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Not 100% sure about this, but as far as I know the subbing is still in process and only up to ep 7

I could understand her being kind of mean to Haru after he lost his memories because I saw it as a defense mechanism for her to not get her hopes up too much about him remembering her and not get hurt, but I completely agree about her being mean to BK after that scene. It confused me so much! She, of all people, should know that they say all this stuff on stage that they don't mean, with her confessing to BK over and over again even though she doesn't have feelings for him. And he came back right away, clearly wanting to apologize. It bothered me. And it really bothers me that she doesn't say anything to Sae Mi. I mean, she would forget it when the new stage begins, but still, Dan Oh has been speaking her mind to everyone else so I don't know why she just lets this bullying slide.

Everyone is pointing out how the king is such a nice guy (which I mostly agree to) and how one terrible thing is happening to him after another (which I totally agree to, the show could give him a bit of a break), but there are a few things everyone seems to be overlooking.
First, when he was kidnapped and taken to the palace, he left Gae Ddong waiting for him for days, weeks even, without contacting her. He knew better than anyone how traumatized she was after being abandoned by her brother. He did try to leave and see her, but couldn't he at least have sent a note?
Second, when he came back, he just assumed that everything would stay the same, even though him being a nobleman (as far as she knew) meant that they were now of different classes and she would have to completely change herself in order to marry him. He didn't even ask her to change, but asked other people to change her.
Third, he's been lying to her about being the king. As far as she knows he's just a nobleman. Why does he even expect her to apply for being the king's wife if she doesn't even know it's him????
Fourth, his only friend in the palace was just tortured and killed herself. He obviously does not have nearly enough power yet to protect those that he cares about. And he wants to bring Gae Ddong into that?

I do think he's a really nice guy, I just don't think he's being a bit selfish and treating Gae Ddong as if he owns her. I get that he's traumatized and that his life is terrible right now, but then maybe he's also not in the best place to be in a relationship with someone atm.

He's born in the year of the snake so he's 2 years older than her. It was kind of implied that she was lying in the first ep when she said she was older than him, just to shut him up

Am I the only one who thinks that the characters in this show are a bit crazy with the whole uncle and niece thing at the beginning? I mean, they're very closely related and the same age so I would think it's normal for them to have a good relationship. In the first ep someone tries to take advantage of the niece and the uncle gets mad about it and people are saying it's proof that he's in love with her. I think being mad because someone tried to take advantage of your niece is a normal reaction! Sure, later the uncle goes way too far but in the beginning I don't get why everyone is jumping to conclusions.

Yes to everything you've written! I feel so much chemistry between Ma Hoon and Gae Ddong. I like Lee Soo as a character but based on the scenes we had with him and Gae Ddong I felt like he was very much in love with her while she didn't really love him romantically. But in those days marrying some you actually loved was quite rare so to Gae Ddong it must have seemed amazing to be able to marry her best friend. After all, she hadn't met Ma Hoon! This drama is exactly what I needed. Nothing groundbreaking but fun and light and pretty and with a lead couple to root for.

I'm going to say "no". There are a few different likes and possible likes going on but not the usual wishy-washy "who will they pick" sort of thing. The FL is very clear on who she likes and the ML is in currently sort of in denial but it's getting clearer and clearer that he likes her back.

This is exactly what I've been thinking too! It already seems very well established that the brothers weren't close and most of the ML's memories of his younger brother are from when they were kids. It would make so much sense if the ML has put his little brother on a pedestal and thinks he can do no wrong. Maybe the mom even took the little brother away so he wouldn't hurt the ML.
Also, the ML's dad seemed really worried about the ML looking into his brother's death and conductor Nam did not seem sincere when he was saying that Ian had been a good person.

