What intrigued me about this drama wasn't the prospect of "green flag" characters, but rather seeing how two deeply flawed individuals might recognize their mistakes and gradually evolve toward a stable, happy relationship. That isn't what happens, though; instead, the show romanticizes the violence and frames it as passion. In toxic relationships, the victim often fails to realize—or refuses to acknowledge—the extent of their suffering; or, if both parties are toxic, one person often refuses to stop. In the drama she does change over the course of the drama—simply because she starts out young—whereas he is already a fully formed adult with a set personality, so he isn't going to "mature." Then they show you a time skip and his personality has already changed, but we never see his evolution. Perhaps this type of drama is aimed at a different kind of audience; the whole plot strikes me as very immature. I had to pause the scenes frequently because this sort of drama isn't acceptable nowadays—maybe it would have been 12 or 18 years ago, but today, verbal abuse shouldn't be tolerated, even if the guy is handsome and gives you gifts. I liked the actors, the chemistry and the music. 7.5 out 10.
I laughed a lot in the first few episodes; the characters were very likable, and the stories were entertaining. On the other hand, I didn't like the ending. I don't think it justifies the characters' entire journey, and I think if there's another season, it's unlikely Ao Rui Peng will be in it, since the actor has many projects lined up. Anyway, for me, it's an 8 out of 10.
I liked the actors, the music, the costumes, the set design, and the pacing of the drama. But ultimately, what I liked most were the characters and the development each one underwent throughout the episodes. I think it's been a while since I've seen a drama with such good character development. On the other hand, what I didn't like were episodes 27 through 31. In those episodes, it felt like I was watching a completely different drama. For me, they ruined the drama; I hated them. I also dislike it when they kill off characters just to create "sad episodes." Two other specific points: if the king could do that for Zhao Ling, why didn't he do the same for General Mo Yi? And Minister Yu's death was very anticlimactic. He deserved to be humiliated and suffer for a long time, and also Fan Ya Ke she deserved a worst ending. Anyway, overall, I liked it a lot. 9 out of 10.
This drama has a little bit of everything. The two leads are total red flags, but they aren't like that from beginning to end. As the drama progresses, they gradually change. She only marries for self-interest, without feelings, and isn't willing to give her heart. In fact, she already did so in her past life and turns the page without looking back. He falls in love with her and is so persistent, despite being rejected a thousand times, that he's a total red flag. In real life, if someone persisted like that, I'd try to get a restraining order, regardless of whether they were handsome or not. But then they fall in love, and that's where their behavior "changes." This part of the characters' journey is the best part of the drama because not only the main characters but also some of the secondary characters grow depending on their circumstances. Now, the little subplots in each episode are sometimes very ridiculous. Not all of them are well done; some go overboard with the illogical. I didn't like that the ML died in episode 32, and then there were four episodes with no reason to watch the drama just to finish it, and then suddenly in the last three minutes he comes back to life without any explanation, from a drama and production standpoint, it was very poorly developed. Thank God for the Special Episode Overall, I liked it. 8.5/10
It's been a while since I've seen a drama that portrays the suffering of a person with mental health issues caused by a series of traumas (at least a costume drama), and in this drama, both the male and female leads have some degree of problem, whether it's the near-total loss of self-esteem or experiencing hallucinations. I really liked that aspect, as well as how they portrayed most of the characters, since many weren't simply good or bad, and they took the time to explain why they acted the way they did. I also really enjoyed the OST and the main theme of the plot.
However, it did have some problems: The actor who plays Mo Jing Li is okay when he's the villain, but in the first 20 episodes, where he has to portray vulnerability, his acting isn't the best. The writers focused on 'small stories' in the episodes that ultimately went nowhere, and often didn't even show what was happening because they overused time skips. That part felt very amateurish. I also know the drama was centered on the female character, but during the first half, Prince Ding's character felt excessively weak. If you notice, she always did everything, and he was either late or had no idea what had happened. Towards the end, he improved, but she was still the one doing much, much more. The final episodes were very structured; the rebellion was resolved in two or three episodes, and the resolutions were only narrated by a voice (I assume the eunuch's) instead of showing what was happening, which would have been more interesting. But these are more specific problems with certain parts of the drama. Overall, I really liked it; I give it an 8.5 out of 10.
