Nope did you see anything like that besides her said that he only takes the women from their families as an excuse…
There are conflicted characters doing bad things with redeeming arc in other shows, and this is used in this drama. In this case, due to his hatred, he did horrible things just for revenge. All his life, he lived for one purpose - to avenge his mom. But along the way, words of cook Yeon always get through to him right from when he met her.
Examples: the king should establish his lineage by having heirs from different 'favored' women. Cook Yeon said that this was only an excuse to womanize. After that, he released all the prisoners of chaehong, but retained Cook Yeong and Gil-Geum since he has plans to make her a royal cook.
He was always hot-tempered. but because Cook Yeon reminds him to calm himself or else, things would go down spiral, it was her who said that he should still restrain himself and he did.
He also realized that he intimidates his younger half brother, prince Jinmyeong so he initiated and ensured that the young prince should be comfortable with him. He didn't want the prince to die.
His character development was displayed all throughout. He learned to apologize to the people who cared for him during the cooking competition, learned to reward good works instead of threatening, he learned to let go of his revenge, learned to forgive his paternal grandmother and planned to reconcile with her (though didn't push through due to unfortunate events). He also admitted his past mistakes and took responsibility of the first purge by accepting his dethronement, and, he protected the start of the reign of newly enthroned king by eradicating Jesan's people regardless of his dethronement.
In the end, due to his love for Cook Yeon, he became selfless and was ready to meet his end just to save her. Just like what happened in The Beauty and the Beast.
So like, I wrote a summary of what happened from Ep 1 to 12. Haha.
Nope did you see anything like that besides her said that he only takes the women from their families as an excuse…
You're right. He WAS horrible until he met cook yeon. This was mentioned several times in the drama.
Because of his hatred towards who did injustice to his mom, he did horrible things under the guise of chaehong. He targeted the daughters of the nobles who were involved in persecuting his mom so they could feel helpless - there's nothing they could do to save their loved ones. To hide this intent, he did the chaehong to whoever. He admitted this on Episode 1.
His drastic change because of Cook Yeon was also mentioned by Gong-gil, Grand Queen Dowager (his grandma), the Queen Dowager (his step mom), etc. It's a story of redemption, and unfortunately, he was still framed. This is fiction that took inspiration from the real king. No rape in this drama, purely revenge. This is not 100%similar to what really happened based on the Annals.
I loved this drama. I really do. But they didnt let my ship sail for GilGeum and Cook Maeng! 😭😜😅
They also didnt explain about the time loop. Anyway, I would just take it as it is - a fantasy where everything is possible. Hehe.
I just wish they could have an additional episode where they could show how his majesty came to find her, how he adapts to the life in 2025, and how he learned how to dress like a hotshot CEO/model! 😍
well they said concubines were jealous how the king favored her and hence created a trap for her.
Concubines said that the the queen was very jealous of other concubines, even left scratches on the king's face because of her jealousy. This was a ground for saying that the queen is not virtuous (perceived to be violent or crazy) and not fit to rule as a queen.
Yes, the real reason was not mentioned. But based on the events shown in the drama, from what I understand, Han family (the grand dowager's family) is a powerful family. Grand queen dowager's Aunt is also a consort of the Ming's emperor - this shows that they really are powerful. It was said in the draft, "despite of the opposition of MANY SUBJECTS, the court officials including Han Min-Seong agreed to have her deposed" it meant that the queen was a popular queen who is loved by the people. Politics may be at play here. Deposing a queen may mean that her family will lose power, less rival for the Han clan.
Can anyone tell me if there is any reason why they forced his mother to drink poison? Why is his uncle killing…
Deposed queen poisoned - accdg to other concubines, she was very jealous and even left scratches on the late king's face (which is perceived to be violent or crazy). Grand queen dowager ordered the exile because of this, but i think, letting her drink poison is to protect the Han clan and the royal family's dignity
Uncle killing everyone - since our dear king put down his sword and didnt burst into madness (which was their goal to justify the revolt), uncle dressed up like the king and killed people to let others think that the king still went crazy so they could go on with their plan to depose him due to his madness (which we know is not true)
I'm not good with riddles. Has anyone gotten the meaning of Tai Bailong's message to the king? Can someone explain? So the sharp edges that are hard to see - is this the coup? How about securing the latch while being asleep? Does this mean he shouldnt go out of the palace? I'm the kind who take things literally. 😅
I'm reading the comments section to get some spoilers, read theories and fun comments, and how others feel the torture of waiting (at least I'm not alone, 😆). It's my favorite thing to do when theres an ongoing drama.
