just watched episode 1, hope they can clear up the misunderstanding fast because for sure they both were in love with each other. Like typical husband and wife, they both knew that the other one would never cross the line even though they seemed like they would and they both felt betrayed when they thought the other one tried to kill them. Plus even in a situation where the country was falling apart, they both were busy being jealous like seriously. The portrayal is also good because even in those short conversations between the 2 you can find the different emotions they were enacting like jealousy, anger, fear, and then finally devastation when both thought the other one tried to kill them. I don't know how the drama will go but I want them to rather be the emperor and empress or something at the end unlike most of the political drama where the leads leave everything to go live in a freaking forest. Can't wait for all the 40 episodes.
Such a great drama!! I wanted to watch it slowly but ended up watching 7 episodes of this in a day😭😭 . I know a good amount of mess is going to start from episode 8 judging from the preview from episode 7, and seeing how slowly things are moving (they could have started dating somewhere around episode 4-5, but I am not complaining (I was literally jumping around when they kissed) rather I am pointing at the pacing), I think they are going to solve everything at the last minute. Maybe an unnecessary breakup, with them getting back together in the same episode or something. I wanted more episodes of them together 😭 but I guess that's not happening, let's see how it goes see you guys once all the episodes are out.
The CGI in this drama is good, and the fight scenes are well executed. Till now the pacing too seems nice to me. However, even after watching various dramas with immortals in them, I still find it a bit weird when in a plot they make either ML or FL to raise the other one😭. May it be master-apprentice or like the one shown here, it feels a bit weird seeing them date the one who raised them😅😅.
I love this drama🥰, I want to say a lot but I think that sums up most of my thoughts🤣. I started it yesterday promising myself to go for only 1 episode a day and now I am at episode 8, which is quite concerning because I don't want to go through the pain of waiting for the release of each episode. So, I think I will wait till the series ends (and I am praying that there will be an express package or something if not then more likely this drama will last more than a month). Both the leads are awesome, I don't know how their relationship will progress but I know one thing whether ML is behind the mask or not, his interaction with FL is really good and interesting. I really want more scenes of them together, because they look quite good together. Also, after a long time, I have encountered a drama where I don't need to worry about the SML (because he has not had much of an impact at all till now nor does his interaction with FL make him any better than any other supporting character) I just hope he doesn't turn against them. Although I am worried about the scene in the ending song where FL is dressed up looking like an empress (or crown princess) I watched the trailer and it kind of strangely points at either she is married to ML (I saw him quite dressed up too or him kidnapping her or saving her and then getting her back to her family) whatever may be the case I hope they don't make FL marry someone else like they do in some of these historical dramas just to have her marry ML at the end after making both of them and us suffer. See you guys after the drama ends, I am off to watch something else till then.
I am in episode 3, and I don't like the emperor, he acts all good but does everything in a calculative manner. The way he made ML the head of the investigation division seemed sketchy to me on many different levels and also his punishment of the Hua family seems unfair to me especially when they had other bigger problems to deal with like the appointment of the crown prince and the possible treason case that's under investigation. If he ends up being the bad guy then possibly ML will become the emperor which I don't want because FL hated being caged in the house, and that's what happens on a whole other level with empresses, just a bigger house (palace) but with a lot more restrictions. I am way too invested in this drama, but I feel like I should wait till it ends or else it will be really hard to wait for the upcoming episodes every day.
Well the emperor does as the emperor wants, he didn't like what grandpa Hua said so he decided to remove the thorn…
I too hope that there is some explanation to this or else it will be hard to say whether the king is good enough or not. Because FL's grandfather seems to me like one of the people you actually keep at your side, because when none of the officials where speaking he was the one who initiated the talk even though it was harsh but he delivered the truth. I think his dismissal is related to the weapon case discussed in the same scene, maybe one of the family members was in someway caught into this or are being framed. Because from episode 2, it was said they will be held for a trial, but trial for what, saying something bad about the emperor🤣. (usually people in higher position are given these kinds of punishment when they do treason or try to kill someone from the royal family if not they are mostly immune to punishment even emperors are usually shown to be wary of giving excessive punishment to such officials, I don't know what happened in this drama🤣🤣)
i know its for the sake of ML and FL, and the story's progression but still I can't see any adequate reason behind the dismissal of the Hua family people, also they were banished to the north?? they didn't commit any treason, right? how can a powerful official be just banished alongside his whole family without much reason?? someone explain I am in episode 1
It's the classic cold CEO marries innocent butterfly theme drama, where the softer one suffers due to the coldness of the icy cold one😅. I like the setting, the characters, the humor, and most of all how the ML and FL both look so good together. ML is of course surely in love with FL and maybe he is now feeling tired and believes he is the only one in love, FL well what more can I say is just a classic cold CEO who has no emotional tact or awareness, does things that are easily misunderstood, does not try to correct those misunderstanding, can't take a stand in the relationship, etc. although she is doing things behind the scenes which of course ML will not get to see until maybe 8th episode or so😅. I Hope FL is the one who fixes things up because she is the cold one here, or maybe there is more to the plot than I see.