It was an entertaining drama, I haven't seen such a funny comedy drama in a long time, since normally comedy dramas are only funny for about 2-4 episodes and no more. The actors, the comedy and the OST are the best, it has several plotholes, but I really enjoyed it 8.5 out of 10.
The series is based on events that have happened in South Korea such as the murder of the teacher by a student, the suicide of a primary school teacher due to parental harassment, the harassment of students either by bullying or by using them as WiFi, illegal gambling and even the sale of drugs that are not drugs but medicines not approved by Korea. Of course it is not a biographical series or anything like that, it is an action drama with the objective of 'teaching a lesson' giving the satisfaction to those who watch the series that all the 'bad guys' receive a lesson so everything is a bit exaggerated. I liked the characters, they are all very different and unique and they are coherent from beginning to end, the actors, both the main and secondary ones, did a great job representing their roles. The episodes have a good pace, they are not boring and they go by very quickly. The topics chosen for the episodes were interesting. I also liked the touch of comedy they added here and there. What I didn't like was that, as happens in all action dramas, a lot of things happen out of convenience, the police almost never arrive and the people in the background never do anything. My favorite episodes were 2 and 9 and the ones I liked the least were 5 and the last, I was shocked when I found out that in reality the case in episode 5 had been a real event but unlike the series where they saved the teacher, in real life she had committed suicide. In the end I liked it a lot. 9 out of 10.
I made it to episode 12, but the forced wife even if she is a good person i hate her, i hate the fact that they force a person to marry for a second time and then the new person knows more than the rest of the characters. Sorry. Dropped.
It's a bit ridiculous, but the characters are very likeable and the cases they worked on were very entertaining. There were some continuity errors towards the end, but overall I liked it. 8.5 out of 10
A funny drama with a very interesting plot. I liked the chemistry between the characters, the well-crafted storyline, and the excellent acting. The emotional aspect of the drama was very well done, and I really enjoyed the performances. On the downside, I'd say the first three episodes were a bit slow, but from episode four onward it was good. I'd also mention a few minor plot holes in some episodes, and the 1999 setting was just okay, especially the hairstyles, which don't match the ones depicted in the drama. But overall, I really liked it; I give it a 9 out of 10.
Really, the drama was exceptionally done. I followed the plot so easily and saw absolutely nothing wrong with…
5,000 It's true that we all see dramas from our own perspective. For example, for me, the plot of a drama has to make sense above all else. The characters must behave according to their established roles, and logic must prevail. If a drama does all of this well, it's close to a 10 in my book. Meanwhile, for other people, other things are more important, like the main couple having chemistry and everything revolving around them. In my case, this doesn't affect my score as much. That's why dramas like Joy of Life, A Dream Within a Dream, Eternal Love, and Love Lies in the Galaxy are so well-made. Even if you take away the main couple and everything surrounding them, all the secondary characters make sense, the movements from one place to another are taken into account in time and space, and there's still a drama and a story behind each of the remaining characters.
On the other hand, I didn't find it difficult to follow the story of this drama; it's super easy. However, it did have a lot of errors. For example, I'll name a few because, as I said in my first comment, it would be too many to list them all: 1. We have the female protagonist who beat everyone in an archery competition, but to have good aim, people practice for years, almost every day of their lives. However, she's never shown with a bow outside of that tournament. Even though her life was in danger 100 times, she, being such a good archer, NEVER used that skill. Why, if they've established that she's better at archery than people who practice it, does she not use this skill to save herself?
2. When all the characters are at the border and CYY asks YX to use his surname Yu to rally the troops, it turns out they have one hour before the barbarians arrive. During that hour, a giant suit of armor belonging to YX's father appeared out of nowhere. The armor alone was so gigantic that transporting it probably required a separate cart just for the trunk inside, because look how huge it is! Now, I can ignore where the armor came from, but two episodes later, they show that YX wrote three letters using that armor. That means it was during that hour before the barbarians attacked, because according to the timeline, it was like this: CYY asked YX to use the armor and rally the army; before rallying the army, YX wrote the letters; he went out, rallied the army, and then they went to the battlefield. So far, so believable, but then they show flashbacks of him writing to his sister that during that same hour he was also training soldiers and laughing with them, implying that he had spent a lot of time with them. It's clear he was there because he was wearing his armor. This is a huge plot hole.
