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The King: Eternal Monarch - A Happy Bittersweet Ending We Are All Half-Expecting

Spoiler alert! Those who have yet to see this KDrama, please stop reading now. 

Moving On 

As with everyone else, I cannot move on after watching the season finale. I am happy though that everyone got their happy ending. 

Lee Gon and Tae Eul who cannot marry each other under any circumstance, lived the life of a happy couple, one weekend at a time. Though we want the couple to tie the knot as the grand reveal, the writer's decision to have them off together in different eras each weekend is a beautiful option. For that, I am not complaining. Better than them not being together at all, forever. 

Here's my take on what happened to the rest of the major and minor characters that I have learned to love. I cheered them on from the start and I am glad that they got the exposure (and closure) they deserve in the last episode. 

No More Nightmares for Shinjae

Happy that Hyeon Min (Shinjae) from Corea no longer has to bear with nightmares that torment him all through childhood and adulthood, leaving him a miserable person, on top of the fact that he is secretly in love with Tae Eul, but can never be loved by her. If there's anyone in this drama that deserves a happier ending, it is Shinjae aka Hyeon Min. 

Secret Affair in the Palace 

So, I was right! Jo Yeong has a crush on the social media girl Seung Ah, as his counterpart Eunsob is in love with Nari. Jo Yeong having this discreet affair with Seung Ah in the palace is the cutest thing ever. 

Quite saddening though that he will never get to be reunited with Eunsob. It's kind of bittersweet for him to have the memories, while Eunsob never had any. It's cute though that Jo Yeong's siblings were named after Eunsob's. Awww, the guy must be missing his counterpart terribly, more than he would dare admit. 

The Caring Ok-Nam

It was never revealed what really happened to Ok-nam apart from that little story of her travel to Corea before the Great Korean war broke. The last episode didn't show much what had become of her, but it's nice to note that she knows this little secret of Lee Gon. And no matter he is not telling her the truth, Ok-nam knows what's going on. I think in some ways, it's sad and happy at the same time, like what Lee Gon said in the previous episode, "You must be very lonely to have this secret all by yourself." Awww, my heart breaks for her.  

Come on over to Facebook, Mamangnim, and let's gossip about your ward freely. Hahaha. 

Chief Park's Solitude

So now we all know why Chief Park keeps saying he needs to go and meet his "loneliness" or "solitude" or "sadness" from time to time. We get to witness how the good captain kept his word to an offender, to take care of the young offender's grandma and little sister. It doesn't make sense though that the chief had to sneak behind the missus. It was for a good cause sure, but he probably didn't know that the wife will find out eventually. Next time, don't use the credit card. Meh. 

So nice of Mrs. Park too to accept this little secret of the husband without much drama. Happy for them both. 

The Fabulous Prime Minister Seo Ryung

Sorry folks, but I laughed my ass out seeing the ever-ambitious and domineering Prime Minister Seo Ryung in prison. Fashionista no more, we see her in prison garb. But come on, whatever outfit our elegant Prime Minister dons make her look even more ravishing. Anyway, so that's what become of her when the parallel universe was altered after Lee Lim died. Shows that no matter what, she's one greedy corrupt to the bones woman. And to think that her ever-loyal assistant is now the warden. Love her or hate her, she maintained her strong presence up until the end.  

A Better Life for Luna

Luna's life did a complete turnaround when Lee Rim died. And I love it! I love how she became a good person. I always suspected that she's a good person turned bad because of circumstances beyond her control. I always knew that Tae Eul probably saw through her when she freed Luna to take care of her father while she embarked on a "do or die" adventure to help Lee Gon achieve justice.   

I am happy that Luna also became a law enforcer and that Seo Ryung's mom raised her to be a good daughter. Why did Prime Minister turn out bad? Ah, the old adage that parents may do their best to give the best to their children, yet evil children will always turn evil because they were born that way. I'm not sure. But I am glad Luna and Hyeong Min look like they have a future together. At least in the parallel universe, Shinjae's dream to be with Tae-Eul became a reality. Yay! 

I love the way that the writers salvaged what seemed to be a mind-boggling storyline in the first few episodes. It was confusing at first. But the final episode laid out everything beautifully. 

Everyone got their dose of happy endings, and who am I to disagree?

Wait, aren't we gonna see more of Jang-mi? 

Photo credits:

https://www.hellokpop.com/featured/the-king-eternal-monarch-episode-16-recap/

https://www.netflix.com/title/81260283

https://www.soompi.com/article/1406447wpp/the-king-eternal-monarch-ends-on-solid-ratings-for-finale 

https://data.ibtimes.sg

https://goggler.my/7-questions-from-the-king-eternal-monarch-that-still-need-answering/ 

What Happens if Elsa Face Off with Moana?

I wrote this during one of those really long commute sometime last December. When you travel for more than 4 hours daily you gotta find something creative to do. Otherwise, you may end up murdering your co-commuters out of boredom.  

Disclaimer: This blog is not meant to harm anyone from Disney nor discredit any of its wholesome movie characters. This blog is not meant to be read by anyone under 13 either. Parental guidance is advised. 

