Post by ajk on Oct 26, 2023 11:12:12 GMT -5
OK this one gets us back on track. 20 will be this weekend.
Except for a couple of things, I thought this was the best episode so far. Mainly because the pace picked up. Not that the slower pace has been a bad thing—it actually has been an enjoyable change of pace—but we’re more than halfway through the series and we haven’t made nearly enough of a dent on the Sado story. Time to get things moving a bit faster.
LH: “Go and tell his highness’s servants. Tell them not to let the word get out.” At this point? Kinda late for that, what with how word gets around that palace.
Sado: “They didn’t want the credit to be placed with the head of the Soron Party, so the Noron Party spoiled it. I’m sure of it. To them, the king and crown prince are nothing.” Wow, that’s exactly right! Good for him.
So the attendant that Mistress Moon sent away a few episodes back is watching what’s going on; I guess ultimately she may spill the beans. Which would be fine, the whole thing is so outlandish that someone is gonna have to spill them…but her? How is she pulling off hanging around the palace like that when she was sent home? Or is that a different attendant and am I just confused on faces….
What the heck was that with the Buddha cult? And was that the cartwheeling nanny? Now she can make the wind blow? What a silly thing to toss into an otherwise-strong episode. There was no explanation for it at all.
■ Hong Gye-hee was of Namyang origin and one of the king’s most trusted subjects. His competence was acknowledged during his time as Governor of Chungcheong Province and he was the head of tax reform. He was Head Royal Secretariat and is now Governor of Jeolla Province.
■ Shin Man is of Pyoungsan origin and is the father of the late Princess Hwa-yup’s husband. His father was Shin Kwang-soo. Alongside Kim Sang-ro and Hong Gye-hee, he’s one of the three pillars of the Noron Party.
Getting so very tired of Mistress Moon’s scheming dramatic performances. And in this one there was even a mistake. First she acts horrified, like she had no idea the queen was in the dark about Sado’s mistress, and then thirty seconds later she says “I was anxious that you were unaware of such a horrifying honor.” Oops. Way past time that everyone else in the palace sees through her, and way past time to move on from this plot device.
Wow that Princess Hwa-wan is a nut job. I really like how the actress is playing her. Very effective. Fair questions to ask about how the character is being written, but she sure isn’t boring.
So much fun to see Sado poring excitedly over Yi Soon Shin’s journals. Would they really have given him the originals? Looked like they were originals. Maybe they did.
Except for a couple of things, I thought this was the best episode so far. Mainly because the pace picked up. Not that the slower pace has been a bad thing—it actually has been an enjoyable change of pace—but we’re more than halfway through the series and we haven’t made nearly enough of a dent on the Sado story. Time to get things moving a bit faster.
LH: “Go and tell his highness’s servants. Tell them not to let the word get out.” At this point? Kinda late for that, what with how word gets around that palace.
Sado: “They didn’t want the credit to be placed with the head of the Soron Party, so the Noron Party spoiled it. I’m sure of it. To them, the king and crown prince are nothing.” Wow, that’s exactly right! Good for him.
So the attendant that Mistress Moon sent away a few episodes back is watching what’s going on; I guess ultimately she may spill the beans. Which would be fine, the whole thing is so outlandish that someone is gonna have to spill them…but her? How is she pulling off hanging around the palace like that when she was sent home? Or is that a different attendant and am I just confused on faces….
What the heck was that with the Buddha cult? And was that the cartwheeling nanny? Now she can make the wind blow? What a silly thing to toss into an otherwise-strong episode. There was no explanation for it at all.
■ Hong Gye-hee was of Namyang origin and one of the king’s most trusted subjects. His competence was acknowledged during his time as Governor of Chungcheong Province and he was the head of tax reform. He was Head Royal Secretariat and is now Governor of Jeolla Province.
■ Shin Man is of Pyoungsan origin and is the father of the late Princess Hwa-yup’s husband. His father was Shin Kwang-soo. Alongside Kim Sang-ro and Hong Gye-hee, he’s one of the three pillars of the Noron Party.
Getting so very tired of Mistress Moon’s scheming dramatic performances. And in this one there was even a mistake. First she acts horrified, like she had no idea the queen was in the dark about Sado’s mistress, and then thirty seconds later she says “I was anxious that you were unaware of such a horrifying honor.” Oops. Way past time that everyone else in the palace sees through her, and way past time to move on from this plot device.
Wow that Princess Hwa-wan is a nut job. I really like how the actress is playing her. Very effective. Fair questions to ask about how the character is being written, but she sure isn’t boring.
So much fun to see Sado poring excitedly over Yi Soon Shin’s journals. Would they really have given him the originals? Looked like they were originals. Maybe they did.