morningdew Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 12 hours ago, lsylvia said: @bebebisous33 Things will become clearer next week, but it looks like the queen dowager made a deal with the king to raise Dowon as his son in return for her not questioning his kingship when he killed the old king and became king himself. The fact that SC does not know that Dowon is the old king's son makes it look like it was a secret deal between just the two of them. If the SC really doesn't know that Dowon is the old king's son, why did he try to send Dowon to Pyongyang? Didn't he wish Dowon would die of the smallpox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantbreathe Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I actually have a different view on the ending. I think LR will become King, because it’s not a choice he can make, it’s a responsibility he was born with. I think his growth arc is about him discovering that he is not only kind, but strong willed and braver than he thought - these are qualities for a king. Remember that in MDBTC (another fluffy sageuk to compare!) the CP becomes king but it’s not all doom and gloom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangminjae Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/18/2019 at 6:05 AM, lsylvia said: One last thing about next week's preview: What Min is doing is a form of protest, Ji Bu Sang So, which means protesting something with an axe in your bosom, to show that you're prepared to die for what you're protesting. That's why he's wearing all white and dishevelled, he's protesting HR's imprisonment, probably because he's the one who told her to listen in on the conversation at all costs. Fun fact, there's actually a historical record of a historian who eavesdropped on the king because he felt it his duty to record the meeting, and he was caught and exiled to a remote place as punishment. A lot of the things happening on the show are actually based on real history. The writer of the show has been preparing this show for years, and researched quite a lot, it seems. Hope you guys continue to enjoy the show. Thanks so much for the valuable information! The spoiler(ish) things too, but this is particularly interesting. I love all the detail that's gone into the show so far, so I hope it continues opening a door into what lives outside the palace itself were like. As for the Queen Dowager trying to separate Haeryung and Prince Dowon, I have no doubt she will try. Even if she's the nicest grandma in the world and not out to get the king or the crown prince, she'd want someone of higher rank with her favorite grandson lol. But perhaps that's where Haeryung's past will come in. If it's revealed that her family sided with the old king, that might change her mind. Alternately, it could be the king who wants to separate them for precisely that reason. We shall see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollito Deprimavera Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 8:24 PM, shunnie said: Looking forward to the kiss scene in the next episode. With Hae Ryung being the more mature and experienced one in the relationship, I won’t be surprised if Rim initiates the kiss first with a peck on her lips, and Hae Ryung goes for a second (more passionate?) one. I can dream, right? She was very proactive when she invented the tiger story to spend more time and hold hands with him , so I wouldn't be surprised if she takes the initiative with a kiss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsylvia Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 @cantbreathe This is my personal opinion, but for me, a truly happy ending for this show would be for the king and SC to die, for the crown prince to become king since he's been preparing for it his whole life, to have children with his charming wife (with whom he wouldn't have a problem anymore because her father's dead and the only reason he doesn't want to have kids with her now is that he doesn't want to make the SC more powerful than he already is by making him the grandfather of the future king), and be happy, and for YR and HR to leave together to travel around the world. When they were on the beach, YR and HR talked about the places they wanted to see and stuff, and I thought that it was a foreshadowing of what the future holds for them: both of them free as a bird, going where the wind takes them, with no obligations but to each other. If YR became king, he would either have to make HR queen which would make her miserable, which in turn would make him miserable, or break up with her, which would make both of them miserable. She's too free a spirit to be cooped up in the palace like the crown princess is now, and I can't imagine her living like that the rest of her life. I actually picture the ending as being something like this: the CP, now made king, returns to his room and finds a book, which is the lastest book by Maehwa and tells of a love story between a female historian and a prince, who met, fell in love, survived a coup and ended up leaving together to travel the world. Then we see a scene with them together on a boat or something, on their way to Dokdo to see the Korean seals, and bickering the whole while, but happy as can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunnie Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Preview pics for tomorrow's episode. Seems like we'll get to see Jin and Sahui getting closer! Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Anybody home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangminjae Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Loved today's episode! I was expecting a drama and instead got a comedy in 11 (21-22), but I enjoyed the heck out of it. Head Historian Yang is shaping up to be an honorable man after all, the female historians joining in on the fight was hysterical, and I adored Lee Rim visiting his lady with loving bundles of food. I KNEW the kiss would be a fakeout, but his reaction to the cheek kiss was totally worth it. Meanwhile, I missed our Crown Prince, but thankfully we're getting a ton of him and Sahui tomorrow. And more Haeryung/Rim outside the palace, which is where they shine most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selen4ever Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Preview for tomorrow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morningdew Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 The interrupted kiss.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guinearoyal Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 @morningdew Awww Shucks! They are too precious! They better have a happy ending for them, I am not sure I can stand having such a sweet and pure romance end with a bittersweet ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I was not putting on any hope for a real kiss. I knew it would be a typical K drama fake out. When the guy goes in that slow it always is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunnie Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Haha my worry of it being a fake out kiss did happen. But I’m not losing hope.. maybe.. this time it’s for real? https://www.instagram.com/p/B1cs3xBADMw/?igshid=jw1rjybrhvlj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morningdew Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 When the king had to go.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selen4ever Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Kiss And the preview for next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cayu18 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Makes total sence that she would initiate the kiss he is totally the damsel on this one with the eyes wide open in suprise and all lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangminjae Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I love that Haeryung made the first move, and that for the first time she was so genuinely moved by his feelings that she didn't even pause to crack a joke lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OksanaSiytra Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 This drama is so pure joy and enjoy every with single scene! I like all story and everyone here. And this Prince is soooo sweet and so innocent...and HR she is so cool and great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangminjae Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, Oksana Sutra said: This drama is so pure joy and enjoy every with single scene! I like all story and everyone here. And this Prince is soooo sweet and so innocent...and HR she is so cool and great! The reversal of usual roles is my favorite: from him being the one who dresses up and pretends to be someone else (as opposed to the girl pretending to be a eunuch) to her drinking for him because she has a high tolerance for alcohol (as opposed to him being her Black Knight). So far, it's been a delight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebebisous33 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 This saeguk is very different from the usual ones, not so dark. I mean, GHR could have been tortured but she wasn't. I have the impression that we won't have a huge angsty love story. What I love in this story is how the female protagonist is written. She always takes the lead, she confessed her love first. She even dared to kiss him, while YR still hesitated. While he is pursuing her, she is definitely pursuing him as well. I love how the prince allows her to do what she wants and makes sure that she doesn't suffer so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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