Reviews

I am so sorry, old friend

Just realized I have free will and I don't have to watch the special episode, so yay, Jack and Joke. After god knows how long (615 days; I am so sorry), I have finally finished this show, and like always, I have a lot of thoughts, good and bad. I will give a 9 (8.7) out of 10. Then I am going to say what I liked, what I didn’t, do an episode overview, and finally lay baby girl to rest.

I don't even know where to start because it has actually been so fucking long lmao. I guess I can start with Yin and War, because I love them a lot, but I know them and their track record, and that's why I'm not watching the special episode. I am especially in love with War, him and that soft voice, god I want a piece of that, my lord. I thought their chemistry shined through in this, like always, and their acting was so good; I didn't even want to finish the show lmao. But yeah, love my boys, but we need some whimsy with their next show because why do we never have any whimsy? Like whatever, can't wait for their next show and loved them in this shit despite it taking me so long to finish. YIN (and his beauty marks on his neck) BLACK TURTLE NECK EPISODE 7 I AM WET. Okay, I am done.

Despite this show's track record, it is actually beyond fucking funny. Like, my lord, I was laughing my ass off almost the entire time, so that's always good to see because I feel like shows with a bunch of plot always try really hard to be serious, and sometimes all you need is a good laugh to get you through the plot. So yeah, good on them.

Looking at my reviews, I think I liked the plot and their romance. They were starting to fall for each other, and ignoring that weird time skip, it was cute. Like, you could really tell the feelings with them despite the entire world not wanting them together; I loved that. I also think the plot was pretty good; it did get convoluted towards the start and the middle, but I still think they did a pretty good job with this. WAIT I DID KIND OF LIKE THE PLOT TOWARDS THE END, I FELT LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF RUNNING CIRCLES AROUND EACH OTHER, IT WAS STILL KIND OF FUN. Like there's levels to this shit, with the 4 kings or whatever the fuck, I actually really enjoyed that, like a bigger fish to fry kind of thing.

HOPE AND SAVE. Or I think that was their names. I fucking loved them. Even though I hardly remembered their plot towards the end, my love for them did not fade, oh my god. I loved them, and they were lowkey perfect for each other, so go them (I would rewatch for them, I can't lie). Dog eat dog world for real. Eat the rich, not each other, bro.

And then finally, for things I liked, I actually put the ending on here. I thought the ending was good. Of course, the ending to THIS show and not the special episode that I will not be watching because I do not really have to do anything. That is the moral of this story: do whatever the fuck you want. But yeah, I thought the ending was fun, like, hey, there is always bigger fish to fry, and you guys think your pawn is in a game? Actually, the main villain is the pawn in the game of life. What a do. So basically, in a dog-eat-dog world, there is always somebody richer, a bigger fish to fucking fry, like, holy goddamn shit. I like that a lot. That was lowkey a good ending. They were dragging that shit, though, which I did not enjoy at all, but I am like, hey, okay, that is good. But that is fucked up that Rose's dad used her for the pawn thing, and it is also fucked up that Joke cannot spell. But I like that ending a lot. I know what is to come for the special episode, and sometimes you have to choose happiness over getting the true ending. So, yeah.

Regarding things I didn't like. I don't know if they did that on purpose or what, but the start was not good, like at all. I felt like we were just thrown in there, and I was god-awful confused. Not even like intrigued confused, just like, hey, what the fuck is happening? I think especially for a show with this much plot, they should have started it better, but that's whatever.

DO YOU WEAR WIGS? WILL YOU WEAR WIGS?

RUN AROUND. One thing about this show that I do remember is this run around shit. Like, hey, how much can we do the same thing over and over again? I will answer that you would be surprised. Like, oh, we are stealing, oh he's lying to us, or wait, now we are mad at him. Come on now y'all, what are we doing? That was just kind of irritating. I can't lie. Like it doesn't really give me any comfort; it just felt like, oh fuck, it is happening again, and it became more of a dreading-it thing. Adding more to this runaround shit, we started to drag-plot it too, and I really did not want this to be a drag plot, but we were losing the plot rapidly because we were trying to push it to 12 episodes. But yeah.

