TV Chosun aired drama like Bride of The Century, The Greatest Marriage and Operation Proposal which I guess are quite known among drama viewers and some others. It has been several years they didn't produce any drama and focus on news, so maybe after seeing cables are doing well, they are planning to produce drama again.

Sounds more like Seven Day Queen to me. The King Loves was set in Goryeo and featured a prince and his best friend (a nobleman of royal blood) in the love triangle. So that made it more interesting to me. I honestly enjoyed TKL more than SDQ, even if the latter did everything right by my standards.

Maybe I'm just tired of reading 'two men fight over a girl' as a drama's premise. But this is Yoon Shi Yoon. Sigh.

I don't think it is Ryu Hwayoung. Based on what I read on few reports, it is her twin, Ryu Hyoyoung who has confirmed the role of second lead.

*Dramaland*
But I welcome him to appear in my dreams too <3

My interpretation of the show's title and Hwi's character:

http://www.dramabeans.com/2018/03/team-dramabeans-what-were-watching-96/#comment-3217726

Hi @pakalanapikake. I wanted to let you know I watched episodes 7-9 last night. I plan to push on through episode 12 tonight). I have held off commenting below until I am caught up.
A couple things. I found the initial comments above from the original November pre-production post interesting. Yoon Shi-yoon (YSY) certainly has his fans and now I can see why. As I mentioned before I was unfamiliar with his work. I am familiar with Joo Sang-woo from only 2 crime dramas: SPECIAL AFFAIRS TEAM TEN and TEN2. (He played a good guy in both dramas-highly rated.) Jin Se-yeon is new to me also not having seen her previous work. I haven't really been around the kdrama world all that long.
The concern about who would be the lead and second lead and all that stuff I think was misplaced. TV Chosun which apparently has not produced many drama lately is making a very good drama imo. From what I can see the ratings as listed in the Wiki entry for GP are pretty good for cable. There was a dip but from episode 8 on the ratings have been holding their own. Thanks for putting this together.

An article on traditional Korean masks and dances:

http://www.dramabeans.com/members/pakalanapikake/activity/418540/

Ooooh, good catch on the hair ribbon being shown in episode one! I'm not surprised, this show seems to be dedicated to the continuity between the timelines ~ I wish that they had a monk confessor for Ja-hyun, they definitely needs it

Ep. 7

http://www.dramabeans.com/2018/03/team-dramabeans-what-were-watching-97/#comment-3221831

A thread begins with my comments on Ep. 7 and then cover a lot of ground with regard to various aspects of GRAND PRINCE.

You may have to help me out here, I'm slightly confused - Gi-tae is the same person as Hwi's bodyguard in the present, correct? I'm sure he must be, but asianwiki is saying that they're played by separate actors (one of which, I can't find any page for).

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Other viewers have commented that the story loosely resembles that of Grand Prince Suyang (later King Sejo), second son of Sejong the Great. He overthrew his nephew, King Danjong, son of his sickly brother, King Munjong. He later killed the deposed king and his own younger brother, Grand Prince Anpyeong. I don’t know whether to steel myself for a full-blown tragedy, or hope that the story will be heavily fictionalized to result in a different outcome.

More comments on eps. 9 & 10:

http://www.dramabeans.com/2018/03/team-dramabeans-what-were-watching-97/#comment-3223109

If Hwi goes down for the alleged coup, it will be no one’s fault but his for being too trusting of his viperous brother. Did he really think that Kang would leave an ambition he nurtured for most of his life because he was threatened by a letter? Hwi ought not to have revealed his hand, and if he did, he should have had numerous backup plans to halt his scheming brother. If these characters are who I think they are, then history is not on Hwi’s side. My one curiosity is to find out if Ja Hyun succumbs to Kang schemes or if she fights him to the death. I noticed that the ratings dropped after the first two episodes. It’s a shame, because this is the only saguek airing at the moment. And I quite like this drama, more than I did Seven Day Queen. Joseon history seems to be quite bloody and tragic, doesn’t it?

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I was happy to see Vengeful Gisaeng Yo-Kyung involved in the planning of the wedding ambush. Here’s hoping that she’s carefully documenting the evidence to later reveal Kang’s web of traitors in high places — and his wife’s complicity. (I can’t wait for someone to find that nice incriminating vow of loyalty Na-Gyeom wrote to Kang. That ought to cook her goose.) But before that happens, Hwi is in for more pain and suffering.

