I just finished this series and I want to tell ever one just how much I enjoyed it. But I find I'm at a loss for words as I ponder how much I enjoyed it and where to begin. Therefore, I'll simply toss out a bunch of random thoughts. The plot had so many twists and turns, full of suspense, and I didn't know where it was going next...just the way a great story should be.
The setting, the scenery, was incredibly beautiful. Albeit, I was so uneasy with the candles burning in the library, I know it was my own weird feelings. The wardrobe was simply stunningly beautiful, beautiful, gorgeous! There aren't words enough to describe how stunning the actresses looked wearing hanboks and brought bittersweet memories of my wife dressed for celebratory occasions in her hanboks.
I am not a big sci-fi or ookey spookey kind of guy, and hence I was thankful that there wasn't any CGI. Just not my thing. Just a heads up, unlike most Kdramas there was a lot of bloody scenes and people didn't just 'poof' die, but this is much more realistic. But I promise there wasn't a lot of gratuitous blood, gore, and killing that is unfortunately found in much of today's "action" movies.
Also somewhat atypical of the Kdramas I've watched was how many of those you came to love and root for died. Confessedly I shed a few tears in empathy with having lost people who were an integral part of life. Speaking of tears, I think men shed tears more than customary in Western societies. We are more like Officer Jangs ;-), or at least somewhere in between Officer Jang and the King.
In closing I thought I would mention how much I enjoy how many Kdramas close with scenes of the film crews, directors, make up artists, and all the host of who were an integral part of bringing us a top quality series...Thank you so much.
The setting, the scenery, was incredibly beautiful. Albeit, I was so uneasy with the candles burning in the library, I know it was my own weird feelings. The wardrobe was simply stunningly beautiful, beautiful, gorgeous! There aren't words enough to describe how stunning the actresses looked wearing hanboks and brought bittersweet memories of my wife dressed for celebratory occasions in her hanboks.
I am not a big sci-fi or ookey spookey kind of guy, and hence I was thankful that there wasn't any CGI. Just not my thing. Just a heads up, unlike most Kdramas there was a lot of bloody scenes and people didn't just 'poof' die, but this is much more realistic. But I promise there wasn't a lot of gratuitous blood, gore, and killing that is unfortunately found in much of today's "action" movies.
Also somewhat atypical of the Kdramas I've watched was how many of those you came to love and root for died. Confessedly I shed a few tears in empathy with having lost people who were an integral part of life. Speaking of tears, I think men shed tears more than customary in Western societies. We are more like Officer Jangs ;-), or at least somewhere in between Officer Jang and the King.
In closing I thought I would mention how much I enjoy how many Kdramas close with scenes of the film crews, directors, make up artists, and all the host of who were an integral part of bringing us a top quality series...Thank you so much.