The WORST episodes of Empress Ki
Every episode of Empress Ki ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Empress Ki!
A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.
#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/2013
Yan of Goryeo is being transported as a royal tribute to the Yuan, but she and her mother flee. Yan spends her childhood as a boy named Seung-nyang.
#2 - Episode 33
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 2/25/2014
Seung-nyang and Ta Hwan escape the trap set in the mountains, but Tanashilli corners them. Wang Yoo risks his life to let Seung-nyang escape.
#3 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2013
Seung-nyang and Ta Hwan begin to get closer, leaving Wang Yoo conflicted. Yeon-chul takes action in the Yuan empire. Baek-ahn is given orders.
#4 - Episode 22
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/14/2014
Lady Noh tells an ailing Seung-nyang she’s pregnant, but Seung-nyang refuses to believe it. Wang Yoo starts investigating fake currency in Goryeo.
#7 - Episode 47
Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 4/15/2014
Ta Hwan is driven to drink. The retainers push for Baek-ahn’s dismissal, but he gains Ta Hwan’s trust. Wang Yoo plants to bring Ma-ha to Goryeo.
#8 - Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2013
Seung-nyang desperately tries to bring Ta Hwan to Wang Yoo in order to saver her father, Ki Ja-oh, who has been falsely accused of Ta Hwan’s murder.
#9 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2013
Ta Hwan breaks his promise to Seung-nyang and Ki Ja-oh dies. Seung-nyang vows revenge against Ta Hwan.
#15 - Episode 8
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2013
Seung-nyang becomes a servant in the Yuan palace, planning to kill Ta Hwan at a state ceremony. Wang Yoo fights for command over the Goryeo armies.
#16 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/29/2013
Seung-nyang is arrested for smuggling, and Wang Yoo becomes king of Goryeo. Crown Prince Ta Hwan is banished to Goryeo. What is Yeon-chul plotting?
#17 - Episode 43
Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 4/1/2014
Yuan’s losses mount, and the Empress turns public anger toward Wang Yoo in order to dethrone him. What will Wang Yoo’s fate be?
#19 - Episode 9
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2013
Seung-nyang is assigned to look after a lady of the court, and runs into Ta Hwan. Meanwhile, Wang Yoo thinks of a strategy to counter Baek-ahn.
#20 - Episode 45
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 4/8/2014
Ta Hwan is enraged at being asked to nominate a crown prince. The Empress pushes for Ma-ha, but Ta Hwan refuses. Ma-ha’s parentage becomes known.
#21 - Episode 44
Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 4/7/2014
The dethroned Wang Yoo is brought to Yuan, and the Empress pressures Ta Hwan to execute him. Ta Hwan takes action to save Seung-nyang’s life.
#22 - Episode 31
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 2/18/2014
Seung-nyang is given the account book proving Yeon-chul’s misdeeds. The Empress begins to doubt Prince Ma-ha’s parentage.
#24 - Episode 36
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 3/10/2014
The nun claims Ma-ha is not Tanashilli’s son. Tanashilli searches desperately for the nun. Ta Hwan raises an army to defeat Yeon-chul.
#25 - Episode 42
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 3/31/2014
The reinstated Wang Yoo starts a revolt. Despite Seung-nyang’s pleas, Ta Hwan begins a war of suppression. The losses gradually get to Ta Hwan.