A lot of repetitions in the story, depression and disability not explored enough

I have watched some amazing time-travel k-dramas hence comparisons will be made. Beginning episodes really captured my attention because it focuses on depression and disability. First episode was personally my favorite as it captured the struggles of a disable women. There is hardly any representation of disable persons in k-dramas specially as main lead so it was new to see a disable FL. But i was soon disappointed as the topic was cut out from the story. Don't get me wrong i was happy that FL saved herself from disability but her disability was major part of the show as it was the reason she tried to kill herself. Her disability was discarded too early in the show which makes it irrelevant later. Apart from that FL was making dumb choices in every timeline as if she didn’t grow up at all.
Same issue was with the Male lead as he dealt with depression at the beginning but the causes of his depression were not highlighted. We do see that he had to quit swimming because of his injury. Does that cause his depression or he was lonely! He wanted to retire! But why ! We didn’t get to know SunJae that deeply. He was a shallow character. Why put such topics in the show when they are not going to be explored and give us a deeper understanding of characters ? Both characters needed development based on the timelines as they were shown in different times.

Time travel was interesting to watch till they were in high school after that it become a drag as her going back into the past for the 3rd time didn't change the plot much. And what she wanted to prevent, happened. The purpose of this time travel was to just drag the story.
Sol was super annoying. It felt like she was not taking things seriously, it felt too convenient for her to go back again and again and mess things up further. Even the way she keep on avoiding sunjae made her look very mean. Sun jae's character needed development as well because he was focused on sol only and had nothing else going on for him.
Episodes 10 onwards were kind of a drag. The ending become kind of predictable . Anyhow i did enjoyed the music and the comedy.

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A mess

It felt like first 10 episodes were written by one writer and last 6 episodes were written by a completely different writer because there was little to no coherence in the plot. Last episodes were filled with all old k-drama tropes and lacked any originality. The writer run out of ideas as how to proceed the story as the main couple had already cleared their differences. So there was nothing left aside from bringing the amnesia plot.

The writer filled the story with every possible cliche and trope possible. I was on verge of breakdown as to what they did with the story and ruined it. They had the perfect cast and a reasonable story to began with but it all went down the drain. The constant lead’s constant crying made me exhausted.

It would have been fun if comedy was retained till the end of the drama and lead couple's martial issues were focused on rather we were given unnecessary drama. And to top it all ,Hong hae in's amnesia after surgery made me completely lose it. Don't have it in me to watch it again or recommend it to anyone .

Actors were the only good part about the show. They saved the show.

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The Main characters story came bit too late.

I am no expert on mental health or depression so my review is based on my opinion as a viewer . I’ll divide the review in two parts; one on the main characters and the other on the suicide cases in the show.

So let’s start with the theme of the show, suicide. Based on my experience and knowledge , the urge to end one’s life comes and goes in waves for those who are suffering from it. This condition is more common in people who suffer from depression and anxiety. Hence it’s like a disease that needs treatment and can’t be cured and fixed in days, weeks or even months. It takes people years to get better. So ,if someone is feeling better today it doesn’t mean that the urge has completely gone away. It can always return back. Yes, words do have an impact but the disease necessarily don’t always happen because of the dramatic and drastic things as shown in the drama. It’s the little, mundane things in life that sometimes cause it. Some people endure it while others find it difficult to. The drama bases people’s urge to die on a single tragic event or chain of events. And that isn’t accurate. Neither it can be cured that quickly as shown in the drama. The stories were drastic and over dramatic in my opinion. Only few stood reasonable to me. The fried chicken episode was the one that is relatable as many people suffer from unemployment and failure. It leads them to think nothing better will come in the future. The girl who was victim of sexual assault portrayed the victims of the rape accurately and story was also meticulous.

