The King, all his loves, fears, weaknesses and strengths, his idiosyncrasies, his handwriting, his tone of voice, he as a person, already has to exist before the Clown can pretend to be him. She meets with Minister Shin, upset about how things went this morning, because when Prince Jin-pyung dies his soldiers will be demotivated. And had so much fun. Episode 1 King Seonjo dies, and his fears about the fate of his youngest son Prince Yul come true when his successor Yi Heon (Gwanghae-gun) orders Prince Yul's arrest for treason. I appreciate your effort a lot. Shin- Shin and the Queen Dowager eventually find out, or well, guess that the Clown is not the real King. No one would let a lowborn guy like him to rule if he was not able to fool everyone to think he is the king. From shock and tension through to sadness and bittersweet goodbyes, this 75 minute episode encapsulated everything I've loved about this show since I begun covering it 2 months ago. No no. Im kind of glad I wasnt in the mood for this one, even for Jin-goo. A) Ha Seon gives up the throne. Firstly, shouldnt the King have been escorted out to safety in the event that people who were waiting to attack him would have? Sigh. To me this drama was about Haksan and his quest to get the Dadong tax law passed. I thought I would have caught up through at least ep. They just wanted to show the Clown as King. To show how good and righteous the Clown was? Hmm. A. I realize that it was to his advantage to have his enemies think he was dead, but for the life of me, I cannot see how he could have lived. The Crown Season 5: Ending Explained | Full Spoiler Review & The Real Life True Story That Could Inspire Season 6. XD), I saw same say so woon biting on the hazel nut is a metaphor for her hurting herself and finding ha sun in a dream. version : 'v2.2' // use version 2.2 Speaking of Haksan- Haksan killed the king. I was caught up in some work! }; Why did he leave the palace without guards? 3/4 Did you read my essay? 1/4 all had loyal supporters! 2023 TheReviewGeek. I'm glad the ending was portrayed as such, a little sad for those who would only ever want to find what they dont like instead of balancing it out and pointing out what they might have done well. They have to go back and redo it!!! That's all we need, they said. Nobody offered a friendly gesture to Diana, choosing Charles. I agree with you that I would have liked to seen Yi Heon's back story pre crazy King and addiction. The queen dowager refuses to be led away, and walks out under her own power. ;-). I was perfectly okay with the ending. I think they could show us the Lord "I don't remember his name" rebellion because it was not very clear and still had a big place in the story of this character. Gap-soo is crediting this wise king for the current peace in the nation when So-woon arrives, and when the king in his red robes and mask dances, she smiles wistfully. Woon-shim finally packs up the things that Minister Lee left at the gibang, and she cries for him one last time. Queen Dowager walks into a trap of her own and we understand the extent of Ha Suns game-playing as he truly understands how to navigate the vipers pit. I'm glad to be live-watching along with everyone now. [ENG SUB] Lee Se Young interviews Yeo Jin Goo for Cosmopolitan KoreaPart 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJovfWJncToPart 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=. 1. It showed the King, as a character. He hands her a letter from Ha Sun, which says that if she promises not to punish his people, he will confess his crimes and hand over the royal seal. It was cleverly placed so he wouldnt appear foolish but experienced in many avenues of sports which pleased me very much. I have not seen the movie. For So Woon, I could never handle her reaction to Ha Sun's disappearance, again. The viewers would simply accept it as a bittersweet fate in a sad destiny. For his death, Jang's felt like a dream, like some type of awful and heart stopping nightmare. It wasnt explicitly said, but I believe that once he had gotten revenge on Minister Shin and the queen dowager, he realized that hed been using the throne for his own personal reasons and thats why he abdicated to someone who could truly put the country first. sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna. 4. Then not explain the gap of two years ;-), "From the masterful acting, to the cinematography, to the heart-pounding soundtrack, ..", I can't agree more than this. As an audience, it was too easy to see these things in modern-day context instead of the context of the time period, where often, getting rid of someone, though a