Oh my... this was the final Kdrama that debuted on August 2024! Also, I don't think this Kdrama also served as the final Kdrama during summer of 2024.

So long August 2024, the month of epic premieres/debuts as well as summer 2024!

Ooooh a Thursday show.

I don't know about the rest of y'all but I'm ready for an NC-17 history-ish-esque ROMP-O-RAMA. Kill the pig; spill its bloooood!!

If I wanted to learn facts about old-tyme Korea, you see, I don't think I'd look to TVING--when I went over to check Viu, they're requiring parental controls to be turned on to see the content...AND you have to pay. That's my kind of show!

For facts, I'd much rather read Kim Han In-sun's, ‘Look at the Alcohol If You Want to Know the Country’: Drinking Vessels as a Cultural Marker of Medieval Korea,” Acta Via Serica 4, no. 2 (2019): 29–59. https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE10487113

Wow, Kim Mu-yeol, can I fire your stylist for you?

Two parts? For a sageuk? Why?

I plan to wait until all episodes are out. Lets see if I can do so. 2 week wait!

I've read comments comparing the episodes to Game of Thrones. Having just watched all four episodes, I can say that the comparison is not so inappropriate. Very, very dark and bloody, but I really liked it (especially episode 3). Opinions will definitely be divided though.

Ah the joys of time zones.
A Friday drama for me and I watch in the evenings, so I'll be back later. 😂

I wonder why Ji Chang-Wook doesn't promote it with them, he was more than a cameo who died early in these 4 episodes.

Planning to get to it tomorrow, but I've already seen some reactions and damn, does this look like sageuks attempt to say to HBO "hold my soju")))

I really didn't know that this show's content rating is 18+Restricted till I saw the first two episodes (do you know how I felt having to watch our Wookie panting, half naked surrounded by topless and scantily clad ladies in each episode) LOL is this what I'm going to watch for the next 6 episodes? I know, I am an adult who should have no problem watching sexual contents but~ 😵‍💫 but now I don't know how exactly I felt .. i was excited to watch this show coz it has quite a list of big names in the industry. I haven't watch ep. 3 and 4 but I'm going to pause for now to give myself a moment for thoughts.. 😂

I really, really wanted to watch this one, because the sets and costuming looked great from the itty bitty clips I saw- earthy tones, lots of gold and glinting armour amidst the grit, very atmospheric.
The time period fascinates me too, because it's so different from the conservative and candy-hued Joseon-era representation; admittedly the only other show I've seen from this era is Moon in the Day, which wasn't the greatest, but it did pique my interest.
So sad it isn't streaming in my region, and I hope it gets picked up soon.

So where is it streaming in the US?

OK.

Is this the k-drama version of Game of Thrones? I wasn't expecting the boobs.

Anyway, the first four episodes are very good and move at a fast pace. Before I knew it, I had ripped through all four episodes.

Strong performances by the actors especially the common faces we've seen in support roles of the various k-dramas.

Here is hoping the final four episodes are just as good or better.

Where can we watch this show in North America region?

Well, well, well!! The TL;DR: of the article was perfect but it seems people have their minds elsewhere. Hmm, pretty sure the drama is pretty low-key compared to this. 😂