Not my favorite episode, but I will hide my pain
Here’s the BOSSAM Ep. 19 Recap: https://sageukclub.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/bossam-stealing-fate-episode-19-recap/

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    I’m on the road and couldn’t get internet yesterday to post this. I will try to get to Ep. 20 soon! Also I haven’t watched it yet because I’m worried about being disappointed lol.

    Tagging BOSSAM beanies: @kiara, @mmmmm, @ndlessjoie, @marcusnyc20, @ally-le, @flyingcolours, @jorobertson, @tabitha2, @snowflower, @bbstl, @milena, @yongsital, @sicarius, @jossie4cheryl, @jerrykuvira, @kdramaswimmer, @sparks121, @yulsakura @jk910528 @lindag @hebang @missh @kittymontgomery-mourles @coffeprince4eva @welh @peridot @jillian @irmar @wonhwa @nilsche

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      Thank you!

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      Toki, I’m legit sad. I watched ep20 and finished just now. I won’t spoil you. I need time to comprehend this.

      @hebang Give me some time. I need some time.

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        I’ve watched Ep. 20 now. I’m sending you a big hug @mmmmm. There is indeed a lot to think about… hopefully I can write a recap that makes sense, because I’m still scratching my head at certain parts. 😥

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          I feel you Toki! I don’t know a lot of historical stuff, but I felt like it would be perhaps difficult for you to explain certain things in the story, especially for the last few eps. *hugs back*

          I, too, am thinking about the discussion we had about certain actions that DY could have done… I’ll write more in the last ep’s recap since I don’t want to spoil others.

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      Thank you,toki! 🐇

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      Thanks Toki~ wasn’t my favourite episode either. In fact probably one of my least. Will save my thoughts for the final though.

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      I’m looking forward to whether I’m right or not about who dies. @mmmmm‘s reaction makes me think I’m correct, or maybe he becomes a formerly murderous almost king monk?

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      Thank you so much, Toki!

      I haven’t watched either 19 or 20 with subs, and I don’t know if I want to. LOL

      Enjoy the summer, and we’ll meet again for the next sageuks!

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      Thank you Toki for the recap of episode 19. I will pick out three things in order of importance:
      1. Chun-bae slapping his sinful hand. Was that in that in the script or from LJH? I think it was the latter. (Thank you Lee Joon-hyuk (1984) for a great performance.)
      2. Dae-yeop’s tears after Soo-kyung’s departure. Heart breaking is all I can say.
      3. Consort Yun. Kudos to actress So Hee-jung. Consort Yun laid both the King and Court lady Kim out. She was great and thanks Toki for highlighting her anger.
      Now on to episode 20 (final).

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    But damn, that was a stupid plan, and if witty princess planned this with them, not pleased at all.

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    It was a convoluted episode: all the running around and everyone acting unilaterally with good intentions. But Soo-kyung got to tell DY and the king that she was married, a straightforward and smart move.

    Court Lady Kim Gae-shi is almost as vile as V P Lee. These people who *know the mind of the king* and act on his behalf are despicable, The king’s weakness is becoming frustrating, and I have to keep reminding myself what little support he had because of the power of the factions. It all makes me think about Jeong Do-jeon’s shattered ideal for Joseon and how that all panned out with clans and their allies pitted against each other. Kim Tae-woo as Gwanghaegun is doing a great job.

    On the fraught matter of our precious Yi Dae-yeob: it was great to see him working with BW. I hoped that would happen. I expected that when he found about his father’s death, it would be a pivot point for him. But V P Lee’s efforts to throw Soo-kyung at him show how little he understands DY. So ham fisted. While we hate V P Lee, I actually think he’s not such a smart guy, just evil, with no boundaries.

    Well, it’s all winding up and I guess they had to squeeze a lot in, but my overall sense, having seen the final episode, is they kept us guessing right up until the end, so the confusion in this episode seems like a bit of a filler. It’s so great though that they acheived the ratings record.

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    This episode was annoying. I found myself wishing the princess had learned to use a sword instead of the bow and arrow.

    Watching Court Lady Kim take some punishment was the only satisfying part. How does the Royal Consort think the king would survive a transfer of power to a new king chosen by evil Lee?

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