The opening scene where Wang So tells Mummy that he sliced and diced a couple of dozen monks for her is probably one of my favourites in the entire drama. The first time I watched it, it hit me even then that I was witnessing an acting event. In my eyes, LJG went from being a decent enough actor to a whole new level of greatness. This scene more than any other so far brought out the duality in the Wang So character in such an emotionally gut-wrenching way… the lost boy craving for mummy’s elusive affection wrestling with his violent inner demons of primal savagery. It occurs to me now that perhaps one of the reasons why this drama did not have the same traction with local audiences as it did with international ones is because they didn’t particularly enjoy seeing one of their great kings moping around with mummy issues.