. I recently read a forward (by Don Baker) to the Korean historical novel "Encounter" (1986) by Hahn Moo-Sook where he makes the point that scholars writing history are constrained to probability whereas novelists are constrained to possibility. (Source: Netflix) Shin Chi Soo, Queen Dowager and Prince Jinpyeong(?) Not really. No no. Yi Heon and his contradictions with Ha Sun was truly the only reason why I was intrigued by TCC in the first place. This kind of doppelganger plot makes more sense in the movie. Minister Shin takes advantage of the confusion to try to sneak Prince Jin-pyung out of the palace, but theyre stopped at the gates. She turns and theres Ha Sun, alive. My thoughts are the queen died of a broken heart when she learned the king was dead. He does as So-woon asks and sends her from the palace to wait for him while he ties up some loose ends, and they arrange to meet in the village soon. A. Clan power? Why even give us Yi Heon as a character with a backstory to begin with if youre just going to do that to him. They had more than a few epic interludes. Bonus points if it's a sageuk. Nobody knows why. It felt like I was really grinding my gears when I started watching HAECHI. It's not surprising a lot of people think that Cray Cray's death was a narrative mistake. I love the show, but they have to redo the ending!!! He cries again as Ho-geol accompanies Minister Lees body out of the palace and past the rebel soldiers, then the gates are closed again. Sorry for the late reply! That was unfair!! Shes decided to leave the gibang, and she tells Ho-geol that she intends to travel and just enjoy life for a while. Nothing like watching our protagonist send off his master in the most glorious way to jerk some priceless tears. But none of that had any real stakes. (Maybe even a Lord GSB cameo by Lee Byung-hyun?). I thought I would have gotten caught up by now, but have held off until CROWNED CLOWN cleared the decks. But, no. I also hated that the poor mom who had his son killed by the previous king had no retribution at all. Episode 9, titled Couple 31, follows the consequences of the interview, as Charles and Diana finally give in to divorce. Ha Sun tells Minister Shin, I will take your life and make you pay for stealing my letter, putting the border at risk, and endangering the capital for your personal gain.. The doppelganger part. Prolly will make the beeeest drama with 0 plotholes and AMAZING storyline. It helps to know that I am not the only one who struggled live watching two sageuks at the same time. She notes that this is her first time seeing the throne in person, and that Prince Yul is dead, but her blood will soon sit on the throne. Now we agreed about Lookout too, so that doesnt surprise me. Anyway since i have heard of this king and his door keeper story since childhood the concept wasn't that new to me. But Yeo Jin Gu is awesome throughout the drama, i love him. From shock and tension through to sadness and bittersweet goodbyes, this 75 minute episode encapsulated everything I've loved about this show since I begun covering it 2 months ago. The ending was really beautiful. I stopped watching at episode 10 since I had time-constraints and felt that the pace was a little slow or maybe just that I lacked time. It's not that King Loves is terrible, but if you put MLDBC, MLSHR and KL on a scale, KL veers more towards the extreme that is occupied by MLSHR, instead of the MLDBC extreme. To me they always make for a cliched and boring ending. In JDJ we are now with the last King of Goryeo, Gongyang. This is a Absurd. In re-reading the ep. The writing, on the other hand, definitely the weakest link. It really speaks out my mind almost perfectly why I did not really enjoy watching this drama, especially after Yi Heon's death. Or well he did but not the important ones. We can write what we want but everyone involved in it worked really hard to bring this to life. All Rights Reserved. @sicarius Showing Haksan in such slow-motion looked a bit off to me. But still could not convince other ministers because if they were proved wrong they will loose their necks. Jang Gwang's steady presence was a joy -- especially when Eunuch Jo was blending into the woodwork and meticulously inspecting the curtain pull while Haksan was going ballistic over Ha Sun early in his residency at court. She did get to meet his sister without knowing it was her. It was beautiful how everything was brought full-circle yet felt natural, like Gap-soo and Dal-lae going back to their clown troupe, Woon-shim deciding to see the world, and especially So-woon wishing Ha Sun back to her with a hazelnut. At first, for a while, I thought that when he finally learned the truth about Yi Heon dying, he would be the one to kill Haksan. Maybe even shown the Queen's Lady having a hint of interest in him. Its not even just that, its poorly constructed as a concept, let alone a written piece. Did it seem to anyone else that there were too many generals possibly coming to help from too many provinces? I was relieved that he survived the rebellion, and presumably will serve the new king for years to come. The Crown season 5 ends with Princess Diana preparing to take her sons Prince William and Prince Harry on a holiday to St. Tropez, organized by Al-Fayed. The King, all his loves, fears, weaknesses and strengths, his idiosyncrasies, his handwriting, his tone of voice, he as a person, already has to exist before the Clown can pretend to be him. The last 15mins is just drama just for the sake of drama. All seems well and as Officer Jang vows to stand by Ha Suns side no matter what, assassins appear to avenge Queen Dowager resulting in both Officer Jang and Ha Sun suffering a terrible fate. Please tell me I'm not the only one who viewed the ending as an open-ended one! He manages to throw his sword and take out the assassin about to finish off Ha Sun, then slips around Ha Sun to take the sword meant for him. The cast and crew can be proud of their production; (Lol. if (d.getElementById(id)) return; Like I said, it's a fairly good and fairly solid Sageuk, preserving at least the "vibe" you expect from a Sageuk. At the start of the story, we could see that he gave up, he was just in damage control task. The entire nation praised his great virtues. But for the ending, thats a 4/10 for me. The king very much liked practical jokes. He only existed to play the King and become the King, at the expense of the King. I personally think they could have used the King's death and still told an interesting and important story. What, he doesnt get to benefit from the magic two year time leap ? Both of them walked right into Ha Sun's traps. I learned a LOT back then. I've watched enough sageuks to understand the ethos even if I don't always personally agree with it, and am disturbed when social conventions and obligations of earlier historical periods are flouted, or treated as if they don't exist. }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Please enter your username or email address. So-woon asks what took him so long, and he says that he dreamed for so long that when he woke, a lot of time had passed. Under entirely different circumstances, namely had I liked this show for more than just the first 8 episodes, this final write up would mostly consist of how utterly ridiculous and pointless that fake out death and time jump was; it is stupid for even the flawed story they ended up telling. As soon as its done, a weight seems to lift from his shoulders. Fictional or not, no sageuk has ever dare to change the royal line of Joseon. We just want better developed characters with a clearer plot and an ending that is believable. I especially enjoyed his sound effects of Yi Heon on a bender. From the masterful acting, to the cinematography, to the heart-pounding soundtrack, the drama always felt confident and assured, and I loved the beautiful way it told Ha Suns story. I give it a 10+++. I swear you won't regret it. No man can serve two masters. Didnt want it to end. But it was all real, which made me more disappointed than I thought. He should have walked away, been protected by the officer, who would then accompany him as he returned to the village incognito to meet up with his sister and the queen. The Crowned Clown Season 1 2019 16+ A low-class commoner clown, sits in the throne of the King who is in peril of losing his country. While writing this analysis, I found out that "The Crowned Clown" was directed by Kim Hee-won, one of the very few female directors in the K-drama industry; she also directed the recent hit "Vincenzo." (Dang! . It made it interesting. After the Secretary stabbed Prince Jin, the Queen thanks Jin for his work thus far and instead vows to put another puppet in her stead on the throne to control. And it's this point that made the drama very interesting. Eventually she moves closer and takes his hand, and he tells her that this is the first time hes killed anyone, yet he has no regrets, and would do worse to protect the nation and its people. that is not a given that's how it's scripted for sure. Which means they both died. The drama version had put their own spin on it. But of course everyone can have its own opinion. First she lost the king, now she lost the clown. Because the show you THOUGHT you were getting, the doppelganger plot with the tension and juxtaposition created by that, is actually a different show altogether. She meets with Minister Shin, upset about how things went this morning, because when Prince Jin-pyung dies his soldiers will be demotivated. An emotional farewell with Eunuch Jo (now Royal Secretary Jo) ensues and Ha Sun leaves the palace for good, following after So Woon who left the palace just before he did. Without him, we wouldn't have a clown to be crowned. Because everything the Clown does under pretense as the King, will be seen by the other characters, as being done by the King. The Clown : Yeo Jin Gu really acted him very well, showing the subtil evolution from a simple puppet to a real King. The character had reached the point of no return and the "goings-comings" between the Palace and the outside would have been boring. The queen dowager thinks a moment, then gives him permission to invade the palace and remove the clown from the throne. Rather i think its because its extremely rare (almost impossible) to find a doppelganger who matches you in everyway to the extent that you are even able fool most intimate people like wives, closest servants etc. Because I can't do history as well as kiara nor Sageuk reviewing like HeadsNo2, I'll comment upon my forte. Idk anymore. Eunuch Jo asks to come with him, but Ha Sun says he cant because hes recommended him for a promotion, and the new king needs him as much as he did when he first arrived in the palace. For sure an emotional roller coaster ride. It was definitely well-written making it easy to read. Lord Giseong (cameo by Yoon Park), backs up Ha Sun, saying that he only wants to make sure the people are taking the correct medicines, making Ha Sun smile gratefully. They suggest he bring in a new concubine to give him a son, and even So-woon thinks he should do it. }; Do not base it on a doppelganger trope, only to IGNORE the implications and potential and importance of that doppelganger trope. There have been worse plot resolutions. In the end, she didn't even feel part of the family; she wasn't welcome. fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); Woon-shim is allowed to say goodbye, and she sobs that she thought they would finally be together. Where was Ha Sun the whole time in those two years???? Dont base it on a doppelganger trope at all if youre going to do that! I totally appreciated your comments. Dal-lae should have reunited with Ha Sun. It made me think that the PD doesn't have enough control over one of the most important departments of a Sageuk, which is Wardrobe and aesthetics department. Enjoy it all you want. 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