Love realized, a night together, faked death, upcoming war, licorice tea

A great episode!
Though truth be told, all the episodes before this were great. The previous light-hearted moments between Seung Nyang and Baby Emperor have ended and has been replaced with seriously angst-ridden (and extraordinary envious, coveting and sad eyes by said Baby Emperor)staring battles between these two and if Wang Yoo's around, it's much worse (especially on the part of Baby Emperor). Needless to say, I enjoy these moments immensely.
Wang Yoo and Seung Nyang's relationship took a big step in this episode which I'm hoping to see if there's repercussions of this decision later on. Notably as well, there seems to have been some sort of realization on Seung Nyang's behalf with regards to the Emperor. I'm not sure how important that epiphany was seeing as Seung Nyang decided one path and then switched to the other later that same day. This, I would say, was a more puzzling part of the episode.
Then there's Wang Yoo, who's playing both sides of the field. It's dangerous and potentially life-taking but the man is desperate, it seems, to go back to his beloved kingdom with his newly acquired promised Queen. Who can blame him really?
Licorice tea actually ended up playing a big role in this episode. It's amazing how much someone's personal tea preference can ruin a big faked death plan.
The episode ended on a huge moment just when the war's about to start and Seung Nyang rides to warn her side that there's been a snag in the plans and Great Prime Minister is actually very much alive and kicking.
I'm anxious to see El Temur be defeated for once and hopefully resulting in his real death. Ditto Yom Byung Soo. I have a feeling Baek An and Tal Tal may end up taking a fall somewhere along the way. I hope not for I will grieve the loss of Tal Tal's wondrous ponytail and deep voice.
Baby Emperor's big plan is bound to fail, I think, but kudos to him for giving it a try. These last 20 episodes has seen some progression in his character though he's driven by ideas of revenge and jealousy which is not always the best for success. I can't wait to see how things progress to reach the point of the first episode.

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