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In the vast sitting room of Arandelle, Elsa is seen contemplating.

Elsa: [talking to herself] What do I do now that Frozen 2 got that low rating in IMDB? What the flackers do these people want from us? I mean hello, it's not easy to beat the hell out of those  Ahtohallan spirits. Come on, people!

[Loud knock at the door]

Guard: [clears throat] Your Majesty, a girl named Moana from the Island of  Motunui, is here to see you.

Elsa: [thinks out loud] Who the fook is Moana?

Guard: [startled] I'm sorry, Your Majesty? I have no idea either who Moana is. Are you free to see her? 

Elsa: [regained her composure and spoke sweetly as she's expected to] Oh please let her in! 

[Moana enters, bowing to Queen Elsa]

Your highness, I am here to seek your help.

Elsa: Moana! I so Googled you and I found out that you have the power to talk to the waters. Why! We have so much in common! Come here! Sit down!

Moana: I am not here to chat with you. I am here to talk to you about my island.

Elsa: Excuse me! Why are we so bitchy already? What do you want?

Moana: Leave my island alone! We read your tweet and you're planning to freeze the Polynesian Islands! Is that because your movie flopped?!

Elsa: [now totally upset] Wait, what?! WTF! Frozen 2 is not a flop! Some people are just being...

Moana: [cutting Elsa off] You haven't been reading what people are writing on Reddit!

Elsa: People on Reddit are morons! Pretentious cowards hiding under pseudonyms! Their ratings don't count!

Moana: Just admit it, your movie flopped and you're not going to freeze the Polynesian islands!

Elsa: [laughs her brains out] Oh is that what you're thinking? Are you so obsessed with the first movie that you're stalking me online, even getting the help of the dark web to ruin my reputation?

Moana: [exasperated] You crazy bitch with your crazy eyes! Please! Get a life! I am here to talk to you nicely and here you are acting like a psycho!

Elsa: [being bipolar is difficult, she couldn't decide to be nice or to freeze Moana right there and then] Ok, Moana, let's start all over again. What can I do for you?

Moana: [being passive-aggressive isn't her thing so she went on a full beast mode] I am here to wage a war if you continue your plans of freezing my island.

Elsa: Hello. Haven't you been reading social media etiquette? You're not supposed to take everything seriously!

Moana: Etiquette my friggin ass! You aren't supposed to post stuff that harms the well being of islanders!

Elsa: Hahhaha! Do you guys have Twitter? Like seriously? Are you following me? No? Or are you just stalking me? Come on now! That's just a joke!

Moana: Joke or not, you're not supposed to post that!

Elsa: OK. Fine! Where's Maui?

Moana: Why do you need Maui?

Elsa: So I could freeze you both!

Moana: [throws her spear to the nearby sofa] The next thing that spear will hit is your head.

Elsa: Lemme just freeze that spear now!

[Maui suddenly appeared out of nowhere]

Maui: [acting cool and all] OK, What are you two bitches up to?

Moana: Elsa is going to freeze our island!

Maui: For real? Hey Elsa, nice to meet you! Love your DP, btw. So cool!

Elsa: Hey! Look what we have here! Another stalker!

Maui: Take back what you said or I will send tidal waves to Arendelle!

Elsa: [dials her phone] Anna? Anna! Please bring my meds here! There are two psychos here threatening my life!

Maui and Moana poised themselves for a battle when they heard a loud crash.

[Anna came in with Elsa's prescription meds on her hand, iPad on the other, with Sven in tow who is obviously watching something on his iPad]

[her eyes widened when she saw Moana and Maui] 

Anna: Daebak! Omo! Omo! Is that you Moana and Maui?! Daebak! 

[she tried to hide her excitement when she saw her sister's crazy eyes] 

Anna: Sorry sister, I was watching Crash Landing on YouTube and I couldn't get here in time so I asked Sven to bring the meds here instead but he too is hooked on CLY.

Elsa: [totally exasperated and glared at Anna and Sven. shifted her icy glare on Maui and Moana] OK, That's it! You two get out of my palace!

Moana and Maui: But we're not done with you!

Elsa: You either leave now or am going to tie you both and make you watch that CLY drama or whatever those two fools are watching until your eyes bleed!

Moana and Maui: Is it a good KPop drama?

Anna and Sven: Yessssssssss! We're hooked! Y'all gonna love Captain Ri!

Moana and Maui: You have popcorn and soda?

Anna: We also have kimchi!

Moana and Maui: Yay! Let's go!

Elsa: Wait! You bitches aren't leaving me just like that! 

Moana, Maui, Anna, and Sven: Oh, yes we can!

Elsa: [really furious] You leave me here, hell will freeze over!

Anna: Why don't you just follow Hyun Bin on Twitter while we watch? Find @withhyunbin! Ta ta, sister!

Elsa: [already busily searching for Hyun Bin on Twitter and when she finds it gleefully screamed and continued to browse through his tweets, forgetting about Moana,  the Polynesian Island, Maui, and her KDrama diehard sister, Anna]

We will continue next time.

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