slumfordramas

I watched this drama until episode 28, or maybe I’ve forgotten which episode exactly. The important thing is that it was around the time when the First Prince’s enemy finally died. But after that, the conflict became so confusing that it honestly felt like the writer had completely run out of ideas, or something like that.

I really didn’t like how foolishly the First Prince gave up his position and power just because of his ambition to become a general. At that point, the palace and the country actually needed someone capable of becoming an emperor. I think that could have been the potential for a really good story, instead of turning it into another storyline where the First Prince gets betrayed again.

He already knew that his father was dying, and yet he still allowed the Empress to remain in her position even though it was obvious that she held a grudge against him. After that, I really started to hate the First Prince’s younger sister, the princess. I don’t even know whether I should call her stupid or what. 😂

But characters like that always seem to exist in Chinese dramas—characters who are incredibly foolish, completely unable to read the situation, and somehow manage to ruin everything in the story. I feel like this is quite common in Chinese dramas.

I have no problem with the acting or anything else. My only problem is that the story became extremely unrealistic and made very little sense after episode 28 until the end. It also made the First Prince seem irresponsible, which I really didn’t like.

Anyway, i could only give this drama a 7/10 because the story is the most important part of a drama for me, and unfortunately, the storyline is what ruined the overall experience.