Scholar Who Walks the Night: Episode 14

330 August 20, 2015January 23, 2016

by girlfriday

It’s a rough episode for our vampire hero, who faces his worst fear—showing his true face and being feared by the woman he loves. And when our couple’s fate rests in the heroine’s hands, it’s a rare chance to see just how vulnerable he is to her reaction, and how much it hurts him to be apart from her. Who knew the cold, aloof scholar would someday wear his heart on his sleeve.

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EPISODE 14 RECAP

After newly turned Vamp Hak-young goes on a killing spree at the gibang, Sung-yeol comes to the rescue just as Yang-sun is about to be bitten. It triggers the memory she had repressed, of her father turning into a vampire and biting her as a child. She cries in terror just as Sung-yeol raises his dagger to stab Hak-young, “Don’t kill him!”

She passes out immediately, leaving Sung-yeol torn. But he senses something amiss and stops short of killing Hak-young, choosing to flee with Yang-sun instead.

Ah, it’s Gwi, who’s dressed up for a night on the town. He saunters into the gibang, pleased with the evidence of Hak-young’s dinner massacre, and impressed that he fought Sung-yeol and survived. He deems Hak-young rather useful, which I guess means he gets to live to see another day. Yay for Hak-young.

Sung-yeol takes Yang-sun home and sits by her bed as she continues to relive her nightmare, and when she opens her eyes, she’s overcome with fear and dread.

Oh no… she backs away from Sung-yeol and crouches in the corner of the room, and his face falls to see her so afraid of him. She’s shaking and crying, so he gets up and leaves her alone.

Hunter Baek has recovered, and is eager to go tell the king that Yang-sun has been found. But Sung-yeol stops him and asks what he’d do if the king ordered him to kill Yang-sun, and Hunter Baek says he’d rather offer up his own life than kill the only child of his best friend.

Sung-yeol tells him the royals believe that sacrificing Yang-sun is the only way to kill Gwi, but he’s not about to let them do it. Hunter Baek is shocked to hear that Yoon would resort to a method that makes him no different than Gwi, and realizes now why Scholar Seo insisted on raising his daughter as a boy.

Hunter Baek asks if there isn’t another way, and Sung-yeol says that the diary is clear on one thing—that three components need to come together to defeat Gwi. That tells him that the solution can’t be just to sacrifice Yang-sun alone.

He needs more time to parse the diary’s plan, and says that he’s going to send Yang-sun away where no one can find her. He asks Hunter Baek to help keep her safe until then, and he agrees.

Sung-yeol lingers outside Yang-sun’s room, though he can’t bring himself to go inside. She sees his silhouette and approaches the door, and he reaches out a shaky hand toward her outline. Ugh, why does he do yearning so well?

Yang-sun reaches for the door handles, but backs away in the end, and blows out the candle lighting her room. Sung-yeol thinks to himself, “It’s time to wake up from the dream.” Noooooo, say it ain’t so!

As he undresses for the night, Sung-yeol notices that a part of his black hanbok is torn, which Hak-young was clutching in his hand when Gwi found him. Ho-jin is worried when he hears that Yang-sun recovered her memories, that she might be further traumatized if she sees Sung-yeol feeding on the night of the full moon.

Sung-yeol says it’s probably better this way, though he sounds like he’s just trying to convince himself.

Gwi brings Hak-young back to his lair and keeps him forcibly trapped inside his coffin, despite the violent knocking from within. Su-hyang is horrified, but when Gwi offers to let her go, she says she was bored with her life at the gibang and asks to stay by his side a little longer.

Gwi seems to trust her, though she betrays a hint of recognition when she sees him holding a strip of Sung-yeol’s daylight-protecting hanbok. She can barely mask her worry as he tells her that it’s Sung-yeol’s, and is relieved to hear that he got away. Gwi thinks the fabric is familiar to him though, and remembers the guardian vampire Hae-seo wearing the same thing.

Yoon sits by the king’s funeral bed and asks his advisor to prepare for national mourning rites, but the prime minister bursts in to say that Gwi has banned the usual mourning ceremony, calling the king a traitor to the nation’s true king.

Yoon stews in anger, and silently promises the king that the day will come when he rises above this disgrace and defeats Gwi.

In his lair, Gwi contemplates the scrap of magical hanbok and only now puts together that this material allows Sung-yeol to walk in the light. Seriously, after centuries of living, you’ve only now discovered this? He thinks if only he could get his hands on this hanbok, he could walk in the light too.

The prime minister asks if Gwi really means to let Yoon live and inherit the throne, obviously thinking himself better suited for the job. But Gwi says that he can’t just give the crown to anyone, no matter how powerless the title, and approves of Yoon’s pathetic desire to live. He says that it doesn’t matter anyway—he has plans to make the people forsake their own king.

Ho-jin watches nervously as more and more bodies are carried out of the gibang. The gibang gets closed down, and royal notices are posted everywhere declaring that the king has passed away and Yoon has inherited the throne, and the people whisper in the streets that it must all be the vampire’s doing.

Ho-jin says that there’s even a rumor that Yoon sacrificed his grandfather to Gwi for the crown, and Hunter Baek argues that Yoon would never do that. Still, he wonders why Yoon isn’t mourning the king’s death properly.

Sung-yeol asks after a boat to China for Yang-sun, and Ho-jin says that there is a boat on its way in, but he asks if they really need to send Yang-sun away. Sung-yeol says that she’ll only be in more danger if she stays with him.

But he can’t send her away until he’s figured out a way to defeat Gwi and recovered Su-hyang, and tasks Ho-jin and Hunter Baek with protecting her in a remote location. Ho-jin doesn’t want to leave Sung-yeol’s side, and Hunter Baek worries that Yang-sun won’t want to leave either.

Sung-yeol says that if she won’t go, he’ll have to sever ties so that she will. Oh noooooes, get thee away, noble idiocy! Away with you! Ho-jin asks if he really has to go that far, but Sung-yeol knows what’ll happen if she stays and finds out that she’s the secret weapon—she’ll invariably sacrifice herself to Gwi.

He thinks to himself, “I can’t let the person I love die for me again.” He nearly collapses when he tries to get up, suddenly very weak. Is it because he needs to feed?

Sung-yeol finds Yang-sun sitting outside waiting for him, lost in thought over her declaration that her love would never change. But now she can’t even look him in the eye, and turns away to avoid him. He approaches her and demands that she look at him and see him for what he really is, and she backs away from him in fear. Aw, no.

He tells her not to try so hard, because she ought to know by now—he’s not the night scholar of her novels. He says that they can’t be together, and rips up her slave papers as he tells her to leave.

He turns to walk away from her, and Yang-sun cries as she stoops down to pick up the pieces, muttering under her breath that Sung-yeol is the one who’s trying too hard. At least she knows he’s trying to push her away.

The prime minister passes along an order from Gwi for Yoon to bring Sung-yeol to him, or in the very least to give up Sung-yeol’s location, as a sign of his loyalty. Hye-ryung asks if Yoon is going to continue letting Gwi run this country, and he says dejectedly that his plans have failed.

Yoon tells her about his long-lost friend who was recently found, and says that he’s now supposed to sacrifice that friend to Gwi in order to defeat him. Aack, don’t tell her that! Hye-ryung is smart enough to know that he’s talking about Yang-sun, and says that they need to find this person immediately.

Yoon already knows where she is, but can’t get past his fear that he’ll lose everything he’s fighting for by choosing to sacrifice his friend. Hye-ryung says tearfully that he has a duty to his grandfather, to his faithful supporters, and to his people to do the right thing. She seems to convince him.

