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Good potential ruined by FL acting and last episode conclusion
Overall, it was okay. However, IU’s acting and facial expressions got annoying at times.
Spoiler:
I also didn’t like the whole “abolish the monarchy” conclusion. The entire series had the female lead obsessed with protecting the statues and the male lead obsessed with becoming king, only for the ending to suddenly become, “let’s unite and abolish the monarchy together.”
A lot of Asian dramas seem obsessed with making their leads reject royalty, power, or the throne in the end, as if choosing “freedom” automatically makes them morally superior or more enlightened. But it feels unconvincing when the entire story revolves around royal politics, succession, and characters desperately chasing the crown one way or another. It comes across less like natural character growth and more like the writers trying to force a “noble” ending
Spoiler:
I also didn’t like the whole “abolish the monarchy” conclusion. The entire series had the female lead obsessed with protecting the statues and the male lead obsessed with becoming king, only for the ending to suddenly become, “let’s unite and abolish the monarchy together.”
A lot of Asian dramas seem obsessed with making their leads reject royalty, power, or the throne in the end, as if choosing “freedom” automatically makes them morally superior or more enlightened. But it feels unconvincing when the entire story revolves around royal politics, succession, and characters desperately chasing the crown one way or another. It comes across less like natural character growth and more like the writers trying to force a “noble” ending
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