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É ruim, mas eu gosto

Olha, vamos começar falando primeiro do elefante branco no meio da sala.

Não precisa dizer que é spoiler né!? Pois é spoiler.

Tem basicamente só beijo forçado, e algo mais forçado também. E clichê de dormir junto porque foi drogado/a.

Dito isso, tendo tirado o assunto principal do meio, vamos a minha resenha.

Eu amo esse filminho, inclusive é um dos que eu fiz backup, porque a quimica entre o casal é ótima. Esse moço, apesar de ser um chassi de grilo, ele tem uma pegada que me conquista. A moça é ótima.

Pra mim, quando eu assisti, era uma história inédita, então também me cativou.

Eu tenho uma queda por protas de época que são desenroladas, que sabem o que quer e que lutar para conseguir o que quererem.

Talvez, há quem diga que ela não deveria se deixar conquistar por ele. Eu acho muito prático quando a mulher é cortejada por um homi tão poderoso que chega a ser improdutivo resistir. E eles se enrolam de tal forma que fica meio ruim de resistir.

O final é meio esquisito, mas no meu coração é um final feliz e eu tenho boas lembranças desse curtinho. E no meu coração o título é "Cê vai casar comigo sim".

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KSalad Reciepe: Time travel + Soul Swap + Modern day drama + Flashbacks + Loovey Doovey Rom-Com

One thing about me is that I love time travel kdramas. Its one of my top 5 tropes, hence why I had HIGH expectations about My Royal Nemesis.
From the very first episode I though this was going to be an interesting experiment. A rom-com fantasy drama with a cast notoriously known for being ruthless villans. Like seriously BE IT MAIN LEADS or SUPORTING CAST they all did an AMAZING JOB. As far as ACTING is concered 10/10.
Music was also on point. I think I have at least a song that stayed in my memory and playlist so its a solis 9/10.
And now about the PLOT. I get why many people could consider this a salad. Way too many things happened simultaneously and there plenty of unexplained things left on the air.
First incredient of our KSalad and the major plot device its TIME TRAVEL. Obviously a lot of flashbacks and memories and switches from past to present. Ofc one might argue about its originality as well. Its giving Rooftop Prince meets The Story of Park Mariage Contract meets any modern chabol drama you might think of. HOWEVER the execution was exquisite up until the secound half where the writers started to complicate and intricae things in order to somehow set this drama apart from others. One one hand we had the reincarnation of the Prince being Sae Gye and of the shaman being also a shaman. And then we had some sort of soulw swap/transmigration phenomenon on Seori/Danshim side. Which left people confused. First because we though initially she was going to be a reincarnation too. Turns out there were 2 complete different souls that were swicthing supposedely because of the COMMET. The COMMET was absolutely missused turining from the time travel mecanism into a simbol for bad karma. Giving that it was reveled that the switch started from present time when Seo Ri was a kid, when there was no commet, and ended with Seo Ri choosing to return from the limbo to the present AFTER the commet that suppoosedely comes every other couple hundred years completely VANISHED. Writers wanted to be ambitious and somehow lost the control over this most important plot device over the episodes.
Another plot device was THE COMEDY + THE LOOVEY DOOVEY ROMCOME + THE MELODRAMA in the ending which was super cute and cpuld have worled a million times better into a less crowded plot. The Romance became more important then the time-space logic of the story. Don't get me wrong, I ADORED THE COUPLE and THE CHEMESTRY. I found Sae Gye a liitle bit childish and possesive but never the less, cute. The ROMANCE part that remained unclear to me is how and why would the real Danshim and the Prince end up togheter. The Prince supposedely fell in love with Seo Ri in Danshim's body. He died for her and that is why she needed to go back to change the fate. But the thing is if Sae Gye is a reincarnation it means we are talking about the same soul. Why would Seori look at them as totally diffrent human beings? Could not she have stayed with the Prince in that lifer and then reincarnate togheter in the present? Why should she let another women THAT LOOKS LIKE HER have her men for a life time? But then again...what would have happened with the real Danshim then? I feel like instead of trying to save the Prince she should have punished the King in the past. That would have changed the present Mundo's trajectory and meaby this way she could have given a happy ending both to Saegye and to Mundo's kid.
Which gets me to the 3rd plot device: The FIGHT AGAINST MUNDO/ The King: The king was left unpunished in the past and somehow Mundo was punished in the future with some stupid proofs that could and should have come to light earlier. The ML's family was completeley usless + a filler + a massive cliche. Aunties that want the money, a grandfather that wants to force a marraige upon him that has no control over Mundo but somehow threatens him with the kid. And the kid that was supoosed to show Mundo has a good part ended up as an extra in his own house cause Mundo ended un imprisoned. The entire fight against Mundo felt very repetitive. At least 3 poisonings in each timeline. Accident. A lot of hospital scenes, but NEVER a proper investigation over the murder attempts.

