Just a random person's review (there's a bit of ranting)

*People who haven't watched this drama yet, do not read this review. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD.*

I honestly loved the drama. I'm a sucker for historical dramas with an interesting plot. The casting, plot, music, everything was good. I was hooked onto it after watching the first episode. This drama made me laugh a lot and also bawl my eyes out. Here's the thing, the ending (for me) was bitter and sad. The person who the king fell in love with was not So Young, but Bong Hwan. On the outside it might've been So Young but clearly, he fell in love with Bong Hwan's personality. Eventually, Bong Hwan also fell for the king. They were in love. Why did they have to separate them, why did he go back? Why couldn't Bong Hwan stay in Joseon? In that scene where So Young said "he's gone" I was crying so much (I know I'm a little dramatic). I would've loved an ending in which Bong Hwan got to stay, raise his kids, continue to love the king, cook food for them and just be his crazy self with people he loves. Just Imagine it, whenever they went outside the palace, Dam Hyung could play with their kids. Imagine family story telling sessions about the future right before all of them went to sleep. For god's sake, he even wrote something for his child. He did not deserve to have such a shitty ending. He basically lost a lot of people he loved which is just unfair. When the king said "for some reason, I feel like I've lost something" I cried even more. So to wrap it up, the ending left me feeling bitter, sad and kind of angry. I really wanted a different ending.

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