Iljimae — Season 1, Episode 3: Episode 3
Action & Adventure, Drama • 67 min • 1 season, 20 episodes • ★ 6.9/10
Episode synopsis
On the frozen river, Yong is drowning. The stone attached to his feet is pulling him down. Meanwhile, Swe Dol searches for Yong and finds out that Shi Wan tried to kill his son. Yong wakes up in a stranger's house, where a strange lord asks him that whether Yong is the Geom or not. Yong says that he doesn't remember anything and that he is not the person that the lord is looking for.
About Iljimae
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Ryung acts as a useless gangster in the marketplace by day but at night he is a chivalrous robber who robs corrupt government officials to give to the poor. After each robbery he leaves behind a wooden branch from a plum tree at the site of the robbery to take responsibility for the robbery. The poor citizens only know him as Iljimae. Bong Soon is a hilarious girl with good martial art skills and lives as a swindler. She only loves Ryung and sacrifices her whole life for him. Eun Chae is a government official's daughter and is good in nature and usually helps miserable people. She meets Iljimae once by chance, and their sweet love story begins. However, her love puts Iljimae in a dangerous situation because an Imperial Guard also loves her.