It s been long enough since I checked in on "The King s Affection" that I was caught a bit off-guard by the opening here where Doctor Jeong and his various assistants are being beaten by legal authorities for reasons not clearly explained. Then Inspector Jeong pops up to helpfully explain that no, neither Doctor Jeong nor his assistants are actually criminals. Apparently this is all just a convoluted threat designed to force Doctor Jeong to become Scholar Jeong, Crown Prince Lee s tutor, The King s Affection, Bae Yoon-kyung, Choi Byung-chan, Han Hee-jeong, Jung Chae-yeon, Lee Hyun-suk, Nam Yoon-su, Park Eun-bin, Rowoon, Song Hyeon-wook
It s been awhile since I ve checked in on "The King s Affection" and I m not the only one. The historical drama had its ratings high point in the second episode with 6.7%. In the most recent sixth episode, it trickled down to 5.5%- almost half of the 10.4% ratings "Lovers of the Red Sky" had in its finale. The lack of competition might help "The King s Affection" out, but a glance at the third episode gives some hints as to why viewers may be losing interest, Lovers of the Red Sky, The King s Affection, Bae Yoon-kyung, Cha Sung-je, Choi Byung-chan, Han Hee-jeong, Jung Chae-yeon, Lee Hyun-suk, Nam Yoon-su, Park Eun-bin, Rowoon, Song Hyeon-wook
So in "The King s Affection" murder appears to be legal. Inspector Jeong (played by Bae Soo-bin) just runs around killing people in broad daylight and no one even bothers to ask why. At first I thought, OK, maybe Inspector Jeong just has a license to kill. But nope, post-timeskip a lady of means threatens to murder a doctor for not getting medicine fast enough. Then a member of the royal court tries to kill a now adult Crown Prince Lee (played by a gorgeous Park Eun-bin), The King s Affection, Bae Soo-bin, Bae Yoon-kyung, Choi Byung-chan, Han Chae-ah, Han Hee-jeong, Jung Chae-yeon, Lee Hyun-suk, Nam Yoon-su, Park Eun-bin, Rowoon, Song Hyeon-wook