ON TOP OF THE RUN AROUND SHIT. ROSE THAT MAN IS NOT YOUR MAN AND HAS NEVER BEEN YOUR MAN, OH MY GOD HE DOES NOT WANT YOU CAN WE PLEASE LAY OFF (I MEAN SHE DOES, BUT IT TAKES FUCKING FOREVER). LIKE OH MY GOD HE IS GONNA PROPOSE, YOUR MAN LIKESSSS DICKKKK BITCH. HE DOESN'T WANT YOU, BRUH.

The horsemen people. Babe, we were playing some childish ass games and making it to be this whole thing. Babe, we played Snakes and Ladders and Monopoly; why are we making it this whole thing? Like bitch get me some fucking Candy Land while we are at it. That pissed me off, silly, and then hangmen shit (I was really into that though), but god, y'all come up with some better games.

Okay episode overview time, yayaya. Episode 1: " Yep, not a clue what is happening. He's funny. Okay, bruh, what is happening? That was not a good start in my opinion, and I feel very confused, but I am going to give this show a chance lol." Episode 2: "A kleptomaniac, ass pathological liar whose morally grey falls for some poor kid who just wants to be a national champion." "Holy fuck bro looks so sexy in this washed-out lighting." Episode 5: "Whoever is on camera duty is making their height difference look almost criminal lmao." Episode 7: "LOOSING MY MIND WITH YIN IN THIS FUCKING SUIT HOLY SHIT. A tear just ran down my leg, maybe even a few more for him in that black turtleneck. Save and hope the betrayers!! Dog eat dog world bro, and it be your own fucking people." Episode 8: "Jack has made his bed, and now he is going to lie in it. He is the only one to blame now. And save fuck him. Joke is scared of his dad, dude. Look at those eyes. They are playing Snakes and fucking ladder lol and making it out to be this big thing. He looks like he is being held at gunpoint in that video. In a world where everyone seems to hate you, having that one person who loves you is the best feeling in the world. The beauty marks or moles, if you will, all on Yin's neck ARE SO SEXYYYY. Not to be feral in these desperate times, but shit. I should sleep and be happy while I sleep and not let this show ruin my life." And then Chloe didn't watch the show for two years lmao. Episode 10: "LOWKEY AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE'S ONE GUY; WE JUST NEED TO GET ENOUGH ANGRY PEOPLE, AND YOU CAN TAKE HIM DOWN. OR FLEE LIKE COWARDS, I GUESS, I DON'T REALLY KNOW." Episode 11: "But yeah, I have an inkling I know what's coming, but really acceptance is really the first step. I don't really know. Maybe that's the moral here: accept your fate and life will be easier. ALSO, boss is just a guy; why don't we fucking shoot him? Or are we too fucking dumb to do that, huh?"

I will give it to them; I got really into this show. So into it, I didn't want to finish it lmao, because you know. Give yourself some peace of mind and just watch this, not the special lmao. And just like this, we are finally. Goodbye old friend, you will be missed. Okay bye!

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FUKAMI THE FREAK

Okay, my friend and I just finished this goofy-ass show, and I have a lot of feelings about it. Overall, I would give it an 8.05 out of 10, and then I am going to say what I liked, what I didn't, and do an episode overview (I no joke watched this shit a couple of weeks ago and I started this review then, but oh my god, this show is so forgettable because I don't remember a damn thing about it lmao).

Starting OFF STRONG, with things I liked, the guy who played Kaji is literally so fucking sexy, and my friend doesn't agree at all. LIKE OH MY GOD, HE IS LUCKY I AM NOT IN FRONT OF OR BEHIND ALL THAT BECAUSE HE IS SO BADDD I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF. Shout out to my boy Kashio Atsuki, because you FINE AS A MOTHER FUCKERRR. NEXTTTT, WITH YOUR SEXY ASS.