Another filler which makes this drama feel like 7 dramas in 1 was the actresses that somehow hated Seo Ri cause of her good acting. One became a friend, one tried to posion her (twice) and ended up not imprisoned but with a childesh BO HO HO threat on the wall. Gwang-Nam was the cutey puppey of this show. The stress relief factor. Kuddos to Min Seok's puppy harmless face. But his potential relationship with the frienemy actress was also left into a WHAT IF?
The grandma part was somehow need for Seo Ri to understand what happened to her. And the acting of mrs Haesook actually made me cry rivers. Such a good actress!!

The beginning was Rooftop Prince style. The ending was 98% copy pasted from The Story of Park Marraige Contract with the only difference being that the one in the past was not left alone in this one. (Spinoff meaby??)

Final thought/questions:
At the end the shaman kept telling Seo Ri that her punishment has come to an end. Why was she even punished for? She did not choose to spontaneously time travel and deal with idiots that try to kill her. She supposedely made a sacrifice. Which did not seem like a sacrifice at all in the end.
Why was Seo Ri in present time left in a sudden coma? Why did we not get to see Danshim? It felt like Danshim was asleep all the time and only walk up by the ending.

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the cast saved it

dont get me wrong, i love, loved, will always cherish revenged love. But.. that is because of the cast. i think the bl itself was… well, not groundbreaking. i get the hype, i really do, i’m a part of it, but its mainly due to the amazing chemistry shared by the pairs. especially the main leads. it sucks that they won’t get a chance to be in a bl together ever again, and the only role they got together was a mainly mediocre bl that their acting and chemistry singlehandedly carried on their back. i don’t believe its terrible, but it had so much potential. chi cheng’s character being a rapist, brushed over. forget rags to riches why are we doing rape to romance? the fact that he cant bear to force himself on wei wei is sort of… romanticized? like its not basic human decency? hes not an animal after all. it had humor, cute lovey dovey scenes, angst, twists and turns and little eye contacts that will get stuck in your mind forever, if you can get past the non con.. the story had good potential, and yes i know its an adaptation, im glad they toned in down in the bl, but two things can be true, it still could’ve been more than what it was. the actors and their chemistry deserve many praises, awards, and flowers, i still can’t forget them. im thankful to revenged love for bringing these lovely boys together. even in a not so flavorful story dynamic. i watch it again because of the cast, the visuals are beautiful.

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Poor script that good actors can't save.

I hate bad writing. There are so many common sense errors on the part of the characters that it had me shouting at my TV set. Example: S1 E16. When Park Yunang and his girl are approached by Hyewon and her henchman. it makes no sense once Park gets the rifle away from the henchman and shoots the Derringer out of Hyewon's hand. Park turns his back on the henchman lying on the ground to shoot at Hyewon's weapon, but the unharmed henchman never takes the advantage to attack Park from behind, until after he disarms Hyewon by firing the one and only bullet in the bolt action gun. Then Parks points the unloaded gun at the henchman, who stops in his tracks even though he must know the gun is useless. Then leaving both guns and their enemies behind, they turn their backs on their enemies and simply walk away. The hangun might be useless, but the rifle only needed another bullet loaded, so why wouldn't the henchman grab the gun, reload and go after them? Then people get shot throughout the show, but no one dies, and they heal in a matter of days. The memes I understand, but the tactical stupidity-- I can't suspend my belief that far. Then there's that guards that hear something and turn to look, clearly see a bush moving as if something passed by, but don't bother to check. And the dumbest thing, was having the traitors signing a pact with their fingerprint to overthrow their king. Why? It's totally unnecessary unless you want it to be your death warrant. And why is the King so helpless? He knows half his court is corrupt, but his ministers push him around like a rag doll and he seems to be unable to stop them. What a waste of a strong cast. I will finish watching this simply because of the casting.

