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Cinderella and the Four Knights korean drama review
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Cinderella and the Four Knights
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by scenophile
Jul 25, 2019
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 5.0
Story 4.5
Acting/Cast 4.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
This started out super promising, and the promise of an actual strong, independent female lead was something so refreshing. But somewhere along the way, the drama turned into The Heirs-lite and I didn't know what to think anymore.

The plot of the "missions" to bring the cousins closer together completely disappeared, and we were hit with a bunch of old k-drama tropes: disapproving guardian, secret relationship, hospital and health issues, fighting over a corporation...etc. etc. etc.

A lot of the characters lost their personalities. Even the female lead, who was my only reason for watching, started descending into a stupid girl who cried A LOT and refused to communicate about anything. Truth be told, I was rooting for Hyun-Min because he was such a fun character(and I'm tired to death of the cold/rude male trope), but he definitely lost his charm somewhere, and at the same time, Ji-Woon's cold personality did a 180, as if the writers were actively trying to get the viewers to like him. For me, it was too little, too late. Overall, some of the things the characters did just lacked common sense, as if it was to move the story along. Hye-Ji was also honestly such a problematic character who had no personality (other than being obsessed with Hyun-Min), and the fact that she was such a huge part of the plot development annoyed me, though I liked that she wasn't as conniving as other k-drama second female leads.

I will say, though, that the OST was good.
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