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Spring 1659 10th year of king Hyojong's reign - 23 years AFTER the events we follow right now.

PEOPLE
King Hyojong
Jipyeong (5th rank inspector) Shin Yi Rib
Crown Prince So Hyun - dead (yey!)

✅WHAT WE KNOW
Crown Prince So Hyun kept the recording of all that happened in the past, even thought it was supposed to be destroyed. It makes him look extremely bad. Since Jang Hyun's name is being brought up in many instances in said recording, they need to make sure the truth of what is written there will never come out (as it would make look the royal family real bad).

What's written in the documents:
"He lured the poor crown prince into wrongful acts"
"One of the officers [...] became insane gradually"

Later Shin Yi Rib says "By chance, is there one who claims to be the late Crown Prince's loyal subject?"
Then the doctor says, that the insane officer kept saying "He says when the time comes, that person will come to get him".


🔎 What it means?
There is no recording of the fate that Jang Hyun met. We don't know if he is dead. If he was dead, there would be no reason to risk the investigation.

He lured the crown prince, which might mean crown prince and Jang Hyun will actually work together. Tho more probable - Crown Prince based on his status will make it impossible for Jang Hyun to refuse working with him, but then all the blame for the bad will fall on Jang Hyun. Reality - it was all Crown Prince idea and he used Jang Hyun. What is being told in history - it was all Jang Hyun's idea and the Crown Prince was lured into evil deeds.

Since it says one of the officers became insane, I think it's more probable it's Yeon Jun. I think he will go insane when his idealistic mentality truly faces the reality - maybe Eun Ae will die? Something will happen that will shaken his whole perception of reality, morality, integrity etc. No way on the planet Ryang Eum would call himself Crown Prince's loyal subject, but it is another hint that points at Yeon Jun.

"Come to get him" gives me more - seek revenge, less save me vibes. Chances are bad shit happened because of Yeon Jun and his blind loyalty to royal family, and now he fears Jang Hyun's revenge. Which makes me think even more about the possibility of Eun Ae dying. In episode 7 Jang Hyun tells Yeon Jun that if he was not Eun Ae's fiancé, he would basically get killed. Her death would be a green light for Jang Hyun to not hold back anymore.

If the man is in fact Ryang Eum, I question what he would have to do to make Jang Hyun go after him, and the only valid reasoning I can think of is if Gil Chae dies because of something Ryang Eum does. And I do not like that ides, hence I ignore this theory.

🏖️🗡️ scene
Jang Hyun looks young, hot and all that. Ain't no 23 years after 1636. This will probably we the aftermath of Crown Prince So Hyun's dying and the blame being put on Jang Hyun. So like right in the middle of 1936 and 1959?

thoughts?

Ps. I know nothing about Korean history, so thanks to everyone who corrects my dumbass incorrect assumptions.

oh that's for sure. he is cowardly in terms of making choices for himself. he just follows whatever is expected from him 🙃

I would not call Yeon Jun cowardly, but rather weak and idealistically dumb. Because technically speaking he was brave to go to war, brave to keep going when everyone wanted to go back, brave to not give up even tho he knew the changes of him dying were big. Was it all dumb? Yes. But his misguided motivations and lack of any fucking skill needed at war does not take away from the fact he was brave enough to not give up even tho he was more than likely to fail.

I wrote a longish comment explaining why it makes perfect sense she is still into him right under yours 🤡 but long story short - she does not even love Yeon Jun, She loves the idea of a perfect love with a perfect man that will last till her old age. And since she idealized Yeon Jun most of her life, she became the idea of that perfect man. She never saw all the flaws we saw. At the same time, all the sincerity and sacrifice we see in Jang Hyun, she does not. Jang Hyun himself hides it under the silly flirting and playfulness, going as far as lying about the times he saved her life. He plays into her idea of him being a playboy and not someone whom she can achieve that perfect stable life with. He only showed how serious about her he is, when she is not looking (when talking about romantic setting, not pure survival). And even when he shows a bit of sincerity towards her, she quickly goes back to flirting. And it's established by how she is written, Gil Chae is EXTREMELY bad at reading people, so whatever he feels for her is not simple and easy to understand. On the other hand Eun Ae is good at reading people, and she is the one who sees the depth of his feelings for her, and her feelings for him.