I think that Chung Myung really did love Man Wol. Maybe he originally approached Man Wol to trick her or maybe he didn't, but I think that the princess (queen?) found out about his feelings for MW and gave him a choice. Either everyone is killed including MW or CM marries the princess and MW gets to live. The reason I think that he really did love her is that when he came to see her in the cell (which he didn't have to do) and MW told him she would kill him, he said "then you have to live". It kind of sounds like he was trying to give her a reason to live after everyone else is gone. I also thought CM looked a bit uncomfortable when the princess pardoned MW, and if he didn't have feelings for MW then he wouldn't be uncomfortable.
Also, originally I thought that Chan Sung was a reincarnation, but now I'm thinking that he might just be someone who the gods have given a psychic link of some sort so that he can see what happened to MW. Because if he really is a reincarnation, then why does he not look like anyone from the past while Mi Ra looks like the princess?

There is that really uncomfortable "kiss" scene though

It's happy, but you might find it a bit lacking.

This is exactly what I've been thinking! We've been shown that Minho is able to be a nice guy, he's nice to his friends and he's felt bad about his behavior towards patients (like after he cut those apples). But he needs to learn that he can't just project his feelings on others and be nice when he feels like it and mean when he's in a bad mood. I hope that the last couple episodes will show how he matures and becomes more considerate of others. I was always a Ye liner but I still felt sympathetic towards Minho so I really hope he gets a nice ending to his story.

Episode 3 raw is out =) http://www.pandora.tv/view/sbs-tv/56024008/#33941619_new

I get where you're coming from, but I disagree. I liked the way they used Ebisu Garden Place. It was where Domyouji and Makino had their first date (sort of) and I liked that they mirrored that here. What felt forced to me were the scenes at Domyouji manor. I would have liked that in a later episode and maybe with a little more connection to the actual plot rather than just for nostalgia, Haruto and Oto could have had their conversation anywhere else. On the whole though I think they're doing this show really well. It has a nostalgic feel but it's also definitely it's own thing. Here's hoping it keeps being good =)

I don't know if I can properly explain everything, but I can at least give my own thoughts =)
1. I was surprised with the scar thing too cause Tae Woon didn't have a scar, but I'm hoping that they'll explain that in the next episode, since they just revealed that Tae Woon is X
2. I kept thinking about that too. I came up with three possible reasons. One, there wasn't enough blood for testing (I know very little about medicine so I can't really say if this could be true or not). Two, it would take way too much time and paperwork since it's a high school and they might have to get permission from all the parents, plus people have the right to refuse. Three, bad writing.
3. The thing is, Dae Hwi wasn't there. He didn't see what happened, he only saw the aftermath where suddenly one of his friends was dead and the other one wasn't. At that point Tae Woon wasn't trapped under his motorcycle anymore. It was Joon Gi on the phone (I double checked) so it wasn't Tae Woon's fault, but they did seem to be speeding and being very incautious, and since they were together I wouldn't be surprised if Tae Woon has a lot of survivor's guilt. And if he has survivor's guilt, he might not explain the situation because he thinks it's partly his fault anyway. And Dae Hwi doesn't know that Tae Woon didn't want his dad to cover everything up. As I understand it, this accident would be very bad press for Tae Woon's dad. It doesn't matter that his son didn't do anything, it's just the fact that he was there, which will always enable people to doubt that he's actually innocent, which would be bad for Tae Woon's dad's business. It's unfair, but that's how I understood it.
4. Tae Woon didn't want Eun Ho to be framed, that's why he flew the drone over the auditorium, to show that she's not X. It's not that she can't go to college with the demerits she received from being framed, it's the demerits that she got for sneaking into the teacher's room and Tae Woon had nothing to do with that. It's also the demerits that she's received from other people reporting her because of that horrible merit-demerit system they put in place to catch X. I'm also pretty sure (could be wrong though) that Tae Woon doesn't know about the deal Eun Ho made with the principal, to have all her demerits removed if she catches X, so he really has no reason to turn himself in for her specifically. The only good thing that could come of him turning himself in is that the merit-demerit system would be abandoned, but the school was really elitist towards students with good grades before that so Tae Woon is essentially working towards a higher purpose, making the school a good place.
5. I'm not sure if she's a drunk or not but I think it might be addressed in future episodes.

Hope this helped =) Personally I'm really enjoying the show, even though sometimes it's a bit confusing and the editing isn't the best. I just really like Tae Woon and Eun Ho's chemistry =P