[Drama 2020] The King: Eternal Monarch, 더 킹: 영원의 군주

[Dramanoona]

Loving the time-travelling theories! @gwin

 

*Back to catching up on pages*

[Heretorant]

5 minutes ago, mamabear said:

They give the best hugs ever. I haven't seen such powerful hugs in kdramas that I've watched. I agree that the height difference is a factor. I also love the way he snuggles on her neck whenever they hug. 

And I love the way he’s slightly lifting her off the ground. Soooo ccuuutteee!! 
 

It seems like lmh was for the idea of these types of hugs behind the scenes of episode 10. Great choice! Literally no gap between them at all. They’re sticky sticky! 

[Elnin Joery]

27 minutes ago, Orientalfan said:

There was an episode where she had lunch with her frenemies...her ex sister in law mentioned that the king would never have taken her as his queen because she is many older than him .She flipped and said that she could  suddenly make an investigation on the ex sister in law's husband finances. 

 

Thanks for the reminder. Will have to rewatch that scene

[scrawford]

10 minutes ago, Heretorant said:

I feel you! I’m sure this is one of the most relatable things to feel lol. 
 

They have the best hugs in all korean dramas I have ever watched! No one can beat them! Just look at the gifs @Geolyvseven posted above. Hands down THE BEST!! 

 

10 minutes ago, mamabear said:

They give the best hugs ever. I haven't seen such powerful hugs in kdramas that I've watched. I agree that the height difference is a factor. I also love the way he snuggles on her neck whenever they hug. 

 

@Heretorant and @mamabear it’s like hug porn with these two. 

 

They hug like there is no tomorrow. Which makes sense, given the type of relationship they have.  

I don’t know whether I want to stream with no subs or wait a bit for Netflix. It’s such an important episode, I want to be able to understand, but then, I can’t wait 

[Heretorant]

2 minutes ago, scrawford said:

 

 

@Heretorant and @mamabear it’s like hug porn with these two. 

 

They hug like there is no tomorrow. Which makes sense, given the type of relationship they have.  

I don’t know whether I want to stream with no subs or wait a bit for Netflix. It’s such an important episode, I want to be able to understand, but then, I can’t wait 

 

Getting me emotional over here. I love them so much! 
 

Am I just so biased because I love MinEun?

 

No, no, no! LeeEul’s love story is truly special. I feel-feel for them! But I will have to thank MinEun for their undeniable chemistry! They make LeeEul so real! 

[scrawford]

10 minutes ago, Heretorant said:

 

Getting me emotional over here. I love them so much! 
 

Am I just so biased because I love MinEun?

 

No, no, no! LeeEul’s love story is truly special. I feel-feel for them! But I will have to thank MinEun for their undeniable chemistry! They make LeeEul so real! 

I’m really invested in both! The difference is, with LeeEul, we get to see it unfold in front of us. 

this show is making me feel all the feels. LMH x KGE really nail it with their portrayal. I told you before, I wonder why KES choose LMH again, and surprisingly choose KGE to play in her drama just 3 years after Goblin ended. And now I see it. There can be no other actors to play these characters. 

 

[x2020]

20 minutes ago, scrawford said:

On a shallow Note, after watching the preview of episode 13, seeing LG ran to JTE and held her tight. Am I the only one who wants to be hugged by LG? Their height difference made the hug more intense. 

 

I am with you. TKEM indeed a heartwrenhing love story. Kudos to LMH and KGE who hammered their love acting sooooo deep into my heart. I can feel both LG-YTE are deeply in love. Every bits of their love are lovely yet hurtful.

I guess KSE love the concept "Apeun Sarang" - hurtful love . .

[Heilo]

27 minutes ago, Guyangi_Dalpeongi said:

 your CAT gif! Please try to get some rest, Chingu! 

 

Thanks. I am actually  working right now but I will get free about 3 hours (22:00) Bay area time then I go home stay there for few hours and get back in there at 04:00 it happens only once a week and I prefer to pull all nighter because I am heavy sleeper no alarm clocks in the world can wake me up or noise literally nothing someone has to literally shake me to wake me up or pull water over my head

[vangsweetie637]

 

WOW!! This is such a powerful image of these two baddies. I don’t believe PM has been working with LR all this time. But I now believe they do make a powerful team. 
 

Until LG tells PM this, of course:

 

 

[Heretorant]

2 minutes ago, scrawford said:

I’m really invested in both! The difference is, with LeeEul, we get to see it unfold in front of us. 

this show is making me feel all the feels. LMH x KGE really nail it with their portrayal. You I told you before, I wonder why KES choose LMH again, and surprisingly choose KGE to play in her drama just 3 years after Goblin ended. And now I see it. There can be no other actors to play these characters. 

 

THEY ARE PERFECT!!! 

Look at their chemistry! Who in the world can deny it at this point? Hands down the best chemistry! I can FEEL their love for each other! 
 

LeeEul or MinEun? LeeEul is heart tugging feels while MinEun is cute cute feels. 

[leeminhosny]

 

[scrawford]

4 minutes ago, Heretorant said:

THEY ARE PERFECT!!! 

Look at their chemistry! Who in the world can deny it at this point? Hands down the best chemistry! I can FEEL their love for each other! 
 

LeeEul or MinEun? LeeEul is heart tugging feels while MinEun is cute cute feels. 

