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Tale of the Nine-Tailed korean drama review
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Tale of the Nine-Tailed
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by AreenaRasheed
8 days ago
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 8.5

A Tale of Missed Potential & Amazing Side Characters

This drama could have been a lot better than it was if the main leads were written better .

The Good :
Lee Rang :his character stole the show .Kim bum was fantastic in his role of the younger fox brother with trauma & myriad of complexes.His character had actual depth and lots of layer .He was the highlight of the show without a doubt.
Lee Rang & Yeon's relationship: the fox brothers relationship was another high point. Props to the writer for giving it proper screen time and closure.The drama would have been far better if the relationship between both brothers was the focal point of the story.
Lee Rang and Yuri: these two had seriously the best chemistry among all the cast members in the drama and they weren't even a couple.Their relationship was so precious.(If you are noticing a pattern in all the good things mentioned than you are correct .It seems like the writer used all of their brain cells when it came to writing Rang's character and by the time it was the turn of the main leads not much was left .)
The Bad :
No chemistry:Main leads had zero chemistry.they were professing their love for each other every second & willing to sacrifice all their family & friends for each other & it WOULD have made a lot more impact if their chemistry didn't fizzle out within the first 2 episodes.It was so bad that past a certain point I stopped caring wether those two actually ended up together or not & you have to be a hella boring couple to bring me to that point where a staunch romantic like me don't give a damn about a couple's happy ending.
One of the worst written FL character ever : Its hard to believe that the same writer that wrote such a layered character like Lee Rang also write Ji-ah's character .She went from a strong and curious lady to a damsel in distress within the span of 5 episodes which is the expected character trajectory for female leads in fantasy series but it still left me disappointed. The writing was so bad and her character got so whiny that her sacrificing herself would not have been a bad ending to me which is again a surprise to me (who refuses to watch dramas whenever one of the main characters dies or they don't end up together.)
Lee Yeon's character :The ml's character suffers from similar predicament.However his salvation comes in the form of his relationship with his half brother.All of Yeon & Rang's scenes are worth their weight in gold.He is extremely selfish character who cares for no one other than the love interest which again would not have been a problem if only the main leads had the chemistry to sell that sort of thing.Instead Yeon's constant disregard for his brother and humanity as whole grows trite after a while.
The villain :the imogi was far more menancing when it was a baby hidden behind a door than when it actually grew up and split off into two parts.
The ending :For the first time ever I wouldn't have minded if either of the main leads had sacrificed themselves for the sake of humanity (would have been a better use of their characters atleast ) .I would have taken that over Rang having to sacrifice himself that too after finding a family and happiness just for the sake of his selfish brother .
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