My Country eps 9 & 10 Discussion Post

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PLOT: Set during the end of the Goryeo period to the early Joseon period. Two friends aim their swords against one another due to differences in opinion about "my country."

Seo Hwi (Yang Se-Jong) is a warrior. His father Seo Geom is a famous commander. Seo Hwi does not compromise when it comes to injustice. His life devolves into a hellish existence, but he still holds a smile.

Nam Sun-Ho (Woo Do-Hwan) is smart and a talented figure. Because his mother was born into the lowest class, Nam Sun-Ho is looked down upon by other people. He wants to pass the military service examination. Due to a corruption scandal involving his father, Nam Sun-Ho loses his dream. Making things worse, he comes into conflict with Seo Hwi over a misunderstanding.

CAST: Yang Se Jong (as Seo Hwi), Woo Do Hwan (as Nam Sun Ho), Kim Seol Hyun (as Han Hee Jae), Jang Hyuk (as Lee Bang Won), Kim Young Chul, Ahn Nae Sang, Park Ye Jin, Ji Seung Hyun, In Gyo Jin, Jo Yi Hyun, Yoo Oh Sung, Jang Young Nam, Lee Yoo Joon, Kim Jae Young, Kim Seo Kyung, Lee Seung Chul, Hong Ji Yoon, Lee Hyun Kyun, Kim Dong Won, Kim Min Ho, Kim Dae Gon

Director: Kim Jin-Won
Writer: Chae Seung-Dae
Network: JTBC
Release Date: October 4, 2019
Runtime: Friday & Saturdays 23:00

SOURCE: Image and drama information from Asianwiki

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Everybody's acting is just so amazing in these two episodes! My heart breaks for Hwi but I feel so much for Sunho coz it seems like nobody loves him =( and Lee Bang Won is simply a force on screen. I don't know what to do about Hee Jae because what she wants to do is kinda the same with what Hwi wants but the direction she's going is different.

Comments

[andra479.livejournal.com]

I usually don't post on Omona, but I really love this drama and have no one to talk to about it...so here are some of my random (like, really random) thoughts about the last episodes (which I totally loved, but that goes for all the episodes so far):

-I feel like Yeon could have definitely run away faster and avoid the whole thing; but then again, I guess we had this scenario coming for a long time now, especially since they had her and Hwi reunite for a bit and it kind of seemed like he no longer had like any other reason to fight anymore (he could have just killed Namjeon at any point now)
-I'm just curious how Hwi got his sword back from Namjeon, because Bangwon dragged him out of there without it - and I know this is really random, but i do like consistency and logic in my dramas and it seemed like at the end of ep 10 he was using his sword again, so...
-the whole 6 years time jump thing, not sure whether i like it or not...we were finally putting pieces together about each one's reasons (and, personally, I was really happy with how ep 9 ended with Hwi and Seonho and now they just added a new layer of confusion and doubt over their current status towards each other) and now we once more have them acting in their own way without knowing the reasons because of the time gap - although i agree it might have been a bit boring somehow to just let the plot go forward following Yeon's death, given that Hwi could not kill Namjeon right then and still needed time to get more power; I guess it also does not make much sense for me at this point because since episode 1 and that first scene they showed, I thought 1398 was supposed to be like the last year they tackle for the drama and now I'm like, are we going to spend the next 6 episodes over the span of one year or are there more time jumps in store for us?
-I also feel like Heejae suffered a bit more than anyone else these episodes, although the drama did not focus that much on her - she lost Yeon, Madam Seo and then Hwi again (although I am curious if they kept in touch in any way during the time gap, the way he passed by her at the end of episode 10 tells me that may not be the case...). Also, can't wait to see more of her using her connections and knowledge now that she rules over Iwharu.
-Seonho is indeed the lonely one out there and it hurts my heart - the camera also panned out on him for a couple of scenes like on purpose, to show how he is left alone (like when he ran away with Yeon but then Hwi's partners came and took her; and then again at her funeral, when he could only watch from afar); like Hwi had Yeon and Heejae and the 3 friends from war and now even Bangwon on his side, Seonho basically only had Hwi
-I really don't get how Bangwon's minion with puffy hair got to be alive - him being alive is not as strange as Seonho's minion coming back from hell, basically, but it still feels like they went too far just to keep a certain plot going
-Speaking of Seonho's minion, I secretly enjoyed his little act of kindness when he brought Seonho's sword back with Yeon's embroidery on it...it makes me even sadder to think that Seonho probably never liked her back the same way she did, but at least he never took advantage of that aspect either

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

I agree with you with most of your observations. I just want to add that my heart really breaks for Seonho coz Yeon is the only one who legit cares for him and shows it. I still believe Hwi cares but just cant show it. Hwi is lucky to have his 3 loyal comrades all the time.