dangermousie | The Legend: owning me since 374 A.D.

Legend is in my Top 10 dramas for sure.

OMG, I love the fight between Mercenary Leader, Jumuchi, and DD (if DD can withstand 10 blows from ML's ax, ML will join him). So awesome.

Oh, poor Ho Gae, remembering how he and DD used to be friends. :( And now he meets grown-up DD, and seriously, Ho Tae, you messed-up woobie, you: HT: 'You should not meet me without any protection.' DD: 'Why, do you want to assassinate me?' HT: 'I'm thinking of it.'

I just love the whole convesration between them, and so much complicated history and emotions. The slashers would probably go nuts :)

GGRRRRR. This is why DD is suited to be King and HT is not. HT is all 'war, yay!' and DD is 'but we have to first make sure other neighbors don't interfere, and maybe we can manipulate the situation blah blah' Thank you for common sense. And of course the nobles are thinking it's because he isn't martial enough. Yeah. Did any of you noble counsel people cut down a whole army of assassins with only another fighter by your side? I think not.

DD can control his temper a lot better than I would. Also, I love the clothes he wears now he is King. They are gorgeous.

Sujini is drinking in the assembly room (at night, no one is there). LOL. Straight from the bottle. I love the little grin DD gets when he sees her doing that. And he dismisses the guards and waks in and asks 'are you drinking again?' and she tries to deny it and he swipes the bottle and starts drinking himself and is 'this wine is too strong' LOL :)

I love that he can read her like a book.

OMG, the scene where she yells at him to stop loving Kiha? Me=dead.

OMG, he still loves Kiha. 'If I start thinking about her, I can't stop. The hardest thing for me is that I still want to see her. I want to see and talk to her again.' Oh, you poor everything, DD, Kiha, Sujini, everyone.

The only time DD is sexier than when fighting is when he is outmaneuvering people politically. That whole plan of fighting Baekjae? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May I just say that the art design on this is amazing. AMAZING.

Oh, Ho Gae. Remembering his psycho mum. If there ever was a poster child for the famous Philip Larkin poem.

Ho Gae, if messed-up intensity were money, you'd be richer than Bill Gates.

The scene with Ho Gae and Kiha is pretty. So pretty. But Kiha is clearly beginning a slide into nothing-good-will-come-of-it land, with her 'it's easier for me to make fire now, but I can't put it out.'

Awww, Ho Gae. 'I hoped if I waited, you would call for me.'

I really like Kiha's new, softer hair.

OK, that was the weirdest look, the one DD had when he was watching Sujini rough-house with some scribes. Hah? What is it supposed to mean? OMG, I think it might mean he is beginning to notice her 'that way.'

DD is working and then the door opens and he sees a bottle thrust through and a hand beckoning him. Heee, Sujini.

'The palace is an amazing place. They have a storehouse just for wine. It's called the royal winery!' She also sees such a cellar as heaven :P Now she is trying to get him to drink some from this bottle because it can only be drunk by the King but once he had a sip, anyone can have the leftovers.

LOL, he does it! And now he is teasing it and pretending to drink it all himself LOL. Oh God, they are SO cute together.

Kiha is observing all that. Whatever, go fall back for Ho Tae and everyone will be as happy as they can with civil war and evil sorcerers running about.

Heeeee. Sujini is walking out with the jar of wine (he finally relented and threw it back to her, LOL) and he is all 'where are you going? You are going to get drunk and molest some guy.' LOL. But if she stays in your chambers, DD, it means that she would be molesting you. Heee *squee* SHIPPINESS. And she is all 'when have I ever done that?' and he just motions for her and is 'sit and drink where I can see you.' Heee, but then he says she is like his sister and her disgrace is his disgrace. OK, whatevs. I don't even mind whatever relationship they have as long as they keep having it, because they are adorable together. I love the way he grins at her joy in her jar.

Kiha sees and is jealous. Blah. BLAH. Go talk to him or don't, stop being a waffler.

'I will not fight a war I cannot win' is best. motto.

You know, DD is rather mild-mannered, but completely unbendable: much harder to control than Ho Gae.

Great, now street performers are mocking DD for being a coward and not going to war. Yay. Not (of course, he is going, but he actually has a strategy and a plan, and also will be the one fighting against crazy odds).

DD, your brain is so sexy.

They must have poured money into this, poured.

Awww, Kiha is coming with the Iron Horse Warriors. OMG, Ho Gae's face. (mmm, btw, he looks all yummy scruffy).

OMG preview for 13 with the armor !@$%&*%$^

EP 13

Oh boy, does he look good in armor or what?

Jumuchi/DD bonding scene is made of awesome. I loled so hard.

The current lord of Gwanmi Fortress has fought on the battlefield since he was 10 (when he succeeded his father) and also apparently goes into battle wearing a full-face silver mask. I love him already. OMG, bet he is the dragon 'symbol,' that poor little kid whose dad stuck the sympol into his heart.

DD is 'sneaking' out to battle, pretending he is going on a hunt. The way he can just outbland Lord Yon is totally nifty.

I love how the Royal Guard and Jumuchi's people have to say they are ready (for battle), but with Sujini, he doesn't need words, just a look, because she always is ready to follow him.

