I still don't get it when people call the ending of this drama as "cliffhanger" They literally ended everything…
i think people wanted a season 2 because the original drama had one. I do agree with you however that it doesn't need season 2. The drama's story is complete.
Does anyone know why Song Joong Ki and Kim Ji Won are not returning? Did they lose interest
Long story. Song Joong Ki and Kim Ji Won often express interest in joining the season 2 of the drama. The original plan was to do season 2 after a few months. They even announced season 2 early 2020. However, pandemic happened and the couldn't shoot immediately. I'm not sure what is their plan now, but in the original, there are some scenes supposed to be filmed in brunei. The whole cast supposedly had a clear 2020 schedule. But because of pandemic, they postponed season 2 and it was that SJK considered Vincenzo and Kim Ji Won did her lovestruck drama. 2021, still no clear plans from the studio whether they will do season 2. It was around this time SJK was asked about Arthdal and he expressed his love for it but havent heard from the studio. I doubt they lose interest, it was more like the studio and the actors couldn't communicate well and have a clear schedule together, the actors had to do other dramas/movies to keep themselves relevant. When the studio was clear in doing season 2, the actors were no longer available thus the recast.
The cousin's husband thing was the least of our worries however the incest was worse. That damned sister wanted…
the sister marrying the half brother is based on historical facts. this drama was adapted from a chinese drama about a woman migrating to the past except the fact that the past they used was of the children of the first goryeo king.
does yi bang won and his wife hate each other in this drama?
hate themselves or hate each other? if you mean the latter, they really loved each other. especially in the earlier episodes wife was really supportive of bang won and bang won comforted his wife upon their son's death. in the latter episodes they had some conflicts with each other because the wife wants to be more politically invloved but they were in good terms in the last few episodes.
if this is an older kdrama, sooyeon would have been male and would have been youngwoo one sided lover and minwoo would have been female (seeing youngwoo as competition).
after finishing this drama I was searching for more and more dramas of lee joon Gi. I have watched Again my life…
I think Time Between Dog and Wolf is the one you should watch. It's an older drama and though he acts well in all his shows, this was for me his second best acted drama after Flower of Evil.
Though 6 Flying Dragons remain superior, this drama shows something that 6 Flying Dragons didn't. There was more time here shown on how Bang Won was as a king. In particular this drama shows his conflicts with his wife when he was King as well as how the Crown Prince Position went from Prince Yangnyeong to Prince Chungnyeong aka King Sejong. I really like the two actors playing the two young princes, especially Lee Tae Ri as Prince Yangnyeong.
Let me add after finishing all 24 episodes, Han Seok Kyu gave an Oscar worthy performance! The man can ACT.
you should watch him in Tree with Deep Roots. He was so fantastic there also as the king. His younger version Song Joong Ki was already great, but he even topped that performance. Han Suk Kyu for me should have won Baeksang best actor in 2012, I really felt he was robbed of that award. this drama is also on my list to watch, can't believe I didn't watch it before when I think I knew about this drama since it was announced.
=> This is the historical figure Deokro was based on
if you mean the latter, they really loved each other. especially in the earlier episodes wife was really supportive of bang won and bang won comforted his wife upon their son's death. in the latter episodes they had some conflicts with each other because the wife wants to be more politically invloved but they were in good terms in the last few episodes.
this drama is also on my list to watch, can't believe I didn't watch it before when I think I knew about this drama since it was announced.