"Six Flying Dragons" Episode 42 recap

Joo-che (played by Moon Jong-won) is the provincial ruler of Yan. His birthright is powerful enough that he could conceivably seize control of Ming China, making him the third emperor of the world's largest nation state. In fact, we know from the subtitles that this is exactly what Joo-che does, eventually taking the title of Yongle Emperor, leaving a mixed legacy of effective government coupled with despotic brutality against all enemies be they real or imagined. Remind you of anyone we already know?
The friendship between Joo-che and Bang-won is perhaps one of the most outrageous historical inventions in "Six Flying Dragons", yet it comes off as surprisingly appropriate because, well, for one thing they're not really friends. Joo-che and Bang-won keep one-upping each other with psychotically dangerous behavior and the long term takeaway ends up being that as dangerous, ambitious men, they have a lot in common. It makes sense that they would get along, given how Korea was about the only neighbor the Yongle Emperor did not invade at some point.
But even more than Bang-won, Muhyul ends up making important inroads as he relates to his Chinese equivalents. Officer exchanges and dual military exercises are always a popular way of promoting friendship, because military officials aren't going to want to go to war with their Facebook friends. That the impetus for all this is an especially epic action scene where Muhyul plays the role of noble gladiator is just blood-pumping icing on the commentary.
Elsewhere, characters settle into established roles. We have a pretty good idea now of where Boon-yi is going to be in "Deep-rooted Tree", and it's quite appropriate that she ends up settling into a position of soft power. I like how Boon-yi does not let the power struggle between her former allies sour her on the prospect of doing good. Boon-yi is a community organizer- one that even the villains would rather leave alive, because she offers a level of personal trust inflexible government representatives can't.
Consider, for example, how Do-jeon closes the episode out making more big speeches, and yet the big evil act we saw was the killing of a person who surrendered voluntarily to the new order, and ceased to be any kind of threat to Joseon a long time ago. In populist victory, Do-jeon has no interest in showing mercy to former overlords. Even if Bang-won has nasty plans in store, he's earned the loyalty of men like Muhyul. And that's going to count for a lot beyond Muhyul alone.
Review by William Schwartz

"Six Flying Dragons" is directed by Sin Kyeong-soo written by Kim Yeong-hyeon, Park Sang-yeon and features Kim Myeong-min, Yoo Ah-in, Sin Se-kyeong, Byeon Yo-han, Yoon Gyoon-sang and Cheon Ho-jin

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"Cheese in the Trap" Episode 14 recap

Second leads never have it easy in dramas, but In-ho knows more than most that he really is in a completely impossible position. At best all he can do now is try not to act creepy. In-ho forces Seol to acknowledge the awkwardness and makes a request that's probably more unreasonable than it sounds. His position is a pretty good argument for why it's better to just keep your mouth shut when it comes to confessing to someone you like and see on a regular basis.
...At least it would be, except that Eun-taek's scheme to get close to Bo-ra mostly works, although there are other important factors at work. Like how Bo-ra does not have a boyfriend, how they've always been flirty, and also how it seems mildly implied that Seol has been collaborating with Eun-taek to get Bo-ra to appreciate him as a man rather as a random friend who just so happens to be really handsome. Yet even so, a scheme is a scheme.
Tone might play a role at least. At the prompting of one of Seol's petty interpersonal conflicts, Jeong once again ends up going for the jugular in a way that's a little extreme. Granted the guy was being a jerk but isn't it going a little too far to crush his dreams? In Jeong's point of view, there's not really any concept of restraint, and I was honestly rather surprised at Seol's reaction upon discovering the full extent of Jeong's plans at the end.
If I had to pick a single essential thematic element for "Cheese in the Trap" it wouldn't be romance, or even self-discovery. It would be the role overthinking plays in schemes, and how whether a character's actions come off as just, ambiguous, or evil is almost entirely a matter of context with no relation to intent. It's why Jeong often comes off like a character in a psychological thriller rather than a love story. When Jeong's not with Seol, that's how he sees the world.
Is this something that needs to be fixed, or should we just consider this different strokes for different folks? While I like Eun-taek and Bo-ra as a couple, they really are kind of one-dimensional compared to the other relationships in "Cheese in the Trap", which is why the production team is able to wrap up their story so easily at practically the last minute. In-ho is only just now managing to sublimate his mental issues into piano. While that's pretty enough, the road to recovery is a long one.
Review by William Schwartz
"Cheese in the Trap" is directed by Lee Yoon-jeong, written by Go Seon-hee and Kim Nam-hee and features Park Hae-jin, Kim Go-eun-I, Seo Kang-joon, Lee Seong-kyeong, Nam Joo-hyeok, Kim Gi-bang, Park Min-ji and more.

