NAT
Australia
This review may contain spoilers
I started Solomon Perjury with the intention of probably dropping it; school dramas usually bore me. Yet, i was hooked 5 minutes in. I loved this drama in the sense that it was very well written. There weren't many plot holes (that i could remember lol) and the writer stayed true to the previous episodes/overall plot rather than trying to manipulate and fool everyone at the end by introducing a whole different reason to why Sowoo died just to create an "illusion" of a major plot twist. Instead, the reason why Sowoo died kept you second guessing until the last episode but when the truth was revealed, it doesn't really take you by surprise either.
More than anything, I also loved the characters. For me in particular, even though Bae Joonyoung acts more of a side character, I believe he was very important to the story. In a way (not completely...but in a way) his story sort of mirrors that of Jihoon's and Sowoo's but with a more positive outcome. [SPOILER]: His almost suicide attempt, his crippling family and their mediation, and at one point his outlook on life. [END SPOILER] His character fighting through all that while the trial was still ongoing made me feel even more sympathetic towards the other two characters; it made it more real. That's just me though. Oh and the subtle romance between him and Seoyeon was a very nice addition!! It was the perfect relief to the bleakness of the drama. There wasn't much but it was cute.
I have more to say about the other characters but I'm lazy and this would turn into a 10 page review so I'll stop here.
Anyways, overall I give this drama a 9/10. I don't really have anything bad to say. Though one thing that got me a bit ????? is WHY is it so easy to gain entry into the school at like 11pm lol??? You have kids going up the roof top and into classrooms when it's pitch black. One way to decrease the number of student suicides on school grounds? Lock the school gates mayb. Also, I'll say this; although the reason for Sowoo's death didn't surprise me, I'm mad that he died that way. No, I'm not talking about the school. As much as I wanna rant about it, it's a major spoiler so I can't lol.
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The Princess' Man parallels that of Romeo and Juliet, so naturally i expected the series to be quite melodramatic and depressing. There are many instances of tragedy such as death, betrayal and obviously the engaging love story of the star-crossed pair, but fortunately the tone and mood has just the right amount of angst, humour and romance. The romantic element is what really MAKES the drama. The leads simply staring at each other will keep your heart pounding. It's definitely what keeps me continually intrigued and wanting more (aside from the revenge factor) because it's so INTENSE and so! many! plot! twists! I just love them so much.
The only reason why the story isn't a 10/10 because it got a LITTLE draggy and the ending kind of felt rushed. Other than that, it's perfect.
The rewatch value is also up there. I wouldn't rewatch the political parts, but i could if i had the time and energy.
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