Hye-ryung thinks back to Gwi’s passing comment about the legend that the child between a human and a vampire could kill vampires, and she wonders if this means that Yang-sun is Gwi’s bloodline. She tells her spy to keep watch over Yoon’s movements, and to find out where Yang-sun is staying.

Yoon tells his advisor that he plans to attack Sung-yeol, but his advisor warns that they shouldn’t make an enemy of Sung-yeol or think of him lightly. Their goal is to get Yang-sun away from him, so Yoon agrees to send a lookout to ascertain Yang-sun’s whereabouts.

Ho-jin spends the day busily booby-trapping the woods surrounding the house, and Hunter Baek finds Ho-jin’s meager strength so pathetic that he helps, though he sighs that it won’t do much good.

Ho-jin only wants to buy some time for Sung-yeol to escape with Yang-sun, and that he’ll throw himself at the enemy if it comes to that. Hunter Baek says that he’ll die, but Ho-jin is more than willing to die for Sung-yeol, who rescued him from starving to death and gave him a name, a family, and a job.

Hunter Baek notices the royal lookout spying on them and gives chase, though they miss Hye-ryung’s spy spying on the spy in the distance. They tell Sung-yeol about it, though Hunter Baek doesn’t think that Yoon will strike hastily.

Sung-yeol says the problem is that he’s severely weakened because he hasn’t been able to feed, and thinks that they might have to send Yang-sun away first. Ho-jin flails because Sung-yeol refuses to leave because of Yang-sun, but will die if he doesn’t feed by the full moon. Hunter Baek heads out to bring back an animal for now.

Hye-ryung’s spy reports that Yang-sun is likely at Sung-yeol’s house, and she plans to tell Gwi where they are so that he’ll kill Sung-yeol and then feed on Yang-sun and die, thereby ridding the world of all vampires and letting Yoon become the true king.

She heads down to Gwi’s lair, where she notes Su-hyang suspiciously and asks if Gwi intends to keep her alive. Hye-ryung doesn’t want it getting out that she comes down here regularly, but Gwi just asks how she’s enjoying the position he so graciously gave her.

Hye-ryung says that she’s found out where Sung-yeol and Yang-sun are living, but she’s taken aback when Gwi doesn’t want to go after him right away. Instead he orders her to bring him Sung-yeol’s magical sunlight hanbok, which would ensure an easy victory.

She doesn’t see how she’d take Sung-yeol’s clothes off (I can think of a few ways…), but Gwi makes it clear that this is the only reason he has any use for her, and threatens to make Su-hyang the queen if Hye-ryung doesn’t comply.

He tells her to seek Sung-yeol out during the full moon while he’s weak and not in his right mind, and to help her appear more like his first love Myung-hee, Gwi chomps down on her neck, leaving a fresh wound there.

Hunter Baek returns to the house with a deer slung over his shoulder, and Yang-sun is horrified to see the trail of blood he’s left behind. She follows the path of blood all the way to Sung-yeol’s inner room, where she creeps up quietly and witnesses him red-eyed and drinking blood (though thankfully out of a bowl, not straight out of the deer).

He notices her there but keeps drinking anyway, and she gasps to see him as a frightening monster. He hurls away the bowl angrily, then seeks her out in the library to drive home the fact that this is his true form, and he could kill her at any time.

She trembles as she asks how he hasn’t shown her this side of himself until now, and what his reason is for taking it this far. When he sees that he hasn’t scared her enough, he pulls her close and growls that he’s a beast that lives off of human blood, and there’s a limit to denying his true nature.

He struggles against himself as he leans in towards her exposed neck, and tamps down his bloodlust. But instead of backing away this time, she cries in sympathy, saying that it must’ve been hard for him. And then she closes her eyes and turns her neck to him.

He immediately thinks of Myung-hee’s sacrifice, and his eyes change back as he lets go of her and backs away. When Yang-sun opens her eyes, he’s gone. She cries as she remembers how tender he was when he kissed her, and that he’d said she’d find out someday why they could never be together.

Sung-yeol stumbles through the woods, barely able to stand on his feet and growing weaker by the second. He collapses in a clearing, and is startled to see a figure approaching through the fog.

It’s Hye-ryung, but she comes close and calls him oraboni, and he calls out to her, “Myung-hee!” She reaches out a hand to him, and he takes it, shaking.

He rises to his feet and searches her eyes, but remembers himself and throws her hand aside: “No, no! You’re not Myung-hee!” She shows him the scars on her neck and calls him oraboni again, and this time he’s convinced and asks how she’s still alive.

She tells him that she was taken captive by Gwi and couldn’t help but lie to him, and Sung-yeol breaks down in tears as he asks, “Then have you lived this beastly life as well, because of me?” Ugh, this is cruel.

He’s wrecked all over again as she cries that it was worth it just to see him again. He collapses in her arms, and she takes the opportunity to hold him and check how many layers of clothing she has to get through to reach his magical cloak.

He apologizes to her, but it’s not for the thing she was expecting: “Myung-hee, I’m so sorry. You gave your life for me, but I have another woman in my heart.” He says that he’s going to die trying to protect Yang-sun, because he can’t lose her like he did Myung-hee.

A tear falls as he faints, and Hye-ryung looks stricken, perhaps moved by his words. She waits while her spy retrieves the daylight hanbok, and makes sure that he’s moved to a place where he’ll be protected from the sun.

She says that even as Sung-yeol was dying, he didn’t bite her and only apologized thinking she was Myung-hee. She plans to let him live in case he becomes useful to her later.

Hye-ryung doesn’t take the cloak to Gwi, but instead brings it to Yoon and tells him to go capture Yang-sun now while Sung-yeol can’t defend her in the daylight. Gwi fumes and demands that the prime minister bring him that cloak, while Su-hyang asks why he bothers lording over Joseon when he could roam the world freely and have anything.

The prime minister warns her not to overstep her bounds, but Su-hyang says she can offer Gwi things that the prime minister can’t, and he shouldn’t think lightly of her.

Sung-yeol wakes up in the woods and nearly fries to death when he steps into the sunlight, and realizes that his protective black layer is missing.

Yoon and his men go galloping off to find Yang-sun, and Hunter Baek catches wind of it early enough that he’s able to cut them off in the forest. Yoon is happy to see that his teacher is alive, and Baek asks if it’s true that he plans to sacrifice Yang-sun to Gwi.

Yoon says it’s the only way, but Baek argues that if he does this, he’ll just be making another Gwi. He says that taking Yang-sun away from Sung-yeol means that he’ll have nothing left to lose, and will turn his hatred on Yoon and mankind. Yoon doesn’t care though, because he’s willing to risk it if it means defeating Gwi.

Sung-yeol is so weak he can barely walk, but he keeps trudging forward even as his skin sizzles and burns, thinking only of getting to Yang-sun. Thankfully it seems that Su-hyang has gained enough of Gwi’s trust to be let out, and she rides off on a horse, in a hurry to get to Sung-yeol in time.

Ho-jin and Yang-sun sit at home waiting for Sung-yeol, and Ho-jin wonders if it’s a trend lately to go out and not come home. He grouses that it’s not like he doesn’t have someplace to go either, but then decides, “I guess I don’t really have anywhere to go…” heh.

Yang-sun asks how long Ho-jin has been by Sung-yeol’s side, and if Sung-yeol has ever tried to bite him. Ho-jin says no, but explains that to a vampire, the blood of the person he loves will taste that much sweeter. He says it’s a tragic plight, to crave someone’s blood the more you love her.

They hear noises outside, so Ho-jin tells Yang-sun to stay here while he investigates. But the second he goes outside, Yoon and his men charge up to him, swords drawn, demanding that traitors Sung-yeol and Yang-sun be turned over to pay for causing the death of the king.

