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I kept saying that since like 4 episodes ago but got attacked for it lmao

Ep 10 :
1- "She is past the marriage age" really?! Can the FL's mother be more rude?! She is viewing her daughter as some expired product that must be taken care of as fast as possible. I seriously hate her mother, I'm starting to hate her more than the seconds leads at this point. Glad her daughter told her to mind her own business. The mother is being creepy as hell! She is even encouraging her older daughter to help her do this shit. Yeah, her saying it's for her daughter's sake is quite the selfish behavior, let your daughter decide, she is the one getting married not you. You can't force such things. Glad her daughter confronted her and Shi Woo agreed with her. That made me satisfied. It might've hurt the mother feelings but she deserved it. Being a parent doesn't make your child your toy or slave who follow your orders blindly, nor that you truly know 100% about your kid and what makes them happy.

2- Well, finally the second male lead stopped acting like a lunatic around FL. He is behaving and talking like a decent grown up overall. They now feel like normal co-workers than ex lovers which is great.

3- The drama is getting even more boring and depressing lmao I know many people will not like this opinion (Remember it's my personal opinion, you can disagree or whatever, it's your right so don't attack me over it. Just ignore my comment and move on), but that's how I feel. I'm super sure if the cast weren't popular and attractive (Especially main leads) this drama would probably flop hard.
At the beginning the watcher would think it will be a mature type of rom coms as some change from the tons of teen rom coms that are filled with cheesy, crazy, and childish brats that like to create drama and fight over the stupidest things, but it turned out to be the same just with grown ups acting like brats which is worse...it's changing a bit in these last episodes, yet it got painfully boring. I think 12 episodes would be more than enough for this sort of plot. Only 10 episodes and it's already giving draggy vibe.
There is barely comedy or romance anymore, just a bunch of adults having issues and being miserable and stressed all the time. The main leads have no spark at all between them now, their chemistry is basically dead. Other characters are either uninteresting or get on your nerves.
I wonder though if the leads will get married or not after all this crap. Will Shi Woo change his mindset and decide to rely his "burdens" on the FL? I guess that's about the only question I would bother keep watching to know the answer to, apart from that I couldn't care less about anything else.

4- Again with the mistakes in work...this is also getting tiresome to watch. This will sound harsh but the whole accident thing that's gonna happen next episode seems like a last attempt to make the drama a bit interesting, dramatic, and help main leads to get closer. I won't lie and say it surprised me or that I would care even if the ML goes blind or something of the sort (Even though I love Song Kang, but his character here is weak. Even his awful characters in Nevertheless and Love Alarm were more interesting). I think I'm really not attached to any character in this drama due to them not being that well written.

Yeah, I hate controlling and super nosy parents and relatives. I will check it out later, thanks for the recommendation!

Same, at this point their scenes are just meaningless. They are wasting screen time on many useless and uninteresting characters.

Yeah I also don't like the ML and FL visuals. Since you seem to like ML so much, I will give this drama another chance later just like I said. I don't have issues with the ML acting, it's just that I dislike the character himself. Thanks for the video link by the way.

I agree! The way they are handling the plot, makes it so childish and unbearable to watch half of the time. Even teens rom coms can be more mature than this. I really got sick of the second leads immature crap already. They did show a bit of improvement by the end of episode 9, yet I still hate them and can't help but roll my eyes whenever they appear on screen.

For me as long as no one in the couple is a literal hag/geezer then I will be cool with it. Yeah she looks much older which might make their chemistry even worse in a way, but I like the overall concept of FL older than ML for a change. Asian dramas are filled with super childish and annoying FL characters that try so hard to act all cute and innocent and it makes me cringe to death. Yeah, I still didn't give up for Song Kang's sake and I can see some slow improvement in the drama, though I still highly doubt I will give this drama a high rating. Yet for me, it's still better than Nevertheless. That drama pissed me off greatly with the amount of toxicity! Lmao

Yeah, I like to be super honest even if it means being blunt. That's why I might come off as a jerk to others at times. But to me as long as I'm not personally insulting someone, I won't bother to sugar coat my opinions. If I happen to like something I will also mention it even if I hate 99% of others things. Glad that you realized that I wasn't trying to be a toxic hater and I don't mind others disagreeing with me, it's them calling me names and being hurtful to me over a show what irked me. Thanks for understanding and you're welcome!