heinous choice, was often the only choice to protect the power of the throne (and thus the people). He gave an incredible performance; At the end of its fifth season, The Crown has taken viewers through much of the turmoil and strife that engulfed the royal family over the course of that . Guards run to close the palace gates and protect the queen, but Ha Sun only has eyes for the dying Minister Lee. (Oh, I was forgetting Eunuch Cho. In the past, I've gotten myself in a swivet over dramas I was deeply invested in that later derailed or otherwise succumbed to out-of-character behavior, illogical happy endings, etc., etc. Minister Shin tries to bargain, offering Ha Sun the queen dowagers head if he lets him go. A few final thoughts: Finally its time for Ha Sun to go. Since Writer-nim didn't bother to reveal who patched up Ha Sun and kept him safe while he recovered, I'll fill in the blanks by assuming that he somehow ended up in the care of Doctor Monk. Who wouldn't, if they were up against Hae Mo-su and his badass grandson?! It worked, because the scene in which he was hurt was really beautiful and I was on the edge of my chair and heartborken for So-Woon. Minister Shin takes advantage of the confusion to try to sneak Prince Jin-pyung out of the palace, but theyre stopped at the gates. But he did not return right away because he wanted to make it appear to the people that the real King was in fact assasinated and waited two years before he surfaced as Ha-seon, a clown surfaced that closely resembles the dead king. Ultimately, the show may have raised interesting questions, intentionally or not, but it gives a simplistic answer that's wholly unsatisfying in this regard. js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; Dunno but I enjoyed it veeery much. Ha Sun receives a message that the border situation has turned dangerous and Aisin Gurun may attack, since they never received Minister Lees peace letter. Nooo, not Moo-young! Por que eu achei que todos os inimigos estavam mortos. All that means nothing if youre going against the almighty Team Good! Thank you @lollypip for the recap! When Kab-soo and Dal-rae's clown troupe arrived where Ha Sun had intended to rendezvous with the former Queen, I wondered how the guardian managed to leave his job working for the navy in Ha Sun's hometown. A character as significant and prominent as the King, doesnt even have to be on screen for anything that happens to him to be very important to how your plot plays out if you want your plot to make sense. Jung Il-woo is giving a fine performance as Prince Lee Geum. Or am I confused? JUMONG was simply momentous, with KINGDOM OF THE WINDS a worthy successor. He can only be as abusive or violent or lost or addicted to drugs as his writing allows. Even jin pyong and dowager queen found it out in the last minute and the whole thing happened within 3, 4 months. Great points. A great fit. What? Y U GOTTA KILL OFFICER JANG?! The Crowned Clown [1] ( Korean : ) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Sang-kyung, and Lee Se-young. And this show started out like that. Instead of the time jump etc. I've seen a lot of fictional sageuks but they all stuck with their time period. Ohh man. (Oh, right. They barely manage to suppress the assassins because..hasn't the King been shown to be excellent in archery and decent in using a sword? His weaknesses. Queen Dowager walks into a trap of her own and we understand the extent of Ha Suns game-playing as he truly understands how to navigate the vipers pit. Poof. Eventually, the rice payment law goes into effect in a few southern provinces to begin. Loved the show and all the actors, especially the King, not the ending, but glad I watched it. I really liked this drama. Connect with Facebook Because I can't do history as well as kiara nor Sageuk reviewing like HeadsNo2, I'll comment upon my forte. I was relieved that he survived the rebellion, and presumably will serve the new king for years to come. Yay for Jung Il-woo and the Good Guys. It was the most interesting part, the relationships he had with Eunuch Jo, the Queen, Minister Lee, Moo Young, Ho Geol. And OOC*. Another girl suggested The king loves. She did get to meet his sister without knowing it was her. Whatever you want to argue the reason for this was, and whatever you want to argue the reason for Ha Seon blithely forgiving him for this was, and whatever the argument posed for whether Haksan was good or bad, does not matter. Even MLSHR didn't do that, although MLSHR overall was crappier than KL. Even if they didn't want a predictable ending of "yayy happily ever after", they could have done it like this: Officer Jang and the King are attacked and badly injured. At the start of the story, we could see that he gave up, he was just in damage control task. I honestly also would prefer this ending, as this is more fitting of the whole narrative. That there was a progression to his devolution and, put into the same environment, the Clown was going to start to devolve the same way. I bitched about this on my fan wall, but I'm so pissed I'll repeat myself. Two years pass, then HS shows up talking about how much time had passed when he woke up. What was the point? But still could not convince other ministers because if they were proved wrong they will loose their necks. His fears. I could only assume that Moo-young's sparring sessions with His Majesty paid off as the latter skewered Lord Shin. I got my happy ending and a toe-to-head pan-up view of YJG in that awesome blue outfit (right after he killed Shin) looking like a bada** so I'm happy. The point I was trying to make in this essay, is that I think The Crowned Clown has objectively bad writing flaws- namely Yi Heon is an example of bad character writing, whether he dies or not (@leetennant) A concern for royal doctors. All this leads me to wonder now if the ending is much darker than it seems on the surface? As soon as its done, a weight seems to lift from his shoulders. Or change the writer. Thanks so much for the recaps LollyPip! I didnt watch more than the first episode, but to kill off such a central character and then not resolve the conflict that the murder would have caused would have been an utterly frustrating watch for me as well. Also the king wasn't allowed to read his own records in case he'd changed it. Anyway, this was my first sageuk and I'm really glad I watched it. KINGDOM, alas, also got short shrift from me because it was too much to juggle with CROWNED CLOWN. Like, we see the Queen leaving her Lady behind to go for a walk. They had more than a few epic interludes. Some peasants could have been shown taking them in. Since NIF is set in fictional ancient China, I think it will be easier to differentiate HAECHI from it than from another sageuk. Or change the two years to two weeks. Of course, they arent worth the time I suppose. Then they reunited in death and walked off into the sunset. But Ha Sun tells her not to worry about it, because he plans to abdicate and has already chosen his successor Lord Giseong. You're most welcome, Chingu! I loved the show but we need to know How he survived. Finally they live happily ever after. He gives her a gift the knife that she almost used to take her own life when they first met. I also accepted, that the king had to be eliminated for the greater good. The Queen- The Clown saved the Queen, thus the Queen forgave him, and then also abandoned the King as a pre existing character. At times he made me forget that it was fiction. Yeo Jin-goo. The King comes back later, as a cameo and as an excuse for conflict but we will kill him off because he's really not important to the Clown's story now; he's in the way. I briefly thought the show was trying to say that Cray Cray's Cray was entirely due to the environment he was living in. But sometimes powerful people, criminals would keep people who really look like them to escape death just as yi heon did. That's a leap as big as Everest, but okay, fine. As for Moo-young he died with his boots on. You're making good progress with JEONG DO JEON. This on the hand was all over the place. Other than that, I loved this drama and I'm sorry it over. if (d.getElementById(id)) return; I truly enjoyed the drama's cinematography, particularly the outdoor settings. My thoughts exactly, the ending felt disconnected from the rest of the plot. She showed no remorse for him being gone after that point. Dal-Rae and the entertainers continue to please the masses while the new King successfully implements the Dae Dong Policy across the region. We just want better developed characters with a clearer plot and an ending that is believable. Then, both Jang and the King could have remained somewhere and tended to their wounds. This went on for 3 or 4 times, the guard took advantage of it and oneday ordered to kill the disrespectful guard who is laughing at him (but actually the real king dressed in guard clothing ). So after the preliminary introductions, they used Yi Heon as a plot device, to get the Clown into the Kings position and then they abandoned the King. She turns and theres Ha Sun, alive. If you have time, do go to MLSHR recaps and threads, even if you don't watch it. But the main flaws I had with it are Jang's demise and So Woon's reaction to Ha Sun's disappearance. So what happens, when you kill him, and, moral implications aside, there are no consequences to this, is that your plot doesnt frakking make sense. But still if you look exactly like the king and sitting on the throne no one would dare to question you, unless you are bold like shin and he knew what he was talking about. 