That Harem Drama Epi 18

OMG, I honestly felt so drained after watching this episode. It's so stressful and I felt so sorry for precious pup. He went through so much, did his best to keep the throne and ensuring everybody's safety. He basically multitasking his way through all the shits that come his way, from his throne eligibility, the government matters to catching the bad guys aka revenge time and even his own marriage is questioned by people. His decisions for punishment maybe cruel, but which leader in the history is not cruel or to put it more politically correct, makes tough decisions? Depending on which POV we look at, every leader, especially when the person leads & governs a country, will have to deal with shits and it's not pretty at all. We as audience can see all sides of POV in this drama and as I kept on repeating myself, this is one k-drama where everything is gray (except for the evil Queen), there's no real good and bad guys. Everybody has both sides of the coin. So when Soo pushed away So especially after Chae Ryeong's execution, I just felt like smacking her head. Yes, she went through so much and I felt sorry for her, but she needs to see from the other side as well, which was highlighted by dearest Baek Ah (blessed his soul, he's the only purest sweety in this whole drama, too good for this era). One lesson to be had from this episode is in any relationship, communication is the key! Setting up expectation and notifying in advance is one way to avoid miscommunication in the future because in this drama, the outcome is so costly and tragic. I dread for next week, when they throw in the Wook card into the equation. It'll be one huge bloody mess and poor pup won't be able to handle it nicely (he's already so stressed out and felt hopeless and alone, plus his Soo was not on his side and pushing him away, OMG, I'll be damn if he's not gone insane yet). There's only so much shit a human can take.

Oh, and LJK performance in this episode was superb! The angst, pain, desperation, sadness are so real that it'll pull you into So's heart. LJK always has this ability to pull you into his world, especially in his saeguk drama, but this one is another different level. This series really raises the bar for his next project, and my expectation. LOL

I hope there'll be more and more fluff fanfic circulating because I really need them to patch back the pieces of my heart until next week when it'll be broken again. Thank goodness last week is the last!

PS: there's Doctor X season 4!!! yess!!