There would be some people who write about their frustration. I get that. We all have different perspective.
HOWEVER, there would be people who write negative comments about things that were already shown/displayed/mentioned in the drama claiming that they were not shown - these are the type of watchers who obviously skipped a lot of scenes. It's okay to miss a thing or two and ask for clarification so others could explain well. But to write these negative comments as a shortcoming of the drama? If only you haven't skipped parts or episodes, then you wouldnt have written those. Ugh..
You are not. He is a terrible king and more of a fool than his clown jester. He allows his enemies (foreign &…
Hmmm... not sure if you skipped scenes..
No leadership -> he literally opposed his court in preparing too much gifts/tributes for the ming envoy. Excessive gifts should remain the treasury. He practically told his court to comply with the mininum requirement. Isn't this a display of leadership?
No interest in self improvement - he learned how to apologize, he empathized with the people around him and thought he shouldnt have proposed the cooking competition. He was willing to cancel the 3rd round of the competition and kneel down to the ming envoy. He learned to reward good deed as he did for the inventor
He remains aloof of the impending coup -> he assigned his body guard to investigate their attackers in the mountain. He knows that someone is plotting treachery. So, is he aloof on this scenario?
He declines his genius war machine inventor -> they have people in the palace who are making weapons as he explained to Cook Yeon when she is explaining about who could make the pressure cooker. The coup is still brewing, so we still have yet to see if the king really doesnt intend to use the genius of the inventor. It's not like he already declined
Explaining things like this makes me think the person watching has skipped a lot due to the bias already formed. Small details are there, friend.
feels like a time loop since its more evident now that he was the one who wrote that magunrok book, even the decoration…
I agree it's a time loop. Honestly, I was waiting for the crème brûlée 😅 (spelled differently in the Mangunrok). i was rewatching episode 1 while cook Yeon was flipping the pages, I think, the pressure cooker was also there. I just hope they could explain how it became a time loop, or else, it's something that would bother me for a long time. Haha.
well romance is always onesided in everystory until the other character also falls in love XD
Huh? Are we watching the same drama? Haha.
- she was subtly dancing when she was able to see again the king when he skipped so many meals - the king always compliments her cooking and she felt proud of it (some girls would fall in love when they felt acknowledged for what they do best) - they discuss about the food, something they are both passionate about, some of which in a private setting where they can also talk about anything - she was gifted by the king with a greenhouse and gave her bag (she was so happy about it) - the king fought the bandits to save her and she thought that the king was cool showcasing his swordsmanship - she bought flowers thinking of the king's well being (not part of her job description as the chief royal cook)
I think she was only in denial. It was actually slow burn romance.
Examples: the king should establish his lineage by having heirs from different 'favored' women. Cook Yeon said that this was only an excuse to womanize. After that, he released all the prisoners of chaehong, but retained Cook Yeong and Gil-Geum since he has plans to make her a royal cook.
He was always hot-tempered. but because Cook Yeon reminds him to calm himself or else, things would go down spiral, it was her who said that he should still restrain himself and he did.
He also realized that he intimidates his younger half brother, prince Jinmyeong so he initiated and ensured that the young prince should be comfortable with him. He didn't want the prince to die.
His character development was displayed all throughout. He learned to apologize to the people who cared for him during the cooking competition, learned to reward good works instead of threatening, he learned to let go of his revenge, learned to forgive his paternal grandmother and planned to reconcile with her (though didn't push through due to unfortunate events). He also admitted his past mistakes and took responsibility of the first purge by accepting his dethronement, and, he protected the start of the reign of newly enthroned king by eradicating Jesan's people regardless of his dethronement.
