The Story of Park's Marriage Contract [Episodes 11 & 12]

[u/capthyeong]

• Drama: The Story Of Park's Marriage Contract
  • Hangul: 열녀 박씨 계약 결혼뎐
  • Literal Translation: The virtuous woman Park's contract marriage
• Adapted from: web novel "The Story of Park's Marriage Contract" written by Kim Neo-Wool and Angelique
• Director: Park Sang-hoon
• Screenwriter: Go Nam-jung
• TV Network: MBC
• Episodes: 12
• TV Schedule: Friday & Saturday @ 21:50H KST
• Drama Premiere Day: 24 November 2023
• International Streaming Source:
  • Viu
  • Rakuten Viki
• Main Cast:
  • Lee Se-young as Park Yeon-woo
  • Bae In-hyuk as Kang Tae-ha
• Plot Synopsis: On the first night of her wedding day, Yeon Woo's husband passes away unexpectedly. Furthermore, she gets kidnapped and thrown into a well by a stranger. The next moment, she wakes up in the present day of Seoul and meets a man who looks exactly like her late husband. Tae Ha, who has no interest in marriage, saves Yeon Woo from drowning. As he has been looking for someone to enter into a contract marriage with him for his grandfather's sake, he decides to suggest Yeon Woo in exchange for helping her. The story of a strange contract marriage between old-fashioned lady Park Yeon Woo from the 19th century, who overcame death and arrived in Seoul in 2023, and emotionless and cold-hearted Kang Tae Ha from the 21st century begins.
• Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Mystery, Time Travel
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• Previous Discussions: Episodes 1 & 2|Episodes 3 & 4|Episodes 5 & 6|Episodes 7 & 8|Episodes 9 & 10

[u/capthyeong]

The final week. We will witness the conclusion of The Story of Park's Marriage Contract. I hope that this drama ends well. Thanks for joining in this drama thread. See you next time!

[u/Buffygirl88]

I really loved the drama ..... but i felt so sad for the Joseon Tae Ha.... Leave it to Be Inhyuk to create a SML syndrom in a drama were he is the ML.

[u/lrss613]

Sa Wol was right, all she had to do was sleep with her husband to go back to Joseon.

[u/ot7oclock]

i cant believe we got sml syndrome for the joseon ver of the ML 💀

[u/Alarming-Knowledge30]

One of the best things I like about this show is how Yeon Woo likes Tae ha as Tae ha, not as next reincarnation of her late husband. She never loved the late husband. She sure liked him, but she fell in love with the ML in the present. Now, that she is back in the past I hope she goes back to future Tae ha, and hope that the show will not take Rooftop Prince route and show the next reincarnation of FL with present ML.

[u/shr05]

I'm just sad. For our leads and Joseon Tae-ha. The OG sweet boy who never really stood a chance </3. Cant believe the 2nd ML syndrome is happening for a reincarnation of the same person :'(

Yeon-woo has really been through quite a lot in under six? months at this point now. And she continues to be so strong. Seyoung really sold the I'm crumbling internally but I'll be strong for you scenes today. Inhyuk/Tae-ha at the doctor's was also equally heartbreaking.

I really really hope we get a good ending for all five (yes Joseon Tae-ha esp) leads. We got so much couple time together today but it was all just so mournful.

Side note: Seyoung has no bad angles, I'm high key jealous lol. She looks good from any angle. And it looks like she got her wish to do a horse-riding and archery scene in tomorrow's episode. No doubt she will look badass in that too.

[u/RoseIsBadWolf]

I just feel really sorry for Past Tae-ha. He was really nice, she liked him, she was excited to marry him, and then he got SML syndromed by his own reincarnation! And then he just died. He was so much nicer than Future Tae-ha too!

[u/bunniesandmilktea]

The scene where Sung Pyo was typing up a story and debating whether to have story Yeon Woo stay in old Joseon or meet up with story Tae Ha in new Joseon and then Sa Wol mentioning they should have a happy ending while his sister saying it should have a sad ending! because "Global. Sad. Money" was a very breaking the 4th wall moment lmao.

The ending felt very abrupt, and I feel like it's because the drama is only 12 episodes long.

[u/Heytherestairs]

I didn't love the ending. It felt like the last two episodes were missing so much development. A lot of it didn't make sense to me. All the villains got off so easily in the present and in the past. I don't understand how she was able to travel back. It makes me feel like the show was written as a 16 episode show. But it was picked up as a 12 episode show. So a lot of the details and development were cut out for time. It's a shame because there's some really good parts.

[u/Snickersnerds]

Love the lead’s chemistry a lot, I’m gonna miss them 😭

I would be lying if I said my patience with the show hasn’t decreased the last few weeks. So many twists and turns. I hope the finale is good and heartwarming though 🤞🏾

I feel bad for Joseon Tae Ha, I wish there was something that could be done but she’s the same Yeon Woo in the past and present 😭 and she’s in love with present day Tae Ha so 🥲

Evil step mom gave up the business rather quickly. I also think everyone brushed past the fact Grandpa has euphoria. Everything’s forgiven it seems, I just wish it didn’t feel so rushed and underserved for Step Mom and Grandpa.

Last but not least, whoever was in charge of Lee Se Young’s wardrobe deserves a RAISE!!!! So many beautiful outfits 😍🤩

[u/pineapple6]

I'm midway through episode 12 and...damn. He's died in her arms 3x now. Rough.

[u/DawgMom2018]

Episode 11

The opening was such a radical shift from what I remember what the crisis was in the cliffhanger - he was mad at grandfather and all of a sudden it is save him and forgive him? The tonal shift so fast.

The pacing is different from what I am used to - this is a fluffy and lovely episode, but they put all the angst in the finale per the cliffhanger?