Ho-jin refuses to say anything, so Yoon puts a sword to his throat to threaten him. Yang-sun comes running out to intervene, and Yoon is startled by her presence, calling her Jin and remembering their childhood together.

Yang-sun asks if Yoon is the same friend she remembers, because her friend wouldn’t strike his people with a sword. Yoon says that this is all for his people. He asks her not to forgive him, and says that her two fathers died protecting that diary not for the diary, but to protect her.

He tells her that she’s the secret to killing Gwi, and that she must die for the country to stand up again. He can’t look her in the eye as he orders his men to take her captive.

But when they make a move, suddenly one of them goes flying into a wall. Woot! Sung-yeol arrives, severely weakened but mightily pissed, and starts throwing the soldiers around. His skin is sizzling in the sun, but he continues hurling himself at the men, and jumps in front of Yang-sun as Yoon swings his sword.

Sung-yeol throws his arms out in front of Yang-sun when Yoon approaches, and Yoon stupidly offers to let Sung-yeol live if he hands Yang-sun over. Does it look like he’s going to do that?! Sung-yeol advises, “You should kill me instead. Otherwise, you will regret it for the rest of your life!”

Yoon grips his sword, then raises it above his head to strike. Yang-sun screams, “No!” and Sung-yeol stands his ground.

COMMENTS

Aw man, Yooooooon. I knew it would come to this, but it sucks to see a good character make such a bad decision. I understand why he’s driven to do it, and that in his position as the king, sacrificing Yang-sun for the good of an entire nation is actually what he needs to do. It’s just that he’s going about it in all the wrong ways, by forcibly taking her, by assuming that sacrificing her life is the only solution, and by making an enemy of Sung-yeol, which is frankly really stupid. Hunter Baek had a really valid point that this is a recipe for turning Sung-yeol into the next Gwi—not that he’d suddenly become a basement-dwelling megalomaniac, but that his last shred of humanity would be gone the second they rip Yang-sun from his arms.

The way he throws himself in front of her to be her last line of defense wrings my heart in the best way, and I hope that it simultaneously quashes Yang-sun’s fears that he’d ever harm her. It was necessary for her to see what vampires are really like and to stop romanticizing them, but it was hard to see him feel rejected and feared, after everything they’ve been through. Obviously it’s because she loves him that she’s working through her fears even after seeing Hak-young massacre all those people, remembering what her father became, and seeing Sung-yeol’s bloodlust firsthand. I just want to hurry and get back to that happy place where he got to feel human and loved and not like a repulsive beast to the woman he loves. His reasons for pushing her away are noble and actually not at all idiotic, but I want her to say, to hell with that, and stay with him anyway.

I like that Hye-ryung and Su-hyang are being given more pivotal roles in the story, because the women in this story have been shortchanged for quite a while. Su-hyang fiiiiiinally gets to do something other than be impotently jealous, and is proving to be far more useful as a double agent in Gwi’s camp. I appreciate this use of her character so much more, because it uses her intelligence and her quick wit to advance the story and gain something on Gwi, making me respect the sacrifice she’s making for the good guys, rather than relegating her to romantic spoilsport.

The same goes for Hye-ryung, who plays such a crucial role in the palace now, and knows how to leverage Gwi’s trust (or at least his need for her) to help Yoon. I can’t hate her because her heart is in the right place, and she’s actually a good queen who’s doing what’s best for Yoon. Her methods just happen to clash directly with what I want for Sung-yeol, but the fact that she’s smart and empathetic makes me appreciate her character and where she’s coming from, even when she’s set up to be an opponent. It says something that I’m most afraid when Hye-ryung learns the truth about Yang-sun, because she has the brains to bring everyone down.

And yet, as cruel as it was to make Sung-yeol think she was Myung-hee, it was touching to see that she wasn’t immune to his century-long heartache and regret, or that he was so faithful to Myung-hee’s memory that he’s riddled with guilt for loving Yang-sun a hundred years later. Of course, it would’ve been nice if she had been moved enough not to strip him of his magical daylight hanbok, but there’s a loophole in there somewhere, right? Like he has a spare, or can enchant another one, or it doesn’t work on Gwi because the wearer has to have a pure heart? Please tell me there isn’t just ONE daylight cloak in all of existence, guys. Where’s a witch when you need one?

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51 pigsnout

August 21, 2015 at 11:58 PM

@tenoh27 - so Hye Ryung was not really bitten, but had her neck pierced by Gwi fingernails? That is a good explanation. ...

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tenoh27

August 22, 2015 at 5:42 AM

I read about it on another forum, and when I watched that scene myself, it does seemed to be the case. He had his fingers against HR's neck near the location he is mimicking biting her. So, a more careful study of that scene will prove well enough that he had not actually bitten her.

After pretending to bite HR, he licked two of his fingers which had some blood on it, which is not what he normally does when truly sucking blood (as normally blood is dripping off his chin).

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pogo

August 22, 2015 at 7:36 PM

....I think you guys are genius, actually. I did notice that the 'bite' on Hye-ryung's neck appears a lot cleaner than usual vampire bites, but somehow didn't put two and two together to see that it wasn't a bite at all.

Hye-ryung looked like she genuinely thought she'd been bitten in some way, but that's probably because she doesn't actually know what vampire teeth feel like, firsthand.

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Kiara

August 22, 2015 at 9:04 PM

I finally get to watch it today and they are right. Thanks guys:).

This Gwi, everything he does is so dang sexy when it should be disgusting. The look on his face when he feeds on his victims makes me want to volunteer to be the next one in line lol.

It's too bad that he's not given more abilities as a vampire so he can be a little darker, more demonic when he rages instead of just yelling at his minions when he is angry. Shapeshifting into something a bit scarier would have been really cool. I thought that owl that was shown in the beginning of the first episode was Gwi flying over his Kingdom as the sole owner. I was kind of crushed when it landed in the palace and it wasn't Gwi. Just a bird with bigs eyes staring at him.
Gwi is a bit too human for a lord of all vamps. I wish he was more of a crazy psychopath than this Disney version.

Anyway, I'm thankful for the pretty and his fine voice lol.

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pogo

August 23, 2015 at 4:25 AM

idk, I rather enjoy the way Gwi is a little bit human? Like his fixation on Sung-yeol and being perpetually furious at him for snatching his prey away/rejecting Gwi's offer to be murderous vamp bros forever. Or his hurt growly feelings when someone doesn't do what he wants, his power trips over the King and the Prince, or even his obvious desire for some companionship in that lair of his - he's made it clear his #1 choice would be Hye-ryung, but he seems to like Soo-hyang in the cave too.

And the camp factor is rather awesome. Lee Soo-hyuk revels in it, which is partly why it's so great when he and Lee Jun-ki have a scene together - they both go all-out. Gwi is a psychopath megalomaniac all right, but I feel like we underestimate that just a wee bit because he's so damn pretty and chooses to unleash vampires he's bitten on unsuspecting humans rather than doing it all himself.

pogo

August 23, 2015 at 4:30 AM

and can I also confess that the 'bite' scene with Hye-ryung was pretty damn sexy? (it shouldn't be, because she hates him, but Kim So-eun and Lee Soo-hyuk have such great chemistry that if Gwi wasn't evil I would be all for this. Though I ship her with the Crown Prince - oops, new King - too).

Kiara

August 23, 2015 at 7:43 AM

I guess it can't be any darker since it's a drama but it's just my own preference. I'm a bit frustrated that his character is so one dimensional that if I'm watching in a hurry I'd skip his parts. I almost forgot about him in eps 5 when the cuteness and romance took over.

