The ending can be considered sad. Imo it’s a bittersweet ending.
In the final episode, the son of the main leads dies. Then a close friend of the FL dies. Then the FL dies while pregnant due to illness. Many years pass and the ML dies.
I can see why historians say that Jeongjo dying at 47 was a natural death (while some people say it’s due to poisoning by the Queen dowager) especially since he worked himself to death (even more after Uibin Seong’s death).
I don’t think I can rewatch the drama anymore without thinking about the end. It’s heartbreaking seeing the…
I did notice the book of odes in his room was still there. Something also confused me was how historically Deok Im’s residence was used as Jeongjo’s office after she died but the drama didn’t do that.
the palace as the gilded cage it is, and its impact on the key women shown was something extraordinary, too. i…
I like how the queen dowager wasn’t reduced to a villain (for some reason people believe that she poisoned Jeongjo), her lines in the last episode were especially heartbreaking
What drama will make me as excited as this one did next….