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syntyche · December 9, 2018

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Episode 18

Choi Young barges in on the wedding party of Deok Heung and Eun Soo. He then plants a kiss on Eun Soo, and declares the wedding can’t be held anymore. Deok Heung puts him in jail, but he gives Eun Soo a slight reassuring smile.

Ki Chul’s team invade Gongnim’s makeshift palace, but they’ve already left and are headed for the mountains.

As Choi Young sits in jail, he’s visited by one of the guards who he has been convincing to jump ship back to Gongnim. The guard had hesitations at first, but eventually agreed to help protect the king’s entourage. A short moment after the guard leaves, Choi Young’s jail cell is unlocked and he freely steps out.

The king’s entourage receives word that the bandits are closing in on them. Choong Seok decides to leave ten Woodalchis to stall the bandits, while the rest of the entourage runs away.

Deok Heung sees Eun Soo and fumes about her ruining the plan to conquer Goryeo. He corners her, but she manages to slip away, thanks to the moves taught to her by Choi Young. He then proposes for her to run away with Choi Young and hide for days from Ki Chul, as he awaits the letter from Yuan and he becomes king. Eun Soo agrees, but as he leaves, he suddenly pricks her arm with poison.

Meanwhile, Choi Young arrests the contingent of the royal guards that isn’t on their side.

Hwasuin and Eum Ja, together with Ki Chul’s men, see the abandoned king’s carriage. The Woodalchis attack them, but outnumbered as they are, they are easily defeated. Hwasuin stabs Joo Seok to death, the lead of this Woodalchi team. Word of the team’s defeat reaches the king’s entourage, so Choong Seok executes the plan of planting body doubles for the king and queen. Reluctantly, they both take off their royal clothes.

As they run through the woods, they are met by the royal guards sent by Choi Young to escort the king back to the palace.

Meanwhile, Choi Young learns that Eun Soo is back, so he runs to her. She tells him to welcome first the king, and they can talk later. He heads to the palace and corners Deok Heung who is about to make a run for it.

The king and queen finally arrive, and as they are welcomed by Choi Young, Gongnim says he’s sorry. Choi Young then learns that twenty-four of the Woodalchis were killed.

Eun Soo shows Dr. Jang the poison pricked into her arm. They’ll try to make an antidote before it becomes fatal.

Gongnim sees Choi Young for a talk. Choi Young claims responsibility for the death of his men. He then blurts out that Eun Soo has always been first for him, and because of that, he should let him go. Gongnim instead invites him to a meeting where he decides on the fate of Deok Heung and Ki Chul.

Choi Young finally sits down with Eun Soo. She discloses the plan of her hiding from Ki Chul while Deok Heung waits for the letter from Yuan. She also cheers Choi Young up on the death of his men. He promises to keep her safe and protect her, and then take her himself to heaven’s door.

Queen Noguk sees Gongnim and urges him to take some rest. She then tells him that she cares most about her husband being able to rest peacefully.

The king’s meeting commences, and he orders an investigation on the fabrication of taxation records and Ki Chul’s involvement in it. He also puts Ki Chul on house arrest as investigation rolls on the involvement of his soldiers with the attack on the king.

Eun Soo is frustrated searching for secret messages on the pages of her diary, falls backwards in her chair, but just in time, Choi Young shows up and tilts her back into place. He notices a bandage on her arm, guesses that she was poisoned again, and the antidote experiments she set up are exactly for that. He demands to know who did this to her, and gets upset on her being distant and keeping it from him. As he walks out, she runs up to him and gives him a backhug. She cries, as she asks him if she could stay, or could he forget her once she’s gone. Tears well up in his eyes as he stands there sighing.

Gongnim calls for Deok Heung, and asks him, if there is anything more important than this country for him. Deok Heung answers that it’s him, and Gongnim says the he will be a better king than Deok Heung will ever be.

Choi Young arrives, and tells the king that Deok Heung poisoned Eun Soo again. However, the king allows Deok Heung to go, as an envoy is on his way with a letter nominating Deok Heung as king. Hurting Deok Heung will lead to a war.

A mysterious letter arrives for Eun Soo. She asks Choi Young to read it to her. He does, then tells her they would have to run away, as the envoy from Yuan wants her.

Comments:

Gongnim is wise to measure up Deok Heung’s character as a king by asking him on the most important thing for him than his country. As Choi Young and Noguk have told him that love is more important than their own country, he concludes that he will be a better king than selfish Deok Heung will ever be.

Choi Young’s brilliance as a general is seen in this episode. He is able to maneuver discreetly and convince the royal guards to jump ship. He is also able to command the guards to escort the king back safely to the palace. Most importantly, he claims responsibility for the death of his own men.

