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When I watched Hae Soo repeatedly trace over the Chinese characters in the letter that Wang So sent her, I'm reminded of the ending of the Chinese version.

Spoiler:

The reason why the 4th prince never saw her letter's contents before her death was that he threw it away.

But why did he throw it away? Because the letter was in an envelope with only indications that it was from the 14th prince, who he was pissed at.

Why was the letter in an envelope? Because the 14th prince saw that Ruoxi's (Hae Soo's Chinese counterpart) handwriting was the SAME as the 4th prince (it was bad to have the same handwriting as the emperor). He thought it was best to hide her handwriting, and thus put it into an envelope before giving it to the 4th prince.  

Now, the question is: 

Could the drama be setting the stage for a similar scenario by having Hae Soo learn to mimic Wang So's handwriting? 

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I re-watched the trailer and noticed these scenes. Seems like Wook's going to go to her after all that and say he missed her. HOW DARE HE. Then, like @ladyfriday wrote, Soo will ask them all to leave her alone. (That story was BEAUTIFUL by the way. Amazingly written. I loved it so much. One of the best fan-fictions I've ever read. The writer has a great talent for writing)  

In the extended trailer, Wook had rushed into the room, opening the doors. Then we see in the preview for the next episode that Wook (same robes, same location) appeared to be looking at a something pink (dress?)... likely Hae Soo's. Then he threw it away and cried out her name. It might be because Hae Soo finally returned the bracelet he had given her. We also know that someone with a black sleeve had used something to break it based on the trailer. It's either Wook himself (in a fit of rage) or So. We might not get to see all of these scenes in Monday's episode. Probably Tuesday's episode, if we're lucky! HYPEDDDDDDDD. 

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One of the comments earlier mentioned Kang Ha Neul in Empire of Lust so I looked up the trailer and a cut scene on Youtube.

Current thoughts: I can never see him and Kang Ha Na/Yeonhwa in the same light again.

1. Siblings?! The transition is so different

2. I thought Ha Neul was just a giggly little cutiepie. Never thought he could and would do scenes like the ones in that movie

I'm shocked

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I doubt that the King will die by Seohyun's hand. Remember, Baek Ah and her are destined to fall in love and be together for a period of time. That would never happen if she assassinated his father right before his eyes. She almost certainly got taken to prison, where Baek Ah will see her and learn more about her background and reasons for doing so. This would help them grow a connection. In other words, his death won't be her fault.

Instead, consider this: Remember when Lady Oh was hanged, King Taejo collapsed? He likely has some heart problem. He probably had a heart attack when Seohyun climbed on the table and thrusted her sword at him, resulting in him fainting-- and missing the blow. We can assume from Hae Soo's vision that he died from drowning in the baths. Again, the baths was definitely reminiscent of Lady Oh, the woman he loved deeply. There, he might have been overcome by thoughts about her and triggered bodily reactions. The King's death probably came as a result of him suffering another heart attack while in the water and drowned then. It would be very logical and bittersweet: the king dying shortly after his lover did.

 

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I've been following Lee Joon Gi's Instagram account. If you look at his posts before Scarlet Heart: Ryeo premiered, they had around 50-70k likes each. However, this suddenly shot up to over 150k likes on many of his more recent pictures. I've also noticed that his followers are increasing by as much as 15k every day. I'm sure that Lee Joon Gi sees this. I hope it makes him happier because let's admit it, we all thought that Ryeo would be extremely popular in Korea. The low domestic ratings would definitely have been disappointing. Not to mention, he's stated that this would likely be his last sageuk drama in his mid 30's.I feel like he wanted to end it with a bang through the presumed success of Ryeo so he can start with renewed national acclaim as an actor in the modern genre. There's no way he hasn't seen the low ratings and overwhelming criticism from netizens. So one of the things that we can do to show him how many international fans he's gaining through this drama is by following his Instagram and liking his posts-- he updates it very frequently.

Here's the link: https://www.instagram.com/actor_jg/

Edit: CLARIFICATION, since this seems necessary: I AM NOT DISSING ANY DRAMA. I respect the work that actors have to put into their productions. I AM NOT comparing ratings. By TYPICAL standards, Ryeo's current ratings are low for a production of its scale and fall below expectations. In this post, I was attempting to encourage people to follow LJG's Instagram account to show our support, backing it up with explanations about why it'd be helpful. 

