I actually liked that they already revealed the mystery about the crown princess in the first ep, it means that they have more up their sleeves, because writers that lack imagination almost always put that kind of plot twist in the middle. I mean, it's always been obvious from the synopsis alone that Dali is the crown princess, there's no use dragging that secret out for several eps. They could use the time to expand the plot and introduce fresh twists, and I hope they surprise us, make something revolutionary out of what seems like an already cliche story.
Started watching kdramas almost 10 yrs earlier than you, so I disagree that only newbies enjoyed it.
Well that's not the case for me and the many others I know who have been watching since early 2000s. Plot is not everything. You can have a good plot, but without good acting, chemistry, witty script, remarkable OSTs, etc, then your drama won't be as successful. And this show excelled in those areas. So even though this show is already a cliche for us who have been watching kdramas for a long time, it's still a standout.
One of the earliest posters to be released for this movie was literally an image of a sword, so I don't think people should be making too much fuss about the guns, I'm sure the swords will eventually show up in the movie, at least for Dokja and Joonghyuk.
After "Business Proposal" this is her third drama. The "Uncanny counter" second season had a legacy. But rest…
I understand your feelings. She will be doing a sageuk drama next year which is a bit different from the ones she had already done. Let's hope it will be a good one so she can receive much better scripts in the future.
The writer really likes some tropes and includes in all her dramas .1)A special place for the couple:Germany-…
- ML getting framed for murder - ML getting hit by a car but not staying in the hospital to get treated - ML acting as lawyer for the FL/FL's fam - FL needing a surgery, asking ML to not leave her side while being wheeled to the operating room - Watching the first snow fall after surgery - Attempted murder of the leads thru car accident - ML investigating a crime on his own, use of black box footages as evidence - ML checking for comments on online communities, getting pissed lol - ML going on a fishing trip with a friend in the midst of a fight with the FL - FL gets everything taken away from her, being broke for a while, then regaining them all back - Gossiping countryside folks - Childhood connections
Not trope, but some shots - Interview-style monologues - Lights magically turning on to add fluff to the scene
- ML getting hit by a car but not staying in the hospital to get treated
- ML acting as lawyer for the FL/FL's fam
- FL needing a surgery, asking ML to not leave her side while being wheeled to the operating room
- Watching the first snow fall after surgery
- Attempted murder of the leads thru car accident
- ML investigating a crime on his own, use of black box footages as evidence
- ML checking for comments on online communities, getting pissed lol
- ML going on a fishing trip with a friend in the midst of a fight with the FL
- FL gets everything taken away from her, being broke for a while, then regaining them all back
- Gossiping countryside folks
- Childhood connections
Not trope, but some shots
- Interview-style monologues
- Lights magically turning on to add fluff to the scene
I will add more as I remember them, lol.