Just finished this episode, and WHY THE HECK DID HWI AND JA HYEON TRUST THAT KANG WAS REALLY ALL SUPPORTIVE OF THEIR MARRIAGE?? I mean, he overdid it with the house and gifts and the marriage date. I got the feeling that the two of them thought they were at the end of their story, getting their happily ever after and grudging acceptance from everyone.

I might have to stop and throw things if everyone believes Hwi was involved in this. The poor guy is a love sick fool who just spent three years in a prisoner of war camp. He just wants to keep his nephew alive. Leave him alone.

Didn't even know this thread was over here! Thanks for cluing me in :-)

Glad you you did a summary of each episodes. I don't know if I can go back and watch it but we can talk about it.

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After seeing the subtitles, I now suspect that there is no letter proving Kang's treasonous deal with the Jurchens. Or if there is, he doesn't have it in his possession.

The Queen Dowager did not believe Kang's lies, but later she could not refute the charges against Hwi, no matter how illogical they were. All the proof tortured out of the captured assailants was against Hwi. Queen Mom folded with a whimper in the face of superior propaganda.

Ja-hyun's father in fact was forced to state that Hwi had plotted treason and he was unable to stop him -- in order to save his family. Then he attempted suicide.

I found Ja-hyun's reaction to her father's attempt to save his family incredibly naive and unreasonable for the daughter of a leading minister and scholar. She should have known better that her family would be exterminated if she were Hwi's wife and he were convicted of treason. Dad's duty is to his own family. Hwi later agrees with his course of action after he gets over his shock at his almost-father-in-law's denunciation.

Watching raw is so great to see the nuances of an acting performance! It is also what really sped up my Korean learning because I started to recognize words that were said over and over again. I also started to get an emotional connection to some words so I knew how to use a particular phrase even though I didn't actually know what that phrase meant. I still have a long way to go with my Korean, but I definitely recommend watching episodes raw. It's an entirely new experience!

Oh my goodness, yes. How many more times does Hwi have to almost die and have everything taken from him? When will he fight back? Is he and everyone around him really that naive? At this point I kind of feel like Kang might actually be the better King during a war like situation and that is definitely not what I should be thinking.

I'm just caught up with the show, and I agree with all of this. It was pretty established in the first few episodes that not only was Kang untrustworthy, but that EVERYONE KNOWS he is untrustworthy.

WishfulToki April 13, 2018 at 11:49 AM

Beware of spoilers up through eps. 11 & 12.

@wishfultoki, thanks for your kind words. ;-)

I noticed the presence of three grand princes in the cast listing on AsianWiki, and realized there also had to be a hyung who was Seja and later king (who is not listed). It sure took long enough to find out why Grand Prince #1, Traitorous Uncle, was demoted from wonja. What a dumb reason for losing the throne.

You make a very good case for the drama being about grand princes in general. I like how you so nicely put it in a nutshell:

... it may refer to both or more generally to the fate of a Grand Prince: he is someone who must remain in the shadows all his life, but also be able and willing to rise to the occasion if needed. Kang's weakness is not accepting the first part, Hwi's weakness is not accepting the second.

I mentioned the "heir and two spares" in one of my earlier posts, and noted those fatal flaws. Both grand princes are products of their environment and upbringing, as well as their inherent personalities. Hwi had all ambition pounded out of him at a very young age. (He referred to being punished for his artistic fascination with the red hue of the king's robes when he was little.) I can't blame him for refusing the job. For that I blame his mother, the Queen, and the courtiers who should have trained him (and Kang) properly. Mother's distrust of Kang and favoritism towards her youngest led to this fiasco.

The second part of the Korean title (DRAWING LOVE) makes me think the emphasis is on Hwi. I've gradually been coming to the conclusion that this drama might well end up a Shakespearean tragedy, with Hwi biting the dust because of his fatal flaws (i.e., idealism, misplaced family loyalty, trust in the face of repeated evidence of Kang's murderous intentions towards him and anyone else who stands between him and what he wants, lack of common sense [e.g., don't threaten Kang if you cannot deliver airtight proof that he collaborated with the Jurchens, and for heaven's sake, don't back him into a corner or he'll fight for his life like a trapped rat], among others). Or it might end in mutually-assured destruction of Kang and Hwi.

