It’s time for me to finally finally say goodbye to the now completely ape-shit bizarre sageuk drama that is Empress Ki. The only main character left in the drama that is decent and upstanding and kindhearted has just gone to the great sageuk death party in the sky. With just one episode left until it wraps up tomorrow with episode 51, EK decided to give Joo Jin Mo an early vacation start and killed off his King Wang Yoo character in the most deflating and pointless way possible. Of all the three leads, he’s the one that held my sympathies from the very beginning all the way until even when the drama plot went to pot at least his character remained sane and consistent. Ha Ji Won‘s Seung Nyang was very awesome in the beginning but towards the end she reaped what she sowed while Ji Chang Wook‘s Ta Hwan was a sniveling whiner from the get-go who got mildly palatable in the middle only to devolve into pure rapey drugged out loon with moments of clarity.
This drama promised an epic love triangle and delivered one of the worst love triangles I’ve ever seen. The chemistry was there both ways but one side got narratively cockblocked while the other side got character assassinated. I’m glad EK got no nominations at the Baeksang Awards except for Baek Jin Hee‘s delightfully entertaining supporting character of Empress Tanasiri. This was one drama that failed so miserably in the second half it needs to slink away into the night tomorrow and disappear from the collective consciousness. When Queen Seondeok decided to throw historical accuracy to the wind and let the crazy flag fly, it did so as fanservice and kept the audience happy. I don’t think anyone can be happy with watching Wang Yoo die in a lame way and Ta Hwan acting like an insecure tyrant. I’m pretty sure Ta Hwan is dying tomorrow as well and the drama will end will Empress Ki all alone and ruling the nation. Oh yay. *snerks*
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I'm glad that I didn't invest all my time into this drama. I did start watching here and there and it got really addicting but half way through the drama the story went CRAZY!!! They better kill Toghon!!!
I am so glad I didn't watch this one. The cast was good, but I was afraid it might be extended 20 episodes (I've been burned before) and I would go mad! Enjoyed reading this, however, and want you to know that I feel your pain.
Oh my. Poor Ms Koala. I am so happpy I am not watching this.
HJW deserved to be in the list of nominees for best actress.You're entitled to your opinion but as for me the cast of Empress Ki did a great job especially HJW.Empress Ki fighting.
The drama is not good. But the acting is daebak. HJW, JJM, and the rest of supporting actors save this drama. Imagine if they casted group of inexperienced actors to act in this drama. HJW (despite of the inconsistent character) and JJM (despite of the little screen time) managed to pull out the character to be believable.
This drama is just perfect and your head is just empty hahaha! Poor guy
Empress Ki is one of the best dramas your head is empty haha
In my opinion, Empress Ki, is one of the best dramas I've seen. Ha Ji Won and others did a great performance. It will continue to be a favorite.
I am so confused. Did she have her coronation as Empress? Because Wong Yoo was there, in the first scene of the first episode as she gets crowned. What the hell?
I was wondering this myself. I had to stop watching when they started wasting the talents of Joo Jin Mo (that is a crime), but how does the show explain that opening scene of him walking off after seeing her get the crown? Is that all going to be some figment of her imagination?
I hope someone answers this, Bianca, because I am curious, too. I checked out after they started to completely waste the talents of Joo Jin Mo, so maybe I missed something. Or maybe that whole scene was her imagining that she could see him and he walks away in her mind . . .?
It can't be her imagination. We see Wang Yoo talking to the Emperor alone, and we see a servant telling her that he left. Not to mention that Ta Hwan seemed happy with her at the coronation, but that is less likely to happen now that he know the truth. I think the drama just screwed up, which is a shame because the middle portion episodes of it were so good!
did you finish the whole drama? The first scene from the first episode is not Wang Yu's imagination. It is the wedding as well as coronation of Nyang in becoming the Empress of Yuan. The first empress Danashiri was deposed, the second empress Bayan was also deposed, that's why the Emperor is marrying Nyang as she is the chosen consort. Also, at that time, Wang Yu is already married to El Temur's niece.
Wang yoo died after the coronation, the ep1 ceremony was shown today.
WY was still alive at the moment of her coronation and it was shown in ep50 .. he had to die afterwards .. and for JJM he´s a great Actor but beeing kinda the only "fictional" chara in a Drama that´s based on real history don´t make it easy to give him more screentime .. after all the Drama is about E.Ki and she lived her live in the palace with Tahwan ... but still his death was as Koala said just pointless (at least for me ... )
nooooo TH will not die!
i have no interest in this drama until you recomend it!
hahahahaha things of life!
i get so inmerse in this, and so in love with TH character in the first half... that im watching this only to know how will it end...
it is a shame that writers ruin it!
forever my fav character is TH and i hoping a happy ending! or somebody tell me the adress of the writer to throw them tomatos and ease my fury!
I don't think this drama is a fail. Some plots didn't go the way I wanted but I was entertained and the cast did a fantastic job. The actor who played El Temur should get something. It's a shame that only the popular younger actors get recognized at award shows. This is the 2nd sageuk that I've finished and I didn't think that i would stick around until the last ep.
I personally feel HJW deserves to be in the list. Her performance is awesome in EK even if its no longer exciting to watch....that got nothing to do with her. She did her best imo.
Oh well, am looking forward to her next movie and hopefully another drama...go EK team ..fighting!
Once the kid died I knew Wang Yoo was going to soon...I totally expect Ki to reign as regent and since I ship Nyang/Tal Tal...
I think HJW is doing a good job with the script
Good thing I stop watching this or else I'll be pulling my hair out and crying out of anger. Maybe I will watch the ending just because...to see Empress Ki going into looney town.