Yoon-kang says that the nobility is in fact afraid, which is why they’re in such a tizzy to protect themselves: They know that the people may one day rise up against them.īut just then, Yoon-kang hears that armies from China are on their way to the city. His attempts to convince Yoon-kang his plans are futile are ineffective, though, and Yoon-kang just gags him to shut him up. Lord Kim goes on and on about how the world will not change, and that the rich will always act to preserve their own status, and how the aristocracy always wins. That’s because he’s been abducted by Yoon-kang, who has taken him away to his hideout. But when he bursts into Lord Kim’s inner chamber, it’s empty. Next, Choi Won-shin is dispatched to assassinate Lord Kim-they need to show the king that they’re on his side, and this will do it. Soo-in states firmly that her job is to assist the queen, but Hye-won informs her that her mother needs her-and that her father was killed in the coup. Hye-won says it’s all as it appears, and urges Soo-in to go back home. Soo-in pulls Hye-won aside to ask plainly what she’s up to. Just the thing to appeal to poor Ho-kyung, who so desperately wants some sort of acknowledgment from his father. Choi turns to Ho-kyung to say that he was sent by Minister Kim, who requested that he report to him: “He told me himself that you are his son.” Aw.
You have to give them credit: Minister Kim and Choi have planned this out very shrewdly. Dropping to his knees, he exclaims that he doesn’t request that the king believe him, only that he spare his life Minister Kim will then go out and round up noblemen to assist the king. Gojong knows that Minister Kim is a member of Suhogye, but Minister Kim claims he only followed because he was coerced. Minister Kim claims credit for this plan, telling the king that he ordered Choi Won-shin to take out the assassins sent by Lord Kim. Soo-in tenses up fearfully, but she’s the only one who knows this is an act, and Choi is acting his part fully, assuring everyone that they are safe now, with him here to protect them. Then he has those four bodies taken back, where he presents them as the captured gunmen. Choi gives the order, and they are shot to death. In the woods, Choi Won-shin and his men corner a quartet of peasants, who beg for their lives and have no idea why they’re being chased.
She says that her father will be capturing those gunmen sent by Lord Kim, and Soo-in, who knows the truth, gapes in shock. Both Soo-in and the queen are skeptical, knowing of her father’s allegiance to Lord Kim, but Hye-won states that her father was found innocent of any accusations and is in fact nearby to aid in the queen’s protection.Īha, clever Hye-won. Then she presents herself to the queen, announcing that she is here to serve her. Choi Won-shin immediately retreats, and she orders her men to capture the gunmen. It’s Hye-won, leading a small army of armed men. But before they can shoot, a woman’s voice commands, “Stop!”
You’re already finished.” If this military coup fails, Lord Kim will die by the law, and if it succeeds, he will die at Yoon-kang’s hand.Īt the home where the queen has taken temporary shelter, Soo-in and Ho-kyung are the first to be confronted with armed intruders: Choi Won-shin leads a team of gunmen in, and they raise their weapons. Lord Choi switches to bargaining mode, asking for his life and pointing out that he has the power to give Yoon-kang whatever he wants in return. Yoon-kang infiltrates Lord Choi’s home and holds him at gunpoint. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. (Is a rhetorical question, naturally, as the real answer is: five more episodes.)Īudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. What’s a hero got to do to around here to earn himself a little peace and quiet and happy romantic times with his honey?
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And before you collapse in defeat, you just have to keep going, else you’ll just die on that cold summit like fate’s patsy, and we can’t have that, can we? (The adage doesn’t explicitly state all that, but obviously it’s implied.)įor better or worse, that is Yoon-kang’s fate-in the series as a whole and in this episode specifically-as he is able to find some measure of closure on one front… and yet, the fight is far from done, because there are more baddies to take down, more injustices to correct. As in, you exert all this energy into climbing one huge mountain of pain and effort, only to find at its peak that there’s a whole freaking other mountain hiding behind it. There’s a Korean saying that suits practically every hero and heroine known to dramaland, which is mountain after mountain. 58 AugJanuJoseon Gunman: Episode 17 by javabeans