" Gwi is a psychopath megalomaniac all right, but I feel like we underestimate that just a wee bit because he’s so damn pretty"
I agree!

pogo

August 23, 2015 at 8:27 AM

Kiara - I feel you, I really do - Lee Soo-hyuk can probably pull off a villain way darker than Gwi (who may scare us, but isn't written to be as utterly creepy and skin-crawl inducing as Lee Sung-jae in Gu Family Book *gags* - now that drama went too far with its villain). And we were never going to get a villain as nuanced and sympathetic as Yoo Oh-sung in Joseon Gunman, not from this drama.

But yeah, a villain who chews scenery and chomps people and occasionally hits on women fits the tone of this drama and that is what we're going to get.

And I guess the way you feel about Gwi is the way I've felt about Yang-sun for a good chunk of this drama. Lee Yubi does everything she can and then some with the role, but she could do so much more if the writing gave her even the tiniest window for it. (and she does, when the opportunity is presented). I really hope she isn't consigned to supporting role status again after this drama, she deserves better.

Kiara

August 23, 2015 at 9:26 AM

Yes I agree, they are so capable of doing more than what they are given (Yubi and LSH).

Kiara

August 23, 2015 at 10:13 AM

Lee Sung-jae is a great actor but his character in that drama gross me out.

52 jjeinn

August 22, 2015 at 12:40 AM

i'm actually liking the story now, at least things are moving. i actually thought of giving up this drama after ep7, i was so frustrated about the prince junghyun memorandum and i wish i could burn it. the romance scene is cute in the beginning but we also need the story moving. i don't get why people are complaining about the new writer

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pogo

August 22, 2015 at 5:17 AM

That's like one person who's complaining about the new writer because the story finally has things other than Yang-sun being giddily in love with her fantasy Nigh Scholar. Which was cute but can't sustain 20 episodes no matter how hard Lee Jun-ki and Lee Yubi try.

Most of us and Korean viewers too, by the looks of it, think the drama has improved a lot since the new writer came on board. One person making noises is just, well, one person.

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Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 7:10 AM

It has improved quite a bit and now I'm looking forward to the next episode instead of just watching for the actors. I wish our new writer was part of the show from the beginning.

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53 Mylene

August 22, 2015 at 2:26 AM

Great drama, just that yang sun is weak. Always have sung-yeol save her. I just hope that sung-yeol will not hurt/die saving yang-sun's life. That is the ending i hate the most where the guy dies saving the girl he loves. Gwi is the only villain in kdrama that i dont hate. Hope yang sun's character will soon become a strong and reliable seo jin who will help sung yeol defeat the bad vampire.. Fighting!!!!

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mido

August 22, 2015 at 8:02 AM

if i say honestly most of LJK's drama are like that. i'm not wondering if he dies here. or whether they separate.

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54 Ice

August 22, 2015 at 4:17 AM

I find Sung-yeol's self-restraint and growl quite sexy. The scene where he showed his true form to Yang-sun and she offered herself to him but he resisted...love that scene. I was hoping the writer would let her run after him and fed him her blood seeing him in such agony and pain & they both hold each other tight in the night in the woods. A girl can only dream...

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pogo

August 22, 2015 at 5:18 AM

I doubt there would ever be such a scene without Yang-sun either dying or turning into a vampire.

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tenoh27

August 22, 2015 at 5:56 AM

I might be the weird one out, but I found the scene where YangSun discovered SungYeol drinking blood to be thrillingly erotic/sexy. Sure, YS was freaked out, but that did not dampen what I thought that scene meant on a more perverted/kinky plane.

The fact that he continued drinking after knowing YS was there was captivating, and his temper tantrum just afters was a great expression of his torment. What a brilliant scene!

Totally loving JG's portrayal of vampire-KSY! ?

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pogo

August 22, 2015 at 7:13 PM

no, you're not weird at all - treating bloodlust as a metaphor for actual lust is a very common thing, in vampire stories ;)

SWWTN does it too, and that blood-drinking scene/Sung-yeol's determination to show her the absolute worst side of himself, fits that old metaphorical setup perfectly.

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Kiara

August 22, 2015 at 9:28 PM

I kind of like Yang-sun's conflicted emotions during that scene. She looked scared and she should be but that pure heart of hers offered up her blood to end his misery. Very touching, kind of like the blood bath scene. Now that's deeper than romance and I'm totally feeling it.

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pogo

August 23, 2015 at 12:01 AM

Especially since she doesn't know it's animal and not human blood!

tenoh27

August 23, 2015 at 3:13 AM

Certainly, the bloodlust equals real lust metaphor has always been a big part of the allure of vampire stories, though personally, am not really a big fan of most vampire stories.
(HoJin said it well in his comical explanation to YS in response to her query about SY's desire to bite her). ?

The repressed and implicit parts of it are what I found most enjoyable in SWWTN, and LJG's portrayal of the 'beast' within is particularly sensual and thrilling.

However they got there, I am totally sold on SY-YS's love by this stage. The expression of their love is consistent with the characterisations and portrayals therein, something I am thankful for.

KSY is turning out to be an all-time favourite romantic hero, and that is a lovely gift (to me).

pogo

August 23, 2015 at 5:19 AM

oh wait, I am a dodo who forgot that she DID see Hunter Baek with the deer going in....

I also really enjoy the repressed/implicit sexual metaphors for SWWTN, and the way they spun out in this episode both for Sung-yeol/Yang-sun as well as for Gwi/Hye-ryung.

I have been rather disappointed with the story emphasising Yang-sun's weakness and helplessness at almost every turn (especially since I've seen Lee Yubi absolutely slay the part of a character who suffers horribly, but is far stronger in the face of it in a previous drama), but episodes 13 and 14 are not part of that for me. Her terror and later refusal to leave, both make sense in the context of her character and story.

Kalyasiri Tan

August 23, 2015 at 7:47 AM

So true . I can understand why she scared ... just imagine .... the traumatic experience ... then additional to this ... she saw ....KSY drink a bowl of blood ( she thought human blood ? ) ...

And she still understand him and felt his pain .... and even offering her neck ...

Since the beginning ... I love to see KSY & YS together ... they love each other so much ... both willing to sacrifice .... for their loved one ...

I do like SH too ... her love is pure too ...but 1 side love never worked ...

Ice

August 23, 2015 at 12:32 PM

That's why I love this drama. The romance is integrated with fear and vulnerability.

Ice

August 23, 2015 at 12:30 PM

He's so talented! Love LJK!!!!!

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Ice

August 24, 2015 at 4:46 AM

@tenoh27, that blood replenishment scene was "erotic/sexy" alright. Only LJK can pull off that scene to not make Sung-yeol look savagery and pitiful. Got a table for two? Include me. :)

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tenoh27

August 24, 2015 at 6:49 AM

Please take a seat. ?

I am at the age where I can't refer to JG as Oppa, so it is somewhat embarrassing the way I am fangirling him so hard right now. ??

What made the blood replenishing scene especially noteworthy for me was that he managed to convey the savagery and wretchedness of his vampiric existence, and yet, the sensuality and sexiness were not diminished one bit. Such intense acting, right there!

He made me feel like a voyeur - not unlike YS in that scene - but instead of freaking out, I would like to offer him something else. ??
So, it was with gladness that I watched YS offering herself up to him, and an opportunity to swoon at his growly, sexy (blood)lust.

Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 7:52 AM

You guys, I'm trying not to go there and you are not helping lol.

I've loved our Scholar-nim for a long time but I never call him oppa before because it made me feel silly. I just can't seems to help it here and he is the only K-actor that I will ever call oppa.

