We’re learning about how the zombie outbreak started in the first place, that it started in Hanyang when physician Lee Seung Hui brought the king back to life with the resurrection plant and then attacked Dan i. The prince now knows that his father has become one of the zombies.
How the Crown Prince makes some important decisions that almost seem out of character:
Despite the horrible scene at Jihulyeon, the prince decides to go to the Frozen Valley to find Seo bi and learn more about what happened to his father.
When Seo bi explains that the people aren’t dead, the prince tells Mu Yeong to go back to the magistrate’s office with Seo bi, while he will go back alone to Jihulyeon to find physician Lee Seung Hui’s medical journals.
We wonder why Seo bi and Young shin didn’t burn the bodies and we think it’s because Seo bi believed she could save the people, AND it was considered immoral to burn the bodies of the deceased.
The epic fight scene between the prince and Cho Beom il; Cho Beom il now knows that the prince knows what happened to the king.
The flashback that shows the king being pronounced dead by Lee Seung Hui, but Cho Hak ju and the Queen consort tell the physician he must do what he did three years ago.
The mysterious dead bodies being dropped in the lake, which we believe are victims of the king.
Young shin and Seo bi try to convince the magistrate that the dead people aren’t dead but nobody believes them, and they are both jailed.
In the last scene, the prince escapes the zombies, runs through the forest, runs toward the water’s edge and sees Dong Nae burning in the distance.
The amazing Ju Ji hoon, including his education, acting success, and how he wasn’t the first choice for the part of the Crown Prince!
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Wow. This Haewon Cho clan is really something. Lying and using violence to prevent the rightful peaceful transfer of power. Where have I seen this plot before….
ReplyDeleteHonestly, the most exciting part of this week’s episode for me was when I recognized the magistrate as the same actor who plays the other architect in Love Next Door. But that’s just me.
The two of you using logic to figure out how the resurrection plant could possibly both create and cure zombies really made me laugh. Maybe next week Sung-hee can use her medical training to explain in depth the physiology of the zombies!
Not as much of a body count as I expected this episode. Just Cho Beom il and one of his henchmen, plus the unfortunate guy whose wife attacked him. Do the zombies have any memories of their previous lives? Because that guy’s wife bit into him like she was avenging an entire marriage worth of grievances. What’s the saying Be nice to your spouse in case they come back as a zombie and bite you? Something like that.
Thanks for the episode, but what about the beef pancakes?!
Malcolm, we need your help to keep track of the body count!
DeleteI recognize the magistrate as well! He's also hilarious in Love Next Door!
As for beef pancakes, I fear that Mu Young will not get to enjoy beef pancakes for a loooong time. He and the Crown Prince are on the run!
Thank you for listening and commenting!
Hello, Malcolm! There must be a logical physiological explanation for turning into a zombie, like a brain eating virus that immediately infects the frontal cortex and the hypothalamus to impair higher mental function and dysregulate the appetite. What do you think about that?
ReplyDeleteI do think you have a point about the wife zombie giving it to her husband. Who knows what offenses he was paying for with that. Must have been quite the list.
Thanks for hanging in there with us!
Now THIS is the type of fact based empirical analysis I want from my K Drama podcast!!!
DeleteAnyone else have the feeling the Queen's baby is not going to be what they expect. It'll be either a girl or a zombie (or dead, but will it reanimate Walking Dead style after death?) These are things I think about.
ReplyDeleteYoung Shin knocking down the cell door was everything. But his other choices are still questionable. Redemption arc perhaps?
Malcolm, they could theoretically retain memories. In iZombie, a zombie solves crimes, so anything is possible. The lore surrounding zombies tends to be a little loose.
Lore once I finish listening to episode 3 in the morning?.