup promise was in response to her own previous betrayal preventing him from inheriting the crown!

My Mister is absolutely full of pathos. It is about pathetic people suffering through hopeless &/or miserable lives and yet somehow becomes something precious & sublime. Many find this hard to watch but if you can endure, it reveals the sincere value of humanity & provides catharsis by the end.

Perfect Crown is a Disney princess story about a poor little rich girl wanting to earn her daddy's affections & respect by marrying up. It has comedy and action and intrigue and hidden assassins and lots of glamourous events where people are dressed in very fine attire. Most of all, PC is a lot of fun!

I had suggested previously that MM should be everyone's first IU drama. (Her performance is amazing!) And to then come back here and watch PC to see IU find happiness. After watching MM, you will want to see IU find her HEA.

That was in the last season when the show went terribly downhill.