Prime Minister & I ended up being too typical

As much I love the K-Drama that I once reviewed for a bit here, I was a little down when I watched the final episode of this romantic comedy. 

With Kwon Yul ready to let go and move on, coming open handedly to his 'wife', it is Da Jung who ran away. I love how Yul's character stay true but developing throughout 17 episodes, without even once losing his charms. However, Da Jung got a set back with her finally decided that she couldn't take Yul's hand for now, even when they have actually passed many obstacles and have come so far to acknowledge each others' feelings. 

Da Jung, being a little too angelic about the whole dead-but-alive-wife situation, was too afraid to hold on to her feelings. With the passing of her dad, she decided to pack, and go for a trip to reach self-actualization, or maybe it's simply her way to overcome grief. However, it's a little too common for the heroine in K-dramas to pack and leave, right? I never expected this very drama to do the exact same thing when they actually dealt with many common problems in dramaland differently. 

Secondly, I only think it's right if the viewers get to see a more romantic, lovey-dovey side of Kwon Yul with his new relationship (a romantic, cheesy date, maybe? or a final proper kiss?), but instead until the end of the scene, a meaningful handshake is all we got. What did you do, drama, what? Whyyyy?? :( I know that the final handshake when the two lovebird finally met again was very meaningful with all its layered meanings, but still... Stop being too subtle, please! 

Okay. Let's rewind the story a little bit. 

After Da Jung packed and left, the scene cut down to the future, maybe a year later, when everybody got their happy ending. Kwon Yul, after resigning from the prime minister seat, decided to go for presidential election (oh god, can we have a sequel that titled 'President and I'?). Da Jung became an author for children's illustration book, with frog as its main character. The two met again in a place where Yul was supposed to be interviewed, and ta-da, it's Da Jung who turned up to interview him. Da jung is writing a new book, called, guess what, Prime Minister and I (duh). So we came back to where it all began, to square one. They greeted each other, basically signalling to a brand new starting point, because their beginning wasn't quite right, at least according to Da Jung (which I have to disagree with, since a beginning is never wrong or right. It is just the way it is. One's beginning may be different from the other, but that doesn't make it wrong). 

On the final note, I think the ending was a bit rushed, with only 17 episodes. 3 more episodes wouldn't be a drag, all the loose ends could be tied up more neatly. Maybe it's because of the so-so shares & ratings they got, but blah. I still love this drama. A super hot prime minister with a little bit of temper, when will we be able to get that on TV again?