Lisa

Yeah I was being kinda mean I suppose. I actually liked A Business Proposal and What's Wrong With Secretary Kim (til episode 10), so I do like this genre when executed right. I still think KTL is bad and that people who decide to watch it based on the 8.5 are gonna be really disappointed. A lot of people have been negative about it too, but I'm glad you enjoy it. Just trying to warn people that the 8.5 is definitely not accurate when compared to other 8.5 shows on here!

Would not recommend this drama. The humor falls flat, the chemistry between the leads is non existent and the writing and editing are not it. I feel bad for Lee Junho that he chose such a disappointing project after The Red Sleeve. It felt very awkward and cringy, I dropped it after the 3rd episode. It's an insult to actual good dramas that this drama has a current rate of 8.5. The realistic rate would be between 5 and 6 tbh.

This is the second Kdrama I ever watched, I haven't found one better since and I've watched over a 100. Absolutely amazing. Took me a while to get into it after the first episode, but once it gets going it is incredible. All the characters are 10/10, so is the story and the scenary.

I wouldn't finish it If I were you tbh. I also had second lead syndrome as I just couldn't get WHY she liked the king so much, except voor the fact that she felt sorry for him. She lied to him about being able to channel his dead wife for almost the whole run of the series. Also, after watching the Red Sleeve I couldn't imagine her being locked up in the palace if she married him, it sounds miserable. Shin Won and Sorang had way better chemistry, a better background story and I imagine she'd be happier outside the palace. So yeah I ended up fast forwarding through the last couple episodes and rated it a 8 just because I really liked the first couple of episodes when I still hoped for a Shin Won Sorang ending :(

I agree. The first few episodes were mysterious and left me sitting on the edge of my seat but when they got to the beach the series completely lost its mysterious vibe. Seeing hundreds of people there made it a lot less special, I liked it more when they were meeting a couple people every game not knowing how many of them were there and why. The games also lost their edge after they got to the beach, knowing there's hundreds of people there and a whole ass cult made it lose its appeal to me.

I agree. I just don't get the hype for this drama and I usually love slice of life dramas! To be fair, I fastforwarded through a lot of it but it was just so incredibly boring to me. I feel like comparing it to Reply 1988 like a lot of people do is blasphemy lol. Top notch acting from the FL though, but her drama Mr. Sunshine is streets ahead compared to this one!