Coming from his indifferent, unmotivated self in the first part of the drama, Choi Young has come a long way, now that he is able to determine and articulate what matters to him the most. His actions have been motivated anyway for the good of Eun Soo, but to be able to articulate that, to the king nonetheless, is a remarkable growth in his character.

No wonder he got upset when Eun Soo kept her poisoning from him. The walls around him have completely tumbled down because of her, so her still being distant to him breaks his heart. Aww, our general falling in love is such a sight to see.

May I dwell yet again on Minho’s facial expressions which are spot on in portraying Choi Young’s emotions. As @msdot’s quote of Rachel says, even the tiniest gestures, and mere eye expression at that, convey so much feeling. It is a delight to watch their love story unfold through these subtle yet powerful emotions.

Finally, the matter of whether Eun Soo should stay or go has been brought up. All this time, Choi Young has been directed towards bringing Eun Soo back to heaven, as he promised, but she is now considering staying with him. The connection between them is getting stronger, and as the opening of the gates approaches, their talk of whether Eun Soo should stay or go is inevitable.

Behind the Scenes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb4jDolea9E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5le9Hh9KH5Y

CarolynH · December 10, 2018

Spoiler

EPISODE 18

Thank you @syntyche for the recap!

Not my favorite episode for a number of reasons. I'm sad that Ju Seok was killed. What I really don't like and one of my problems with Faith is ES being poisoned twice. How could ES be so naive to let her guard down DS? CY gonna get you fire lady for killing Ju seok. But a sweet scene when CY runs to ES when she arrived at the Palace. Ok, I love LMH's hair; that one eye is sexy. I think the best scenes are between the King and CY as much as I love ES and CY. Such great acting by LMH, the tears filling his eyes but not falling. Ok, did you have tears in your eyes when ES told CY to live a good life hugging him from behind? I would have ended the episode at that scene. I would agree, until the back hug by ES, that one really couldn't tell how ES felt about CY. You could have interpreted it as her simply needing CY to send her back home. She may be grateful that he always comes to her rescue, but it's not necessarily love. This seemed like a very long episode.

cr: as tagged via Woodalchi Minoz

Can't wait for the next episode of 8 letters!

gtLmh0622 · December 10, 2018

20181210 on duty.

gtLmh0622 · December 10, 2018

8 Letters Ep3 teaser. Don't know why Minoz official Weibo account deleted this post and video. It's lucky that some minoz have download the video already.

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Hahaha ! I found that above video seemed to be Ep3 of 8 letters. It must be deleted after they found that they upload the video earlier than scheduled.

syntyche · December 10, 2018

@gtLmh0622, thanks for the link.

He looks lovely when he's eating.

I was looking for the video source yesterday, but, yup, looks like they deleted it. Here's another video snippet, thanks to quick Minoz:

willenette · December 10, 2018

2 hours ago, CarolynH said:

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EPISODE 18

Thank you @syntyche for the recap!

Not my favorite episode for a number of reasons. I'm sad that Ju Seok was killed. What I really don't like and one of my problems with Faith is ES being poisoned twice. How could ES be so naive to let her guard down DS? CY gonna get you fire lady for killing Ju seok. But a sweet scene when CY runs to ES when she arrived at the Palace. Ok, I love LMH's hair; that one eye is sexy. I think the best scenes are between the King and CY as much as I love ES and CY. Such great acting by LMH, the tears filling his eyes but not falling. Ok, did you have tears in your eyes when ES told CY to live a good life hugging him from behind? I would have ended the episode at that scene. I would agree, until the back hug by ES, that one really couldn't tell how ES felt about CY. You could have interpreted it as her simply needing CY to send her back home. She may be grateful that he always comes to her rescue, but it's not necessarily love. This seemed like a very long episode.

cr: as tagged via Woodalchi Minoz

Can't wait for the next episode of 8 letters!

Hi CarolynH, can't wait, too!

2 hours ago, gtLmh0622 said:

20181210 on duty.

Hi gtLmh, thanks for sharing this clip.

msdot · December 10, 2018

I thought it was heart-wrenching when CY discovers that ES had been poisoned again but didn´t tell him, saying, “Am I still so distant from you?” He looked really hurt. To me, it was one of the most touching lines in the entire series. It shows his love for her in his sense of betrayal of a trust, and her reaction to what he says shows her love for him. They continuously try to grapple with loving each other while knowing they´ll have to part. I love this series soooo much!

syntyche · December 10, 2018

LINE Update

syntyche · December 10, 2018

8 Letters Episode 3

English Subs:

https://www.vlive.tv/video/102260

gtLmh0622 · December 11, 2018

20181211 on duty.

