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Season 1 has it flaws but at least was interesting to watch. This one was not only boring and frustrating but is also only available raw or with machine generated subs. And lets not even talk about the ending. It somehow managed to be even worse than the 1st season’s ending. What a waste of a promising plot...and of time.

I was quite disappointed to be honest. I was bored most of the time, when I was not bored then I was angry at the characters actions and only a few times was I able to enjoy some romantic scenes. What the male lead did in the beginning was not only a huge betrayal but it was also almost as cruel as if he had killed her. He put her in a situation where she had to pick either to live an unhappy married life with someone she did not love or become a divorced woman, which is still seen with bad eyes nowadays, but was a lot worse back then. Any not 2 dimensional character would take a LONG time to forgive that, if ever, but of course this drama is full of those.
There were also a lot of other things that I did not like in the plot/characters. The ending was unnecessarily dramatic and cliché.

I have watched quite a lot of dramas set in this period of history and this one was one of the least interesting ones. But hey, maybe you will like it so dont let my comment stop you from giving it a try.

It had an interesting start but most of it was people going around in circles and after so many episodes it felt like the story had barely any development. The ending was also underwhelming. But after finishing it I am not sure I should be angry at how disappointing the story turned out cause that is exactly what money does to you.
Money is the root of all kinds of problems. Having too little will have you struggling to live, having to much will ruin you and the people around you. I think at the end of the day that is the message the writers were trying to show us. You should control money, not let it control you.

So overall, it is far from being a masterpiece but it is not completely bad. After weighing down everything, I gave it a 6.5, which is the rating I give to dramas I kinda liked but would never re-watch.

The translation should have not been hunch. It did not make much sense. But yeah, it meant she got an idea or remembered something she wanted to add to the design.

?? I am confused. Are you talking about the male lead? When was he a jerk? He is one of the nicest and most loyal male leads I have seen. Lol

I did not love it but I liked it. It was not amazing or anything but it has a good message and I liked how the male lead was so loyal to his feelings and loved her no matter what she looked like.

If the kdrama Perfume and the cdrama Flavour It’s Yours had a child, it would be this drama. So if you liked either or both of them, you will probably enjoy this one too.

Someone is really excited about this. It is the first time I have seen someone write so many comments in a row here on MDL and all in the same hour. Almost thought it was spam. XD

I wanted to like it, I really did, but among many other, there were 3 MAIN reasons why this drama turned out to be a mess:

1 - Although in the beginning the female lead is sold to us as someone who falls in love easily and is in a hurry to get married, in fact she is one of the few characters that seems to be consistent about her feelings. Most of the characters either liked someone and then suddenly started to like someone else, thought they liked someone but were mistaken about their feelings, tried to like someone to forget someone else, suddenly realized they like someone who has always been there but that they treated like trash,...

2 - The amount of flashbacks is ridiculous. Flashbacks are something that need to be used with caution. They should only be used in important scenes to show us how the character is thinking about something, remembering something or making an important realization. But this drama has flashbacks in almost every episode, if not every, and in some episodes it has several of them. Some are shorter, but a lot of them can be as long as 3 minutes. That said, out of the 44 episodes this dramas has, you will probably have to go through 2-4 eps worth of flashbacks. That can really decrease the enjoyment you have watching a drama.

3 - Because of the direction the writers decided to take the drama, which was originally showing us 2 completely different people who were initially enemies working together as a team, being good at their job because one fills in what the other lacks and then slowly falling in love, in the last 20 episodes or so, the "supporting" characters took over the story and the main leads were barely showing up in some episodes. It was as if the writers thought as soon as they got together there was no need to include them in story anymore, even tho they are the MAIN characters. We are barely shown any moments of them together as a couple or intimacy like hugs and kisses. Most of their scenes together from then on are either solving business issues or playing a part in helping other people’s relationships. What about them as a couple? No dates, no nothing?

This could have been a pretty good drama, but it ended up being one that had such huge flaws that you cannot pretend they are not there. The 3 reasons I mentioned are just the main ones. There were so many other things that bothered me. What a shame!

Yeah, I have noticed that. But I guess this one in particular was boring so the first 5 episodes were harder to watch.

Wow, thank you. You’re the best! ^ ^

I did not like the drama version of Itazura that much. I guess it felt less ok for Irie to treat Kotoko like trash when the characters were portrayed by real people. XD

I agree with you. I have not watched it yet but I am not sure I want to after reading your comment and watching the trailer. It seems like the male lead is one of those people that treats everyone like they are inferior to him and the female lead acts like a dog with her tail wagging around him no matter how he treats her. Itazura na Kiss (anime version) was one of the few stories with a similar dynamic between the main couple that I was able to watch, re-watch and love.

The female lead is weird, the male lead is weird, that ending was weird. Not sure what was the point of watching it. The whole thing was weird. Lol

I understand, I was also angry when he did that. But its not like I wanted her to end up with him instead. I just did not like how they dragged her decision until the last minute and make it feel like she decided to pick Chalam on the spur of the moment. There should have been more of a clean cut in her previous relationship and she should have spent more time with Chalam before deciding to pick him over a 15 year relationship. It did not feel natural.

If anything, this drama’s fault is that is too short. It feels like the kind of manga the female lead writes. It is probably actually based on a one-shot manga. Even if it’s not your cup of tea, give it a try, since it’s not like you will be wasting a lot of time watching it.

I have watched some thai dramas with really bad video quality so it does not bother me too much. And if the subs are separated from the video, I can always look for the raws and watch it like that. The raw episodes are easy to find, the subs not so much.

The romance is good, they just take a long time to get together. I think if you have time you can give it a try.

Yeah, this is not the first one I have come across that had been previously subbed by Viki but now is really hard to find subbed. Some thai dramas are being uploaded on some sites because the subbers at the time still have the subbed episodes, but a lot of the subs will probably never be recovered. I hope this is one of the dramas that some day gets uploaded with subs.

I think so, that a concubine can become Queen. But for that to happen the previous Queen would have to either be deposed or die.
About sleeping with the Queen, if she goes complain to her father he would definitely pressure the King, but I am sure he would find a way out of it, like drugging her or making her get drunk so the next morning she wakes up thinking something happened when it didn't and then she would never get pregnant no matter how many years pass. I think I have actually seen a drama where both the King and Queen did not want to sleep together but were forced to so they just made noises and he cut his arm so there would be blood on the sheets as they would serve as evidence the next morning in court that they consummated their marriage. Lol

This is becoming more and more frustrating to watch. And it is not even because this is a well written drama that happens to frustrate people in its way to creating this amazing plot. No. It is because the king is so far completely useless and powerless, even when he is supposed to have the upper hand. He is just a puppet in the hands of his supposed servants. A lot of the supporting characters are the same and the female lead has yet to impress me. Hopefully this will take a turn for the better since it seems like her secret might be revealed soon. But having watched so many other historical kdramas, I feel this one is quite disappointing.