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Watch this for Lee Min Ho's great character and the other interesting side characters but keep in mind that Kim Hee Sun's character can throw you off at first but she does get better though and you'll like her.
The story was interesting enough to make want to keep watching, I think the main reason for that was the villains and Choi Yeong's story and relationship with the woo dalchi and the king.
The romance part of the show was good, at first there's not much of it, but in the middle it develops. I also liked the few romance scenes between the king and queen, it was really sweet.
The ending was a bit confusing to me at first, but I watched it again and understood it. I thought it would be a bad ending as I had read some reviews but it wasn't, the story was completed well enough.
My only complain is the bad camera work (random awkward zooms in and such) but I guess they didn't have much budget or something.
Overall I would recommend watching this show because the story is good and the bad parts can be tolerated.
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Just absolutely awful
I hate any show that sags in the middle because of poorly written "misunderstandings" and k dramas have this EXACT problem in spades. It is so frustrating to spend HOURS of my life watching people deliberately have shit conversations all because of some contrived drama and it's not even dramatic; it irritates the hell out of me. BAD WRITING ALL AROUND, people should lose their jobs over this. what could have been like 12 episodes too FOREVER AGAIN because crap writers did crap writing. absolutely horrific. the story is fine, except for the middle which as ALWAYS in k dramas dragged it out to more hours than is reasonable. F you for wasting my time.hold on, i gave it a second chance, like 5 or 6 good episodes in the beginning maybe 2 or 3 good episodes at the end. that means of 24 episodes well more than half were absolute GARBAGE. terrible show, made me want to eat glass.
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Historical but not really
This whole drama felt a bit strange for me. This was one of my first historical dramas and I was not expecting the fantasy aspect of the plot. Even though I really enjoy the mixing of both genres, it was hard for me to reconcile both while watching this drama. On one hand, you have someone going back in time with all the knowledge of the past, while at the same time being faced with concepts of magic and strange powers that don't really fit with these actual historical figures.I watched this drama because of Lee Min Ho. He was my only reference going into this drama, and since I had never seen him in anything historical, I jumped in. I was captivated at the start, maybe up until episode 10 or 12. The story didn't make any sense, and plot-wise there was no clear path to any of the characters' actions or what they were leading to. It keeps going in circles halfway through the drama and in no way needed to have 24 episodes.
The romance between the leads was cute and I enjoyed some of their scenes. That said, it was hard for me to reconcile the historical figure LMH is portraying in this romantic setting. I would be ok with the fantasy side of it, had they been just regular people living in a universe with a different set of rules.
In the end, the only thing I really loved was the music, which I still remember and listen to from time to time.
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It’s possible to enjoy this show for its slow-boil romance, but the second you give your brain cells free reign everything falls to pieces.
I mean it's like those light novels you read that you know has some messages but is not a brain twister and i'm pretty sure that's what they were aiming for.
If you want to watch a historical, fantasy romantic drama with LEE-MIN HO as the main lead(That's why i watched it).
Go for it. And this drama is really good, You will love it. Not the best drama by Lee-Min Ho but, neither the worst too.
I loved it, and i like the ending too. It's a decent heartwarming above average romantic historical drama
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Some interesting characters
It was a good drama however I could not give it a full 9.
Truthfully I would have liked this drama much better if the main actress character was more realistic and not so annoying. As a fellow female of the 21st century I know one this for sure...no matter how much I spent for a bag or how much I loved that bag as soon as there is someone threatening my life I would leave it and run. The character always remembered to carry her handbag even when she is leaving life saving medicine and equipment. Seriously, who is going to ask for her driver's licence(British spelling..lol) in that period of Korea?
I also found some of the villain's actions ridiculous and repetitive. There were many instances when I was like...'Really? WTH!?????'
I thought the male actors were great, They were the ones that made the drama enjoyable. Lee Min ho did a great job in this drama but the King was really good. I like this character a lot and the actor made me really empathized with him although he was weak and useless.
