Comments on: Legend: Episode 3

By: kittycat

kittycat — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:51:21 +0000

It is extremely frustrating that China has banned this drama! Almost all websites within China have deleted this drama and I only managed to follow up to Ep 7 before the sources got “cleaned up”. China has the fastest uploading speed for drama in chinese subs and now I am doomed! Wonder if the Eng subs will come soon

By: Skangrrl

Skangrrl — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:46:44 +0000

You know, so far I have always taken your recommendations and never been led wrong … till now! Why oh why did you recommend this drama because I managed to find Episode 1 translated into English and for some reason after that they are all not translated! I can’t use bit torrent so can only rely on streaming or veoh for downloads and for some reason there are no sub episodes after Ep 1. It’s killing me! Agree with you on all points though … LOL. Thanks for the recaps so I at least get that for rescue me from the doldrums.

By: ayasi

ayasi — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:02:57 +0000

I’m loving it!

By: Beng

Beng — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:34:17 +0000

Wow, even though you’re just commenting on it, it’s fantastic. I think it’s way better than watching the drama itself =). Hope you continue it till the end. Thanks!

By: Iranian Espresso

Iranian Espresso — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:43:45 +0000

Thank You Dear Javabeans.

By: ANNIE797

ANNIE797 — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:11:41 +0000

thank you Java,
i love to read your recap, so i have to see the drama.

By: bethany

bethany — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:23:08 +0000

oh my intense.
and yes! agreeing with others~ i’ll take what i can get. episode recaps, thoughts, summaries… =D

By: tealeaf

tealeaf — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:33:16 +0000

Thanks javabeans for this quick update. Appreciate any effort that you put into analyzing Legend. Thanks WITH S2 for the first subbed episode also.

Alright, we’re getting into interesting stuffs; CG special effects behind us and the real drama begin. Glad that Lady Yeon is more complex than I originally thought. Even though I have seen this type of willful madness portrayed many times before, I still shudder at the extent of Lady Yeon’s crusade to realize her son’s destiny. Damdeok may have won the battle against his enemy but he has just entered into an unpleasant war against an adversary that he may not want to face. I think that Lady Yeon is one up against the boy. Damdeok must now learn to be a great strategist in court politics if he is to survive. He must be able navigate this dangerous ground to separate his allies from his foes. Oh my, that’s tough for a ten-year old!

I sympathize for Hogae – that he continued to be manipulated by his mother, even after her death. He’s going to be one scarred boy for life – the two people that he loves (Lady Yeon and Kiha) being taken away from him by Damdeok. Do I sense need for psychotherapy here?

Kiha, what a fox! Who she is at this point reflects how she learned to live with the Hwacheon. She became cunning and shifty – good survival skills. Adapt and survive! Kiha was robbed of a normal childhood – thus, that makes her a sympathetic character in my eyes. Yup, one goldmine of a role for any actress to portray. Can’t wait to see how they will develop this intriguing female character.

Episode 3 is the best so far (still as what sounds like a female-dominated episode)… Maybe it’s time for the boys/men to show us what they are made of this week?

By: jxbeaucp

jxbeaucp — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:11:17 +0000

if u don’t recap…it’s okay….just show some images thanks………

By: ginnie

ginnie — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:14:02 +0000

*nods in agreement* I agree Javabeans that young Suzeeny’s acting is mostly charisma-driven. She’s cute. She’s meant to be lovable but…hmm…I find her actions sometimes over and fake. Thank goodness though she does not make it overboard with her hyper actions. Maybe it is because she does not have enough material to work with.

On the other hand, I like young Kiha a lot. She’s versatile and I feel that although she has the disadvantage being Kiha (because people tend to associate her as evil Kajin’s reincarnation) but she has been able to portray gentleness and her affection towards Damdeok. I was surprised when she’s suddenly transformed into the commanding Kiha-nim to the Hwacheon follower. Conflicted internally and longing to love…ah..I can’t wait for Moon So Ri to come and command these future episodes. (Javabeans, is Hwacheon actually Fire Tribe? I am guessing you used romanized names instead of translated names in your TWSSG write-ups…)

I wonder what the Hwacheons are doing to Kiha too. The creepy old man who has a face lift have “stamped” a mark on Kiha’s back shoulder. They seem to be doing something on her mark but not sure what. I wonder how the creepy Hwacheon elder know that she’s the reincarnation of Kajin. She’s the owner of the ruby amulet when she was found and thus, he should’ve mistaken her as the reincarnated Sae-oh in this life, no?

Lady Yeon!!! She’s a strong believer that her son is THE king. So strong in her belief, she’s willing to do anything for her son. When I was watching this, I could sense her pain because she’s thinking that the entire world is being deceived and she’s the only one with the truth. I don’t think there was anything that could make her change her mind. If Lady Yeon lives, it will be so interesting. I agree Javabeans…wish too that Lady Yeon and adult Kiha have a dramatic scene together especially one filled with strong, emotional lines but it is a pity this acting heavyweight is asked to leave the stage so early on.

Adult Kiha should appear next week…she’s going to be an interesting dual role. Hopefully Moon So ri will be able to find an equivalently skilled acting partner…