3. The movement between cities during the first part of the drama makes sense; they show them getting into cars, and time is lost while the characters travel from one place to another. After GJZ's mother dies, it's as if they changed the director or the writers. Suddenly, the characters are moving between cities several times a day; in some cases, it's almost like teleportation. GJZ has just seen CXQ in another city, they say goodbye, and then he's traveling to get to the Chens' house, but when he arrives, CXQ is already there. This is repeated several times in the final part of the drama. Now, this on its own isn't so bad, but when you add up all the errors, the gap gets bigger and bigger.
4. For me, more than specific errors, the biggest problem is that most of the secondary characters don't have a resolution for their stories. It's like watching a part of the drama and then deciding to kill everyone off because they don't know how to write endings. And those who didn't die didn't get a conclusion; all their stories were left open: What happened to the Chen and Ji families? Did the villain really die, or did he also escape like the main couple? Could the one who started the fire have returned for his master? Were the Ye family able to bury Ye Xian? I suppose they were later? Did Gu Lan get married, or did she also have to flee? Did her fiancé's family disappear, or were they uninvolved? And was she finally able to reunite with her mother? What happened to the king? Why did he lose half his court? What happened to the kingdom? If they lost the court, neighboring kingdoms would attack them to take advantage, and that was the problem during the second half of the drama, wasn't it? GJZ's cousin was shown to have gotten married and pregnant in the end, but she suffered because her husband didn't love her and she suffered at the hands of her husband's family for bringing less money (2,000 taels instead of 20,000)? Too many unanswered questions and zero intention of answering them. 5. How could they kill off the third most important character in the drama off-screen? YX's death didn't affect me at all; it was more the impression of everyone crying for him. As a viewer of the drama, if they were going to kill him off anyway, I would have liked to see him die a hero. How could they cut the ending short like that?
Perhaps this type of drama is aimed at a different kind of audience; the whole plot strikes me as very immature. I had to pause the scenes frequently because this sort of drama isn't acceptable nowadays—maybe it would have been 12 or 18 years ago, but today, verbal abuse shouldn't be tolerated, even if the guy is handsome and gives you gifts.
I liked the actors, the chemistry and the music. 7.5 out 10.
On the other hand, I didn't like the ending. I don't think it justifies the characters' entire journey, and I think if there's another season, it's unlikely Ao Rui Peng will be in it, since the actor has many projects lined up.
Anyway, for me, it's an 8 out of 10.
On the other hand, what I didn't like were episodes 27 through 31. In those episodes, it felt like I was watching a completely different drama. For me, they ruined the drama; I hated them. I also dislike it when they kill off characters just to create "sad episodes." Two other specific points: if the king could do that for Zhao Ling, why didn't he do the same for General Mo Yi? And Minister Yu's death was very anticlimactic. He deserved to be humiliated and suffer for a long time, and also Fan Ya Ke she deserved a worst ending.
Anyway, overall, I liked it a lot. 9 out of 10.
Now, the little subplots in each episode are sometimes very ridiculous. Not all of them are well done; some go overboard with the illogical. I didn't like that the ML died in episode 32, and then there were four episodes with no reason to watch the drama just to finish it, and then suddenly in the last three minutes he comes back to life without any explanation, from a drama and production standpoint, it was very poorly developed. Thank God for the Special Episode
Overall, I liked it. 8.5/10
However, it did have some problems: The actor who plays Mo Jing Li is okay when he's the villain, but in the first 20 episodes, where he has to portray vulnerability, his acting isn't the best. The writers focused on 'small stories' in the episodes that ultimately went nowhere, and often didn't even show what was happening because they overused time skips. That part felt very amateurish. I also know the drama was centered on the female character, but during the first half, Prince Ding's character felt excessively weak. If you notice, she always did everything, and he was either late or had no idea what had happened. Towards the end, he improved, but she was still the one doing much, much more. The final episodes were very structured; the rebellion was resolved in two or three episodes, and the resolutions were only narrated by a voice (I assume the eunuch's) instead of showing what was happening, which would have been more interesting. But these are more specific problems with certain parts of the drama.
Overall, I really liked it; I give it an 8.5 out of 10.
I liked the characters, they are all very different and unique and they are coherent from beginning to end, the actors, both the main and secondary ones, did a great job representing their roles. The episodes have a good pace, they are not boring and they go by very quickly. The topics chosen for the episodes were interesting. I also liked the touch of comedy they added here and there. What I didn't like was that, as happens in all action dramas, a lot of things happen out of convenience, the police almost never arrive and the people in the background never do anything.