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def of faith : what choi young have in eun soo and eun soo have in choi young and what king and queen have in each other and above all what king and choi young have in each other ...all i can tell u is it is best there are a little bit faults but they do not disturb the main story so u can overlook it
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One of my first dramas I watched in 2012. It was the beginning of my journey in the Korean enternaiment with dramas.
The story, even it is fantasy, is well constructed, the time traveling and the various events are really captivating.com
The characters are perfect and the casting delivered the emotions in the best way. My favourite actor and actress are determined bu this drama. They are such wonderful actors.
I will not give any spoilers to give you all the chance to discover this jewel of a drama.
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This review may contain spoilers
I have so many mixed feelings about this! While I love Kim Hee Sun and Lee Min Ho in the main parts, there are others whose acting choices I found questionable - I know we're not meant to like Gi Chul because he's the baddie, but man, he didn't have to go all full mustache twirling evil guy. I know my bad guys (there's a reason it's Xue Yang who's my avatar, not Wen Ruohan) and he and all of his crew were just the worst (as in, not entertaining, I know they're meant to be evil), just cartoons.Also, the production was just lacking - I guess they spent all their money on the door effects, because ugh.
Still, am so happy that it has a happy ending - I dropped another famous time-travel K-drama after finding out that it doesn't end in a similar way.
Kim Hee Sun and Lee Min Ho had such chemistry, but that was basically it - I honestly didn't really care about the other characters, so tired of the palace politics etc.
But the one thing which made me write the review is this: That bloomin' song is stuck in my head! and because I can't speak the language, I can't do what I usually do - which is sing it to the end, in my head, and get rid of it. Yesterday I was watching something else and thinking - this would have been so much better with this other song . . . what the hell is it?
When I realised I groaned, and had to find it on youtube - it's called Carry On, and here it is so all y'all can suffer with me: https://youtu.be/e5brmft_MK4
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At first I was a little bored since historical drama and politics aren't my cup of tea but I already got adjusted in it and understand the concept of kingdom and it's pretty amazing! Another thing is, the two main characters portrayed their role very well. Kim Hee Sun is such an impressive actress especially with the last episodes. Her acting is full of emotion and it's like for real. Lee Min Ho is a talented actor. From Jeo Gol Dae's cheerful youngest head, to stoic, serious Wu Dal Chi's captain and finally, to a warrior who came back to life (not literally since he's been like dead for the past seven years) who falls in love with a girl from the future and is even willing to risk his life to protect her and the palace as well.
Music? Well, one of this drama assets are their original soundtrack. I love the music played in here. My feels~
I was kept thinking why is it entitled "Faith" XD But good thing it was answered as I finished watching it.
Anyway, totally recommended especially for those viewers who like action, fantasy and romance! ^_^
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Really fun time travel
I loved Lee Min Ho in this role...The FL role was ... well .. annoying ... she was the classic stupid woman from kdramas... making rash mistakes that forced him to save her and risk his life... .. .
I love this drama for creativity. Lee Min Ho arriving to 21st century was sooo hillarious...... his willingness to try to help his Queen...
then Doctor's willingness to follow him
Changing karma and changing the future by one's action (saving a general from appenditis)
then traveling between "zones" was also memorable
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Apaixonante
Eu tenho tanta coisa para dizer sobre esse drama que fiquei até com medo de me alongar demais, mas considerando que ele é longo, acho justo permitir que a review também seja.Primeiro de tudo, uau, simplesmente uau. Eu terminei esse drama bastante impactada, a ponto de ter dificuldade de organizar os pensamentos. Depois de ler tantos comentários negativos, eu não esperava ser fisgada desse jeito, então já começo dizendo que eu fui muito surpreendida.
