This post would be full of intelligent observations and commentary on a complex plot, excellent acting, and interesting characters, but Lee Seo Jin running around in various states of dress with a sword is quite distracting, and what parts of the brain aren't distracted by that are busy appreciating awesome ladies plotting to take over the country
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I really think SJH is suited to sageuks. I think sageuks are wonderful if an actress has chops and has a strong aura because there is plenty of room for her to exercise it but you need to have both to have any hope not to be swallowed by the plot, outfits etc (same goes for male actors).
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And yes, I like the character of JS as written but I can't help but wish that they got e.g. Wang Ji Hye to play her. (WBDS is very fusion but JS's character is very traditional-sageuk). Btw, soompiers seem to uniformly hate JS and that is something I don't get, just like I didn't get the hate for Yeon in Kingdom of the Winds. Restrained and ladylike doesn't mean font of all evil.
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All I really knew going in was that it's a sageuk with Lee Seo Jin, but it's pretty good, even though my only familiarity with the relative period is Emperor of the Sea, and I'm sure both only vaguely resemble the actual historical events outside of the big stuff.
dark smurf is subbing 12-18 right now, and I figure Gye Baek subs will speed up once Warrior Baek Dong Soo and Princess Man finish. (I hope all attentions don't immediately switch to tree With Deep Roots, because what i've heard doesn't particularly interest me. (ok, mostly that it seems to be light on women in general, and the female lead is mute for part of it.)
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