Iljimae is my new love...

[dangermousie]

You know how I said I liked Iljimae? I lied.

I finished ep 1 and I frelling LOVE it.

Also it looks, at least from the set-up (plum tree, child hand-holding, cuteness), that I will get my thing for aristocrat/slave OTPs satisfied yet again. Because if Iljimae's father is killed on a (semi trumped up) charge of treason, then he becomes like the heroine of Damo and loses all his status. And Eun Chae is definitely very very noble. And her Dad is responsible for the death of Iljimae's father! And her brother is evil and bratty and awful! Plus, that scene with the plum tree was so adorable!

I mean, is there anything as cute as chibi!love:



































Now all we need is a meeting years later as strangers, and an umbrella and a walk in the rain, and Iljimae going "Ari?" and doing a wai, and we are Dog/Wolf set.

Also, I really really like Iljimae as a kid. He is definitely very secure in his place in the world and very loved, but he isn't spoiled. He is just sweet and boyish. Awww. And his Dad is SUPER awesome. He is a former rebel leader AND a Poet Laureate? And he was in love with his servant, a la Hwangbo Yoon from Damo? OMG. Yes.

I also really like (and feel horrible for) Jal Dol, the servant's son, who she pretended is the son of Evil Guy but in reality is kid of Iljimae's father. He is going to have a hell of an awful time in Evil Guy's house, especially since Evil Guy's legit son, Evil Jr., is so awful. And JD probably won't be happy to learn that his fake dad killed his real dad, and that he is (unwittingly) involved. Also, I just bet he will fall in love with Eun Chae, giving this drama plenty of quasi-cest angst. Eun Chae is super-adorable btw. Quick witted and funny and awesome.

Also, this is such a pretty drama!





Iljimae with his Dad:



The family:





Fortune-teller's family. I wonder how they are involved.





The hats, heee.





Evil Guy is evil but he is also amusing.



Here he is with Eun Chae:



This drama has a fetish for plum blossoms the size of mine for Lee Jun Ki h/c:



Smart little girl!



Just pretty:



Ohhhhh. Jal Dol's mother is an incredibly strong woman.



Iljimae's last happy day with his family:









I confess I cried. I did. Oh, I am so easy. This drama is going to murder me, in a good way.

Comments

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Ep2 is out and subbed already ... I just took a sneak peak and OMG!
*sigh*

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I am so excited to watch it!

[timescout.livejournal.com]

Pretty! I will def start watching at some point.

Oh, did you notice that young Eun Chae is played by the same little actress that is Ggot Nim in PO? :) I like her.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup, I did. She is adorable. I guess as a reward for being a good daughter to GP she gets Lee Jun Ki? :)

[darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com]

I finished ep 2 last night and LOVE LOVE LOVE. Jun Ki's character is gonna be so traumatized.

I fear the show's OTP will be Iljimae and the beggar girl, though. (Who is outrageously awesome, but my heart is already set on sharp noble girl.) Oh, the angst!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

He had to stone his mother.

OMG.

This is worse than Dog/Wolf trauma! And he had traumatic nightmares and fits too!

I really think the OTP will be noble girl/LJK. They got plum blossoms and all. Beggar Girl (how hilarious was the book selling scene?) was awesome though.

[darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com]

HE SAW HIS FATHER'S CORPSE QUARTERED. I'd fucking repress too.

Beggar girl made me feel guilty, as I sat through her fantastic porn-selling scenes wondering where noble girl was.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

To add to that, he saw him killed, first and had evil people hunt for him and he couldn't even cry!

And he saw his mother disown him and a bunch of people killed because of him.

No wonder he is all 'I am Ryung and I am goofy and don't remember anything but I am still getting tortured by evil noble sons because I am Lee Jun Ki.'

Beggar girl made me feel guilty, as I sat through her fantastic porn-selling scenes wondering where noble girl was.

LOL. I don't feel guilty at all, even if she is a much cooler Cosette. I mean, if I wanted aristo woobie and tough hustler girl romance, I already got it with Legend, so I am just fine with Iljimae being about aristo girl...

Also, am I crazy, or is that beggar lady who bumped into him in the marketplace and wanted to play, his mother?

[darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com]

I actually shrieked a little when beggar brother was cut down like that. And LJK losing the little sister's hand?

Kdrama doesn't fuck around with brutal childhoods, my god.

'I am Ryung and I am goofy and don't remember anything but I am still getting tortured by evil noble sons because I am Lee Jun Ki.'

HAHAHAHA. "We have ten minutes to squeeze in some Jun Ki? Well, we could show him going to school, interacting with the locals, flesh out his chara-- YES YES TIE HIM UP AND HIT 'IM WITH ROCKS."

*checks* I don't think so... but her face is so dirty, it's hard to tell.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

"We have ten minutes to squeeze in some Jun Ki? Well, we could show him going to school, interacting with the locals, flesh out his chara-- YES YES TIE HIM UP AND HIT 'IM WITH ROCKS."

I wonder if the writers are the same as for D/W. I bet their planning session went the way that one did. (http://dangermousie.livejournal.com/918687.html).

I think the only thing they could have done to add to his angst would be...dunno, can't think of anything.

[darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com]

TPTB Person No 1: Ahhh, actors. They don’t understand true genius. *kindly, to LJK* Look at it this way. At least in this one you don’t have to cross-dress and slit your wrists on screen.

HEE.

Well, they can always make him remember it. I'm looking forward to that breakdown. :D :D

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Well, they can always make him remember it. I'm looking forward to that breakdown. :D :D

This is going to be incredibly awesome. I have a sporting curiosity to see if it will be more awesome than his breakdown in Dog/Wolf when he got his memory back...

[darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com]

It... will take a lot to top that scene. *_____*

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Especially since they didn't have guns back then so he can't try to blow his own brains out...oh, this was so awesome. (And runnerguy had to hide all the sharp objects, too!). Oh, D/W was like h/c banquet.

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Wow. So much pretty! And the shoes!! Eeeeeeee! :D

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I know, I want those shoes!