I bet the PM has been trying to keep Huiju and Ian apart ever since that moment in High School when we saw the flashback of Ian tripping all over himself, nervous to talk to Huiju. Jeongwu was watching that whole scene— appraising, calculating—worrying that Ian was going take his girl, when really she was never his girl, just his friend.
The slap from Huiju's dad was not in the initial scene, but Byeon Wooseok suggested to be slap for real. (BTS)Not…
Whaaatt? I don’t feel that slap added value to the scene, except to enrage audiences. But, I guess it serves as a visual representation of how Prince Ian is feeling about his own “failure” in this situation. He wants to slap himself for not protecting the woman he loves.
They keep mirroring each other’s actions. First, he refused her an audience repeatedly despite her pleading, then later on she repeatedly refused him when he kept inviting her to the royal banquet. Another example— first bed scene, he told her to take the sofa but she refused; their second bed scene, she told him to take the sofa but he refused. They really know how to go full circle ⭕️ with each other 😄.
The fact that ian looks like that and haven’t had any relationships before and never kissed doesnt sound real…
He’s not a rule-breaker. Dad’s tyranny whipped him into shape. He wasn’t about to get caught in any scandals with women and sully the Crown. Given his extraordinary restraint and honorable character, it’s both possible and plausible.
This should have been a 16 episode series. they revealed the marriage contract too soon.wedding-poisoning-contract…
OMG 100%. A Director of this acclaim—it makes no sense that he’s doing these reduced-episode dramas. He’s top-tier. He should be doing 16 or more episodes as a minimum. The days of 20-episode dramas seem to be totally over though.
The PM (SML) couldn’t pursue FL before because his career aspirations wouldn’t allow for that union… politicians…
Really great analysis. I especially like your explanation of PM’s motives. The thing that sets Ian apart from PM (even though their situations in relation to Huiju and status are similar) is that Prince Ian is willing to deny convention and upset the order in order to be with Huiju. But, PM wasn’t able to make that same choice.