Exactly. He is creating a wall between himself and Gil Chae every freaking interactions. He cannot keep it serious. Even during the danger scene when he was truly worried about her, perfect scenerio to show how sincere he is, he still goes back to his teasing playfulness. Gil Chae is bad at reading subtle meanings behind actions, if he is playful and flirty - she sees is as him being playful and flirty, and she does not see the depth of his feelings behind it. As much as Gil Chae refuses to accept her growing feelings towards him, he also refuses to act in a serious manner with her. They are both frustrating 🤡

I don't even think she loved Yeon Jun. She just loves the idea od perfect romantic love with the perfect man - and she idealized Yeon Jun in her mind for YEARS, never really witnessing any of his flaws. Not to mention, she is not good at reading people, so it's hard for her to see Yeon Jun for who he is, and not who she created him to be in her mind.

I honestly feel so bad for Eun Ae. She is truly mature woman, and while she is not as brave and quick witted as Gil Chae, she is really caring and good at reading people. She could do so much better than Yeon Jun...

I was bored by and skipping around episode 15 , but then I came across the scene of MG taking GR for everything and shit legit looked like a love confession 😂😂😂😂

Gil Chae is REALLY BAD at reading people 🤡 Eun Ae on the other hand is great at it. That's why Gil Chae likes Yeon Jun for the idealized version of him she created in her mind and sticks to it, while Eun Ae likes him despite the flaws and weaknesses he has that she sees. I also think that's why Eun Ae says Gil Chae does not have romantic feelings for Yeon Jun - because she does not really like Yeon Jun, she likes the idea of a perfect everlasting love with perfect man.

Same. Going by the realism, this was 100% first time she kissed anyone ever and I'm sorry, but your first kiss is either dead fish or a wet fish trying to survive out of water moving in despair 😂😂

long on why it makes sense Gil Chae still into Yeon Jun 👍🏻

- I just want to give my unchanging love to the person who is unchanging. I just want to grow old with the person I love.
- Are you saying Young Master Yeon Jun is unchanging?
- Yes. Young Master Young Jun does not change. Men have no fidelity or discipline, so they are always looking for prettier flowers, but Young Master Yeon Jun is different. With the person that I love I just want to go see flowers in the spring, dip my feet with him in a stream in the summer, and in the winter, I want to drink the wine that we made in the fall. I just want to grow old with the person I love.
- Is this the life you want to live?


And this scene in the end of episode 2 perfectly explains why Gil Chae is still not accepting she has feelings for Jang Hyun, and pushes forward with her "obsession" over Yeon Jun. She is such a romantic person why truly just want to live a peaceful and happy life with that one person whom she loves and who loves her. And she can see it with Yeon Jun who followed one path his whole life, never going astray, and she cannot see it with Jang Hyun.

We need to remember how little she sees and knows about Jang Hyun compare to what we know and see as viewers. All the loving gazes he serves? Mostly when she is not watching. He shows how serious his feelings for her are, when she turns around and leaves, while being silly, flirty and playful in front of her. She does not know how much he sacrificed during the war. She does not know he was basically the reason the war stopped and that eh almost died because of that. She has no idea he was the one who saved her in the island, especially since he himself denied it. All the things that make him a perfect man in our eyes are not things Gil Chae was able to witness with hers.

At the same time what she knows about Yeon Jun? That he took active part in the war and got awarded by the king himself for the contributions. She sees all his best sides and does not all the bad sides and weaknesses.

What's more, as much as I love Gil Chae, she is really bad at reading people. She sticks with the initial idea she has about the person and does not look beyond that. And here's also why I appreciate Eun Ae. She might not have the best survival instinct and she might seem like a "useless" girl for some, she is actually really good with people and always sees who the person truly is. Even if everyone was badmouthing Gil Chae, Eun Ae saw her as her truly best friend and knew the worth of Gil Chae as a person and that she is not what the rumors say. Even tho Gil Chae view Jang Hyun as selfish and egocentric, it was Eun Ae who recognized that he is not that, that he actually helps people, just in his own ways, that even tho he does not show it, he cares and is a good person. While Gil Chae loved Yeon Jun based on her idealized view of him, I feel like Eun Ae loves him being aware of his flaws and despite them.

With all that, it makes sense that only now Gil Chae will slowly start to see Jang Hyun as a potential love interest - now that he truly started to show some sincerity IN FRONT OF HER, and not just when she is not looking. And I'm here for it!

The whole trailer for ep 7 was fluff and happiness, but there was so much pain in thw actual ep 😭

he looked almost as broken as i am watching this drama 🙃

last scene in the preview broke me
you might get nothing
i might not survive long enough to hit post 👍🏻

glad to know we all share one brain cell that barely functions 😂😂

it's chaotic but it represents my thoughts while watching well hahaha

when he smirked/smiled after pulling away from the kiss i died, i legit passed away. i don't know what happened after, i was gone

I actually just went to the suggestions forum threads hahaha

I am using it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