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Male Torture drama~ Yee~ Haw~

I watched Yuan Yuhan and Liu Xiaoxu drama since LXX recent drama with the FL was not to my liking and realized it was on my shelves for long time. I only dared to watch it because I heard it was supposed to be a male lead-torture drama. I genuinely can't watch dramas that torment FL now. I originally thought it would be a typical chasing wife drama, but it turned out to be a memoir of a deceased wife, since the FL dies in episode seven. The rest is all about ML gradually discovering the truth. To be honest, I don't pity the ML at all . Some people think he was also deceived, but five years he couldn't see the FL's sincerity for five years. Based on that alone, he doesn't deserve her love. Even if he didn't like FL, after the SFL caused her miscarriage and lifelong infertility, he still said such hurtful things to her, which shows he wasn't a good person to begin with. So I think his ending is quite good; he deserved it. For FL's perspective, I genuinely hope her rebirth later on is real. She's suffered so much; I truly feel sorry for her and hope she can get the love she craves. Or, if she didn't die, SML could heal her later—he's really good person.

I don't have mood for watching tragic dramas, but I watched it entirely for Liu Xiaoxu and Yuan Yuhan's acting. Yuan Yuhan doesn't have many scenes; most of the later ones are Liu Xiaoxu's solo performance, a true acting showcase! Liu Xiaoxu is amazing. Of course, Yuan Yuhan's crying scenes are also superb, personally i quite like this pairing since they have wide range of acting.

If you are on mood for torturing yourself with tragic drama, this drama is your answer.

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Romance flavor Business Drama

HeHan and ZhanQiao succeed in their business partnership&romance, He's a web novelist, She's his editor, and together they achieved great recognition, his novels are always in first place. HeHan lives a carefree life, but after years together ZhanQiao wants to lives with him, but HeHan is just not ready. Distressed ZhanQiao makes harsh decisions, that affects not only their life together, but also her company and her other writers/authors/partners. We see the consequences of her decision not only now, but also their past decisions consequences.

ZhanQiao lives with her friend ZhouMei, Zhoumei lives a double life or should I say, triple life?.Cai ZhangZhu is HeHan number one fan. Bei Wen Qi is a reliable lawyer and something else. Newbie Lawyer YouSen is driven for bad and good. LanXin is pure ambitious & jealously, YiKai can flex both. Gu Yan shakes their world, Daishan profits, Mr. Fan dominates. Who is legend author Phantom Knight?

First I must say, it's a heavily business drama, majority of the plot are business rivalry, contract negotiations, scout of new writers, headhunting, negotiations of movies and games adaptations, new chapters schedule etc; very dynamic and upbeat for most part. The romance is slow and sprinkled in homeopathic doses, but highly engaging*. The drama is kinda melancholic, but the mood gets heavier in the second half, with lots of tears going on.

In the technical aspect, the acting was right on point for most of the actors, Tiffany screaming is a tad annoying, Mark was priceless with his laid back super star writer. Cai Yu such a fancy actress. He Lan Dou reminds me Rosy Zhou early career. Seniors did just okay, ShaoFeng, HongJie, LiuJun. OST was alike angst costume dramas, good enough. Photography, what can I say? Shanghai is one those cities that are pure glamour with old vibes buildings and neat streets, even in more poor neighborhood's.


*HeHan and ZhanQiao flashbacks are soo damn romantic I swear!

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It had it's own uniqueness despite having the typical virus outbreak situation.

