Delicious but rushed
✅ Pros
1. Fresh Genre Mashup – I absolutely love the fantasy-culinary-romcom vibe with the time-travel love-hate trope. It’s a fun and interesting combination. Even if the plotlines felt a little cliché and predictable at times, the variety of themes kept me hooked and made it binge-worthy.
2. Yoona’s Performance – She truly shined as Ji-yeong, capturing her personality perfectly. Supporting characters like Gilgeum and Gonggil were also memorable and added charm to the series.
3. Stunning Food Scenes – The visuals of the food were mouthwatering (love that exaggerated CGI!). The attention to ingredients and fusion of traditional and modern cooking techniques was such a chef’s kiss moment.
❌ Cons
1. Unnecessary Character Development & Draggy Scenes – Some episodes felt stretched with unnecessary character arcs, like Ming’s envoy scenes, and there were too many villains. Im Seongjae’s development felt inconsistent and underwhelming.
2. Rushed Closure – The ending was underdeveloped, leaving me dissatisfied with how things wrapped up.
3. Ordinary OST – The soundtrack didn’t stand out and felt quite generic.
4. Awkward Chinese Pronunciation – Some lines felt cringe-worthy due to mispronunciation, which pulled me out of the immersion.
1. Fresh Genre Mashup – I absolutely love the fantasy-culinary-romcom vibe with the time-travel love-hate trope. It’s a fun and interesting combination. Even if the plotlines felt a little cliché and predictable at times, the variety of themes kept me hooked and made it binge-worthy.
2. Yoona’s Performance – She truly shined as Ji-yeong, capturing her personality perfectly. Supporting characters like Gilgeum and Gonggil were also memorable and added charm to the series.
3. Stunning Food Scenes – The visuals of the food were mouthwatering (love that exaggerated CGI!). The attention to ingredients and fusion of traditional and modern cooking techniques was such a chef’s kiss moment.
❌ Cons
1. Unnecessary Character Development & Draggy Scenes – Some episodes felt stretched with unnecessary character arcs, like Ming’s envoy scenes, and there were too many villains. Im Seongjae’s development felt inconsistent and underwhelming.
2. Rushed Closure – The ending was underdeveloped, leaving me dissatisfied with how things wrapped up.
3. Ordinary OST – The soundtrack didn’t stand out and felt quite generic.
4. Awkward Chinese Pronunciation – Some lines felt cringe-worthy due to mispronunciation, which pulled me out of the immersion.
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