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The ML Yearned, FL Hesitated while I...Yawned
I feel completely robbed after watching My Royal Nemesis. They really should have stuck to developing the central love story. While I saw a beautiful shift in Cha Segye's character after he fell hopelessly in love, I can't say the same for Shin Seori. She kept her walls up for way too long, remaining guarded even after countless reassurances from Segye. However for this, I solely blame the pacing of the script for making her deal with a lot; sick grandma and transmigration.
Plot-wise, it was a lot! We got patches of a family feud mixed with frustrating love rivalry from the second female lead, who quickly became an absolute eyesore. It was exhausting watching such a clever woman resort to unnecessary antics over a man especially when Segye countlessly told her off. She got redeemed in the end (good for her I guess), but as a viewer who had to tolerate her, I was just pissed.
Then there's Segye's cousin, Mun Do who I lowkey pitied him because his character was just so boring and predictable. All he ever did was plot over Segye. His entire existence boiled down to: What did Segye do? Who did he meet with? How many times did he poop? Ugh! As if that wasn't enough, how he quickly met his end was so anti-climatic. The only genuinely interesting plot thread was Shin Seori's transmigration arc; I absolutely loved that twist however I'd have preferred if they expounded more on the rules of such occurrence.
On the bright side, I liked the top notch acting. Despite Mun Do being predictable, the actor was a great villain who oozed an intense, evil aura that not many can pull off. Our lead couple also killed it. The yearning from Cha Segye was masterclass; his delulu gaze and that hand kiss... which made me constantly wonder why Seori was hesitating to give this man a chance! Nonetheless, I loved how LJY portrayed Shin Seori, flawlessly maintaining those Joseon-era speech patterns and mannerisms despite migrating to the modern world. And their roadside fight? Iconic.
I also have to say the OST of this drama was so beautiful as it really elevated most of the lead couple cutesy scenes.
In the end, I finished it purely because I'm a sucker for a yearning male lead and Heo Namjun as Cha Segye aced it. Sadly, Seori's lingering doubts and insecurities meant that by the time she finally let her walls down, I had already emotionally disconnected from the romance.
This had the potential to be the rom-com of the year for me, but it fell short. I probably would have rated it a 6, but their undeniably cute scenes and great OSTs in the final episodes managed to pull it up to a 7.5.
Plot-wise, it was a lot! We got patches of a family feud mixed with frustrating love rivalry from the second female lead, who quickly became an absolute eyesore. It was exhausting watching such a clever woman resort to unnecessary antics over a man especially when Segye countlessly told her off. She got redeemed in the end (good for her I guess), but as a viewer who had to tolerate her, I was just pissed.
Then there's Segye's cousin, Mun Do who I lowkey pitied him because his character was just so boring and predictable. All he ever did was plot over Segye. His entire existence boiled down to: What did Segye do? Who did he meet with? How many times did he poop? Ugh! As if that wasn't enough, how he quickly met his end was so anti-climatic. The only genuinely interesting plot thread was Shin Seori's transmigration arc; I absolutely loved that twist however I'd have preferred if they expounded more on the rules of such occurrence.
On the bright side, I liked the top notch acting. Despite Mun Do being predictable, the actor was a great villain who oozed an intense, evil aura that not many can pull off. Our lead couple also killed it. The yearning from Cha Segye was masterclass; his delulu gaze and that hand kiss... which made me constantly wonder why Seori was hesitating to give this man a chance! Nonetheless, I loved how LJY portrayed Shin Seori, flawlessly maintaining those Joseon-era speech patterns and mannerisms despite migrating to the modern world. And their roadside fight? Iconic.
I also have to say the OST of this drama was so beautiful as it really elevated most of the lead couple cutesy scenes.
In the end, I finished it purely because I'm a sucker for a yearning male lead and Heo Namjun as Cha Segye aced it. Sadly, Seori's lingering doubts and insecurities meant that by the time she finally let her walls down, I had already emotionally disconnected from the romance.
This had the potential to be the rom-com of the year for me, but it fell short. I probably would have rated it a 6, but their undeniably cute scenes and great OSTs in the final episodes managed to pull it up to a 7.5.
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