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Picks up where the last episode left off

and I gotta say it's still annoying at how slow and sluggish the writers made Vincenzo for this scene. I guess they could explain it as, "His love for Cha Young made him incapable of acting like the quick decisive mafioso that he was before" .... but that's lame. It's clear they applied some plot-induced stupidity to make him slow and stupid so that Han Seuk would get away from this particular scene. Oh well. Things get better after that. I particularly love that Cha Young doesn't do the usual FL thing of, "Don't risk yourself. Stay here safe!" She totally understands both the situation and her man and tells him to finish the job. She knows that Han Seuk needs to be killed or he will inevitably hurt and kill others. And that Vincenzo has to be the one to take care of this. It's a refreshingly honest understanding by a FL character. Oh and THANK GOD MR> LEE SURVIVED! Jeezus I was upset when it looked like he was done for! Also loved the message from Jeok Ha (the senior monk) to Vincenzo that attaining the perfection of Buddha was not the only worthy role in life. That being a soldier for the righteous was something that the Buddha would smile upon. Loved how this show layered in elements of the original Godfather films as well as Buddhism into the philosophical 'messages' of the story. Would have like to have had a closing scene of Cha Hung arriving in Malta though.

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Justice to be served and most auspicious day🥰❤️

XiHe learns from her aunt that a cousin participated in cheating for an exam. Huayong had a different perspective as a student. He saw with his own eyes questions being passed around and test proctors turning a blind eye to the rich kids. He is determined to rout them all out of the system and wants them scared straight for the next decade. He is surprised when XiHe agrees with him. Even tho her weakest link is maternal family side she prefers weeding out corruption whether or not it implicates family members. What the prince doesn’t know is that her devotion to the night blooming flower is to provide a rare medicinal ingredient that will help lungs. She personally oversees their care and is quite meticulous in every aspect of farming the flower. Shulin is still at odds with Minister Cui and takes off for her leisure with the ladies. Cui soon joins the party and tells her interfering with official courtesans is an offense with up to ten years imprisonment. He turns out to be the know it all about the history of the dance she enjoys.😂🤣He then offers a critique of the song being played and how the musician played it too beautifully to render the true intent of the song. Shulin gives up and leaves in a borderline tantrum. She gets home to find out Doc Xie is out of town so while the servant gets her meds Cui is sitting right by her. She rants, requests and finally begs for him to stay distant promising to stay out of those places in future. He reminds her that if she forgets, she will have another day like today. 😂🤣 He is trying to remind her that acting like a man and being one are two different things. She needs to be more circumspect in places offering pleasure and drinks. She doesn’t have to be a teetotaler, but she needs to curb her drunken state habits considerably just for her own safety. There arguing lands them in a precarious position when the servant re enters the room. He very quickly runs thru med directions and then runs. 🤣😂 Minister Cui is enjoying his stay at the Bu residence but the host seems far less comfortable with the arrangement. 🤣This segues to the crown prince and doc Xie exploring new detoxifications methods. When his blood is tested there is a surprised and sad reaction. All his acts of bravery has caused irreparable harm to his meridians and sped up the toxins. There is one method left to try. It brings tears to the eyes to see what his friend endured for him as thanks for the honoring of his mother. And seeing the degree of pain, he chooses to accept the treatment to gain even one more day with the one he loves.😭Once again tears come to the eyes as he forthrightly tells her the news. He even tries to pass it off as good news.😭 He promises to do everything she wishes and that even if he had a change of heart, he would not live long enough to change anything. When asked if his prime objective was to find his poisoner, he said his view had changed. He no longer wanted to be imprisoned by the poison and wanted to do things that mattered for the future. He candidly told her how ever syllable she spoke weighed deeply in his heart and that if she wanted to say something heartbreaking to really consider hard before saying. He handed her a bundle of auspicious dates ti marry and warned ti not choose too far out because he might not be around for it. 😭She is now looking at the dates and pondering his words. He is so happy at her acceptance and she has chosen the earliest date. She goes to visit his Gma and runs into Prince Lie. Unlike his brother, he is every bit the gentleman assuring her he has no agenda but to wish her happiness. He does remind her of their pleasant times together and she congratulates him on his promotion in cavalry unit. His skills are truly best used there. Hua Ying is personally adding pearls to her wedding headpiece. He is picturing her in it while he fights off exhaustion. She must keep to the palace directives, but within that parameter he urges her to choose whatever is to her liking. He is so nervous waiting for her and so enraptured when she enters. She is exquisite in her choice of silk and his headdress. She claims to be in for the year as promised, but when she guarded the flowers for him and as she looks in his eyes and sees his wedding attire, there is a softness to her gaze she never really allows. When getting advice from his elders there is a respectful response to hold them to heart. This is the first time she has accepted his hand rather than servant’s to enter the carriage.😂🥰 As they prepare to leave, he changes to accompany her by his side rather than leading the procession. It is usually happy tears for a wedding, but this one hits the purest bittersweet note. There will be no growing old together, but every moment willl be a lifetime.❤️🌹

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While where this episode went was sort of predictable

I just don't understand why the good guys wouldn't have had somebody constantly monitoring Jiang Han Seuk's status in prison. It's interesting to note that the psycho has returned to the same hairstyle (bangs down to his eyebrows) as he wore as intern 'Jun Woo' - it always made him look creepy then and continues to now. Gotta give Ok Taec Yeon credit - this actor really knows how to play as a psycho. One thing I don't understand about how people deal with such a psycho. When it comes to the characters trying to trigger him by insulting him (hoping he will make an impulsive mistake), instead of just calling him names, why aren't they simply poking at his gigantic ego by pointing out the obvious cowardice of his actions? And like others, I don't understand why Vincenzo didn't immediately go to help Han Seo to subdue the psycho. Wasting time trying to untie her hands? If you want to get her out first, just get her out and worry about the ropes later! But really it seems way out of character for Vincenzo to not first take care of business with the psycho. Next, she was shot in the upper right shoulder - probably going to have a broken AC joint, which will require surgery and about a year of recuperation. But it's not likely to be fatal unless it hit a major artery and she bled out.. Lots of slow-motion pausing and staring and being non-reactive. Again, way out of character for Vincenzo. Basically, while this wasn't a 'bad' episode, it had a lot of weak points. Hopefully the finale is a little tighter.

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Schemes within schemes.

Okay - so this episode explains why Han Seo 'betrayed' Vincenzo at the end of the prior episode and makes that scene make more sense. The timing of the sudden need by his Italian Cassano Family for him to return to Italy was extremely suspicious. You just could tell that the moment he got on a plane that bad things were going to happen. It can't be coincidence. So I was confident that VC was not gong to be tricked into leaving his Korea 'Cassano Family' undefended so easily. Interesting close-up when VC and Cha Young say goodbye at the airport, shaking hands. Despite VC's almost pretty-boy handsome face, his hands look rough and worn. Probably from beating on so many people. Poor guy will suffer from bad arthritis in his hands when older.

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