As a fan of apocalyptic movies, I already knew that I was gonna like this movie a lot. Although it has the typical virus outbreak kind of situation with survivors trapped inside a building fighting to survive and waiting to get rescued, it had it's own kind of uniqueness which is pretty self explanatory but I'll still state it. The way the infected people were acting, doing that information exchange and later on evolving. First they went and attacked on all fours then gradually evolved and started walking and running. They were damn scary while going through that evolution phase. What intrigued me the most has got to be Young Chul, the antagonist of the movie. I loved how psychopathic he was, the way he controlled the zombies and moved them round. He was a cool villain I gotta say. As much as I loved Professor Kwon Se-jeong, my favourite character has got to be Young Chul. Loved his acting from beginning to the end. The power he showed in that situation, the way he was walking among the zombies, unaffected by anything and just maintaining that villainous smile LIKE GODDAMNNN I feel like I fell in love with him. The actor did a really great job playing that role. To be honest, in my opinion I think to survive in a situation like this, one needs intellectual power more than physical power. Obviously you need to fight too but it's like a 55% intellectual power and 45% physical power. Kwon Se-jeong was amazing in the second half of the movie. The way she used her wit and fought with Young Chul. Hats off to her really. Overall, I really really enjoyed this movie 💯

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Dont mislead people with using word toxic

Before talking about the drama itself, I want to address something that bothered me. A lot of people keep calling this drama and TharnType "toxic." When I read those reviews before watching them, I almost decided not to watch TharnType because I thought it would be a toxic relationship from beginning to end. Luckily, I gave it a chance, and it ended up being one of the best BL dramas I've ever watched.

Yes, there are toxic behaviors and conflicts in the first few episodes. However, many reviewers make it sound like the characters spend the entire series hating each other or treating each other badly, which is simply not true. They focus so much on the beginning that they ignore the character growth and relationship development that happen later. Calling a drama "toxic" without explaining how the characters change gives potential viewers the wrong idea and may stop them from watching something they could actually enjoy.

As for this drama itself, I don't think it deserves to be reduced to a single label. The actors have amazing chemistry, and their performances make the relationship feel genuine and enjoyable to watch. Once the couple gets together, they become incredibly sweet and lovable. Their interactions were honestly one of the best parts of the series.

That said, my biggest issue with the drama is the story. The actors are talented, the chemistry is great, and the romance is engaging, but the plot feels weak and underdeveloped. At times, it seems like the cast is carrying the entire show because the storyline doesn't give them enough material to work with. I also found the ending disappointing. After investing so much time in the characters, the conclusion felt unsatisfying and didn't provide the payoff I was hoping for.

Overall, I loved the chemistry, the acting, and the relationship development. I just wish the writers had given these talented actors a stronger story and a better ending. And most importantly, I think people should be more careful when using the word "toxic," because it can create a completely misleading impression of what the drama is actually like.

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The important thing about cooking is to talk about it. French technique : spouting a bunch of pretentious nonsense to make it seem like you're about to eat the best dish in the world. And making people believe that its lousy cuisine (invented for the rich in the 19th century) is centuries-old and down-to-earth. Sorry, I guess I hate France.

A series that seems strange at first glance but is above all funny thanks to its main character, the adorable Park Ji-hoon (this guy has something magnetic about him). He seems completely lost and sorry to impose his presence, all while creating the greatest culinary masterpiece in the universe. And when people taste his lovingly prepared dishes, things just go completely off the rails. They run along the beach at dusk, belching with joy and dancing like little Terpsichores. With each new dish comes a new surreal bit of nonsense to illustrate their momentary ecstasy. Writing this must have been a blast. Special mention when they turn into an overly saccharine K-pop boy band. (Lee Kwang-soo would have absolutely killed it in this series !) "I'm so crispy, baby."

Obviously, it couldn't just be a story about a great chef, they had to throw in a whole bunch of outlandish complications. Gaining self-confidence through cooking and the kindness of your coworkers is all well and good, but it's far from reality when you know what working conditions are like in the restaurant industry. No one lasts very long.

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Don't watch if you're single

Such a good series, it'll make you feel single. Another series which I have had on my plan to watch since forever. I was really curious what to think about this series. I heard it was extremely good but I found this series because of the ost. This story is so romantic, I genuinely can't describe it. It has a sort of nostalgic feeling to it aswell. I really recommend watching this series. No hate or trying to be rude but I'm not big fan of Jittirain. Some of her work was amazing, however, I didn't like a lot of them.

