Katie Cruz

I watched the first episode of this drama when it first came out on Netflix and decided to pause and watch my Chinese dramas. It’s only a limited series, so it only had 12 episodes which you can binge watch within a day. I didn’t go back to watch it because I got sidetracked with other Chinese dramas that I was waiting for. The FL actress Lim Yoon-a, who plays Yeon Ji-yeong, a French trained chef who gets transported to the Joseon era by an old cook book. She meets the tyrant King, Lee Heon, played by Lee Chae-min. He fell for her because of her delicious food. I honestly enjoyed everything about this drama. Lee Chae-min did a great job portraying his role. I first watched him in the drama, Hierarchy. I haven’t seen much of his acting skills there, but with this one? I’m looking forward for more future dramas. He reminds me of Moon Sang-min. I think they’re the same age. He has a bright future ahead of him. I loved the part when she was brought to the jesters dancing around. He took off his mask and his face looked a little unhinged asking her if she liked the play that he arranged for her. I enjoyed watching the FL cook all those delicious mouth watering dishes. The supporting characters were all great.The ending… Oh. My. GAWD. I cried!! At first I wasn’t sure what would happen because I did come across someone saying they hated the ending but I got out of there real fast. I refused to read a spoiler. My heart was breaking while she got stabbed and she got sucked back into the book to return to her era. Poor King was left devastated. Imagine losing your loved one?? Like how would you be able to find her if she originally belongs to the future?? Anyway, I still had high hopes. There wasn’t much time left and I was growing anxious. When I heard his voice and he mentioned the word “sword” I was squealing like crazy and I was in tears when they kissed! He wasn’t reincarnated. HE IS THE KING FROM THE JOSEON ERA!! I loved the short epilogue where he was cooking for her as he promised before when they meet again. After finishing it, I regretted not watching it sooner. I love it so much! I cried a lot in the end. It’s just sad because the ending felt a little rushed. I hate it when they do this to dramas. It’s like the writers are in a hurry to wrap it up. Oh well. As long as they saw each other again in the modern era, I’ll take it.