Post by ajk on Feb 14, 2021 18:20:56 GMT -5
Shin Duk: “The military arts discourage hasty retaliation. We must remain calm and rational.” These Baekje court scenes are consistently among the best in the series. Always good writing, and the way we see the court’s reaction to important news is always good. Whoever directed these scenes did a nice job.
KH: “You are not being sent for reckless combat. There are times when it is necessary to take a step back for a bigger step forward.” Wang Guhn made a comment in this episode about how KH would be a great leader except for his impatience, but we’ve seen KH evolve a great deal on that. He’s learned and grown.
But you know what, for just a minute there it sure did look like KH might just have those two generals executed. The guy playing Goongyae is the star right now just because he’s the most important character, but the guy playing KH is every bit as good. Different but good.
Here's the map that was shown during the text, just in case we should need to refer to it in the future. (Click on it for full size.)
Bok Jikyum: “Generals Hwan, Hong and Bae are also making great strides at the battle line against Shilla.” More info please! This seems like it’s very important.
The scene where Goongyae was reading the scrolls is a rare sloppy one. First when he’s told that Lord Yu has submitted a request, he acts like he wasn’t aware of such a thing, but then he immediately starts reading the scroll that’s already in front of him with Yu’s request on it. And then after reading it for only a moment, he goes on and on about the details of what’s in it. Somebody wasn’t thinking enough that day.
Tepyoung: “I will serve you all as my brothers.” That was the perfect answer. It’s too bad we couldn’t get more of his backstory because he’s a very interesting guy.
In case anyone has forgotten, this wasn’t our first look at Choi. There was a weird out-of-place narrated text in episode 40 that gave us a brief glimpse of him, so he’s already in the character roster.
Wow. That’s not exactly what we saw in the montage that accompanied the text, but we get the idea. That would have cost a lot of money anyway. What we see in his processions is elaborate enough. You can sure understand how his people would grow to resent seeing that sort of excess.
KH: “You are not being sent for reckless combat. There are times when it is necessary to take a step back for a bigger step forward.” Wang Guhn made a comment in this episode about how KH would be a great leader except for his impatience, but we’ve seen KH evolve a great deal on that. He’s learned and grown.
But you know what, for just a minute there it sure did look like KH might just have those two generals executed. The guy playing Goongyae is the star right now just because he’s the most important character, but the guy playing KH is every bit as good. Different but good.
Historical records identify this battle in the year 907 as the Battle of Sawhajin. Sawhajin is an earlier name for the environs of Sabulju. To its northwest lies Choryung, and to its northeast Jukryung. On this battle, Wang Guhn captures Sangju, Moonkyung, Youngju and all of the territory north of Nakdong River. Kyun-hwon thereupon makes many attempts to reclaim the lost territory, but fails to defeat Wang Guhn’s army.
Here's the map that was shown during the text, just in case we should need to refer to it in the future. (Click on it for full size.)
Bok Jikyum: “Generals Hwan, Hong and Bae are also making great strides at the battle line against Shilla.” More info please! This seems like it’s very important.
The scene where Goongyae was reading the scrolls is a rare sloppy one. First when he’s told that Lord Yu has submitted a request, he acts like he wasn’t aware of such a thing, but then he immediately starts reading the scroll that’s already in front of him with Yu’s request on it. And then after reading it for only a moment, he goes on and on about the details of what’s in it. Somebody wasn’t thinking enough that day.
Tepyoung: “I will serve you all as my brothers.” That was the perfect answer. It’s too bad we couldn’t get more of his backstory because he’s a very interesting guy.
Choi Ung of Hwangju. The Chronicles of Koryo writes about his birth like this: A melon was yielded from a cucumber garden in Choi’s home when his mother became pregnant. When an astonished neighbor reported this to Goongyae, he ordered the child discarded, as an augur predicted that the child, if born a male, would be harmful to the kingdom. Thus his parents raised him in concealment. His extraordinary intelligence was noticed at a very young age, and he became Goongyae’s highly valued royal secretariat when he was only fourteen years old.
In case anyone has forgotten, this wasn’t our first look at Choi. There was a weird out-of-place narrated text in episode 40 that gave us a brief glimpse of him, so he’s already in the character roster.
The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms describes Goongyae in this period like this: Self-proclaimed Maitreya Goongyae adorned his body with gold caps and armor, and always rode white horses with silk-trimmed mane and tail on his outings. He was often escorted by young boys and girls holding aromatic flower petals and parasols ahead of him, and two hundred female monks singing mantras behind him. His cortege was elaborate indeed.
Wow. That’s not exactly what we saw in the montage that accompanied the text, but we get the idea. That would have cost a lot of money anyway. What we see in his processions is elaborate enough. You can sure understand how his people would grow to resent seeing that sort of excess.
