{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk-drama-chat.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F310-episodes-15-and-16-of-mr-sunshine-9qhOf7Na","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"3.10 - Episodes 15 and 16 of Mr. Sunshine","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/50ac61e5-2e79-40f5-8520-cfaaf8a44a5d/a0f651d1-dfe9-4020-bb6a-5dd8c07570f5/kdc-s3-cover-8.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Today, we’ll be discussing Episodes 15 and 16 of Mr. Sunshine, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Lee Byung-hun as Eugene Choi, Kim Tae-ri as Go Ae-shin, Yoo Yeon-seok as Goo Dong-mae, Kim Min-jung as Kudo Hina, and Byun Yo-han as Kim Hee-sung. We discuss:\n* How Ae-shin and Eugene are spending a lot of time together at the start of episode 15 but by the end of episode 16, Ae-shin was asked to kill Eugene and then they’re forbidden from seeing each other.\n* How Ae-shin and Eugene’s relationship has suddenly become very public.\nEugene’s decision to stay in Joseon because he’s being pulled deeper into Joseon’s affairs and he wants to protect Eun-san and Ae-shin.\n* How Lee Jeong-moon and Eun-san order Eugene killed, and then Lee Jeong-moon asks Eugene to become the Drill Instructor for the Imperial Army.\n* How Eugene goes through Joseph’s affairs and discovers a box from Song Yeong, which further proves that Joseph was deeply involved in Joseon affairs and was likely running letters for the King for some time.\n* Dong-mae’s release, how he kills Diplomat Suzuki, and how he warns Ae-shin’s grandfather that someone destroyed his letters to the nobles.\n* How Hui-seung finally learns Eugene’s story, he decides to cancel his engagement to Ae-shin, and his decision to start a Korean language newspaper.\n* How this whole show is about forbidden, unrequited love.\n* The continuing bromance between Eugene, Dong-mae and Hui-seung, who are united in their desire to protect Ae-shin.\n* Of all the K Drama elements, the most important is the plum blossom flower, which means resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity.\n* The Korean Empire and the Gwangmu Reform enacted by the King.\n"}