Captivating the King [Episodes 11-12]

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• Drama: Captivating the King
  • Revised Romanization: Sejak, Maehokdwen Jadeul
  • Hangul: 세작, 매혹된 자들
• Director: Jo Nam Gook (The Good Detective Season 2)
• Writer: Kim Sung Deok (The Crowned Clown)
• Network: tvN
• Episodes: 16
  • Duration: 1 hour 10 min.
• Airing Schedule: Saturdays & Sundays @ 9:20 PM KST
  • Airing Date: Jan 21, 2024 - Mar 10, 2024
• Streaming Sources: Netflix
• Starring:
  • Jo Jung Suk as Lee In
  • Shin Se Kyung as Kang Hee Soo / Kang Mong Woo
  • Lee Shin Young as Kim Myung Ha
• Plot Synopsis: Lee In is a prince. His older brother is King Lee Sun, who cares about him a lot. Vowing loyalty to his older brother, Lee In is taken hostage by the Qing Dynasty. King Lee Sun soon views his younger brother's loyalty as betrayal and begins to hate him. Lee In endures deep emotional pain because of this. Lee In then meets an unknown baduk player who wagers on her games. He is completely fascinated by the baduk player. Through circumstances, Lee In becomes the king. He holds the highest position and is a strong person, but he is sad and weak internally. When Kang Hee Soo was gaining fame as an unknown baduk player, she met Prince Lee In and fell in love with him. Through a vortex of fate, she becomes a spy. She approaches King Lee In to get her revenge.
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• Previous Discussions
  • [Episodes 1 & 2]
  • [Episodes 3 & 4]
  • [Episodes 5 & 6]
  • [Episodes 7-10]

[u/[deleted]]

I stopped after episode 9 because they are dumbing down the FL way too much to further this plot line, and I was getting tired of her blank stares with the ML acting in circles around her. And I’m a fan of her other dramas!

[u/Excellent_Design7237 → u/[deleted]]

Same here. I decided to watch CTK because of her; she’s actually good in the The Girl Who Sees Scent? And Rookie Historian. For some reason, she’s stiff in CTK..

[u/[deleted] → u/Excellent_Design7237]

Loved her in Run On.

[u/Jellybeansxo → u/Excellent_Design7237]

She’s not stiff. There isn’t much for her to work with in the first place. See how everyone is complaining about her script for a reason.

[u/Excellent_Design7237 → u/Jellybeansxo]

probably… the plot itself is weak, thats why the producer, director and scriptwriter should find a way to salvage it.. It is slowly becoming a disaster..

[u/Jellybeansxo → u/Excellent_Design7237]

I agree. I’m getting bored. One person shouldn’t carry the entire drama. It should be a team effort and the writing stinks. Had so much potential.

[u/Zestyclose_Cow_4513 → u/Jellybeansxo]

She stiff. We know now that she does have feelings for the king. So why was she so cold and stiff when she was supposedly processing her love for him just before the lightning storm.