Another thing I really like was the height difference. I felt like it was just something so simple, but it fit their dynamic as well as their chemistry so well, oh my god. And I have some really bad news...that's all I like in this fuck ass show. On to the dislikes, because there are a lot of them!

Regarding what I didn't like: first, it felt very random; second, holy AI. I think these ideas are pretty different, so I should probably put them in different sections, but this is how the show opened up, so... One, it dropped us into the most random bullshit plot and tried to convince us that it was heat, and truthfully it wasn't, and two, there was a lot of whipping around at the start, and oh my god, holy AI bro, not fucking with that, but you know what, whatever. I do think the show gets better and then falls off again, but it takes a hot minute for them to get together, and considering the episodes are only 13 minutes, they should have gotten to that point a lot faster. Going more into the randomness, I think that they were jumping around way too much in their episodes, but also not getting a single thing done in 13 minutes, like what? That's just bad plot writing at that point.

Following that, they were having so many bullsht issues; it was irritating. Like, Fukami is like Don't fall for me but when he falls for him, he won't own up to it-like, what? FUKAMI THE SPINELESS COWARD, just no. There was so much wasted space we could have spent on actual character development, more than just working at an office, but we just used it poorly because all we want to do is sit here and hold our fucking balls, my lord. Also, this show is so predictable it is irritating; like, please just do something differently for once. I don't want to see him get transferred and then y'all realize you love each other; like, just lock in from the very start so we don't have to do all of that.

Another thing I didn't like was the kisses. I feel like we had okay chemistry, but just like every single Japanese BL ever, we can't kiss at all, and I know it's because the actors are most definitely straight, but fuck, can we stop spending our budget on random AI and take some acting classes where we teach these bitches how to kiss.

Finally, for things I didn't like, the ending was ass. We spent 10 episodes building up for this shit just to end it like that? Girl, bye. We did NOT lock in when planning this script out, I swear to god.

And now it's random quotes from my episode review time!!! Episode 3: "OLD MAN SEXY FOR BIG MOMMA ON THE BED. GOD, HE IS SO HOT. BELLYYY IM GONNA NUTTTT ALL OVER THE SCREEN." Episode 4: "Fukami looks like someone's lesbian aunt with his hair tucked behind his ears. These weird visions with the orbs are very weird lmao. HEIGHT DIFFERENCE HELLO. FACE DOWN ASS UP, IM GAGGED. The beauty marks on big momma have me all the way dead. Why is he holding his hair like that? I'm sickkkkk." Episode 5: "Bro, why are we letting our man just walk away like that? Fight for your love, dumb ass. ALSO DIDN'T FUKAMI SAY NOT TO CATCH FEELINGS, LIKE WHAT?" Episode 6: "FELLAS, IS IT GAY TO WASH YOUR FRIEND IN THE SHOWER? I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS, I'M DONE, I'M SICK. AH NAH." Episode 7: "Of course he’s gonna transfer, predictable-ass Japanese BL. That’s all they ever do is transfer to different branches, and then they realize they love each other, and then the show is over." Episode 9: "We all die anyway. HE IS LITERALLY HAPPY WITH YOU, FUKAMI THE ANNOYING BITCH I SWEAR TO GOD. Y'ALL LOCK IN." "Slow-motion running, I'm sick. We are irritating me so much right now."

Would I recommend this? If you and your friend are in Thailand, too tired to do anything, and all caught up on your BLs, then yes; but if not, no don't waste your time on this bullshit because all they are going to do is play in your fucking face. Okay bye!

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the kitty is so cute!!! (the real one, less so the 3D one)

I'm impressed w/ how well-behaved that cat is. Also, the lighting is so good for no reason lmao.

TLDR; I watch for romance, which was a bit subpar tbh. Acting is really good, and all the characters have good chemistry. Music is honestly pretty good but overall for me, good enough for a single watch.

