The Crowned Clown 2019 | Maturity Rating: TV-14 | 1 Season | Period Pieces Standing in for an unhinged Joseon king, a look-alike clown plays the part but increasingly becomes devoted to protecting the throne and the people. I have not seen the movie. Anyway, this was my first sageuk and I'm really glad I watched it. // Load the SDK asynchronously Minister Shin says hes already rewarded them to offset the drop in morale, and he asks if she still thinks they need a valid cause for rebellion. Yi Heon and his contradictions with Ha Sun was truly the only reason why I was intrigued by TCC in the first place. Firstly, shouldnt the King have been escorted out to safety in the event that people who were waiting to attack him would have? Ha Sun receives a message that the border situation has turned dangerous and Aisin Gurun may attack, since they never received Minister Lees peace letter. Or change the two years to two weeks. Yup, I concur with all your points, @marcusnyc20 bong-soo. And it seems they were successful in it. I'm getting into water-over-the-dam territory. Im glad it was 16 episodes. I think that was an unfortunate oversight. And even I would be interested, and was interested, in seeing what this story looks like. Emotional manipulation in the best possible way and it rounds out a highly enjoyable Korean drama. Auwe! So what if youre a prince. Because I think writing can be objectively bad, and no matter how many times I try and prove this, back it up with philosophical and canon evidence, you, and half this comment section, are always going to think something being bad is relative and subjective; only opinion and perspective. And all conflict and tension that should exist because of a Clown being a fake King on a throne and surrounded by people that want to kill him, goes away. Our royal guard MooYoung is laughing in heaven at these horrible freshmen of hell. He should have walked away, been protected by the officer, who would then accompany him as he returned to the village incognito to meet up with his sister and the queen. Seriously reviewing shows is too exhausting; I rather like @hotcocoagirls idea of Yi Heon returning as a vampire, and becoming a sullen loose canon on the Officer Jang and Uri Mathematician investigative team. No no. Rather i think its because its extremely rare (almost impossible) to find a doppelganger who matches you in everyway to the extent that you are even able fool most intimate people like wives, closest servants etc. But i liked the way things happened in this drama as well. Decent show, awesome costumes and props. Royalty? What happens upon the family's arrival? I have no qualms about it. In sageuks, the best character will always be the one with a twisted past, the one that isn't entirely black or white but has extremely strong values in something, and will do anything to protect those values (i.e. I really liked to see how the generosity of this character touched the people around him. But i am happy to see in other forums and under youtube comments majority liked it. Live together in a small hut just the two of them and So Woon's maid in obscurity for the rest of their lives? It was about the time due to the constant conflict among the delegates of his courts. @lovepark, I agree with you, especially with regard to: it was a bold move for the show to have Lee Kyu kill the king in secret and become the "king" from the shadows. He takes the throne and the queen dowager looks frightened, but shes relieved when Lord Younghwa, her choice for king, also enters the room. The Crowned Clown Season 1 2019 16+ A low-class commoner clown, sits in the throne of the King who is in peril of losing his country. I can't handle 2 or more at a time and it makes me sad when they compete for the ratings. I bitched about this on my fan wall, but I'm so pissed I'll repeat myself. Two years pass, then HS shows up talking about how much time had passed when he woke up. Anyway since i have heard of this king and his door keeper story since childhood the concept wasn't that new to me. But the main flaws I had with it are Jang's demise and So Woon's reaction to Ha Sun's disappearance. For me, the difference between Minister Lees decisions to end a life and Minister Shins or the queen dowagers is the intent. This is a critique of the show alone. End of story. And i also think the doppelganger part is seemingly only the possible way to a mere clown to become a king. Drat! I realize that it was to his advantage to have his enemies think he was dead, but for the life of me, I cannot see how he could have lived. Also, what a complete waste of what I could have accepted as an okay last 10-15 minutes, or even, heck, half an hour if they'd just used their common sense while writing the damn thing. More politics and history but with last weeks (30 min.) window.fbAsyncInit = function() { (function(d, s, id) { The drama version had put their own spin on it. Meanwhile Ha Sun is torn after receiving an urgent letter regarding troops on the Frontier. Also I don't see why kill Moo Young in the last moment right when he had finally accepted Ha-Sun as his Master, it felt out of the blue. If he ever has to hang his acting hat on a piece of his work in my mind all he has to say is: episodes 7 and 8 in TTC. It aired simultaneously with PBG's Moonlight Drawn by Clouds (MLDBC). He hands her a letter from Ha Sun, which says that if she promises not to punish his people, he will confess his crimes and hand over the royal seal. The queen dowager grows nervous when things are quiet for too long, but then a soldier runs in to tell her excitedly that they stormed the palace and captured the impostor king. That is, a Clown, who is the spitting image of the King, becomes king. Did he actually think that he could just walk out of there