And about the main characters, The story of grim reapers didn’t exist in the present time as we only see past of the characters. but I was more interested in the grim reaper world and their story in the present time. The drama was all about the victims not the main characters. Hence I feel bit disconnected with the characters. I am very dissatisfied with the way park jong gil and ms.koo’s story ended. They made such a big deal out of their past connection and when he finally knew, nothing really changed for them. They didn’t even had a proper conversation about it. It was not satisfying at all. If this was gonna happen, they should’ve revealed their past in the middle of the show. Why drag it all the way to the end. The last episode also had me wanting to see the thread of fate between choi joon wong and Ryu cho hui. They would’ve made a cute pair, but tht part was left to our imagination sadly.

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Hidden gem

I went into this drama not expecting much but I was blown away by the plot and theme behind it. The matchmakers is a light romantic comedy with a social message.
The story takes place in joseon dynasty but even in today’s time, matchmaking practice exists in some cultures. Hence I was able to relate to this drama.

The main lead couple’s romance builds up slowly. Since they both are widowed and their circumstances are complicated so it makes sense for the romance to be slow paced. Yet their story is unique and free from all k-drama cliches. i was skeptic of their chemistry in the beginning but the chemistry gets better as the story progresses. The other couples were cute too except for the older sister and the crown prince. Hana was pretty and smart so i was expecting a good match for her but she was paired with a kid.?. Awkward..

Our hero, Jung woo aka “the man of anger” is adorable. The writer did an amazing job here by making us think that Jong woo’s chest pain signifies envy towards couples and is symbolic to his loneliness but it turns out that’s bcz he is the agent of love. This made his character look even more significant to the story. As for the FL, Oh how i love a strong female lead who is not a damsel in distress. Soon deok although a widow but is cheerful and ambitious women. I enjoyed to see a female lead like her. I enjoyed their teamwork and awkward interactions. They were sweet and hilarious at the same time.

Loved the drama, it was fresh and I am glad i watched it.

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Refreshingly hilarious

I needed a break from typical cliche romcoms and LOVE TO HATE YOU was exactly what i needed. The story is fresh, upbeat and hilarious. Absolutely enjoyed every moment of it.

The story was quite unusual from what I have watched before in kdramas. It was soo refreshing. The FL is my absolute favourite character after watching this drama. I didn’t like her at first but she totally won me over with her character. She is sassy, modern and jack of all trades. I love FLs who are badass boss ladies.
ML felt bit underwhelming at first but i grow founder of him around episode 4. He suddenly got cuter and I liked how his character turned out to be. The love and hate relationship between the main couple was soo fun to watch. Never a dull moment with them. In a way they just complemented each other soo well as a couple because they both had similar trust issues with the opposite gender.

Also,i am crushing hard on the ML’s friend. Loved his style and how cool he was. Woo joon is soo hot.
This is the kind of romcom you want to watch on days when you need to cheer yourself up and have a good laugh.
This years romcoms disappointed me quite a bit and I am glad to have stumbled on something fresh like this. The overall vibe of the drama is soo unusual in a good way. I am trying to be objective here with the review but don’t have anything negative to say about the drama cuz I really enjoyed a romcom after soo long.

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The best time travel comedy there is..

What keeps a fictional story alive till the very end is the plot twists! Mr queen certainly outdone that department. I didn’t expect to see that many surprise twists.
None of the main actors are my favourite. I usually find it hard to watch shows where cast is not that familiar or well liked by me . But I just couldn’t stop watching cuz story was addicting. It’s the best comedy time travel drama that I have watched soo far.
The Queen and King are undoubtedly the most chaotic couple and i enjoyed all their moments together.
WHAT I LOVED MOST:
Shin hye sun blew me away with her brilliant acting. The queen’s expressions, body language, and gestures were just perfectly done.
The supporting characters like lady Choi and Royal chef were cherry on the top. I loved them. These characters will surely be remembered.

I didn’t expected a comedy show to get this politically intense but the writer surpassed my expectations in every department. The story portrayed the royal schemes well. I just couldn’t tell what will happen next and what the writer will bring in the story. There were surprise twists upon twists which I love.

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