Story: romance plot is a bit standard ngl. Some parts I was like eugh, but it's alright. The last 10 eps were testing my patience a bit bc it felt like filler story- and romance-wise. There's some comedy, some sad moments that hit a bit hard, but it's mostly a serious show. This emperor is the least relevant to the plot, and I think that's so funny af tbh.

Acting/Cast: the romance does have good chemistry between the actors. In general, the acting doesn't seem forced, and fl is a literal goddess when she smiles and even when she's sobbing--like how is she so conventionally attractive bro.. the part that rlly sold me was the whole body-swap subplot that made me love the acting in this. I would also like to point out how good Xu Kai's smirks are like whaa

Music: rlly good tbh. There are a lot of bangers I would listen to again.

Rewatch value: it's good for a one-time watch!

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Not sure why this is popular

I actually liked the way this was going. Getting revenge on your cheating husband and his other family and finally putting an end to it all and ruining their lives as punishment. But i wish it stopped there. The whole "seven year later" story is what killed it for me. It was just dragging. Not to mention, the lead literally groomed her student into falling in love with her. The dude was a minor like wth even???? And when he grows up, they eventually end up together. Its just so wild and romanticizing this kind of love is another reason I just could not stand this drama for too long. Truly wished they ended it right when she got her revenge.

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No spoilers

Is it worth watching? depends if you like tears, getting to know kpop groups and members and personalities.
I got into The CrewOne (atbo and justb/just b), TNX and 8turn through this show.
The ace concept is frustrating most if not all the times and the concepts/show structure was confusing too but maybe it's my autism. However, I get why the ace concept exists because it highlights members. Dey from Younite is also really funny, there is also evil editing but as long as you dont fall for the rage bait you are fine!
Many of the groups did good but cravity stands out, likely because they have a lot of members and experience considering this was a 2024 show. I personally love the crewone.
Willl I rewatch the show? I don't know, I hate when they give like one minute between announcing the results, the evil editing is annoying and many more but I guess this is how I get addicted to mnet already debuted group survival shows (queendom, kingdom)
I really hope road to kingdom 3 or another queendom survival show from mnet comes to light! I hope we get kingdom puzzle. Mnet has release survival shows in consecutive years except this year and last year but I guess queendom (2023) and kingdom (2024) did flop?

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Multi-Genre Fantasy Romance With Great Balance

Let's clear the air first: because this was made for Amazon Prime, it automatically sidesteps that aggressively OTT, dramatic-gasp energy we usually get from traditional Korean network broadcasting. My Man Is Cupid is clearly aiming for a slightly different, Western-adjacent vibe. Is that a bad thing? Absolutely not. Just different.

But consider this your official public service announcement: do not go into this expecting a heavy, cavity-inducing romance. The writers threw romance, a cosmic mystery, and a literal serial killer crime plot into a blender. Surprisingly, they gave all three subplots the exact same amount of screen time. If you don't manage your expectations about that genre-mashup going in, you're going to confuse yourself. However, the romance is definitely a K-drama style with very high stakes and a heart pounding slow burn and it’ll be keeping you glued to your screen.

First off, the production budget was clearly budgeting. I was honestly shocked by how unbelievably crisp the picture quality was—my screen looked fantastic. The cast actually manages to balance the fantasy-thriller-romance tightrope, and when the comedy hits? It hits hard. You will actually laugh out loud at the funny moments, which are spaced out perfectly.

Let's talk about the couple. Jang Dong-yoon plays our resident Cupid, and he’s great. I loved him in The Tale of Nokdu, and his subtle performance here is just as solid. Nana is equally great as the female lead, and the chemistry works. Oh yes, it does. The got the kissing part down, for sure. Also, can we give a round of applause to the casting directors? Because Oh Baek-ryun’s character looked different in all her three lives, three different actresses played her. Revolutionary! Usually, K-dramas will throw a terrible wig on the same lead actress and expect us to believe the male lead is just blind for not recognizing her. Using different actresses made it actually believable that Jang Dong-yoon wouldn't know who she was because she in fact did look different in all her lives. More of this, please.