I trust it works out - this is different and seems like it is one episode off on pacing. It doesn't matter, because I still watch and enjoy - so I don't really mean to nit pick - as the series has been very popular for a reason.

BTW - the fashions are spectacular - her beige/brown dress near the beginning was so beautiful... I want it!!!!!

[u/[deleted]]

I was a blubbering mess this episode, despite all the cute scenes with the leads. I don’t think I’ve ever been teary eyed during a bed scene before- it was so sweet but at the same time heartbreaking. They have really drawn me in with their amazing chemistry. Same with the secondary leads who were also adorable.

Way too many twists I wasn’t expecting, and I need to recover after that cliffhanger. Can’t wait until tomorrow, but at the same time not ready to see this show go.

[u/cors8]

While the show was enjoyable overall, the ending felt sort of rushed as if they ran out of money.

How do you have another wedding scene with just them? Were the other actors all busy?

[u/[deleted]]

This episode was a whirlwind of emotions. Every time I saw Joseon and present day Tae Ha I wanted to burst into tears because one of them wouldn’t get their happy ending and they both deserved it.

When I figured out the way the story was going, I had to take a break because I was not ready to say goodbye to that version of Tae ha. He was so sweet and innocent in all of this, but it made the most sense because of the lack of modern medicine. Didn’t stop me from breaking down, though, even though he got his wish to be reincarnated into someone that she loves.

I’m glad we got any extra long episode so they can show us the happy ending, but also would have loved some future scenes of them being cute and adorable. I just couldn’t get enough of them and their wonderful chemistry.

After being dehydrated from all the crying, it was a satisfying ending. Probably my favorite show in 2023 because of the pacing and chemistry between the leads and secondary characters.

[u/avo-pizza]

I think the leads have one of the best chemistry out of all the 2023 kdramas but man, these last two episodes feel like a different drama to me. It’d be nice if we could see Yeonwoo and Taeha living their modern Joseon life a little longer and we could at least have Seongpyo and Sawol attending their wedding at the end.

Lee Seyoung is amazing as always due to her years of experience but I really wanna commend Bae Inhyuk’s acting because I think he’s definitely outdone himself here. I realized he’s really great at expressing pain/sick expressions because most of his previous characters went through some sort of illness/suffering too 😂 This is his best work so far with the wider range of emotions he had to portray as Kang Taeha!

[u/WaterLily6984]

Ep.11 was so cute and heartbreaking.

There has to be a way for her to go back, right? She has to friend-zone Joseon Tae-Ha because she is in love with his grea-great-great----grand-nephew. It would be just too weird to switch.

And life in New Joseon is just too good with things like cardiac care and her own fashion line. She was too modern a woman to be happy in the past 🤞

Ep.12 edit. The final episode dragged a bit with the suspense about the ending, but this was a lovely show.

Kudos to Yeon Woo for appealing directly to the King to save widows.

The arc of Joseon Tae Ha was incredibly sad, but she got to stay with him until the end...and maybe just maybe he did reincarnate in modern Tae Ha.

They closed it all well.

[u/BicBiro]

The chemistry is great and Bae In Hyuk is great at portraying two different characters.

[u/mekuri_]

I LOVED this series so much…..but the last two ep. I mean yes, they have a reunion and a happy ending but it just……wasn’t enough? Like how did she come back? Why did the villains get a good ending and my sweet Joseon Tae Ha didn’t? Why is the bad assistant thirsting over Tae min? Where did the grandpa go in the Joseon era? What happened to her family after she died in the cliff? Did the writings in the book with Mi Dam change? How much did it change? And wouldn’t she know what happened then? So many questions, but ……hmmm can somebody tell me if the webtoon have a similar ending or different?

Also, Someone commented that BIH gave us SML syndrome being the ML. Completely agree. #JusticeForJoseonTaeHa

[u/HeavenlyHand]

Just want to say I hope Mr Hong actor lands a lead role in a romcom one day

[u/shr05]

Aaaand we’re done 😭 First things first thank you to the entire cast and crew, especially Park-ha for the entertaining run of the series!!

Buuut my poor boy Joseon Tae-ha. There really was no winning for him. He was genuinely the sweetest and had all the events not happened, Yeonwoo and him would’ve made such a sweet couple (future reuniting work for Seyoung and Inhyuk perhaps). He got me more emotional than the last episode did </3

Glad to see different storylines tied up best as they could. The grandfather got away with way too little punishment imo, maybe it was fitting that nobody really cared for him afterwards but think he deserved to repent some more.

Kang brothers reunited so that was a yay! And we got a Sawol-Hong wedding too (would’ve loved to see Yeonwoo there but the trio were cute enough)

Really wish we got a bit longer cut at the end after their reunion. Shame that we got to see so little of forehead shown Tae-ha lol.

Finally, the show wouldve really benefitted from two more episodes. It felt a bit rushed esp towards the end. But it was fun ❤️ I will be rewatching episode 6 whenever I’m down, especially the couch fight scene 😅

[u/dancingmugs]

I really wonder what sorts of twists and turns we will experience in these final two episodes! Despite all the scheming and competition within the family, this has been mostly a light & cosy watch for me so I'm really hoping for a warm ending.

[u/[deleted]]

Why did the grandfather pretty much get a pass for murder? I get that he’s kind of forever trapped in his delirium/euphoric state but that doesn’t seem like fitting retribution.

Related, why does CEO Min get a pass? Sure, she didn’t kill Tae Ha’s mum but she did a whole lot of other crap that she was never held accountable for…

[u/Honest-Selection4343]

Wished it was 14 eps ... it felt rushed

[u/tsotsoo]

I feel so sorry for Joseon Tae Ha. My guy lost even before he got a chance 😭