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came for the romance, but stayed for the friendship

This drama had made me cry nonstop. I was already crying by the 2nd episode until it ended. It was so beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.

I would admit, the love story part of this series isn’t strong. There wasn’t a strong memory or experience for the female lead to suffer all that for the male lead. But what made it so beautiful isn’t the romance. It’s the friendship.

The friendship the female lead had with her childhood friends. Their loyalty and love to her. It was proof that what they have surpasses any kind of romantic love. It was a kind of soul bond that was so beautiful I can’t help but wish everyone experience that kind of friendship.

Trust me, the series is toxic- with male leads parents and the teachers more focused on math trophies and recognition than a childs welfare. It was toxic in a way that the male lead is so prone to ghosting and to just being so bad at communication that the female lead suffered 90% of the time. It was also so bad that the male lead got away with everything because the female lead was so in love with him. I actually am angered by the fact that she had to do everything for them to workout.

The truly saving grace of this show was the friendship.

I can proudly say, I came for the romance, but stayed for the friendship.

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Endless torturous drama

Okay this is my first drama that i watched when i know short drama. I quite didn't like Yuyin acting in here but the most despised one was the ML . Bai Fang Wen is good at playing scumbag ML He obsessed over FL and got affair with SFL so FL wants to leaves him but he torture her physically. I quite like Chai Huixin and Liang Siwei performance in here so i tried to torture my self by watching this and this drama has no sweet moment.

I dropped this drama after i see no character redemption nor development between the lead; ML was quite most toxic person while FL was the stupid damsel in distress character cannot do anything at all.

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I enjoy this drama

I watched this last year and finally Chen Gang gets a proper good drama with good chemistry. I was repeated this drama since it was quite simple more than the synopsis.

The whole cast has excellent acting skills, good looks and intelligence. The romance between Qin Tianai and Chen Gang is sweet and they have an interesting sparks. Before the amnesia, FL pursued ML. After the amnesia, ML pursued the FL. The revenge plot is intricate and step by step. The villain is intelligent and non-traditional one so it was quite good. The dual-strength setup is amazing, and the final gunfight scene is the coolest I've ever seen in a short drama.

ML's younger brother was the unfortunate people. He was caught up in the feud between the ML and their father. ML probably only saw the younger brother as the child of the couple who forced his mother to commit suicide. ML's younger brother just wanted to be with the ML, but was always getting pushed away by ML and every action that he did was quite understandable.

The plot is fast-paced, with not a single unnecessary episode. FL is incredibly intelligent; unlike some dramas where things seem obvious, she investigates immediately upon noticing something suspicious and quickly uncovers the truth. There are some heart-wrenching moments, but because they are presented in reverse chronological order, they are completely acceptable. The kissing scenes are natural and well-filmed.

Recommended to watch some action drama.

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The content is too much so it feels disjointed.

I watched this with slightly fast forward 1,75x. I watched this because of Jia Yixuan. Ye Haoran in not his younger brother role was the one i quite eager to see. The chemistry was better than their first collaboration.

The plot starts with FL being chased in the forest and falling into a pit temple. She is attracted by a painting; the man and woman in the painting look exactly like the woman in her dream. FL touches the painting and forms a symbiotic pact with the people in it. ML, a nine-headed serpent demon, emerges from the painting. FL is a reincarnated demon hunter.

FL fiancé and three others plot to kill her, luring her into the forest. Later, even FL fiancé pulls out a knife, but FL is still blinded by love, thinks her fiancé is good person and would never harm her. Even ML couldn't get her way of thinking since he thinks she is stupid. This is the cliche part of the drama. The power will backfire and kill the FL If they don't unite, the nine heads of the ML will die one by one. what a great material for angst drama.

After the serpent demon tells FL countless times, she still doesn't believe him. We arrive at 1/4 of the story. Later in the series, FL finally discovers that FL fiancé is having an affair and has drugged her grandmother with sleeping pills.. This is after she has already vandalized the snake demon's house, sprinkled realgar powder on it, and burned it down. FL finally get her brain function back.

There's the snake clan wedding. and then a person who claims to be the snake mother appears. Didn't you two form a sympathetic contract? ML only appears after FL has been whipped many times by this villain. Later, ML uses his spiritual power to save FL's grandmother, a nine-headed serpent. ML refuses to harm the FL, so he refuses to cooperate, leaving only three heads... The evil snake woman then steals the ML's medicine, the two sleep together, and FL dies. Then, the nine-headed serpent's brother, an eight-headed serpent (the evil boss), appears.

Well, the past and present life plots are somewhat plausible, but the content is a bit too much and make headache somehow feels a bit disjointed. There are also quite a few bad guys. FL ex-fiancé at the beginning and the three parts of FL's aren't very smart—these two bad guys are quite active. Later, the snake clan villains are also quite active. I don't understand why this drama can get happy ending not because i don't like the leads but i feel it still doesn't feels right when the FL dies it lacks a certain feeling or maybe my brain is need to be upgraded instead.

Recommended if you are fans of the actor

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unnecessary hate on boyfriend on demand

boyfriend on demand is fictional but at the same time realistic story , for me, i could relate to so mi rae in lot of ways, like how she cringes at cheesy stuff, how she doesn't have time for anything and if she does she prefers to spend it on her self. I really liked this rom-com since it was really fun to watch, it made me want to try this device. as for people saying jisoo's acting was weird and not "professional" I absolutely disagree, I feel like her acting was realistic and same as I would react in real life. the casting was indeed crazy, never seen this many stars in the same drama before. overall it was really fun, relatable, kinda cheesy and enjoyable drama. 10\10

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Hello! How are you? Fine .. thank-you... and you ?

After Guardians of the dafeng in cdrama and Mr. Queen in kdrama.. this was the only transmigration plot that had checked all the boxes for me. While writing most transmigration series, writers forget that their protagonist travelled through a time-space wrap and it's inevitable for them to carry that modern aura and attitude .. it's almost impossible for them to not use their modern habits and ideas no matter in which time zone or book/game world they end up in. I am glad this fact wasn't ignored here. The protagonists used their limited knowledge of the book script they entered as well as their modern knowledge to combat the challenges they faced in this foreign world. There were a few more twists like ML and FL (vamp in the book plot) traveled 16 years apart when she entered the plot he was already there for so long that his real life seemed like a dream to him. Her arrival was actually the point when he realised he doesn't belong to this world. Second was the arrival of another FL (real FL in the book).
It was pleasant to see that the writer emphasised less on bitch fights and unnecessary misunderstandings' cliche instead kept the pace smooth with logic and organic issues. Cherry on top was their idea of developing modern weapon prototypes to fight the war in that ancient setting... Chef's kiss.



The cast was fantastic. Chu Ran absolutely owned the FL character .. She was beautiful, charming, witty, spontaneous, and kind, ...just so lively and real. And then there’s Ryan Cheng, who surprised me in the best way. I had previously seen him in My Journey to You and The Legend of the Female General, where he mostly played quiet, serious, straight-faced characters. This time, he was talkative, energetic, and genuinely fun.His shifts between tyrant king and playful CEO were amazing. Plus the way his character unfolds from tyrant king to transmigrating modern CEO to someone who spent 16 long years in this dimension kept me second guessing.
Their chemistry was so natural and genuine... For two people stuck in a dangerous world with only each other for emotional survival. When every step might lead to doom, falling for the only person who truly understands you feels almost inevitable. And these two delivered it beautifully… ✨
And it was so cute watching him feed her... putting berries, grapes, plums or whatnot in her mouth all the time ..like he wasn't just showing love but straight up spoiling her. And to top it all He even built a tunnel from his bed chamber to her palace ... Seriously that was so sweet even beating the feeling of carrying her in your arms and flying in the sky as many xianxia wuxia couples do. Ahh !! So magical ...

Other than the writing and the cast, the styling department also deserves a praise. Just look at the FL’s outfits, her makeup, and all those delicate accessories. What a visual treat!!! Honestly, she looked like some divine goddess Absolutely mind-blowing.
And those nail or fingertip ornaments she wore, I’m not even sure what they’re officially called, but they were stunning. They added such an elegant, almost regal touch to her whole look. Every detail, from the fabrics to the jewelry, felt exquisite. Big shoutout to the styling dept. 🫰💫

And giving the remaining credit where it is due .. the 'music dept' .. BGM was outstanding ... All the songs were beautifully soothing and melodious but the show stopper was that last song of battle ... Full marks for that song alone.