Poor little Seja looks like a sitting duck at the end of ep. 12, so I'm not sure how long it will be before Kang bumps him off with a bowl of poison, or smothers the tot with his bedding.

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@wishfultoki April 13, 2018 at 11:49 AM

Beware of spoilers up through eps. 11 & 12.

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Someone please give Hwi a copy of “The Thirty-Six Stratagems” pronto!

I've been appalled by how dopey the Queen Dowager and her brother (former Chief Royal Secretary, now Minister of Rites) have been as Traitorous Uncle and Kang's machinations have proceeded apace. They are totally outclassed, and have been caught flat-footed repeatedly. They are pathetic. All bark and no bite. And they were that way well before the ministers who supported them were murdered at Hwi's wedding.

Even as Hwi is being hauled off to the pokey, Queen Mom is distraught that she'll lose Kang as a traitor -- even though he's the one holding all the cards and is framing his kid brother with a capital offense. The look on Hwi's face as she lamented was priceless. Gee, thanks, Oma Mama! Talk about insanely sentimental. Now we know whence Hwi gets his inordinate love of family. Sheesh.

Ja-hyun has been too dense to tell Hwi the truth about his brother and sister-in-law, just as she kept her then-friend, Na-gyeom, in the dark about her betrothed's wandering eye. She made a big deal recently about being savvy because she's the daughter of a high minister, but that's not really the case. Na-gyeom and Kang's gisaeng have her totally outclassed, especially in the covert operations and strategic planning areas. As you point out, she continues to deal with Kang as if he were a decent, normal person instead of a delusional sociopath. She's as naively nuts as Hwi, and is totally clueless as to how the court and politics work. She shouldn't have ditched those bridal comportment classes. She might have gotten a clue by osmosis from the backstabbing princess-wannabes.

Ja-hyun runs around in drag and succeeds in getting Hwi reprimanded on the way to Manchuria. With friends like that, who needs enemies? I'm not keen on her latest half-baked plan to go to his place of exile. It's yet another hare-brained scheme, one that could (and probably will) be construed as part of a treasonous conspiracy. And it's one that will endanger her family yet again. But she's oblivious to the implications, so maybe her family will have to be exterminated before she wises up. Too bad Ru Shi-gae doesn't speak better Korean so she could go alone. As it is, Hwi has saddled his best chance of escaping to fight another day with babysitting Ja-hyun. Her pratfall at the end of ep. 12 was lame. “Heroine Falls Down While Running” is one of my most-hated tropes. Arg!

@wishfultoki April 13, 2018 at 11:49 AM

Episode 13 is the breaking point for me: Hwi needs to counter-attack. I would not mind full-out revenge plots, ala Princess' Man.

Hwi not only needs to counterattack, he needs to develop a solid strategy for totally vanquishing his nephew's enemies -- and the cojones to kill said traitors so they cannot come back to repeat their treachery. Otherwise it's just catch and release, and Seja will continue to be threatened.

Hwi will also need manpower in his quest to secure Seja's throne and his own continued existence. With his reputation in tatters, who would side with him? Certainly no one at court. Military commanders and troops who served with him?

Hwi was depicted as a pacifist who wouldn't kill bugs as a kid. While it's laudably Buddhist, for someone of his station it's practically dereliction of duty. Kang is implacable, and if anyone should know that, it's Hwi. The loving and lovable prince will have to turn into a dispassionate defender who kills without hesitation. That may be a tragic turn for him.

It would be an interesting twist if Hwi morphed into a bigger and more ruthless badass than Kang, purely out of long-overdue self-defense. When he was young, he felt he had to shut up and tolerate Kang's viciousness in the interests of family harmony. It's high time he recalled exactly how he felt when Kang drowned his little court lady, and unleashed that anger in a constructively destructive way. He is surrounded by enemies, and needs to systematically dismantle Kang's and Traitorous Uncle's power base. All of the ministers and appointees who are in Kang's pocket have to go. All the money that funds Kang's bribery campaign has to be seized. Hwi has to throw a monkey wrench into Kang's operations and bring him to his knees. Hitting him in the pocketbook is a good start. So is bumping off Kang's brother-in-law, the new Minister of War.

