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[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Ruler: Master of the Mask" Episodes 27-28photo860509.jpg


 


 


A lot of my confusion with "Ruler: Master of the Mask" comes from how I keep assuming stuff is happening off-screen. I thought, maybe during one of those romantic backdrops, that Ga-eun learned of Prince Seon's true identity. Literally every other single character in the drama already knows by now. But apparently not. I also figured that the other Seon had already drank the antidote on account of how he's not visibly sick anymore. Again, apparently not.


 


These two plot points are brought up solely to destroy Prince Seon's existing plan. Not that this was ever much of a plan in the first place, since Dae-mok didn't really seem to care about it and indeed, has managed to work it into his larger conspiracy. Considering how bad Prince Seon is at all this cloak and dagger stuff I'm left wondering whether the general's offer to destroy Dae-mok with the army is still open.


 


In a way it's impressive. No matter how many characters with wildly conflicting motives there are, no matter how badly they communicate, no matter how everyone is always working under incomplete inaccurate information, the main characters can always be relied upon to interpret erratic events exactly the way Dae-mok wants them to and Dae-mok's own assumptions are always one hundred percent correct. That's how "Ruler: Master of the Mask" ends up killing off one of my favorite characters- who I've never actually mentioned by name since his role in the story is fairly ancillary.


 


It's easy to get hung up on the implausibilites of Dae-mok's plan because we never get to see his thought process. The reason "Ruler: Master of the Mask" is scripted like this is so that we're surprised when Dae-mok wins again, but without better context everything just comes as very contrived. Plot twists work best when we're expecting a different twist to defeat expectations. But the expectations in "Ruler: Master of the Mask" are so poorly defined there's nothing for the plot twist to defeat.


 


Consider how the exposure of a spy mucking up the actions of the main heroes would have been so, so much more satisfying if we had any inkling there was a spy in the first place. I was under the impression from the revelation of Queen Mother Joongjeon's role in previous poisonings that this was her department, yet the bad guy ends up being someone who...doesn't even work for her? Huh? And when did this person have sole access to the antidote?


 


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  • Ruler–Master of the Mask: Episodes 25-26

     

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Ruler–Master of the Mask made marked improvements this episode, returning to its initial roots of faster plot development and sudden twists – and while the show still has its unapologetically glaring character faults, I’m impressed at how it manages to keep its viewers invested, at least long enough to watch one more episode. Hopefully we’ll see the show apply the fast pace it’s recently adopted to the rest of its run.

 

 

 

EPISODE 25 RECAP

 

 

 

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We flash back to see the queen dowager asking a shocked Ga-eun to become a candidate for the queen selection. Though Ga-eun resists at first, the queen dowager finally convinces her by promising to clear her father’s name if she succeeds.

 

In the present, Lee Sun hurries to the selection room, where all of the participants lay unconscious or in pain from drinking the poisoned tea. He checks on the queen dowager before hurrying to Ga-eun’s side, where Sun already sits in grim-faced worry.

 

Lee Sun yells at Sun for not doing his proper job as a guard before ordering the royal physician to tend to Ga-eun. He then dismisses Sun from his duty, telling him that there is nothing more for him to do here. Without a choice, Sun obeys.

 

 

 

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The head eunuch escorts Woo Bo to Lee Sun’s quarters, where Ga-eun lays unconscious. Lee Sun begs Woo Bo to save her, and recognizing her symptoms, Woo Bo immediately orders a court lady to fetch some ingredients for medicine.

 

Outside, Sun stops the court lady to ask about Ga-eun’s condition. Hearing that she’s still unconscious, Sun sighs in dismay, clearly worried but unable to see her.

 

 

 

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Concerned for the girl they love, both boys stay up all night – Sun outside by the gates, and Lee Sun next to her bed, tending to her fever. Thanks to Woo Bo’s treatment, she recovers by morning – but when Lee Sun tries to wipe away her sweat, she mutters “Chun-soo†in her delirium. Lee Sun trembles in fury at the name.

 

When Woo Bo finishes his treatment the next morning, he sees Sun still standing by the gates. Woo Bo assures Sun that Ga-eun has successfully recovered before telling him that he can only let him in to see her once Lee Sun has gone.

