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Poor script that good actors can't save.
I hate bad writing. There are so many common sense errors on the part of the characters that it had me shouting at my TV set. Example: S1 E16. When Park Yunang and his girl are approached by Hyewon and her henchman. it makes no sense once Park gets the rifle away from the henchman and shoots the Derringer out of Hyewon's hand. Park turns his back on the henchman lying on the ground to shoot at Hyewon's weapon, but the unharmed henchman never takes the advantage to attack Park from behind, until after he disarms Hyewon by firing the one and only bullet in the bolt action gun. Then Parks points the unloaded gun at the henchman, who stops in his tracks even though he must know the gun is useless. Then leaving both guns and their enemies behind, they turn their backs on their enemies and simply walk away. The hangun might be useless, but the rifle only needed another bullet loaded, so why wouldn't the henchman grab the gun, reload and go after them? Then people get shot throughout the show, but no one dies, and they heal in a matter of days. The memes I understand, but the tactical stupidity-- I can't suspend my belief that far. Then there's that guards that hear something and turn to look, clearly see a bush moving as if something passed by, but don't bother to check. And the dumbest thing, was having the traitors signing a pact with their fingerprint to overthrow their king. Why? It's totally unnecessary unless you want it to be your death warrant. And why is the King so helpless? He knows half his court is corrupt, but his ministers push him around like a rag doll and he seems to be unable to stop them. What a waste of a strong cast. I will finish watching this simply because of the casting.
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