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started for hye won and dropped cuz of hye won....
midfl's acting is very 2d. expressions are very meh
DEAD FISH KISSING literally no movement from both actors ? could've at least changed the camera angle lol AND WDYM THAT WAS HIS FIRST BUCKET LIST ENTRY ? this is frying me
plot is boring. thought it was gonna be fun but execution was bad too so....
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fr a chinese vertical drama but like full length lol
i really wanted to like this... i really like chen du ling but this drama was just so bad...was the budget low? idk but it seemed like it lol the acting and production in general is just bad... feels like those chinese vertical dramas but wayyyy longer.
the premise of it all was honestly not bad. like i was intrigued by the plot (which is why i started it) and the high reviews but i just can't get around to finish it. i really tried. honestly i was gonna drop it after the first episode but i persevered... but ultimately can't go any longer lol
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its alright lol
its an okay drama. i watched up to like ep 5(?) and took like a two month break until i actually went out and finished this drama lol. i think that speaks volumes in itself.the healing theme of the drama was alright. don't get me wrong, the drama is interesting but the plot is very predictable and the progression is quite slow. it gets quite frustrating when the ml just doesn't say anything until literally the last ep... oh well
i wish we got more of the 2nd couple (hayeong and taeseok) they're so cute tgt. we got so much screentime for hadam and her bf like come onnnnnn just give hayeong some love yk. we were def robbed of them.
i enjoyed watching the three sisters and grandma and i liked all of the backstories. ig my only nitpicking was the progression and the ml holding back from telling the fl about their history. it just got repetitive and tiring but it is what it is ig lol
its nice how there was no love triangle tho. i would've crashed out
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weak plot but fun/entertaining to watch overall
its honestly a great drama. there was romance, comedy, and suspense- all of which were alright. but ofc there were some aspects which i wished they went into more depth and def some plotholes for but i mean, the actors all did well and it was fun to watch overall.i can see that the main production effort was given to the cast and the plot was somewhat interesting but lacking in many ways. execution in general was also pretty bad lol... one thing that ticked me off from start to finish was iu's nails... the nail artist needs to be fired and blacklisted asap.
i really enjoyed the romance between the second couple. it was really entertaining to watch. i've always enjoyed watching yoo soobin and lee yeon in dramas and this was no exception.
the cast's acting was just insane. gong seungyeon's acting... phew it was spectacular. and byeon wooseok (fine shyt) and iu's chemistry was through the roof! the young king was great too! such a cutie patootie
anyways, its overall a great drama tbh. nothing groundbreaking in terms of the plot but it was definitely entertaining. i can def see myself going back to rewatch certain scenes of the drama.
im not mad about it at all. if anything, i really enjoyed this drama. it doesn't deserve the hate its getting tbh. ofc, its not the best but it was fun to watch and not too stressful. a perfect romance drama to binge.
p.s. i loved the ost for this drama they were all bangers def adding to my everyday playlist
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Great cooking drama (in depth plot? not that great)
For context, I binged this show.Its honestly not even bad. I don't know why there's so many haters. I enjoyed watching it. There were moments where I fast-forwarded a lot but I enjoy cooking-themed shows so this was right up my alley. As opposed to other viewers, I wasn't as interested in the subplots about the queen dowager / the treason / etc. and was more into the cooking competitions and friendships within the kitchen. So with that noted, I suppose I'm not into the show because of the plot LOL hence the 7.5 for the story.
If I'm actually thinking about the plot as a whole... there were definitely a lot of plot holes. Since there's so many characters that have decently-sized roles, I suppose it was hard to incorporate all of their backstories and how each of them came to be- mainly the people who were on the prince Jaesan's side. And Consort Kang... she highkey pmo. Her role was really big in the drama but there was no proper backstory for her??? We know she used to be a courtesan(?) and the prince brought her in (I'm not 100% tho so don't quote me on that) but like why is she so vengeful towards the king? Despite liking him too? Like the royal family never did anything bad towards her (from my understanding) so why did she never waver and continue to stay with the prince when she doesn't even like him that much. Honestly, there's a lot to unpack so I'll just stop this here lol.
One of my favourite characters from the show was definitely the jester Gong il. He was super fun and was for sure one of the characters that was well written. His backstory was shown in depth but there was a good amount of vagueness that keep the viewers entertained- especially since he wasn't a main character. I enjoyed watching all of his scenes. His character was well written and the acting was portrayed perfectly. I will be awaiting more of Lee Joo Ahn's work!
As for the main leads' acting, I thought Yoona did really well. I've always enjoyed her acting and this drama is no different. She's great. And Lee Chae Min was good too. I was pleasantly surprised by his acting (since I've only watched dramas where he was a side character). He depicted different emotions perfectly and the food tasting scenes were hilarious. I enjoyed watching his acting.
The chemistry between the main leads tho... I personally didn't see any problem with it. I thought it was good enough. And the romance theme wasn't badly written either. It was alright and I actually liked how the drama wasn't heavily reliant on the romance aspect and kept the lovey-dovey-ness to a minimal. I thought it was a nice touch and that the chemistry was more prevalent this way.
Overall a great show. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I don't regret watching it.
p.s. I'm glad they didn't make this show like Scarlet Heart Ryeo... or else I would've rated it lower LOL. I'm happy they didn't traumatize us with a sad/open ending.
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wayyy too much politics. if you're looking for more romance this is prob not for u
ugh i wanna like this SO BAD cuz i love chen du ling and zhou yi ran and this pairing is like exactly what i wanted 😠but there's just SO MUCH POLITICS. like yea its listed as one of the genres but its just too much i can't. its just really not my cup of tea tbh. the dubbing is also erm a bit intense for my liking...like idm the plot. its interesting yea but im just a romance girly through and through so this is just not for me
maybe i'll pick this up again and try sit through it all since it's only gonna be 24 eps... but idk... the politics is too big of a theme so we'll see ig
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Great drama at first glance but lacked depth
Its an overall good drama IMO but there's a lot of plot holes and not that much character development. The story is VERY repetitive and the same things/reasonings/etc kept being brought up throughout the drama.I liked the Bong-su plot line in the beginning when it was first being introduced but it dragged on a lot towards the end. Still not sure why BS is considered the main "villain" of the drama- should've twisted it to Yeomhwa instead. Balancing and switching between the two villains made it pretty confusing to follow and they didn't even properly join forces (idk how to explain this better lol).
Lowkey the time skip showing Ji Ho and Geon Woo was pretty useless. It had no depth other than the fact that it was fun to see JH and GW living together. Also, JH's character had so much potential- he was doing so much for GW even though he was the 2nd ml. They should've kept it going and diverted from the fact that he was sml at least given him a gf towards the end or something lol.
Despite everything I mentioned, I still enjoyed the drama lol. Definitely a good watch if you're looking for something to watch in your free time.
Loved CYW's acting in this. He was exceptional at showing BS and GW as two different people.
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