Another drama featuring Joseon’s widows is here. And this time, our recent widow on sight climbs over the walls and punishes criminals.
Our heroine has kept her dual identity a secret for long. But this all will change once she crosses paths with our officer male lead with super-duper investigation skills. Let the fun begin!
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“I would like to, but I cannot go outside.”
Our leading lady, Jo Yeo-hwa (Honey Lee), has been a widow for a whopping 15 years. And it is really heartbreaking as Yeo-hwa didn’t even meet her husband once. Now, she is supposed to stay stuck at home all the time, mourning for her husband, transcribing books, and doing chores. Worse, Yeo-hwa’s mother-in-law expects her to survive on only one meal a day, no meat or sweets included.
Yeo-hwa’s life might be suffocating to death. But once it is night and people sleep, Yeo-hwa dons her disguise and goes out to punish people who commit evil deeds. When we first meet her, Yeo-hwa is teaching a lesson to a father who starves his children and abuses his wife to gamble the money away. He even has the nerve to use the house deed as collateral. But now that he got on Yeo-hwa’s radar, he wouldn’t even pass by the gambling house again.
Dead set on catching the one who got in the way of snatching the house deed, thugs chase after Yeo-hwa. And it is here that she first comes across our male lead, Officer Park Soo-ho (Lee Jong won), who was there undercover to catch a scammer.
“I have kept it from others for years now. And it will stay the same.”
With some help from Soo-ho, Yeo-hwa makes it through. Yet Soo-ho gets invested in disclosing the identity of this masked person, whom he believes is a woman. So far, Yeo-ha has taken pride in keeping her dual identity a secret. But seeing how sharp and persistent Soo-ho is, that might be no longer the case.
Their next encounter takes place when Yeo-hwa goes to the inn to save a young girl from being sold off as a concubine or a gisaeng. Ironically, Soo-ho is there for the same reason. And our leads fight over who gets to take the girl. It is almost giving off a broken-up couple fighting over custody vibes. But the thing is: Soo-ho now knows the masked person, a.k.a legendary do-gooder, and the woman from the inn are the same person.
“Whether it be a thief or rebel, make sure to catch the culprit.”
Yeo-hwa gets in further danger after she punishes a nobleman for beating up an old servant almost to death. You see, the nobleman had the servant beaten to a pulp for dropping a water droplet on his precious painting. One can only imagine how furious he will get after someone seizes this so-called magnificent tiger painting and switches it over with one of a cat.
Soo-ho is tasked with catching the thief, whoever they are. Something inside him makes him reluctant to follow through, though. He might not know Yeo-hwa’s identity yet. But given he could draw a composite sketch of her after a few encounters, it is only a matter of time before Yeo-hwa’s cover is blown.
“My lord, I am in danger, so please help.”
Before Yeo-hwa got married (or rather was forced to marry), her elder brother went on a secret mission and never came back. And seeing how this date overlaps with the death anniversary of Soo-ho’s birth parents, we might have a backstory here.
On her way to the temple to pray for her brother’s return, Yeo-hwa gets attacked by muggers. And while she has no problem letting them be, as long as they don’t hurt anyone, our rule-abiding officer might not share the same thoughts. Soo-ho heads to fight the muggers. And all Yeo-hwa can think of to stop him is to make it seem as if her life is in danger. Then, she falls into Soo-ho’s arms. Hilarious.
Knight Flower Opening Week Musings
A big round of applause to whoever got Honey Lee on board for this role. I have always been a fan of her comedic sense. But she is really killing it here with the facial expressions alone. Every time Honey Lee is on screen, I can’t help but start laughing.
I like how our leads have more in common beyond the evasion-pursuit game they are about to get into. They both feel lonely and long for their families. With Yeon-hwa’s excellent skills at climbing the walls and martial arts, she can readily run away and start afresh. But she stays stuck in that house in case her older brother comes looking for her.
Likewise, Soo-ho yearns for affection from his elder brother, Park Yoon-hak, who seems to care genuinely for Soo-ho but hides this affection under a nonchalant facade. Soo-ho and Woo-hak aren’t related by blood. After Soo-ho’s birth parents were annihilated somehow, Woo-hak’s father adopted him. And now, Soo-ha has to keep a low profile lest people figure out his true identity.
They might have different methods, but both Yeo-hwa and Soo-ho care for the weak. While Soo-ho sticks to the rules and settles for sending a physician for the old servant since he can’t punish the nobleman, Yeo-hwa doesn’t stop at sending rice but makes sure the nobleman pays the price for this power abuse. This gets viewers curious about how this odd pair will team up to catch criminals and serve justice.
Enjoy the adventurous life of Yeo-hwa and Soo-ho in Knight Flower.
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