I am halfway into the 6th episode, and the way Yi Soo looks at Kang Hyun while she tries to dance following his instructions felt super cute😍😂 and the smile on his face as he watches her as she tells about her hobby😂 made it seem like the seed of romance has been planted. Although I hoped they should have included the scene where she tries on different outfits and at the end we get a mesmerized ML on the last dress (even though it is an overused scenario it never loses its effect). Moreover, if there was a comical scene where he proposes the fake relationship part and then convinces the FL to hold hands with him (I know she is a seasoned officer but she particularly doesn't like ML thus there might have been some comical bickering involved) could also have acted as a cherry on top. But well I will just direct these scenes in my head and be satisfied for now until the romance surfaces in the plot (considering there is a romance tag on this drama). Also, I think it would have been better if the drama elaborated on a few cases more, rather than solving 1 case per 1.5 episodes, the cases lack depth which indirectly removes the thrill part of the investigation and the chase (making it too straightforward).
I watched episode 11 and a bit of episode 12 today, but correct me if I am wrong didn't Yoo Ra in her entry scene specifically state that Ju Hyuk has already called off their engagement? So how does FL interpret from the situation that ML was cheating? Her attitude did a 180 right at the moment as if she was waiting for something like this to happen, and chose to just ignore the ML who was trying to explain the situation. If FL was that sure about her feelings for ML, she should at least try to listen to his side of the story. Plus the engagement was called off from the ML's side so doesn't that solve the problem altogether? Didn't the FL also have a guy she was dating right from the start whom she was going to eventually marry (at least make it seem like she was), then shouldn't she give room to the thought that ML too maybe was in some kind of conundrum in his past? Considering all he has done so far for her already serves as enough proof of how serious he is about her, doesn't it?
The drama is based on a web novel (? - at least from what I have read from other comments on MDL (someone correct…
I also didn't knew about the novel, I completed reading the Manhwa some days prior to the release of the k-drama and found it really great. I tried searching but the manhwa was the only thing that popped out on search so I thought it was the original, my bad.
What the hell is wrong with the episode 4😂. No explanation, no follow up, and numerous things happening one by one with no correlation. Also, the ML's personality did a 360 way too suspiciously fast, and at the end the rooftop scene of them together😅 like weren't they fighting each other for nearly 2 episodes where one was angelic and other one was demonic, they should be considered arc nemesis but somehow strangely the switch flipped🙃? Someone explain to me😂 what did I just watched.
Sorry but someone had to say this, "Jiwon from Manhwa is far better than Jiwon from the drama"😭. I don't know why but the screenwriter had to change the plot in such a way that such a great character is turning into someone who contradicts herself and being a little dumb. Jiwon in the Manhwa handled things like a pro🔥🔥 after her character development (which kind of ended after the marriage of Min Hwan and Soo Min) a good amount of things happened and her reaction to them was superb. Also, I was looking forward to ML and FL dating each other after the 10-episode slow burn😭 because of how well they did things in Manhwa for the remaining part of the plot. I know the plot needs to be different to keep the audience interested but they should at least do better than the original😅😅.
quite a good start for a workplace setting, marketing concept, rom-com, supernatural and thriller-themed drama. I won't say it's going to be one of the best this year but for sure it's a fun watch. The story is quite straightforward, fast, and full of things. I liked both ML and FL, ML is a positive, overly enthusiastic, righteous character with fanboy characteristics which makes him a comical yet serious character whereas FL is someone who is good at work (overpowered character) but lacks in life yet doesn't forget in her pursuit that she has to vouch for the right thing (considering how she is not sure about the new company in question).
ML: (stops his car in front of the culprit's car) Why don't you pick up my call? FL: Why are you so late? ML: I came on time, didn't I? I was right on time. (me: this seems more like a couple scene and not where you catch a culprit) their bickering is one of the best things in this drama😂😂
Wow, the amount of detail in this drama may it be dialogues, lighting, camera angles, and outfits, really tells how much effort has been put into this drama. It feels as if I am watching a movie that has 32 episodes. Plus the visuals of the ML and FL are blinding, can't wait to see more scenes of them together in the upcoming episodes.
The portrayal is also good because even in those short conversations between the 2 you can find the different emotions they were enacting like jealousy, anger, fear, and then finally devastation when both thought the other one tried to kill them. I don't know how the drama will go but I want them to rather be the emperor and empress or something at the end unlike most of the political drama where the leads leave everything to go live in a freaking forest. Can't wait for all the 40 episodes.
I wanted more episodes of them together 😭 but I guess that's not happening, let's see how it goes see you guys once all the episodes are out.
Although I am worried about the scene in the ending song where FL is dressed up looking like an empress (or crown princess) I watched the trailer and it kind of strangely points at either she is married to ML (I saw him quite dressed up too or him kidnapping her or saving her and then getting her back to her family) whatever may be the case I hope they don't make FL marry someone else like they do in some of these historical dramas just to have her marry ML at the end after making both of them and us suffer.
See you guys after the drama ends, I am off to watch something else till then.
I am way too invested in this drama, but I feel like I should wait till it ends or else it will be really hard to wait for the upcoming episodes every day.
you can read the Manhwa through the above link, although some chapter are a little bit low on quality but it has all the chapters.
FL: Why are you so late?
ML: I came on time, didn't I? I was right on time.
(me: this seems more like a couple scene and not where you catch a culprit)
their bickering is one of the best things in this drama😂😂