To sum it all ..this was the type of drama I can proudly recommend ..go watch it ..enjoy it

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Who despises... buys

Wow, he really makes you want him. It took a while for him to grant her an interview, then he continued to complicate her life, making her tutor his niece, rejecting her drafts... Oh, what a pain in the neck! But as the saying goes, he who despises, buys.
When he finally gets to know her, he begins to appreciate her and become jealous of her. She's brilliant, talkative, good at her job... He becomes attentive to her needs, responds to her messages,...
Her friend's couple with his cousin is a beautiful pairing, but it's a shame she's pushing things a bit too far and acting like a bitch (he's already madly in love with her, there was no need to reject her kindness).
All those theories of conquest she dispenses to her friend, and she finds herself in this situation?
If her friend finds herself spending the end of the year at home alone, it's entirely her fault. Just like Sheng Shuyi who, during the romantic moment when he was declaring his love, loudly expressed a desire for work. He rightly backed away, thinking she was putting work before love and therefore before him. These two couples make it clear that being in love isn't enough if there's no right timing to be on the same level at the same time.
The niece who insists on approaching her teacher, no way! She seems like a stalker. Always asking him to have dinner together... how boring. But when she takes a step back and distances herself a bit, it becomes much more pleasant.
At work, I like these 3 young Musketeers who fight for their ideas and don't want to submit to the old guard.
How hard it is to keep all these secrets hidden! Her friend's honesty is questionable. He doesn't even tell her who he's seeing, he doesn't share anything with her, and he keeps everything a secret, yet he gives her advice about her love life!
She breaks up with him and then interviews the second suitor. What a brilliant idea (joke)! She says she cares about him and then always puts work first. I thought he'd never be able to forgive her, but apparently their love has overcome even the obstacle of misunderstanding.

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Love that endures time and hardships

What stayed with me the most about this drama is the way it portrays love as something that grows quietly through time, shaped by loyalty, sacrifice, and the people who stand beside you no matter what. The drama doesn’t rush its emotions. Instead, it patiently builds a world where relationships feel grounded in everyday moments, in shared struggles, and in the deep sense of responsibility characters feel toward one another. I loved how the story highlights not only romance but also the importance of family and support systems, showing how love can exist in so many different forms. There’s a warmth running through the entire narrative, almost nostalgic, as if you’re watching lives unfold rather than just a scripted story. By the end, what remains isn’t only the romance but the feeling that these characters truly became each other’s home.

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CHARM CANNOT SAVE A SHOW THAT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT WANTS TO BE

Okay so I have been sitting here for the past hour trying to figure out how to even begin writing this review because I genuinely have so many conflicting thoughts and feelings about this drama and I don't even know where to start. I did not hate it, but I absolutely did not love it either. And honestly, that in itself is the biggest problem and the most frustrating outcome I could have walked away with. Because with a premise THIS relevant to the world we are living in right now, you should not be finishing a drama and just feeling… nothing. You should feel something. Anything. Happy, sad, devastated, giddy, obsessed... I don't care. Just SOMETHING. And the fact that I closed out the final episode and essentially just shrugged my shoulders and moved on with my day tells you everything you need to know about where this drama ultimately went wrong.

I want to be fair though because there were aspects of this show that I genuinely enjoyed and I don't want to be one of those people who just trashes something without acknowledging what worked. So let me try and break this down properly.


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GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Seo Mi-rae is a webtoon producer whose entire existence has basically been swallowed up by her career. No romance, no social life, no time, no energy, nothing. Just an endless cycle of impossible deadlines, demanding creators, and a workload that would break most people. After going through a painful breakup she has completely checked out of the idea of dating and has zero interest in pursuing another relationship. She is just existing at this point, running on fumes, and pouring everything she has into her job.

