I once said I hate when the main characters were just side characters to the main plot and this drama signifies that.
There are a lot going on in this drama, they have issues at home and in palace, but in all of that storylines, the main characters were only involve to investigate or revenge after everything's done.
This probably isn't an issue if you love political drama, but as someone who watch for the main couple, it's pretty disappointing.
There was a brief plot when they focused on FL wealth, a burglar gang attacked their house, ML as the imperial guard have to sneak away from the emperor to save his family, the burglary planned by their own family members, add the whole shebang about ML's brother as well - THATS MY DREAM MAIN PLOT. This is when main characters were main character-ing. But alas it only happened so briefly then we back to military and palace and family feud.
Can anyone let me know in what episode will the main couple start have frequent interactions, and when will they start dating? I'm currently in ep 4 and they only been in the same scene once..
This is one of those drama you power through when you have nothing else to watch. You can tell the writer had big ambition for this but it couldn't be executed well due to budget and china censorship.
I don't understand the negativity of some commenters here. I think the show is not bad at all.
I love how there's only 1 episode of the main couple in the future and hating each other. By 2nd episode they've returned to the past and have a harmonic relationship til the end.
I also love how the plot heavily included the main couple. One of my pet peeves in historical/royal drama is when the main couple are just side characters to the political plot. But in this drama, the main couple controls the directive of the plot. They're the main conspirer. Almost every scenario happened because of the main couple actions.
But alas, in typical cdrama fashion, it went on too long. Especially the last 5 episodes, the writers ran out of idea, gave each character a long ass monologue to drag the time, and changed the characters trait. But despite all that, the ending for each character is soo satisfying.
That last episode ruined this drama for me :( in like the first 8 episodes I genuinely thought this was one of the best kdrama in recent times. Ep 9-11 was not bad too. But wtffff is that last episode. It's so random, out of character, out of place, gahhhh I'm annoyed
Can anyone let me know if ji sang woo and nam you ri plot will intercept with the main couple plot? I'm currently in the middle of ep 4. And honestly only interested with the main couple story. So far the second couple seems to have their own storyline? Can I skip their scenes? Or do their story also matter to understand future scenes? I'm trying to finish this drama quickly lol
I'm currently watching this on 1.5x speed and it still feels sooo slow. The plan was to watch this in one sitting but each episode feels draggy I get bored and need a break every few minutes.
To anyone interested to read the novel but was put off by the bad translations, I found a way to make it bearable. I started by watching one episode of the drama then read a chapter or two of the novel, and continue with another episode. So you get that fresh pov of what the novel are saying.
I started reading it without expectation and actually had no idea what the novel was about but OH MY GODD IT WAS EXPLICIT ADULT NOVEL LMAO. I can't believe they produced a fluffy soft romance drama out of that story.
The drama story and the novel story are actually 99% similar. They only changed the location setting. But in any scenes in the drama, if there are only 2 of them in a car in a room or wtv, in the novel they were actually f***ing in that moment 💀
In Chinese version, the first brother moved to Singapore. His mother would hid his passport every time he tried to go away. So it totally makes sense why they can't meet for 10 years.
But in this drama, Sanha only moved to Seoul. A less than 3 hours train ride from Busan. No matter how busy and psychotic his mom was, he still has his own time when he goes to college or work, he can steal some time to make a short day trip. Or his own family also can make the trip to see him. It just doesn't make any sense why they can't see each other for 10 years.
In earlier episode, they showed underage Juwon went to Seoul alone. She went in the morning and came back before the sun set. So it shows that a trip to Seoul is easy for them.
There are a lot going on in this drama, they have issues at home and in palace, but in all of that storylines, the main characters were only involve to investigate or revenge after everything's done.
This probably isn't an issue if you love political drama, but as someone who watch for the main couple, it's pretty disappointing.
There was a brief plot when they focused on FL wealth, a burglar gang attacked their house, ML as the imperial guard have to sneak away from the emperor to save his family, the burglary planned by their own family members, add the whole shebang about ML's brother as well - THATS MY DREAM MAIN PLOT. This is when main characters were main character-ing. But alas it only happened so briefly then we back to military and palace and family feud.
I love how there's only 1 episode of the main couple in the future and hating each other. By 2nd episode they've returned to the past and have a harmonic relationship til the end.
I also love how the plot heavily included the main couple. One of my pet peeves in historical/royal drama is when the main couple are just side characters to the political plot. But in this drama, the main couple controls the directive of the plot. They're the main conspirer. Almost every scenario happened because of the main couple actions.
But alas, in typical cdrama fashion, it went on too long. Especially the last 5 episodes, the writers ran out of idea, gave each character a long ass monologue to drag the time, and changed the characters trait. But despite all that, the ending for each character is soo satisfying.
(I'm currently in ep12 and I thought she knew,, but scenes in ep 12 makes me question things)
I started reading it without expectation and actually had no idea what the novel was about but OH MY GODD IT WAS EXPLICIT ADULT NOVEL LMAO. I can't believe they produced a fluffy soft romance drama out of that story.
The drama story and the novel story are actually 99% similar. They only changed the location setting. But in any scenes in the drama, if there are only 2 of them in a car in a room or wtv, in the novel they were actually f***ing in that moment 💀
I think it's unfortunate they can't give more scenes for Dal, because in the original her story is complex and interesting as well.
But in this drama, Sanha only moved to Seoul. A less than 3 hours train ride from Busan. No matter how busy and psychotic his mom was, he still has his own time when he goes to college or work, he can steal some time to make a short day trip. Or his own family also can make the trip to see him. It just doesn't make any sense why they can't see each other for 10 years.
In earlier episode, they showed underage Juwon went to Seoul alone. She went in the morning and came back before the sun set. So it shows that a trip to Seoul is easy for them.
That's quite a major plot flaw.