My favorite episodes were 2 and 9 and the ones I liked the least were 5 and the last, I was shocked when I found out that in reality the case in episode 5 had been a real event but unlike the series where they saved the teacher, in real life she had committed suicide.
In the end I liked it a lot. 9 out of 10.
But overall, I really liked it; I give it a 9 out of 10.
It's true that we all see dramas from our own perspective. For example, for me, the plot of a drama has to make sense above all else. The characters must behave according to their established roles, and logic must prevail. If a drama does all of this well, it's close to a 10 in my book. Meanwhile, for other people, other things are more important, like the main couple having chemistry and everything revolving around them. In my case, this doesn't affect my score as much. That's why dramas like Joy of Life, A Dream Within a Dream, Eternal Love, and Love Lies in the Galaxy are so well-made. Even if you take away the main couple and everything surrounding them, all the secondary characters make sense, the movements from one place to another are taken into account in time and space, and there's still a drama and a story behind each of the remaining characters.
On the other hand, I didn't find it difficult to follow the story of this drama; it's super easy. However, it did have a lot of errors. For example, I'll name a few because, as I said in my first comment, it would be too many to list them all:
1. We have the female protagonist who beat everyone in an archery competition, but to have good aim, people practice for years, almost every day of their lives. However, she's never shown with a bow outside of that tournament. Even though her life was in danger 100 times, she, being such a good archer, NEVER used that skill. Why, if they've established that she's better at archery than people who practice it, does she not use this skill to save herself?
2. When all the characters are at the border and CYY asks YX to use his surname Yu to rally the troops, it turns out they have one hour before the barbarians arrive. During that hour, a giant suit of armor belonging to YX's father appeared out of nowhere. The armor alone was so gigantic that transporting it probably required a separate cart just for the trunk inside, because look how huge it is! Now, I can ignore where the armor came from, but two episodes later, they show that YX wrote three letters using that armor. That means it was during that hour before the barbarians attacked, because according to the timeline, it was like this: CYY asked YX to use the armor and rally the army; before rallying the army, YX wrote the letters; he went out, rallied the army, and then they went to the battlefield. So far, so believable, but then they show flashbacks of him writing to his sister that during that same hour he was also training soldiers and laughing with them, implying that he had spent a lot of time with them. It's clear he was there because he was wearing his armor. This is a huge plot hole.
3. The movement between cities during the first part of the drama makes sense; they show them getting into cars, and time is lost while the characters travel from one place to another. After GJZ's mother dies, it's as if they changed the director or the writers. Suddenly, the characters are moving between cities several times a day; in some cases, it's almost like teleportation. GJZ has just seen CXQ in another city, they say goodbye, and then he's traveling to get to the Chens' house, but when he arrives, CXQ is already there. This is repeated several times in the final part of the drama. Now, this on its own isn't so bad, but when you add up all the errors, the gap gets bigger and bigger.
4. For me, more than specific errors, the biggest problem is that most of the secondary characters don't have a resolution for their stories. It's like watching a part of the drama and then deciding to kill everyone off because they don't know how to write endings. And those who didn't die didn't get a conclusion; all their stories were left open: What happened to the Chen and Ji families? Did the villain really die, or did he also escape like the main couple? Could the one who started the fire have returned for his master? Were the Ye family able to bury Ye Xian? I suppose they were later? Did Gu Lan get married, or did she also have to flee? Did her fiancé's family disappear, or were they uninvolved? And was she finally able to reunite with her mother? What happened to the king? Why did he lose half his court? What happened to the kingdom? If they lost the court, neighboring kingdoms would attack them to take advantage, and that was the problem during the second half of the drama, wasn't it? GJZ's cousin was shown to have gotten married and pregnant in the end, but she suffered because her husband didn't love her and she suffered at the hands of her husband's family for bringing less money (2,000 taels instead of 20,000)? Too many unanswered questions and zero intention of answering them. 5. How could they kill off the third most important character in the drama off-screen? YX's death didn't affect me at all; it was more the impression of everyone crying for him. As a viewer of the drama, if they were going to kill him off anyway, I would have liked to see him die a hero. How could they cut the ending short like that?