A feel-good drama that could have been longer.
That ending was PERFECTTTTTho I do wish we had more episodes, and they addressed the many questions we have... and I was not too happy with the father-daughter reconciliation part... Still. It was a good ending 🥹🫶
The cast did a really good job portraying the characters, and this is the first time in a long time that I've not skipped any scenes while watching a kdrama.
The villains' arcs did not seem very well developed, and their respective endings were quite abrupt. That's probably my only complaint 🥲
Highly recommend!!
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Great enemies to lovers drama.
A very well-done Romance plot, and the political part of it is very engaging, but there were many moments that I, as a viewer not used to political settings, did not understand. The strategies were not explained very well at several points, and the time skips towards the last few episodes were jarring. While I'm aware that these journeys on horseback and in carriages take months, still... especially the scenes of Manman's pregnancy being so rushed that she gave birth in the same or the very next episode after the news ðŸ˜Regardless of these minor setbacks, the characterisation is top notch!! I was so happy to see that the characters ACTUALLY grow and change over the course of time.
The Wei generals were lovely supporting characters. Oftentimes, they were the ones bringing life to the scene. So sad that the most cheerful character, Wei Liang, got the worst ending 😢
Wei Shao and Qiao Man's relationship progress was SO SO GOOD. In these historical dramas, we usually see soft and weak female leads. It's nice to see someone so feminine and delicate still stand her ground and be so fierce. Best FMC, for real.
I really wish we'd gotten at least one more episode to see the aftermath of the battle once the villains are dead, and the Wei family reunited. I would have loved to see Wei Shao interact with his daughter for the first time... I feel like he would have been hesitant at first, not knowing how to hold her or play with her because he's always been surrounded by boys, but 😠she would have her father wrapped around her little finger in no time.
Overall a very good drama, though the ending was quite choppy 🫶
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Huge potential but severely underdeveloped.
This drama took me 2 years to finish. I had been anticipating the release since the trailer dropped, because the trailer suggested one thing, and the story something else entirely.The only reason I held on was because of the actors. They did a phenomenal job with casting,and the ost!! it's been my favourite since release.
Plus the lack of love rivalry was SO GOOD. Yoon Chaewon!! My beloved side character omg
The first 4 eps were amazing, and suggested a frenemies to lovers trope but I got let down so hard ðŸ˜
I was actually surprised the leads suddenly had feelings for each other because it felt like it was out of nowhere. They definitely have chemistry, so maybe the pacing was off.
Overall not bad, but definitely could have been better.
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Great Story, unbelievable ending
This was wayyy better than I expected. I thought it was carry on with the slight silliness, dramatic animations, and slice-of-life mixed with a hint of Supernatural elements vibe — but the intense scenes towards the end made me cry.The cast's acting was also top notch!!
My only regret about this is that the ending could have been explained better — perhaps the king had been reborn, or maybe we could see Magunrok bring him back too...
"How did he get back? that's a secret"... really, now 🥲
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