unprotected and NONE of the people he wronged as the real King or as himself would have come after him?? Showing Haksan in such slow-motion looked a bit off to me. fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); Or well he did but not the important ones. She is depressed and gets yet another false hope that Hasun could be alive. Minister Lee. It signalled me that it's highly probable he doesn't have enough control over the other departments either, which are Plot Consistency, Believability and Execution. Though I really feel bad for our queen. I hate sounding petty, but, uh, what? What type of clown is Pennywise? It WAS a good decision for Ha Seon to abdicate. (Lol. From shock and tension through to sadness and bittersweet goodbyes, this 75 minute episode encapsulated everything Ive loved about this show since I begun covering it 2 months ago. While some of the plotting did feel a little rushed at the end, especially with the 2 time jumps, for the most part Crowned Clown delivered a highly satisfying final episode. While Ha Sun is studying in the library, Eunuch Jo says that he hasnt been sleeping and suggests he go to bed early. He says hes been planning this since the rebellion, because the throne doesnt belong to him hes only been borrowing it. He apologizes for not running to her faster, but she just throws her arms around his neck, happy that hes here now. There's no telling how much faulty impressions you'd get if your 1st sageuk was MLSHR or Hwarang or Moon embracing the Sun, because then you'll have it on high pedestal, comparing the other Sageuks to your 1st one for some time for all the wrong reasons. In the past, I've gotten myself in a swivet over dramas I was deeply invested in that later derailed or otherwise succumbed to out-of-character behavior, illogical happy endings, etc., etc. Sicarius' point is that the doppelgnger plot became irrelevant once they killed off one of the doppelgngers and so the central source of conflict - the fact that the Clown was an imposter- was removed. The recaps were enough. And no maid will serve you water if youre not Team Good. Jang Gwang. It was a character with a vision for his country. Dunno but I enjoyed it veeery much. The Crowned Clown had so much potential, but most of it was gone by the second half of the drama. And thats really poor writing. They weren't flawless, but they honored their own internal logic and the characters' developmental arcs. I don't care how emotionally satisfying others may find the ending, two years in a coma without modern medicine is just so absurd it takes me right out of the story. It has been a pleasure. ;-). The makers of this show (and I assume the movie) decided to show that story by means of a doppelganger plot. Ohh man. In addition, hell kill Minister Shin and Prince Jin-pyung for what happened at the assembly. Then the death of Officer Jang and the unnecessary pain the Queen had to go through while grieving for Hasun. That there was a progression to his devolution and, put into the same environment, the Clown was going to start to devolve the same way. Yes @kiara. Nothing was making sense anymore. It didn't turn out to be a bad drama, but it's not like I missed something important! Or give me a modern hospital with IV's and other life support for people who spend two years in a coma. The Perron family is greeted by evil just as they arrive at the farmhouse. He cries again as Ho-geol accompanies Minister Lees body out of the palace and past the rebel soldiers, then the gates are closed again. Alas, it never materialized. To show how good and righteous the Clown was? And then the Clown and his Queen live happily ever after, after the Clown suddenly abdicates after having a COMPLETE change in behaviour and personality I might add, that nobody frakking realises. It did its intended purpose. Thus, the story's flow was smooth and it concentrated more on the main story of the clown. As for Moo-young he died with his boots on. version : 'v2.2' // use version 2.2 But im note sure what was recorded of the kings in those days, like to what extent (like records on poop lol that was hilarious ). }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Please enter your username or email address. The part that pleased me was when he went to the first tournament and how cleverly he won during archery, or with the dog having that tiger cloth near his hand to confuse the dogs. I briefly thought the show was trying to say that Cray Cray's Cray was entirely due to the environment he was living in. There's no fault in loving faulty things, but you have to see them for what they actually are. It wasn't surprising. ;-). I was also wishing and hoping to get more of Yi Heon's pre-addiction backstory. At the start of the story, we could see that he gave up, he was just in damage control task. Why didnt the Queen let his sister know who she was, Also I was also confused at how Shin got back in the palace back in his uniform for the assembly meeting when he broke out of jail And was sentenced to death, Because I loved the drama so much and was on the edge of my seat I was expecting a Scarlet Heart type ending or Queen for Seven Days even but do t get this one at all but would still give it 9/10. First she lost the king, now she lost the clown. Did you read my essay? The way the camera panned out at the end with them walking off into nowhere and how there were no questions asked and she just said that she had seen him in her dreams etc, could mean that it was their souls reuniting and not their physical selves. But Ha Sun stabs him in the belly, declaring that the price for killing Minister Lee is his death. The cliffhangers and the drums-terrific; and Because the show wouldve been more interesting, and wouldve made more sense if he had been treated as