You're welcome!

I agree! He nailed his role.

You're welcome! Glad I helped. Yeah Wang Yu's war scenes were a bit boring most of the time so I understand.
Also no she knows it's Wang Yu who rescued her and the other slaves back then. That's one of the biggest reasons she admired him so much. I liked that they didn't make her mistake the Yuan emperor as the one who did that. He was in Yuan back then and had no control over what happens in Goryeo so he couldn't do it anyway.

Oh, I see. Honestly I don't like the FL and ML at all. They never caught my interest. Only character I was a bit interested in is demon prince. I kinda was interested in the white haired dude too, but everything else made me extremely bored. I will skip 10 episodes like you said and see how it goes, but that won't happen anytime soon since I already have lots of dramas on my watch list right now and I rather finish them first.

Yeah, she is really good and fitting for the historical roles. She nails the strong FL acting pretty well. Many recent actresses aren't that good at such roles and they just try hard to be cool which makes watching unbearable.

I finished 30 episodes in four days and planning to finish rest of 21 episodes in the next three days. I'm also impressed that I didn't get sick of the drama yet lmao

Personally, I'm more into war stuff than the whole concubines and queens stabbing each other in the back to make the emperor fuck and impregnate them more. I couldn't care less about the women drama, but I gotta admit the palace part in this drama is better than war with the king. I still hate the palace stuff, but they are more bearable cause both the FL and the emperor are super interesting characters. The actor and actress are doing great job to portray them. They are the reason I kept watching.

Yeah, Honestly this is the longest Korean drama I have ever watched. I'm used to tons of episodes in Chinese dramas, I even watched ones with 60 or even more than 100 episodes so thanks to it, I managed to become way more patient when it comes to that. The issue is, they tend to be draggy as hell thanks to the amount of episodes. This happens even more with Kdramas. Even 16 only Kdramas can become a pain in the ass to watch at times so I got into skipping some scenes although I hate doing that. Surprisingly I never skipped any part in Empress Ki since I started watching.
You need to be patient so you reach the parts you want to watch.

Ep 9 :
1- The second leads are seriously getting on my nerves. Like let the main leads enjoy their lives and do whatever they want, why do you keep bothering them?! Especially after all the bullshit they put them through. They think they have the right to judge them and pretend to know what's best for them?! They keep getting more irritating every passing episode, Instead of that crap, they should just focus on their own issues.
At least the main leads discuss their emotions and thoughts all the time which I find quite healthy. Lack of communication is one of the biggest hurdles any relationship could face. The second male lead even went as far as stalking them like a creep, it's as if the FL is his wife and she is cheating on him with Shi Woo. I guess that part was supposed to be funny but it made me want to beat him up for real.
Why did she even lie to him and tell him they weren't dating? He already saw them kissing and all so telling him straight to his face that they are dating would be the K.O instead of lying and trying to hide it as if she is scared of him judging her.

2- Again the FL mother is also bothering me with her obsessing about marrying her daughters as if they are living in the middle ages when women could barley live properly without men and they were forced to marry even if they weren't ready for it. Her younger daughter is successful, pretty, living on her own normally, and all. If she wants a man she can have many waiting in line whenever she likes. She doesn't need a man to take care of her, she isn't a kid. Her older daughter can also live on her own and do whatever she desire. They both went through messy relationships and heartbreak so rushing to get into new ones isn't the right thing to do.

3- Well the trip part of the main leads in this episode was cute. Hope they do that more, instead of being stressed over work and others finding out about them dating, they can chill and have fun like normal couples. I like that the FL is acting more cheerful, youthful, and relaxed, I don't like her stuck up, cold, and blank side she was keeping in the beginning. It's a sign she is really falling for ML.
Also something that I really like about this drama is the fact that the FL is older, most couples in dramas are either same age or the male is older so seeing an older FL who isn't literally a hag is nice. I won't lie and say that I'm crazy about them or they will ever be in my top couples list, but they are slowly improving.

