"The King: Eternal Monarch" Finale Shows Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun Making A Fate-Defying Reunion - hellokpop

"The King: Eternal Monarch" Finale Shows Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun Making A Fate-Defying Reunion - hellokpop

The series finale of The King: Eternal Monarch left viewers basking in joy as its star-crossed lovers achieved their happy ending!

The King: Eternal Monarch, came to a close this week with fans bidding a bittersweet farewell to the beloved Lee Gon and Jung Tae Eul. While there were many loose ends to tie up, episode 16 was a satisfying conclusion to a whirlwind of a series.

The King: Eternal Monarch Episode Recaps: 1&2, 3&4, 5, 6, 7&8, 9&10, 11&12, 13, 14&15

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Lee Gon & Lee Lim

After deciding to travel back to the night of the coup once more, Lee Gon faces Lee Lim yet again. This time, Lee Gon decides to kill Lee Lim rather than save himself. However, he is accompanied by Jo Yeong who refuses to leave his side–even at the King’s orders to kill all of the traitors instead of saving him.

The night of the coup, Lee Gon and Jo Yeong pair up against Lee Lim and his men. Yeong successfully takes care of Lee Lim’s henchmen, allowing Lee Gon to follow Lee Lim. Meanwhile, Yeong is able to save the child Lee Gon and stops his bleeding before Lady Noh and the rest of the palace security find him.

Lee Lim initially thinks his coup was successful, escaping the palace with both halves of the magical flute. However, Lee Gon surprises him in the bamboo forest. He reveals himself as the future King and finally beheads Lee Lim for his crimes.

Not only has Lee Gon achieved his revenge for all of Lee Lim’s schemes, but by killing him, he has undone all of Lee Lim’s actions in the Republic of Korea. This alters the fates of the rest of the characters: Lee Gon and Tae Eul never meet and the doppelgangers never cross into alternate worlds.

Lee Gon & Jung Tae Eul

After taking the other half of the flute from Kang Shin Jae at the end of last week’s episodes, Tae Eul brings the present Lee Lim to the halfway world where time does not move. Here, she waits to see if Lee Gon successfully kills Lee Lim in the night of the coup. If nothing happens to the present Lee Lim, she plans to kill him herself.

Luckily, Lee Gon succeeds in killing the past Lee Lim, and the present Lee Lim ends up dying in the halfway world too. Since this reverses all Lee Lim’s actions in the Republic, Tae Eul ends up back in her own world. All evidence of her meeting Lee Gon and their relationship disappeared.

However, just as Lee Gon promised her, he embarks on a mission to find Tae Eul. Possessing both halves of the magical flute, he opens the doors to every universe he can in order to find her. Along the way, he encounters Tae Eul in various parallel worlds. She is different in each one, possessing a different name and career than the woman he fell in love with. He continues searching for the universe where Tae Eul exists.

Finally, Lee Gon ends up in Tae Eul’s universe. By some miracle, Tae Eul remembers their entire relationship. The two reunite with a kiss and Lee Gon finally confesses his love for her as he did in the dream she had previously.

Though the couple remains living in separate worlds with their own lives and responsibilities, the two decide their fate is with one another. They continue to meet in the bamboo forest and travel to one another’s worlds to be together. However, with Lee Gon’s magical flute, they are able to travel to different times. In this manner, the couple has fewer worries encountering the alternate versions of themselves.

The series ends by showing the seemingly doomed couple remaining together. They meet every weekend to see one another and live happily travelling across time and space. The drama heartwarmingly shows a glimpse into their future, showing the aged hands of Lee Gon and Tae Eul embracing tightly.

The series finale was a warm ending that showed the couple choosing each other as their fate. After the many difficulties they faced throughout the series run, the drama provided the happy ending viewers were hoping to see.

Jo Eun Seop & Jo Yeong

The fan-favorite duo, Jo Eun Seop and Jo Yeong also achieved their happy endings. Lee Gon visits Eun Seop in the Republic. While Eun Seop cannot remember Lee Gon, the King is happy to see Eun Seop happily working with the National Intelligence Service. Viewers also got to see Eun Seop cutely calling Na Ri, showing the couple successfully ended up together.

In the Kingdom of Corea, Yeong also lives happily. He continues working at Lee Gon’s side, and his parents gave birth to twins just as Eun Seop’s did. Moreover, the palace security footage reveals him endearingly holding hands with Seung Ah.

Koo Seo Ryeong & Luna

Following Lee Lim’s death, the fates of Koo Seo Ryeong and Luna change drastically. The show reveals the two meeting as children when Luna tries to steal money from Seo Ryeong’s mother. Kind to the core, Seo Ryeong’s mother takes Luna in, giving her food and money.

The show flashes to the future and reveals Seo Ryeong ended up in jail due to tax fraud she committed as an assemblywoman. Luna visits her in jail and viewers see the two have become sisters. Luna now goes by Koo Seo Gyeong after being adopted by Seo Ryeong’s mother. Additionally, she became a police officer in the Kingdom of Corea, as Tae Eul did in the Republic.

Kang Shin Jae & Kang Hyeon Min

Kang Shin Jae and Kang Hyeon Min also receive the happy endings they deserved. While travelling through time, Lee Gon saved child Shin Jae from a car accident. As a result, Shin Jae never ends up in a coma. In the present, Shin Jae becomes a wealthy CEO.

Hyeon Min, on the other hand, never travels to the Republic. He remains in the Kingdom and becomes a cop alongside Luna, aka Koo Seo Gyeong. The show teases a romance between the two, as they meet on Seo Gyeong’s birthday and exchange playful banter.

In its entirety, the series finale for The King: Eternal Monarch sweetly parted with its ensemble. Providing satisfying, happy endings for all involved, the last moments of the show provided the perfect send-off for the beloved characters.

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2020-06-13 09:47:24Z
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