I had a hard time with our lead's romantic development in the beginning. They had great chemistry and they had a lot of romantic encounters but I really didn't feel it until the last few episodes. It's so deep in this episode that I can almost feel Sung-yeol's wrath if something happen to Yang-sun. He would tear this nation apart. They really sold it here and I'll be sailing on ship till the end.

pogo

August 24, 2015 at 8:27 AM

@tenoh27 - you can just adopt the mindset of Kill Me Heal Me's Ahn Yo-na, according to whom "if you're handsome, you're my oppa!" ;)

@Kiara - yeah, Jun-ki is the only Korean celeb who will ever get the title of 'oppa' out of me too. There are plenty of actors I adore, but to me, he's first among equals.

I also agree that at this point, the exact details of how the love line happened don't matter so much as the fact that SY/YS are in love and it's really, really intense. He's killing me!

tenoh27

August 24, 2015 at 9:28 AM

@pogo

Well, I literally can't call JG Oppa as I am older then he is... ??
However, me likey HMKM Ahn Yo-Na's motto ?.

I think the last few episodes have been particularly good at developing and intensifying the SY-YS love arc, bolstered in large part by JG's superb portrayal of SY. The revelations and emotional pacing in Ep 14 were especially crucial.

As you - and others - have so succinctly put it, what we sorely need now will be for YS to step up her game to take her proper place as SY's partner. Hopefully, the writers will allow her that growth as YS has shown that she has inner strength in spades given the right circumstances.

YuBi did well within the constraints to her character, and I love YS as a character (damsel-in-distress and all)!

Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM

Yubi is doing a great job here. I can still feel the chemistry between Yang-sun and Yoon even at the end of this episode. The way she told him off for striking his own people was pretty awesome. When Yoon told her that that she must die for the country to stand up again she resisted.
I believe that this is the turning point for Yang-sun too. I'm hoping to see more of that strong will from her.

Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 11:10 AM

I love Yang-sun to the point of being over protective. Some of that comes from Sung-yeol's devotion towards her.

Ice

August 24, 2015 at 1:02 PM

@tenoh27 @Kiara and @pogo, I don't care age is just a number. I don't call him Oppa either. I'm too old for him. But I like to still think that I have a chance for LJK! LOL! This is why kdrama has turned me into a hopeless person in love!

Kiara

August 25, 2015 at 7:40 AM

@ice <3.

pogo

August 25, 2015 at 11:59 AM

@Ice @tenoh27 - well, see, my motto is that to a fangirl, no matter what age, he is always oppa! But being a noona fan is cool too, the guys always like having those :D

@Kiara - yeah, there's still a spark between Yoon and Yang-sun, despite the turn the story has taken to basically kill all potentially romantic feelings from either end.

(which is also kind of telling - she told Yoon to never come near her again even as a slave because his silence cost her adoptive father's life, but when it comes to Sung-yeol she's unwilling to leave him even when it turns out that he is what she most fears and could even kill her).

Ice

August 25, 2015 at 12:53 PM

Everyone is so supportive in here! I am enjoying the comraderie and enthusiasm for this drama. Fake fans bailed out at Episode 8 or 9. Real fans are still taking about this drama! :)

Ice

August 25, 2015 at 12:54 PM

*talking!!! (Got too excited!)

55 Irisz

August 22, 2015 at 7:23 AM

@Ahn I don't understand why they are blaming the first writer, because without him/her maybe I did not get hooked at all. Who knows? I so would like to see both storyline if I could.

@yaya So true. I wish they can know how many of us watching SWWTN on net and loving it more than Yongpal.

I want very much Junki to have an award for this role. He deserve it, his performance is mesmerizing. Pure pleasure to watch him acting.

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Ahn

August 23, 2015 at 12:18 AM

Sorry for late reply..I'm a bit shy about writing English..and dont wana show dark side of this drama.

Drama is just drama isn't it? But..

In korea, We suppose first writer was changed her Synopsys after 6 episode just for her own purpose..So quality and rating was dropping because of that.

We hated her..after 6 episode, KSY was changed to just some sidekick..and even She didnt give him proper lines and scene..almost of his script is full of exclamation mark..also story pot was gone missing n repeated..

So we almost given up hope..But like some miracle MBC give us new wirter..even Ryuyongjae-He made drama history through his 'The time of the dog and wolf'

Rating is still low..and dont think it'll be change But now we're happy n enjoying this drama.

Again sorry for my poor English hope u can see my point..

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Caty_Rina

August 23, 2015 at 5:09 AM

Thanks a lot! Could you tell me there is any website where I can vote for this drama to help rating? Because JunKi is great and he deserves a reward!

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Ahn

August 23, 2015 at 6:02 AM

Our TV rating is measured by two company-TNm and AGB.
They are using some equipment attached TV that only 3,000 family have got.

And that was set up many years ago..so we think rating is more lean to old people's taste.

Thank you for u'r support.but In my opinion rating is out of hand.

We are really happy to know many of u love SWWTN.

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Kiara

August 23, 2015 at 7:23 AM

TNms used to be TNS right? The only company that was reporting the ratings back in the late 1900s. Now they have AGB to compete with and AGB covers more households than TNv. I read about some legal battles between the 2 but I don't remember what it was about.

I'm guessing that the ajummas have the remote control at the end of the day in most households. Fantasy vampire sageuks is totally not their cup of tea. Young Pal appeals to all and I understand why the rating is very good. I haven't seen it yet but it must be good too since the rating keeps increasing.

Kalyasiri Tan

August 23, 2015 at 7:57 AM

Drama ratings based on viewership ratings …. is not totally representative ….The rating is just calculated from how many people tuned into that show when it aired. Really Sucks !!!
They need better Parameter ...

Kiara

August 23, 2015 at 8:31 AM

Ahn, this is an international blog with many people from different parts of the world. English is not my first language either so I have to translate 2 other languages in my head before I get to English lol.

Your English is better than mine so keep posting :). I do appreciate your comments.

Btw I love "Time between dog and wolf" One my all time favorite. I fell in love with oppa after watching it lol. The writing was done by 2 writers so it's hard for me to give all the credit to Yoo Yong-Jae.

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Ahn

August 23, 2015 at 9:35 AM

Thank you! You're really kind.

Ryu yong-jae's other drama LIAR GAME received rave reviews but the other writer's drama didn't go well.
Because of that Koreans appreciate him more.

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Kiara

August 23, 2015 at 10:16 AM

Oh I get it now. Thanks :).

pigsnout

August 23, 2015 at 11:05 PM

Don't be sorry for your English, it's quite good! Some of us commenters don't know perfect English either, like me (but I find it easier with practice and with reading English websites).

And thank you for telling us how the Korean audience thinks of the drama and story. I also agree that the new writer who worked on Liar Game before, is a big improvement. MBC should have hired him from day 1, along with the old writer. The story became a lot more interesting now.

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56 Chloe

August 22, 2015 at 8:44 AM

I must say LJK acting is Daesang worthy as what Knetz said. He deserves every award possible for his portrayal here! Grr. I am still pissed to MBC because he got snubbed big time! Blame the low rating.

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mido

August 23, 2015 at 3:02 AM

in korea award giving system is a disaster, they are giving every award according to popularity or favoring, last victim was kim rae won he didn't get a single award for punch, he is a real actor. i prefer LJK is also a great actor, there are only few actors available in korea who can portray their character very well, what ever it is. Kim rae won, Jo jae hyun, Lee jun Ki, nad actor of iris i can't recall his name now, kim soo hyun is ok but he has to improve lot.

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pogo

August 23, 2015 at 5:22 AM

hey Punch didn't end till mid-February of this year, they only aired like 6 episodes in 2014. Let's wait till the SBS 2015 end-of-year awards to see if the network at least gives Kim Rae-won the award he so richly deserves.....

