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Am I the only one who's annoyed at the fact that PWX asked SRQ to be his best man and asked him to pick up the bride? The dude's desperate to set up the woman he has feelings for with another man. Are we supposed to find this weird dynamic they're setting up funny?

These writers are ridiculous. This drama deserves a much lower rating.

Pitch meeting.
Screenwriter: It's an epic historical romance between two star-crossed lovers.
Decision-maker: Cool! I can already see it. Many will shed tears for our main couple.
Screenwriter: Nah, the doomed love story is between two evil characters.
Decision-maker: What? Why?
Decision-maker: Oh, it gets better! We will use many flashbacks to make the audience sympathize with the bad guys. We'll even throw a pregnancy at the end.

No, it's the writers' fault.

Although this drama is overall trash for focusing on the love story of two evil people, the King's return at the end of episode 17 is absolutely badass. I got goosebumps.

It's like like writers became progressively dumber with each episode. This drama could've been so good.

Choi and QD: We are the worst.
Prince Do Sung: Hold my beer.

Yes. He's the typical annoying and obsessive SML.
Yes.
not sure what she's doing.

These stupid writers don't know how not to overdo things. They've completely ruined the FL's character by turning her into a silly cartoon character. I didn't mind the memory loss and funny banter at the beginning. But now, 16 episodes in, she's getting annoying. The worst part is that we know how badass she is when she's in assassin mode trying to kill the ML.

The only righteous person in this story is Lee Gon. Everyone else is either super annoying, a murder sympathizer, or a murderer. This crappy story should've been 12 episodes.

One of the best scenes is the FL telling her dad that his actions in the name of love are evil and unjustifiable. Then, she refuses to abandon her murder of a father due to their father-daughter relationship. Now, according to the previews, she wants to stop her father after learning that he killed her mother (which may not be true because the bodyguard may have misinterpreted what he saw). So, the FL has no clear moral compass. She was willing to stand by her evil daddy so long as her mother wasn't the victim.

She didn't hide her lover's dead body. He was her mentor.

The difference is the FL didn't raise the ML as her adopted son. Also, Yehua was technically the same age as his twin brother.

So the ML grows up and falls in love with his adoptive mother? Yeah, I'll pass.

Pitch meeting: I have a great show for you guys. It’s a romance and historical drama centered around the love story between two characters that the audience will absolutely hate.

I can’t believe these people thought that making the love story between two murders the focal point of the story was good idea. SMH

They’re not just flawed characters, they’re murderers. I think the show focuses on the wrong love story.

12 episodes in, this drama is about QD and Choi's love story. They are essentially this show's main couple. This drama's biggest mistake is focusing on the wrong love story. Although the QD and the physician's love story is more interesting than the ML and FL's, it's hard to root for because it's between two morally objectionable characters. Who thought this was a good idea?
Pitch meeting: We have a great show for you. A romance, historical, and political drama centered around two characters the audience will hate.

This drama's biggest mistake is focusing on the wrong love story. Although the QD and the physician's love story is more interesting than the ML and FL's, it's hard to root for because it's between two morally objectionable characters. The show's attempt to make me sympathize with them via flashbacks isn't working. I know they were wronged in the past, but they're still horrible people who won't hesitate to frame and murder the innocent to get their way. I find myself rooting for their painful execution rather than a happy ending for them. The best part of this show is the story between the brothers. I hope they never betray each other.

Welcome to the Song and Ming Dynasty.

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