 

 

 

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When Lee Sun finally leaves, Sun hurries in to Ga-eun’s side. As Sun hangs his head in sorrow, she suddenly awakens and cups his face in her hand. Relieved to see her awake, he asks her never to appear this way to him again: “You can cry, smile, or get angry – but don’t be sick anymore.†She tells him that the worry he feels now must be the same that she felt when she saw him nearly drown.

 

She tries to sit up, but collapses into his arms instead. As he holds her and strokes her hair, she notes with a smile that he’s always there to help when she’s in danger: “But you always appear with a different identity. A bookseller, a chief peddler, and now an officer. Sometimes, I wonder who you really are.†Sun’s expression becomes grim at the irony, and he cries silent tears as he holds her tightly.

 

 

 

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At Pyunsoohwe, the members note that their two queen selection candidates have safely recovered, but are now too afraid to continue their participation. Meanwhile, Sun, Woo Bo, and officer Moo-ha reflect over the poisoning, noting that there were no casualties, which seems unlike Pyunsoohwe’s style. In fact, Moo-ha notes, Pyunsoohwe gained nothing since they also lost their participants. Noting that the only reason they were under suspicion was because the queen dowager was poisoned as well, Sun reminds Woo Bo and Moo-ha that the queen lost nothing, and in fact gained something huge.

 

Hwa-goon shares the same observation with Pyunsoohwe, explaining that the queen must have deliberately ingested poison to avoid suspicion. But, she adds, there’s no worry about losing their candidates – they have someone else who can participate. When Dae-mok wonders who that could be, she just smiles slyly.

 

 

 

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ZIA – THOUGH I WANT YOU (ì›í•˜ê³  ì›í•´ë„) RULER: MASTER OF THE MASK OST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I shouldn’t love you anymore
Shouldn’t get any closer
Shouldn’t give my heart anymore
But when I open my eyes, you’re in front of me

What if I’m not your last love?
I’m afraid of that so I’ve been hiding, that’s all

Even though I want love
Even though things change easily
My love, my heart is you
I’ve never been allowed this love
But I’m starting it alone
Some day, you’ll know how I feel

What if you shed tears because of me?
What if I hurt you? So I pushed you away but it’s still only you

Even though I want love
Even though things change easily
My love, my heart is you
I’ve never been allowed this love
But I’m starting it alone
Some day, you’ll know how I feel

Again today, from one step away
I’m quietly looking at you
Can you see my love?

There’s one thing I want to say
One thing I want to hear
I love you, I love you more than I love myself
Every day, just one more day, if I wait
Some day, that day will come

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[Official position] 'Sovereign' Yoo Seung-ho ♥ Kim So-hyun, V live on the 26th .. Bae Yoo Nam as MC (Source: OSEN | Naver TV Entertainment) http://naver.me/xwUDlJjd [OSEN = Park Jin-young] The actors Yoo Seung-ho, Kim So-hyun, Bae Yoo Nam at shooting site will be released. 
The MBC drama 'Monarch' said that it will carry out 'last shooting attack' through portal site Naver V live at 5 pm on the 26th June. 
On that day, Yoo Seung-ho of Seja role and Kim So-hyun of Gaeun role , Bae Yoo Nam as Moo Ha role appear on the V-Live. So, the 'Monarch' has been asking about 'Monarch' and three people in the Naver Post since 23rd. 'Monarch' is a drama about the story of Seja who struggles against the absolute power society that gained powerful wealth and power because of the water of the Korean peninsula.

It is an evaluation that viewers are concentrating their attention on actors such as Yoo Seung-ho and Kim So-hyun, acting performances with high attractiveness, a number of times, and a revolving king based on fresh materials that have never been seen before in historical drama.

Now, with the curiosity and interest of the 'monarch' who has left the broadcasting for 3 weeks and 6 times to the end, it is highly anticipated that Yoo Seung-ho, Kim So-hyun and Bae Yoo-nam will deliver any behind-the-scenes story through V Live.

 

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[RE: TV] 'Monarch Yoo Seung-ho X Kim So-hyun, a tearful performance of a gorgeous master, "Double the mourning" (Source: News 1 | Naver TV Entertainment) http://naver.me/xRjc06t0(Seoul = News 1) Yun Jung-mi reporter = Yoo Seung-ho and Kim So-hyun spread the tears that filled with betrayal, anger and love.