his necessary pre-existing character, and therefore storytelling cornerstone, (and Jingoos acting) deserved and required. Like everyone else I feel the end was rushed and not thought out. It's fine if they want to tell the story of a Crowned Clown- what's not fine is HOW they chose to go about doing it in this particular scenario. I dont understand why the Queen couldnt have children?!?! Eunuch Jo asks to come with him, but Ha Sun says he cant because hes recommended him for a promotion, and the new king needs him as much as he did when he first arrived in the palace. LOL! Whatever you want to argue the reason for this was, and whatever you want to argue the reason for Ha Seon blithely forgiving him for this was, and whatever the argument posed for whether Haksan was good or bad, does not matter. The writers could have done better making recovery time shorter, say 3-6 months. Lord Giseong agrees, saying that a kings job is to approve court discussions and take responsibility for the consequences, not wield power as he pleases, and Ha Sun regards him thoughtfully. The character had reached the point of no return and the "goings-comings" between the Palace and the outside would have been boring. I have seen a lot if historical dramas because i generally like historical/costume dramas and this is certainly a drama that i really enjoyed. They want to show his loyalty via his death ? She says that Ha Sun stole the throne from Prince Yul, and that she may drink poison and die, but shes not the loser, because Ha Sun will be remembered as the king who killed his mother. N.B. Ugh! And I'm very happy for YJG that he finally got a drama worthy of his talents. The Crowned Clown gave us characters to hate and root for. As soon as its done, a weight seems to lift from his shoulders. If MLDBC is consistent, I could try it. I must have been bonkers. She promises not to get any closer if he just stays where he is this time. Set in the heart of Korea and split across sixteen 75 minute episodes, The Crowned Clown is a dramatic, politically charged series awash with tension, twists and turns. Unmoved by her tirade, Ha Sun says calmly that hell endure the results of his own sins, and she should do the same. The bad points : I'm not a fan of too much flashbacks, but in this case I think it would have been useful for the story, the end with jump in the future. That was unfair!! And nobody likes him anyway, right? js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; So many relationships were built up during the tumultuous happenings just to do this :/. I was expecting more repercussions and a deeper analysis into these morally grey characters, but their actions, especially the murder of Yi Heon, were brushed over in simple strokes, diminishing the weight and impact of these moments. It was a beautiful journey, and when the last episode ended I felt a little sad to say goodbye to them all. Like you, I'll pray to the Drama Gods that we be preserved from simultaneous sageuk scheduling in the future. But that's not what Sicarius' point is. To kill off Moo Young and leave Ha Seon with literally no one but So Woon? The ending. Let me say it again. Btw, it's wonderful to see you back on the comment section <3. The end was quite disapointing, I mean the jump in the future was useless. For sure an emotional roller coaster ride. They just wanted to show the Clown as King. He says that if she refuses, hell hang Minister Lees body at the gates for the people to see, and then theyll know that she caused this rebellion without justification. Just when I thought this drama couldnt get any worse they introduced the seperation trope! Poor Moo-young is hurt that Ha Sun tried to leave him behind, and Ha Sun marvels, You really have fallen for me! LOL, that joke never gets old. That means, that everybody else in the entire canon palace world of this show, thinks, the Clown, is a KING they already know. I have a few minutes here and there but this show needs my full attention lol. How could you just walk out unarmed in broad daylight?? Here, I'm justwhat is even there to say? Not a big time period. I'm going to miss this drama. The Clown cannot be King if there is no pre-existing King for him to pretend to be. What were the different possibilities? Because I can't do history as well as kiara nor Sageuk reviewing like HeadsNo2, I'll comment upon my forte. Actually not a copy paste historically accurate like the history channel but more about historically sensitive etc. They barely manage to suppress the assassins because..hasn't the King been shown to be excellent in archery and decent in using a sword? I was lucky, it was so beautiful about music, acting, costumes, and I appreciated that there was balance between politics and romance. I felt that if Yi Heon got off his drugs a bit, he was very much capable of doing just that; protecting his place on the throne. But then they killed Moo Young for no reason and it made me so inexplicably angry that I cant seem to move on. D Gray Man The 14th and Crown Clown Explained [CONFUSION CLEARED] 40,791 views Oct 18, 2019 1.1K Dislike Share Save Rash Plays 24.8K subscribers D Gray Man is amazing and I can't stress that. (Translation: It takes more energy and attention than I can muster at the time.) However instead of this being a huge and important plot point, and an opportunity for properly developed conflict and climax, this is practically swept under the rug. O/T but can I suggest that you maybe jump over to HAECHI and give it a try? :) One day, Ha Suns ministers bring up the fact that hes led the country to a time of peace, but hes still produced no heirs. Ha Sun argues that the people in the palace are his people too, so he cant just abandon them to save himself. 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