Look, I know this drama got highly mixed reviews. But at its core, it still serves classic K-drama absurdity. We have reincarnation, literal deities walking around a contemporary world, and completely unbelievable plots—everything we love.

The pacing is definitely on the slower, more subtle side, but it doesn't drag. It just takes its time making sure the side characters get their fair share of screen time. If you aren't looking for a groundbreaking, award-winning masterpiece but just want a nice, high-quality contemporary fantasy romance, give it a shot.

I personally enjoyed it more than I thought I would. The mystery kept on driving the plot forward and somehow this drama ended up impressing me quite a lot. Could just be Cheon Sang-hyuk and his wings. Either way, I don’t think My Man Is Cupid is as bad as some viewers make it out to be.

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Traumatic Murder Mystery Thriller

The themes I enjoyed in Summer Strike are found family and coming up with your own criteria for what brings meaning to your life and how you want to live it. After the FL experiences the pain of her mom's death, she moves from Seoul to a small seaside village called Angok to find healing. She moves into an abandoned billiards building, which is the setting of a past crime and one to come. The library is where she spends much of her time and where she meets the reserved and intelligent ML, who is a part-time librarian and has his own family trauma. The ML doesn't speak to her at first, but they develop a kind and caring relationship with one another over time. I enjoyed that their relationship was based more on friendship than romantic chemistry and that they could count on one another. She also develops a close friendship with a high school girl named Bom, who has a lot going on underneath her tough exterior. The drama doesn't overly explore the FL's healing in a direct way after the first few episodes--I almost forgot the reason why she came to Angok in the first place! The writers are too busy putting her through more trauma. At the end of the drama, we see that the FL has created a life in Angok both personally and professionally that makes her feel at peace. I found the FL to be likeable, although the drunk scenes got tiring. The ML and FL running scenes gave me Run On vibes, hehe. Oh and shout out to Sung Min, who was annoying at first but turned out to be my fav support character.

What I didn't like:
--Women shielding men from the consequences of their behavior, in particular Bom's grandma's protection of her son. Bom shouldn't have had to deal with that. She’s a child who should be protected.
--The unreasonable townsfolk who hate the FL upon her arrival.
--The drama’s treatment of the ML's selective mutism was odd. In the beginning of the drama it was a thing, and then it kinda gets forgotten or suddenly cured.
--Why is a severely cognitively impaired person allowed to roam around unsupervised?
--Why doesn't the FL lock up the building? It's treated as if people can come and go into the building where she lives freely.
--The show doesn't know what it wants to be. It starts off wanting to be a healing drama and it quickly piles on more trauma and then it becomes a thriller at the end. It tries to do too much.
--There's too much trauma, not enough healing.

If you are looking for a comfort watch or a romantic watch, this isn't it. This is about a girl who experiences trauma on top of more trauma while being a part of and solving a thriller case with her newly found family and rebuilding her life to eventually find peace. Proceed with caution.

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This should've been a 26 eps drama

Finally, after so long I got to finish this drama.
At first it was promising with great acting and story then it turned stale...

First, the fl: They never show her doing anything important IN ACTION, she just did it but we never got to see it. I wish they showed more of her doing something revolutionary in the Armory.

Secondly ml: This guy was operating on 5 facial expressions the whole 50 eps and I'm being generous, very boring character and acting, honestly wish he wasn't there and gave his timeslot to the fl, the drama would've been better personally, the romance was lacking anyway.

Thirdly 2d & 3rd mls: They're just there as a sorry case. In Woo was a womanzier then his character shifted to a loyal friend with daddy issues, that's it. 3rd ml what was even the point of having him? at first his circumstances gave him the highest potential to be the main ml if you think about it, I
believe the director realised this late, that he could easily steal the spotlight then didn't know what to do with him. I'm pretty sure he had crush on the princess then he goes she's like my sister?! PLEASE.

