not just the writing getting worse, but also the direction and editing is past the point of being simply choppy to the point of being distracting and laughable level shitty.
I hated every moment of this episode, and to think they wasted almost 10 minutes on the fire rescue scene, only to sloppy round up everything else and give a miraculous redemption and a clear conscience flip to tie all loose ends.
this drama is the biggest missed opportunity in terms of production value and stellar cast. and I unfortunately have to admit one of the biggest disappointments was Byeon Woo Seok's portrayal of the prince. I am starting to genuinely hope that rather than his acting skills having deteriorated, that it was per the director's orders that he acts so stiff and overdo it with the elegance-exuding performance at all time
Replying toPerfect Crown•May 15, 2026•Liked May 15, 2026
I prefer villains to stay villains until the end. It pisses me off when that changes. So what you’re good citizen all of a sudden?! All your sins must be washed away, please man
Anyone who thinks the writing of this show is coming from a mature writer or even there is a shred of intelligence has not indulged in basic classics, let alone serious literature.
It’s cheap and banal.
And the visual storytelling with incessant and needless beauty shots. Calamitous product.
really makes you wonder though, why does the palace have such bad fire security lmao? not a single sprinkler going…
I agree that repeating the incident is lazy, but I'm not sure about your first argument. They have electricity in the palaces, use iPads and TVs - what prevents them to include fire alarms and sprinklers, especially since there was a precedent? However, this also ties back to your initial comment about the bad writing.
I don't want to be a bummer but PC just crashed at the end (in writer's words burned down), the plot has turned to dust and I don't see how one single episode can rescue this mess. I had such high hopes from the start and I defended it for so long, and there was still some spark left after episode 7. Did the author think just because you bomb a building 3 times in a row it will light up the drama.
I hated every moment of this episode, and to think they wasted almost 10 minutes on the fire rescue scene, only to sloppy round up everything else and give a miraculous redemption and a clear conscience flip to tie all loose ends.
this drama is the biggest missed opportunity in terms of production value and stellar cast. and I unfortunately have to admit one of the biggest disappointments was Byeon Woo Seok's portrayal of the prince. I am starting to genuinely hope that rather than his acting skills having deteriorated, that it was per the director's orders that he acts so stiff and overdo it with the elegance-exuding performance at all time
It’s cheap and banal.
And the visual storytelling with incessant and needless beauty shots. Calamitous product.