Hwi should take a page from Kang's playbook, and frame his brother and uncle for treason and corruption as convincingly as possible. And he should do it in such a way that Kang first throws his collaborators in the coup under the bus. If he doesn't actually have the letter to the Jurchen chieftain that Traitorous Uncle sent, he can fabricate it. Being an artist, he knows all about forgery, and will be able to see to it that the proper paper and ink are used. Hwi as forger could be quite a lot of fun. (The only thing I'm leery of is the fact that he explained to Yo-kyung how he knew a painting attributed to him was a fake, and enumerated the specific points for her. She's so cagey, I'm concerned that he may have revealed too many trade secrets.)

Also keep in mind that Kang and Traitorous Uncle intended to renege on their end of the bargain with the Jurchen chief. That will earn them more enemies who might be only too happy to collaborate with Hwi in wreaking vengeance on the double-crossers.

You're right about the mis-match. It's almost as if Hwi and Ja-hyun are reading from a totally different script. And it's making me bonkers.

I suddenly flashed on Alfred E. Newman: "What, me worry?" Which isn't quite accurate. Hwi, Ja-hyun, and the Queen Dowager all worry about Kang and his machinations. But none of them does anything substantive or practical to protect themselves or counter his actions. They repeatedly play right into his hands. Grrr.

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It occurs to me that Yo-kyung may have it in for Hwi for having snubbed her at Kang's polo victory dinner years before. Just a thought. If anything, she resents Kang and Na-gyeom even more.

The Queen Dowager manages to get Hwi's death sentence commuted to life in exile. This is not the great deal that it appears to be. Anyone who watches sageuks knows that the exile gets bumped off as soon as he's out of sight and out of mind of everyone back at the palace.

Hwi and Gi-teuk arrive at their hovel. The eunuch frets over its ramshackle condition, but Hwi reminds him that they've been in worse pickles in Manchuria. -- So when are we going to see what went down in Jurchenland already?

Kang has made sure to exile Hwi to an island under the jurisdiction of a soldier whose father was one of the ministers killed at the wedding. And he's dispatched his henchman to instigate Hwi's assassination.

Before the henchman's arrival, said commander (I think it's him, dressed in black instead of his uniform) attempts to kill Hwi at night. When all his attempts to disarm the assailant prove futile, Hwi says that dying at the hand of the filial son of a faithful minister is an honorable way to go, and bares his neck to the swordsman. Gi-teuk, who had been sleeping in the next room while Hwi wrote a letter to Ja-hyun, coshes the guy from behind in the nick of time.

Next day, a boat arrives at the nearby dock. Three familiar figures disembark who appear to be traveling salesmen. They were prisoners with Hwi in Manchuria. A joyous reunion ensues with Gi-teuk and the prince. -- But he's under house arrest and isn't supposed to have visitors. Their statement that they heard of his plight and recalled his kindness to them in captivity in Manchuria is the kind of thing that could get them all killed. It most assuredly will be considered a conspiracy by Kang & Cohorts.

Ja-hyun writes letters to her mother and Hwi, and leaves them in Kkeut-dan's care, to be delivered if something happens to her.

Later, Ja-hyun sets out in drag with Ru Shi-gae for Hwi's place of exile. The Jurchen warrior's Korean isn't good enough for her to find her way there on her own. At the same time, Kkeut-dan sets out in the palanquin for the temple in the mountains to pray -- and to provide a diversion. If only Ja-hyun didn't make such a spectacle of herself when she fell down like a klutz. Ru Shi-gae deserves combat pay for her babysitting services.

@wishfultoki,

As I was writing "All of the ministers and appointees who are in Kang's pocket have to go," I was wondering whom Hwi could call upon to replace them. Maybe a fresh crop of scholars who aren't terminally tainted, if such an animal exists?

A reign of terror by Kang would not surprise me because he will get rid of anyone who crosses him. I fully expect him to become paranoid. (Maybe because I watched two versions of Yeonsangun go off the rails in 2017?) Perhaps we'll get a full-blown TITUS ANDRONICUS finale with corpses all over the place.

I'm hoping that Gisaeng's Revenge is exquisite and poetically just. As for the Jurchens, it would really stink if they invaded and made life even more horrible for the commoners who always get it in the neck during wartime. But if they can infiltrate some top-notch assassins to take out Kang and Traitorous Uncle without harming anyone else, it would be marvy. And Hwi wouldn't have to engage in fratricide.

