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So what I'm getting is, this is another plotline they just forgot to resolve lol

still haven't seen the last episode with subs. Did they ever explain what happened to Hwa Jin's court maid, O Wol?

It's fiction, love. You can do anything with it. If we were able to watch a "man's soul gets transported into the Joseon era in the body of a woman" kind of fantasy plot, then I think we can manage to suspend our disbelief for an unlady-like queen. We managed it just fine while watching this show.

hmm but TBH if everyone just keeps saying "this or that country/media industry isn't ready for LGBT stories" then that's exactly what's going to happen. Like we as an audience need to learn to start demanding and expressing our need for the content and representation that we want from our media. I'm not gonna be content with just waving away lack of effort on their part as "they're just not ready for it". If my country and its shitty TV industry can manage to churn out actual LGBT stories then I cannot expect less from a country with such a booming and lucrative industry as Korea.

Lessons for Korea's TV writers: let your female characters be naturally and unapologeticaly loud, abrasive, opinionated and decidedly unladylike WITHOUT pulling a cop-out of "actually it's a modern man's soul teleported into a woman's body". Just let them be messy and unruly women, whose stories do not take the backseat in favor of their Male Leads. LIKEWISE, write ACTUAL gay love stories that are as equally fun and interesting and compelling as the Hetero ones without the same "no-homo" cop-out. Just let them be actually, properly gay and in love.

"19 perfect episodes and 1 lousy one" OR, you know, maybe it's time to acknowledge there were cracks in the storytelling even earlier on. Like the execution was flawless, the script, the character building impeccable (mainly due to the incredible acting range + chemistry of the whole cast), but who were we kidding? This wonderful, crazy, endearing show had a plot riddled with holes. They were very good at concealing them, but the holes were there, so of course the stitches would start to show and unravel at the end.

Thanks for answering! I'm glad it's at least 30 minutes long and not 13 lol.

How long is each episode?? Just that 13-minute video clip? :(

How long are each of the spin-offs suppose to be? Is that 13-minute video I watched all of it? It's barely enough and I'm greedy :(

thanks lol. i loved their scenes hiding in the cart it was *chef's kiss*

I just need to express how much I appreciate that this show managed to involve the Queen in the politics, plus in this latest episode, in the battle planning and strategizing. I LOVE that they really made the King and Queen as partners, and though they gave ample time to tell the King's story, it still very much feels as Kim So Bong's show. I don't know how to word this better, lol but yeah.

lmao

Having him choke the Queen was just too much for me. We've had enough of scenes featuring men being violent towards women. (Even though the character is "actually a man", we as the viewers are still left with the visual of SHS, a woman, being choked by a man who's much bigger/stronger than her.) I can see why some people would feel sad/sorry for Byeong In because they gave him a death scene that was kinda moving, but I think that was a miss on the writer/director's part. Like I said in a previous comment, they couldn't seem to decide on what to do with him. Kept pushing and pulling him from being a full on antagonist, that in the end I feel like it only made him into an ineffectual character. Such a waste of good Na In U. Guess I'm just gonna have to look forward to his next project lol

Spoke too soon lmao

They really had Byeong In hurt the Queen like that and expect me to want to redeem him? Nah. I'll kill him myself if he doesn't get killed off

Thank you!!

Thanks! I was wondering because of the countdown and also some clips have been uploaded on yt.

where can one find the spin-off episodes? I can't find it anywhere T_T

Wait I don't understand, can someone enlighten me when these are suppose to be aired? HAS it been aired? I don't know where to look for it, it's not in any of my usual downloading/streaming haunts.

You two really need to calm down, no one here is trying to pit Na In U against your KJH, like this was settled from Day 1, there is no competition, there is no triangle happening here, this isn't True Beauty.