I love how pragmatic and focused on the bigger goal DD can be. He can give the victory over Baekje to Ho Gae if that is the best thing to do. Seriously, this is beyond AWESOME. Usually kdrama heroes are either messed-up, or boyish or what not, but DD is actually very very intelligent.

Ho Gae, you are an idiot. I want to stab you in your hot but stupid face.

Kiha, stop with the stupid moping and do something. Preferably of non-evil variety.

OMG KIHA IS PREGNANT SHE IS PREGNANT OMG OMG OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG (Btw, I am all for the idea that DD is a stud and all that, but what are the odds of her getting pregnant from one night? I mean, it happens sometimes, but still...)

Kiha escaped, now evil second in command off to find her.

She is about to jump off a cliff (btw, lady, how about you try to explain yourself to DD, he might listen and undestand. OTOH if you do nothing he WILL get over you and also think you are evil).

EEEE! evil second in command here to rescue her.

Kiha, stop your emo fit! Why didn't he ask you if it was true? I am sorry, he believed in you much longer than I would have, under those circs. And the fact that you never bothered to explain didn't help either.

Blah blah pity party. You might not be DD's queen, but you are certainly queen of drama, Kiha.

Kiha is trying to talk herself into the belief that she was the one wronged by DD. I am not buying it but she is.

OMG, evil second in command! (Too long to type, I shall call you 'Evil Hottie'), you knew she was pregnant! And didn't tell Evil Elder who would have totally used it in some horrific fashion. And now are reminding Kiha of the baby as a way to persuade her not to jump.

Oh man, evil hottie is totally in love with her. He is telling Kiha to use DD, and use the Evil Tribe, and if she doesn't like it, to discard them all, to protect herself and the child.

Evil Hottie looks like he is so freaking out and is 'Come here, Come here, Kiha' and OK, now I am shipping him and Kiha. I am such an easy shipping hor.

!!!!! She tried jumping but got enveloped into phoenix-protective thing. And DD is having nightmares at the same time.

Kiha, you are kinda a weakling. Oh well. Your hair is pretty and all the hot evil boys love you.

You know, both Kiha and Ho Gae are alike in having a rather narrow, severly personal-above-everything world view

Poor DD still has a nightmare. Stray thought: someone's job on set that day was to apply fake sweat to Bae Yong Joon's face. How odd.

Awwww, Sujini is there, to bring him out of it, awwwww, and is all 'open your eyes.'

AND HE CLUTCHES AT HER !%()(&%#@#$^*)

Jumuchi/Accountant Lady are ADORABLENESS

DD is on the ship, all in black (HOT) after the nightmare, staring out, and Sujini comes up and lends him her handkerchief. And then she asks if he dreamt of 'her' and bites her tongue because she remembers he asked her not to bring Kiha up, but he pauses a little and then says, still staring out into the distance. 'It's strange, isn't it. I can't remember her face. Or her voice.' (I am not sure if he means Kiha's or the woman in his dream, i.e. he doesn't know if it was Kiha).

OMG OMG OMGGGGGGG! He wants her to help him put the armor on. She is 'me?' And he asks her 'do you know how to do it?' and she responds that she will bring someone who does but he nods 'no' and tells her 'you do it.' EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Mmmm, you have to get really close to someone to put on their armor.

Now she is tying all the knots at the back. And now she is buckling up his knee-pads (???) and he is staring at her and she looks up at him.

THIS IS NOW OFFICIALLY MY FAVORITE SCENE IN THE ENTIRETY OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE.

OMG, she is supposed to go with the part of the force that the turtle clan will be with but he asks her 'why don't you stay?' [with the part of the force that's with him]. The following exchange follows:
DD: 'We don't know what kind of trouble you might get into. Why don't you attach yourself to my side?'
Sujini: 'Am I glue?'
DD: 'Can't you just once...say 'yes' in a sweet voice? The person in front of you...is a king.'
Sujini: Yes.
And DD grins like a kid and clears his throat.

HEH. I love them so hard it is scary.

Now he is giving her a vial and she is all 'what is this?' and he makes a 'tsk' noise so she repeats 'yes.'

I LOVE YOU OH MY OTP!

OMG OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG It's the sole memento he has of his late mother!

He tells her not to lose it and to bring it back. So OMG he is also doing it so she won't be too reckless in battle OMG.

And he asks her if she heard him and she just grins and says 'yes' a third time.

HIS BATTLE SPEECH HIS BATTLE SPEECH HIS BATTLE SPEECH. When he says something to the effect of 'no one dies. I don't need men to die for me. Live and stay by my side.' EEEE!

I have no words for the awesomeness of the battle scene.

A billion screencaps follow.

Caps from ep 12.

After the fight with Jumuchi. Eee, sharp objects:

Ho Gae, remembering the past and looking hot:

And in the present:

'Did you come to assassinate me?' 'I am thinking about it.'

Ho Gae asks for war. I love the counsel scenes:

Sujini with bottle in the assembly:

He takes it:

She tells him not to think about Kiha! I love that whole scene so much. I also love that it's not even as much jealousy as her desire not to see him in pain.