Post by ajk on Jun 10, 2018 2:21:59 GMT -5
Well guess who carried this one. Whatever they paid Choe Myoung-gil, it wasn’t enough. She was terrific. Her scenes were the best of the episode. She takes over every scene she’s in just from her presence alone. Although full credit to the guy playing King Biryu, he’s doing a good job so far as well. Obviously the two of them won’t be around for the whole series but I hope they stay as long as possible.
Geez that whole first eight minutes was a big pile of nothing. Yawwwwnnnn. And that opening scene was far too sensitive a conversation to be having out there in the open courtyard where everybody can hear it.
“Your majesty, Hong humbly salutes you.” Yeah see that’s what I was saying about acknowledging the queen. Okay Hong is just a boy and he’s already there with his mother, but it just seems like the queen should always be first.
Here’s the narrated text for the episode:
I do like Biryu’s throne room. It looks different from what we’re used to, which is what we want because the timeframe is so different.
So Yeohwa sends her attendant with a message to Yeogu, telling him she’ll flee her home so they can run away together. Okay, fine...but she puts it in writing? That’s a foolish, unnecessary risk. She’s sending the attendant, why not just have her tell him? Very odd piece of writing there.
Here’s something interesting: When the flags were being replaced at Gomori Fortress there was a reference to Natu, which is a hawk that symbolized Baekje. (I guess it’s on their national or military flag; unfortunately we didn’t get a good look at the flags.) Well the Wikipedia entry for falconry says that Japan’s first exposure to the practice came in the 4th century, from Baekje! Apparently the record of this is seen as “largely mythical” but it’s interesting that falconry and Baekje were associated with each other that far back.
So the Mohe are returning home to a place called Swedulle. Where the heck is that? I can’t find any reference to any such place, anywhere. It certainly doesn’t sound Asian.
Jin Godo tosses the key aside, how could you not love that! Keep the idiot crown prince in the cage, yay. You know he’s gonna catch all heck for it but that just makes it funnier.
So what’s the deal with that secret room? Is it a shrine to somebody? Looks like Biryu was praying to someone or something.
We’re six episodes in, and it seems like all I’m hearing in the music score are strings—no brass or woodwinds at all. Is that right? Will have to pay closer attention. I don’t like the music so far...but that’s about my only overall complaint right now. The storyline continues to be interesting and substantial, the cast is good, and it’s been enjoyable so far.
Geez that whole first eight minutes was a big pile of nothing. Yawwwwnnnn. And that opening scene was far too sensitive a conversation to be having out there in the open courtyard where everybody can hear it.
“Your majesty, Hong humbly salutes you.” Yeah see that’s what I was saying about acknowledging the queen. Okay Hong is just a boy and he’s already there with his mother, but it just seems like the queen should always be first.
Here’s the narrated text for the episode:
Biryu clamoring [for] Goguryeo to kill Crown Prince Buyeo Chan could only mean that an epochal change was on the horizon for what concerned succession matters. With the conflict against Goguryeo aggravating discord between the Jin and the crown prince, King Biryu clearly chose to side with the Jin with this decision. But his main purpose was solely that of enabling Baekje to strengthen itself and one day contend with Goguryeo’s minght, by supporting Buyeo Gu and the Jin who backed him.What’s strange here is that we’re used to these narratives giving us the historical background behind what we’re seeing, and we’ve come to trust them. But are things straying from that in this series? If so little is known about Biryu’s sons...hmm, I guess we wait and see.
I do like Biryu’s throne room. It looks different from what we’re used to, which is what we want because the timeframe is so different.
So Yeohwa sends her attendant with a message to Yeogu, telling him she’ll flee her home so they can run away together. Okay, fine...but she puts it in writing? That’s a foolish, unnecessary risk. She’s sending the attendant, why not just have her tell him? Very odd piece of writing there.
Here’s something interesting: When the flags were being replaced at Gomori Fortress there was a reference to Natu, which is a hawk that symbolized Baekje. (I guess it’s on their national or military flag; unfortunately we didn’t get a good look at the flags.) Well the Wikipedia entry for falconry says that Japan’s first exposure to the practice came in the 4th century, from Baekje! Apparently the record of this is seen as “largely mythical” but it’s interesting that falconry and Baekje were associated with each other that far back.
So the Mohe are returning home to a place called Swedulle. Where the heck is that? I can’t find any reference to any such place, anywhere. It certainly doesn’t sound Asian.
Jin Godo tosses the key aside, how could you not love that! Keep the idiot crown prince in the cage, yay. You know he’s gonna catch all heck for it but that just makes it funnier.
So what’s the deal with that secret room? Is it a shrine to somebody? Looks like Biryu was praying to someone or something.
We’re six episodes in, and it seems like all I’m hearing in the music score are strings—no brass or woodwinds at all. Is that right? Will have to pay closer attention. I don’t like the music so far...but that’s about my only overall complaint right now. The storyline continues to be interesting and substantial, the cast is good, and it’s been enjoyable so far.