Badassery of the most epic sort

For once, I'd like to recognize an Asian country that is NOT Japan or India. In fact, I'd like to recognize a country that gets very little positive recognition at all (...and for a good reason, too).

Major props to KOREA! WOOHOO!!!

Everyone should applaud a bit, because Korea did something kind of awesome. In a world where heroines are, more often than not, pretty much useless whiners, Korea came up with a TV show that is not only epic and really well done, but stars two incredibly kickass women.

Woman one is the villain. She's absolutely psychotic and looks it, routinely takes out several armies ON HER OWN, and likes revenge and manipulation. 2000 years later (after purposefully falling off a cliff to spite the man she hates--who is, by the way, Jesus), she's somehow reincarnated into someone with the exact same skill set, appearance, and personality as her original self. Basically, she's still a fairly pretty, completely batshit warrior priestess. I chalk it up to her being scarier than death, God, and the giant CG turtle-snake.

Woman two is both a heroine of legend and her present reincarnation (who's one of the protagonists). She's a strange mix of a cavewoman/samurai/healer/Legolas. Also, because she goes into labor right before her village is attacked, she pops out the baby, struggles to her feet and says, "TO BATTLE!" Then SHE proceeds to take out an army on her own. So add a Spartan warrior into that mixture as well.

Oh, and perhaps we ought to take into account that immediately after the battle is over, she goes and CLIMBS A FUCKING MOUNTAIN!!!

So yes, give Korea credit for doing something right. A lot of things right, really--this show is a masterpiece, and not just because of its characters. The special effects are well done, the scenery is gorgeous, the plot has no holes. And did I mention this show is epic?

I'm really excited to see where it's going. I have been promised there is even a fight scene IN THE RAIN.