Looks like the novelization narrative of Empress Ki is finally aligning a bit with the drama. Episode 22 took a turn for the hilariously makjang, or as makjang as it gets in sageuk land. I’ve always found EK to be rather pulpy though entertaining and sleek enough it’s been an easy watch. Its been a dizzying never-ending volley having this story constructed on a fictionalization of the life of Empress Ki, who we all know married the Yuan Emperor Huizhong in the history books, but then creating a love triangle with the Goryeo King out of it. It’s taken 22-episodes and finally Ta Hwan is starting to grow a pair and trying to climb his way out from under Yeon Chul’s tentacles, making it one of the longest maturation processes ever for a male lead. The other male lead Wang Yoo is for all intents and purposes actually doing something about his deposed station as the former King of Goryeo, but then his romance with Seung Nyang progresses in fits and starts since he’s mostly away doing stuff. First he subdues the Turks in the Yuan border, and now he’s back in Goryeo dealing with an incompetent dad and a scheming uncle. Thanks to the magic of potent sperm, Seung Nyang is officially carrying her hubby’s royal baby and viewers of this drama are either going to rejoice or scream holy hell. Looks like Lady Park isn’t going to drop her Ta Hwan baby since she gets cut down at the end of this episode, and then it ends with Seung Nyang in a cave all by herself either about to miscarry or deliver the earliest term baby in the history of gestation. This drama is now hilarious in ways I enjoy immensely since I’m not invested in it emotionally. Let Seung Nyang have her baby, have her Goryeo King hubby to the side, and then become Ta Hwan’s Empress so she can rule the world.
Dok Man keeps Seung Nyang’s pregnancy from Ta Hwan:
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Seung Nyang finds out she’s pregnant:
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Seung Nyang in a cave:
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Potent sperm is potent. As makjang as it gets.
What the heck, I blinked and SN is preggers and has the kid already! I hate the baby plot! Oh well, I had high hopes for this drama. Lady Park has been pregnant forever and SN gives birth first. Oh well, I had high hopes for this drama.
Delete the last 'oh well'
Haha! I agree about Lady Pak's permanent pregnancy and SN's speed delivery. Too funny!
haha me too! i thought historical dramas are serious but this part is freakin funny
why the rush? This is 50 episodes drama. I prefer the steady progress even if it was boring than the unexpected illogical plot twist. They are obviously going to keep the baby alive, otherwise why bother impregnate her.
They must be living in the speed generation excluding lady park! the poor lady must be isolated..
Haha I knew this was going to happen the moment I read that Wang Yoo returns to Goryeo. It's the perfect opportunity for second lead male to swoop in and lay claim to all.
Oh Lord. It's so nonsensical I'm lost for words! I'm fine with a drama when my bitterness results from my ship not sailing, because then, I know that it's just my bias and that it has nothing to do with the story. But This? It's ridiculous. I've been on WY team since the beginning, and I can't even cheer for this. So now we have angry fans on both camp: good job writers!
Now excuse me while I go re-watch The King 2 Hearts to wipe this out of my brain.
Nice pick!
Tbh I didn’t even realise she had had sex with anyone, thought they’d just kissed idk why lol.
I kind of don't care anymore. This drama totally lost me...
OH REALLY? Then why did you bother clicking an Empress Ki recap and even posted a comment if you don't care anymore?
Why do you care so much about how much I do or don't care?
LOL..I definitely don't care about you! Your comment just doesn't make any sense to me that's why opted to reply. Your'e saying that you lost interest to this sageuk/drama,but why are still reading a recap about it if that's the real case? LOL..
Wow, that was one quick pregnancy. I guess for the sake of TH not finding out, they had to make her give birth fast.
Great, now I hope they don't go the route of SN pretending that they baby's is TH's. Well, WY's gonna be happy now that he has a child, even if he loses SN to TH in the future.
This drama lost me at the last episode where it seemed clear to me that appeasing both sides of the fandom was more important than the seemingly unimportant storyline. If it's going to go makjang in sageuk style, it should just go all out.
The baddies steal the goryeo royal baby, raise it as their own... Mother SN thinks the baby is dead. WY daddy never knew he had a son until some dramatic reveal happens later on. Lots more revenge and misunderstandings ensue of course. Throw in a few other cra-cra things like paralysis or blindness into the mix to keep it interesting. Then we can create another chart that has who has whose kid, who is raising whose kid etc. sigh...
Appeasing the fandom is absolutely necessary in any drama! Who would watch it if the writers go against everything that the viewers want to see?! Empress Ki still manages to capture the hearts of the viewers, may it be Koreans or International fans. This is evident with their still soaring ratings and high demand from the International fans. If it's a terrible drama people won't watch it. But people are still watching it,right?! With a well-written storyline,top-notch actors and actresses,good pd's and writers,nothing could go wrong. I love watching Empress Ki because it's so damn unpredictable! Definitely not your typical lame and boring sageuk drama! Every scene keeps me on the edge of my seat! I'm just wondering.. If you really lost interest about this sageuk/drama,Why are you reading a recap about it?!
If appeasing fans is so important, why don't the writers leave their jobs to the viewers? What about books and movies? If the writers, producers, artists went only for the taste of audience we'd have tons of crappy stuff in hands to be sure. That is so not the point of art of storytelling. The writers sometimes might budge a tiny bit or add little stuff but they can't change story arcs and important story points for fan service. That would be atrocious. You can drop a book if you don't like the direction it takes, but you can't expect the writer to change it for you lol. That's why there's something called fanfic.
I knew I was right not to watch this before it was over. I don't care how good it was to start with. Poor Ha Jiwon. Only 28? more episodes to go!
It's still good and worth watching! Empress Ki is an incredibly well-written,unpredictable,fast paced epic sageuk/drama! Plus the actors and the actresses are AMAZING! HA JI WON IS SUPERB!
I'm too scared to invest in the time to watch right now because I see the suffering of the fans lol. It's definitely on my list when finished though. Most dramas are easier to get through once you don't have to wait a week to see what happens next.