Game of Blood Episode 1

Episode 1 · 40 episodes · Irma, Crown Prince Lukian, Lady Rina

Episode 1 recap

Guards lead Irma through Leonar toward the gallows while hooded Rina watches from the street. In Silver Horseshoe Square, the magistrate slices Irma's hand to show the angry crowd her black blood. The citizens shout insults, but Crown Prince Lukian rides into the square with a glowing golden curse on his neck. Irma's wound suddenly heals on its own. Lukian's guard drags her off the platform and forces her into a carriage.

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Episode 1 scene by scene

00:00: March to the Gallows
Soldiers march Irma through the packed streets of Leonar. An angry crowd jeers as she walks toward the gallows. Prince Lukian's betrothed, Rina, stands on the sidelines in a hood and silently observes the condemned prisoner passing by.
00:26: The Public Test of Blood
In Silver Horseshoe Square, the magistrate slices Irma's hand. Her black blood spills out, prompting the furious crowd to chant insults at her. Irma refuses to cower and instead demands that the executioner proceed with her sentence right away.
01:01: Prince Lukian Halts the Execution
Crown Prince Lukian rides into Silver Horseshoe Square on horseback, interrupting the trial. A glowing golden curse shines across his neck. At the same time, the deep cut on Irma's hand closes and heals itself without any medical treatment.
01:37: Seized for the Prince
Lukian's royal guard grabs Irma and yanks her down from the execution block. She fights back and screams in protest, but the guard shoves her inside an enclosed carriage. The carriage drives off to transport her straight toward the castle.

Key lines from episode 1

“When we were children, they told us stories. About monsters with black blood. What they forgot to tell us was simple. The real monsters did not bleed black, they bled gold.”
Irma · Irma speaks about the rulers as guards march her through the hostile crowd.

“By the law of blood, we reveal the condemned's true nature.”
Magistrate/executioner · The magistrate announces the test before slicing open Irma's hand on the platform.

“Seen enough, all of you? Can you execute me now?”
Irma · Irma challenges the chanting crowd after her black blood is displayed to everyone.

“No! No! Not that! No!”
Irma · Irma screams while Lukian's royal guard drags her toward the waiting enclosed carriage.

How episode 1 ends

Prince Lukian's guard drags Irma off the executioner's platform, completely disregarding her death sentence. Irma fights against her captor, but she is shoved into an enclosed carriage that speeds off toward the castle. Why did the prince intervene to take a black-blooded outlaw, and what will he do with her at the citadel?