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They discussed this while drawing up the contract in ep 6. The grand prince consented she gets to keep her titles & the privileges that come with it on the condition that she never breaks any laws or besmirches the crown.

That's what the prince claimed. Indigestion is how he put it.

'There ain't nothing wrong' is a double-negative. Grammatically this means 'There is something wrong'.

FWIW, I never implied the threat is from Yi A seeking power (which may be true, or not—we shall see). You make some good points, but I only meant that—in the mind of the royals and the noble class beneath them—a grand prince marrying a mere commoner is quite enough in itself to upend their long-established system. And they feel quite threatened by this!

It's like in the Dr. Seuss story about the Star-bellied Sneetches—those who have placed themselves above others become threatened when those others seek egalitarianism.

If "they" refers to a plurality you would be correct. But it is grammatically acceptable to use "they" in lieu of "he" or "she" in cases where the gender of the person is unknown, in which case "They ain't" is indeed acceptable English.

There is no point in criticizing someone's use of language—something which has and will continue to change all the time. The word used to describe Karens who criticize other people's grammar is "pedant".

It's ok. In a few years this will be an older drama too and you can watch it then!

Girls watching CP: OMG that kiss! 🤩😍
Boys watching CP: Did he just kiss her after getting seasick & barfing?! 🤢🤮

(I assume he rinsed his mouth while they were inside looking for a pin to use to prick his finger.)

Doubtful. Someone did post that the writer is creating a manhwa set at the royal school, while the leads attended.

Does anyone have the opening credits song lyrics?

I didn't notice this myself, but saw claims that a close-up of her ring finger revealed a press-on nail faux pas.

I'm seeing a lot of comments blaming LR for hate comments & for lowering the drama's MDL rating. At first I was confused & curious, but then I realized that LR = Light Rail.

People who take the KTX (South Korea's flagship high-speed train) get to their destinations so quickly that they barely have time to read social media posts, let alone reply. But people who take the light rail to work have plenty of time to scour social media. They need the distraction! And all the crowding and the bumpy ride makes them grumpy, which explains why so many of their comments are negative.

So I say, please try to stay uplifted, despite the hardships. You are serving your nation with your diligence. Thank you for your hard work and please try to not shed your angst via anonymous social media posts. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

On the contrary, Disney and Netflix originals are exactly what the term implies—produced entirely in-house. Netflix always drops all the episodes at once for their original dramas so people can binge watch. (This is true just for dramas, but not for variety shows & sports).

So there are three types of dramas on the global streamers—originals, licensed dramas, and co-productions. Crown Prince is in the last category.

The queen isn't power hungry. She has power. She is the queen dowager. In their system, no one ranks above her, except the king, who is her son—a little boy whom she controls (more or less). That's power!

The queen was raised to uphold the monarchy. The monarchy is threatened, and specifically this romance between the grand prince and a commoner is a huge threat to everything she was raised to protect and hold dear. This is royally stressing her out (pun intended!)

We're supposed to think she's about to snap—and she will—but after that, I think she is going to relent. And after she sheds the weight of responsibilities that burden her, she will learn to be happy—maybe even find love. (The prime minister might be a good match!)

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That's his title. Aide = aid, assistant. He serves as a butler, confident, friend & secretary. He is the person who anticipates his master's wishes and executes his commands.

I appreciate the subtleties. Scratch the surface behind their privilege, wealth & status, these are damaged individuals—adult survivors of harsh upbringings, respectively. The actors are playing layers upon layers where their character's true feelings are both repressed due to not having models of love during their formative childhood years but also hidden due to their constant need to protect themselves from those who seek to defeat or take advantage of them.

I notice the differences between how they behave with those few confidants they can trust vs how they act around others. And I especially enjoy watching the change in degrees of opening up to each other vs. putting on masks or deflecting when the other starts to get too close, too quickly.

Choi Hyeon is the grand prince's personal aide & assistant. He has an interesting backstory:
https://kisskh.at/character/choi-hyeon

Yes. Anytime you see an Original Network listed on a drama's MDL page, you can assume it had commercial breaks during its original broadcast. Sometimes these are obvious, as you noticed here.

The greatest impact of these breaks is on the writers. They work very hard to balance out the pacing so events can occur between these breaks. They also strive to keep viewers from changing the channel during the commercials by scripting mini-cliffhangers, providing extra motivation to stick around. This all makes the task of writing a broadcast screenplay incredibly challenging in comparison to writing a Disney or Netflix original, where they only need to focus on the narrative and consider overall episode lengths. And this becomes even more complex when designing it to work in both broadcast and streaming formats. So much effort is essential to these productions which never gets noticed by viewers.

FYI, FWIW, This is the writer's first project. Her script won the grand prize at the 2022 MBC scriptwriting contest (out of 997 entries). Disney joined MBC in an active co-production partnership (instead of merely paying to license the drama to stream on D+).

I respect your right to an opinion. Personally, I think the script is brilliant.

Thank you for sharing this great anecdote about IU IRL!