On the 22nd MBC drama 'Monarch', Ga Eun (Kim Sohyun) was caught in anger and betrayal by knowing the identity of Seja (Yoo Seung-ho), and a storm tear was revealed.

On this day, the scarecrow king Lee (L ) revealed his identity to Gaeun and said that the head of the peddlers was a real Seja. She was shocked by the fact that the person she beloved was Seja who had killed her father. Then she met Seja who tried to get her out of the palace and asked about his identity.

She cried, "Tell me you are not Seja" but Seja said, "I tricked you. I'm sorry I could not tell the truth because I was afraid to lose you. Please forgive me, "he said in tears.

However, GaEun lost her temper and was angry. She said, "Where do you expect to be forgiven? You killed my father and you flew away from me. "she blamed herself for saving the life of Seja. "I will kill you with my hand and pay my father's debt ," she said, trying to stab his neck with a knife, but eventually gave up. She said, "I am not forgiving you. I can not make my father's sacrifice dead for you become meaningless . " "However, Do not appear twice in front of me again. disappeared right away, "she said, and Seja had to leave the place and shed tears. Gaeun was also loud, revealing the despair of the identity of Seja . Yoo Seung-ho, a tearful slave who tries to shed tears between his self-defense and his deep love for her, and Tears Yoon-yeon of Kim So Hyun, who is angry at his identity and despair of love, filled the screen and filled viewers.

On this day, Dae-mok (Huh Jun-ho) kidnapped GaEun, while Se-Ja showed his progress into the tiger cave to save her. It is noteworthy that two people can overcome this crisis while continuing their hot love while the love of Seja and GaEun is the greatest trials.

 

 

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  • Ruler–Master of the Mask: Episodes 27-28ruler27-28-00173-1.jpg

 

This episode proves that the recent improvements we’ve been seeing weren’t just a fluke, which is good news. Now that the main plot has started to move again, Sun must face the consequences of his lies as he battles against his greatest enemy. It’s an episode filled with plenty of action and emotion, though I can’t help but wish that this had happened sooner.

 

EPISODE 23 RECAP

Mae-chang confronts Ga-eun, asking if she really didn’t know that she would be chosen as a final candidate for queen, and Ga-eun explains that she was only supposed to stay until the second round. Confused, Ga-eun gets up to ask the queen dowager directly, but Mae-chang stops her.

She urges Ga-eun to reconsider her trust in the queen dowager, revealing the truth about her as the true culprit behind Sun’s attempted murder. Thus, Mae-chang advises Ga-eun to trust Sun and wait.

The queen dowager meets with Lee Sun and reminds him to return the favor, since she did as he wanted and chose Ga-eun as one of the finalists. Smiling, Lee Sun promises to help make her niece his queen.

 

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Pyunsoohwe meets over the recent development in the queen selection process, and Dae-mok disdainfully notes that their candidate might lose because of Ga-eun. Meanwhile, the queen dowager reassures the Minister of War that the queen has basically been decided, adding that soon, he’ll be the king’s father-in-law.

Sun asks the Inspector General if they could invalidate the selection process, but the latter can only apologize. Woo Bo offers to persuade Lee Sun, but Sun tells him that it’s pointless since Lee Sun made up his mind the moment he broke his promise with him.

Later that night, Dae-mok meets with a mysterious person, and asks if it’s an urgent matter since the orders were to lie low. (Omo, is this who I think it is?) Elsewhere, Sun stares into a fire, and tells Chung-woon that he’ll take Ga-eun out. As Lee Sun orders the head eunuch to make Ga-eun comfortable, Hyun-seok arrives, bearing a gift from the chief peddler. Lee Sun finds two pills and a letter from Sun that explains how he searched for an antidote to the poppy and finally found one.

Though initially excited, Lee Sun curbs his enthusiasm, and Hyun-seok fuels the flames of doubt by questioning how Sun could have found the antidote when only Dae-mok knows the formula. He then informs Lee Sun about the time that Sun glared at him and recommends that the king have the royal taster eat one of the two pills first.

