Fri Nov 08 2024

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 2 of Season 2 of Kingdom, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Ju Ji-hoon as Crown Prince Yi Chang, Bae Doona as Seo-bi, Ryu Seung-ryong as Cho Hak ju, Kim Sang-ho as Mou Young, Kim Sung-kyu as Yeong shin, and Kim Hye-jun as the Queen Consort. We discuss: * How this episode is full of betrayal: someone betrayed the Crown Prince, Cho Hak ju betrays Lord Ahn, and the Queen Consort betrays her father and the rest of the Haewon Cho clan * How Seo-bi violated our rule of never opening mysterious chests without knowing that what’s inside is a friendly person or a cute, furry animal. * How the Crown Prince must kill his zombie father, thereby honoring his father’s words to him from so long ago: Stay alive! * We learn more about what happened three years ago and we learn that Lord Ahn has deeply regretted his decision to create zombies ever since. * Cho Hak ju had Lord Ahn killed, something that the soldiers do with hesitation, given that Lord Ahn is a na...