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11 minutes ago, Berou said:

 i was looking forward to seeing the birthday party scene but it didn't air , it seems like they cut it when the re-edited it.

Really?? T-T I was really looking forward to it too. Maybe... just maybe, it'll air next episode? Because next episode seems like the last time we'll see Hae Soo in Wook's household, or somewhere where they can hold the party. Once she enters the palace, she'd likely only be dressed in servant clothing, as opposed to the dress she wore for the party. It seemed like it'd be such a good scene! I was even hoping that IU would actually sing during it so that the princes could be mesmerized by her. If the female lead is a top idol singer, the directors might as well make use of her talent.

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Rant:

After seeing the ratings for this episode, I felt crushed, even if it didn't really impact me as a viewer. ;-; I couldn't help imagining how bad the actors/actresses of ML are feeling right now, especially Lee Joon Gi. The scenes that he filmed didn't seem like something simple, considering all the big stunts he did himself. Everyone obviously put a lot of effort into this production, hoping that it'd turn out to be wildly popular. Expectations were probably at around 15 percent (Maybe I'm exaggerating) for the first episode. But for the first two episodes to record low ratings for a production of that scale and then decline even further...I'm particularly worried about the continued downtrend in ratings. SBS will regret having aired this show if they haven't already, especially after all the money that was invested. Although many international fans are watching, SK (native) viewers likely come beforehand when one first considers the extent of a kdrama's success.

It makes me so sad because Moon Lovers is such an amazing drama. I love everything about it. Seriously, in all my years of watching, never before have I bothered going this far for a drama; that I would spend hours hanging around on forum threads and more time to watch the raws and then rewatch the episodes later with subs. I checked Moonlight Drawn By Clouds out and it's definitely a great drama. I can see why it's so popular, I can't deny that it's very well done. I also really love and respect the actors and actresses there but I can't help wishing more of those viewers would give Scarlet Heart: Ryeo a chance instead. I really don't want to see such a beautiful drama become a flop because it deserves much better.

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1 hour ago, Gabi Bros said:

@pwnkl Thank you for posting that song. Initially I was kind of shock that the song was used for a saeguk...but now I really liked it.  

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Based on the song, Haesoo and Wang So will be together in the future?....maybe she won't remember him? But his reincarnation has all the memories of his past life? The souls meeting again?

 

I really loved that song! I hadn't really paid attention to the lyrics until you pointed them out. They do seem really significant when I match them with the plot.

C-DRAMA SPOILER ALERT!!!

In the Chinese version, they ended with Ruoxi (Haesoo's counterpart in the c-drama) dying from an illness and heading back to the future where she woke up from her coma and met a guy who looked like the 4th Prince when she went to the museum to check if she really existed in the time period. He obviously didn't recognize her, and they parted ways with her just looking after him crying. I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN IN THE KOREAN VERSION. That has too many loose ends and it's too sad after everything the two have gone through together in their other life. //bawling  

I don't think I'll be able to live with that ending. The lyrics to the OST make me believe that Haesoo did end up returning to her own time, where she met her lover again. One of them still has their memories, the other doesn't remember (yet), since the lyrics are saying that one of them will wait for the other to remember. I hope that we will get a well-wrapped up closing with the two recognizing each other through time, even if that seems a bit far-fetched. Plus some interaction... Please, please don't let Scarlet Heart: Ryeo be like the dramas/movies that end with just the two making eye contact from far away. It's too unsatisfactory.

As for Yeonhwa...Wang So will probably end up marrying her, but the series may or may not show the marriage. Like another user pointed out earlier, So probably married her after Haesoo died in order to follow history. I can't imagine her and Haesoo living in the same household at the same time as official wife and concubine respectively. I feel like the concept won't be that popular with SK viewers- Why must the lead female be forced to lead a life as a lowly concubine, even if she has the guy's love? At least, it isn't appealing to me. Yeonhwa also definitely hates Haesoo, evident from their first meeting. It certainly wouldn't make life pleasant if she's being bullied.

Side note [Regarding the official mv for that OST]: The particular moment shown at 0:53 and that song felt so right that I was clutching my heart every time I listened and watched because I couldn't contain the feels. I still am, after over 20 watches

I look forward to discussing episode 4 with you guys when it airs!

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50 minutes ago, meahri_1 said:

 

@winwin12 I've PM'd you the streaming links.

Hello! Could you also pm me the streaming links?  I'm really looking forward to seeing episode 4 because it seems like a lot of things are going to happen this episode based on the preview