Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo Episode 18

The Empress


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So is pressured to marry Yeon Hwa. Queen Mother Yoo falls ill upon hearing that Jung is being punished. (Source: tvdb)
  • Aired: October 25, 2016

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Yuris
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Jan 26, 2024

King So did a 180???

I'm used to major plot twists happening too fast in Korean dramas. I have to say, King So is under the negative influence of his brother's ill intentions toward his relationship with Hae Soo. Plus, why not speak with Hae Soo about her closest friend BEFORE beating her to death? In that era (mid-900's) apparently there was no communication between men and women. Which, I mean, given the time...I understand. I just don't want to accept it, really. Hae Soo, she's too good for that world. Man, I need her to croak already so she can get back to modern day.
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Anto
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Sep 1, 2022

Everything is such a mess and I'm emotionally exhausted LOL

I got so grossed out every single time the notion of So and his half sister/wife having kids was brought up. Disgusting.

I'm still unclear on why the queen hated her son so much. Was it because of the scars? How does that make sense? And while I get his petty reaction to try for once to keep his mother to himself, it was an awful thing he did to his younger brother, not letting him say goodbye to their dying mother.

This is spiraling out of control so fast, I have no idea where it'll end. With how emotionally unstable So is acting (what's up with that throne making people go nuts?), it's a dangerous game Soo is playing. She feels trapped, but if she runs, So will burn the world down to try and get her back. Not to mention it'll be Jung's death sentence.

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hk
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Nov 27, 2021

boy what the hell boy. i am afraid. baek ah…

boy what the hell boy. i am afraid. baek ah please stay good and stay safe.......... love u.........
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autumn carrot
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Nov 3, 2020

Torture your evil mother by repeatedly calling her "Mother!"

Not totally liking how the plot is developing. The show is so compact and they really only started to develop the romance after the halfway mark had passed and then it was one drama after another. They don't even give the characters some space to breathe.
I think they should have had one or two episodes that things just worked out. Jokes aside, this turn to make Wang So evil is sudden, jarring, and unearned. The show tried to show time and time again that he was actually not a bad person but then to stay true to the source material, they are ruining his character development.
I think there was a smarter way to go about this and I'm honestly a bit disappointed.

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giana
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Apr 28, 2020

THE TISSUES

From beginning to end this is just so painful to watch, first because we have to see So marry Yeonhwa and Soo in pain, then because we see So in pain bc he lost his mom, and lately Soo in pain again bc of Chaeryung, who betrayed her. This is a very emotional episode and I'm like crying so bad.
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Sidhika Trisha
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Oct 7, 2019

That throne is cursed. Hae soo will you be…

That throne is cursed. Hae soo will you be ok with your detoriating health and immense trauma of political deaths.I hate yeon hwa even more. Hae soo (IU) could only refuse the proposal in such emotional way.
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PrinceMicky
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Jun 12, 2017

OMG, I usually don't write review of episodes…

OMG, I usually don't write review of episodes but this one just made me cry so much!
I know it's all the political thing to do to marry someone in that time but really she came from the future where her boyfriend cheated on her with her friend and that was the reason she travel the time now she is agreeing for him to get married with someone else...I know he said she is his only Queen (so sweet) but really???
Another thing that doesn't add up is that the King was able to work out that the friend was spying on them from the benign but he is not able to see that the 9th brother is using Wook to get what he wants????
I think it's just the writes adding the spin to the plot...and trying to make it interesting.
Looking forward to the last two episodes...they probably gone kill me :(

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silent_whispers
3 people found this review helpful
Nov 19, 2016

Holy, crap So just jumped of the cliff into bad guy ville.

Okay. Okay. My heart breaks with Soo. So has jumped off the cliff of nice guy/charming prince to villain like that. Man didn't even blink. The power totally corrupted him right off. The amazing thing is that the writers have done such a great job that I understand what Soo is doing. Sadly I don't condone it.

It feels like his cruelness was always lurking there. But he understood the cruelness that he suffered from and wouldn't go there. He would protect those he loved. He may not have lied, but he wasn't forward with the information. I'm sure if he told Hae Soo why her friend was leaving she would have been okay with that. Instead he let Hae Soo lead her to death.

How cruel. This episode tore me to part. I still can't believe everything that happened. The villains became the victims and So became the villain. Why is no one even thinking about 9th Prince being the culprit. He has his fingers in everything, that was his servant.

Anywho, I am torn. That was crazy. I was soooooo moved by So saying "You are my only queen." Then I was totally cheering So on when she said "I want it."

These last two episodes are going to be intense.

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YunYee
5 people found this review helpful
Oct 26, 2016

The saddest episode ever.. :(( …

The saddest episode ever.. :((

The plot twist on Chae Ryung was really mind-blown!! I did suspect her in the first place but I never suspect her to do soooo many things!! :O
From the first episode till now, the character who had change a lot is Wook. He changed from a Prince Charming into a scary prince who could not accept his fate and his jealousy towards the 4th Prince.

Poor 4th Prince... poor Hae Soo....

Two more episodes left... Hope it will be a happy ending....
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