I signed up for a romantic comedy, but got something else. I was handed an emotional drama instead. However, it made me love Missing Crown Prince more. What inspired me about this drama is the overview stating how "Missing Crown Prince" is a romantic comedy about a crown prince who was kidnapped by the family of the girl he's supposed to marry. While on the run for their lives, romance blossom between the two. What actually got me to watch this drama is my curiosity. I was curious about how the story is going to unfold, about whether it's going to be the usual plot. More importantly, I was curious about SUHO's acting. I love his songs, he sings so well, so when I knew he acted in an historical drama, I wanted to see if he's also an excellent actor as he is a singer. And sure enough, I got my answer. I was utterly impressed by his acting.

"Missing Crown Prince" focus on love, fate, and the struggle that lover's face during the Joseon Dynasty. I only witness the comedy in the first five episodes of the drama, the remaining 15 episodes were full of emotions and politics. That's what I love about this drama. In this story, I couldn't really hate the villains, "Queen Dowager and Choi Sang Rok," upon learning of their past. Yes, I did hate those two in the begining, but upon the revelation of their backstory, I couldn't hate them, although I didn't approve of how they went about with their love. Yes, they deserve punishment for their evil ways, but if we look at it in another light, Choi Sang Rok and the Queen Dowager were just two innocent people who fell in love and wanted to be together, they weren't asking for much, they only wanted to spend their days together. However, their dream was shattered because of a greedy king who happened to be the grandfather of the Crown Prince, "Lee Gon." Fate was cruel to these two, it brought them together, it separated them, it also allowed them to meet again. It's also the same fate, that made Lee Gon the grandson of the late king who orchestrated the separation of two lovers to meet Choi Myung Yoon, the daughter of Choi Sang Rok. It's also that darn fate that made two brothers, Lee Gon and Do Sung fall for the same woman. Isn't it funny? I mean, how fate plays a cruel trick. That said, I loved the politics that went on in this drama, it's intriguing. The emotions as I watched two lovers, Lee Gon and Choi Myung Yoon face many dangers, make difficult choices, and overcome the many adversities that came their way made me love this drama more. Without forgetting the relationship of Lee Gon and Do Sung, I loved their close relationship. Yeah, they had their misunderstandings, but those misunderstandings ended up making their brotherly bond much stronger than it ever was. The romance in "Missing Crown Prince" is slow burn, but it's well worth it. I love the chemistry of Suho and Hong Ye Ji.

Ending
After much scheming, the final battle ensues. Now, Lee Gon is King. We see Choi Sang Rok and the Queen Dowager allying with disloyal officials of the court to overthrow the king, while crowning Do Sung king. In the end, their own scheme were used against them. In other words, they lost terribly. As the daughter of a sinner, Myung Yoon is relegated to a servant, Lee Gon continues to reign as king. During his short time as king, before he abdicated his throne to his brother, he eradicated "guilt by association." And thus, Myung Yoon was reinstated back to her noble status. Some are mad at the ending, but I'm not. Why? It's because we all have that choice to make, Lee Gon only chose what's most important to him which is a Myung Yoon. Yes, he could have made Myung Yoon his queen, but I guess he chose a simpler life, a life free from politics, scheming, and loneliness. To some, power is much more important than anything, while few would choose happiness/love over and again. I guess Lee Gon is among those few. I loved how this drama ended, the villains were punished accordingly, Lee Gon and Myung Yoon after going through so much finally got to be together. Plus, we see their beautiful child. Also, we see Lee Gon's Father, Step mother, brother, Myung Yoon, and others having a great time. In my opinion, the ending couldn't be much better.

I just can't help but add that, I got to witness one of the best acting in the industry from the casts. Especially Suho, Hong Ye Ji, Myung Se Bin, Kim Min Kyu, and Kim Joo Heon. I didn't know Suho's acting could be this captivating, his acting really left an impression on me. I don't know about others, but this is definitely one of the best historical drama of the year. A double digit.
We also got lovely and emotional OST by Suho, making it an added bonus to the show.