On “Moon Lovers” episode 17 preview, Wang So (King Gwangjong) and Hae Soo will be in the former’s royal bed, wherein both looks really happy and teasing each other. (Photo : YouTube/Sone love gg Kelvin)
As expected, SBS did not air back to back episode of "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" today, Oct. 18.
Since another baseball match is scheduled to take place before "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" episode 17 airs on Monday, Oct. 24, there is a possibility that the said episode will be moved again on Oct. 25, given that the match will not end 20 minutes before "Moon Lovers" airing schedule.
With that said, the question now lies if SBS will air "Moon Lovers" episode 19 and episode 20 on Oct. 31. It was known to public that the series will end on Nov. 1, which may mean that there's supposed to be an additional episode for fans to look forward to if episode 16 was not cancelled. Another possibility is that SBS already anticipated that there will be some episodes that'll be cancelled due to the baseball match, which is why they opted to have a Nov. 1 series' ending to broadcast all episodes left for "Moon Lovers."
If episode 17 will also be cancelled on Monday, Oct. 24, then the airing of the said episode will be moved the next day while episode 18 will be aired on Oct. 31, plus a back-to-back episode ("Moon Lovers" episode 19 and episode 20) come Nov. 1. Since the next series, titled "Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim," will not take over until Nov. 7, it is highly likely that the said schedule prediction above will materialize, which may disappoint a lot of fans.
So what will happen to the supposed extra episode? SBS may possibly broadcast the special episode on Wednesday, Nov. 2, probably around the same time slot when they aired a special episode on Sept. 14 (that was Wednesday also). If an extra episode will indeed be broadcasted, "Moon Lovers" special episode will definitely show compilation of directors cut from "Moon Lovers" episode 1 to episode 20, or it may even feature extended screen time of Hae Soo (Lee Ji Eun) and Wang So (Lee Joon Gi) in modern era (how they met and their relationship - cross fingers).
Fans will just need to wait next week if "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" episode 17 will air on time.
Watch "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" BTS below:
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