Royal Betrothal Episode 27

Epic……….failure!!!

We’re only at Episode 27 on Viki, so thank you to those who didn’t put a spoiler warning. 😂 TBH, I’ve made the same mistake in the past and was kindly reminded by another member. Now that I’ve said that… let me rant.This show started so well. The balance between the two leads was great, and their dynamic was one of the things that made the drama so enjoyable. But like many C-dramas, it feels like they’ve simply run out of ideas and are now stretching the story for the sake of having more episodes.This episode involving Zhi Li was so pathetic that I honestly couldn’t believe they made her this emotionally moronic. Whatever happened to strong women? Her character had so much potential, and yet suddenly she becomes incapable of making the most basic rational decisions.And then there’s Meng Ting Hui. Her response to almost everything seems to be shouting and screaming at everyone except the Emperor. That’s not strong or intelligent. It’s just exhausting. The conversations have become increasingly non-intelligent, driven more by anger than by anything resembling strategy or logic.And who else is tired of the Meng Ting Hui–Emperor dynamic? Ironically, the Emperor seems to have the shortest screen time despite being played by an A-rated actor. And that tells you something. Every minute he appears on screen, he becomes more interesting. He’s starting to feel like the real star of the show simply because I’m waiting for him to show up.At this point, something has gone seriously wrong when I’m rooting for the bad guys. 😂 That’s usually my signal that the supposed good guys have completely lost my interest.And maybe the comparison is unfair, but I just finished Ripe Town, which managed to tell a complex, tightly constructed story in only 12 episodes. It showed me how much better a drama can be when the writers know exactly where the story is going.Royal Bethrothal started as something I was really enjoying. At Episode 27, it’s beginning to feel like an epic failure of storytelling and I’m honestly watching now just to see whether they can somehow pull it back.

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