Hope his next drama also does well. Shin- Shin and the Queen Dowager eventually find out, or well, guess that the Clown is not the real King. While writing this analysis, I found out that "The Crowned Clown" was directed by Kim Hee-won, one of the very few female directors in the K-drama industry; she also directed the recent hit "Vincenzo." (Dang! Whatever you want to argue the reason for this was, and whatever you want to argue the reason for Ha Seon blithely forgiving him for this was, and whatever the argument posed for whether Haksan was good or bad, does not matter. For all the aforementioned reasons. It showed his relationships. The cast and crew can be proud of their production; There's no telling how much faulty impressions you'd get if your 1st sageuk was MLSHR or Hwarang or Moon embracing the Sun, because then you'll have it on high pedestal, comparing the other Sageuks to your 1st one for some time for all the wrong reasons. Let me say it again. or That is, a Clown, who is the spitting image of the King, becomes king. I love the show, but they have to redo the ending!!! Its time for our clown to sink or swim on his own, and one wrong move could mean his death and the death of everyone he cares about. }); What type of clown is Pennywise? He apologizes for not running to her faster, but she just throws her arms around his neck, happy that hes here now. The Crown season 4 ended with Christmas at Balmoral. Stars Yeo Jin-gu Se-yeong Lee Kim Sang-kyung See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video Set in the heart of Korea and split across sixteen 75 minute episodes, The Crowned Clown is a dramatic, politically charged series awash with tension, twists and turns. :). I could only assume that Moo-young's sparring sessions with His Majesty paid off as the latter skewered Lord Shin. I wanted to see some little clowns running around. I think it should have ended as Ha Sun walked out of the palace. So, I'm genuinely happy you got CROWNED CLOWN as your 1st Sageuk. Nobody found out the King died because the Clown is the King. And I'm very happy for YJG that he finally got a drama worthy of his talents. I mentioned earlier that it would have given Yeo Jin-goo the possibility to play triple roles; and He had no backstory. The writing, on the other hand, definitely the weakest link. He didn't even try to run. He had no backstory. This feels like irony in my perspective, since between episode 6 to 8, she says that it does not matter if Ha Sun is late or not, he will always be there. Minister Shin manages to growl, You lowly clown before Ha Sun yanks back his sword and slashes his throat. The recaps were enough. I loved this drama as you said it wasn't perfect in every way but still it was great in many ways. He stands before Minister Lees casket one last time, remembering his friend saying that he taught him about the importance of trust and bowing to him as his king. He was the king without the crown, the mastermind. 1. Because they went about writing it completely the wrong way, and the premise was flawed from the very beginning due to how they decided to tell it. My take on the ending is that they reunited in death. Hasun implemented a controversial tax law and opposed the Ming. The point I was trying to make in this essay, is that I think The Crowned Clown has objectively bad writing flaws- namely Yi Heon is an example of bad character writing, whether he dies or not (@leetennant) Minister Lee : he was really a great character. This went on for 3 or 4 times, the guard took advantage of it and oneday ordered to kill the disrespectful guard who is laughing at him (but actually the real king dressed in guard clothing ). So-woon sits quietly in Ha Suns rooms while he mulls over everything thats happened. if (d.getElementById(id)) return; PS: You're not a punk. She points the way he went, and So-woon hurries in that direction until she sees a man in blue clothing. Dal-Rae and the entertainers continue to please the masses while the new King successfully implements the Dae Dong Policy across the region. Ha Sun says shakily that its not a dream, but that hes walked endlessly in a dream to find her. Because everything the Clown does under pretense as the King, will be seen by the other characters, as being done by the King. Thank you and I very much understand your pain, rage, disappointment, every other similar emotion you may be feeling. }; Ser que foi o rei que ele indicou? Both were major distress-inducers.) A pathetic attempt at last minute drama for characters I no longer care about and a plot that I think is fundamentally flawed only solidifies my opinion that this drama is written stupidly, and badly. According to Nielsen Korea, the highly-anticipated March 4 finale of the historical drama achieved the drama's highest viewership. Unnecessary death of the officer. He reaches up a hand for Ha Sun to grasp, then he dies, leaving Ha Sun wracked with grief. 2/4 Like, we see the Queen leaving her Lady behind to go for a walk. (~You know, its kind of paradoxical. Two years pass by and we see So Woon a broken shell of the woman she once was. I cannot believe that Lord Shin would have allowed himself to walk into a trap. He holds his own well, but neither of them sees the archers who sneak around behind Ha Sun and fire two arrows into his back. One that is like a wolf trying to be a sheep and telling everyone that it is a sheep, when its actually still a wolf. Starring Yeo Jin-goo, Lee Se-young, Kim Sang-kyung Genres Historical, Romance Subtitles English, Deutsch [automatisch], more, , , , , , , , , , , , Audio languages Watch for $0.00 with Prime Watch with Prime ;-). Lee Bang-won in Six Flying Dragons who murdered his mentor and is thus one of my favorite characters of all time). sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna. Clan power? appId : '127538621120543', And nobody likes him anyway, right? Not as many ribbons and bows that way, but also no time skip that leaves more unanswered questions. It's like you've scooped every single thought I had about this waste of potential right out of my brain and put it in better words. Was glad when I saw Officer Jang want to accompany him, but then when those assassins attacked I was like????? It made me think that the PD doesn't have enough control over one of the most important departments of a Sageuk, which is Wardrobe and aesthetics department. She presses a finger to the stress lines between his eyes, looking worried for him. So-woon says that now he understands the weight of the crown and can move forward, but that he can come to her