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the women taken to Qing were considered ruined. The husband is not any different from other men in that era. Having concubines was normal. Wives were owned by their husbands so the decision is not hers to make.

It gets going in ep 3. It's worth watching, imo.

I'm loving this. Not a boring moment so far. Both ML and FL are top tier actors, it's just very enjoyable to watch them. It seems this will not have those annoying filler characters that ruined Destined With You.

Yes indeed. Mingi is my bias. The most cool and charismatic man!

The Red Sleeve (but you probably already saw that). Jang Ok Jeong also, but it is a more traditional k-drama.

Additional historical context: Captain Gu is not "cheating" when he has taken a concubine. In Joseon, wives were rigidly divided into two categories: legitimate wife and concubines. (Women's Life During the Chosun Dynasty, https://ijkh.khistory.org/upload/pdf/6_05.pdf)

Men were allowed to have concubines.

Women were owned by their husbands.

Some historical context: in Joseon, women could not divorce their husbands. Husbands could divorce their wives but only for legitimate reasons (e.g. adultery). The government and king were the ones to decide whether nobility were allowed to divorce the wives who had returned from Qing. But captain Gu is not nobility so he might be allowed a divorce. Anyways, this article explains the tragic fate of the women taken to Qing. "Many women were lucky enough to be repatriated to their hometowns after a ransom was paid. But their joy was short-lived because they were stigmatized as spoiled. Married women from the noble class were not allowed to reunite with their husbands." https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2010/12/29/fountain/The-tragic-fate-of-Joseon-women/2930274.html

As the seller of slaves said, amost on one ever came back to buy the women. The women taken to Qing were considered ruined, defiled, and were not wanted anymore. Here's some historical context: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2010/12/29/fountain/The-tragic-fate-of-Joseon-women/2930274.html

The series follows real history pretty closely so it's possible to read into what happened to women who were taken to Qing. The husband is not a bad person bc his ideas are the ideas of the people of that era (and not this era we're living now).

Every woman who had been taken to Qing was considered ruined and either sent back or forced to hide the fact. The husband was exceptionally decent in offering to taken her back. People should pay more attention to the actual historical context. Remember how much the scholars despise the king for succumbing to barbarians, they really considered this ruining and debasing their culture. Major trauma.

The series follows real history pretty closely so it's possible to read into what will happen.

Yes he will kill the crown prince as soon he returns to Joseon. And more tragedy follows

He bought into the nobility rank with money. As a child he was a servant just like Ryang Eum.

not in the list.

I can't find crown princess Minhoe from the actors' list.

In my rating, not very good dramas. Everyone can do their own rating. I dropped Melting me Softly.

Just to add additional context. Captain Gu is above average decent in offering to take her back. The women who had been taken to Qing were sent back or forced to live as outcasts bc they were considered ruined. They had to conceal the fact that they were returnees in order to be able to continue living in Joseon. There's an episode of this in Pung the Joseon Psychiatrist. Also, the KBS drama special "Return Home" deals with the cruelty of the treatment of people taken as hostages by the Ming dynasty and returning to their homeland.

Captain Gu is just doing what everyone did to women taken to Qing. So he is just normal and above average decent in offering to take her back. The women who had been taken to Qing were sent back or forced to live as outcasts bc they were considered ruined. They had to conceal the fact that they were returnees in order to be able to continue living in Joseon. There's an episode of this Poong the Joseon Psychiatrist. Also, the KBS rama special "Return Home" deals with the cruelty of the treatment of people taken as hostages by the Ming dynasty and returning to their homeland.