oh barely! I took a beginner's course. But I watched dramas for years and can see inaccuracies in the subtitles (In my head I translate more word-for-word, using the subs to "fill in the blank") and differentiate the level of politeness in speech, the way of address etc. Nobility has also been a special interest of mine. I research many (k/j/c) historical dramas I have watched. In Japan, for example, the royal family is that special, you cannot even air a scene where an actor is portraying the emperor. The princesses are never adressed/interacted with normally. This drama, for me, is an interesting look into what Korea has been grieving, yearning for, an alternate reality, artistic mixing of nostalgia and satire.
I presume "normal" would have been a more reserved/distant/hierarchical interaction. Him using hoobae could have been "playboyish" behavior (a prince can have access to any woman, akin to the olden days), but him kind of pushing her to that makes me think he wants her to recall something, establish a "closer" relationship than what would be normal (when I think of the historical dramas the difference between noble and common folk seemed insurmountable, the royal family being that much higher/unreachable. In PC it doesn't seem that stark but still there), emphasizing "for YOU I would be lenient.../YOU (and not the others I rejected) have my attention" Others meaning other people who seemed important and wanted an audience in ep 1 and "you" in your other roles (with which you otherwise gain attention/are important/puff your self esteem)... Hoobae seems strangely intimate to me.
I think he fell for her before the time of the drama starting. He was too happy to see her in the restricted area of the palace (did you also see a faint smile?), why would he make such a point of addressing her as hoobae flirtatiously and granting her an audience when she uses that moniker?
Watched it for Eileen Gu. T'was alright, would love to see her on screen more! Something I find strange for an official China Olympics Promotion: Why does the final snippet sound so much like crusaders marching and singing Gregorian chant "Ave Maria, Ave Marie"?
the color she sees in mind when she touches someone's hand indicates that person's intentions for her. she wasn't…
I think she trusts him enough because of the same color she saw in her dad (presumably no-one else, as she was totally astonished by that). If I had some sensory way of instantly, reliably evaluating someone's character to be of the same trustworthiness & quality as my dad (whom she trusted/loved 100% before the shift), I'd let my guard down way quicker than normal, too. Plus, in and prior to that shocking kidnapping situation she was afraid of her dad and saw it as her (best/only?) chance to break free.
Many others are stranded and somehow it's their fault lol
That is indeed strange. But maybe she wanted the layover (e.g. because of having a break in between instead of a very long flight). The flight could have been booked months ago, where no-one could have foreseen one of the most important transit airports worldwide to be shut down...