when he needs a break, and shell always be there for him. Its based on Ha Suns name, which means summer fairy, and Eunuch Jo says it perfectly suits him because hes like the summer sun that shines equally over everyone. Why did he leave the palace without guards? The prince appear for less than a whole minute, says a couple of pretty obvious statements and I'm supposed to believe he's meant to rule? It would have been nice to have more info on who retrieved his body and nursed him back to health and where. The fact that he did it on his own, without Minister Lees help, was sad but also impressive, and he proved to himself that hes capable of anything despite his low birth. The cliffhangers and the drums-terrific; and I think that was an unfortunate oversight. @kurama, In the history of my country we also have a story like that. But Yeo Jin Gu is awesome throughout the drama, i love him. The uncanny, period-inappropriate costumes, hairstyles, makeup and actors turned me off right at the VERY beginning of the drama. And he shouldve been. 9 is following him into the sageuk? also, thanks to the author for the recap. Thats not all though as we soon find out. The survival of the great majority allows everything? As is so aptly stated in NIRVANA IN FIRE, Time flows like water, and what has gone cannot come again. Give it a rest, Pakalana. Maybe if you have a better way to say it one day you will get a chance to write a drama yourself. You didn't like it that doesn't mean others shouldn't like it. @lovepark, I agree with you, especially with regard to: it was a bold move for the show to have Lee Kyu kill the king in secret and become the "king" from the shadows. (Lol. Gone. Did he not know that one was a royal twin (considered bad luck?) She is depressed and gets yet another false hope that Hasun could be alive. Woon-shim is allowed to say goodbye, and she sobs that she thought they would finally be together. Ho-geol requests some time off, so Ha Sun suggests he take a working vacation to Jeju Island to see how the people like the new law, which is obviously not what Ho-geol had in mind. I neglected to state that Jin-goo's performances were great, and that Kim Sang-kyung is a new favorite. Among the antogonistic, closed-mided high officials, there was a belief of a there being a clowned crown. What can I say. I briefly thought the show was trying to say that Cray Cray's Cray was entirely due to the environment he was living in. I am mad, salty, disappointed, call it what you will, at the mistreatment of the King as a written and constructed character. And if there is a pre-existing King for him to be then who that king IS (or was) is very, very important. I have no qualms about it. It is an 8/10 for me. I've watched enough sageuks to understand the ethos even if I don't always personally agree with it, and am disturbed when social conventions and obligations of earlier historical periods are flouted, or treated as if they don't exist. Oi Decent show, awesome costumes and props. I honestly also would prefer this ending, as this is more fitting of the whole narrative. The queen dowager thinks a moment, then gives him permission to invade the palace and remove the clown from the throne. That means, that everybody else in the entire canon palace world of this show, thinks, the Clown, is a KING they already know. An emotional farewell with Eunuch Jo (now Royal Secretary Jo) ensues and Ha Sun leaves the palace for good, following after So Woon who left the palace just before he did. In fact, I was this close to forgoing this entire essay last night and just shitposting for this recap, like I did for Memories of Alhambra. Working myself into a lather wasn't good for me. Guards run to close the palace gates and protect the queen, but Ha Sun only has eyes for the dying Minister Lee. How could you just walk out unarmed in broad daylight?? It worked, because the scene in which he was hurt was really beautiful and I was on the edge of my chair and heartborken for So-Woon. So-woon insists, saying that shes enjoyed hearing about someone she admires. (In case you don't know, it's a weekly article we had then to publish the BEST comments of the week. I felt that if Yi Heon got off his drugs a bit, he was very much capable of doing just that; protecting his place on the throne. Once again sweeping this fact under the rug. I was caught up in some work! Lord Giseong agrees, saying that a kings job is to approve court discussions and take responsibility for the consequences, not wield power as he pleases, and Ha Sun regards him thoughtfully. Yes it depends on the perspective. It's not surprising a lot of people think that Cray Cray's death was a narrative mistake. And with the way Hasun suddenly reappeared and the Queen didn't even ask him where he was, only asked what took him so long?? It was a character with a vision for his country. But the main flaws I had with it are Jang's demise and So Woon's reaction to Ha Sun's disappearance. It's fine if they want to tell the story of a Crowned Clown- what's not fine is HOW they chose to go about doing it in this particular scenario. I agree with you that I would have liked to seen Yi Heon's back story pre crazy King and addiction. Stretching it A LOT, but okay. Both of them walked right into Ha Sun's traps. It was cleverly placed so he wouldnt appear foolish but experienced in many avenues of sports which pleased me very much. Episode 1 King Seonjo dies, and his fears about the fate of his youngest son Prince Yul come true when his successor Yi Heon (Gwanghae-gun) orders Prince Yul's arrest for treason. Why not let him save Ha Seon and then serve him for those two magic years? It did its intended purpose. Yay for Jung Il-woo and the Good Guys. Woon-shim finally packs up the things that Minister Lee left at the gibang, and she cries for him one last time. I recently read a forward (by Don Baker) to the Korean historical novel "Encounter" (1986) by Hahn Moo-Sook where he makes the point that scholars writing history are constrained to probability whereas novelists are constrained to possibility. (Translation: It takes more energy and attention than I can muster at the time.) Think about this, initially only Haksan, Jo, and the Monk knew the Clown was pretending to be the King. He takes special care packing the embroidered bag from So-woon and the compass she bought him in the marketplace. Because, when making a sad ending, you have to make it believable enough so that the viewer does not feel like theyre being unnecessarily hurt. 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