A lot of events were super unpredictable and original. The globe idea is amazing, and didn't expect the globe to be this well done, the transitions between the 'now' and 'then' were sooo amazing. I fucking love this plot, it's soooo original. A marriage plot + time travelling is such an amazing combo. I felt sooo bad for Kawi but later on felt worse for Pisaeng. I really wonder if Pisaeng originally (before the globe) had feelings aswell. Maybe he was actually gay and liked Kawi his whole life or... he is pan/bi/omni and actually liked Praemai. Still thinking about this.

I actually at first thought he might never go back into the future and I was scared he wouldn't be able to ever go again. I'm so glad they didn't make that a big plot (the ending a bit but still different than being stuck...) also I was waiting for the changes, hoping he would go back to the future to see what the actions did and I kept thinking about this. It was sooo fun to see the changes each time.

It's weird seeing Krist and Gawin together, but I do really like them together! I have nothing against ghost shipping and tbh I thought they were rlly cute together. It's weird to see Krist being a 'bottom' and Gawin 'top' though, but I liked it. They actually have great chemistry. I believe this was made back when Singto hadn't come back as pair with Krist and when Gawin didn't have Joss as his pair yet, like gmmtv was experiencing a bit, I might be wrong though.

Respectfully, I can't see Krist as a 'high school student'. Maybe because I'm used to him in Sotus (because I've rewatched that like 8 times more.) After a few episodes I got more used to it and forgot about his age and everything. Kind of the same with Gawin, it's weird seeing him as a high school student, because he looks older than the average student. I have to say though, this is the best series I've seen Gawin act in. The acting work is fucking fantastic. For Krist I can't say much because I haven't seen many of his series.

The emotional ride in this series is fantastic. Brother it felt like I fucking LIVED inside the story. The romance, the humour, just everything hit well. It was soooo good, I can't believe it. Well done directing work and amazing actors. Like I mentioned before, I rlly think this is one of the best acting work I've seen from Gawin. Each one of the characters actually felt like they were inside the series. All characters had at least some personality and I could really form a bond with most characters.

I do have to mention, although Praemai didn't deserve everything I didn't like her. It's not because she 'interviened' with little 'gay' ship but because of her behaviour. she seems nice and she must be BUT she was annoying. Crying about everything and making a lot of things issues. I get her feelings of unrequited love and I definitely think Kawi wasn't exactly nice to her either, since he kinda ghosted her. Really loved seeing Aou, also he is cool as ever, love his hair colour with the pink!! It rlly suits him. Also his character was amazing, so sweet and I love how he came up for lgbtq+ rights. He is definitely my comfort character from this series.

Ending was cute but a bit confused who Praemai chose finally. Suer adorable, definitely a new fav. I really suggest this series especially if you like good acted bl with a fun story line and plot.

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A beautiful picture on time travel

I've really enjoyed this.

It started not so heavy; it was balanced, aesthetically pleasing, and more active.
JJ's effortless acting made me want to binge-watch more episodes. I believe this time-travel Thai BL has satisfied me enough; throughout the finale, it has resolved and closed every loop and unveiled many mysteries. I don't see any plot holes, nor find the plot boring even in the slightest.

It took Nakun two full episodes to settle into the Ayutthaya Kingdom, and that was the most realistic. While some may find it over the top, I daresay it accurately depicts a 21-year-old travelling back in time from 2023(?) to 400 years ago.

Phop was the loveliest character whom I sheerly enjoyed from the very start to the end. Net has done a fantastic job capturing Phop's kindness, warmth, and nurturing nature, embodying such gentleness in the accent and action.

This lovely series has been made lively and enjoyable by the supporting characters Chuai, Sai, and Khong. I haven't seen a film with such a compelling storyline and outstanding actors in a very long time.
I was taken aback by Kim and Latte. They surprised me with their divine acting. It was my first time watching them on screen, and the way they depicted their strong, quivering roles enthralled me.
Kim's so pretty; I had thought I'd miss his beauty by the periodical manly attire; however, his role did stand out and speak.

(Is it just me who finds both Chan and Hyunjin in Latte? ><)

Even though I enjoy the show, I think JJ could do a better job acting in some of the more poignant (sad) and romantic scenes. Although I find some of his frames unsettling, he did a good job in his roles. I am looking forward to his upcoming projects. He made this series so much fun.

The marriage felt a little lacklustre, but it ended well, and I'm thrilled that my Phop has his beloved at last, hehe.

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