wandering thoughts...my K-World

Finally I am writing my thoughts on episode 23. Even in this last episode, the King never took time to understand the heart of Prince Gwang Hae. It was so easy for him to think that Prince Gwang Hae will take his seat away from him. Yes, Gwang Hae admitted thinking of being a King but it does not mean he has a mind that could be accused of treason. Prince Gwang Hae advised his father that it should be the people he must worry about and not his face because what happens to the lives of the people makes a King's face. The King has not had the face of a king until now because he lacked the understanding and the heart of what his duty entails. His people are not happy and still suffers that's why those transcend to him as the King who over looks on them, giving him the face of not suited to be King. The advise was so honestly brutal that the King's anger to Gwang Hae made him ill and the fact that  the poison Ga Hee mixed with his tea already s...

When will Prince Gwang Hae fulfill his dream as the righteous King when at every turn, his own father suspects him of being greedy for the throne even if he is still alive? After watching episode 21 and thinking that it was the end for Kim Do Chi, I find myself doubting if it was really the end for Kim Do Chi. It was so predictable that he would surely die but I wonder why Prince GwangHae was not the one who faced him? Now watching episode 22, I was right. Prince Gwang Hae and Kim Do Chi should have at least one final face off. The spy planted inside the palace, the one who Kim Do Chi spared his life, the one who betrayed the Jurchens was the one who led the other to get Kim Do Chi at the interrogation room. They killed all the soldiers that were guarding Do Chi. He escaped, leaving the city to hide for 5 years. It's sad that Eunach Song died after serving his majesty the King and being loyal to him. This man also loved and took care of Prince Gwang Hae and h...