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I agree with you. They could try to escape to a faraway place, maybe even China or something, and start a new life. But see, you say that but you also say that you didn't want a happy ending for them, and so did a very large chunk of the audience, so the writer made sure they both die to satisfy the public.

He's a bit green but yes, I agree with you, he has potential and a great stage presence (if one can say that for a video, LOL)

GP did get his punishment, didn't he? He had to bid goodbye to his carefree life. If they killed the QD the innocent baby would have been punished as well. This way was the best. The QD died, to appease the audiences who asked for her punishment, it was also realistic since she went through a lot while pregnant, and was no spring chicken either, the adorable baby was safe, and the ex CP, ex king, now Secret Inspector was able to show his noble heart. I think it was an intelligent choice.
Yes, GP isn't as fit to be a king as his brother, we all agree with that! But we can safely assume he consults him, and there's also their father, who is now in good health, to consult as often as needed. Would they leave him alone? And we can also assume he has matured a bit more after going through all these things.

If you need an explanation of the family ties, you can see them here:
https://kisskh.at/discussions/the-crown-prince-has-disappeared/125291-queen-dowager-and-the-royal-family-tree
There are a few spoilers of the first 4-5 episodes, though, so if you are one of those people who absolutely doesn't like spoilers, wait for a couple more episodes before reading it.

As I said, the enjoyable part was one night. All the rest of the days were just stress.

The ending was well done, leaving nothing to be desired, I think. Not rushed, not dragged, and even with a touch of humour, finally.

They only enjoyed one night together. All the rest was stress and more stress. Yes, he was scheming, as you said, but it's not what I would call enjoyable.

The only interesting romance is of the two antagonists, not the main leads.

Two, with the last episode. But they are so bland that they don't count at all.

Well he also thought it was because of him and that's why he said what he said. But come on, it's not the same thing as taking the sword and killing her!

Not exactly sympathize but understand, get context for why everything happened. It's good that even antagonists have some motivation and are not "just evil", ... because! It gives depth and interest to the story when the characters are not black and white.

She was not the one to start the tragedies. The disgusting letcherous king started it all, and his son who confined her for ten years and killed her young son. They started the cycle and the two lovers were swept by it and made terrible mistakes because of their grudge and despair.

Didn't you watch the whole episode? He was summoned to the palace to transfer duties to the new Inspector General. And yes, he took the opportunity to also have a couple of meetings while there. But we have also been told in a conversation between the king and crown prince (I think in last week's episode?) that he wants to leave him some freedom so that he can expose himself so that they can gather evidence against him and also find out who are the ones helping him.

Yes, I am like you, I like the concept and the vibe, and that's why I am watching Samdol-ri, although there are some subgenre tropes that seem too much like a repetition of other dramas (for instance Jeju, the haenyo world, from "My Blues", a wonderful drama with stellar actors).
Samdol-ri won't ever go into my "best of" list, but I'm enjoying it.
Whereas I didn't enjoy Summer Strike that much, although it was also a Cha Cha wannabe. Despite it featuring my beloved Im Siwan.

In the past few years, JCW hasn't been lucky with his dramas. Except for one, "If You Wish Upon Me", where he really really shone. The others were meh or worse (Remember "Melting me softly"? What a train wreck that was!)

Yes, there is no comparison to Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.

And I'm not a fan of the excessive drinking. Especially the three sisters.

If you want to see his range, watch "If You Wish Upon Me". It's a good drama, and he shines there.

I thought Cha Cha Cha a much better drama. And of course it was a trailblazer, the first of the "heal from big city trauma by going to a small seaside village where there's a simple but gorgeous and college-educated man waiting for you". Whereas all the others are trying to copy it and bank on its success.

They didn't break up. She just said she doesn't want to see him "right now" because she was exasperated and in a turmoil. We do say that sometimes even to our closest friends or family or significant other. She wanted to process things alone and his stance irritated her. But after that, she went to wait for him under his home and they had a nice discussion. There was never talk of breaking up, just a little unpleasantness for a short while.