I didn’t expect my request for some feedback from folks who are watching My Princess to elicit so many responses in my recap for episode 12. Agree or disagree with my opinion, it shouldn’t influence anyone’s enjoyment of MP. But it does baffle me when I’m told I have a hatred of this drama and therefore should stop recapping it.
If I hated MP, this drama would never be discussed at my blog, period. Clearly I am frustrated with where this drama has gone in the recent episodes, which as an emotion is wholly different than disliking something. My frustration stems from loving MP so much that it hurts me to see it take a nose-dive in plot sanity. Here’s to hoping episode 13 steers the ship back towards land.
Episode 13 written preview:
Because of this, I now give up Park Hae Young….!
Hae Young and Seol are spending some quality romantic time together, when Seol receives a phone call from Hae Young’s dad. She remembers painful memories from her childhood, and she tearfully leaves Hae Young.
On the other hand, Jung Woo tells Yoon Joo that he had switched out the real satchel. He asks her to quit her position as Director of the Royal Foundation. Seol finds Grandpa and tells him that she does not want to be princess anymore. Grandpa suffers a shock and collapses on the spot….
My Thoughts:
Mwahahaha, those of you wanting Grandpa to bite it, it appears your wish may come true. Or at least Grandpa will be out of commission for the near future it seems. In my annoyance with the last few episodes of MP, I forgot to credit the drama for avoiding yet another brain-dead plot point, which is people falling for a pack of incredulous lies. In this case, Dan’s crock of bullshit is bought by NO ONE, literally not a single human being in this drama believes her story. That’s wonderfully refreshing to see. Too bad Yoon Joo still wanders around executing piddling machinations.
I really wish this drama had no big bad – i.e. some evil-doer looking to derail the royal restoration – because there are so many overarching and more pressing obstacles that lie before Seol becoming a princess (and Seol getting together with Hae Young) that the writer could mine that well for years before it even hits the bottom. It’s like the opposition leader, the President, the citizens voting for the restoration, all of that takes a backseat to Yoon Joo and her power-trip-of-envy. I wish I could see more of that, because all of those issues will likely still exist even after Yoon Joo and Dan are fed to a pit of snakes. But who knows, maybe some hot and heavy boating for the OTP in that cabin will make me forgive all of MP’s recent transgressions.
[Credit: written preview released by MBC, translated into Chinese by Baidu My Princess bar, translated into English by me]
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Here I was hoping that they would get some quality time for ... you know fun stuff. Oh well. Also ----> I love your recaps even when they are a bit snarky :D Especially when they are a bit snarky. LOL It always seems like you are enjoying it and I don't have to agree with you to enjoy your writing.
Here's to boating! I can forgiving a drama a lot for some quality boating between costars with good chemistry.
And I hope Grandpa, Yoon-ju, AND Dan all bite it simultaneously in an act of God so we can finally have some decent plot development and get The Cute back.
LMMFAO! I agree! Especially dan and yoon ju need to go fall off a freaking cliff!
here's to boating too!
The way things are going, the only boating would be in ep 13. Since she spends all her time running, she'll have to squeeze in boating between her runs. Boating while running...hm...pretty hectic.
"Boating while running…hm…pretty hectic" LOLOL
LOL@estel...bite it simultaneously!! that preview is not helping us with our wish for boating time in the cottage! There's a picture of HY floating around looking sad out a window in the cottage....is that why? Will LS come back to cottage after Grandpa croaks....oops I mean collapsed? Bring the cute back!!
He's sad cos he looks out the window and sees her paddling away in a boat....a real one.
Omg! Just had a horrendous thought....he's sad cos he sees YJ coming...she's right outside cos she wants some boating from HY! Omg....I feel sick....BLEAH
Ok calmer now....he's sad cos he sees the ghost of Grandpa yelling at him silently....he can't hear the words but he can see them cos he can lip-read .....wait...Grandpa is mouthing: YOU JERKKKK. QUITTTTT RUNNINGGGGGGG
Ok this is my absolute last post. He's sad cos he doesn't understand why writer won't give him some boating. He's checking his reflection in the mirror cos he's worried he's lost that boating touch.
*window I mean not mirror*
bwahahah! chingu, calm down please. i know what you're going through coz that's what exactly i am now. heheh! please hang on... keep your sanity intact till next week. LOL FIGHTING!!!!
i can't get myself to watch ep. 11 & 12--right now i'm waiting for some redemption hopefully on these upcoming 2 episodes (pleassssee ) i want to feel not angst but a sense of sheer tranquil joyfulness that only a good fantasy drama can provide. ( i guess that is why i diligently follow dramas to kinda escape from the hustle and bustle of our daily routine called life)--- i'm in need of a good dose of MP----a ja-ja- fighting????? :(
"Hae Young and Seol spend more romatic time together"...YES...looks like we get more of the cute next episode
"Grandpa suffers a shock and collapses on the spot…."...LMAO...I know this is not funny but after the number of times Lee Soon Jae had to collapse in WUAS last year, I thought the MP makers would be kinder toeveryone's favorite Grandpa this time around....looks like he just has no luck with January dramas..lol
that said I am definitely enjoying this drama more than Dream High mostly because I love the OTP here and I work better with dramas with strong OTP's rather than frustrating love triangles plus I feel like MP retains the cute better through a drama's midway angst than Dream High still keeping it enjoyable...I agree that they should focus on more of the other issues that concern the restoration of a monarchy rather all the Yoon Ju-Dan evil doing
oohhh!! FINALLY.. grandpa will collapse..!!! sorry guys i'm not being cruel....but as grandpa's one track mind abt how Mr P is same evil as his dad.. in almost every single episode, i really really do think that dude need some rest..DO NOT to kill him though, but make him sleep aaaa like coma??... he can wake up after Mr P n princess r married n have kids...anticipating some cozy moments in epi 13... fighting MP!!!
Thanks again Ockoala. It's anyone's guess where this drama is headed. Maybe it's Yoon Ju after all who is the real princess.
Definitely agree about " more pressing obstacles"; but, maybe they'll get into them. Is this a 16 or 20 episodes? Although, at this rate, I'm cheering for 16 :?
Also, I wanted to express my appreciation of your evil laugh. ALOL
omo, Seol leaves Hae Young again? I had high hopes for this episode, aigoo. I thought we already had it resolved that both of them will find the truth together. Now, she's leaving again? I hope she does recover those important childhood memories of her there.
Thanks for this!
Thanks for the preview koala! Been anxiously watching your site for it:) I'm with you on the boating! But I dare not get my hopes up...