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Great Story, Too Preachy
9/10 stars! At times it felt a little preachy and in your face with the Ra Ra Girl Power!, when I wish they would have cut out the cheesy speeches that felt out of place and instead let their characters tell the story through their actions. They didn’t need all of the speeches about feminism and equality, because they were already doing an excellent job conveying those themes through their storytelling and through their characters. It felt unnecessarily force-fed, which pulled me out of the story quite a bit during the middle part. Like I was already eating it up, so why feel the need to push it down my throat?
There were a handful of silly filler-y episodes in the middle, the ending was a bit rushed (pretty normal for cdramas), and I think the lying / secrets dragged on way too long (especially because he knew she was lying, and she knew that he wasn’t buying her lies). Also the (sort of) love triangle got a little annoying a few times, but as someone who will drop shows because of love triangles I was able to grudgingly tolerate this one.
It’s also a sloooooooow burn. Goodness. I mean it was clear from early on that the mutual connection was there, but damn, why make us wait as long as you did for the confession and the kisses? There were many great places earlier in the show to allow their relationship to progress, but for some reason they insisted on keeping the lying and the secrets dragging on and on, past what I thought would have been many natural places for the honesty.
Regardless, this is one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time and the positives far outweigh the negatives. I loved all of the wonderful screen time with our ML and FL! I loved that they saved each other many times and that there was mutual respect. Talk about a Green Light ML! 😍 I am also thankful that they didn’t push the feminism agenda to the point where she was never allowed to be rescued by the ML. It was truly an equal relationship with two badasses who were both capable and saved each other. Their fight scenes were a delight to watch 🔥 UGH. And the romance! The ML gave the most beautifully poetic romantic lines. Well done!
There were a handful of silly filler-y episodes in the middle, the ending was a bit rushed (pretty normal for cdramas), and I think the lying / secrets dragged on way too long (especially because he knew she was lying, and she knew that he wasn’t buying her lies). Also the (sort of) love triangle got a little annoying a few times, but as someone who will drop shows because of love triangles I was able to grudgingly tolerate this one.
It’s also a sloooooooow burn. Goodness. I mean it was clear from early on that the mutual connection was there, but damn, why make us wait as long as you did for the confession and the kisses? There were many great places earlier in the show to allow their relationship to progress, but for some reason they insisted on keeping the lying and the secrets dragging on and on, past what I thought would have been many natural places for the honesty.
Regardless, this is one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time and the positives far outweigh the negatives. I loved all of the wonderful screen time with our ML and FL! I loved that they saved each other many times and that there was mutual respect. Talk about a Green Light ML! 😍 I am also thankful that they didn’t push the feminism agenda to the point where she was never allowed to be rescued by the ML. It was truly an equal relationship with two badasses who were both capable and saved each other. Their fight scenes were a delight to watch 🔥 UGH. And the romance! The ML gave the most beautifully poetic romantic lines. Well done!
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