CH- My god! I love him to death (and swoon in all of his scenes) and was completely devastated in the end when he lost EVERYTHING because of that delusional hypocrite, idiot named Hong Gil Dong! First of all, he was the one that suffered the most from beginning to end so surely he would deserve something (aka Yi Nok). I wanted them to be together so much (despite the first scene-i was indenial) i mean come on even the monk with the crazy laugh said she had the look/features of a QUEEN and they were destined to be married before they were born though it was just a scheme so CH could be king, IT COUNTED! But instead the hong sisters decide to make everyone fall in love with CH and cry over his heartbreaking unreturned love for that Yi Nok! He freakin risked his life by blocking the arrow intended for Hong Gil Dong (his love rival) because he didn’t want YN to be sad. he loved her so much that he was willing to give her to GD so she could be ‘happy’ while he lives on with a broken heart-now that’s love you don’t see GD doing that do you? He goes to the brothel right after he leaves YN.

GD- Like you and others said, his character complete change from a horny, funny, idiot who takes advantage of others in the beginning to some hypocrite stubborn chief who died for his ‘goal’ knowing that even if he dies nothing will change. Now that’s just dumb if he had compromise and even if he hid for the rest of his life in some mountain he could still help and save the people that he promise to protect. Now that he dies a stupid death that supposed to be heroic all of the citizens will once again be taken advantage of just like before and this time there will be no one there to save them (Gomi can not save the people-he has something wrong up in that head of his and needs therapy). So good job GD! you fought for an equiltarian society (communism?) and in the end you wanted to be the hero and die the heroic death leaving all these people behind to suffer. Yeah i understand he is the main lead, hero, and what this movie is all about so its only natural that he gets the girl but come on, did he deserve it? I think not, CH gave up more for Yi Nok than GD could ever. I wanted him to die so bad so that CH would end up with YN.

YN-what a dummy, in the beginning she was kind of smart but in the milldle-end it was like ‘wtf is wrong with you?’. So CH pours his heart out to her and she talks about food and her undying love for GD. I hated the part where she left CH for the last time because of her selfish love for GD. In the series she wanted to help and save the ‘weak’ but in the end she chose to die with GD not caring about the rest of the masses. She should have married CH, used her authority and power to help the weak-this way not only will she be happy but she’s helping GD with his dream since he is dead. That is how you love a person, not going to die with them and killing someone else that been nothing but loving to you behind with a broken heart.

In conclusion, what started out as a magnificent series, i was dying to watch ended in a disaster with my heart shred to pieces.

I also thought that Gil Dong’s character started becoming a little OOC the last few episodes. It didn’t sit too well with me that the writers felt the need to change him in order to fit him into the more dramatic story-arch that kind of sprung out from nowhere.

I was sort of traumatized when I realized during the last 7 minutes of the episode that everyone really did die. Watching the final crucial scene in retrospect was excruciating and caused many a heart tremor. I didn’t cry the first time through that scene, but shed buckets when I watched it again. It was a good way to end it because I felt their deaths were necessary, but it’s one of electrifying scenes that don’t really hit you until they’re long done with.

“What I mourn the most of all is my feel-good, stress-relieving drama that pulled me through 2 months of university applications.”

It was a stress-reliever for me too but I can understand the route it has taken, despite it being something that I never even expected at any moment of the series. I’m not in an outrage that the end was finished like this, though it does cause me pain, right here *thumps chest*. It was a good ride though

Well, the recaps I read before I watched 24 pretty much already spoiled the whole thing for me. Oh well, I feel would regretful anyway.

I rewatched the first scene of the first episode… for some reason, that gave me hope. I mean, we don’t know for sure if Gil Dong and the rest of the main HBD crew died. So.. hey, the last ep could still connect back to the first. HOWEVER… that rather chubby looking guy, the guy that escorted Gom along with the old man away from HBD.. he got killed, right? If that’s the case, then my theory wouldn’t work (since he appeared in the first ep)

But.. that’s so retarded! If the ninja scene was simply a delusion type of thing.. why did they write “A few years before this” to introduce us to the main plot?! GAHH! It makes the audience feel cheated !#)$*)(*%_)!#

GO GO GO!

What an ending. I once vowed will never ever watch any sad ending movie/drama. and here I am. I feel cheated. I had so much fun at the beginning, In Fact, I stop watching at eps 20. Just feel awkward with all that YN wanting to Kill GD dad’s and so on, I feel something will change this funny drama, but I still hope the best. everyday I’m hunting to the bloggers for a new recap. since eps 21 -the sucky sucky final 24.

and eventhough they’re together holding hands under the saky full with sparkling stars. Still doesn’t make senses. I’m not a good expressing feeling trough words, and reading your comments just make me gasping, because your words are excatly what I really wanted to say.

how can CH ended up like that, after all the struggling to be a better king, he ended up being more crazier than his brother…. He killed the entired HBD, AND WHY they all wanted to die, there’s not heroic but more like idiotic. dying will change nothing. and what’s up with giving the leader thing to GOM? that boy’s not stabil, he needs therapy. how can someone like Gom be a leader? in the middle of a serious situation he’ll shut off ??

argh…I want KJH to play in another drama, happy ending drama… hurry hurry to fixed our broken heart.

anyway thank’s sevenseas for all your recaps. ^_^