


It turns out the mat merchant is actually EUNUCH KIM ( Park Soo-young), the most trusted advisor of the Crown Prince. It looks like she wants to question him further, but he speeds away. He tells her that the world has flipped upside down because the sky has fallen, and it’s unclear whether he’s addressing the king’s death or the appearance of the Mighty Child.īut in his last words, he warns her that Gil-dong is not the Chosen One. Nok-soo goes to find the mat merchant in the early morning to discuss his suspicions about Gil-dong, but he’s on his way somewhere else while wearing white garb. However, despite all the seemingly insurmountable obstacles to reuniting their once-happy family, there’s definitely an undercurrent of hope that things are starting to look up for our underdog Mighty Child. Like father, like son-Gil-dong’s motivation to protect his siblings strongly resembles Amogae’s own when he first became the “Great Ikhwari Elder” that it makes me worry as I think about the dangerous path ahead. 117 FebruFebruRebel: Thief Who Stole the People: Episode 8 by tineybeanieĪfter the emotional roller coaster ride of the last episode, this one was all about getting Gil-dong back on track on his hero’s journey.