The rest: They were all repeating the same thing with nothing new added to their character, there was barely any character development here. The 2nd King especially annoyed me because WHY was he able to listen to Yeon Jeong but not the princess?? if he's not gonna trust anyone then Yeon Jeong should be included??


I really was hoping for some improvements in the 2nd half, kind of like Queen Seondok? but it just dragged on and I was far too in.. so I had to finish it.

There was so many unnecessary pauses, the camera was rolling for a bit too long and don't get me started on the characters not budging when they're in immediate danger! ooh that got on my nerve tbh

I liked the potential of this drama and I guess that's why I completed it.


I wouldn't rewatch this.

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Give it a chance, you'll be pleasantly surprised

I decided to watch this while I had nothing else to watch and thought I'd give it a try. I thought it sounded interesting but didn't have high expectations and only really watched because I wanted to see what Jeff is like as an actor. Now after finishing the last episode, I'm so glad I gave it a chance. The story wasn't perfect but it was exciting enough to keep me hooked. I was in tears from laughing which was very unexpected, I liked that the few moments of humour didn't take away from the action though. That last couple of episodes; wow, it had me hanging on the edge of my seat. The series was definitely worth watching.

I've marked this as spoilers just in case, but I'm trying to keep it as vague as possible. This is the kind of series where going into it blind is better.

Character mentions:

My favourite character by far was Pete. I felt like I was on the emotional journey with him. He is an incredible actor for the character and tough story that he played. I know it says something on his profile about taking a break from acting or leaving his old company but I would love to see him act as a main couple with Wichapas Sumettikul. He absolutely killed it as Pete.

My other favourite character which took me by surprise was Tankhun. I didn't expect to like him at first but he was such a fun and charming character.

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A one of a kind thriller drama

I recommend this drama for the people who love thriller and crime chinese dramas, because this drama did not disappoint at all !!
this drama seem like any other thriller and crime drama at first, but the more you watch, the more you get intrigued in the unending cycle of legal and moral dilemma that the characters should have endure for the sake of something that it is already theirs but due to harsh compelling circumstance they can never get it in any other way...
i loved the ethical and moral dilemma, that dilemma that make you ask yourself if it is worth it to save someone or not, and make you ask yourself over and over about the meaning of justice, and how sometimes saving or helping another person can make you pay the price in a way you never imagined, this drama was a real masterpiece, and all the actors did absolutely great here played their roles geniusly..

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It’s a no for me

Thirty seconds in and I was already annoyed. 😑 I even ran to the reviews hoping to save myself from wasting any more time. I saw one critical review and thought, okay, they’re probably being too harsh, it can’t be that bad, right? 🤔

I was wroooong. It is that bad. 😅

The MC comes off like a typical lovesick pushover who will accept anything the ML throws at him. The ML, on the other hand, is the usual unhinged, toxic BL archetype who commits every atrocity imaginable in the name of “love” and obsession.

Nine minutes into the first episode was enough for me to reach a verdict: it’s a fat no from me.

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The Best Show I've Watched In 2026 So Far

I don't know why this show is getting so much hate in these reviews. I guess it's just not the taste of the reviewers here. This show has become my absolute favorite this year so far. I was hooked from the start. The story is very interesting with many twists and turns. The fantasy/horror/haunted elements were top tier for me. There were a couple VFX scenes that weren't the best, but they didn't effect the watch for me. The majority of the FX were awesome and very atmospheric. The music had me as well. It was so awesome and very fitting. This reminded me of an old game, Dynasty Warriors, that I used to play. Loved it so much and haven't had that feeling from any other kdrama thus far, and I've watched a lot through the years.

I found this to be so satisfying of a watch. There were definitely times I was yelling at my screen over some of these villains that I hated, but it felt more realistic in the way they were handled, given they are royalty. I loved both leads and was drawn into their stories. Both leads had a huge part in this story, not just one. He was definitely stronger which, given his past, makes tons of sense, but both were necessary in the story. I found her to be strong as well, which I really enjoy and don't see often.

