It’s with great sadness that I report that Goddess of Fire isn’t done airing yet. Even worse is that a wormhole hasn’t appeared in the dramaverse to consume the very existence of this horrid hell mess. This sucker is scheduled to go for 32-episodes, which if you ask me is 32-episodes too long. This story is genuinely sageuk for idiots, with romance so non-existent (Gwanghaegun and Jung Yi) or one-sided (Tae Do and Jung Yi) that it fails to engage the viewers and political and personal intrigue so elementary it boggles the mind with its one-track simplicity. Since I last wrote about Goddess of Crap, Gwanghaegun was being set up as a potential crown usurper and he saves himself with some clever explanations. Poor Kim Bum‘s Kim Tae Do has two functions in this drama – bail Jung Yi out of trouble and find out who killed her dad – and its a testament to his hotness and acting intensity that his character stands out when really he should be the cardboard presence to end all cardboard presences. He gets stabbed during his investigation but manages to heal himself after what feels like a good night’s sleep. I’m fine giving orabeoni magical regenerating abilities, it seems less ridiculous than Jung Yi’s dumbass personality. Kang Chun gets rid of his minion Ma Poong but Tae Do manages to get confirmation that he was responsible for Jung Yi’s dad’s death. Tae Do tells Jung Yi who decides she wants to go all Old Boy and get vengeance personally for her dad. She ends up aligning with the ambitious Consort to take down Kang Chun, which would be mildly interesting if Jung Yi’s transformation didn’t happen with the snap of a finger.
Hwa Ryung goes completely to the dark side when her raging jealousy over Jung Yi makes her seek power at all costs, including arranging for her mentor to be killed. She’s the one person who actually is relatable in how angry she is at the unfairness of it all that lame lard Jung Yi gets everything, though of course her actions stemming from her anger and jealousy makes her a total sociopath. Thank god any pre-ordained “romance” between Gwanghaegun and Jung Yi is still barely there, with him asking her once to run away with him and her saying no because he’s meant to be a good King to the people. Of course, they haven’t ventured beyond accidental skinship, though I have commend the truly brainless screenwriter for throwing in yet another scene where Jung Yi falls on top of Gwanghaegun. This drama would only make sense if netizens discovered the real screenwriter was actually the 5th grade son of the President of MBC and this was his pet project script. When I like dramas that are admittedly shoddily written but actually have fun elements aside from narrative cohesiveness, like Mary Stayed Out All Night or Lie to Me or Big, it’s not that I think the quality is good but simply I had fun watching it. Watching GoF is a chore akin to getting one’s toenails plucked out in a gulag somewhere in North Korea. It sucks inside and out. Now that Hyun Joon oppa in Who Are You has gone to the great party in the sky in a flash of golden light, I feel compelled to return to orabeoni and keep Kim Bum company. He still gamely gives it his all and is gorgeous beyond belief here.
One measly scene between Jung Yi and Tae Do:
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The only reason why I'm still watching GOF is because of KIM BUM! He is gorgeous, hot, and beautiful eye candy. I know that acting in a saeguk drama has a higher level of difficulty than modern dramas. What do you guys think of Kim Bum's acting in his first saeguk drama. I think he's pretty good.
Me too! I'm just hanging on bcuz of Kim Bum. He's giving it his all despite the boring plot. In other websites, people praised KB's acting bcuz of his show of emotions and the way he expresses his character's love to jung yi. I wonder the same thing...For people posting comments on this article, what do you think of Kim Bum's acting for his first historical drama?
The drama which will be following this have the smallest shoes to fill, ever.
I think Kim Bum's acting is good too and his character really suits him. In GOF, he outshines lee sang yoon because MGY has better chemistry wit KB. I'm frustrated that Kim Bum is always second lead/supporting actor. For his future projects, he deserves to be the main leading actor. Also, Kim Bum's face looks more mature now compared to BOF, but he has always been very handsome.
Dear Ms. ockoala,
I'm surprised that you finally came back to posting articles about GOF. I know the story is really boring and pointless, but we are still hanging on because of the beautiful Kim Bum, who by the way should have been the main star becausse he's the saving grace of this drama. I hope the last 8 episodes will be "kind of interesting" because Jung Yi decides to take revenge and Hwa ryung obtains power by having her mentor killed. This creates "a little bit" of suspense. I hope.
There's so many characters I don't like in this drama except Tae Do, who is portrayed well by Kim Bum. Why did they have to film 32 episodes? It's way too much and the boring story makes it worse. I'm really disappointed cuz in the beginning I thought GOF was gonna be good, but turns out that it stinks!
I keep skimming through every episode cuz I can't make it through this tedious drama. I don't like jung yi and MGY's acting in this drama is not good. I also don't like gwanghae and lee sang yoon's acting is meh. As for kim bum, I can't find anything I don't like about Tae Do. Plus, KB's acting is good and decent. I just keep staring at Kim Bum's perfect looks from head to toe. Really handsome actor!
Lol, you are so funny Ms.K...
I have drop this long time ago
'coz i can't handle Jung Yi
cluelessness...just follow
you're recap...plus for me i
don't see any chemistry bet.
Gwanghaegun and Jung Yi..your
rt about Orabeoni his the only
light in this drama...
Same here, I gave up on GOF a long time ago. gwanghae and jung yi have no chemistry. standing next to each other, they look like uncle and niece. LOL! Only reason I read your recaps is because of orabeoni KIM BUM.
I just hope tae do ends up jung yi in the end. After all the sacrifices, passion, and devotion, he deserves to have the woman he loves dearly.
Poor MGY I heard she hurted in Her eyes bcz those stupid drama producers don't give protection to the cast and the actor or actress for them is just a worker he will do the job even he is tired that happened to the brilliant actor Phillip Lee in faith so he paid the price of stupidity and negligence of producers :(
I hope she back healthy and take care of her health .
I also feel bad at what people from other websites are saying about MGY. They said her acting in GOF ain't good, she's not fit to play jung yi, and she's not that pretty because she looks like a 12 year old kid. Even though I'm not a fan of MGY, I agree that people should stop bashing her like that.
Also I am not fan of her but I respect her works .
Bashing, Jealousy and Hatred from those immature people who just comment the only thing they can do , they aren't in their shoes so they can see how those people suffer to make those dramas I hope people learn how to think before commenting .
@Nilechoclat
To be honest, I don't think MGY is pretty, butI think she is a good actress. People are criticizing her so much for GOF. On the contrary, people are praising Kim Bum. They said he is drop dead gorgeous, his acting is pretty good, and his character Tae Do suits him. I agree and I'm such a big fan of Kim Bum that I did research and found out that besides Asia, he is famous in other foreign countries around the globe too. I'm so happy for Kim Bum! I just want him to be the leading actor from now on.
@Nilechoclat
I was skimming through comments from another article. There's one girl who keeps saying that Kim Bum is not one of the most popular actors of Korea. She's wrong!!! Since I'm a really big fan, I have to speak up for Kim Bum. Everytime I google search "most popular Korean actors", Kim Bum's name is always there on the list in different websites. Because of curiosity, I searched for his fan made facebook accounts in different countries. It turns out, he has thousand and thousands of fan followers in Mexico, Peru, Ecuador,Puerto Rico, Chile, Turkey, Middle East,and the Asian countries. Whoever the girl is, she cannot deny the evidence that proves about Kim Bum's popularity because the evidence really do exist.