I wish they showed more of her reign after getting pregnant.

The chemistry in the first few episodes was really fluffy, I was surprised how dark it quickly went midway through. The middle arcs where they were trying to beat the opposing factions were a bit dragged. I wish they cut down those parts and instead prolonged the time when she was finally a concubine.

I also got a little annoyed at how much the FML kept refusing the ML's proposals. She's a court maid and it's part of her job to satisfy the needs of their king. not to mention they like each other anyway. She said she didn't wanna share her man's heart but she's a court maid and she's gonna be there forever anyway. might as well get a promotion and have a family.

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take note on how to make complex yet easy to understand characters like this.

The plot isn't anything special but the characters are what makes this show great

FL: Everything an heiress should be. competent, dignified and charming. She gets put into a situation where she needs to take control of the falling family business once her father dies.

ML: He's ignorant and uneducated yet through his wits and hardwork, He managed to become a successful person. After meeting Dali. He slowly realizes theres more to success in life than in money.

SML: He's powerful and he knows it. He always has a plan and if it fails there's a plan B. He's not evil, He's just manipulative and will do anything to get his way. A great antagonist to the whole show.

SFL: She's spoiled and ignorant. Her only purpose in life was to be used to make connection for his father. A pitiful existence that's been tamed with social status/money. Easily my favorite character.

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I love the concept but I just got more annoyed as episodes passed by.

IDK if it's a cultural thing but there's so much gas lighting by everyone in the show.

The beginning was interesting. The teacher holds his whole class hostage to find out what caused his student to commit suicide but as time passes it's later revealed that his motivation wasn't revenge and he just wanted to "educate" his students on how to be better humans. The teacher is represented as always right and he is just a martyr that is sacrificing himself.

the cinematography was subpar and the acting had too much shouting. japanese is such a pretty language and japan is such an interesting country that I wish there were better live dramas.

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Great drama, poor casting.

The plot isn't special. A pitiful woman and a powerful man slowly fall in love. Very typical for a kdrama, but this show still manages to make the cliche very interesting every episode.

The FL isn't special, She's just a normal mom trying to make a living. She's living a comfortable life and has friends around her. But somehow she's still very interesting character. Maybe it's the whole fish out of water where she first dwells into the world of private education. Maybe it's because it's fun to see how a pitiful woman gets an opportunity to feel loved. Maybe it's both.

Now the casting problem. She was a national athletes so she was like early to mid 20s. Her adapted daughter was in kindergarten so 5-6 yo back them. Now she's in HS so it's been around 10 years since she adopted her. The actress is 49 and the character she's playing is in her 30s. Don't get me wrong she looks great for her age but it feels really forced when people say she looks like young for being a mother of a HS student.

I love the show for the relationship between the mother daughter and how the ML is helping them but I can't feel the chemistry between the main characters. Even the teenager's love life was more interesting.

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Wasted potential

This show could've been great. There's so much wasted potential. The story was interesting and the cast were amazing in their roles.

There were too much forced coincidences happening just to fit the narrative. Like someone suddenly calling when something bad was about to happen. Also them suddenly becoming a family didn't feel natural.

I wish they spent more time building the relationships between the characters.

Also the main antagonist was too weak. He wasn't intimidating, didn't seem strong nor was he interesting. It's probably also the casting choice. He seemed like he should've been a minor villain.

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