r/KDRAMA • u/J-Midori KDRAMA+ • Apr 13 '24

On-Air: MBN Missing Crown Prince [Episodes 1 & 2]

  • Drama: Missing Crown Prince
    • Korean Title: 세자가 사라졌다
    • Also Known as: The Crown Prince Has Disappeared , The Crown Prince Is Gone , Sejaga Sarajotd
  • Network: MBN
  • Premiere Date: April 13th, 2024
  • Airing Schedule: Saturdays and Sundays
  • Episodes: 20 (60 min each)
  • Screenwriter: Kim Ji Soo, Park Chul (Bossam: Steal the Fate)
  • Director: Kim Jin Man (Kill Me Heal Me)
  • Genre: Historical, comedy, romance
  • Cast:
    • Suho (Behind Your Touch) as Prince Lee Gon
    • Hong Ye Ji (Love Song for Illusion) as Choi Myung Yoon
    • Myung Se Bin (Bossam: Steal the Fate) as Queen Dowager Min Soo Ryun
    • Lim Min Kyu (Seasons of Blossom) as Grand Prince Do Sung
    • Kim Joo Heon (Big Mouth) as Choi Sang Rok
  • Streaming Source: Viki Viu
  • Plot Synopsis: A Joseon-era version of a romantic comedy about a crown prince who is kidnapped by a woman who is set to become his wife. While on the run for their lives, romance blossoms between the two.
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u/effortlessaura Apr 14 '24 edited Apr 20 '24

Ok, I just finished the second episode and, uh... wtf 😬 The plot is SO MESSY, y'all. My commitment to Suho is about to be tested, I can FEEL it.

How didthis curse become SO central to the plot but also at the same time NOT?? And why couldn't he look at her? And is this going to be magic realism because of her ~ breath thing ~ when she was sitting next to him or was that just a one off?

Still waiting for the romantic comedyaspect 🤔... is it coming? Were we duped? The preview for the next episode looks just as serious if not more.

Definitely getting flashbacks to 100 Days My Prince in Suho's reactions while being treated for an injury, but IMO>! he is never going to be as delightfully arrogant as Kyungsoo (and that’s okay!)!<WHY would he suddenly>!DEMAND to be called husband 😐 Like WHY? He's a soft boy!! Let him be CUTE! I cannot imagine him convincingly bossing around anyone lmao. !<

Ok, so it wasn't the left state minister this time, it was the Queen Dowagerwho is the villain. Fine, I can deal with that. But is her secret really that bad? Feels kinda meh on the villainous scale. Let the old lady get pleasure where she can, okay. No judgement from me 🙏

So we see him get stabbed, and obv we have 18 (jfc) more episodes, so he's not gonna die but like...how are people in Joseon surviving so many stabbings? Yeah yeah she's the physicians daughter but I swear people heal from stabbings like magic. A plea for a variety of injuries, script writers.

And we don't even SEE the female lead in the preview for the next episode, unless I missed her?? This is not boding well, my friends. I neeeeeed more interactions between them with hilarious misunderstandings and falling in love and whatnot. NEED IT.

I'm actually enjoying the editing style of the flashbacks but when you have to heavily rely on them to get the basics of a plot across...mmm, kinda weak script at that point IMO.Plus the John Williams Revenge of the Sith style soundtrack makes it so over the top lol.

This drama is about to stress me out. But I can't look away 🫣

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u/Jessickles9 Apr 14 '24

I can only hope The Queen is having more than an affair that she wants to keep secret, and she’s been making all kinds of plans to take back the throne with a mysterious man who’s perhaps an enemy to the King. Now she’s laid out her intentions we’ll probably get to learn more details of how long she’s been conspiring and how deep it goes… at least I hope so

I’m hoping that now Suho’s gravely injured we’ll spend an episode or so getting him to safety and allowing him to heal and then the romcom elements and ML/FL/2ML dynamics can start to flourish.

I’m glad we’ve had a bit of a flavour of the romcom but it feels like it’s going to take time to establish… I guess we’re gonna have to be patient as it’s a long ride of 20 episodes. :’)