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The Haunted Palace – K-drama Episode 16 Recap, Review & Ending Explained

Episode 16 Episode 16 of The Haunted Palace begins with the clash between Gangcheori and the possessed King. Gangcheori runs off after weakening the possessed King with talismans. Everyone regroups in a safe house. The Crown Prince is worried and Gangcheori cheers him up with the promise that he will personally save the King. This upsets Yeo-ri as she knows it means he will sacrifice himself. Her dream is to live an ordinary life just for a few days before they face reality. Gangcheori gives in and she sends him to bring Mrs. Yoon to them. How is the 8-foot ghost defeated? Unfortunately, it is a ploy to get Gangcheori away. When he returns, Yeo-ri is gone and he goes after her. Mrs. Yoon is worried and begs him to return safely In the palace, Head Eunuch Kim smuggles in Yeo-ri. With the help of Royal Guard Kim, they subdue the possessed King's men, including Assassin Jung. Yeo-ri confronts the possessed King and we see that she has been possessed by the fire grim reaper. A fight ensues between the two as the 8-foot ghost refuses to leave with the reaper. Pung-san offers his power and with it, the ghost kicks out the reaper. Before the ghost can kill her, Gangcheori shows up and attacks. As they hurl insults at each other, we learn why the ghost hates Gangcheori too. On that fateful night, Cheon had begged the heavens to help. And while Gangcheori had the power to help, he only focused on his ascension. At present, the ghost heavily injures Gangcheori and starts strangling Yeo-ri. Gangcheori looks sad and activates his pearl. He apologises for not helping and promises to save the dead. He unleashes his pearl completely and the ghost disappears. Yeo-ri and the King wake up but Gangcheori doesn't. Later, Yeo-ri performs the last rites of the Yongdam villagers. They all show up, led by the ghost who has turned back into Cheon. The King bows and accepts his sin of ignorance. He promises never to forget and to ensure no one else is exploited the way they were. Cheon hates that all he needed was a sincere apology. But it is enough and all the ghosts cross to the afterlife. What happens to Gangcheori? Ga-seop realises that Gangcheori's purpose from the beginning was to save the nation. However, this doesn't comfort Mrs. Yoon who berates Heaven for taking away her son twice. The King misses Gangcheori as well, realising that he was his only true companion. Yeo-ri scolds the imugi for breaking his promise of never leaving her side. But when they get ready to bury him, Gangcheori suddenly wakes up. Delighted, he hugs Yeo-ri and Mrs. Yoon. While hanging out with the King, Gangcheori reveals that he met the Heavenly Sovereign, who took pity on him and gave him a choice – to ascend to Heaven or to return to Earth. Gangcheori chose Earth but jokes that it was only for Yeo-ri. Does everyone get closure? With the 8-foot ghost gone, the devoured souls are freed. The Queen visits the King and hopes he finds happiness again. When she crosses over, the King feels her for a moment. Neop-deok hugs Yeo-ri and urges her to stay strong before passing on. Se-won and Pung-san try to escape. They are cornered and Pung-san guilt-trips Se-won into acting as bait. The soldiers arrest Se-won. Pung-san is in the clear but he is suddenly struck by lightning. He realises it is Gangcheori's curse before he dies. Choi Won-u is appointed as the Chief State Councillor and works on anti-slave reforms with the King and the Crown Prince. The Queen Mother atones to Ok-im. However, the drowned ghost refuses to cross over because she has gotten fond of Yeo-ri. Yeo-ri's optician business flourishes as she makes glasses and sunglasses for Choi Won-u and the King. In-seon tries to make amends with her but is still slightly jealous on learning that Yeo-ri is engaged to Gangcheori. As a farewell, Yeo-ri gives her a love talisman. The King and Gangcheori bicker as usual as they observe the common man and work on how they can ease their struggles. A few years later, we see that Yeo-ri and Gangcheori have a daughter, Ga-won. She has lightning powers as well and Mrs. Yoon is the only one who can demand order when Ga-won and Gangcheori bicker. At the end of The Haunted Palace Episode 16, Head Eunuch Kim arrives with the news of a supernatural incident. Gangcheori wants to be paid to deal with it and Kim only agrees to haggle for Ga-won's sake. Yeo-ri and Mrs. Yoon put an end to it as the former heads out with Gangcheori. The Episode Review And with The Haunted Palace Episode 16, this fun K-drama comes to an end. The finale is packed with action, (mini) betrayals, regret, redemption, romance and camaraderie. Along with the male leads, Bona gets a chance to be badass as well when Yeo-ri summons the grim reaper. Mrs. Yoon caring for Gangcheori and hugging him when he came back from the dead was quite a heartfelt moment. Pung-san getting his comeuppance in the form of a lightning bolt was hilarious, given how often he looked down on Gangcheori's powers. Also, shout out to little Oh Eun-seo, who is pretty much the South Korean Mckenna Grace at this point. We completely forgot about Yeo-ri's vision of having a family with Yoon Gap but turns out she was predicting her marriage with Gangcheori. However, the actual showdown between the gang and the ghost felt rushed. The reaper's superpower and the stakes involving Yeo-ri's death were forgotten quite quickly to finish the ghost's storyline. We don't see the King try and fight off the possession either. The emotional charge is quite low compared to the previous episode. Seems like the show ran out of fuel after such an exciting, rollercoaster of a ride. Previous Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!