4- I'm a Song Kang fan (Which is obvious from my profile picture), but I will have to admit his acting isn't perfect. I don't know, most of his characters feel the same for some reason although they are different. I find his acting much better than Park Min Young whom I don't like her acting at all, but he still needs more practice.
Yes, he did act many different roles. From the playboy, bold, jackass in Nevertheless, the frustrated, obsessed, and kinda creepy teen in Love Alarm, the emotional, unfortunate young guy who deals with many issues in his life in Navillera, the depressed, emotionless, bullied protagonist in Sweet Home, and lastly the cheerful, energetic, straightforward, and talented newbie here. I like that about him and believe that any actors/actress should always try different roles and nail them to be considered true actor. They also need to know how to show their emotions without words, just with their eyes at times. I'm not saying his acting is bad, it's not bad at all, just not 100% level still. He was great in Sweet Home and Navillera, I won't criticize his acting in these two dramas. They were his best and fit him pretty well. They were the reason I became his fan to begin with.
No matter what I will stay his fan and watch all his works to see him grow and reach that level. I believe he can do it.

5- The two male leads working together and talking was a nice addition. It's good that the second male leads talked quietly with him instead of throwing hands like a thug and admitted that he was at fault for making FL miserable. Shi Woo faced him with confidence unlike FL which is good to the point where second male lead confessed that Shi Woo is a good guy (100000000 times better than him clearly). I guess he is finally maturing in a way after the crap he done in the start of the episode. Now he just need to give his wife the attention and love he is supposed to.

6- They are really trying to create jealousy between that forecaster older dude's wife and the FL?! As if the jealousy of the second leads wasn't awful enough, now they add more annoying jealousy of equally annoying characters...I don't care about the forecaster and his wife story, nor I want them to waste too much screen time on them.

7- Oh, the ML is making a mistake in work I guess! It's nice seeing the FL doing the comforting and being a wise leader for the first time unlike her freaking out constantly in first episodes. She also handled the interview well. She is getting better work wise so I'm glad.

8- The ML not believing in marriage is a bit of an issue honestly. What's the point of being in a long term relationship with someone who doesn't want to be fully serious and spend the rest of their lives and grow old with with you. I personally don't want to marry any time soon and I'm not saying every relationship should be about marriage, but if I happen to find someone worthy enough, I might consider it cause that is the right thing in such a case. Here it's an issue since the FL clearly wants to marry meanwhile ML doesn't, so their relationship will go downhill fast if they don't have an agreement. The FL might think Shi Woo is messing with her or just wants some fun time which would be super bad after her failed marriage with the second ML. If they both want a one night stand, friends with benefits, or an open relationship thing, that's cool, but when someone is serious and his partner isn't, that's a big no and waste of effort.

(Reminder: As I said in my comment of the previous episode. If anyone finds my comments negative or bad, then just ignore them. Don't insult me personally, or attempt start world war III with me over a freaking drama. I can judge the drama, acting...etc as much as like since I have the right and this website is created for this purpose. If you disagree with my opinions then you do you, enjoy the drama, praise the acting and everything. I won't bother you over it so don't bother me as well. If you want a respectful, mature discussion about it and share your opinions then sure, I would love to. But don't be super rude, hateful and call me names for no good reason).

Yeah, that didn't happen in history, even the love triangle didn't happen and the king wasn't as great and good as they made him in this drama according to what I read here so the drama is just inspired by history, yet doesn't 100% follow it. You should mostly view it as fiction using real people as characters actually.

By the fall in love part you mean her falling in love with the king or the emperor? About the king they basically become lovers after episode 20. About the emperor, I watched 26 episodes so far and she still isn't really into him that way. Both the emperor and king fall for her since the time she was pretending to be a man yet they kept denying it since they thought she was a guy, as soon as they figured she is a girl they started viewing her romantically.

No, I won't bail. I still keep watching cause I want to know how it will end even though I'm not enjoying it that much.

Well, as long as the bad people get punished, I'm good lol