This felt like two different movies. His struggles to safely and legally exist in Belgium could have been a great…
100% agreed. Even the dialogue felt so stilted because of this, where one moment we're uncovering all the nuances of language barriers, communication and manoeuvring around these issues and the next we're waxing poetic in classic kdrama fashion with all those cheesy romantic lines.
Ending left a pretty unsavory aftertaste (not in a good way). Jung Won was a pretty compelling character and it would have been interesting to see her in a better written drama.
I'm also super pissed and need to vent, BUT Jae Yi should have gone to her fiancé immediately after she got kicked out of the Eastern palace and revealed all that she knew so far. If anyone would have listened to her at that moment, it would be the man who has loved her all this time. Alas, that would essentially mean the end of the romance the writers are trying to force between the leads. It's so telling that they can't even bear to give the two (Jae Yi and the Sergeant) more scenes together because they know there's not enough substance in their main male lead that would justify a romance between him and the FL down the line. I'm gonna keep watching and hoping that I'm completely wrong by the end of this but knowing this is a kdrama that is definitely not gonna happen.
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Also Jun Hee: *stands silently in the corner of the room while So Mi argues with Ji Soo and then silently leaves with her.*