I do agree that Lee Jun-ki is forever robbed in the end of year awards though. I can't believe he didn't get anything from MBC for Arang and Two Weeks, and now likely for this too. /sigh

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mido

August 23, 2015 at 7:04 AM

He received outstanding actor award for arang in Seoul international drama awards, kind a worthy one than MBC drama awards, and best actor for Two weeks In APAN awards. it really did not matter, He received at least one award for his works so far, Hero was the worst drama he acted with lowest rating but he snatched the Most Popular actor award :)

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pogo

August 23, 2015 at 8:12 AM

I don't know about the APAN awards, but Seoul International Drama Awards was held for the first time in 2013 and most people agreed that it was a typical popularity-based red carpet event that wasn't really paying attention to talent, judging by some of the other awardees.

LJK fans were really happy he got some award recognition for his performance besides MBC's Best Couple award, but SIDA doesn't have much credibility either. But it's still something!

Kiara

August 23, 2015 at 10:26 AM

I'm so over ratings and award shows. They are not all about rewarding actor's with great performance. It's more about popularity and appreciation for high ratings. I'm not saying that every awards comes down to that but most do especially with the big 3.

I thought the Baeksang Arts Awards was spot on with it's awards this year. Here's hoping it'll be the same next year.

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pigsnout

August 23, 2015 at 11:21 PM

Even the Baeksang awards sometimes reward popularity only, like the wtf decision they made in 2012, giving the Best Actor award to Kim Soo Hyun instead of Han Suk Kyu (and I like KSH btw). And other awards they gave that year too......

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Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 6:50 AM

I was bitching about that too. Han didn't even show up so I'm glad he didn't but this year's Baeksang awards was much better. Here's hoping that it'll stay that way.

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pogo

August 24, 2015 at 8:38 AM

Those 2012 Baeksangs had so many wtfs all over the place and were so obviously about rewarding ratings rather than quality.

No other way to explain the Moon/Sun awards in the television section and them beating dramas like Deep Rooted Tree or The Princess' Man, or Suzy (!!) beating out Kang Sora's performance in Sunny (!!!) for Best New Actress.

And War of the Arrows (one of the most brilliant action movies made anywhere, and certainly one of the best movies to come out of Korea in that year) was robbed. /sigh

Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 2:14 PM

Funny how we still remember how terrible it was a few years ago. I don't even watch award shows any more. I'd read it here and that's good enough for me.

pigsnout

August 24, 2015 at 11:53 PM

Yeah people were trying to say during the Cheese in the Trap casting that Suzy is as good an actress as Kim Go Eun because they both got Baeksang new actress awards. ...... like wtf. I have seen only one Kim Go Eun movie and even from that it's obvious that she is a different class from idol actresses who are only about cfs.

Western acting award shows like Oscars are not perfect and sometimes also reward media play but at least the performance they give the award to, has to be good and not just about the actor or actress looking cool and pretty. Maybe not the best but at least really good. A western actress who had Suzy level of 'talent' would never be able to last this long in Hollywood or be offered the A list kind of projects she gets.

Ice

August 23, 2015 at 12:35 PM

His performance is just amazing beyond amazing and the perfect interpretation of the character. He is THAT GOOD! Rare talent. He deserves the highest award!!!!!!!!!

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57 junki-4eva

August 22, 2015 at 10:16 AM

anyone noticed that the bite marks are positioned so close when the vampires' teeth are much further apart?

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pogo

August 23, 2015 at 5:45 AM

yeah, I saw someone point it out earlier, that Gwi pierced Hye-ryung's neck with his fingernails but let it look like he was biting her.

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58 johan

August 22, 2015 at 2:39 PM

I totally agree..this one is really entertaining esp.with Lee jun ki + + bonus with ' so hot gwi' & the 'prince'.
I do hope soo hyang save the day.

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Kiara

August 22, 2015 at 9:41 PM

"I do hope soo hyang save the day"

I'm counting on her :).
She might blow Hye-ryung's cover and cause Yoon to finally work together with Sung-yeol and Hunter Baek.

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59 Caty_Rina

August 23, 2015 at 5:02 AM

Love! Love! Love this episode! Thanks a lot for the recap! You really can read my thoughts:)))

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60 Caty_Rina

August 23, 2015 at 9:55 AM

About bad ratings: I remember, that You are beautiful had very poor ratings, but nevertheless It became a cult drama and actors from this drama increased their popularity.

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Ice

August 23, 2015 at 12:36 PM

Exactly!

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61 nana

August 23, 2015 at 6:10 PM

Rooting for scholar nim and giving my endless support to all of the casts . Well done , guys . Loving scholar nim @ LJK's acting . Honestly , this is the first LJK's drama i've ever watch and i'm amazed and even astonished . I never thought that he could act so well . I'm your new fan , scholar-nim ^^.

Loving YS but..... i just wish that she could be as active or helpful as su hyang or hye ryung .

Above all , i ♡SWTN ^^

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pigsnout

August 23, 2015 at 11:18 PM

You should see some of Lee Jun Ki's other dramas, Arang & the Magistrate is really great. And so is Two Weeks.

I agree with you about loving YS but I also wish that she could be useful in the story. Lee Yubi played a character like Soo Hyang in Gu Family Book but it's sometimes frustrating to see YS so helpless and not knowing anything.

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62 wackycashew

August 23, 2015 at 6:52 PM

Thanks for the recap, GF!

The part of Sung Yeol seeing Yang Sun's fear was so heartbreaking... But understandably, she was in shock of recovering her memories and seeing this side of him.

Last scene was so heart-wrenching with Sung Yeol fighting against the sunlight to get to Yang Sun and protect her.

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63 Kennedy Rose

August 23, 2015 at 9:09 PM

i am a very picky korean drama audience. i don't watch all dramas that are spewing out left right and centre. i have my own preferences and romance and sageuk are not high on the list. but once in awhile, i would watch one drama that capture my attention(which usually a short one when it comes to those 2 genres).. arang, queen inhyun's man, er..um..haish. see?

but i love scholar who walks the night and don't ask me why. this particular episode, draw tears even. maybe it's because the agony in sung yeol's eyes when he saw how scared yang sun is of him..and can somebody smack the crown prince? yeah, you, hye ryung..go and whack your hubby on the head so he can see some logic. and maybe hunter baek can shake him hard so he could come to his senses.

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Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 8:54 AM

This is one of my favorite episode and that scene with him in agony and her response by offering her blood for him was the most touching scene for me.

Can't wait for our king to come to his senses. Hunter Baek should have told him that he is mistaken about sacrificing Yang-sun first but then I doubt Yoon would've listened to him. I'm hoping Su-hyang will get there on time and maybe run him over with her horse. That'll wake him up lol.

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tenoh27

August 24, 2015 at 9:39 AM

Go Su-Hyang! (?) ??

It is gratifying to see SH's character development thus far. I just hope the writers won't make her go all Jekyll on us.
(Which I am worried will be the case once YS takes her place by SY's side - to care for him etc - since she finally knows what he is). Am crossing my fingers for SH to be more devoted than jealous/bitter.

(On another note, I think SH recognised Gwi from a portrait SY showed her in one of the earlier episodes).

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Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 2:22 PM

Su-hyung has been tight lipped about knowing Sung-yeol. That shows that she is still very much devoted to Sung-yeol but I'm worried about her life when Gwi or Hye-ryung finds out who she is working for.

I'm glad she is going back. Lets face it, Yang-sung maybe book smart but she can't run a household like Su-hyung.

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tenoh27

August 24, 2015 at 6:52 PM

Well, nobody's life is ever safe when it comes to Gwi, and no matter how sexy, charismatic and hot LSH portrayed him to be, I never forgot that. And the fact that the writers never let HR forget it is also a nice plus.