In the end, due to his love for Cook Yeon, he became selfless and was ready to meet his end just to save her. Just like what happened in The Beauty and the Beast.
So like, I wrote a summary of what happened from Ep 1 to 12. Haha.
Because of his hatred towards who did injustice to his mom, he did horrible things under the guise of chaehong. He targeted the daughters of the nobles who were involved in persecuting his mom so they could feel helpless - there's nothing they could do to save their loved ones. To hide this intent, he did the chaehong to whoever. He admitted this on Episode 1.
His drastic change because of Cook Yeon was also mentioned by Gong-gil, Grand Queen Dowager (his grandma), the Queen Dowager (his step mom), etc. It's a story of redemption, and unfortunately, he was still framed. This is fiction that took inspiration from the real king. No rape in this drama, purely revenge. This is not 100%similar to what really happened based on the Annals.
They also didnt explain about the time loop. Anyway, I would just take it as it is - a fantasy where everything is possible. Hehe.
I just wish they could have an additional episode where they could show how his majesty came to find her, how he adapts to the life in 2025, and how he learned how to dress like a hotshot CEO/model! 😍
Aawww... he gets worried for Gilgeum. I'm happy to ship them. 😊
Yes, the real reason was not mentioned. But based on the events shown in the drama, from what I understand, Han family (the grand dowager's family) is a powerful family. Grand queen dowager's Aunt is also a consort of the Ming's emperor - this shows that they really are powerful. It was said in the draft, "despite of the opposition of MANY SUBJECTS, the court officials including Han Min-Seong agreed to have her deposed" it meant that the queen was a popular queen who is loved by the people. Politics may be at play here. Deposing a queen may mean that her family will lose power, less rival for the Han clan.
This is just my take on the matter. ☺️
Uncle killing everyone - since our dear king put down his sword and didnt burst into madness (which was their goal to justify the revolt), uncle dressed up like the king and killed people to let others think that the king still went crazy so they could go on with their plan to depose him due to his madness (which we know is not true)
There would be some people who write about their frustration. I get that. We all have different perspective.
HOWEVER, there would be people who write negative comments about things that were already shown/displayed/mentioned in the drama claiming that they were not shown - these are the type of watchers who obviously skipped a lot of scenes. It's okay to miss a thing or two and ask for clarification so others could explain well. But to write these negative comments as a shortcoming of the drama? If only you haven't skipped parts or episodes, then you wouldnt have written those. Ugh..
No leadership -> he literally opposed his court in preparing too much gifts/tributes for the ming envoy. Excessive gifts should remain the treasury. He practically told his court to comply with the mininum requirement. Isn't this a display of leadership?
No interest in self improvement - he learned how to apologize, he empathized with the people around him and thought he shouldnt have proposed the cooking competition. He was willing to cancel the 3rd round of the competition and kneel down to the ming envoy. He learned to reward good deed as he did for the inventor
He remains aloof of the impending coup -> he assigned his body guard to investigate their attackers in the mountain. He knows that someone is plotting treachery. So, is he aloof on this scenario?
He declines his genius war machine inventor -> they have people in the palace who are making weapons as he explained to Cook Yeon when she is explaining about who could make the pressure cooker. The coup is still brewing, so we still have yet to see if the king really doesnt intend to use the genius of the inventor. It's not like he already declined
Explaining things like this makes me think the person watching has skipped a lot due to the bias already formed. Small details are there, friend.
- she was subtly dancing when she was able to see again the king when he skipped so many meals
- the king always compliments her cooking and she felt proud of it (some girls would fall in love when they felt acknowledged for what they do best)
- they discuss about the food, something they are both passionate about, some of which in a private setting where they can also talk about anything
- she was gifted by the king with a greenhouse and gave her bag (she was so happy about it)
- the king fought the bandits to save her and she thought that the king was cool showcasing his swordsmanship
- she bought flowers thinking of the king's well being (not part of her job description as the chief royal cook)
I think she was only in denial. It was actually slow burn romance.