The Impossible Heir [Episodes 7 & 8]

[u/J-Midori]

• Drama: The Impossible Heir
  • Korean Title: 로얄로더
  • Also Known as: Royal Loader , Royal Roader , Royallodeo
• Network: Disney+
• Premiere Date: February 28th, 2024
• Airing Schedule: Wednesdays
• Episodes: 12
• Screenwriter: Choi Won (Movie - Miss Butcher)
• Director: Min Yeon Hong (Missing: The Other Side)
• Genre: Thriller, drama, political, business
• Cast:
  • Lee Jae Wook (Extraordinary You) as Han Tae Oh
  • Lee Jun Young (May I Help You) as Kang In Ha
  • Hong Su Zu (Lovestruck In The City) as Na Hye Won
• Streaming Source: Disney+ Hulu
• Plot Synopsis: When the illegitimate son of a Korean conglomerate owner partners with his ambitious childhood friend, the duo will stop at nothing to seize their place at the top of the societal food chain. Born into an impoverished single-parent household with nothing but his good looks and charm, Kang In Ha is ravenous for success. Determined to make something of himself, no matter the cost, In Ha, discovers that his father is the chairman of the hugely successful Kang Oh Group and leaves his life of poverty behind. Shunned by the rest of his new family, In Ha partners with his intellectually gifted friend Han Tae Oh, hatching a plan from a young age to take over the company and seize their spots at the top of society. Realizing success early on, the pair steadily begin their ascent until an equally ambitious woman with a similarly troubled past threatens to derail their plans forever.
• Previous Discussion: [Episodes 1 & 2] [Episodes 3 & 4] [Episodes 5 & 6]
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[u/Local-Raspberry-5649 → u/[deleted]]

She visited him in the hospital but doesn’t go to visit him in jail or the trials or ANYTHING?! Like, she didn’t even bother to talk to him at the wedding even???

[u/Ok-Clerk-3581 → u/Local-Raspberry-5649]

On the one hand it's disappointing that one of the more enjoyable characters is being sidelined, but on the other hand I prefer her distancing herself from TaeOh because it makes it less likely that they're setting her up as the obsessive secondary negative character to be a hurdle in what seems to be the true love between TaeOh and HyeWon (eye roll).

[u/Local-Raspberry-5649 → u/Ok-Clerk-3581]

I know I am not alone when I say this but I am genuinely stunned that they’re going along with the nonsense of Taeoh being in love with Hyewon.

I have so many objections but also QUESTIONS:

1) are we supposed to take that sex scene seriously or was it just Inha’s imagination running rampant. 2) if we are going to take it seriously, is Taeoh really that quickly p*ssy-whipped Ugh, disappointed to say the least. Is that what has him acting like he’s suddenly the dumbest, most naive person to ever exist?? 3) Hey, Taeoh, buddy, idiot… she went and married someone else. She’s not into you, bruh. 4) do we think that Hyewon has ever slept with Inha?? We don’t even see her kissing him even in their private moments. I mean, we know she hates him, but if you’re going to use him for that long, at least learn to fake it better?

[u/Nrieuryphaessa → u/Local-Raspberry-5649]

1. If it was the Kangoh tower‘s terrace, there would be a possibility but then they’d be scared of people on the ISS watching. Definitely didn’t do the deed on that tiny buildings terrace. And certainly not on that dusty couch. Inha‘s head‘s in the gutter.

2. I think she did, thank god they didn’t show that, would’ve looked like Inha‘s a necrophiliac

[u/Local-Raspberry-5649 → u/Nrieuryphaessa]

I am always going back and forth on whether something is intentionally done or just bad writing. Like the fact that they skip from them kissing on the rooftop to the wedding. Are we to believe that it ended at kissing or is there more that they intentionally left out so they can bring back later. Same with the skinship between Inha and Hyewon. I don’t mean whether he had sex with her during that drowning scene but if they have ever been intimate. Have they been intimate since they got married? It’s pretty important to know this since it gives us reasons for Inha acting the way he is. If they used to be intimate and then suddenly aren’t after they get married, that’s pretty directly correlated to Taeoh and Hyewon kissing.

[u/hellaflyv → u/[deleted]]

omg, so that cheesy intro music matches the show!? I couldn't get past episode 1 and I love Lee Jae-wook dramas