Please someone tell me that woman did not kill her husband so she can get with the step-son. How disgusting! And the things he says to her, telling her she was the only woman for him before he met his wife. The weird compliments about how she looks younger than her age. I know men can be clueless at times, but this is just downright inappropriate. Especially when your father just died. And all these women holding on to husbands who do not want to be married to them any longer. I would call that pathetic, except I know that this is the reality for most marriages.
I'm gonna be honest with y'all. I LOOOVVE this show but it breaks my heart to say that I don't think this is going to have a happy ending. From episode 10, I started seeing the writing on the wall. I have watched so many saeguks to not know where this is going.
Case in point: this is a historical drama based on actual historical figures. We all know how Choeljong ends in actual history. He never gets to foil the reign of the Andong Kim clan and is finally poisoned/killed by a rogue faction of the clan. Now from what I understand, whenever Koreans decide to make a saeguk on actual historical monarchs/ figures, they tend to stay true to history. They hardly, if ever divert from actual facts. An example that comes to mind is Tale of Nokdu and even Scarlett Heart. No matter how much the viewers wanted the king in Tale of Nokdu to realize the love of the son and see that he was not an usurper, that never happened. Why? That is not the way history goes. The king would finally die at the hands of his treacherous nephew, who becomes the next king( keeping in accordance with actual history). Before this happened, there where near-instances where the king ALMOST found out the truth but he never did, not until it was too late and the sword was already at his neck.
Episode 10 has exactly the same near-instances. Hwa Jin had so many occasions where she ALMOST gave the king the one thing that would have brought down the Kims for good but she didn't. We can expect that the document will never be used or exposed until it would be too late to do anything (like the king's death). History suggests that a rogue faction killed the king. Well there you have it, with ByungIn going behind the Kim clan's mastermind, his father's back to the grand dowager. This instance shows he has broken off from his father's grand scheming and intends to bring down the king on his own (as in earlier scenes, his father is reluctant to pursue the clandestine activities of the king, much to ByungIn's dismay).
You'll remember the first time BJH learns of the king's identity, he tells the actual historical facts about CJ, how history remembers him as an incompetent king, the Kim's clan pawn and even his death (another indicator that this drama will not be changing history). It also does not help that in GPG, the king and queen are finally killed by their political adversaries.
I only say this to say, do not hold out for a happy ending. There is every indication there will be none, at least in the Joseon era. But in present time, there might be hope when BH returns to his body. And this, folks is my gripe with saeguks that are based off actual figures, it never ends well or the ending is bitter-sweet. I would rather this be about a fictional monarch. As much as I laugh at the comedy in this show, my heart breaks a little over the palace politics because I know...
Did anyone understand what byeong in planned to do about kim and jo clan? Can someone explain that part to me,…
Remember the Jo clan had submitted a request to dispose of the queen because of her suicidal attempts. Byeong In gave them a win-win situation where they drop the request and in return the Kim clan will not follow through on an incriminating letter from Dowager Queen Jo. Hope this helps...
Shin Hye Sun is such a talented actress, but she still hasn't received her due claim to fame. I just wish, she…
Loved Waikiki to the moon and back. It was one of KJH's roles that made him a fan favorite, together with School 2017. His comedic delivery in Waikiki was flawless. That show was hilariously funny and still one of the finest Korean comedy.
From episode 5, it would seem concubine HwaJin is not as innocent as she appears. The flashback shows she has some serious skeletons. Enough so, that SoYoung could blackmail her with, to leave the palace. Interesting, I can't wait for hidden secrets to be revealed. The SoYoung flashbacks shed more light on the events leading up to the lake suicide from different povs. Oh jolly...
IMO, ML has great chemistry with Jamie. I don't see that with Hyewon. What Hyewon has for him looks one-sided and it seems like he is more of a mentor/big brother to her. I just don't feel anything remotely romantic between them. Now, with Jamie that's a different matter. The scenes of ML and Jamie is sizzling. I'm beyond disappointed that Namgoong Min's love interest is Hyewon. Oh well...
In the Chinese one, the fl (with the man inside) get drunk and sleeps with the ml and get pregnant. It then take…
@Garanosekai, my thoughts exactly! Even though the director said they are going a different route, I don't think they are changing this aspect of the story (the return/non-return of the og queen). It would mess with the rest of the story/plotline. The way they are going so far, I don't think she's coming back but the story might explore her past life and choices.
Argghhh ... I can't believe how long it's taking them to sub this on Viki (still at 0%). True beauty was 100% subbed in less than three hours after airtime. I know translators are volunteers but still a little frustrating. I waited all week for this. Oh well, I guess I have to wait a little longer.
I want to share a real life situation of mine.I have this friend who seems to be following everything I do. When…
I had a friend like that too, copied everything I did to a t. What made it worse was that she would take my ideas and exceed where I was struggling. I was the smart one but introverted, she on the other hand was more outgoing and made friends easier than I did. She would use people power/connections to get things I had conceptualized done. It took a while for me to realize it as the parasitic relationship it was. She needed someone intelligent to give a well-formed strategy in order to accomplish career goals and close enough to figure out the logic or wisdom behind each step. I slowly started withholding the crucial parts of my future plan and would only show her what I wanted her to see or just feign ignorance about ways to resolve an issue. Once she wasn't getting what she needed from me, it didn't take long for her mask to drop. She accused me of being selfish and not valuing our friendship. By that time, I had already made the decision to grow apart from her. I figured if we didn't talk as much as we used to she wouldn't know so much about my future plans to use to her advantage. Sure enough it worked and I'm glad we are no longer friends.
