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the acting here is phenomenal - the emotions…

the acting here is phenomenal - the emotions r so raw & hard to just be a spectator & not get effected. feeling rage or tearing up with the character's, gave my goosebumps watching this throughout this drama so far & this was the peak. ******************sadly as we nearing the end, so knew that it's gonna get sad as many likeable character's r gonna die. idk what awaits us in the next (last) ep, but i don't want anyone in the royal kitchen to die. as is poor chief Eunuch Seon & Court lady Mal Im, let alone countless innocents had to be murdered so Prince Je San could take the throne. even felt sorry for Queen Dowager In Ju - but at least she didn't die thinking the one who went on a rampage, was Yi Heon. *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************also one of the reasons Prince Je San succeeded, was cause Chief state councilor Han & his whole clan were help bent on strategizing about how the get rid of the King, the irony is hilariously sad. ********************************************************* ****************************************************************************************************************************************& i didn't mention Im Song Jae (the King's bbf) or his father cause they were in the midst of conniving, scheming & killing. so yeah sad that they died but what they usually did to others came back to bite them in the ass & they not that innocent so it is what it is.

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How Mr. Shin’s son is remembered

This is the one day Shin takes off from work with no explanation. Philip has almost figured out why but Judge Kim won’t confirm it. Philip’s parents decide to visit him at work and surprise Judge Kim. His father in particular is miliking it for all he can and Philip is embarrassed but complies. He has bargained for two more months training under Shin when Judge Kim thinks he is getting pulled in wrong direction. Mr. Shin spends the day going over every detail he knows about the day of his son’s death. He relives it and the three seconds he let roll by and shut off when his wife was trying to contact him. He lets himself cry bitterly when Judge Kim meets him at the playground. They go off drinking together. His friend helps him get a new wardrobe for Si On who looks very pretty when dressed like a girl. Philip thinks so too. Shin borrows a very exclusive watch to get a way in to a real estate scam where a young man is being exploited by his own mother to be the fall guy. As things are shaping up for his negotiations with that, his son’s murderer has escaped from the hospital he’s been held in. He realized they were over medicating him and figured out how to fool the nurse. It does not show how he got out of the room but he’s heading for the hospital perimeter like it had been arranged. I am wondering if the dad who’s been following him has helped this guy to escape. I also wonder what date they are talking about for Si On. So does Philip. Detective Choi is the one who told Shin about the murderer’s escape. He has his young protege working with him and she plans to do great things for the department. Shin is not in the mood for negotiating at the end of this episode. He wants a life for a life and seems pretty determined to play it out that way. I really don’t want to wait a whole week to find out what happens. 😭 This drama continues to be well paced and on point with the various cases well choreographed to intertwine nicely and keep things exciting and interesting. There are funny moments but they are not over done and lightens up things. The story has taken a very serious turn for next week’s episode and everybody is concerned Shin is going to handle things in a lethal way.

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Feast for the senses, Salve to excited emotions~

Glorious. Brilliant. As the viewer is drawn into the world of Feng Suige and Susha Kingdom's court politics, the personal and political circumstances revealing big and little details are masterfully portrayed without dullness or condescension. Colours and palettes in contrast are vibrant and skilfully applied. After his younger brother's Coming-of-Age Ceremony is interrupted, regal solitude of a son paying his respects to his mother's memorial tablet takes your breath away and humbles you simultaneously. Flashbacks are very skilfully limited, and nicely done. BGM is well-chosen, always complementing the emotions of the scenery and moods. The camerawork will tantalise your imagination and have you happily succumbing to the journey created by Fated Hearts.The present reality of Xia Meng and Chen Zheyuan as brother and sister makes one happy for them. Playful, protective, tenderly vulnerable- Xia Meng is enchanting. Chen Zheyuan is the older brother one would be glad to have. When the second half of the episode switches to Fu Yixiao and Feng Suige, what goes around comes around XD Enemies grudgingly agreeing to civil peace is going to be an arduous journey. It's nice to see mutual enmity is going to be realistically difficult to dissipate. Never a dull moment. The ending of this episode is very fitting, as a shrewd First Prince returns to the main question of why the Battle of Pingling was lost. His two underlings Lu Ke and Yun Fang make me grin. Very appreciative of the Directors and Screenwriters who have crafted such a beautiful episode of rawness and diplomacy with bold strokes of well-controlled pacing while slowly unveiling the sub-plots, teasing at future moments of tragedy and delicious competitiveness.

