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I like it. I like it less. I like it again
I'm in two minds about this drama. On the one hand, our leads' love line is swoon worthy, but the rest is patchy.
To put it simply, the main plot comes down to a people's revolution to overthrow a drug crazed tyrant. The usual antagonist minister is straight out of central casting.
Even the whole soul swapping plot feels half-baked. It starts well and pulls us in. There are dramatic scenes early on, but it soon settles down to long stretches of swapped souls. It becomes a convenient way for the ML to see how the common people live (I mean suffer) and note down their grievances. While the FL is largely marking time while camping in the ML's body.
If I'm honest, this series would have been better if it is only 12 eps long. 16 eps just means the tropey game of throne plot is stretched to its limits. It definitely lacks oomph.
Not all is lost, the romance between our leads is swoon-y and they have decent chemistry. The skinship quota didn't ramp up until the last few eps. There are a couple of other proto pairings. They are more like footnotes.
I must admit the ending is well done. It didn't end abruptly but allows the story to come to its logical conclusion.
I do find one aspect to be a little heavy handed. They bring in the OG Love God aka Old Man on the Moon (big cameo by Kim Jae Uck) to explain the soul swapping and their entanglement. Fate writ large, chingu. There is even an epilogue just to prove their lives are forever intertwined. We get it! LoL
I won't lie; our leads do look good in the present. I can watch a movie based on that scene. I'm working on the script right now. Call me . . ;)
Ultimately, this is a castle built on shifting sands. Acting is good, the romance is sweet if a slow burn and the production is solid with a big ensemble. Alas, the script is the ever shifting sands. Peace.
To put it simply, the main plot comes down to a people's revolution to overthrow a drug crazed tyrant. The usual antagonist minister is straight out of central casting.
Even the whole soul swapping plot feels half-baked. It starts well and pulls us in. There are dramatic scenes early on, but it soon settles down to long stretches of swapped souls. It becomes a convenient way for the ML to see how the common people live (I mean suffer) and note down their grievances. While the FL is largely marking time while camping in the ML's body.
If I'm honest, this series would have been better if it is only 12 eps long. 16 eps just means the tropey game of throne plot is stretched to its limits. It definitely lacks oomph.
Not all is lost, the romance between our leads is swoon-y and they have decent chemistry. The skinship quota didn't ramp up until the last few eps. There are a couple of other proto pairings. They are more like footnotes.
I must admit the ending is well done. It didn't end abruptly but allows the story to come to its logical conclusion.
I do find one aspect to be a little heavy handed. They bring in the OG Love God aka Old Man on the Moon (big cameo by Kim Jae Uck) to explain the soul swapping and their entanglement. Fate writ large, chingu. There is even an epilogue just to prove their lives are forever intertwined. We get it! LoL
I won't lie; our leads do look good in the present. I can watch a movie based on that scene. I'm working on the script right now. Call me . . ;)
Ultimately, this is a castle built on shifting sands. Acting is good, the romance is sweet if a slow burn and the production is solid with a big ensemble. Alas, the script is the ever shifting sands. Peace.
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