Eu já gosto naturalmente de tramas de viagem no tempo, especialmente aquelas em que alguém do presente vai para o passado. E aqui a ideia já me ganhou de cara: uma médica do presente vai parar na dinastia Goryeo e se envolve com um capitão que vive cercado por guerra e morte. Ela é alguém que passa a vida tentando salvar pessoas, ele é alguém que passa a vida convivendo com a perda delas. Essa oposição se reflete lindamente na personalidade dos dois e cria embates muito naturais entre eles. Isso deixou a dinâmica do casal extremamente envolvente.
Na história, para salvar a vida da rainha, um capitão atravessa um portal e sequestra uma médica do futuro, prometendo levá-la de volta assim que a missão fosse cumprida. Só que o portal se fecha, e ela acaba presa no passado. Por ter conhecimento do futuro, ela passa a despertar o interesse de figuras perigosas, e boa parte da trama gira em torno disso.
Tecnicamente, o drama começa fraco. A cinematografia não é muito bonita (dá pra sentir o peso de ser uma produção de 2012), o figurino parece de baixo orçamento e as cenas de luta são muito coreografadas, às vezes até artificiais (e mentirosas) demais. Mas algo curioso acontece, com o passar dos episódios, tudo isso melhora muito. As lutas ficam mais naturais, o ritmo melhora e a encenação ganha fluidez, o que faz sentido se lembrarmos que antigamente os dramas eram gravados de forma mais linear, então o elenco ia se entrosando aos poucos.
Ainda assim, o grande mérito dessa obra está longe de ser técnico. Está na escrita.
A trama política começa simples, e eu gostei disso. Um rei recém-coroado, que passou anos em território inimigo (a dinastia Yuan) e agora tenta aprender a governar, enfrenta um príncipe manipulador, irmão da imperatriz de Yuan, que apesar de não quer o trono, sabe jogar o jogo do poder. Ambos se interessam pela mulher do futuro, o que cria uma tensão inicial quase como uma “guerra fria”. Achei que ficaria só nisso, mas a entrada do tio do rei transforma essa dinâmica e a política cresce muito, ficando surpreendentemente boa.
Mas o que realmente brilha são os diálogos e os personagens.
Os diálogos são excelentes: naturais, orgânicos, sempre com função narrativa e emocional. Nada parece jogado só para preencher tempo. Cada conversa revela algo, move a história ou aprofunda os personagens, e tudo flui com uma naturalidade impressionante.
E os personagens, minha nossa, eu me apaixonei por eles. Não só pelos protagonistas, mas também pelos secundários, que têm voz, presença e importância sem precisar de tempo excessivo de tela. Eles não são figurantes de luxo, eles tornam o mundo mais real.
Os protagonistas, em especial, me marcaram muito. Há algo na química deles que faz parecer que estamos vendo um casal de verdade. Eles não precisaram de rivalidades artificiais, nem de intrigas forçadas. Tudo o que acontece só os aproxima mais. Eles discutem, discordam, batem de frente como qualquer casal, mas nunca se afastam de verdade. Discutem, ele sai e volta logo depois. É lindo como eles não conseguem ficar longe um do outro.
E, ainda assim, o roteiro não os transforma em um casal meloso ou infantil. Eles não são “pombinhos apaixonados”, são dois adultos que, mesmo com uma relação recente, parecem ter uma intimidade profunda, quase como se estivessem juntos há décadas.
Eu torci por eles o tempo todo. Eu me conectei com eles.
Sobre o final, também me surpreendeu. Viagem no tempo costuma ser confusa, e eu demorei um pouco para entender completamente aquele desfecho. Mas quando entendi, me emocionei muito. Tudo fez sentido. Minhas dúvidas foram sanadas, não senti pontas soltas e achei a história muito bem fechada.
Por fim, preciso destacar o Lee Minho. Ele fez um trabalho excelente, especialmente considerando que ainda era muito jovem e contracenava com uma atriz mais velha e experiente. Mesmo assim, ele brilhou. Ele tem um carisma muito forte, e isso tornou seu personagem guerreiro mais humano, mais acessível, mais real.
Enfim, um drama lindo, bem escrito, muito bem planejado e eu fiquei genuinamente feliz por ter assistido.
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