Then she gets selected as a beta tester for this revolutionary virtual reality dating platform called *Boyfriend On Demand* and honestly the concept alone had me sold from the jump. The app drops you into this fully immersive digital world where you can interact with hundreds of AI-generated romantic partners and every single one of them is specifically designed to fulfill a different fantasy. You want sweet and supportive? Done. Dramatic and brooding? Right there. Impossibly wealthy and devoted? Say less. Mysterious and protective? Already waiting. The app is essentially a choose-your-own-adventure romantic experience where the risks of real relationships don't exist and every single boyfriend is literally designed to make you feel chosen and special and loved. And as a concept? I mean… come on. You cannot tell me that is not creative and timely premises. In a world where people are lonelier than ever and technology is increasingly filling in the gaps of human connection, this idea had so much to say. SO much. And that is precisely why what they actually did with it hurt as much as it did.


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COMMENTARY:

The virtual dating sequences? Honestly iconic. Genuinely hilarious. Completely unhinged in the most entertaining way imaginable. Every single time Mi-rae entered the simulation I was on the edge of my seat wondering what kind of fantasy scenario was going to unfold and which celebrity was going to pop up as her newest AI love interest. The sheer unpredictability of it kept me watching way longer than the actual quality of the writing deserved and I am not even remotely ashamed to admit that. That is just the truth.

The AI boyfriends themselves were so exaggerated and over the top in the best possible way. They were basically walking parodies of every romantic archetype you have ever seen in a drama and the comedy that came from Mi-rae having to navigate their ridiculous levels of devotion and dramatic declarations of love was genuinely some of the funniest content I have seen in a while. Her reactions alone carried so many scenes. There was a real self-awareness to these sequences that I appreciated because the show clearly knew how absurd the premise was and leaned into it rather than trying to play it completely straight.

And the celebrity cameos... okay listen. I understand that for some people the cameos were maybe a bit of a gimmick but for me? Every single one felt like an event. Like a little gift. You genuinely never knew who was going to show up next and that sense of excitement and surprise genuinely kept the momentum going even when other parts of the story were dragging. In a weird way the cameos became one of the show's most defining and memorable features and I think that says a lot about how well executed they were individually even if they contributed to a larger structural problem that I will get into later.

Seo Kang-joon appeared as one of the AI boyfriends and I am telling you right now, this man had LIMITED screen time. We are talking a handful of episodes at most. And somehow, SOMEHOW, he left a bigger and more lasting impression on me than the actual main love interest of the entire drama. How does that happen? HOW? The chemistry between him and Mi-rae was so immediate and so natural and so effortless that I genuinely sat there with my mouth open thinking "why are you not the lead of this show?" Like their interactions felt lively and easy and genuinely fun in a way that the central romance never quite managed to achieve despite having 10 entire episodes to build itself up. Some of the scenes they shared together were easily among the most memorable of the whole drama and he was barely even there!!!

It genuinely made me a little sad watching it because you could see what the show could have been if that same energy and chemistry had been channeled into the main relationship. I need someone to cast Jisoo and Seo Kang-joon in a proper drama together with a strong script and a fully developed love story because after watching this I am convinced they would be absolutely electric together. Someone please make this happen. I am begging.

And the truly frustrating thing is that his cameo character, a character with almost no backstory, no real development, no space to breathe, somehow felt more emotionally present and engaging than characters we spent the entire drama with. That is not a compliment to the cameo. That is an indictment of how badly the writing failed the main cast.

Park Gyeong-nam, played by Seo In-guk, is supposedly the love of Mi-rae's life. He is reserved and intimidating on the surface but secretly harbors genuine feelings for her and gradually becomes more important to the story as it progresses. In THEORY this relationship should have been the emotional beating heart of the entire series. The thing that grounds all the virtual chaos in something real and meaningful. The anchor. The reason we are watching.

In PRACTICE it felt like an afterthought. A side plot. Something the writers remembered existed between virtual dating sequences and celebrity cameos.

For the majority of the drama Gyeong-nam is essentially sidelined while Mi-rae runs around the simulation falling in and out of fantasy scenarios. He lingers in the background. He shows up occasionally to look meaningful and feel things quietly. And then by the time the show finally decides to actually commit to building their relationship there is genuinely not enough runway left to do it properly. Important moments feel rushed. Character development arrives so late in the game that it cannot possibly land with the emotional weight it should have. And the conclusion of their romance feels hollow as a result because you cannot make an audience invest in something you spent most of the drama not investing in yourself.

