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Let me clarify because it seems people misunderstood what I meant. “Damsel in distress” may not have been the perfect term to use. What I’m actually saying is I don’t want the drama to fall into that pattern where the ML always appears right in the nick of time to save the FL. E.g. when she was fighting the fiend, Locust, he suddenly showed up at a precarious moment and saved her. Or in episode 9, when she was about to be stabbed and again he arrived at the last second to rescue her.

I never said there was anything wrong with him taking her to the hospital or giving her food or that she shouldn’t receive help from others, and I never claimed that receiving help diminishes what she’s accomplished. So please don’t put words in my mouth.

My point is simply that I don’t like the trope where a FL is in a dangerous situation and the male lead constantly and miraculously shows up to save her. It’s overdone, and although its just happened 2x as of now, I just don’t want this drama to repeat the same pattern. That’s all.

Love the leads but I'm not really liking the damsel in distress direction. She's a badass fighter so I hope he doesn't keep showing up to save her.

Right? After 30 years being locked up why is she trapped again? 😭

Completely agree! I was just rolling my eyes at the potential love triangle brewing. So predictable and annoying

They better sprinkle some romance between Kim Do Ki and Do Eun... Not too much, I just need a lol bit chaebal.

Completely understand how the desert scene could be confusing. In the husband's scene we can tell she regretted not asking him to tell her right that moment. So she imagined him telling her in person, what he wrote in the letter, had she pushed him to spill the beans at the time. Notice no additional words spoken, he just read her letter.

In the desert scene however, burying the necklace was a specific detail she couldn't have imagined because she didn't see him pick it up after she threw it away. She has no idea he has that necklace so makes no sense for her to imagine that action. If she were just imagining things, I believe the bugged necklace which he once gifted her and she returned to him, would make more sense.

If you're wondering if he died, no, he didn’t. The gates of the control room was open and it was empty. His body was never found. We got a scene of him in the Gobi desert where he wanted to run away to with her. His act of burying her necklace in the sand could very well symbolize him fulfilling his promise of taking her there or his decision to give up on her.

In the end Munjoo returned to run for president in the 22nd election. In the beginning she was running in the 21st election. She refused to re-enter the race in the 21st election because she was too heartbroken. Her running again means she's either had time to heal or found him again. Either way, I'm happy she did not give up her dream for a man. If he, as a North Korean is openly by her side, she can never fulfill her dream of being president. So likely he's staying away from her or is with her in secret. The writer is trying to be realistic.

So, I don’t consider it a bad ending at all. While not great, it was a good ending. We saw the fulfillment of their love throughout the show and their chemistry was fire so I don’t feel cheated one bit.

Just finished it and absolutely loved every minute of it. This is coming from someone who's been dropping dramas left, right. Don't be discouraged by the comments y'all. Watch for yourself and decide. My thoughts on the final ep spoiled below:

To everyone the ML "died" but if you look at the scene you will find obvious clues he escaped.

Almost didn’t watch because of spoilers but I did and absolutely loved it. Don't know what those hate comments are on about.

Her friend was an absolute POS. Wow

I just finished ep 29 and saw the Li Nian reveal. Could've been more impactful if they fleshed him out earlier. I don’t recall if they ever showed him in ep 1. Still I think 2nd bro is involved as his accomplice and spy in the Xiao household.

Just started episode 28 and I call it, 2nd brother is R. I was suspicious of him from the start because he seemed like he has no ambition and just lackeys around the first brother. It was sus that he had no reaction to XQS asking to be sect leader. Before we knew there was a big bad, I only thought he was working with PG but:
R = Er Ge = second brother. I think a play on words?
Also when they were attacked on the way to rescue their parents, he told them to go ahead of him while he held off the attackers. I thought that was weird. I think that's when he left to go and kill the family while the rest were fighting off the snakes. Also the Sword Manor could not be breached from the outside. Only one of their own could make them open the gates.

Exactly! People are justifying her silence saying nothing will change or he won't believe she is from the future bla bla. How about just saying Grand Prince is the bad guy or someone he should watch out for? A lot of problems would be solved if the king had that hint at the back of his mind whether he belived it or not. Ugh!
Also, her forgetting what the Ming cook's warning... facepalm

Happy ending. You may watch in peace haha.

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Happy ending.

What a ride! Really loved this drama. Y'all don't forget to watch the end credits of ep 12. There are photos with hints.

The story logic is so flawed and inconsistency. Utter bs is what this is. Even the way Prince Li disrespects CP in public, hello? Even if he has no power, Ive never seen auch a thing

I'm so disappointed she actually did that. I cannot look at her the same. I would not blame the CP at all if he became bad. I will look forward to cheer for him.