Reviews

What the Crazy Stuff...

...is going on here?



This episode was fantastic for so many reasons and also devastating for so many reasons. How one hour and 5 minutes can turn a girl from a blushing, squeeing fangirl into a blubbering mess? Evidently this drama knows how to do it--and do it well for the most part.



The date scene between Tae Joon and Jae Hee--soooo much chemistry it oozed off the screen. I think Minho and Sulli have very good connection with each other, and it shows. I wasn't into Sulli much at the beginning, but she's growing on me each week.



Because I can't be partial, I must point out some things which bothered me a bit. 1)The hell was Jae Hee wearing in that gallery scene?--the dress, the hair, the accessories were all wrong on so many levels. 2)What's with this drama and preempted confessions? I get one time, maybe even two--but it's already becoming a fallback device for more screen time. 3)Lastly, really show? You had to make Seol Ha Na the Yoo He Yi of To the Beautiful You? Why?????



Anyway, barring the above, I truly enjoyed the episode and all of the cuteness surrounding it. I find that I'm enjoying the show more and more each week. :D

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the foundations (spoilers)

Jumong shows what "reckless wisdom" means in this episode. However,- his reckless wisdom proves to be the best solution as probably the most obtuse chieftain has been won and NOW finally the foundations for a new nation are laid. There is a sense of union here in one particular scene and it;s very beautiful. This is a beginning, for expansion will no doubt continue. And there is something very PHYSICAL that signifies this new begionning for a new nation. However, because there are two people and two factions, dispute starts to arise as to who should rule the people...and this is a seed of conflict which will likely I suspect have an impact in later episodes,



SoSoNo and Jumong make for a brilliant pairing- they are both

wise and strong and it is logical that they should become the King and Queen. They should have been together in the first place but destiny keeps them apart. Even though they have an understanding and are both equals in wisdom. But Jumong is married and with a child. This I suspect is the thing that will complicate matters in the near future...can union survive this? Or will the new nation be plagued from the very start by disputes. What will Jumong do? BuYeo still has some surprises in store and of course they hold some vital cards for jumong himself. They are growing desperate to prevent prophecies from happening, especially because Jumong has been as successful as the propehies have foretold. Fear is often a driving force of politics. But it is worse when personal matters and politics inevitably mix as in this drama.

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A farewell (spoilers)

The arc, in which Jumong is still struggling with his destiny now comes to a close. With the last two episodes- 54 and 55, he has made his decision. The final or semi-final arc begins with this episode. Jumong had to made a tough decision in the last episode...and he chose ...



loyalty to his cause, which ended quite dramatically. In a way, this midle arc was really brilliant, because Jumong was struggling trying to gather his alliances to establish at least a base of future operations. Not all of them have been made yet, but this episode marks a clear separation from the past. Jumong ang GeumWa say farewell and it's a really powerful moment, one I will not spoil how it happens. It was really touching. This episode als marks a time lapse. But there is a reaso why I like time lapses- Jumon is no longer a young boy, his beard has grown, he is now a man experienced in battle, strategy and a road-weary man on a mission. The three years that pass by between this episode and episode 56 show that nothing eventful happens during those three years and he contonues to fulfill his mission along with an increasing number of allies. In the meantime, Yeohwa and Yesoya remain in BuYeo, which is in a way a very strategic decision, a preventive measure. And power and influences are always shifting at the royal court. So now cut off from BuYeo, Jumong has made another step by establishing himself more fimrly on the path of destiny.

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FLIPPED THE COMPUTER!!

The whole episode was GREAT!! The date scene was the very definition of cuteness overload!! It has to be one of my favourite date scenes!!



Everything was going so great..until the last 10 mins...breaking up the cuteness, but knew they would bring on the heartbreak!



Ha Na wasn't a bad person but now....I hate her!! Well it was definitely predictable but when it happens its a totally different thing!!

I thought she had class but she pulled a Yoo Hee Yi from You're beautiful!!! Heck if you're going to spoil the relationship then at least be more creative. I thought she respected and liked Tae Joon...can't believe she would do that to him!! I felt sorry for her but maaan that was only short lived



Anyways another fustration...this drama excels in interrupting some serious confessions!! I'm looking at Mr. Photographer (cant remember his name) and Ha Na!! Coming in at the wrong time and place...doing the wrong thing and breaking up the beautiful cuteness...GRRRR



ps...I'm a girl but I've totally fell for Jae Hee! Sulli looks so much better as a boy LOL

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