I recall that scene with the late king and his conversation with Queen Dowager, who cavalierly disregarded his concern about Traitorous Uncle's malign influence on Kang. That's when I knew for sure that the elders were all asleep at the wheel and Hwi was screwed. They're so incompetent they don't deserve to be in charge.

Kang was pushed out because he was not wonja, and was deemed to be too ambitious and covetous of hyung's title. Hwi was younger enough than Kang that Queen Mom wanted to keep him around, especially as he had none of his brother's worrisome traits or ambitions. I don't know at which age princes other than wonja are normally moved out of the palace. If it's when they marry, then it could be when they're ten or so, what with arranged marriages with powerful noble families. (I don't think the drama has been realistic in that regard. It would have had to show the child actors getting married off, which would have precluded chance meetings with noblewomen in drag at the art supply shop.)

What seems to have emotionally scarred Kang was Queen Mom's favoritism towards his two brothers. I do think that he was hard done by. Granted, his mother had her hands full with sickly (IIRC) King Dad, and then sickly Seja/King Hyung. But with armies of eunuchs and court ladies running around the palace, you'd think there would have been someone to ride herd on both daeguns with a firm but humane hand to help each of them reach their full potential and overcome their foibles. I think that Kang is temperamentally much more sensitive and emotionally unstable than his family realized, and that is one of his fatal flaws.

@pakalanapikake: "I was wondering whom Hwi could call upon to replace them. Maybe a fresh crop of scholars who aren't terminally tainted, if such an animal exists?"

I was wondering about that too, and if Ja-Hyun's brother will have any role in the story other than be a bumbling elder brother with a crush on her maid. He is a Sungkyunkwan student after all, probably not the brightest but at least he's honest... Wait, at this point Hwi doesn't need that either. He needs a savvy adviser like Rebel's Song Sabu hehe.

I've also been comparing this drama to the two portrayals of Yeonsangung we saw last year, and I like that Grand Prince is not at first glance about both brothers being after the throne. However, Hwi's plight is also reminiscent of Wang So in Scarlet Heart/Shine or Go Crazy, who decided to gain power to protect those he loves. So perhaps.... (I hope for the sake of the plot?) Hwi decides to become powerful to protect his loved ones. It would be grand to have a full blown tragic Shakespearean ending anyway.

Episode 13 Pseudo-Recap & Comments - Raw - BEWARE OF SPOILERS & RAMPANT CONJECTURE

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Ru Shi-gae manages to sneak off into the trees while the burial detail is busy, and no one notices until she's safely absconded. Ja-hyun is brought back to the military commander's office, and then sent back to the capital in the company of Kang's chief henchman and his party. He escorts her to her home and drops her off. Madame Ahn is furious with her daughter, who is unusually quiet. Everyone gasps when the henchman informs them of the death of Eun-sung Daegun, news of which has already reached the palace, IIRC. Lord Sung gets the news at work, perhaps from the smirking Traitorous Uncle, but I'm not certain.

Queen Dowager predictably goes to pieces, and Seja's Mom freaks out at the realization that there's no one left to defend her son. This after poisoned food is detected on the lad's table by Kang's court lady/spy. After a shouting match between the two queens, it seems that Seja's Mom may have prevailed and insisted that her son abdicate in the hope that his life will be spared by Uncle Kang.

At some point, we see Kang wearing the royal red robes, and Na-gyeom calls on the Queen Dowager and Queen Mother in her new queenly hanbok. Kang wasted no time getting himself crowned king.

One of his first acts is sending for Ja-hyun at night. Her parents raise a fuss at his chief henchman, but Ja-hyun comes out of her own accord carrying a box containing a very pointy hairpin, her pink hair ribbon that Hwi had worn in Manchuria, and a folded paper containing powder that she had fetched from a jar in a storeroom.

After a palanquin ride to the palace, Ja-hyun gets the traditional ablutions accorded royal bed partners, and is shown into Kang's quarters, where he sits in his white nightclothes at a dinner table. He asks her to pour him a drink. He walks out and dismisses the staff outside the room, and sends them outdoors. While he's away, Ja-hyun produces the envelope of powder, and pours it into the pitcher of liquor. Ah, a Joseon Mickey Finn.