We will just have to wait for the dating announcement for MinEun.

 

We will see if LMH x KGE will do IG post again, now that they are not filming, hence not together. 

 

 

[Heilo]

@Heretorant

 

I couldn't have said it better. They are absolutely compatible and easily shippable  

[Emmy Nur'aenny]

Omg!!!  Lee Rim Koo Seo Ryeong!!!  

I think Koo Seo Ryeong meet Lee Rim is around when she announced that she is "sick" and not going for work. 

After she get pict of Lee Rim from her ex husband. 

Not along time ago, because she doesn't understand about the newspaper, and when her mom tell that she saw someone look like Lee Rim. 

So,  she work with Lee Rim is about a few days?  Or weeks maybe ..

 

 

Aahh can't wait to watch today's episode 

[Heilo]

12 minutes ago, scrawford said:

We will just have to wait for the dating announcement for MinEun.

 

We will see if LMH x KGE will do IG post again, now that they are not filming, hence not together. 

 

 

 

I am waiting for KES announcement for 2nd season otherwise I will go full CNN..

 

[lindas55]

First to everyone who put in a drink order, let's celebrate the end of the show or drown our sorrows with good champagne.

 

Now for the theory of the day #1

We seem to be making a lot of assumptions about the flute and while I am relying on the English sub so this might be way off, but I think the choice of words is important. In episode one where the legend of the flute is explained LR said three important things.

1)The flute is revealed every 20 years. 

2)That he took it from his brother, who had it but didn’t believe in it.

3) His brother was allowed to see it everyday.

This means that the flute doesn’t disappear only to appear every 20 years. The ruler who's destiny it is to use is allowed to have it and see it. It may only be at full power and revealed to the next owner every 20 years. Because it is still around and could most likely be used by the king who it calls. A clue to this is found in episode 2 when we see a flashback to the boy king and lady Noh. The boy king tells Lady Noh that the reason he went to the scene of the killing is because he heard the flute. He said it was so loud that he didn’t even hear the gunfire. Lady Noh said that the flute doesn't make a sound yet it called to the young king. This is another sign that he is the rightful owner and controller of the flute. While his uncle may have half of the flute and use it to go between worlds the flute is not his destiny. If it was LR destiny the flute would have called to him and not the boy king. So the flute being in the wrong hands is the beginning of the imbalance between the worlds.

2nd Theory

If time travel is important then there is more than one historical timeline to pay attention to to put things right. To regain balance between the two worlds the king will need to understand the different timelines. In Episode 2 the kings spent many days in the library studying the history of ROK. He was searching for reasons why the two worlds are so different and made an important discovery. The history of the two worlds didn’t separate until the life of Crown Prince Sohyeon who was born in 1612 in the ROK. In the history timeline of the ROK Wikipedia says in “ 1645, his father King Injo persecuted him for attempting to modernize Korea by bringing in Catholicism and Western science.” Crown Prince Sohyeon dies mysteriously in May of 1645 and never becomes king. But in the KOC Crown Prince Sohyeon does not die but instead lives to defeat the Chinese “Qing Dynasty”. He became king and most likely brought modernization to the KOC long before it would have happened in the parallel world of the ROK. History books mark this time period as being a turning point. Again Wikipedia states that “The defeat at the hands of 'barbarian' Manchus and the humiliation of the Joseon king as well as severance with their neighbor, the Ming dynasty, had a profound psychological impact on contemporary Korean society.” Understanding the difference in the history of the two worlds means that not everything is as clear as we understand it to be. What is true and expected in one world is not necessarily true in the other world. Lady Noh comes from a time stream where history is very different from the world she went to. The reasons why she is needed in the other world may therefore be tied more to the needs of the ruling family, This also explains why so many members of the kings family value math, science and medicine.  KOC has the leadership needed to set things right and are the only ones destined to bring  balance to both worlds. In maintaining the balance in these worlds history does matter.

[Jaja]

 

Hey sbs, I hope the movie you aired last night had 100% ratings and whole S. Korea watched it and now the coronavirus is gonna end due to this valiant effort of yours  

[scrawford]

With all the theories, speculations, along with many unanswered questions. Could at least we get one thing straight from ep. 13. Did they do it or it was just a make out sesh? 

 

I hope that that will be clarified. 

[rambutan]

2 hours ago, aya02 said:

i watched them more than 3 times this week

i cant do that anymore 

Me too, rewatching countless times, that is.  I have been watching "the whole series" once every week since Week 1. Just finished the "whole series" (till most recent episode 12) again last night.

 

This has been my Monarch schedule for the past few weeks: watch SBS live at 9.00 pm on Fri and Sat, Netflix at 10.30pm, and maybe watch the episode or parts again, before sleeping. The rest of the week, continue watching the episode or part where I left off in the series (whether ep. 1-4, ep 1-6, ep 2-6, etc.) Couldn't watch any other dramas; maybe watched a movie here or there, to pass time, then watched Monarch again!

 

We are all helping in the rise of rankings in Netflix, week after week!  

[mychoiyoung]

9 hours ago, Heretorant said:

Don’t bring the word deep in here. I’ve just finished watching the beheading kiss bts for the 100th time and you’re making me think thoughts that are not normal for an innocent girl like me 

 

Innocent my foot! You have been on the ALL-IN since the very beginning my friend!