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"Six Flying Dragons" rated 16.1%

The SBS drama "Six Flying Dragons" increased in percentage once again.
According to Nielsen Korea, "Six Flying Dragons" on the 23rd rated 16.1%. This is 1.8% more than the previous episode.
MBC "Glamorous Temptation" rated 12.0% which is 1.2% more than the previous episode.
KBS 2TV "Moorim School" rated 3.2%. Although it has increased by 0.6%, it is still in the slump.

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"Glamorous Temptation" episode 41 recap

On the 41st episode of MBC's Monday & Tuesday drama, "Glamorous Temptation", Kang Il-joo (Cha Ye-ryeon) found out the secretes with the original copy of the confidential documents.
Kang Il-joo heard through Kang Yoogyeong (Yoon Soo) that her father Kang Seok-hyeon (Jeong Jin-yeong) were writing his memoir and no one would be allowed to go in his den except for Sin Eun-soo (Choi Kang-hee). When Kang Il-joo heard about this, she remembered the time her father had asked her "Who are you?" and realized her father's health condition had gotten worse.
Kang Il-joo went to see Kang Seok-hyeon right away. When Kang Il-joo arrived there, she noticed Kang Seok-hyeon's mental condition was not great. Kang Il-joo asked Kang Seok-hyeon, "Sir, I'm Cheong-mi (Yoon Hae-yeong). Can you recognize me?", trying to use her mother. However, Kang Seok-hyeon said he did not know Cheong-mi.
When Kang Il-joo reacted to the name, Eun-soo, Kang Il-joo was quickly said, "Eun-soo sent me here". She also said Eun-soo sent her to ask him about important information. She then asked him where the original copy was. Kang Seok-hyeon told her it was in a safe at the bank.
Kang Il-joo then asked again, "Then what is the important key of the original copy?" Kang Seok-hyeon told her, "It's the verification key to withdraw the money from bank". When Sin Eun-soo was contacted and informed that Kang Il-joo went into Kang Seok-hyeon's den, it was too late.

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'Moorim School' episode 12 recap

On the 12th episode of KBS 2TV's Monday & Tuesday drama, 'Moorim School', students at the Moorim Institute trained hard to get ready for the Moorim competition.
On this day, Sim Soon-deok (Seo Ye-ji) rejected Wang Chi-ang (Hong Bin)'s confession of love, because her heart was with Yoon Si-woo (Lee Hyun-woo).
However, this did not let Wang Chi-ang down. He told Sim Soon-deok, "I don't want to be childish. I'm just going to show you what I'm made of. I'm going to try to become a man, who is not only just fine but also really cool". He thought he would be able to earn Sim Soon-deok's heart if he'd win the martial art championship.

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"Six Flying Dragons" rated 14.3%

"Six Flying Dragons" came in first.
According to Nielsen Korea, the forty-first episode of the SBS drama "Six Flying Dragons" came in first with 14.3%. This is 0.6% lower than the previous score.
"Six Flying Dragons" is a fiction historical that takes place at the end of the Goryeo times during the time of Lee Bang-won starring Kim Myeong-min, Sin Se-kyeong, Byeon Yo-han, Yoo Ah-in, Yoon Gyoon-sang, Cheon Ho-jin and more.
KBS 2TV "Moorim School" rated 2.6% and MBC "Glamorous Temptation" rated 10.8%.

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"Glamorous Temptation" episode 40 recap

On the 40th episode of MBC's Monday & Tuesday drama, "Glamorous Temptation", Sin Eun-soo (Choi Kang-hee) went to the hospital and heard that Kang Seok-hyeon (Jeong Jin-yeong) had been diagnosed with dementia.
While Eun-soo had already noticed Seok-hyeon's unusual behaviors, Eun-soo became to confirm his illness.
Eun-soo also decided to hide this from Hyeong-woo (Joo Sang-wook) per Han Yeong-ae (Nah Yeong-hee)'s request because they were worried that Hyeong-woo may become weak emotionally.

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