This is especially painful because Seo In-guk is genuinely talented. Like properly, undeniably talented. He has this natural screen presence that allows him to communicate entire worlds of emotion through a look or a quiet expression or the way he holds himself in a scene. Some of Gyeong-nam's most effective and moving moments involved no dramatic dialogue at all, just a lingering glance, a subtle shift in expression, a moment of quiet disappointment that he does not allow to show on his face. The performance was there. The actor was fully present and giving everything he had. The script just did not meet him where he was standing and that is the part I genuinely cannot forgive.

Because here is the thing. He tried so hard with so little. And you could feel it. You could feel him reaching for emotional beats that the writing kept failing to set up properly and honestly it just made me respect him more while simultaneously making me angrier at the show for wasting him the way it did. Seo In-guk deserved better material. Full stop. No argument. The character needed more and the actor was more than capable of delivering it if only the drama had bothered to do its part.

Okay let me talk about Jisoo because I think she did a genuinely good job with what she was given and I want to be clear about that before I get into the parts that annoyed me.

Carrying a drama with a premise this unconventional is not easy. It requires a particular kind of energy and presence, someone who can be funny without being cartoonish, emotional without being melodramatic, relatable without being passive. And for the most part Jisoo delivered. Her comedic timing was strong throughout and her expressive reactions became absolutely essential to some of the show's funniest and most entertaining moments. She was watchable in every scene and there is a natural charisma to her that kept the series moving forward even when the writing was letting everyone down. That counts for a lot and I do not want to minimize it.

Mi-rae herself is also a genuinely interesting character on paper. She represents an entire generation of young professionals who are running themselves into the ground trying to build careers while quietly falling apart on the inside. The exhaustion, the loneliness, the uncertainty about where her life is going... those feelings are real and they are relatable and in the right hands they could have been deeply affecting.

The problem is the writing kept undermining her. Her character development was inconsistent throughout the series and there were multiple moments where her decisions felt poorly motivated or just straight up immature in ways that made it difficult to stay fully invested in her journey. Like I understood her on a surface level but the drama never quite gave me enough of her interior world to make me truly feel for her the way I wanted to. And when you have a show that is essentially built around one character's emotional evolution, that is a significant problem.

This is not a Jisoo problem. This is a writing problem. The actress did her job. The script did not always do its job. Those are two separate and distinct issues and they should be treated as such.

At its core *Boyfriend On Demand* is not just a romance. It is a story about loneliness. About emotional fulfillment in an increasingly disconnected world. About what it means when technology becomes better at meeting our emotional needs than other human beings. About the seductive danger of preferring a controlled fantasy to the messy unpredictable reality of actual love. These are themes that matter. These are conversations worth having. And the framework of this drama was the perfect vehicle for having them.

The show even sets up genuinely fascinating territory around this, as Mi-rae grows more attached to the virtual world, reality starts to feel less satisfying by comparison. The idealized perfection of the app creates a standard that no real relationship can match. That tension between fantasy and reality could have been the foundation of something truly thought-provoking. A serious examination of digital dependency, emotional avoidance, and what we lose when we choose simulation over genuine human connection.

But every single time the drama got close to actually exploring one of these ideas, every time it approached a moment of real depth or genuine complexity, it retreated. Pulled back. Cracked a joke. Introduced another cameo. Jumped to another virtual scenario. It was like watching someone sprint toward something important and then stop just before reaching it over and over and over again for sixteen episodes. And eventually you stop believing they are ever actually going to get there.

The tragedy is that the comedy was good! I am not saying the humor was bad or unwelcome. The problem is that it kept coming at the expense of the story's more meaningful ideas. You can have both. Dramas do it all the time. But you have to be willing to let the weight of your themes actually land sometimes and this show consistently refused to do that.

