Did you know that the official novelization of Warrior Baek Dong-soo has a different ending, one where Yeo Woon lives?
The scene from this book where Woon and Dong-soo run hand-in-hand under a starry sky has been fan translated before, but now my friend Milliecake has translated the entire book. We’re posting bi-weekly recaps of each chapter with excerpts and commentary. There are lots of huge deviations from the show, including:
- The answer to Jin-joo’s parentage takes a very different turn
- Hong never even attempts a coup
- Everything between Chun and Gwang-taek plays out differently
- There’s no gross proposals for the girls and nobody asks Jin-joo to put down her sword
- Cho-rip was never meant to be a rotten bastard
- Ji-sun actually has lines
- And Woon’s ultimate fate? It’s never been done in fanfiction before, and it’s fabulous.
If you’re curious about all the ways in which Episode 29 really robbed us, come have a read. We’re two chapters in with 28 to go!
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