Long time since i wrote a review, but now i am writing to express my condolence to myself, to sue the screenwriter and the director for their policy to follow up with the historical facts that made this tragedy to happen. Meantime, i will thanks genuinely the cast and them for this massive generation of a drama, a masterpiece, a divine live painting mixed between joy and sorrow black it in the end.
Lee se young and lee jun ho those two were the peace and the typhoon of this framework, their chemistry is beyond talking, strongly enough to make their scenes the best in a sageuk as couple then comes PKH and MCW in princess man and IU and LJK in moon lovers.
Deok im character who has her friends and her pride and free self above everyone, the tense that LSY had shown is unbelievable. She truly reminded me of MCW in princess man. Her character was between kind ,straight then badass and stubborn. She refuses to be subsided to someone and restricts her liberty. She can greatly hide her true and sincere feelings to someone to the very end for that purpose of hers.
Yi san/jeongjo character is a controversy, he lived in fear during his childhood and was always tormented by his father cp sado execution then by his gf king yeongjo who was strict on him and threatening him not to become like his late father. So he never truly had happiness in his life until he met with deok im, he started to smile and have fun with her that's when their story began. His affection to deok im grow bigger every time she saves,protect and look after him meanwhile deok im is in her defense state and hide her feelings to keep living her desired free life, so every time she refused to be his woman he go more persistent and savage on her. During his reign, he forced her to be his concubine without deliberating with her anymore hence she subjected to him because she had no choice although she likes him but she doesn't want this consort life because she knew the king has duties and he will not be hers only and the aftermath is known. So his obsessive character over her and his responsibility as a king to pretend to ignore not letting her live the life she wanted ( although she confessed it was her choice to stay by his side in the dazzling palace and i think after being worn out of his chasing after her)has drawn this wailing end.
This drama made me cry a lot experiencing successive demises that melted my heart and bruised my mind. It cannot be easily forgettable.