If you enjoy fantasy, action, and a little horror, this is a great watch for you. It was fun, thrilling, mysterious, exciting, and even had a little humor in there. It gave me a little bit of a Sweet Home vibe, but I enjoyed it so much more. I found the ending quite satisfying as well, which I didn't expect. My husband got hooked after watching a few scenes. So after I finished this, I restarted it with him and I'm watching it all over again. I noticed a few things I didn't see the first time and I'm thoroughly enjoying the re-watch

I am a gamer, so maybe that has made me biased toward this, I don't know, but it's a masterpiece for me and it's going in my favorite dramas list for sure

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Was Promisinig Until it Wasn’t: Dropped after ep 5

I’ll just start off by saying that I have dropped this series after 5 eps (gave it half the series), and idk if I will ever finish this

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Initial Thoughts:
I didn’t really see any promotions for this series and I just found it on iQIYI and decided to watch it since it was another Thai BL period drama, especially since I absolutely loved Love Upon A Time (LUAT) so much. When I first started this series, I tried not to compare the two, but they were just so similar that I couldn’t help it and this series fell far short of LUAT, I’m so sorry, but this series has been boring and disappointing. The plot has so many holes and just things that don’t make any sense whatsoever and it gets annoying and infuriating.

*******WARNING: This reveiw contains SPOILERS for BOTH Love Destiny AND LUAT***********

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The Plot: (very similar start as LUAT, but just not as good)

The story follows a surgeon, Great, who gets shot back in time, approx 300 years into another body, Gaew, and Dech, the second son of the High Lord of the region. Gaew was taken in by Dech’s family as he is a relative of Dech’s mother (are they blood related? I’m foggy on these details, so forgive any errors here) when they were young b/c his was orphaned. Gaew would grow up alongside Dech and his older brother, but when they are adults, Gaew is a mischievous troublemaker, who seems to cause problems for Dech (who watches out for him) and Dech’s mother, who is an annoying ass character, who for some unexplained reason, has always wanted to kick Gaew out of the manor without showing him any love or care that we (the audience) are able to see.

One day Gaew and his close servant, Yam, knock over Dech’s Mother’s boat, causing herself and the people aboard to fall into the stream. They lost a servant in the water and when she came back home, she immediately accused Gaew of the ‘crime’ and urged her husband, the high lord, to remove him from the household, which they refused (*****Side note: the stream looks fairly shallow and shouldn’t everyone know how to swim since they frequently travel by boat and live right by the river, so how did they lose a servant??? Also how did no one on the boat see or try to stop Yam from tipping over the boat, like HE WAS LITERALLY OUT OF THE WATER holding onto the side of the boat, like HUH?????******). So the high lord and Dech, instead, decided to perform a spell at the behest of mother, that doesn’t harm the innocent, but kills those guilty of the crime. (**Side note: so Dech and the father both didn’t want to kick him out, but were willing to perform a spell that could kill Gaew?? makes no sense*****) Anyways, Gaew obviously dies, b/c he guilty and this causes a lighting strike to hit Great (in the present time) sending him back in time 300 years into Gaew’s body.

That’s all ep 1, after that, the plot just slows so much and becomes boring. They introduce some characters, but the plot mainly consists of Great (Now as Gaew) trying to repair Gaew’s relationships and reputations and for some reason, he always seems to end up in jail or in trouble. They introduce Dech’s older brother and a powerful and rich foreign lord, but they don’t seem to be adding to the story. Great doesn’t seem to have any goal nor does he seem to do anything, other than help a person here or there with his medical skills. He tries to go home for like a split second, but then gives up?? (I think), they don’t really make it clear if he wants to stay or go back home?? Anyways it just got so boring