By the way, 温_520 is our @heartLMH, yes, she is in Korea now and visiting Suseo again.

willenette · December 11, 2018

4 hours ago, gtLmh0622 said:

20181211 on duty.

By the way, 温_520 is our @heartLMH, yes, she is in Korea now and visiting Suseo again.

Hi gtLmh, thanks for sharing this clip. Ohhh...........it's so cold now in Seoul. Lucky girl to get to see LMH in his work place again.

18 hours ago, syntyche said:

8 Letters Episode 3

English Subs:

https://www.vlive.tv/video/102260

Hi syntyche, thanks for sharing this video with Eng subbed. So NICE & fun watching a video when you can understand what it's all about. This EP is all about food - hahaha - We get to see him eating all the time.....But, so COOL to watch him in his candid moment.

20 hours ago, syntyche said:

LINE Update

syntyche, thanks for sharing this. I've seen this yesterday but I wonder what item/s are they going to release soon. huh? It says - December 12 & that's tomorrow! Looking forward to this!

gtLmh0622 · December 12, 2018

20181212 on duty.

CallieP · December 12, 2018

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On 12/2/2018 at 6:26 PM, CarolynH said:

Oh, the hurt in CY's eyes when he asks ES to stay with him since there are not many days before she leaves. Ugh, I love this couple; they're so cute. I think ES needs Court Lady Choi to protect her from herself.

Oh, yes agreed, he was hurt that she wanted to stay and not be with him.

"The subtlety with which Lee Minho portrayed Young's emotions made me truly respect him as an actor. He conveyed so much feeling through the tiniest of gestures, and Kim Hee Sun replied in kind to Minho's every glance, sigh, and emotional flicker. It was like watching a dance.”* "

Agreed with this statement too.

And agree with @CarolynHthat the scene between CY and the king, that ES was always first and the tears in his eyes while being stoic.

My favorite is similar with @msdot when CY asks "Am I so distant from you" with such hurt in his eyes. He felt so betrayed and rejected. Great scene. His horror that ES is poisoned again.

syntyche · December 12, 2018

New merchandise:

gtLmh0622 · December 13, 2018

20181213 on duty.

cr SA_MinHo

cr. 温_520

1ouise · December 13, 2018

Catching up wih Faith, I just watched 4 episodes. Thanks for all the recaps and comments!!

For me, Deok-heung is the slimiest of all the villains. Yuck!

But now, CY and ES are acknowledging their feelings for each other, giving us lots of sweet moments.

That kiss surprised me. I didn't know what clever CY was thinking.

On 12/9/2018 at 11:41 PM, msdot said:

I thought it was heart-wrenching when CY discovers that ES had been poisoned again but didn´t tell him, saying, “Am I still so distant from you?” He looked really hurt. To me, it was one of the most touching lines in the entire series. It shows his love for her in his sense of betrayal of a trust, and her reaction to what he says shows her love for him. They continuously try to grapple with loving each other while knowing they´ll have to part. I love this series soooo much!

I agree!! What is the best way to love someone, knowing you will be parted? Do you share everything and then suffer the hurt when you are separated? Or do you conceal your feelings, thinking you are protecting the other person? I think CY is actually being quite brave, considering his stoic nature and that he has already experienced love AND loss.

Unrelated, but if you're interested in DMZ news:

Spoiler

This makes me super hopeful!

leeminhosny · December 13, 2018

[SBS Star] 7 Actors Who Can Guarantee the Success of Their Drama

People sometimes call some actors a 'certified check' because they make every drama they film a huge success. The viewers gear up to keep up with every episode of their drama after seeing their name on the cast list and there is no better advertisement than that. For this reason, actors tend to be cautious and pay extra attention when joining a new project because the ability to choose their next work is considered just as crucial as their acting. Their drama can never see the light of the day no matter how many efforts they put in or how good their acting is if they fail to catch the eyes of the public. But these seven actors will never know the meaning of a debacle since they not only have a good eye, but also excel at bringing their characters to life.

3. Lee Minho

Back in 2009, actor Lee Minho got his name out there with KBS' beloved drama 'Boys over Flowers'. The public assumed that he would have a hard time finding a next project since his character 'Koo Jun-pyo' in 'Boys over Flowers' was bit too impressive and stuck in everyone's head.

However, Lee Minho succeeded in proving his power over Korea and even China with other dramas such as 'City Hunter', 'The Heirs', and 'The Legend of the Blue Sea'.

https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1005052944