3.2/4 And why didn't the rebels have scouts out to spot the approaching relief army? On his way to meet up with So-woon, Ha Sun senses someone behind him and whirls but whew, its only Moo-young. He reaches up a hand for Ha Sun to grasp, then he dies, leaving Ha Sun wracked with grief. Ha Sun meets with some young scholars, who have compiled Exemplar of Korean Medicine. Ha Sun wants to publish a version for the people to read, but the scholars argue that the people dont deserve it. I enjoyed this more than most of the sageuks I've seen. The ending failed. 3. I'm probably in the minority for this opinion, but I thought it was a bold move for the show to have Lee Kyu kill the king in secret and become the "king" from the shadows. But overall i really had fun and thrill watching it. But Ha Sun stabs him in the belly, declaring that the price for killing Minister Lee is his death. All she got in return was a bitter forced suicide she was so misunderstood. She says that Ha Sun stole the throne from Prince Yul, and that she may drink poison and die, but shes not the loser, because Ha Sun will be remembered as the king who killed his mother. Welcome to the world of sageuks. Untuk menghindari pembunuhan, seorang badut bernama Ha Sun yang juga diperankan oleh Yeo Jin-Goo dibawa ke istana untuk menggantikan Raja Lee Hun. And his relationship with So-woon was already really nuanced and had great potential for a very unique romance in which So-woon would be the only person who had power over him. Can you guys recommend me another good political show? Eventually she moves closer and takes his hand, and he tells her that this is the first time hes killed anyone, yet he has no regrets, and would do worse to protect the nation and its people. Also, I long awaited the story of how the twins were born and one was sent away so both were equally Royal. Sheesh. And even that wouldn't have happened if Lee Jun-ki wasn't leading the drama basically single-handedly! The first scene in this episode sets the tone. Thank you and I very much understand your pain, rage, disappointment, every other similar emotion you may be feeling. To all the above comments: After wrapping up the loose ends with both Queen Dowager and Sin Chi Soo, we skip forward a year (or so I presume due to the first dialogue exchange). Hed answered that it was to serve Ha Sun loyally and die in the line of duty, and Moo-young gets his wish. What if she had killed herself in that field and seeing him was an illusion? Ha Sun tells Minister Shin, I will take your life and make you pay for stealing my letter, putting the border at risk, and endangering the capital for your personal gain.. This drama you have to choose the ending I chose he had died then she did and he came to get her so they could go together to heaven. Which sounds all well good. Drat! ;-). Ugh! He manages to throw his sword and take out the assassin about to finish off Ha Sun, then slips around Ha Sun to take the sword meant for him. MLDBC too was a fairly nice, pleasant and most importantly, CONSISTENT drama. It was one of my most fun and blissful experiences here at DB. I recently read a forward (by Don Baker) to the Korean historical novel "Encounter" (1986) by Hahn Moo-Sook where he makes the point that scholars writing history are constrained to probability whereas novelists are constrained to possibility. Didnt want it to end. Not a big time period. Its based on Ha Suns name, which means summer fairy, and Eunuch Jo says it perfectly suits him because hes like the summer sun that shines equally over everyone. FB.init({ Mohamed Al-Fayed's expectations for his son Dodi are the cliff upon which Season 5 leaves its audience hanging. I don't hate it, just think that the ending could have been better executed. Meanwhile Ha Sun is torn after receiving an urgent letter regarding troops on the Frontier. (I did watch it, and I was right.). The palace is thrown into turmoil and at the center of this chaos is our clown King, Ha Sun. But I dont know the Clown. But he's not finished surprising us yet, as he contemplates a decision that could change the future of the entire nation. Ha Sun doesnt want to disrespect his loyal friend that way, and Minister Lee says it makes him feel joyful to hear Ha Sun call him that. 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