MBC Changes Empress Ki Ending At the Rebroadcast

What’s crazier than dating an alien in dramaland? A drama changes its ending. Not once, but twice these past few weeks alone. First, there’s SBS God’s Gift 14 Days give viewers a special episode contained alternate ending. Not changing much, but a longer scenes and more satisfying one. Second, this week (4/5/2014) MBC Empress Ki changed the ending on the rebroadcast episode. Not just one or two minutes but almost five minutes of the final episode has been changed. It changed some of the storylines, narration, flashback, up until the last scene. 

We don’t know why MBC doing this? I know MBC’s crazy but I don’t know they would change the ending. Some source said that MBC and production staffs simply don’t have time to edit to a better version because they shoot until noon the day final episode aired. So as to not make everyone confused I will called it the rebroadcast version.

Okay, so what are the changes? According to fans in DC Empress Ki and Empress Ki forum here they are:

1. Removed: Scene of SN changing into her black Koryo robes
2. In the scene where SN orders troops to be sent to Koryo, King of Shenyang does not appear
3. Added: scene of Jocham saying that Yeom Byeongsu is at the Koryo village
4. Added: SN sits on the throne and bans the concubine tribute practice from Goryeo
5. Added: About King Gongmin, Eunuch Bang brought him over to Yuan, introduced him to Ki, and she asked him to become the King of Goryeo.
6. Removed: SN deliberating which horse to choose --> Changed to: SN riding with TH (no more WY)
7. Added: Narration by Ayu (the voice of an older Ayu)
8. Added: Coronation scene after the horse riding scene
9. Changed: Ending epilogue text about King of Shenyang being killed
10. Changed: ending still shots

From this:

Original ending shot

To this: 

Rebroadcast ending shot

What’s in Ayu and Seung Nyang's voiceover in horse-riding scene?

While they show the scene of TH and SN riding on the same horse, we hear a voiceover of Ayu talking to SN.

Ayu: "Mother, are you a Koryo person or a Yuan?"

SN: "Why do you ask that?"

Ayu: "The Koryo people say that you are a Yuan, but the Yuan people say that you are a Koryo person"

SN: "That is not important. I'm merely fighting for the sake of my people. Whatever happens, the people must always be protected"(then scene slowly fades to the coronation scene)

That’s quite many changes right? At least, in this ending, Seung Nyang is given the chance to rule as Empress and there’s clear explanation. No more love triangle, but the ending signify Seung Nyang journey as Empress Ki. It’s better ending in my opinion but of course MBC can’t hope to save the drama that aired its final episode a week ago. It’s just to paper over the cracks.

Source: EK Soompi, EK DC

Bonus:

EK rebroadcast version:
Torrent file:https://t.co/ipt4uQiRhG

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