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Plot holes / Things that just pissed me off:
1. I didn’t like how similar it was to LUAT, at least they could have done something a little different. Things that were basically the same:
- someone gets sent into the past (gernally same era) into the body of a lord’s son (so they themselves are lords)
- Has a close servant who helps them with everything (Chuai v. Yam)
- Has a close relation and will end up in a relationship with the respected Lord’s son who liked them first (Phop v. Dech)
- The annoying mother figures and their servants ( the second and third wives of Phop’s father v. Dech’s mother and servant)
- It’s the lord son (Phop v. Dech) who finds him (Klao v. Gaew/Great) and looks for him first
- After time traveling, the ML has to solve a case (Klao with his father’s execution and Gaew/Great with him as the accused murderer case)
- also both casted the same actor (Dech’s father LD and Meng LUAT) which made it even more difficult to not draw the similarities between Love Destiny and LUAT

This was just the similarities off the top of my head, but there are a lot more, and sadly, LUAT surpassed and outperformed and out-scripted Love Destiny in every aspect.

2. anytime any boat was being shaken to capsize, no one ever saw nor tried to stop them from tipping over the boat. LIKE the boat has no walls, it is in an open space, and NO ONE can APPARENTLY see the person ‘jumping’ up and down on the side of the boat???? Like be for real, seriously

3. When Great woke up in Gaew’s body, he ran out and ended up saving a servant who had a large cut in his thighs and was bleeding out. He would end up saving him. First off, this servant has a large cut in his thigh and has been bleeding for a while since he got there, that servant SHOULD BE DEAD BY THEN, how did he live, who knows????!!?!?! Second, when Great/Gaew was treating him, no one seemed to act when any sense of urgency at all, Like are you kidding me?? If this guy is still alive, which he shouldn’t be, he surely ain’t going to survive much longer and no one has any urgency??

4. Aren’t Gaew and Dech related through Dech’s mother??? so how can you have romantic feelings for each other, you were raised as brothers. (At least in LUAT, it was made clear there was no familial connection and that they all grew up as close friends, not as siblings under the same roof and parents)

5. Why doesn’t Great just say that he is Gaew, like come on, everyone thinks you are different and that you are acting suspicously, just tell them you are from the future and that you are no longer Gaew (this would also solve the previous issue, as Dech could have developed feelings for Great) though that would still be weird as he would look like his ‘brother’

6. In the assassination attempt of the Foreign lord guy, after the lord won the fight, why did he just yell and scream at the assasin to reveal who he was and how sent him instead of chasing him, HE WAS LITERALLY STABBED and was walking out of there, like the Lord could have just run after him and caught him, but NOOOOOO. This entire sequence of scenes made absolutely no sense

7. Continuing from 6. When Great/Gaew was accused and arrested for being a murderer, why didn’t Dech just say that Great/Gaew was passed out drunk last night and that he watched over this the entire night b/c Great/Gaew was asleep, OMG an alibi, who would’ve thought that was important and excused him from being a suspect??? Like DUHHHHHH (to which there was no reason or evidence to even accuse him btw)

8. one of the eps (forgot which) literally had no plot and was just a Durian fruit advertisement for no apparent reason, just was HUHHHHHHH

9. One of, if not the most annoying thing, was that they included long LONG end credits which showed the scenes in the future (so instead of like LUAT, returning to the same time, they left, Love Destiny decided to continue the present / future time plot alongside the past). I wouldn’t mind the dual plots, but I didn’t like how they put all the future scenes which were long and important at the VERY END of the ep, I think i missed the first few. It just made it feel disconnected from the series as if it wasn’t even a part of it. For me, I also didn’t like how EVERY person who was in the past, is SOMEHOW in the same hospital the Great’s body is unconscious and being treated in. It just made it feel weird.

10. Dech’s older brother and this entire plot are entirely useless, they add nothing to the story, and should be completed erased from the series. We didn’t need to see him anymore, they could just have written him off as working in the capital or something (also just my opinion, but i didn’t like his visuals)

Keep in mind: These are only the issues I have found 5 eps (halfway) into this series

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The only good thing was Leng, August, and Na’s visuals. Dech for me, was the only interesting character and only character worth watching.

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Overall Rating: 5.5/10. (expected a lot more from this series)

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