k-dramaland

Can I just start by saying, no matter the number of funky twists or unanswered questions, I really really really loved this drama.  Lee Gon and Tae Eul were a solid main couple, and I live for Eun Seob and Yeong.  Overall, I’m happy we got a (mostly) satisfying conclusion!  

I don’t know why Tae Eul got to remember everything (because she was in the In-between when everything reset maybe?), but I’m happy she did.  I couldn’t handle a lost-memories storyline this late in the game.  Lee Gon going from world to world to find his Tae Eul had me swooning (and gave me a nice respite from all the tears I’d been shedding earlier in the episode).  Their solution to live out their lives in their own worlds and spending time together as they travel using Manpasikjeok gave me serious CLOY flashbacks.  I’m content with this conclusion, and I’m here for their shenanigans as they try not to get caught in different worlds!

As for the other characters, I’m relieved Yeong survived (although I’d been bawling my eyes out over his death scene, and I wasn’t 100% sure he remembered anything until he mentioned Eun Seob).  I thought we’d get a new Yeong with no memories of their saga, which is unacceptable to me.  It was hard enough seeing Eun Seob and Shin Jae forget.  Speaking of Shin Jae, him disappearing from Tae Eul’s life hadn’t occurred to me, and it hit me HARD.  I appreciated how everything concluded with his arc, but I’m mourning the loss of their friendship.

Lee Rim turned out to be kind of a hollow villain in the end.  I almost always end up slightly disappointed in my k-drama villains, so I’m not surprised.  I just wanted more menace from him.  I don’t feel like Tae Eul or Lee Gon were ever in any danger from him in this episode, and it took away from the gravitas of their scenes with him.  He started the show with such a bang (literally; I was shocked from how graphic the throne room scene was in episode one), but he slowly fizzled out as time passed.

I’ll post a full series review later, but as a finale, I feel like this delivered in most areas.  Everyone’s storyline was mostly tied up, and we got a happy ending.  That’s really all I ask for of any drama.