Ha Ji Won Transforms into a Yuan Dynasty Consort in Empress Ki

Hhhhmmm, looking good Ha Ji Won! With more than half its run remaining in Empress Ki, it’s only fitting that the titular character Ki Seung Nyang actually gets to working climbing up the court ladder to before the future Yuan Empress. It’s astounding really that the past twenty something episodes have basically been set up. It’s not unimportant and as far as set up goes it’s really meaty stuff. This drama also has two dozen major characters from both the Goryeo and Yuan sides and everyone needs to be fleshed out a bit before the pedal hits the metal. That time has now arrived in the story where Seung Nyang has chosen her path in life which is to get revenge on Yeon Chul and his kin. She blames them for all the pain she has suffered from the death of her father to the death of her baby (she believes) to the death of all her Goryeo maid friends. She hears that Wang Yoo is to be married to Yeon Chul’s niece and realizes they each have their own goal to achieve. Hers is to ground Yeon Chul and Tanasiri and Dangkise into the ground, Wang Yoo’s is to reclaim his throne as the Goryeo King so that he can help the Goryeo people climb out from under Yuan oppression. The Seung Nyang who lost baby Wang Yoo is a woman whose heart has been frozen from all the pain. She has chosen not to cry and wallow in her grief but to become stronger so she can bring down those who have inflicted such suffering on her and others. For that she’s going to have to align with Ta Hwan and make him a strong Emperor. She will also need to become a member of his harem of ladies and from there climb her way up to dethrone Tanasiri as Empress and take her place. It’s a Herculean feat from where she’s currently standing but she has the help of Bayan and Tal Tal and I definitely like her chances with those two on her side. It’s nice to finally see how Seung Nyang chose to become Ta Hwan’s Empress and understand the journey to come. I’m most interested in seeing when she discovers that her baby Wang Yoo is being raised as the Crown Prince and what she’ll do about it. Check out all the latest stills showing Seung Nyang in consort selection in the Palace and the transformation of her character from warrior to maid to elegant consort. Wang Yoo is also sporting facial hair now so there’s been another time jump and I’m getting ready to check out how big baby Wang Yoo is now.