dangermousie | I haven't been this in love for months... (Reply)

I think Kingdom of the Winds just might be the drama of the year for me. So good.

Here is a scene from the end of ep 7:

Seriously. It's like someone knew what I would want in my romantic period war epic and gave it to me. I don't think it's as intelligent and just mind-boggling as The Legend (still the best drama I've ever seen, from any country) but it's pretty incredible.

Also, for a future King, Muhyul really does have a background from hell. Makes Dam Duk's not seem so bad.

And ep 7 was the best so far. It has turned positively Shakesperean because Muhyul not unreasonably (but wrongly) blames King Yuri for Haemyeong's death and he loved and looked up to the Crown Prince (oh, the irony, of him not knowing it was his older brother). So now he has sworn vengeance on Yuri, and being the type he is, will clearly stop at nothing. Not knowing Yuri is his father! So his curse will come to fruition. OMG.

And oh, how I wailed when Haemyeong died. I haven't been that upset since Hotohori in Fushigi Yuugi. The scene with his offering himself as a sacrifice to Daeso and Yuri powerless to intervene and having to see his eldest son kill himself in front of his eyes, and Yuri's keening. OMG. OMG. OMG.

And Muhyul's shell-shocked, uncomprehending reaction after he learns of the death...

So good.

I do have caps but no time to load them so I will just leave you with this: