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Maravilhoso

Que perfeição esse ultimo episódio.
Muita gente pode achar a história um pouco confusa, mas como amo viagem no tempo, achei a coisa mais maravilhosa.

Atuações impecáveis, História encerrou tudo bem fechadinho, bem completinho.
Deu para perceber que tanto no passado quanto no presente eles tiveram um final feliz.
Como fala na série "Se não tem sofrimento não é real".
O vilão teve um final devido, e pagando pelos seus atos. Queria apenas entender melhor porque ele criava o filho sozinho, nem um momento mencionou a mãe. Acredito que só isso ficou em aberto.

amei.
1000/10

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This sweet, beautiful, deep drama gets better and better on Rewatch!

I absolutely loved this drama!! I loved it even more after I finished it and couldn't stop thinking about it and the actor Zhou Keyu! I went into this drama without expectations and came out a complete fan of Zhou Keyu. His performance is what elevated Li Wu from a good character into one of the most memorable MLs. He perfectly captures Li Wu's sincerity, vulnerability, determination, and unwavering devotion. Even as Li Wu grows older and more successful, Zhou Keyu never loses the warmth and softness at the core of the character. Like Michelle Chen said Li Wu can sometimes be sweet and adorable like a little puppy dog or sometimes sexy and tempting like a little wolf haha.

The biggest reason this drama worked for me is Li Wu.
At first, he seems like the devoted younger ML who falls deeply in love and spends years pursuing the woman he loves. His story is about self-worth, identity, ambition, and wanting to be understood. One of the most heartbreaking realizations I had while rewatching was that Li Wu always knew who he was and what he wanted. Even as a teenager, he carefully thought through his future, chose the university path he genuinely wanted, and had dreams of pursuing academia. Yet because of his age and background, people around him, including Cen Jin, often assumed he was too young to know his own mind.
His years abroad, his relentless pursuit of success, and his eventual return all became deeply emotional. He wasn't just trying to become successful. He was trying to become "good enough" according to the standards he believed Cen Jin respected.

The romance itself is beautiful. What I especially loved is that once Cen Jin understands her feelings, she chooses him wholeheartedly. Their relationship feels mature, supportive, and deeply emotional.
I also found myself appreciating Cen Jin much more on reflection and rewatch. So many of her feelings are shown subtly through her actions, protectiveness, and emotional dependence on Li Wu rather than through obvious romantic gestures.

One of my favorite dramas!! Highly recommend watching it for a great romance and getting to know Zhou Keyu!

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Casal caótico e uma história bonita

My Royal Nemesis é aquele dorama que entrega romance, momentos divertidos e um casal completamente caótico, mas que, de alguma forma, funciona perfeitamente junto. A química entre os protagonistas foi, sem dúvidas, o grande destaque. As interações, as provocações e a conexão entre eles fizeram com que eu me envolvesse com o casal e torcesse pelo romance até o fim.
Alguns pontos ,enredo ficou um pouco confuso de acompanhar. Tive a sensação de que algumas situações poderiam ter sido melhor desenvolvidas ou explicadas, o que acabou deixando a trama um pouco perdida em determinados momentos.
Além disso, os episódios 11 e 12 foram os que mais me deram a impressão de enrolação. O ritmo diminuiu e parece que ficou andando em círculos antes de chegar a conclusão.
Felizmente, a reta final conseguiu se recuperar e entregou um desfecho bonito, emocionante e que fez sentido para a jornada dos personagens.
O final foi muito bonito, emocionante e trouxe um encerramento satisfatório para os personagens. Foi aquele tipo de desfecho que deixa o coração quentinho e faz você se despedir dos protagonistas com um sorriso no rosto.

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drama filled historical vertical series

Overall: note that my content warnings and the series itself have some pretty heavy scenes. I haven't read the original manhwa of the same name and reviewed this live action series on its own. Aired on the Lezhin Snack app (total run time about 2 hours)

Content Warnings: past (murders, blood spatter shown, homophobia, coercion); current (murders, gang rape? (not sure if it already happened and was happening again or it hadn't happened the first time), dub/non con sex, non con kissing, punches, beginning sexual assault, drugging, kidnapping, blood)

What I Liked
- historical setting
- the ending in the past (see spoiler comment)
- the caring moments that were shown

Room For Improvement
- didn't always feel the chemistry, the one lead felt like a kicked puppy
- needed more time to develop their relationship

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As pessoas podem até tentar encontrar algum defeito nesse drama, mas, para mim, ele é simplesmente impecável. É bom do começo ao fim!!!!

Foram episódios que acompanhei com um sorriso no rosto, dando risadas e me apaixonando cada vez mais pela história. O prota (que homem maravilhoso, gente não é crime sorrir com todo aquele charme?) tem aquela energia dos personagens dos livros que a gente lia na adolescência, e isso torna tudo ainda mais gostoso de assistir. E a nossa prota tambem é maravilhosa e o fato de não ser uma coitadinha, mas uma mulher autêntica, deixou tudo muito MELHOR. E a química do casal é tão surreal que, em vários momentos, parece que eles são um casal de verdade. Eu sei que a atriz namora na vida real, mas a intimidade e a paixão que eles transmitem são tão naturais que é impossível não acreditar naquele amor. Eu fiquei apaixonada JURO

O mais interessante é que os protas fogem completamente do estereótipo do casal indefeso. Eles não aceitam tudo calados, não ficam no drama exagerado ou no papel de vítimas. Quando precisam lutar, eles enfrentam os problemas de frente e rebatem na mesma moeda e as vezes até de uma forma engraçada.

Eu não vou falar muito para não dar spoilers, porque acredito que cada emoção vale a pena ser descoberta assistindo. É um drama cativante, divertido e surpreendente. Apesar de parecer clichê, ele consegue fugir do óbvio. Sempre que eu achava que sabia o que ia acontecer, a história me surpreendia. Até mesmo nas brigas do casal, quando parecia que viria aquele melodrama previsível, os personagens reagiam de maneiras inesperadas. Aaaaa eu já estou com saudades deles :(

Esse drama me tirou completamente da minha zona de conforto, porque eu nunca sabia exatamente o que esperar e isso foi o que o tornou um drama que eu amei tanto.

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Fun with feeling.

So enjoyed this at times hilarious, at others moving, story.

The character of Sin Seo-ri can be both meek, and at other times, formidable. Cha Se-gye I found captivating, annoying, brilliant and soft centred where Seo-ri is concerned. I thought IJY's mannerisms and way of delivering her lines was perfect for Seo-ri. I also liked her reactions to the modern times she found herself in.

I didn't get irritated by the story yo-yoing between the historical past and modern present, mainly because the same scene wasn't constantly referred back to, and it was necessary. If the same point was revisited mors than once, it would be to see it from a different, and relative, perspective.

This story isn't supposed to be serious, factual, or particularly meaningful (apart, possibly, from how women were, and to an extent, still are, perceived and expected to conform/behave). It's an overall fun and touching ride.

Not perfect, but it ticked most of my boxes, plus I loved the cast ~ including some great supporting members (Kim Hae-sook being one of many favourites).

Not one I'll rush to watch again, but would happily do so one day in the future. The coupling of the leads was genius casting. Give it a go if you haven't!

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watch only if you like cringe shows

the fl was giving stalker till she got with him and still even then was only following him around like a lost puppy . I feel like 42 episodes was too much and it didn't need all those episodes this story could've been told in 21 espodes . I would've like more on the games itself and the members of kk because I really watched it for them and more information on the ctf wouldve been nice

the fl pissed me off a lot
she had no character development
while the ml had a lot
the fact that he was so upset with solo because he choose his child over the team pissed me off as well
like we get it you had a lot riding on the team but it's his child
team kk was the best part of this drama for me

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A Hilarious Watch that Unfortunately Falters Towards the End

Starting with the good
❄️The Acting - I truly do think that everyone did a good job, but I think my standouts were Im Ji Yeon, Heo Nam Jun, and Yoon Byung Hee.

Despite Byung Hee being a supporting character in every show I've seen him in, I always know that his acting will be good and I will very likely be laughing my behind off. He truly never disappoints

Im Ji Yeon - The last time I saw her was in The Glory (OK, so, truthfully, it was in 'The Killing Vote,' but I dropped that shit so quick I couldn't even tell you what her character was like). Now back to The Glory. I think all, if not the majority of us, can agree that she straight-up traumatized us there. Her character was to be feared, loathed, and hated. That is (fortunately or unfortunately) a character that stays with the audience. From that to this is such a 180, and a glorious one. She played the unhinged Sin Seo Ri beautifully. And I think that proves what an amazing actress she is.

Heo Nam Jun - If you'd have asked me b4 the Twitter thirst traps, I'd have told you that I'd never seen this man in any show. Come to find out he was in both seasons 2 and 3 of 'Sweet Home'. Girl, I never clocked him them😭. I am glad that he got his chance to shine in this drama, though. This is a man who KNOWS how to use his facial muscles. I do not think the romance would have worked as well as it did if his microexpressions weren't as good as they were.

❄️ The Comedy - I have had so much fun with this show the past 7(?) weeks. Anytime Friday would come around, I just knew that I was in for some foolishness. This cast has made me laugh so much over the past few weeks, and I thank them for it. I think the drama deserves recognition for its hilarity (alongside the acting, of course). They stuck the landing on that romantic comedy tag.

❄️The romance - They both might have been crazy, but they communicated. Even in the midst of all that was going on, they always found their way back to each other. Cha Segye fell fast and fell harder than anyone else, and Seori is a bit prickly, but they were both into each other. You see that their love is mature and reciprocal. They never lingered in misunderstandings

Now let's talk about the bits that had me feeling dissatisfied

🌠Inconsistent characterization - Cha Segye & Sin Seori
👩🏻Seori is shown to have a 6th sense for danger in the 1st ep or so, but that wholly disappears by the time the show hits ep 11 or so. The show starts setting up situations for Se Gye to save her. Situations that do not make sense if you recall the woman we started the show with.

For example, that incident with the water. Ep 1 Seori would have started seeking help the minute she felt weird. Actually, she'd have never stayed in that isolated room till late at night. She'd have started asking questions when she saw that these wardrobe pple were taking too long to find her

👨🏻On the other hand, Cha Segye started off being very bullheaded, smart, and cunning. He doesn't let anyone (aside from Seori, that is) lead him on like a fool or take advantage of him. However, when the show requires it, suddenly his cunning and smarts go out the window. He constantly underestimates Mun do allowing him to one-up him.

I'm still so mad at the writer(s) for making this man legit beg Mun Do not to destroy Seori's house. I think he even got on his knees (don't quote me on this, though). The point is, the businessman Cha Segye, the man who built a business despite Mundo, his useless aunts, and his grandfather, would've never done that. I hate that they made him do that.

On to other cast members

🌠Choi Mundo - Why was this man so horrid? You could say that he was made like that. Like, he was horrible in the Joseon era, so he's bound to be horrible too in the modern day. However, I feel like this explanation is a little lazy. While his actions in the Joseon era were very much on the extreme side, he had a reason.

Watching palace dramas is knowing that court politics and accession to the throne is a cutthroat game (quite literally, as they will behead you). So in Joseon, he was horribly protecting his seat.

But what is the explanation in the modern day? Jealousy? Coz he was born poor, and Cha Se Gye has a proverbial silver spoon? That's it? A jealous kid became a jealous (I'm assuming) 40-yr-old who wanted to usurp a conglomerate seat that was never his to begin with? Ai🤦🏾‍♀️

🌠Mo Tae Hui - How did she go from obsessing about getting married to Cha Se Gye and using her economic power to put him back in his 'rightful seat' to besties doing dealings together? That was quite the sudden and weird switch. We should have seen her come to terms with the fact that Se Gye would never be hers, no matter how much she tried. I think they tried showing that to us in the scene where she was speaking to the foreigner at the museum, but based on the fact that she never knew about what happened in the past btwn them, it doesn't make sense

🌠Grandfather - How did this man rise to being the head of this conglomerate? How did he manage to work out the politics of business and grow his company when he couldn't see the evil that was Mun Do all along? Mun Do was right for telling him that he was always a horrible grandfather to Cha Segye. And grandpa was dead wrong in calling Mun Do a burden. Yes, Mun Do was awful, but he cannot just spew those words after using him for all those years.

🌠The aunties - I felt like they never used them enough. They could've been a hilarious duo had they been better utilized.

🌠Ji Hyo - By the time the show was hitting ep 15, she had become one of my favourite characters. However, I cannot help but lament at who she could have been. The weird romance they were pushing btwn her and Baek Gwang Nam was honestly... weird. Funny, but weird. I'd have preferred that they had instead made her story more of a true rival to Sin Seori.

In one of the episodes, Ji Hyo had said that she hated Seori when she was younger, as Seori was better than her. And that once Seori disappeared, she always lived with some kind of anxiety regarding her career. Ji Hyo grows as a character during the course of the show. She's not just a mean character but a complicated, nuanced one. So, rather than the romance, I'd have preferred if she were shown to be using the now 'old but new' Seori as a tool to improve herself.

