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This is not what I was expecting

This kdrama genuinely had one of the best start . I was sold when I heard it was story about two antagonists falling in love . Until the jeju island arc came and everything started going downhill .

MY OPINION ON MAIN CHARACTERS
SHIN SEO RI : her strength lies in her sharp senses which became non existent . Villainess ? hardly , would a joseon antagonist be so slow on her wits ? And even from the flashback she was not even a antagonist so why was the drama even marketed like it . From all the historical dramas I have watched , one thing about smart female antagonists /fl is that they live in a ride or die situation . Let alone that, a normal joseon woman specially someone who has been part of palace hierarchy and harem would never even turn out like her . Even after being in the modern world for long enough she makes a complete fool out of herself in every situation she gets like girl who the hell goes to meet a villain alone when you are aware that he is manipulative jerk . The most obvious step someone does when they are thrown into an unfamiliar surrounding is ADAPT , but the fl doesn't have this word in her dictionary . I get, it's the writers liberty to give her a world of her own but maybe just a little bit of common sense would have made this character better . And why are the lead always fighting , she is slapping her partner like it's no big deal it's basically assault , like the car scene .

Now coming to CHA SE GYE , I expected more villain characteristics from him because he was actually shown threatening people . But alas my rotten luck . I don't hate downbadism of the male lead in fact I love men who are losers in love . But they forgot he was supposed to be a villain in first place . The nurse girl was such a important accomplie of the poisoning , so a perfect evidence . You're telling me he appointed no trustable person to protect her . A man who has tried destroying you , why are letting him off the hook so easily so many times .

CHOI MUN DO , He can't even survive if he had a face off with actual good leads . He was really sloppy with everything he did , it was like he was all mighty and powerful just for the plot's sake . LOL .

NOW TO THE STORY
This should have stayed a rom com but they decided to add succession politics and sh!t . Sometimes what viewers want is not a plot full of twist we just want a genuinely good drama , not to spike our blood pressure but to calm it down . I would like to give this task to psychological thrillers and actions not a rom com for sure .

ACTING
What happened to the actress ?? She was never this bad at acting . I have loved lim ji yeon from the glory and that was because of her strong acting as park yeon jin but the hell was this . Even her smile feels absolutely artificial here , she had done such good work in her previous dramas and now this , Is it some sort of filter migration ? . The actor wasn't so better either , specially when he got angry . I really liked him in your honour and sweethome so I'll look forward to both of these actors work in future since they aren't always bad at acting . I hope they improve.

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THIS DIRECTOR IS ONE OF THE BEST I SWEAR

This drama is the best of 2026 , I know we aren't even halfway into 2026 but god I swear this is epitome of perfection. The acting , storyline , cinematography and direction is just top notch . As much as the actors ,I personally give the credits to storywriter and director .I have watched blossom so I somewhat knew I could expect something great from this director and he cooked , served and ate . I seriously don't have habit of re-watching dramas , the last I did was ' when I fly towards you ' and this might as well be the first and last historical drama I have rewatched . I love how meticulously the actors face expression are used , like zhang Linghe he can't really complex expression involving face muscles without looking a little over the top like anger but his eyes works magic , he can look in love with just one glance and in anger with next . His eyes were used so well with micro expression that really suits him . Even the styling was perfect , in kunning palace I hated his styling but here it was perfect . For Tian Xiwei , she pulls cute and cocky roles very well and fan chanyu was the perfect mix . A must watch , not even one boring episode . You know a story is well written when you hate no character at the end but feel pity cause you somewhat understand the way they behave . The support actors did a really good job too . Thank you for a masterpiece !!!

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THIS IS WHAT I PAY MY INTERNET BILLS FOR

I must start with lee dong wook's acting . Goodness no wonder he was mentally worn out while doing this character , this character demands that mental instability and deep entanglement . His smile , demeanour and eyes literally scared the living hell out of me . Not one bad actor in this series , I swear the side characters were so well played that if the actors appeared in front of me in real life , I'd sh!t myself . Yim si wan always does such genre so well , many people went crazy over him during squid game frenzy meanwhile many more commendable work from this actor exist . The acting was literally never lacking .

Next the plot , the author of this webtoon did such a good work with it . This kdrama is the epitome of thriller to me , I felt nauseous , scared and angsty all throughout till the the last ep . Crazy good writing and not to mention this drama turned out so well due to direction and execution . A poor execution would have absolutely ruined this story . And that plot twist made me wonder if moon joo was even real .

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