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as much as i am enjoying this & kinda…

as much as i am enjoying this & kinda get what's going on i also feel like there is a lot going over my head & i am not 100% sure if what i assume is right. from what i see Queen Dowager In Ju is a good person & maybe she got rid of the King's mother cause her clan wanted absolute power (but that's assuming Yi Heon was from another clan - was she?) & i guess Prince Je San has got to the evidence 1st that Queen Dowager In Ju & her clan falsely accused & executed Yi Heon's mother - what will break him. causing him to go berserk & justify Prince Je San "take over". hell of a plan he has concocted. *************************************that's why there is a pat of me that's annoyed that Ji Yeong would stop with the b.s & just tell Ji Heon that his uncle Prince Je San was dangerous - to keep a close eye on him. something anything but keep quite.

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Best Thai BL

This is, without a doubt, my favorite Thai BL of the year. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted, captivating, addictive, and so deeply underrated.The casting is flawless, Prince and Sasin feel like they were born for these roles. Every glance, every touch, carries so much weight that I’ve rewatched the trailer countless times, torn between excitement and fear. I can’t shake the worry that we may not be granted a happy ending, yet even if heartbreak awaits, this series has already carved a permanent place in my heart.I’m grateful we get two episodes each week, because I don’t think I could endure the wait otherwise. We’re only halfway through, and already their chemistry is simmering, ready to erupt into something unforgettable. I know when their first kiss finally comes, it will be explosive, an aching, breathtaking moment that I’ll carry with me long after the final episode fades.

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the King headbutting the Chinese envoy was…

the King headbutting the Chinese envoy was epic, am sure he wanted to do it from the start (i for sure wanted to punch him in the face a couple of times) & then the Queen Dowager In Ju came in for the kill. it was kinda hilarious. but what annoyed me was that no one noticed Prince Je San face when Ji Yeong's team was declared a winner. he acts the fool & cause of that no one is taking him seriously, that's why he is getting to close to achieving his goal. ******************************************************i hope Prince Jin Myeon doesn't die - poor kid is innocent & neither Prince Je San nor Mok Ju hurting him, let alone killing him just to get at the King - via Ji Yeong

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The Cops Are Useless

A flashback shows that the cops witnessed a man beating his wife in public and did NOTHING. He was one of Mantis's victims. She stepped in because the cops are too dumb/lazy to do their job apparently. Then the present time cops finally get around to thinking of the first and most obvious question to find the killer. Who would know about the original killings? Of course they don't actually investigate it, they just ask Mantis "who she remembers" from back then. Stupid, but whatever. We finally get an interesting character in the boy next door. They do not take him in for questioning until they get into a physical altercation after illegally trespassing on his property without a warrant. Oh, and when they do take him in, they do not rid him of the weapons he's keeping on his person. He can just casually bring them out of his pocket during an interrogation. Meanwhile the other criminal who's hospitalized after being shot in the head is able to take out the cop watching him and escape with no real issue. She had no defense against a slightly agitated recent coma patient. And the Mantis also escapes, in a very silly Hannibal Lector scene, where the only cop on duty to guard that entire house jail gets tricked into taking her secretly attained poison. Because no one was ever checking her space and no backup or medical people are available to call. What does Mama Mantis want? Still no clue. Maybe she'll get her daughter-in-law to realize just how shit the cops are at helping anyone. Is ML gonna make it all about him again? Yeah probably. So it's a mixed bag. Boy next door is an actually compelling character, and with Mama Mantis on the loose, maybe she'll finally do something interesting. But yeah, literally all of these cops are completely useless. They suck at their job.

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Poor Saenkaew 🙁

It would seem the only person who ever gave a damn about Saenkaew the the one person who is no longer around, his mom. And to hear it told from the piece of shit father (he is no dad, yes there is a difference) Saenkaew is the one who killed her, though it was the piece of shit who did it with his crap additude. I thought maybe his grandmother did, but after hearing her tell Saenkaew to get married for her, even though looking at his face you can tell he doesn't love her and he does not want to marry, nut no one is caing about what e wants, they are only thinking about themselves.For anyone to say he does love her and want to marry her, they are f-ing stupid. All you have to do is look at his face to know he is no happy, Hell Pin is even dumb, thinking that he will one day love her. If she doesn'y by now, he won't in the future. She is lost in her own little world not wanting to see the truth, I can't fullily blame her, after all she does love him, but life is not your little world and you can't make it so only you are happy, because in the end you won't be. I sooo want Saenkaew to just slap his father back when he does it to him, or when he says stupid hurtful shit that would be the hightlight of the whole series... but that won't happen.... to bad. 😮‍💨

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