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Post by jewel on Sept 30, 2014 18:22:36 GMT -5
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Post by jewel on Sept 30, 2014 21:18:46 GMT -5
"Yi San" the drama seems to be very sympathetic towards Prince Sado too. It's obvious Yi San thinks his father died a wrongful death, as he could not answer the king when the king asks if Yi San thought his father had been a criminal or not. And he seems very bitter that he could not "protect" his father from death. Then Prince Sado's former guards all seem to be very loyal to the dead prince and one states how Yi San grew up to be a fine man, that he looks just like his father.
If Prince Sado really was such an awful person, how come so many people wanna portray him sympathetically?? Is it a definite fact he was such a bad man??
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Post by truth on Sept 30, 2014 22:26:13 GMT -5
"Yi San" the drama seems to be very sympathetic towards Prince Sado too. It's obvious Yi San thinks his father died a wrongful death, as he could not answer the king when the king asks if Yi San thought his father had been a criminal or not. And he seems very bitter that he could not "protect" his father from death. Then Prince Sado's former guards all seem to be very loyal to the dead prince and one states how Yi San grew up to be a fine man, that he looks just like his father. If Prince Sado really was such an awful person, how come so many people wanna portray him sympathetically?? Is it a definite fact he was such a bad man?? Yes, he was a bad man.
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Post by TheBo on Oct 1, 2014 11:47:18 GMT -5
I was wondering the same thing, Bo. The only thing I can think of is that when a family is forced to sell a girl to pay a debt it's legal but when, like in case of Song Yeon, a girl is kidnapped, maybe then it's against the law?? You might be onto something there, Fi. As you have probably noted, I didn't get any response to my query at the time. I am pretty sure I was trying to stimulate conversation... LOL. Stupid me. Yes, I'd agree that kidnapping is probably illegal under any circumstance.
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Post by TheBo on Oct 1, 2014 14:57:38 GMT -5
"Yi San" the drama seems to be very sympathetic towards Prince Sado too. It's obvious Yi San thinks his father died a wrongful death, as he could not answer the king when the king asks if Yi San thought his father had been a criminal or not. And he seems very bitter that he could not "protect" his father from death.... Fi, I think I have something to say about this. In general, I agree that Korean drama writers (I can't speak for the general public) seem to be drastically rewriting Sado's history with little or no justification. However, in dramas that are told from his son's point of view, I tend to give them a little more leeway. It seems clear to me that the historical Yi San/Jeongjo was interested in rehabilitating his father's name, and that he personally thought his father had gotten a raw deal. Alternatively, he may have thought this was important in order to secure his own legitimacy and that of his family line--a concern addressed by Yeongjo himself when he had his deceased elder son "adopt" San. So even in dramas where I think Lady Hye's opinions are twisted or glossed over (e.g. 8 Days Assassination), I tend to think that Y-S himself would have had this attitude of doubt toward his father's guilt and would have felt it his duty to try to put everything right.
Bo
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Post by excelsior on Oct 4, 2014 17:46:15 GMT -5
Which drama is the better of the two: this or Dong Yi?
I wonder what Dong Yi thinks of her grandson turning out to be a merciless psycho.
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Post by MTR on Oct 4, 2014 23:40:10 GMT -5
Which drama is the better of the two: this or Dong Yi? I wonder what Dong Yi thinks of her grandson turning out to be a merciless psycho. Yi San by a long shot . Luckily for Dong she was dead by than i assume .
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Post by sageuk on Oct 5, 2014 0:43:55 GMT -5
Same. I liked Dong Yi to an extent, but Yi San is the better breed in the end.
I seriously doubt any sane grandmother would be happy to see their grandkids to turn out to be complete monsters
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Post by excelsior on Oct 5, 2014 21:29:37 GMT -5
How about Sejong? How would it compare to that?
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Post by MTR on Oct 6, 2014 18:15:29 GMT -5
Hard to compare the two because they are both very different ,but id say Sejong is the better of the two .
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Post by jewel on Oct 7, 2014 8:26:15 GMT -5
Yes, I'd agree that kidnapping is probably illegal under any circumstance.
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Post by TheBo on Oct 7, 2014 13:17:08 GMT -5
I would rank them like so: 1st Yi San, 2nd GKS, 3d Dong Yi. I only watched the first episode of DY, so there's that to consider.
EDIT: I just realized, I never got to see GKS...I'm thinking of Tree with Deep Roots, which is definitely not as good as Yi San. LOL. Silly me.
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Post by jewel on Oct 30, 2014 12:00:24 GMT -5
Just finished episode 13. I know, it took me a loooong time. It was okay. Honestly I would not continue this if it weren't for Lee Seo Jin. I admit the ending was pretty exciting when Yi San finds out his aunt is behind all his troubles. And why am I not surprised Song Yeon was the one who painted the recording of that party which proved the guards' innocence?
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Post by jewel on Nov 1, 2014 15:24:55 GMT -5
Episodes 14, 15, 16: I was thinking of giving up on this drama but the ending of episode 13 was pretty good so I said all right let me try the next episode. Well, I ended up being pretty hooked for the next three episodes. Very exciting! What I was expecting was another "Jewel in the Palace" where everything revolves around food, except here it's art. But to my pleasant surprise, it wasn't like that. Not that I have anything against art; it's just that it would be pretty silly if all Yi San's problems kept getting solved by Song Yeon and her art. Another thing I liked was that the fight scenes are so much more realistic than the fight scenes in "The Princess' Man." And the training scenes too. When they talk about an army I really believe it's an army. In TPM when they mention an army and you see like ten soldiers, you're like okay, where's the rest of the "army"?? Something I don't understand: when Yi San finds out his aunt is behind the conspiracy to depose him he immediately jumps to the conclusion that his aunt killed his father. I just don't understand how he came to that result. Did I miss something?? Ohmgosh, again the translation is killing me. There's this one scene where Yi San is telling Song Yeon that she could be a female artist and the translator has her respond, "That's absurd." Can you imagine saying to the crown prince that something he said is absurd?? I think she said something more like "That's impossible." Then the translator has the crowned princess saying to her maid, "Cut it out." And people are running around saying "Long time no see" and "No way"!! Cracks me up!! Anyway, I'm gonna stick it out a little longer. I have no other Lee Seo Jin drama to watch. I tried "Phoenix" and had to bail cuz I could NOT stand the lead girl. I found her so repulsive. I don't mean just her behavior cuz I'm sure she gets nicer later. But just something about her face that repels me. I also tried "Freeze" and "Soul" and they were way too scary for me.
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Post by jewel on Nov 5, 2014 0:16:30 GMT -5
Episodes 17, 18, 19
Wow, very exciting. Am really enjoying it. I LOVE Yi San's mom. When she tells Princess Hwawan (in episode 19) she'll save the medicine for her cuz she'll be needing it again real soon, I was like woohoo!!
What I don't understand is they still haven't shown any of the contenders for the throne yet. I mean in episode 17 the king is deathly ill so the queen and the norons are all on fire to kill off Yi San before he gets the chance to climb up on the throne. But WHO do they want on the throne instead??? I know I'm repeating myself and Bo answered me in an earlier post but geez introduce SOMEONE who has even a remote chance at the throne already, please!! Or the whole killing off of/opposing Crown Prince is sort of ridiculous!!
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