Post by ajk on Oct 20, 2019 1:27:36 GMT -5
Continues to be a slowly developing story, which is fine...and a lot of good stuff in this episode. I especially liked how they presented the conflict between KH and the royal envoy. Both of them think they’re doing what’s right and proper and honorable, and both things are completely at odds with each other, but neither is wrong. The envoy is risking is neck to preserve the institution of the national government, and KH is risking his neck to reject a government that has become corrupt and ineffective and causing mass suffering. No cartoon-style writing here; this is complicated stuff that makes you think.
The two narrated texts:
The series continues to do a good job with the scenes that accompany the narrations. Great visuals.
The only flat part of this episode was the brief visit with WG. He does still seem like a good kid, but this scene made him look silver-spoon privileged and surrounded by daddy’s subordinates all trying to suck up to the boss’s kid. Blecch. The producers have already explicitly stated that WG is the “hero” of the series, but so far KH is the real deal here and certainly not WG.
The two narrated texts:
At last, Kyun-hwon’s world had come. He captured Sudal, the most powerful man in the southwest, and successfully recruited Jonglae to his side. By instantly gaining control of many powerful chieftains, Kyun-hwon was able to expand his territory at once. This was the beginning of Later Bekjae. Ironically, it was Shilla that laid the foundation for his uprising, as he was originally sent to this area by the Shilla government to suppress the rebels.
Kyun-hwon’s revolt: Biography of Kyun-hwon is recorded in the 50th chapter of the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms. This chapter describes the period like this: “Shilla fell into a deep state of confusion as a result of corruption in the government. To make matters worse, famine engulfed the already distressed peasants, which forced many to roam the countryside and caused thieves to spring up everywhere. At that time, ambitious Kyun-hwon assembled his allies and led his troops throughout the southwest coast. He was met without resistance everywhere he went, and his forces grew to exceed 5000 men in a matter of one month.” An army of 5000 men was a huge force at that time. This indicates that Kyun-hwon’s era was already well underway. Hence the history of Later Bekjae, founded by Kyun-hwon, had begun to take root.Who is Jonglae? We saw him during the first narration—presumably that was him—but the name hasn’t come up before. Continuity error? Or possibly something was chopped out of the previous episode (which ran only half as long as usual)?
The series continues to do a good job with the scenes that accompany the narrations. Great visuals.
The only flat part of this episode was the brief visit with WG. He does still seem like a good kid, but this scene made him look silver-spoon privileged and surrounded by daddy’s subordinates all trying to suck up to the boss’s kid. Blecch. The producers have already explicitly stated that WG is the “hero” of the series, but so far KH is the real deal here and certainly not WG.