Kim Soo, I’ve enjoyed watching you grow as a king this whole time, but your recent actions towards Gae Ddong have been disappointing. You claim that she is the love of your life, but right now you’re treating her as an object and ignoring her feelings, which is ironic, considering what you’ve gone through in the palace. Hoon, you are such a coward, look her in the face and listen to her words, even if you choose not to accept them. Gae Ddong-ah, let’s forget these silly boys (forget Kim Min Jae-I mean Hoon and his angsty eyes). You don’t need them. Let’s just get your brother and go far and away!
(I’m probably the only one who looks forward to this drama the most on these Mon/Tues. It’s not a masterpiece, I admit, but it’s earnest in its simplicity and often predictability. Heart-fluttering even amidst all the tropes. I also love the cast, with the exception of the side couple who-shall-not-be-named. Somehow all of those elements make for a comforting drama, make the start of work week less dreary, help me keep going. It’s enough for me. It’s enough.)
Woo Seok is rather a weak link in the cast for me–I never found him charming like the way Song Joong Ki was in Sungkyunkwan, and his angst lacked depth (partly due to writing too), so already 1/2 of the couple is a hard sell for me. There are aspects of Ji Hwa that I normally would love, but she has also shown herself to be cruel, and upbringing can only be blamed for so much. Since I couldn’t come to like either character, I felt no interest in them as a couple and skipped most of their scenes together.
I agree with you about being so disappointed of Soo. But I think it’s needed for the drama and all.. they have to give Gae Ddong a reason, besides loving Hoon and not Soo anymore, for her to choose Hoon without her feeling guilty. I’m sad that they had to turn his character like this.
And I also agree regarding the side couple, I don’t feel anything for them and they don’t even have a solid backstory on how they fell in love. And the girl (whose name I never learned) is just so manipulative, now that she “knows” he’s the king, she’s willing to be with him (?). I don’t really know coz I skipped their part. haha
It’s just a really cheap move, to make the now-second lead less likeable by throwing characterization down the drain. Though perhaps that being king, he has grown a bit accustomed to being above all and getting what he wants (in theory, I know regency is still going on), so he’s more possessive now? Or conversely, he’s so desperate to bring Gae Ddong near him so that he can protect her (same as Hoon trying to send her there), and also afraid of losing her (esp. after that court lady), that he’s acting up? I guess it’s all excuses in the end.
Yeah, I don’t know how the side couple fall in love or what drew them in besides physical attraction. I only like Ji Hwa during her confrontations with her dad; other than that, she’s shown to be both cruel and manipulative (as you said), so it’s hard to root for her in anything. Sigh, if only she can be like Jeon Hye Bin’s character in Joseon Gunman.
I dropped this after the first episode cos I wasn’t prepared to watch Soo’s character go down the drain and reading your post makes me kind of relieved I don’t have to feel the disappointment 🙁
To be honest, he was fine, great at times even, up until the recent episode, that I was totally rooting for him–to grow as king, if nothing else (his lack of scenes with Gae Ddong made it harder to ship them together), but that little scene of possessiveness left a bit of a bad taste. I can only hope he doesn’t get worse solely for the sake of getting main OTP together, but we’ll see.
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Haru
October 22, 2019 at 12:16 AM
Kim Soo, I’ve enjoyed watching you grow as a king this whole time, but your recent actions towards Gae Ddong have been disappointing. You claim that she is the love of your life, but right now you’re treating her as an object and ignoring her feelings, which is ironic, considering what you’ve gone through in the palace. Hoon, you are such a coward, look her in the face and listen to her words, even if you choose not to accept them. Gae Ddong-ah, let’s forget these silly boys (forget Kim Min Jae-I mean Hoon and his angsty eyes). You don’t need them. Let’s just get your brother and go far and away!
(I’m probably the only one who looks forward to this drama the most on these Mon/Tues. It’s not a masterpiece, I admit, but it’s earnest in its simplicity and often predictability. Heart-fluttering even amidst all the tropes. I also love the cast, with the exception of the side couple who-shall-not-be-named. Somehow all of those elements make for a comforting drama, make the start of work week less dreary, help me keep going. It’s enough for me. It’s enough.)
mugyuljoie is preciousss
October 22, 2019 at 12:19 AM
I’m even okay with the side couple.
Haru
October 22, 2019 at 12:40 AM
Woo Seok is rather a weak link in the cast for me–I never found him charming like the way Song Joong Ki was in Sungkyunkwan, and his angst lacked depth (partly due to writing too), so already 1/2 of the couple is a hard sell for me. There are aspects of Ji Hwa that I normally would love, but she has also shown herself to be cruel, and upbringing can only be blamed for so much. Since I couldn’t come to like either character, I felt no interest in them as a couple and skipped most of their scenes together.
joongkicookie
October 22, 2019 at 2:07 AM
I agree with you about being so disappointed of Soo. But I think it’s needed for the drama and all.. they have to give Gae Ddong a reason, besides loving Hoon and not Soo anymore, for her to choose Hoon without her feeling guilty. I’m sad that they had to turn his character like this.
And I also agree regarding the side couple, I don’t feel anything for them and they don’t even have a solid backstory on how they fell in love. And the girl (whose name I never learned) is just so manipulative, now that she “knows” he’s the king, she’s willing to be with him (?). I don’t really know coz I skipped their part. haha
Haru
October 23, 2019 at 6:56 PM
It’s just a really cheap move, to make the now-second lead less likeable by throwing characterization down the drain. Though perhaps that being king, he has grown a bit accustomed to being above all and getting what he wants (in theory, I know regency is still going on), so he’s more possessive now? Or conversely, he’s so desperate to bring Gae Ddong near him so that he can protect her (same as Hoon trying to send her there), and also afraid of losing her (esp. after that court lady), that he’s acting up? I guess it’s all excuses in the end.
Yeah, I don’t know how the side couple fall in love or what drew them in besides physical attraction. I only like Ji Hwa during her confrontations with her dad; other than that, she’s shown to be both cruel and manipulative (as you said), so it’s hard to root for her in anything. Sigh, if only she can be like Jeon Hye Bin’s character in Joseon Gunman.
protect junwoo
October 22, 2019 at 4:02 AM
I dropped this after the first episode cos I wasn’t prepared to watch Soo’s character go down the drain and reading your post makes me kind of relieved I don’t have to feel the disappointment 🙁
Have they revealed who/where GD’s brother is?
mugyuljoie is preciousss
October 22, 2019 at 4:51 AM
They’ve shown us the brother and she knows where he is now.
Haru
October 23, 2019 at 7:01 PM
To be honest, he was fine, great at times even, up until the recent episode, that I was totally rooting for him–to grow as king, if nothing else (his lack of scenes with Gae Ddong made it harder to ship them together), but that little scene of possessiveness left a bit of a bad taste. I can only hope he doesn’t get worse solely for the sake of getting main OTP together, but we’ll see.