🌠That one random extra actress - Why on earth was she being mean to Seori? At 1st I thought the Mun Do had bought her off, but the show ends with us never knowing why she suddenly turned evil. Weird

🌠 Other Questions
a. What was the point of Mun Do's kid?

b. Why and how did Mun Do's assistant turn coats? He was never painted as a spy, so... why the change of heart?

c. Back in Joseon, why did Mun Do marry Dansim? He'd already achieved his goal, so what was the point of having her in his bed and elevating her status?

d. Did we really need all the drama and anxiety between eps 11 and 16? I cannot even count the number of times I repeated the line, 'They better not give me another 'Mr. Queen' ending in this one. I do not think the drama about her maybe going, maybe not going, then actually going back to Joseon was necessary. Even Segye's stabbing, what was that about? Did I miss the reason behind why he was stabbed and by who, or was that just the writer's way of forcing Seori to go back to Joseon🤔?

🌠Final Thoughts🌠
Would I recommend this? Honestly, yes. It wasn't perfect. Okay? It wasn't. However, despite the unnecessary drama that the writer(s) added from ep 11 to 16 and unanswered questions, I think this is a solid romcom.
The acting is incredible, the comedy lands, the villain is an actual true villain, and the plot is actually good. I truly believe that this show is actually worth investing your time in (esp those 1st 10 episodes)

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My Royal Nemesis: Time Travelled, Potential Didn't

My Royal Nemesis actually started well. There were strong themes of what the show was trying to establish in the first episode itself. The mix of Joseon, time travel, romance, and succession struggles made be excited. It had potential.

Did they use it though? No, not fully anyways.

I don't have complaints about their acting. I understand it was Namjun's first main charcter role and he did quite decent I won't lie. His expressions were full Diva at times. I loved it for the most part.

The early episodes did spark curiosity. I'll be honest, the base foundation of Cha Se Gye's character wasn't fully developed in the beginning. It was all over the place. It was hard to predict how this character would fit in the show. Well he managed somehow.

Whereas Kang Dan shim turned Shin soeri had fully established what she wanted to portray herself as, and she stayed true to it most of the time.

Unfortunately, one of the most striking issues lied in how she adapted to her new environment.

She is thrown from Joseon into 2026, and I loved the curiosity portrayed by her. I loved how weird she looked at things she did not understand . But that aside, let's be real here. She had grown up in the palace, and so you would naturally expect her to have gone through all the cutthroat palace politics there is (she literally died due to all the unfairness).

But no, her character was made unnecessarily naive. Till the end.

There was a LOT of wasted potential here.
She adapts to her new environment far too quickly, which takes away many opportunities for both comedy and character development. A fast learner is still easy to accept, but what feels disappointing is seeing how much more interesting her journey COULD have been.
She didn't need to adapt effortlessly to prove she was capable. In fact, a strong royal consort should be intelligent and quick-witted even when she's confused. She could have picked up on important clues, read people's intentions, and made smart observations without immediately understanding all the rules of her new world.

Dan-Sim/Seo-Ri's personality is unpredictable. She goes from badass to helpless in a snap. There was something off about this character that I honestly can't put into words. Her unpredictability gave me whiplashes.

As for Cha Se-Gye, we never truly feel the psychological trauma he is supposed to have endured since childhood. He looks solid during times of adversity which adds little depth to this character. I love a down-bad male lead, but also with their own struggles. Not just a puppy who trails behind their owner.

The side character antagonists were under-developed and honestly, this is the least of their problems I'd say. I liked Choi Mun Do, partly because how handsome he is. I mean...ahem. But again, a little more backstory could have been nice.

See it's not bad. The twist was good. I understood the intention and locked away my logic in the locker. It's just that...some things can't just be looked over. Time travel romance is my favourite genre so I was hoping for a little more. There are plot holes that you can't even deny, I'm sorry.

By the end of the series, they managed to show a wholesome ending. Good for them I guess.

Note: These critics are purely my opinion, but if you are still going to defend aspects that clearly needed work, I'm sorry, it's simply not a conversation yll are ready for.

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Loved it!

June 2026.
What a great FL character, and I thought ZY was perfect in the part.
She spends a lot of time disguised as a man, and whilst she didn't overdo it, managed somehow to pull it off, so it didn't feel totally ridiculous, although unless a statuesque, depp voiced actress is available, it will always need imagination!

