For a talkative, polical drama TwDR has been a joy to follow. Who'd have guessed that a story about the birth of hangul culd be this riveting....
Jang Hyuk is truly marvellous but coming from 20 episodes I'd say Han Suk Kyu's Sejong is the true center of this whole thing. I've never seen HSK in anything before but oh my, he's mesmerising. I love it how Chae Yoon and Sejong sort of complete each other. Each one 'get's' the other in a way no-one else does. That's an odd couple if there ever was one. :)
Well, the ensamble cast is so good all around. Even most of the bit parts are really well manned. I love it when just about everyone delivers.
I'm going to rewatch the last two episodes as it was already very late when I watched those and I was sort of cross eyed at that point. I didn't mean to tackle those too but then the subs came out and I just could not let them be. Serves me right. You can't be hasty with this drama.
Keep an eye open for Prince Gwangpyeong.... remember the actor? *g*
I love it how Chae Yoon and Sejong sort of complete each other.
In the opening credits for TwDR, they give us a clue about how Sejong, Chae-Yoon and Soyi are meant to complement each other. Next to the actors' names, written in red, are the codes for each:
Han Seok-Kyu = heaven, Jang Hyuk = earth, Shin Se-Kyung = person
As thrilled as I am you're enjoying TwDR, I have to confess I don't know how you manage to handle so many emotionally loaded dramas at once. I think that's the reason I'm reluctant to try PP at this point-- the last time I watched a drama from the same writer (More Beautiful Than A Flower), it took me days to put it behind. Not ready to take the plunge yet.
re: ep. 3: I am going to miss Song Joong Ki, who gave a true tour-de-force performance as young Sejong - the scene below will probably go into my Top 10 scenes of the year
I don't know what I loved more, that his father was no fool, or the chilling look on Sejong's face as he turned the tables on him. If anybody ever argues you cannot portray a complex relationship in just a handful of eps. and somehow draw it to a close (that single tear on Sejong's face by the bridge where his father used to fish... perfect), I'll have to point to this one.
However, the older Sejong is also fascinating and you can see the glimpses of younger self in him.Casting, transition, characterization
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PP really is wonderful but I can tell it's going to be an emotional roller-coaster. I can handle it and Tree at the same time because, oddly, I can compartmentalize if one is a period drama and one a contemporary one. I can't do it if they were two of the same. (The rest I am watching are not really heavy-hitters).
I love that courtyard scene and how it turned from Sejong seeming subjugation to his having the upper hand. His relationship with Tejong was so fascinating, I wish I could have watched a whole drama about it.
I didn't mind child actors (though Ddolbok's actor could have been better, I have yet to find a truly annoying kdrama child actor) but the main reason I checked out this drama was Jang Hyuk and so I was not disappointed. He is, as always, riveting.
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Jang Hyuk is truly marvellous but coming from 20 episodes I'd say Han Suk Kyu's Sejong is the true center of this whole thing. I've never seen HSK in anything before but oh my, he's mesmerising. I love it how Chae Yoon and Sejong sort of complete each other. Each one 'get's' the other in a way no-one else does. That's an odd couple if there ever was one. :)
Well, the ensamble cast is so good all around. Even most of the bit parts are really well manned. I love it when just about everyone delivers.
I'm going to rewatch the last two episodes as it was already very late when I watched those and I was sort of cross eyed at that point. I didn't mean to tackle those too but then the subs came out and I just could not let them be. Serves me right. You can't be hasty with this drama.
Keep an eye open for Prince Gwangpyeong.... remember the actor? *g*
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In the opening credits for TwDR, they give us a clue about how Sejong, Chae-Yoon and Soyi are meant to complement each other. Next to the actors' names, written in red, are the codes for each:
Han Seok-Kyu = heaven, Jang Hyuk = earth, Shin Se-Kyung = person
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re: ep. 3: I am going to miss Song Joong Ki, who gave a true tour-de-force performance as young Sejong - the scene below will probably go into my Top 10 scenes of the year
I don't know what I loved more, that his father was no fool, or the chilling look on Sejong's face as he turned the tables on him. If anybody ever argues you cannot portray a complex relationship in just a handful of eps. and somehow draw it to a close (that single tear on Sejong's face by the bridge where his father used to fish... perfect), I'll have to point to this one.
However, the older Sejong is also fascinating and you can see the glimpses of younger self in him.Casting, transition, characterization ( ... )
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I love that courtyard scene and how it turned from Sejong seeming subjugation to his having the upper hand. His relationship with Tejong was so fascinating, I wish I could have watched a whole drama about it.
I didn't mind child actors (though Ddolbok's actor could have been better, I have yet to find a truly annoying kdrama child actor) but the main reason I checked out this drama was Jang Hyuk and so I was not disappointed. He is, as always, riveting.
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