If I had to identify the single biggest structural failure of this drama it is the imbalance between the virtual world and the real one. The show became so utterly fascinated by its own simulation, the rotating cast of fantasy boyfriends, the celebrity appearances, the increasingly elaborate scenarios, that it completely neglected the relationship it was supposedly building toward the whole time.

The virtual world got everything. The real romance got scraps. And no amount of rushing in the final episodes could compensate for 10 episodes of neglect. By the time the show tried to make me care deeply about Mi-rae and Gyeong-nam together it was already too late. The emotional foundation was not there because the drama never bothered to lay it properly. Their connection never gained the depth or the weight it needed to carry the conclusion and as a result the ending felt not just rushed but genuinely unearned.

This is the kind of structural imbalance that no amount of good acting or charming moments can fully fix. It is a foundational problem. A storytelling problem. And it is what ultimately prevented this drama from being what it could have been.


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FINAL THOUGHTS:

If I had to sum this drama up in one phrase it would be "wasted potential," and I want you to understand that this genuinely hurts more than if it had just been a straightforwardly bad drama from episode one. Because bad dramas are easy to dismiss and forget. Dramas that waste genuinely strong premises stay with you in a different and more frustrating way. You find yourself thinking about the version of the show that could have existed. The version that actually committed to its own ideas. The version that gave the real romance the time and care it deserved. The version that was brave enough to sit with its more complicated themes instead of running back to safety every time things got emotionally interesting.

That version of *Boyfriend On Demand* would have been genuinely special. Instead what we got was entertaining enough in the moment but ultimately forgettable once the novelty wore off. The celebrity cameos were fun. Some of the virtual dating scenarios were genuinely hilarious and I laughed out loud more than once. Jisoo worked hard and brought real energy to the role. Seo In-guk was quietly excellent with material that did not deserve his effort. Seo Kang-joon showed up for five minutes and somehow became the most memorable thing in the whole drama. These are not nothing. These things count.

But a collection of entertaining moments is not the same thing as a good drama. And good performances cannot carry a story that the writing never properly built.

Overall I am giving this a 5.5/10.

THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ARE SUFFERING AND WE DESERVE ACKNOWLEDGMENT!!!

Anyway, thanks for reading! ❤️

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Somewhere between fiction and feelings

I started My Page in the 90s expecting a simple, slightly silly rom-com, and in many ways it is exactly that. But there was something about the atmosphere that kept me watching. The whole idea of entering a romance novel set in the late 90s gives the drama a nostalgic and playful tone, and the story never takes itself too seriously. What I liked the most was how the relationship slowly shifts from a calculated “mission” to something that feels real and unexpected. It’s not a groundbreaking drama and the plot stays fairly light, but it’s easy to get attached to the characters and their dynamic. In the end it felt like a warm, comforting watch – the kind of story that reminds you that sometimes the lines between fiction and real feelings can blur in the most surprising ways.

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To my beloved thief

Award of the Year to the female lead's father. He married her to a dying 70-year-old.
She, a mix between Robin Hood and William Tell, steals from the rich to give to the poor. She meets the prince, and from the fourth episode onward, their bodies are swapped. I didn't appreciate this identity swap because I've seen this pattern in several series (for example, Taking the Male Lead's First Night / Secret Garden / My Runway / Mr. Queen, to name a few). I thought to myself... "Why?" But in this series, they thought they could confuse viewers and complicate things even further by sometimes temporarily returning characters to their roles, even if they weren't in the story.
In the first part, some of the music seemed too Hollywood for the period and didn't fit the context.
The character of the prince, on the other hand, made me sad. Poor guy, he was rejected several times, despite his courage in declaring his love, and it wasn't enough. His brother (the king) was thought to have killed his beloved's father. As a prince, when their roles were reversed, he also had to play a nurse.
A plot that didn't convince me. The king's abdication and the death of the traitorous minister especially didn't satisfy me.
While the ending makes sense because it ties in with the wish expressed by this "thief," which came true.

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A critical and fair review- everything u shud know before starting this drama

I'll start with an opening statement - it is a VERY GOOD drama as far as the storyline, mystery, characters and actors are concerned.

