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At last we already have an ending!
I'm glad the show is finished. While there are still storylines they can add to this drama if they wanted, I think the story we have right now (season 1 and 2) is already complete enough that it's okay if they leave it at that. Kudos to the whole cast and crew. Lee Joon Gi and Shin Se Kyung did well as Eunseom/Saya and Tanya, despite not playing them from the first season. Jang Dong Gun and Kim Ok Bin continued their amazing acting from season 1. I'm not gonna be surprised if any of the cast members got baeksang nominations next year given their amazing acting, but I won't be surprised either if they didn't seeing they didn't nominated the show for season 1.
Despite cancellations, cast changes , and other problems, I'm at least glad Arthdal ended as a really good show. They ended it in a way that they can add to the story if they wanted to, but the show we have right now can stand on its own as a complete story. Kudos to the casts (both seasons 1 and 2) and crew for making a good and unique drama. (I do really miss the epic music and Saya's pretty costumes from season 1 but it did not deter me from enjoying this season). I highly recommend everyone to check out the other dramas written by this writing team. They also made Queen Seon Deok, 6 Flying Dragons, and Tree with Deep Roots kdramas. Our Tanya in this season Shin Se Kyung played the female lead of the latter 2 dramas I mentioned while she's the childhood version of the female lead's twin sister in the first drama I mentioned. Season 1 Eunseom/Saya Song Joong Ki has a pivotal cameo in Tree with Deep Roots which was also his career turning point (he was known as a flowerboy actor and it was his first known serious role).
PS:
1. I missed the dancing scenes, I was hoping to see Eunseom, Saya and Tanya do it again for this season (I also wanted to see it because I wanted to see Lee Joon Gi and Shin Se Kyung dancing together) but I guess that plot point was only necessary for season 1 in order to get the bell.
2. Genuinely surprised to see Erika Karata. She was the person I least expect from the first season to appear again here but she's back. (Those who were waiting for news for season 2 after season 1 ended should know why she wasn't expected to appear in season 2, even before the main leads were recast).

we're not even finished with the drama, let's wait for the drama to finish before giving negative reviews.
this is a sageuk, sageuks usually don't have happy ending (especially if you watch kdramas in the 2000s), we should just expect a good story.

So this one was written by Rebel Thief Who Stole the People writer. It wasn't perfect but it was really good, I really recommend.

So this one was written by Rebel Thief Who Stole the People writer. It wasn't perfect but it was really good, I really recommend.

https://kisskh.at/dramalist/123girl these are my watched dramas/movies. I usually give 8- 8.5 for average shows. Any drama that I rated 9 and above are the best shows for me.

I've watched it already and even have the original DVD from Korea cause the female lead is a super favorite of mine.

Have you watched a historical drama/movie before? Lots of sageuks and historical films have couples spending a lot of time apart because of challenges. Even Jane Austen couples have the couples spent time apart before they are together near the end of the story. We do see previews for the next episode and they are together in that.

Instead of CLOY of Goblin, I think this deserves to be in line with beloved Korean sageuks of the past 20 years like Damo, Hwang Jini, The Princess Man, Jewel in the Palace, Yi San, Queen Seon Deok, and the most recent Red Sleeve. To people arguing the other dramas (aside from Red Sleeve) I mentioned are not classics or good enough compared to CLOY or Goblin, I'm gonna assume you've only been watching kdramas since 2016 since the dramas I mentioned are some of the most popular and beloved sageuks in Korea.

it's my first time seeing her i thought at first she looked very similar to the female lead in song of the bandits.

she never loved her husband. plus if jang hyun married someone else this whole drama's title "my dearest" would no longer make sense. it's about a love story that has to overcome so many trials and tribulations. remember this is a historical drama and women back then had it really hard.

Such a good drama, can't believe I almost miss seeing this one.

the story is not perfect but the actinf of the 3 main leads in Innocent Man is so good for me its worth the watch.

As someone who watched kdramas since I was a kid (2000s) Descendants of the Sun and Moon Lovers Scarlet Heart Ryeo are definitely not OG. They are only highly regarded because they are included in the first few kdramas where the english subtitled episodes come as fast as episodes released in Korea, that's why many people saw them. Before that, most people have to wait for months for a good english subbed kdrama. Some kdramas we watched have not so good quality subtitles. Moon Lovers Scarlet Heart Ryeo is actually a show I don't understand why people regard as one of the best sageuks, it's not even an original Korean story. It has great cinematography, beautiful scenery and great acting of the male lead so I give that. But there are tons of amazing sageuks people are missing out because they don't want to watch older shows.

King Sejo/Suyang didn't become just a "nice" person in the end of the drama. The last few episodes of the drama shows him being guilty by his conscience, his skin disease, some haunted dreams of the people he killed. For all his wickedness, we see in the show that the evil king did love his family. I think both his son's death and seeing his beloved daughter happy with a new family (and the fact that he was getting old) made him change a bit. The writers couldn't just kill him because the historical king didn't die. Some recent kdramas tried to change historical events and they got cancelled.
You have to also take note that the female lead is pregnant. Most other people on Kim Seung Yoo's side are dead as well. Kim Seung Yoo became blind too. Those details contribute to the factor on why Kim Seung Yoo stopped his revenge and why the ending is that way. And I don't think the ending is rushed or just decided on the spot because the ending is indeed the ending of the legend/years long rumored romance between an alleged daughter of King Sejo/Suyang and the chilf of Kim Jong Seo.
What this drama did was to fill up the blanks missing from the historical events as well as what is known from the legend of the romance between Suyang's alleged daughter and Kim Seung Yoo's son to create a compelling romance.

Okay, okay. I'm not denying the fact that the female lead in the drama you watched really suffered a lot. But that doesn't erase the fact that the female lead here suffered a lot too. Emotional suffering shouldn't be taken lightly anyway. Plus none of Seryung's family members tried to understand her which made her guilt feel bigger since her own family members feel heartless towards the man she loves as well as doing the right thing (none of her family was against her father banishing the former teen boy king). Emotional suffering only? Her father disowned her, made her a slave to a man she does not want to marry. Those are really painful sufferings since almost all her life this was the father that doted on her.
We were just talking how much we love this show and I'm really sorry if I really love this show and personally feel you're quite trying to put it down (what with your negative comments about the ending as well). Really sorry

it's supposed to be TPM, meant for The Princess's Man

she's a great character because she's a character who grows and develop throughout the drama. she's young and naive at first. but she did owe up to her actions, even risking her life to save the male lead (even after male lead tried to kill her father).

her father told her not to tell him. plus she did not know how dreadful would be the result of the male lead not knowing who she actually is until it is too late (if you remember, she only accidentally heard her father's plan to kill male lead's family).

try The Red Sleeve