Na-gyeom notices that something's up when she sees the attendants outdoors late at night and makes a beeline for her husband's quarters. She is refused entry.

Kang returns to his seat and requests a drink, which Ja-hyun pours for him. As he speaks to her, his eyelids grow heavier, and he seems to be falling asleep. Ja-hyun moves closer to him, removes the pin from her hair, and pushes him over while attempting to stab him with it. He grabs her wrist and tries to resist.

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Episode 13 Pseudo-Recap & Comments - Raw - BEWARE OF SPOILERS & RAMPANT CONJECTURE

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RAMPANT CONJECTURE:

Well golly gee whiz, I had expected Ja-hyun to try to kill herself, but didn't think she'd really try to kill Kang, although I admit I fantasized about it. (Does that make me a bad person?) I wasn't expecting her to step up to the plate so boldly right off the bat.

Whether Ja-hyun succeeds, she'll be traitor and (attempted) murderer. She and her entire household, including her father, brother, and servants and their families, will be executed, likely after being tortured. Her mother may end up a slave.

I suspect that Ja-hyun has no reason to live now that Hwi is really dead. Or maybe she so loathes Kang that she'll do anything to stop him in a last-ditch effort to protect Seja. Now I'm beginning to wonder if a secret friend might manage to spirit her out of jail. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
*wink to Cho Yo-kyung*

One nice aspect of Ja-hyun's revenge is that Na-gyeom will be out of a job if Kang dies or is permanently incapacitated. And she'll never be able to remarry. Ha Ha Ha!!!

It has never been revealed whether they have children already. (I'm really hoping that someone has been slipping her frankincense. That someone could actually be her husband, who might want grounds for divorce in the event that she becomes too big for her britches.) Hopefully they do not have a son who could be named wonja. I pity any child born to this pair.

If they do have offspring, may they all be females. In your face, Kang. That would be your fault, although people didn't know that back then, and your snotty wife will be blamed for it. Yeah, I'm a little vengeful.

I suspect that Hwi, in cahoots with the military commander of the island, faked his death.

In the mean time, where is he? I bet he's disguised as a traveling salesman and is well on his way to the home base of his comrades-in-arms. Now all he has to do is team up with Gil-dong and the Noisy Hongs. ;-)

Has Ru Shi-gae managed to evade capture and find Gi-teuk and the rest of the gang? Stay tuned.

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Episode 13 Pseudo-Recap & Comments - Raw - BEWARE OF SPOILERS & RAMPANT CONJECTURE

After reading @veeee's recap

Thanks for another dandy Drama Milk recap, @veeee! I watched it raw, and was able to figure out a lot of what happened, but there were some fine points I missed.

Who left a changeling in Ja-hyun’s place?! And since when did she turn into Lucretia Borgia crossed with Xena?!

After weeks of getting more and more fed up with her, I’m thrilled that she reached the end of her rope and decided to end the royal family’s misery along with her own. My biggest concern is that her entire family and household will be exterminated because of her treason. It’s one thing for her to commit suicide by regicide. It’s another thing to bring about the horrendous deaths of innocent people.

I’ve been fantasizing for a while that Ja-hyun would turn on Kang, but I didn’t expect it to happen so suddenly the very first chance she got. This is epic, even if Ja-hyun will be executed for treason. If Kang croaks, he will be on the receiving end of what he dished out to Hwi more than once. Karma is bitchtastic.

Ja-hyun could argue that Kang’s years of unwanted harassment drove her to do it in self-defense (and revenge). That’s the same excuse Kang gave for framing Hwi after feeling as if he were accused of treason for dealing with the Jurchens. How does that shoe feel on the other foot, Your Majesty?

One positively delicious tidbit was learning that Na-gyeom has not officially been installed as queen. If Kang croaks or becomes permanently disabled (and has to abdicate, yeah!) before that happens, she’ll be in limbo. I love it. And she knows that he sent for Ja-hyun as soon as he became king and could legally command her to sleep with him. Na-gyeom must be having the mother of all conniptions. Course two of gisaeng Yo-kyung’s Revenge is being served ice cold. I can’t wait to see what comes next. Hehehe.

In other news, I’m convinced that Hwi faked his own death with the assistance of the island’s military commander.

Let’s have a moment of silence for the dearly departed whose mortal remains gave Hwi the a means of escape.