Post by 𝔰𝔢𝔞𝔫𝔪𝔞𝔠𝔩𝔞𝔦𝔯 on Jul 21, 2023 23:20:13 GMT -5
Broadcast Date: October 9th, 1973- January 9th (4th?) 1974
Seems to start just a bit before the 1st Khitan War, ends right before/during the 2nd. The guides indicate 77 episodes, but says that ep 74 is the last episode. They usually indicate when it's a special program for the drama in the guides, as they did for the two(!) premiere events they did in the show's first two weeks. Not to mention, Episode 77 has a synopsis:
"Hyeonjong appoints Gang Gam-chan as the governor of Haengyeong-do in the NW to reinforce the North's security, but Goryeo is invaded again."
So like, weird. Anyway, Joo Hyeon acts as Kang Gam Chan. No other credits as far as I've read yet. Empress Cheonchu is portrayed as the antagonist here, and I think she and Kim Chiyang have a toxic relationship going on? Chiyang is very ambitious and raises a monk army in the north at some point but is definitely not the heir to Shilla, which doesn't come up at all the whole show. After Seo Hee sorts out the negotiations of the first war (which take a whole 5 episodes apparently), he kinda takes a step back from the story and appears ever so often to lament the situation in Court. Han Eon Gong dies at the "end".