Now, into the details!
Tbh i decided to watch it because of the trailer and the opening of the first episode. 26 episodes in and the story has got me HOOKED. Mainly cuz of the following reasons-
1. The actors- zhou yiran and bao shangen are amazing actors and the chemistry portrayed by them is fantastic. I have read some reviews which say that the FL's line 'i can't leave my family and friends for you.. ' said to the ML are true, it is there.. but it is mainly to throw off the sect members who are against their being together and not letting the ML be too hopeful in case she is not able to be with him and ends up breaking his heart. She is NOT HEARTLESS but FAIR and RIGHT. Dw, as far as I have watched this drama and from my experience of cdramas, they should end up together, happy :)

2. The plot twists- the upcoming plot twists which i have deduced from the novel are worth the wait.. the 'man in black' and his reason will be unexpected and shocking for those who are not that experienced in such plots.

3. The forbidden love between the righteous and the demonic sect members cuz of the past generation's blood debts is an arc which will be changed by the new generation (hence the title i believe).. and in one of the teaser's MQY (ML character) says this one line, 'i want to settle the debts between the six sects and the demonic sects and establish peace to marry you openly.. ' it is so heartwarming and strengthens my belief of the drama having the desired ending.

After reading a fair amount of reviews I have noticed that people are not satisfied with how the story is progressing..I have identified a few common reasons for the same:
A. The editing
B. Storyline- in the sense that they find it confusing cuz of the unpredicted references to the past generation without revealing the actual thing in one go..which can be a bummer but I don't mind it.
C. The romance- it is there but when u actually want it, it's cut short.. but there was this one episode where the ML character's attention to detail in case of FL is wholesome.. especially how he prepared her favourite wontons for her.

I would like to point out though that the songs could have been better and the editing could have been smoother, but imo, the merits outshine the flaws.
If you are the kind of person who is everything for the editing and visuals, you could reconsider watching this drama.. but if you can't care less about the same and focus more on the character growth, storyline, actors and plot twists, it's a must watch!

Don't start this drama with any expectations if you wish to be satisfied!!

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Kill to Love desperately needed some breathing room to build the story

I really liked the concept, but Kill to Love really suffered from not having space to fully flesh out both the political story and the love story. I felt like I was watching a "Cliff notes" version of the story, and it fell short on both levels:

Political story: Character decisions seemed inconsistent, but I think this was because there wasn't room to show characters struggling with difficult decisions, consulting other trusted characters, establishing depth of relationship with family members, etc. I felt like I needed to call upon my knowledge of watching countless costume Cdramas to reason out why someone might make one decision and then change their mind or why a particular decision makes logical sense. I've definitely seen characters from other costume dramas make similar decisions and take similar actions, but Kill to Love was unable to adequately show the struggle, I believe due to time limitations. So, it just felt like characters were being inconsistent.

Love story: Everything felt sudden. Again, I think this is a problem with not having breathing room to build up the emotional depth. I felt like it was too much relying on "childhood lovers," but there wasn't enough in either the flashbacks or present day to establish a deep emotional relationship. It just needed more time to show sweet interactions, etc, that could then be used as flashbacks later on to remind the viewer why these two care deeply about each other. Same issue with the second couple.

Chemistry was meh, not bad, but also not great, but honestly, I've really enjoyed series in the past with mediocre chemistry when the plot is good, but because Kill to Love also couldn't deliver on the political story, it just couldn't carry the mid-level chemistry. I'm mostly leaving Kill to Love feeling disappointed that it didn't have the space (and probably the funding) to fully flesh out the story because the concept is really interesting and I see how it could've been really excellent if it had the more standard 30-some episodes to fully build out complicated political storylines and establish character relationships.

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A fun supernatural BL of Joy

Let me start by saying I was a big fan of this series by the end. The actors were very good, and they shared good chemistry. The storyline worked and was toward in a way that kept you interested. I loved the supernatural element of the dream powers that allowed him to see the future, and how he tried to figure out more about it. There were a lot of twist and turns, and overall the storyline was well put together and kept me interested. The only thing I feel it did not need was the Panpan story in the middle. The cast worked well and was a joy to watch, and I hope to see them together. I love how they were a tight family together, and all the secrets that came out at the end help explain a lot more. This was a great series I would watch again.

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