While I understand the fascination with Gwi-HR - let's face it, the sparks there are fabulous - due to personal preferences, I could never ship them.

SY loves YS not for her housekeeping skills, so I think we are safe on that score. ?

Truly, SH is one competent and composed lady, gem of a character.

64 pigsnout

August 23, 2015 at 11:14 PM

@Kennedy Rose - I agree. This drama is not perfect and has so many flaws, but I find it still interesting, because of the characters. And the acting is good. Even the actors who are newer and lack experience, are performing well in their roles - Lee Jun Ki carries this drama of course, but even rookieslike Lee Yubi and Changmin are good. And of course Kim So Eun and Lee Soo Hyuk and the lovely Jang Hee Jin.

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65 johan

August 24, 2015 at 2:56 AM

2 days to go...
it is so agonizing to wait from Friday till now...
I hope soon hyang saves the day on the next episode...
there's a reason that she rode that horse in the first place...praying^^.

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66 Ice

August 24, 2015 at 4:52 AM

I'm in agony and utter distress...for Wednesday!!!!! Hahaha, what can I do to make it go faster? I'm not Korean, but I've already memorized the song "Don't Cry" so I will try my hands at karoake at the next block party.

Maybe finish Joseon Gunman????

Watched "Two Weeks" the last couple of weeks and was surprisingly very good!

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tenoh27

August 24, 2015 at 5:18 AM

Am in a similar predicament as yours, so am skimming through some parts from those dramas of his which I have never watched (which actually amounted to more than half of those he has acted in, since have been out of the KDrama loop for a long, long while).

While I loved the fact that he is an action star (in contrast with his oh-so-beautiful features), am unfortunately not an action fan, so while very tempted to dive into his dramas, the motivation is somewhat lacking still.

LOL, I think I will just bide my time with his movie 'Virgin Snow'. A good opportunity to practice my Japanese too.
(Wishing patience for those - me - anticipating the upcoming episodes).

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Ice

August 24, 2015 at 6:18 AM

@tenoh27 went to soompi to read & kill some time...and it seems like they are passing the time by reading all the comments here on DB as well. LOL. I'm so happy there are others out there who appreciate vampire folklore. I'm a weirdo anyways so I'm a big fan of fantasy dramas/movies. Add Lee Jun Ki to the equation and I'm all in.

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Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 8:36 AM

Vampire folklore, fantasy sageuk is one of my fav genre so I guess I'm a weirdo too lol. I love old dramas and movies too. I swear I was born in the wrong era.

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Ice

August 24, 2015 at 11:35 AM

@Kiara I swear I'm not a pervert lusting over a very young LJK ...I just love a man in hanboks. I love sageuks, swordplay movies "The Bride With White Hair" (the original), and all the fantasy swordplay movies/dramas. :) So I understand about being "born in the wrong era."

Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 2:31 PM

@Ice I know I was just teasing you guys :).

I think Bride of the Water God will be another fantasy sageuk to look forward to. Jung Yoon Jung who wrote the script for Arang and Misaeng is going to be the writer for it so I'm so excited.

Ice

August 24, 2015 at 8:25 PM

@Kiara, oh dear my predicament is real. No shame! LOL! :)

pigsnout

August 24, 2015 at 11:24 PM

@Kiara about Bride of the Water God, it sounds interesting and the Arang/Misaeng writer is good. ..... but u better hope the casting is not like the casting for the new Lee Kyung Hee drama. Absolutely NO to casting like Go Sung Hee, Jin Se Yeon, Uee, Suzy etc. And I like Kim Woo Bin but for the guyrole, Iit shouldn't be someone like him or Lee Min Ho, we can't be confident about their sageuk acting.

pogo

August 24, 2015 at 8:47 AM

soompi kills me, I'm glad they enjoy the drama and want to show support.

Count me in as another fan of vampire stories (I read/watch almost all of them, from Dracula and Buffy to Vampire Knight and Twilight/Vampire Princess Miyu) so this is totally up my alley.

And I LOVE the fantasy sageuk genre. So much potential for creative twists, and oppa was born for it.

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Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 10:31 AM

Those meme pics by the fans at soompi are pretty hilarious.

pogo

August 25, 2015 at 2:48 PM

The meme pics and fanart (especially Gwi) are killing me.

tenoh27

August 24, 2015 at 7:03 PM

@Kiara

"Bride of the Water God" sounds lovely! Something to look forward to, thanks.

The Fantasy Sageuk/Swordplay is just my cup of tea too (provided they are good).

@Ice
Lusting after LJK is fine, he is not jailbait age (at least that is what I remind myself of daily). ??

Thanks to this drama, my perception of men's Hanbok has been changed irrevocably, so that was nice.

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Ice

August 24, 2015 at 8:41 PM

@Kiara, "Bride of the Water God" -I like the title. I haven't heard of it though....

@tenoh27 He's delicate like the flower embroideries on his silk Hanbok. Does the man make the clothes shine? Or does the clothes make the man shine? I think both. Kinda not fair game here because Lee Jun Ki is so damn hot. Clothes are just asking to get burned.

Kiara

August 26, 2015 at 5:40 AM

@tenoh27 and @Ice

I'm excited too :). We have a good solid writer to start with.

Kiara

August 25, 2015 at 7:39 AM

@pigsnout Yea, hoping the main leads at least would be solid.

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pogo

August 25, 2015 at 11:44 AM

As a longtime Bride of the Water God fan, I hope so too.

I feel like oppa and Shin Mina would have been perfect for those roles and as a couple (like in Arang!) even 4-5 years ago, but it probably calls for younger leads now.

I just hope they get solid leads really, and cast a good actor as child Habaek..... I feel like Ji Chang-wook and Jo Bo-ah (of Surplus Princess) would make a gorgeous couple. Hell, even Yubi could fit that part well but it has so many similarities to Yang-sun (girl in love with supernatural cursed guy without knowing who/what he really is) that it could potentially drive me nuts.

Kiara

August 25, 2015 at 12:37 PM

Oppa and Park Bo-young would rock it. No one brought up the age difference in Ghostess because she can act to the level of her leading man.
Oppa is helping out Yubi here which I'm grateful for because while Yubi is doing great she is not up to his level yet.

Kiara

August 25, 2015 at 2:11 PM

@pogo Did you read it all? I'm stuck at volume 3.

pogo

August 25, 2015 at 2:47 PM

@Kiara - I clocked out after about 100 chapters when the plot started going in endless circles with non-OTP people and new characters and past lives - that is something Jang Yoon-jung will have to really clean up, if she goes ahead with this project. But I really loved volume 4-8 or so.

Good point about Park Bo-young and Jo Jong-seok in OMG, and I agree that Yubi isn't perfect here (admittedly, as we have noted, she's hobbled by the clumsy writing for her character - but still not quite at oppa's level acting-wise).

Still, the character in BOTWG has a LOT of similarities to Yang-sun (no cross dressing though!) so I wonder what that kind of role would look like in the hands of a better writer. But I do agree that Park Bo-young is fantastic in any and every kind of role. I'd be equally in favour of it going to her or to some up and coming actress who actually has talent.

Kiara

August 26, 2015 at 5:19 AM

Wow 100th chapters. I'm going to bug you about the story then :).

Do we really want to see oppa in another fantasy sageuk? I don't know about you but I'd love to see him in a modern drama with a meaty role like 2 Weeks with a solid leading lady like Bo-young. I'm down with Ji Chang-wook and Jo Bo-ah or like you said or even a new lead actress like Yubi who can act.

Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 8:29 AM

I was rewatching Arang last week lol. Thinking of rewatching "Time between dog and wolf" this weekend.

