Kathryn_51

It also appears that something called a "soul ejector" device was required - it was located in the secret room and I don't think it was anywhere around when Jang Kang and the King switched souls. I question if Jin Mu has much "energy" within him, but perhaps he is simply hiding it from the Royal Palace - if they knew he was powerful, they wouldn't be so inclined to make him Gwanju???

How did it end, because I am not here for bittersweet, lovely or not.

Gradually, Naksu's soul is "seeping out" of Mu-deok's body - that's how the spirit dog recognizes her.

First two wheels: Jang Uk and Mu-deok; 3rd wheel is Yul; so that's why I call the Crown Prince the "4th" wheel. 😄😄

The recent promo shots of Jung So Min w/the three guys kinda gives it away as well.

I admit that I tend to FF through any scenes involving Jin Mu and his poor wretched followers who seem to end up dead, but I have a question. Have we ever seen Jin Mu perform spells? If he had reached any mage level, he would have his own sword - but we have never seen him with one - correct?

The next OST is the one that ended Ep. 2 - and I think that was todays (ep 5) as well. It drops at 6:00 pm KST (Sunday, 7/3)

Title: "Arium"
Artist: Kasey

http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=365675

According to official web sites, older daughter is "lost" or "missing". Apparently they told Cho-jeon that she died.

Mom already saw her once before at Songrim (when they flogged Jang Uk), although it was at a distance. I think Dad's going to show up at the right moment. (Why else have the Father character??) Because I think that Eldest daughter is a step-daughter. So, if she disappeared as a little girl, Step-Mom might not recognize her, but Dad would recognize her if she looks like her birth mother. Well, that's my crazy thinking.

Well, a couple of us posted the theory that Mu-deok is eldest Jin daughter two weeks ago but everything gets lost amongst the wars regarding the ratings so welcome to the Eldest Jin Daughter Team. You are not alone.

Unfortunately, the writers are going with not only a third wheel, but a 4th wheel for Mu-deok. Once she is outed as Eldest Jin Daughter, all of sudden she becomes Mage Royalty. I would rather see a sword fight between Jang Uk and the Crown prince over Mu-deok than whatever silly contrived argument going on right now.

Nothing was spelled out - but the clues and hints regarding who Mu-deok really is have been there from the very beginning - some even before the show began. The scene at the cabin where both women are in the suspended "dream" sequence convinces me Mu-deok's soul was not destroyed. And the betrothal is something I theorized after Ep. 3 scene between Mother Jin and Cho-yeon -could be wrong on that one.

Yes, it's been bothering him that by turning his back on the training, he was possibly guaranteeing her death. Now he's going to train for Chisu because of HER, not because he wants to be part of Songrim or be part of the Jang dynasty.

He's destined for Mu-Deok - Cho-yeon's big sister. 😄

This show is moving so quickly, my head spins.

After watching Ep. 5 - Is there any doubt in anyone's mind who Mu-Deok really is?

And that Mu-Deok's soul is still alive in her body.

And after Ep. 3, I believe that Eldest Daughter Jin (aka Mu-Deok) was betrothed to Jang Uk in their cradles.

I'm not able to watch the live feed from Korea , but the TvN site has several clips up from Ep. 5, including SPOILERS AHEAD

Naksu's memory of the night her parents were killed,
Yul and Dang-gu chasing a hearse (?) and getting into sword fight with Gil-ju
Lots of clips w/Teacher Lee
and one that convinces me more than ever than Mu-deok's soul is still alive.

http://program.tving.com/tvn/alchemyofsouls

Are you getting the live feed? It's not coming through for me. 😥

I think Mu-Deok's soul still resides in her body. She never left. It has nothing to do with 1 eye or 2 eyes. Anyway, that's my theory.

It will release around 11:00 pm KST .

Haha, you're the one who originally started this when you watched S**ting Stars (I believe) on the TVN live feed. Unfortunately, the live feed isn't working for me this morning, so I'm probably back to bed for another hour. 😎

Well, if she's Mage "Royalty" - as in possibly lost Jin daughter - that works. At which point, the constant hints in teasers/publicty photos, etc that the Crown Prince is a potential third (or is it fourth?) wheel, will crystalize. From Netflix: "Now, he just needs to help her regain her true strength, fight off rivals [PLURAL] in love and war, and change his destiny - all in a day's work."

I imagine there is a reason for inadvertently ending up with Mu-Deok and there are many possibilities. And I think it's more than simply "similar age, gender and build". I think we will find out Mu-deok's identity NLT than Ep. 7.