To say that I wasn’t disappointed by the ending of this drama would be a BIG huge lie. The 24th episode marked the death of Prince Sado, though the last line of the series made it more incomprehensible and ruined everything. Seriously, this is by far the most complicated wrap-up I ever come across and I am not even the slightest aware of who is who any more. So please do spare me a little explanation if you happen to understand here and there.
I have been chasing this show ever since it is premiered, and waiting attentively every Monday and Tuesday for new episodes. Throughout the series, we witness how slowly the prince learns how to play politics and how quickly he is deposed from his title. Only God knows how to count the number of times he is reinstated then dismissed again. Even I got annoyed a bit by this plot, but then again we have to credit the writers’ imagination and creativity. Because according to the history, he is remembered as a series killer so it would be rightful for us to despise him, like how one would abhor Hitler and write him as the main villain in WWII.
Coming back to the very first episode, I miss the outgoing Prince Sado. Despite of his weakness in hiding his emotions and raging actions, I really appreciate his honesty and quickness in making BAD decisions. At least, that was how he reminds me of my brusqueness. Then again, there is Kim Taek, that one minister who knows which string on the guitar to pluck on and plays the show. The confidence that outbursts from him and all the foul plays he has done are entertaining. And that’s what makes this series unique in its own way. Starting form the very first episode to the mid of the series, Kim Taek was the dominant predator who outsmarts everyone in politics (knowing how to play along with the enemies and set a trap for them), only to fall into his own trap in the end. Kudos to Prince Sado!
But the sad part of everything is how quickly the success of Prince Sado decelerated into nothing. I was angry at his wife, hating how her one false move put the prince’s life in peril. Perhaps I have been holding too much expectation on her ever since she fantastically wraps up some of the conflicts encountered by Prince Sado. It’s just that I didn’t know that she would be so dumb and narrow-minded in the end. Like how Prince Sado is smarter than Kim Taek in his ploy, the princess’s father is the dumber version of herself. My, my….. Because of him, all those faithful, loyal retainers’ sacrificed lives for the better will, were thrown into the the trashcan. Just well done, sir, you have all my respect for being so environmental friendly and knowing how to recycle your dumbness. It’s all in vain now.
The dumbest of the dumbest:
Okay, maybe not. It’s just that I think playing nice 24/7 won’t be helpful at all, not in the case for a minister who is meant to dance in the midst of dark politics and working at a palace. Come on, it’s the 18th century and we all know how the law works back in those days. Anyway, I like what he said to the prince in one of the episode.
“You are simply reducing their efforts to nothing and you just want to be free from guilt. You can’t protect them, for the nobles will stalk them day and night, wanting to strip the robes off them. So there is only one thing you can protect in the end- your petty pride.”
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