I'm waiting waiting impatiently for the new ost with oppa, Yubi and Prince Charming. Hope they'll release it soon.

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August 24, 2015 at 8:41 AM

oh, they're doing an OST? I love the existing ones, especially Secret Paradise *swoon*, Sad Wind and the one by Yook Sung-jae, but I was wondering where Changmin's OST was/whether we'd get one.

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Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 9:09 AM

I read somewhere that they are doing one. Not sure if it's true or not.

I have all of the existing ost on my play list together with My Beautiful Bride's ost and replaying it over and over. "Secret Paradise" and "STAY" from BB is so over played I've memorized the lyrics already lol.

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Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 9:13 AM

STAY works for both BB and Scholar to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl_C7wz2tKY

pogo

August 24, 2015 at 9:27 AM

STAY is a lovely song! I actually did watch the first few eps of My Beautiful Bride, but got so annoyed at bland, insipid Go Sung-hee being the person on whom all of Kim Mu-yeol's energy has to be wasted, that I gave up pretty early on. But I can recognise that apart from that casting, it was a good drama up to the point I saw.

Soso

August 24, 2015 at 1:55 PM

There was a new OST played at the end of ep14! I've listened to it for so many times! It was pretty short to recognize the voice/s! Sometimes it sounds like JG's some others it sounds like SCM's (even though I've never listened to his singing) and sometimes it's both! If so, I'd expect YB to share her voice and we have an awesome OST by the trio! lol

Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 2:50 PM

@Soso I missed it thank you.

I know oppa's voice but I'm not that familiar with Changmin's voice. I've listened to him sang "More than words" by Extreme and Raining Men or something like that hehe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnbtqq0qeVs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lzJTh-AFK4

Soso

August 25, 2015 at 5:05 AM

@Kiara No problem!
This is the first time I've heard SCM's singing, it sounds lovely! But I really crave for his ex-bandmate's (aka Kim Junso) voice to cooperate! Such a passionate voice!

JG doesn't really have to sing an OST, I'm so captivated enough by his voice in the drama! His tone of voice and the way he speaks Joseon dialect is so mesmerizing and takes up a significant portion of his total charm in portraying KSY!

Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 10:20 AM

I had to ff when it comes to her scenes but eventually I got use to her. I hope you'll go back and finish. it. It's so worth it. The amount of solid veteran actors packing up this show is pretty amazing too. This beats Cruel City for me.

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Ice

August 24, 2015 at 8:47 PM

I loved Jung Kyung Ho in Cruel City he was so badass he made it worth the ride for me. Been a fan since that mess Jamyung Go (I secretly like it and thought he and the female lead had such an explosive chemistry.)

Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 9:53 PM

Love him in Time between Dog and Wolf too with oppa. I was watching Ja Myung Go until Queen Seon Deok came along and I dropped it. He'll always be the handsome Prince Hodong to me. Hope to see him in another sageuk.

Angela

August 25, 2015 at 1:20 AM

@Soso The new ost sings by Doojoon & Dongwoon from idol group Beast!

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Soso

August 25, 2015 at 4:49 AM

LOL really! Thank you indeed for the info.
Even though it was short, it was awesome! My knowledge of Kpop singers and idol groups, other than the ones who sang my favourite OSTs, rates zero! So I couldn't really recognize the voice, lol and bcoz I'm told everywhere that JG, SCM and YB will contribute in singing... hehe that's why I kept thinking to be this one!

pogo

August 25, 2015 at 11:35 AM

I knew they sounded familiar, I like Beast a lot and Dongwoon especially has a very distinctive voice!

(also Doojoon is a good singer but also a really good actor)

mido

August 24, 2015 at 8:41 PM

i finished two weeks last night, for 3rd time. can't forget father and daughter bonding. LJK really good actor, he can act any thing. not only a lover but also a father. great.

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Ice

August 24, 2015 at 8:51 PM

Father and daughter scenes stoled the show! So heartfelt and natural. Yes, that showed his acting range as superior! A+++++

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67 mido

August 24, 2015 at 8:38 PM

one more day to go for next episode, but this one still getting attention. so many comments wooooooooow. hope next one will get more than this, there will be much talks in next episode.

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Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 9:59 PM

Please post preview if you find it first :).

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tenoh27

August 25, 2015 at 2:46 AM

Preview for Ep 15 is out!
(Am surprised it was out by now, but no complaints)

http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/sunbi/preview/index.html

(Unfortunately, no idea what it says).

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mido

August 25, 2015 at 3:16 AM

Thank you, :) sorry kiara i couldn't But Tenoh27 did it. :)

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Kiara

August 25, 2015 at 7:43 AM

Woot thank you! No worries mido :).

mido

August 25, 2015 at 8:01 AM

http://fruitkatsu.blogspot.com/2015/08/scholar-who-walks-night-episode-15.html

with written english translation :)

tenoh27

August 25, 2015 at 8:45 AM

Thanks a lot, Mido! The English translations are very helpful. ?

Ice

August 25, 2015 at 8:05 AM

@tenoh27 @mido You're the best! :)

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68 Ice

August 24, 2015 at 8:58 PM

Is the writer ever going to explain the maternal side of the story? I'd like to know more about the woman Gwi loved.

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Kiara

August 24, 2015 at 9:29 PM

Yes, does she have a name? Wouldn't mind a flashback.
If she was ambitious like Hye-ryung then she must have wanted power. Was she a princess? Queen? How did the baby survive? How did Prince Junghyun tract down her maternal line? Did Hae-so tell him? Inquiring minds want to know.

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Ice

August 25, 2015 at 6:14 AM

I know right! The writer can't just open up a can of worms and not elaborate more on it.

Also, doesn't Yang-sun wonder about her Mom? I guess she can't be curious if the writer isn't either, lol!

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Kiara

August 25, 2015 at 1:04 PM

They need to bring up her mother because she is the one with Gwi's maternal linage. Scholar Seo probably figured it out and disguised Yang-sun as boy because of it.

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pogo

August 25, 2015 at 11:46 AM

yeah, even like two lines from someone about the original lover of Gwi would be nice. That stuff can't be a total blank!

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69 tenoh27

August 25, 2015 at 9:35 PM

@soso

I absolutely adore the way JG intones the saguek language here too!

While LSH as Gwi has a mesmerizing sexy voice, it is JG's KSY who has me swooning everytime he speaks!

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70 tenoh27

August 25, 2015 at 9:40 PM

@Kiara

Wow, I was just thinking recently how fabulous it would be for JG and Park Bo-Young to team up someday, and you beat me to it!
I will really need to start praying to some DramaGod to make that wish come true.

@Ice

JG in Hanbok (or sack) is always a gift, and has to be carefully unwrapped. No way am I burning anything which has come in contact with him. ??

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Ice

August 26, 2015 at 5:00 AM

The day is finally here! But must wait for English subs and must avoid FB or Soompi for spoilers! Can't wait for another discussion. :)

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Kiara

August 26, 2015 at 5:27 AM

Here is hoping tenoh27 :).

@Ice Looking forward to another discussion too :).

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71 Kiara

August 26, 2015 at 11:57 AM

SATO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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72 nids

August 27, 2015 at 4:49 AM

basement-dwelling megalomaniac.....hahahahaha......U do have a way with words :D and i love it !! lolz

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73 Cocoboo

September 3, 2015 at 4:25 PM

The scene between Hye Ryung and Sung Yeol was so intense and emotional!
I liked seeing how affected Hye Ryung was by his sad confessions.

I didn't like seeing all those moments of jealousy Su Hyung had in the past. But I'm glad she is being a double agent now. I was (or maybe still am) kinda worried that she would betray Sung Yeol.

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