Post by ajk on Apr 22, 2017 22:31:42 GMT -5
This episode had a theme, didn't it. The theme was "What the Heck Do Women Want?!" Poor KJ! First Songi lets him have it because he didn't do...whatever it was she expected him to do. And then after the selfless thing he does for Wola, she dumps on him too! How could you not feel sorry for the guy? By the end of it you half-wondered if he'd take that boffo sword he won and slit his own throat with it.
I will say, he should have thanked Songi publicly out there in the arena after winning the tournament. She did spare his life and make the victory possible. But he didn't. Didn't occur to him; caught up in the moment; whatever the reason...well boo-hoo Songi, get over it. Did she help him because she wanted attention? Or what did she want him to ask for? Her hand in marriage? I just did not understand that at all. "A real man wouldn't lie about his true intentions...I was just a means to an end." What a drama queen. She did finally calm down and accept the brother/sister thing. But then she says "Actually I didn't come here to fuss at you." Liar liar pants on fire! And then calls him "my property" when she leaves. Well gee how can he not adore you when you call him "property."
And then Wola comes along. "I can't believe you. You want me gone so bad? You think so little of me?" He groans and shakes his head, very funny. She doesn't want to be separated from him? I didn't get the impression that Heungwang Temple was far from the palace. Besides, if he's in the Guard Corps now would he still be living in or near the palace? Sheesh, this is headache-inducing.
So is she in love with him now like Mrs. Choe thinks? Or is she still just clinging to him as an older brother and protector? Frankly it doesn't seem like she's mature enough to have sorted this out in her mind. But at least she looks a lot less stressed out working for Mrs. Choe.
It's too bad KJ didn't tell Wola ahead of time what he was going to request because now it looks like his prize was squandered. That one's on him.
Dae Jibsung: "It's absurd! He lived, he killed, all for a girl?" Well I guess we learned something about Dae Jibsung, didn't we! Not that there's anything wrong with that....
It flew by real quick, but that brief glimpse of the monk copying the Tripitaka page, wow that was some nice handwriting the guy had. Beautiful. You wonder if they brought in a specialist for that shot. They're dishing out the Tripitaka storyline in small bits so far, which I guess is a pretty smart strategy to avoid boring the less-hardcore viewers.
Choe Hyang: "The blue team was winning, but once our weakness was exposed, we collapsed." Huh? What weakness? KJ just whupped em, plain and simple. I don't think ESPN Koryo will be hiring Choe as a color analyst any time soon.
Here's the narrated text about King/Emperor Kojong:
"Come by for some wine-basted cones." If Choe U visiting his brother's house is so full of intrigue and danger, why did he offer to do it at night? Not too smart, dude. And BTW what the heck are wine-basted cones? Seriously--never heard of such a thing and Google turns up nothing.
Why the sappy pop ballad over that good-luck tassel? Another bizarre use of it. They also used it over the closing credits, which seems to be standard operating procedure now, even if it doesn't fit with the end of the episode. Which it did not in this one.
Overall not a very eventful episode...but every series has these transitional episodes where old storylines end and new ones begin. So that's okay...I just seriously wondered if one of the writers got dumped by his girlfriend and used this episode to vent about it.
p.s. "What good is a king anyway? Koryo has been effectively run for the last fifty years." Okay, that begs the question: was it run effectively for those fifty years? I haven't seen Age of Warriors yet and don't know anything about that period.
I will say, he should have thanked Songi publicly out there in the arena after winning the tournament. She did spare his life and make the victory possible. But he didn't. Didn't occur to him; caught up in the moment; whatever the reason...well boo-hoo Songi, get over it. Did she help him because she wanted attention? Or what did she want him to ask for? Her hand in marriage? I just did not understand that at all. "A real man wouldn't lie about his true intentions...I was just a means to an end." What a drama queen. She did finally calm down and accept the brother/sister thing. But then she says "Actually I didn't come here to fuss at you." Liar liar pants on fire! And then calls him "my property" when she leaves. Well gee how can he not adore you when you call him "property."
And then Wola comes along. "I can't believe you. You want me gone so bad? You think so little of me?" He groans and shakes his head, very funny. She doesn't want to be separated from him? I didn't get the impression that Heungwang Temple was far from the palace. Besides, if he's in the Guard Corps now would he still be living in or near the palace? Sheesh, this is headache-inducing.
So is she in love with him now like Mrs. Choe thinks? Or is she still just clinging to him as an older brother and protector? Frankly it doesn't seem like she's mature enough to have sorted this out in her mind. But at least she looks a lot less stressed out working for Mrs. Choe.
It's too bad KJ didn't tell Wola ahead of time what he was going to request because now it looks like his prize was squandered. That one's on him.
Dae Jibsung: "It's absurd! He lived, he killed, all for a girl?" Well I guess we learned something about Dae Jibsung, didn't we! Not that there's anything wrong with that....
It flew by real quick, but that brief glimpse of the monk copying the Tripitaka page, wow that was some nice handwriting the guy had. Beautiful. You wonder if they brought in a specialist for that shot. They're dishing out the Tripitaka storyline in small bits so far, which I guess is a pretty smart strategy to avoid boring the less-hardcore viewers.
Choe Hyang: "The blue team was winning, but once our weakness was exposed, we collapsed." Huh? What weakness? KJ just whupped em, plain and simple. I don't think ESPN Koryo will be hiring Choe as a color analyst any time soon.
Here's the narrated text about King/Emperor Kojong:
As a child he was known as Jin, or perhaps Jil. His father was Ganjong, who reigned just two years. Like his predecessors, he had no real power, held in the grip of the Choe clan. To keep his throne, Kojong had no choice but to follow his father's example. For over forty years, Kojong ruled a nation beset by wars and civil unrest. His adversities continued even after he was forced to move the capital to Ganghwa. His tomb rests there to this day."Only the second time in the game's history. Only one man left standing." And then later we learn that Yangbaek was the first. Interesting fact to just sort of toss out there for no apparent reason. Obviously it will have sort of significance down the road. It does answer one of my questions about the game, though: teammates left standing don't fight each other.
"Come by for some wine-basted cones." If Choe U visiting his brother's house is so full of intrigue and danger, why did he offer to do it at night? Not too smart, dude. And BTW what the heck are wine-basted cones? Seriously--never heard of such a thing and Google turns up nothing.
Why the sappy pop ballad over that good-luck tassel? Another bizarre use of it. They also used it over the closing credits, which seems to be standard operating procedure now, even if it doesn't fit with the end of the episode. Which it did not in this one.
Overall not a very eventful episode...but every series has these transitional episodes where old storylines end and new ones begin. So that's okay...I just seriously wondered if one of the writers got dumped by his girlfriend and used this episode to vent about it.
p.s. "What good is a king anyway? Koryo has been effectively run for the last fifty years." Okay, that begs the question: was it run effectively for those fifty years? I haven't seen Age of Warriors yet and don't know anything about that period.