Here's my two cents, you have to decide if this is a relationship you want to keep. Apart from this, I'm hoping your friend is not as manipulative as mine was. If so, try being less open about where you're going professionally (I assume that's where her imitation irks you the most). There are so many other things that bind people together other than a career path (eg. love of kdramas : ) You won't lack stuff to keep your friendship interesting. Just gloss over any concrete plans. The less (or vague) info you give, the less material she will have for imitation.
The story is meant to illicit sympathy for NDS. Here are the factors where we are suppose to sympathize with him.1.…
I totally see what you mean about NJH's portrayal of NDS. I have nothing against the main leads but it would be safe to say that their acting still needs a lot of work. I believe someone said something about micro-expressions in their review. This is one of the factors that set kdrama actors such as Ju Jong Suk, NamGoong Min (Chief Kim), Park Bo Young, etc apart; the ability to convey a whole range of emotions by twitching one or more facial muscles. While Suzy has improved since the days of Uncontrollably Fond; sometimes it's still tough trying to tell which emotion is being conveyed. It's like having the same expression when ecstatic and when in grief; this bland, clueless and awkward expression. One of NJH's best work is WLFKBS, his acting was more natural and he shone beyond the basic character of his scripted role. There was also the added bonus of great chemistry with the female lead, who I believe he was dating at that time. Most his works afterwards just lacked any lustre and sometimes comes across as awkward (a great example would be Bride of Haebek). I say this to say that both leads should work on improving their acting range and maybe hire more seasoned acting coaches. I think their agency can at least afford that; even if to avoid more acting flops in the future. Maybe the damage would not have been so great if the two weren't paired together. Every other actor SB and NJH has been paired with have greater acting chops and more than covered up where they lacked to create passable chemistry. But it's tough doing that when both main leads still have a ways to go with honing their skill.
And all these women holding on to husbands who do not want to be married to them any longer. I would call that pathetic, except I know that this is the reality for most marriages.
FOE is not on Netflix.
Case in point: this is a historical drama based on actual historical figures. We all know how Choeljong ends in actual history. He never gets to foil the reign of the Andong Kim clan and is finally poisoned/killed by a rogue faction of the clan. Now from what I understand, whenever Koreans decide to make a saeguk on actual historical monarchs/ figures, they tend to stay true to history. They hardly, if ever divert from actual facts. An example that comes to mind is Tale of Nokdu and even Scarlett Heart. No matter how much the viewers wanted the king in Tale of Nokdu to realize the love of the son and see that he was not an usurper, that never happened. Why? That is not the way history goes. The king would finally die at the hands of his treacherous nephew, who becomes the next king( keeping in accordance with actual history). Before this happened, there where near-instances where the king ALMOST found out the truth but he never did, not until it was too late and the sword was already at his neck.
Episode 10 has exactly the same near-instances. Hwa Jin had so many occasions where she ALMOST gave the king the one thing that would have brought down the Kims for good but she didn't. We can expect that the document will never be used or exposed until it would be too late to do anything (like the king's death). History suggests that a rogue faction killed the king. Well there you have it, with ByungIn going behind the Kim clan's mastermind, his father's back to the grand dowager. This instance shows he has broken off from his father's grand scheming and intends to bring down the king on his own (as in earlier scenes, his father is reluctant to pursue the clandestine activities of the king, much to ByungIn's dismay).
You'll remember the first time BJH learns of the king's identity, he tells the actual historical facts about CJ, how history remembers him as an incompetent king, the Kim's clan pawn and even his death (another indicator that this drama will not be changing history). It also does not help that in GPG, the king and queen are finally killed by their political adversaries.
I only say this to say, do not hold out for a happy ending. There is every indication there will be none, at least in the Joseon era. But in present time, there might be hope when BH returns to his body. And this, folks is my gripe with saeguks that are based off actual figures, it never ends well or the ending is bitter-sweet. I would rather this be about a fictional monarch. As much as I laugh at the comedy in this show, my heart breaks a little over the palace politics because I know...
YES, his acting was phenomenal there too.
Hope this helps...
Now, with Jamie that's a different matter. The scenes of ML and Jamie is sizzling. I'm beyond disappointed that Namgoong Min's love interest is Hyewon. Oh well...
Thank me later :)
Here's my two cents, you have to decide if this is a relationship you want to keep. Apart from this, I'm hoping your friend is not as manipulative as mine was. If so, try being less open about where you're going professionally (I assume that's where her imitation irks you the most). There are so many other things that bind people together other than a career path (eg. love of kdramas : ) You won't lack stuff to keep your friendship interesting. Just gloss over any concrete plans. The less (or vague) info you give, the less material she will have for imitation.
One of NJH's best work is WLFKBS, his acting was more natural and he shone beyond the basic character of his scripted role. There was also the added bonus of great chemistry with the female lead, who I believe he was dating at that time. Most his works afterwards just lacked any lustre and sometimes comes across as awkward (a great example would be Bride of Haebek).
I say this to say that both leads should work on improving their acting range and maybe hire more seasoned acting coaches. I think their agency can at least afford that; even if to avoid more acting flops in the future. Maybe the damage would not have been so great if the two weren't paired together. Every other actor SB and NJH has been paired with have greater acting chops and more than covered up where they lacked to create passable chemistry. But it's tough doing that when both main leads still have a ways to go with honing their skill.