 

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Hence, the royal taster arrives, and after eating a pill, she tells Lee Sun that it’s safe. However, she suddenly clutches her throat and throws up blood before falling to the ground in convulsions. Hyun-seok knocks the pill from Lee Sun’s hand just as he’s about to eat it and checks on the royal taster to declare her death.

That night, Hyun-seok secretly disposes of the body, but the head eunuch watches from the shadows with a suspicious look. After completing the task, Hyun-seok reports to Lee Sun, who wearily talks about Sun and their friendship. His voice slowly rises with anger as he accuses Sun of being just like those who killed his father.

 

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Convinced that Sun never intended to keep him alive, Lee Sun chucks the chest from Sun across the room before pulling Hyun-seok closer to him. With a crazed look, Lee Sun tells Hyun-seok that he trusts him, and asks if Hyun-seok sees him as his king. When Hyun-seok replies in the affirmative, Lee Sun reveals that the chief peddler is the true crown prince, leaving Hyun-seok completely shocked.

Fueled by his rage and jealousy, Lee Sun goes to Dae-mok and tells him that he wants to be a real king. Dae-mok reminds him that he is the king, but Lee Sun just says that he wishes to be a real king and not a fake. Irked by the implication, Dae-mok asks if he means to show his face to the people and stop being a puppet.

Realizing his mistake, Lee Sun clarifies what he meant: “The real one must die.†He tells Dae-mok that the crown prince is alive, and for the first time, Dae-mok sits up, taken aback.

 

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As Hwa-goon searches the grounds for Gon, a servant tells her that Dae-mok is looking for her, and so she goes to her grandfather’s chambers only to find Gon lying on the floor, beaten and bloody. She accuses Dae-mok of overstepping his bounds by punishing her person, but Dae-mok simply states that he kept Gon alive precisely because he is her bodyguard. Handing her a knife, he gives her two options: take the punishment herself, or kill Gon.

Having finally uncovered the real reason behind Hwa-goon’s change of heart, Dae-mok explains how Hwa-goon must have saved the prince back then at the cliff, and Hwa-goon assumes Gon betrayed her. Exasperated, Dae-mok tells her that Gon didn’t say a word. Instead, Dae-mok claims he learned from one of his many informants that the chief peddler is the crown prince before he proceeds to shout at his granddaughter for saving the man who tried to kill him.

 

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Right then, Hwa-goon’s father walks in, but the two proceed to ignore him as Dae-mok offers Hwa-goon another chance. With fire burning in her eyes, Hwa-goon rejects his attempts for reconciliation and tells Dae-mok that their deal still stands regardless of the true identity of the chief peddler.

Drawing the knife up to her neck, Hwa-goon threatens to kills herself in front of him if he breaks his promise, and Hwa-goon’s father jumps in to restrain her. He quickly sputters out excuses for Hwa-goon as he drags her away with the chief of the Water Bureau, and Dae-mok orders them to lock her in her room. While being dragged away, Hwa-goon screams at Dae-mok to spare Sun’s life, but her pleas only seem to infuriate him further.

 

Read more: http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/06/ruler-master-of-the-mask-episodes-27-28/

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Kim So-hyun, 'Monarch' OST called directly ... "Next week's release " (official position) (Source: Expo News | Naver TV Entertainment) http://naver.me/5jzYIMnd..
[xsporters News ] [Reporter Lee Ya Ying ] Kim So Hyun will sing the 'Monarch ' OST directly. "Actress Kim Sohyun recently called OST, and it will be released next week," an official of the MBC drama 'Monarch - masters of the mask' said in the news of the xsport news on the 26th.

The title of 'Monarch' OST that Kim So Hyun called 'can't you hear my heart'. It is a ballad song that expresses the mind of Han Ga Eun, and will be released next week. The voice of Kim So-hyun seems to convey more appealing emotions to the development of gradually increasing tension.

On the other hand, 'Monarch' is broadcasted every Wednesday and Thursday at 10:00 pm every week with the drama of the prince fighting against the organizational members who have gained powerful wealth and power for thinking about the water of the Korean peninsula.

 

 

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  • love changed the title to MBC Drama "Ruler: Master of the Mask" 군주-가면의 주인 Yoo Seung Ho, Kim So Hyun. ~The End~

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