The BEST episodes of Tree With Deep Roots

Every episode of Tree With Deep Roots ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Tree With Deep Roots!

As Kang Chae Yoon who is investigating these cases gets closer to the root of the truth, he finds himself embroiled in a massive conspiracy behind the serial killings which involves a group of geniuses who are willing to risk their lives for their goals. Secret powers will interfere with the course of his investigations.

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Episode 12
star
9.00
2 votes

#1 - Episode 12

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/10/2011

The destinies of So Yi and Chae Yun collide as both slowly discover each other's former's identities.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 13
star
8.50
2 votes

#2 - Episode 13

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/16/2011

The king bids So Yi and Chae Yun the freedom to start over their lies together, but both of them can't forget their paths.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 15
star
8.50
2 votes

#3 - Episode 15

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/23/2011

In the process of saving So Yi, Chae Yun kidnaps the Prince and finds out about King Sejong's secret work.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 5
star
8.33
3 votes

#4 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2011

Assigned to investigate the recent murders, Chae Yun comes face to face with an assassin with superior skills to match his own.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 10
star
8.00
2 votes

#5 - Episode 10

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/3/2011

Chae Yun becomes suspicious of a supposed death threat against another scholar. Hidden Root leader Jung Gi Joon's whereabouts are finally revealed.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 14
star
8.00
2 votes

#6 - Episode 14

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/17/2011

The bureaucrats put greater pressure on the king to reveal his work on the alphabet, but it leads to violent results.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 16
star
8.00
2 votes

#7 - Episode 16

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/24/2011

With news leaking of the new alphabet, Sejong wages an intellectual war with the scholars and bureaucrats. Chae Yun becomes a double agent.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 18
star
8.00
2 votes

#8 - Episode 18

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/1/2011

Chae Yun's mentor makes an appearance, and is immediately recruited by both Hidden Root and Sejong for his help.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 20
star
8.00
2 votes

#9 - Episode 20

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 12/8/2011

The death of Gwang Pyung puts Sejong over the brink of sanity, and the bureaucrats fear that he will become a tyrant like his father was.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 21
star
8.00
2 votes

#10 - Episode 21

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 12/14/2011

Sent out to the countryside to distribute the letters, So Yi and the other court maidens don't realize the danger lurking at their heels.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 24
star
8.00
2 votes

#11 - Episode 24

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/24/2011

The final showdown begins as Jung Gi Joon readies for his assassination attempt against Sejong. So Yi struggles to pass down her knowledge of the Solution.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 8
star
7.67
3 votes

#12 - Episode 8

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2011

Chae Yun discovers the identity of the assassin as Sejong battles his inner demons, and second guesses his mission.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 7
star
7.67
3 votes

#13 - Episode 7

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/2011

Shim Jong Su gathers up allies for Hidden Root and plots the assassination for one more scholar.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 4
star
7.60
5 votes

#14 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2011

Ddol Bok rises to become a palace officer and changes his name to Kang Chae Yun in an attempt to get close to the king.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 2
star
7.57
7 votes

#15 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2011

Sejong's small act of defiance leads to a massacre, and an unimaginable request from his father.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 9
star
7.50
2 votes

#16 - Episode 9

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/2/2011

Hidden motives are revealed as different officials spring to action at the news of Hidden Root's resurrection. Sejong's mission is revealed.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 11
star
7.50
2 votes

#17 - Episode 11

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/9/2011

King Sejong forms a closer bond with an enemy, and opts for a scientific dissection in the hopes of helping So Yi speak again.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 17
star
7.50
2 votes

#18 - Episode 17

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/30/2011

The furor over an alphabet that will lead to educated peasants leads to a young scholar's suicide.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 19
star
7.50
2 votes

#19 - Episode 19

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/7/2011

Now that Sejong discovers Ga Ri On's true identity, the stakes are raised when a prince's life is on the line.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 23
star
7.50
2 votes

#20 - Episode 23

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/21/2011

Desperate to know what the Solution is, Jung Gi Joon is willing to give up his position as a leader of Hidden Root in order to bring Sejong down.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 6
star
7.33
3 votes

#21 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/2011

Sejong breaks down at the death of another scholar, and he is the only one who holds the key to the scholar's last message.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 3
star
7.17
6 votes

#22 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2011

Sejong and his father engage in a battle of the wits as young Ddol Bok struggles to survive in the Slaves' Quarters.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 22
star
7.00
2 votes

#23 - Episode 22

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/15/2011

Hidden Root falls apart as traitors abound. Chae Yun goes on a desperate search to save So Yi.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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Episode 1
star
6.63
8 votes

#24 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2011

Taejong, the father of King Sejong, wields his power and authority over his son to execute all his enemies, including Sejong's father-in-law.

Directors: Jang Tae-yoo
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