RC was also perfect as the General; he has great screen presence. I felt the character carried a certain amount of guilt, besides a lot of hate toward another character, whom he believed to be party to the death of his father.

These two characters are bound and seem destined to fight for justice together; although it's less than a smooth journey.

I loved so many of the supporting characters; the camaraderie of their army life, and the mutual respect and love that grew between the leads, even when so much, so often, was stacked against them.

I was do disappointed in one character I liked, because they appeared to gracefully take a back seat, only to succumb to their jealousy and desire for power and standing.

The pace and flow of this drama, made the episodes melt away.

Whilst not the longest, a battle towards the drama's climax, was one of the bloodiest and most visceral I've seen. Excellently acted and filmed.

The ending did not feel rushed and I didn't find it disappointing at all.

I would happily watch this again and recommend it.

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Although the story in My Royal Nemesis is relatively simple, the drama feels very self-aware of it never really tries to be more than what it is, which is a tropy romcom that carries with it the influence of the countless kdramas that have shaped the genre and it plays around with it wonderfully. And that all makes the plot feel familiarly reassuring in a lot of ways.

Despite the clichés and tropes, the story can hold itself on it’s own. It has a great sense of humor and manages to be sincere and heartwarming at the right moments. It also helps that there is sizzling chemistry between the two main characters, as well as the fact that they are very colorful, dynamic and fun to watch. That’s why it doesn’t really matter how ridiculous the drama gets, because has good foundations that are put to good use.

The tropes do more than just add some fun moments here and there, but to further the story and to place the viewer into the reality of the world within drama and draw out a familiar tone that makes the viewer comfortable because they know what they are getting. The main emphasis is always on telling a good story and using tropes and clichés to get something across. Which is a mark of good storytelling.

It’s not just decoration or fun additions. It frames the narrative and supports the characterization. The characters get to be chaotic, flawed people who learn and grow. Despite it all, even though they were wonderfully exaggerated, they also managed to feel tangible and real within the set reality that the drama envelops itself as the story tries to create a certain internal logic that works for this story. The drama tries really hard to create a certain internal logic for this story, so that the suspension of disbelief work, so you can set aside things and just allow yourself to enjoy the story.

The contrast between the past lives of our characters and the present was quite well handled, highlighting the main themes of the drama about being brave and allowing yourself to love someone with all your heart before it’s too late. A true second-chance love story with a lot of heart. Those twists and turns within the timelines is such a good way to convey longing to the viewer.

What also makes the drama such a deeply entertaining watch is how well it draws out the humor of it all. It takes a lot for me to laugh out loud, but it happened too many times while I was watching this drama to count. The humor is just so unashamed and often just wonderfully ridiculous without coming across as forced or pretentious. And it’s also fun to see how much the actors are allowed to play with things. You can see that the people who made these shows were having a good time, and that shines through.

Both Heo Nam Jun and Im Jiyeon manage to work incredibly well together to bring these characters to life, but also just to make those clichéd lines and funny humorous scenes work as well as they do. None of the things I’ve really praised the drama for would have worked as well if the actors hadn’t shown up on set, with full force, and performed those spectacularly clichéd lines with as much enthusiasm and skill as they did.

who constantly pop up within the narrative only to hinder thing or create conflict that don’t really matter, never functioning as anything else than boring archetypes to fill up some screen time. And the same can be said for some of the supporting characters and their side stories.

There were also a few pacing issues here and there; problems were solved a little too quickly, or certain story beats didn’t last long enough and so on. The story was also often too simple and perhaps illogical, as if it just needed the love story to work and rest didn’t really matter. But towards the end it started to seem a bit repetitive and chaotic. For better or worse, the drama didn’t delve too deeply into minor detail, because it didn’t matter in the long run, and therefore the drama wasn’t really expecting that level of snooping from its audience.

However, story often managed to cover up the flaws with the sheer entertainment value and the well-executed romance and the antics that main characters served up. Not to mention the magnificent performances of the actors.

My Royal Nemesis truly feels like buffet of old and well-seasoned K-drama clichés, served to us on a silver platter. Despite the simplicity of the story, it had a lot of entertainment to offer, some extremely lively main characters that I will cherish for a long time or actors that I can’t wait to see more of in the future. This story wouldn’t have been the same, or even worked at all, without the great performances of Heo Nam Jun and Im Jiyeon and for that I thank them wholeheartedly, because I enjoyed myself immensely.

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