Post by ajk on Jul 29, 2023 17:49:26 GMT -5
Pretty slow pace in this one. Not in a bad way, just the story developing slowly.
Hong Nakin: “He’s a wise and generous king. But he’s different as the head of a family.” That was nicely stated. Plenty of publicly successful people haven’t been so successful in their family responsibilities.
That was about the saddest, sorriest birthday party you’ll ever see. But what a good wife Lady Hyegyeong is, staying wth her husband like she did and talking him through his unhappiness (and giving good advice). Shameful that the king was so insensitive about the baby’s parents not even being there.
“When the heavens have great plans for someone, they first impose great pain and hardships on the person to experience great suffering, which will equip him or her with the ability to achieve great things.” The Mencius quote, Seemed unlikely that the “or her” would have been part of it back then so I Googled it. Here’s the entire paragraph as he wrote it:
Why was she the only one wearing her color? Is this supposed to show that she’s been demoted to a lower level because of what she did? Or is it just for TV?
“I hid my hands because I was ashamed of ugly hands. I hid them out of habit, Sire.” Whoaaaaa she is a devil woman, the way she plotted that out. Knew exactly which button to push and not only that, she milked the whole thing out for maximum impact. And the stern boss lady being there and reacting silently to every sentence, that was a clever idea.
Okay that got way creepy way fast, considering that it was the middle of the night and the king was supposed to be mourning his daughter-in-law. He just boinks anything that comes his way? Geez dude, try keeping your zipper up.
One thing I kept thinking about after the episode ended—actually it’s something I always think about when it comes up in a historical—is this business about a king issuing a general amnesty of prisoners as some sort of a thank-you gift to the public. Would the general public really be happy about that? Because you’re releasing all of the convicted criminals back into the population, and at the same time! Wouldn’t that cause a whole lot of trouble? Okay sure there might be some political prisoners or wrongly accused people in there, but it would be tough to believe that there weren’t a lot of seriously bad people as well. Would be interesting to learn more about that.
Hong Nakin: “He’s a wise and generous king. But he’s different as the head of a family.” That was nicely stated. Plenty of publicly successful people haven’t been so successful in their family responsibilities.
That was about the saddest, sorriest birthday party you’ll ever see. But what a good wife Lady Hyegyeong is, staying wth her husband like she did and talking him through his unhappiness (and giving good advice). Shameful that the king was so insensitive about the baby’s parents not even being there.
“When the heavens have great plans for someone, they first impose great pain and hardships on the person to experience great suffering, which will equip him or her with the ability to achieve great things.” The Mencius quote, Seemed unlikely that the “or her” would have been part of it back then so I Googled it. Here’s the entire paragraph as he wrote it:
So it is that whenever Heaven invests a person with great responsibilities, it first tries his resolve, exhausts his muscles and bones, starves his body, leaves him destitute, and confound his every endeavor. In this way his patience and endurance are developed, and his weaknesses are overcome. We change and grow only when we make mistakes. We realize what to do only when we work through worry and confusion. And we gain people’s trust and understanding only when our inner thoughts are revealed clearly in our faces and words.
Why was she the only one wearing her color? Is this supposed to show that she’s been demoted to a lower level because of what she did? Or is it just for TV?
■ Lady Hyun-bin is the daughter of Minister Cho Moon-myung from the Punyang Cho family. She was crowned the crown princess as she married Youngjo’s first son, Prince Hyojang. But Prince Hyojang died at age 10 and she has lived as a childless widow ever since. She died in the 27th year of Youngjo’s rule, on November 14th at the age of 37. Lady Hyun-bin played a critical role in the fate of Lady Hyegyeong in the future. Although left with no child, the name Queen Hyo-soon leads to her tragedy.
“I hid my hands because I was ashamed of ugly hands. I hid them out of habit, Sire.” Whoaaaaa she is a devil woman, the way she plotted that out. Knew exactly which button to push and not only that, she milked the whole thing out for maximum impact. And the stern boss lady being there and reacting silently to every sentence, that was a clever idea.
Okay that got way creepy way fast, considering that it was the middle of the night and the king was supposed to be mourning his daughter-in-law. He just boinks anything that comes his way? Geez dude, try keeping your zipper up.
One thing I kept thinking about after the episode ended—actually it’s something I always think about when it comes up in a historical—is this business about a king issuing a general amnesty of prisoners as some sort of a thank-you gift to the public. Would the general public really be happy about that? Because you’re releasing all of the convicted criminals back into the population, and at the same time! Wouldn’t that cause a whole lot of trouble? Okay sure there might be some political prisoners or wrongly accused people in there, but it would be tough to believe that there weren’t a lot of seriously bad people as well. Would be interesting to learn more about that.