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It's a royal all over the place story you can still enjoy.
- Sometimes it feels like you're watching a "Moon Lovers" parody. -
Yes, you're not dreaming. This was my initial thought, especially with all the constant similar scenes and concepts, but this isn't the problem with "Royal Nemesis."
They overcomplicated the story for no reason in the last couple of episodes, they couldn't stop spelling out the most basic things like what's so important in life and other things, but they barely said anything about the main plot. The time-travel story wasn't well-written just like in most romcoms. Their souls were exchanged multiple times, but there was zero indication about that. Not to mention the fact that she recognized the King in the 21st century instantly, but she couldn't do the same with the guy who she was in love with. Why? Because he had a tiny mask? Nonsense. The villain was ridiculous. I hate when they build up a villain who can do anything, and in the end he falls in his sword in a minute.
The best part of the drama is obviously the two main leads, Im Ji Yeon and Heo Nam Jun. They're not only good together but also the one and only reason this drama is watchable is them. I'm not talking about the romance only because most of the time it was cringe as hell, but they still made it work. Both of them were charismatic, fun, cute and sometimes even badass.
The story with grandma was the most impactful for me.
The OST was decent, nothing special, to be honest.
All I can say is it was fun, and it does have a rewatch value, but I think it's time for Kdrama romcom writers to forget about the time-travel because they obviously can't do it properly.
Yes, you're not dreaming. This was my initial thought, especially with all the constant similar scenes and concepts, but this isn't the problem with "Royal Nemesis."
They overcomplicated the story for no reason in the last couple of episodes, they couldn't stop spelling out the most basic things like what's so important in life and other things, but they barely said anything about the main plot. The time-travel story wasn't well-written just like in most romcoms. Their souls were exchanged multiple times, but there was zero indication about that. Not to mention the fact that she recognized the King in the 21st century instantly, but she couldn't do the same with the guy who she was in love with. Why? Because he had a tiny mask? Nonsense. The villain was ridiculous. I hate when they build up a villain who can do anything, and in the end he falls in his sword in a minute.
The best part of the drama is obviously the two main leads, Im Ji Yeon and Heo Nam Jun. They're not only good together but also the one and only reason this drama is watchable is them. I'm not talking about the romance only because most of the time it was cringe as hell, but they still made it work. Both of them were charismatic, fun, cute and sometimes even badass.
The story with grandma was the most impactful for me.
The OST was decent, nothing special, to be honest.
All I can say is it was fun, and it does have a rewatch value, but I think it's time for Kdrama romcom writers to forget about the time-travel because they obviously can't do it properly.
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