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For the mother drinking the poison, the previous King’s consorts and his mother didn’t like the Queen and so kept telling the king she was nasty and to depose her. The King agreed, probably because he didn’t like her that much either and his mother talked him into executing her too. I don’t think they’ve really said why they wanted her gone, she seemed like a bit of a free spirit and maybe they didn’t like that

I meant in their relationships with each other.

They shouldve made the competition with the Ming chefs one round or axed the competition for the Dowager Queen. Too many competitions, too little character development. And I don’t even mean romantically - when was the last time Ji Yeong and Gil Geum had any growth? And the Chief Royal Secretary seemed like a very morally corrupt person but he’s been chill for a while. I really like how good is represented but plz, I need character interactions

Tbf everyone he knows is either Joseon or Ming and pretty much anyone can be bought

I loved this so much! It’s entertaining without ever relying on stupid misunderstandings! You know it’s a good friendship group when you miss the characters. Does anyone have any recs for similar cute dramas? I liked that it told the story from school into adulthood. Also any recs for anything else any of the actors have done?

I didn’t love the show until halfway through but it sure was refreshing to watch a drama with an adult sense of humour and the characters acted their age

I thought it was messy until episode 4 but then I enjoyed it from there

These last two episodes have turned this into a show I kind of liked into a show I love! So much fun and they’re delivering on the premise

So I guess the reason she isn’t assertive with her ex is because he’s the only one who knows about her cancer and it looks like she’ll be swayed towards going back to him so she doesn’t have to tell anyone else as he can look after her. It explains why he tried to take the popcorn because I have a relative who had some of their stomach removed and they’re not supposed to eat sugary foods either. I’m mad now but I’ll be furious if she’s sick again and it’s not just a side effect of having a small stomach

Me at the beginning: KILL THE KING
Me midway through: LONG LIVE THE KING
But seriously I was expecting this to be way worse based on things I’ve heard. I think it fell into the same trap most historical dramas do of dragging out the politics.
Is it even a sageuk if there’s not an annoying, evil and grinning minister who outstays his welcome?

Totally! I’d be the same

I think she forgave him because he showed his love through cleaning her clothes and his actions spoke louder than his words. They have a pretty confrontational relationship in general but are always there for each other. I agree that I wouldn’t accept it from a friend but I’ve known people who have confrontational friendships and they have strong bonds. He’s overly polite and respectful to others but can let loose for Seok Ryu because their bond is unbreakable so hopefully you can see the loveliness of that 😊

Also she has a lot of evidence against him doing illegal things, even though he ends up getting fired anyway, it would be stupid to go after someone for assault when they have evidence of fraud, for example

I thought the same and found myself wanting to skip through the recording booth scene, for example. The teaser looks like it might pick up a bit next ep!

I’ve been watching a lot of historical dramas so seeing Kopiko was like seeing an old friend 🤣

Same, I almost choked on my drink when he asked her to go travelling with him! The nerve!

I really liked that this drama acknowledges the struggles of the palace maids. They were the back bone of the palace, but replaceable. They had to show unwavering loyalty to the royal family and received none in return. It made it hard to disagree with the head court lady’s decisions. Not a lot of happiness in this show because to me, the king’s love warped into obsession as we slowly watched Deok Im wither away for love…

I think it’s because she’s saying “well, if he’s not in my heart then you don’t need to worry so why don’t you care what I’m going to do about my feelings?” and it’s almost as if he’s saying “you’re a lowly palace maid, you’re not going to turn down the Prince so all that matters is the Prince’s feelings”
And I think she wanted to find out just how lowly he thought of palace maids and she got her answer

Thanks! I’ll have to try to find it

This was my first C-Drama and I really enjoyed it! The first 25 episodes had me hooked and unable to stop watching but the ending felt a little rushed in some areas and extremely dragged out in others. I loved the two leads, the costumes and the sets and I want to check out more historical dramas