the princess' man - 11 & 12
I take back anything negative I said about Prince Consort Jung Jong at first. As all of their allies are killed, and the situation grows ever bleaker, he never stops trying to reassure Princess Kyung-Hye. He sets up a garden with birds, tries to help her see her brother, sits on guard outside her room. His heart is all there; if only he weren't going up against a well-plotted and powerful coup.
Se-Ryung returns home to a house she no longer recognizes. It's a stranger to her now. She's horrified to return after all her father has done, but as he points out, she promised to obey him from now on if he saved Kim Seung-Yoo from execution. That he's a liar is, of course, irrelevant.
At one point she returns to the police station and the guards bar the way. "Let her through," someone says. "Don't you know she's Grand Prince Su-Yang's daughter?"
What, someone there doesn't recognize her by this point? She's becoming a regular.
(A quick note: All of my quotes here are paraphases, sometimes from memory, of someone else's translations, so I could be getting them very wrong. And occasionally I embellish. Just saying.)
Seung-Yoo's farewell party with Officer McTreachery is a bit tense.
"You think destiny is an excuse? Does that justify the blood on your hands?"
"If your father had won, we would be on different sides of these bars."
Well that makes it alright, then.
Later, Officer McTreachery seems to be feeling some remorse. Or is it that he's resigned to his new life, and is trying to become a better person? With, you know, blood on his hands. He does do something wonderful by saving the last remaining members of Seung-Yoo's family, including a small child, and I don't want to diminish that good deed by saying: Really, you think that entitles you to an unreserved and loving hug now?
"How long before you'll turn and look at me? Come on, I did something nice."
Yes, you're a saint, and you've obviously read the book How To Atone For Backstabbing With Random Acts of Kindness For A Hug.
Though really, more than anything in these two episodes I wanted those two to get away, so I was happy about that.
Se-Ryung's mother is still interesting. At one point, Se-Ryung asks to be excused and her mother says, "Okay fine, go. Since when did you obey your mother anyway?" She seems resigned.
"Are you unable to sleep because the wedding is near?"
Yes father, this rushing glee that illumes my face is because I'm marrying the man who betrayed my love, how perceptive of you. And snarky. Su-Yang has been out plotting in his Brothel of Villainy, and things seem to be going very well for him. This is why he smiles.
Meanwhile at sea, Adventure! happens. I admit, this part of the story seemed to drag on a bit. Yes, the escapees -- including Guy Who Plans Things, Guy Who Thinks He's All That, and Mr Shirtless -- wash ashore on an island and get killed off one at a time. It's just seems to take too long. Their final plan is rather clever, though. And Seung-Yoo gets some revenge, which he's really wanting about now.
The show remains exciting, emotionally moving, and (other than the island scenes) well-paced. I can't wait to see the reunion of Seung-Yoo and Se-Ryung... as painful as I know it will be.
Se-Ryung returns home to a house she no longer recognizes. It's a stranger to her now. She's horrified to return after all her father has done, but as he points out, she promised to obey him from now on if he saved Kim Seung-Yoo from execution. That he's a liar is, of course, irrelevant.
At one point she returns to the police station and the guards bar the way. "Let her through," someone says. "Don't you know she's Grand Prince Su-Yang's daughter?"
What, someone there doesn't recognize her by this point? She's becoming a regular.
(A quick note: All of my quotes here are paraphases, sometimes from memory, of someone else's translations, so I could be getting them very wrong. And occasionally I embellish. Just saying.)
Seung-Yoo's farewell party with Officer McTreachery is a bit tense.
"You think destiny is an excuse? Does that justify the blood on your hands?"
"If your father had won, we would be on different sides of these bars."
Well that makes it alright, then.
Later, Officer McTreachery seems to be feeling some remorse. Or is it that he's resigned to his new life, and is trying to become a better person? With, you know, blood on his hands. He does do something wonderful by saving the last remaining members of Seung-Yoo's family, including a small child, and I don't want to diminish that good deed by saying: Really, you think that entitles you to an unreserved and loving hug now?
"How long before you'll turn and look at me? Come on, I did something nice."
Yes, you're a saint, and you've obviously read the book How To Atone For Backstabbing With Random Acts of Kindness For A Hug.
Though really, more than anything in these two episodes I wanted those two to get away, so I was happy about that.
Se-Ryung's mother is still interesting. At one point, Se-Ryung asks to be excused and her mother says, "Okay fine, go. Since when did you obey your mother anyway?" She seems resigned.
"Are you unable to sleep because the wedding is near?"
Yes father, this rushing glee that illumes my face is because I'm marrying the man who betrayed my love, how perceptive of you. And snarky. Su-Yang has been out plotting in his Brothel of Villainy, and things seem to be going very well for him. This is why he smiles.
Meanwhile at sea, Adventure! happens. I admit, this part of the story seemed to drag on a bit. Yes, the escapees -- including Guy Who Plans Things, Guy Who Thinks He's All That, and Mr Shirtless -- wash ashore on an island and get killed off one at a time. It's just seems to take too long. Their final plan is rather clever, though. And Seung-Yoo gets some revenge, which he's really wanting about now.
The show remains exciting, emotionally moving, and (other than the island scenes) well-paced. I can't wait to see the reunion of Seung-Yoo and Se-Ryung... as painful as I know it will be.