Post by ajk on Dec 15, 2019 8:10:20 GMT -5
Another excellent scene to start this one, the continuation of the cliffhanger. The way you could see the gears grinding in Bok Jikyum’s head, and the silent moments as we waited for his words and as he spoke, terrific stuff. Not only well acted but some good directing too, it really hammered home the tension and the seriousness of it.
But I had to laugh when Eunbu told Bok that You’re my best friend. This was right after he had asked Goongyae to execute him! Geez with friends like that....
“Behead me if I should change.” “I will. You have given me your word.” Bok is a very interesting guy, even bringing up the welfare of Yangil’s daughter in the middle of the rest of it. Hope he sticks around.
Aw gee, poor Yangil likes his new robe so much, you almost hate to see him get the news. And the crown...”How does it look on me?” Well it looks like there’s not much going on underneath it! Ha! And then the sour face from his brother, that was priceless.
We saw Yangil’s second son-in-law as a messenger. I wonder why we never got the names of the two sons-in-law? All of the other characters around them, we got their names, why not those two? If it was because the historical record doesn’t include them and the writers chose to not fill in the blanks—which seems to be the most logical explanation—then wow big credit to the writers.
Okay who else started doing math right after that scene with Goongyae and Mihyang? As in, how many days since that one weird night they spent together? And if it’s not a sensible number, then yow-wee what a scandal. Her little moment of seeming nausea, we all know what that means.
And here’s the map image from that narration. Bukwon is the lower middle one; Goongyae took over Myungju on the east coast and now is headed back west to where Chulwon is. I guess he had to go north around the mountain, so Yangil didn’t have to worry much...but it explains why Song-ak comes into the story now because it’s in the west.
Is it really safe for two young women to be traveling alone like that? With governmental order breaking down, even in the daytime? Oh well, gotta love TV.
“I see the land, the sky, the rivers and the oceans.” I’m sorry but this whole angle is nonsense. They’re telling two fantastic stories but this third one, they’re trying so hard to build WG up into some sort of uber-enlightened hero that they’re forgetting to give us a decent story for him. At least so far. Fortunately the old monk has left him now so maybe we start getting something better.
But I had to laugh when Eunbu told Bok that You’re my best friend. This was right after he had asked Goongyae to execute him! Geez with friends like that....
“Behead me if I should change.” “I will. You have given me your word.” Bok is a very interesting guy, even bringing up the welfare of Yangil’s daughter in the middle of the rest of it. Hope he sticks around.
And so Goongyae gained Bokjikyum. Bokjikyum was a man of virtue and integrity. He was a brilliant strategist who Yangil greatly valued but lost as a result of Yangil’s deficient capacity. Once Goongyae gained Myungju and Bokjikyum, he reorganized his army and strengthened the battle line.“No, I cannot take away what you’ve worked hard to build.” Goongyae still shows respect and deference to Kim Soonshik about Myungju. Continues to show no signs of unspoken greed or personal ambition inside of him.
Aw gee, poor Yangil likes his new robe so much, you almost hate to see him get the news. And the crown...”How does it look on me?” Well it looks like there’s not much going on underneath it! Ha! And then the sour face from his brother, that was priceless.
We saw Yangil’s second son-in-law as a messenger. I wonder why we never got the names of the two sons-in-law? All of the other characters around them, we got their names, why not those two? If it was because the historical record doesn’t include them and the writers chose to not fill in the blanks—which seems to be the most logical explanation—then wow big credit to the writers.
Okay who else started doing math right after that scene with Goongyae and Mihyang? As in, how many days since that one weird night they spent together? And if it’s not a sensible number, then yow-wee what a scandal. Her little moment of seeming nausea, we all know what that means.
Goongyae once again departed from Chulwon with crusade as his next target. Contrary to expectations, he did no establish Myungju as the capital. Instead he prepared Soonshik for Yangil’s retaliation, and headed for Chulwon at Jongkahn’s strong advice. Just as Kyun-hwon arose to power with the old Bekjae as his footing, they also needed a land that could provide both purpose and profit. Chulwon was most suitable.
Goongyae’s course to Chulwon over Mt. Taebeck intersected the north border of Bukwon. Therefore, Goongyae could easily attack Bukwon if he so desired. This indeed was a cause for alarm for Yangil. But he was not the only one in shock and fear. Song-ak and its neighboring villages were trembling in fear of Goongyae’s army that approached at an alarming speed.
And here’s the map image from that narration. Bukwon is the lower middle one; Goongyae took over Myungju on the east coast and now is headed back west to where Chulwon is. I guess he had to go north around the mountain, so Yangil didn’t have to worry much...but it explains why Song-ak comes into the story now because it’s in the west.
Is it really safe for two young women to be traveling alone like that? With governmental order breaking down, even in the daytime? Oh well, gotta love TV.
“I see the land, the sky, the rivers and the oceans.” I’m sorry but this whole angle is nonsense. They’re telling two fantastic stories but this third one, they’re trying so hard to build WG up into some sort of uber-enlightened hero that they’re forgetting to give us a decent story for him. At least so far. Fortunately the old monk has left him now so maybe we start getting something better.
Originally “Koguryo,” it started being called “Koryo” during the period of King Jangsu’s reign, when the term “Koryo” was used in diplomatic communications with China. Goongyae was now about to restore that distinguished name.So at this point we’re pretty close to catching up to where we left the story in Episode 2 and started the long flashback.